Society & Culture - 31 August 2006

2006-08-31 13:07:58 · 10 answers · asked by deleon652003 1 in Languages

2006-08-31 13:07:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

2006-08-31 13:07:20 · 27 answers · asked by Road Trip 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-08-31 13:06:35 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

This is a reposting of an earlier question. I wanted to add some follow up questions.

Christians, do you follow God to go to heaven? Or do you follow God because He is good? What if there had been no promise of heaven? Or what if there is a promise of heaven, but you have to do BAD things (in other words what if God had been BAD).

Please don't take offense. I've wanted to ask this question for a while. Thanks.

Would you still have followed God if he asked you to slaughter your own child (or anyone for that matter), like he asked of Abraham? And I know God was just testing and didn't let Abraham go through with it. But pretend you didn't know that. Or what if He asked you to leave your family in the desert? (And Abraham did actually do that.) Would you do it for God?

2006-08-31 13:04:21 · 19 answers · asked by jessc 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-08-31 13:04:13 · 44 answers · asked by larry n 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-08-31 13:03:51 · 14 answers · asked by theagitator@sbcglobal.net 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Winston churchill was the greatest briton, but not sure he would take the world crown, maybe martin Luther King or Gandhi or maybe an inventer, i dunno, some might say jesus but it's debateable if he ever lived, and if so if he would actually be described as a person, anyway i'm rambling now, let me know what you think

2006-08-31 13:03:12 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

I've asked on here some serious questions about the materialistic lives of some of America's biggest tv preachers. I got a very negative response from some fans of multimillionaire televangelists. I used reputable links from news sites, and other christian websites to prove my point about the lives of these millionaires.

For example, Jerry Falwell recieving 3.5 million from Rev. Moon-who claims he's the real messiah. And Benny Hinn and Joyce Meyer's very, very rich lives-combined they own 9 MANSIONS! Or Jesse Duplantis buying a 18 million dollar jet-while his city was underwater from Katrina. And his ministry was claiming near poverty to help his neighbors.

Of course love of material goods, and riches is forbidden in the bible. But some people on here defended their rich lifestyles, false revelations supposedly direct from God, etc. With money..they're not bondservants of Jesus.

So to make them happy, my question is....WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE MULTIMILLIONAIRE TELEVANGELIST?

2006-08-31 13:02:59 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-08-31 13:02:00 · 14 answers · asked by lovemykids 1 in Religion & Spirituality

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2006-08-31 13:01:52 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2006-08-31 13:00:40 · 4 answers · asked by THAT GUY 3 in Other - Society & Culture

I live in Saint John,New Brunswick, Canada

2006-08-31 13:00:25 · 19 answers · asked by Tom-A-S-S 2 in Other - Society & Culture

We are doing this for God to help spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ and inspire His people to stay in the race and to not give up on God.

2006-08-31 12:59:22 · 17 answers · asked by Brianna 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I am 31 with Congestive Heart failure, and I have an irregular rythym called "atrial tacacardia" that comes and goes. This abnormal rythm keeps casuing me other serious problems with my heart, i've been told the only option is to get a pacemaker...they would go in and burn the rythm to stop it but my doctor thinks its to risky. I know and beleive that God can remove this from my body and my heart, if I just beleive in him. If I can just get rid of this arrythima then I can deal with my heart failure much better. Please pray for me and help me ask God to remove this arrythima from my body or help the doctor to take care of it by burning it, so I don't have to get a pacemaker, and that I can feel better.......May god bless you all!!! Thank you for your prayers!!!!!

2006-08-31 12:59:10 · 13 answers · asked by dlmvm0612 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Do you believe the south's population is mostly ignorant hicks and uneducated pregnant teenagers?
Other stereotypes, northern stereotypes?
Please specify and use logical reasoning methods, not that you saw some crap on tv and now you're a believer.

2006-08-31 12:58:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

what are all the reasons why muslims and jewish people don't eat pork? They probably have different reasons because they are of different religions. So what reasons does each religion have for not eating pork.

-- I myself don't eat pork, for reasons non-religious --

2006-08-31 12:58:31 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Anyone know hot gay men groups on yahoo?? im new to this. and yea...i prefer older men/hairy men/truckers. please help me!! lol

2006-08-31 12:56:53 · 2 answers · asked by big man 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

This is a follow up to my prior question. please read my additonal comments.
First of all, hw dare any question another's faith? I won't even touch that. Secondly, I am sure alot of you people are speaking out of both sides of your motuhs...So many Christians condemn gays for their actions or teenage mothers for having an abortion... I ask you this, how many eople in your church or synagouge are on their second marriage...how many of your children are disrespectful to parents...how many of you give your time to help the poor and widows?? You sit back and cast judgemnt on those who have not been blessed to know god as you do...you think you are really worthy of his grace.. Have you forgotten the wood plank sticking out of your eye?? You generation of vipers...we should all fall on our faces and beg for God's frogiveness. What I was simply stating in my last post, is this. should we ot show compassion on those who have sin in their lives the same way God has shown his grace 2 us?

2006-08-31 12:56:43 · 7 answers · asked by O Jam 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I went to Mass on Sunday. After communion I started feeling funny, but good. Then the people around me all started waving their arms about, and pointing and laughing, and I thought it was the best Mass ever, because I was having a real divine experience. So was everyone else. I was finally getting the visions I'd heard people getting in the middle ages, I saw angels and animals dancing and time slowed down to a standstill and I could smell sounds and taste colors, and everyone seems to be having their own special experience too.

Later, when one nervous lady went to her doctor about feeling nauseous, it turns out that it wasn't a divine vision, it was either mold on the host (which our priest keeps in a damp cupboard, I've seen it), or someone had tampered with them with something like LSD, making them hallucinogenic.

Thing is, it was the best Mass I've ever been to. I want all Masses to be like that, not all that boring droning from the priest. Does anyone else agree?

2006-08-31 12:56:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I thought it was what resulted from rectal cancer...

2006-08-31 12:56:07 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

I was wonderin if anyone who wears Rockport boots could write me a mini review on how they like em, comfort - style etc. seems a shame to spend £150+If they're not any good!

2006-08-31 12:55:27 · 5 answers · asked by SC 1 in Other - Society & Culture

"It's Satan who makes people rebel against God, as he rules this planet, It is only by believing that Christ conquered Satan on the cross, that you can overcome with His help. "

What the heck does this mean? Satan rules this planet? That means that God is not all powerful?

Christ conquered Satan on the cross? If satan is conquered, how does he still rule the planet?

2006-08-31 12:55:26 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

But you cannot change it. Does this affect your future?

2006-08-31 12:54:44 · 6 answers · asked by festus_porkchop 6 in Other - Society & Culture

The fundos around here hate gay people, but even they admit they can go to heaven if they accept J.C. and the boys.

Now if a fundo murders a homosexual for being gay, then how did the guy ever have a chance? I'd say if there's a heaven he'll go there anyways - but what do you think.

Similarily - if a fundo kills a person who just commited a sin, however small, does the victim go to hell cause they didn't repent and accept Jesus?

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2006-08-31 12:54:21 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I was walking one day and this guy came up behind me and yelled "Schwing!"

2006-08-31 12:53:38 · 7 answers · asked by BeachBabe 1 in Other - Society & Culture

Well, this is very important to explain the difference between the Quran and the Bible. As I said, I am holding in my hand the Quran, and by the way, there are different English translations of the Quran. And sometimes, the Muslims will say, especially the clerics, "You corrupted your Bible. Go and see, authorized version, New King James, International Versions, New Standard Bible, look, you play in the Quran." I would like to tell the Muslims, there are many different translations of the Quran. And you will see that Youssif Ali has a translation, Marmadok booklet has another translation, and so many, this is Dr. Mohammed Mouhssin Khab, and Dr. Mohammed Taki El Din El Hilali, another translation. And I want to tell you that there are differences in the translation of the Quran between one and the other. So, don't ever criticize the translation. We have to emphasize that we trust the original Bible. We don't trust translation. We have the original Bible, and because of that, we are not afraid of any criticism.
Now, let me talk a little about the Quran. Here, in the Quran, the Quran consist of 114 surat. And it starts with the Fatiha the opening surat, and in that opening surat, there is something very interesting. You know, it is a prayer, that the Muslims recite in each of the five daily prayers assigned to the Muslims. A verse in this opening prayer says, "Guide us to the straight way." I will repeat, "Guide us to the straight way." If we are already in the straight way, how could we pray 'guide us in the straight way'? If I am in the right street, I would not say, "Please, guide me to the right street." I am already there. But the Muslims are praying every day, seventeen times, "Guide us to the straight way." What does that mean? It's not yet in the straight way. You know why? Because Jesus Christ is the only way. He said, "I am the way." He didn't say, "I am a way." He said, "I am THE way, the truth, and the life. No man comes to the father, but by me." I wish that every Muslim will know the straight way, who is Jesus Christ. "I am the way, the truth, and the life."
Then we go, and we'll see something of interest in the Quran. And that is the name of the surat in the Quran. As I said, when they organize the Quran in the days of Ottoman the Kalif, they put the longest surat in the beginning, and the shortest surat in the end. It is not categorial, no, it's not historical, no, it's just this way. It goes that way. They started with the long surahs, and they ended with the shortest surat. That is what we see in the Quran. And another thing that is of interest, when you read the Quran, you will find that many of the surahs of the Quran were named after animals, after incense, after rocks, after so many things. And I will name some of these surat: in the second surat, surat number two is named 'the cow,' surat (Albakarah) in Arabic. And then, surat number six 'the catle (Alinaam) in Arabic. And then surat number 16, (Alnahel) 'the bee'. And then surat number 27, (Alnamel) 'the ant.' Then surat 52 (Altawr) that is 'Mount Sinai.' And in the end, surat 57 (Alhadid) 'the iron.' Then surat 95 (Alteen) 'the fig.' And then surat 105, (Alfeel) 'the elephant.' And then surat 72, 'the demon' (Algin).
And then you read the Quran, and when you read it, and you ask yourself, is it reasonable that the God of heaven will name the books, or the chapters of his books, and as I mentioned, the Quran is 114 surat, the surat is a chapter. Will he name a chapters of his books according to the cow, and the ant, and the bee, and the elephant? What are these things?
And when you come to the Bible, you see the book of Genesis, Exodus, Numbers. Then you come to names like Ruth, Esther. You come to Samuel, 2 Samuel. When you come to the New Testament, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John. But the elephant, iron, fig? I really cannot understand. I cannot say that these indicate that this book is really the book of God.
Then I would say that the Quran is not self-interpreted. This is different from the Bible. In surat Abasa, surat 80, we read this word, and again, I read from the Quran because I like always to refer to the original. And it is here, "he frowned and turned away because it came to him the blind man." We'll now stop. Who frowned? Who is that blind man? No answer! The Quran will not give you an answer. You have to go to the biography of Mohammed, by Ibn Hisham, to really know who frowned. Prophet Mohammed frowned. Why did he frowned? Because he was talking to some of the rich people of Kuraish, and then this blind man came. Who was that blind man? Again, in the biography, not in the Quran. And that is Ibn Maktoob, and he came, and interrupted Mohammed, and Mohammed frowned. You cannot understand it then, without going to the biography of Mohammed. That is contrary to the Bible. You cannot understand the book of Hebrews unless you read the book of Leviticus. You cannot understand the book of Revelations unless you read the book of Genesis. There is a big difference. The Bible is self-interpreted. You take the Bible as a whole, you read it as a whole, you don't need any biography outside the Bible to understand the Bible. It is not self-interpreted.
Then I go and I say here, that the Quran, also, contradicts in many, many ways what God said, in marriage and divorce, in law. I will talk about that later. In dealing with wife, when the Quran permits the Muslim to beat his wife. Banish her from bed. Don't have sex with her, because this is punishment. And then, you come to the Bible, and you see a totally different concept and command.
And then we go to the names of God in the Quran. You'll not find in the Quran the name of God as 'father'. And you cannot find in the Quran the name of God as 'love'. God the Father, God is love, there are not mentioned in the Quran. You know why? Because if we admit that God is the eternal Father, He must have an eternal son, and that means that we have to profess and declare that Jesus is the eternal Son of God.
Number two, if we declare that God is love, we have to declare also that, "God gave his only begotten son, that whoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." This is why the Quran omits the name of God as Father, and the name of God as love. This are very clear differences between the Quran and the Bible.



Examples of different translations







Alfatiha 1:6



John 14:6

























Abasa 80:1-2













An-Nisa 4:34

The Quran: Surat AN-NISA (WOMEN) 4:34



YUSUFALI: Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because Allah has given the one more (strength) than the other, and because they support them from their means. Therefore the righteous women are devoutly obedient, and guard in (the husband's) absence what Allah would have them guard. As to those women on whose part ye fear disloyalty and ill-conduct, admonish them (first), (Next), refuse to share their beds, (And last) beat them (lightly); but if they return to obedience, seek not against them Means (of annoyance): For Allah is Most High, great (above you all).
PICKTHAL: Men are in charge of women, because Allah hath made the one of them to excel the other, and because they spend of their property (for the support of women). So good women are the obedient, guarding in secret that which Allah hath guarded. As for those from whom ye fear rebellion, admonish them and banish them to beds apart, and scourge them. Then if they obey you, seek not a way against them. Lo! Allah is ever High, Exalted, Great.
SHAKIR: Men are the maintainers of women because Allah has made some of them to excel others and because they spend out of their property; the good women are therefore obedient, guarding the unseen as Allah has guarded; and (as to) those on whose part you fear desertion, admonish them, and leave them alone in the sleeping-places and beat them; then if they obey you, do not seek a way against them; surely Allah is High, Great.


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The Quran: Alfatiha 1:6

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YUSUFALI: Show us the straight way,
PICKTHAL: Show us the straight path,
SHAKIR: Keep us on the right path.


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The Bible: John 14:6
Jesus *said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.


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The Quran: Abasa 80:1-2

080.001
YUSUFALI: (The Prophet) frowned and turned away,
PICKTHAL: He frowned and turned away
SHAKIR: He frowned and turned (his) back,

080.002
YUSUFALI: Because there came to him the blind man (interrupting).
PICKTHAL: Because the blind man came unto him.
SHAKIR: Because there came to him the blind man.

2006-08-31 12:53:19 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Listen!!!! so what if they don't like what you share to them, keep sharing that Jesus is the Lord and Savior and the only way to the Father in Heaven. If they don't like it that's fine you are doing your part and many blessings for the ones that agree with me. Hey! this is no time to sing la la land to them, I don't worry about the things they say because God already said this world will hate you because of me, I don't want to preach about my religion or the name of my church I give them straight the only way to the Father in Heaven is thru Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Just don't hurt yourself if you are mad at me, would you rather turn into a predator searching many other things on the internet than few words from us that don't curse you out or tell you off, does it really make you loose a sleep over what we want to share since everyone else share many discouragements they got, why not lift your spirit up with peace and Love to you all.

2006-08-31 12:52:14 · 15 answers · asked by Mei 2 in Religion & Spirituality

What do u think your community needs?

2006-08-31 12:50:09 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Does it still exist? Has it ever left? And if it is still here who has it and how shall we know?

2006-08-31 12:49:51 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality