Society & Culture - 26 August 2006

2006-08-26 08:51:56 · 23 answers · asked by danyelle c 1 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-08-26 08:51:22 · 10 answers · asked by cheap health freak 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I am volunteering for UNICEF and have set up a web site to take donations (which go directly to UNICEF) to help aid the world's children who are in need of Emergency Response situations.

I started off the donations with the 1st pledge, and have set a goal of $1K. Please help me reach [and exceed] that goal. Let's save some of these children who desperately need our help. Click on the link below to help. Every little bit counts. :)

Thanks,

Jitna

$17 can immunize a child against the 6 major childhood diseases.

$40 can provide large wool blankets to protect ten children from the cold/winter weather during an emergency.

$60 can provide enough vaccine to immunize 60 children against polio.

$101 can provide 10 families with a Basic Family Water kit for use during emergencies.

$648 can buy a Supplementary Dry Feeding kit that contains equipment for mixing and distributing food, enough to feed 500 moderately malnourished children

http://www.unicefusa.org/ert/jitna

2006-08-26 08:50:48 · 4 answers · asked by jit bag 4 in Community Service

If in Genesis 5:25, it says that during Enosh's lifetime was the first time people worshipped God, then why does it say in Genesis 4 that Cain and Abel were giving offerings to God. Isn't that worship? I'm confused...please explain.

I would prefer it if ONLY persons who have studied the bible and are knowledgable answer.

Also note that I am not in the mood to deal with Bible bashers today, so anyone who does anything but answer my question will be reported.

2006-08-26 08:49:53 · 21 answers · asked by Flutter 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-08-26 08:49:44 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Why do they think they are smarter than us women, when they are sadly mistaken.

2006-08-26 08:49:23 · 8 answers · asked by NchantingPrincess 5 in Other - Society & Culture

Lack of coordination and confusion in the wake of Katrina has raised many questions. There are many religious groups that provide hurricane, tsunami, and earthquake relief, and, as always during disasters, various public officials became the scapegoats for our general lack of preparation for mega-disasters. Such an army could have multiple purposes: first, forming a command post, giving logistical support, providing a "war room" to supply coordination and strategy, and offering coordination of voluntary efforts with the approval of all involved. Secondly, serving as a prototype for a permanent worldwide relief force to supplant armies of destruction on the theory that, as we become more committed to the daunting task of relieving human suffering, we collectively become more reluctant to add to it through war! Everybody could help. A "positive heroism" ethic might replace militarism and gang ethics. The education and engineering corps of the this army could quickly set up schools..

2006-08-26 08:48:46 · 3 answers · asked by John (Thurb) McVey 4 in Other - Society & Culture

Any suggestions on good book, computer games to play, or websites to visit, hobbies I could start etc. I've never been home alone before and will be so for about a month. Thanks.

I'm watching a farm for some friends that are out of the country, there are no towns around and I have no friends this far from home. I'm 17 so I can't go to any local clubs.

They have some milk cows, and chickens does anyone know how to milk a cow or find chicken eggs

2006-08-26 08:48:12 · 6 answers · asked by IM THE GAY GOD ALL FEAR ME 5 in Other - Society & Culture

Can it really cut glass? Has anybody tried it...?

2006-08-26 08:48:00 · 0 answers · asked by lookoutmarvin 2 in Languages

A lot of them act like rock music is the root of all evil. Give me a break! Should we blame church music for creating child molesters? I mean, a lot of priests have been accused and charged with molesting.. it must be the organ music.

I thought Jesus loved everyone. No matter what music they liked.

2006-08-26 08:45:11 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Had you ever been 'ripped off' of something?


An example would be that you bought an item at one store at an very inflated price, when it's much lower at other places.

2006-08-26 08:44:44 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Why is it that everytime I read a question about black people it always starts off as "Why do black people........?" It's as if the people that ask these questions think that if one black person does something then we ALL must do it and can explain it. Someone should explain to them when and how the word "some" should be used. And I love how they add under the details "but I'm not racist". LOL Somebody get these idiots a clue. Next time try forming the question intelligently..."Why do some black people..........?"

2006-08-26 08:44:08 · 17 answers · asked by Tiacola Version 9.0 7 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Godess Aphrodite loves you . Come, find a personal relationship with Her.

Aphrodite saves!

2006-08-26 08:44:00 · 7 answers · asked by theagitator@sbcglobal.net 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Since the beggining that mankind can record, everybody always believed thier religion was the correct one. What makes the christians any different. And to the christians who answer, I mean no disrespect. But why do you conjecture your truth is better than any of the religions of old with the same beliefs. You know, worship who they consider to be the incarnate of GOD(or you can call him the son of GOD for arguments sake). And please don't give me this GOD is the father routine please. Because to this belief we are made in GOD's image, but what about the true fathers of the earth that had one GOD. Abraham(pbuh) for example. Who his GOD promised his sons shall be many as the stars in the heavens. And he was not a jew in truth. I would rather look to him as the father and monotheistic believers to the lord GOD of israel(pbuh) as the sons. With one GOD. And please don't take it as I am saying or implying jews are the truth. Because they were supposed to believe in jesus and muhammad(pbuh).

2006-08-26 08:43:09 · 18 answers · asked by Mitchell B 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-08-26 08:42:38 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Should church be a big old celebration where everyone is singing, dancing, and playing contemporary christian music (maybe some types of evangelical churches) or should it be fire and brimstone where you have hard hard wooden pews and someone like the Puritan Jonathan Edwards preaching about eternal damnation and what an insanely torturous place hell is? You know- contemporary or puritan?

2006-08-26 08:42:29 · 7 answers · asked by cannonball 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Why are we her? Why does he want peace on Earth but gives us free will. What if mary really wasn't a virgin?

2006-08-26 08:42:22 · 9 answers · asked by Heather B 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Check out this link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter#Controversy

Do you think the Harry Potter books are evil?

If so, what do you think makes them evil? Is it just because they deal with witchcraft?

My two cents is that the books are, obveously, not evil. Children learn good lessons from them about loyalty and friendship (plus any book that gets kids to actually read these days is a good thing) and I can't see how anyone could see "evil" in these books if they actually bothered to read them.

2006-08-26 08:41:37 · 39 answers · asked by Girl Wonder 5 in Religion & Spirituality

As pennslyvanians, or marylanders or virginians are referred to, what are residents of Connecticut called?

2006-08-26 08:40:33 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

2006-08-26 08:40:32 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

whites smelling like cheese ? NOW THIS IS FUNNY try dial soap?
why do some many people believe this? hey (white girls) i have a walmart coupon for some soap lolis it anything you can do to smell better

2006-08-26 08:40:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Without defining things we only believe that happens after life. Is there a path we all follow that involves stimulus, response, idea, creation, knowledge, experience, dreams, fantasy, friendship, attraction, like minds, synergy, emotion, love, habits, hobbies, music, harmony, peace, comfort, truth, perception, reality, awareness, thought, curiosity, accepting, attempting, knowing, action, reaction, energy?

It's alot to think about I suppose, but are we all floating down the river on the same boat here?
Just because I call it tomato?

All is quiet on New Year's Day. - U2

The world is closing in
Did you ever think
That we could be so close, like brothers
The future's in the air
I can feel it everywhere
Blowing with the wind of change - Scorpions

Doctor, my eyes have seen the years
And the slow parade of fears without crying
Now I want to understand
I have done all that I could
To see the evil and the good without hiding
You must help me if you can - Jackson Browne

2006-08-26 08:37:36 · 22 answers · asked by Corey 4 in Religion & Spirituality

they complain it's not a question. Why so afraid to be challenged. Also, they tell me I can't say what god would or should do yet they claim that my ideas are wrong. Is that not THEM telling ME what god would do?

2006-08-26 08:37:04 · 17 answers · asked by Mr. Mojo Risin 3 in Religion & Spirituality

science will one day answer all of life's questions? like, will we get to the end of knowledge and have discovered and figured out everything? if not, why is it so difficult to entertain the idea that there are things that are true that we cannot see and never will see? are people that cannot entertain this idea just like people throughout history that did not believe things that have now come to be proven? ie: the earth being round etc...

2006-08-26 08:36:19 · 12 answers · asked by practicalwizard 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-08-26 08:34:37 · 14 answers · asked by blue_banana 2 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-08-26 08:33:47 · 20 answers · asked by skeptic 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Is Christianity an eloborate hoax, with a book and everything, like the Flying Spaghetti Monster is a hoax, with its book:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0812976568/sr=8-1/qid=1156620759/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-8416622-4771102?ie=UTF8

Is Christianity just like the Flying Spaghetti Monster, an alternative atheist theory, trying to seperate us from our true God, the Invisible Pink Unicorn?

2006-08-26 08:33:47 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

i was in class we had to work in groups in my group there was this girl who kept staring at me. one time she was staring at me then i looked up and then she quickly turned her head. then there was this spider and since my group was all girls everybody ran but i stayed in my desk but that girl she practically fell on me and there was room for her to get away but she all in my face like she was trying to sit on me. i just need to know does she like me or what.

2006-08-26 08:33:31 · 8 answers · asked by jayjay 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I am an atheist. Not going to say I'm proud of it. Nothing to do with pride. I submit to you that we have complained about the intolerant religious groups for years. Oh, yes there were attempts to deny certain freedoms. Personal freedoms. I got that. But, are we so much better then them now? How many laws restrict the practice of religion? How many laws passed violate the First Amendment? A little self reflection is in order I think. Do we want to become what we have fought against? Is not the whole point to allow people to do as they wish, think as they wish, and yes, pray as they wish. Who are we, the atheists to tell them that. Just as they have no right to force us to believe in God? And please don't bring up historical issues. I am talking about the reality today.

2006-08-26 08:33:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Just curious.Pls be frank

2006-08-26 08:31:50 · 30 answers · asked by Lamya 6 in Other - Society & Culture