Society & Culture - 5 September 2006

Just out of interest I go to a christian school and got suspended because I wore a piercing on my eyebrow to school. I had a note for it yet I got a lecture and they told me that we have to follow God and go down the right path and all this crap and having a piercing apparently isn't the right thing. Its not like it says anywhere in the bible that piercings are a sin but I get suspended for having one and its not right according to God. What do you think is there a certain way I have to dress to be a christian or something?

2006-09-05 23:59:06 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-09-05 23:58:45 · 12 answers · asked by Say It Like You Mean It 4 in Other - Holidays

anyone from another religion who suggests that his religion is false. Also, is it reasonable to refute a religion by quoting its own holy book(s) to show its falsity? There seem to be many questions and answers reported where the "reporter" is PROBABLY of the religion criticised. This may be tantamount to denial of freedom of speech.

2006-09-05 23:58:16 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-09-05 23:57:59 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

2006-09-05 23:55:31 · 4 answers · asked by nagi s 1 in Religion & Spirituality

All those who know about Ganga or have seen Ganga at downstream or even have heard about Ganga at Kanpur, Allahabad...can answer this question? The objective is just not to get the appropriate answer but the real solution, the practical sollution under the circumstances given below.

1. keep in mind the fact that almost every Indian let it be Hindu or Muslim or from any culture knows about the status of Ganga.

2. The entire efforts laid down by the Indian Government of Netherlands Government has failed, bringing the results to Zero.

3. The entire Indian Judiciary system failed to make Ganga pollution free.

Raise a Movement ....

Mohd Owais

2006-09-05 23:53:55 · 9 answers · asked by Owais 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Like..... its 7 years bad luck if you break a mirror or its unlucky for two people to pass on the stairs.

2006-09-05 23:53:38 · 34 answers · asked by Cg19832 2 in Mythology & Folklore

2006-09-05 23:53:24 · 11 answers · asked by FreakGirl 5 in Royalty

If you look at the people who are killing Iraqis, it's foreign fighters from Jordan/Syria/IRan and secterian violence: shiite vs. Sunni. No where in there are Americans doing the killing - it's all Muslims killing other Muslims.

2006-09-05 23:49:53 · 26 answers · asked by yuntaa_dba 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Please keep your reply pithy

2006-09-05 23:48:52 · 29 answers · asked by abdulaziiz 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-09-05 23:48:22 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2006-09-05 23:47:16 · 4 answers · asked by Shafagh F 1 in Other - Society & Culture

Life is boring if u have nothing to do in life
Loneliness is if you have no one to share your love with.
Just wandering around in search of soulmate is nothing but just bluffing yourselves..The one who has to be with you will come looking for you whereever they are.
Patience is virtue and fruit of patience is very sweet..Always keep yourself busy cause empty mind is devils workshop and silly ideas emerge from them.

2006-09-05 23:46:37 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

One God, same holy land, same prophets.....

2006-09-05 23:45:20 · 32 answers · asked by Fez 2 in Religion & Spirituality

the reason i ask is because i am tired of eing judged and not loved by my felllow hristian brothers and sisters in the church

2006-09-05 23:44:24 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The idiot calling himself aftwine is pasting the same rubbish which is about 5 pages long. How come he is allowed and hasn't been stopped?!

2006-09-05 23:43:49 · 13 answers · asked by Angel D 4 in Religion & Spirituality

...and yet, Christians were put on the erath to go around and prech the gospel for the whole earth to know.

My point is why would God tell us to be humble and not having to show what we do for Him in big extravagantways to bring attention and then he wants us to preach in remote areas of the earth so that EVERYBODY knows??/

2006-09-05 23:43:23 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Not only was it a custom in the Arab society to Engage/Marry a young girl it was also common in the Jewish society. The case of Mary the mother of Jesus comes to mind, in non biblical sources she was between 11-14 years old when she conceived Jesus. Mary had already been "BETROTHED" to Joseph before conceiving Jesus. Joseph was a much older man. therefore Mary was younger than 11-14 years of age when she was "BETHROED" to Joseph. We Muslims would never call Joseph a Child Molester, nor would we refer to the "Holy Ghost" of the Bible, that "Impregnated" Mary as a "Rapist" or "Adulterer".
According to the Priest of Saint Mary's Catholic Church: "Mary was approximately 14 years old when she got pregnant with Jesus. Joseph, Mary's Husband is believed to be around 36. Mary was only 13 when she married Joseph. When she first was arranged with Joseph she was between 7 to 9 years old."

According to the "Oxford Dictionary Bible" commentary, Mary (peace be upon her) was was 12 years old when she became impregnated.

So if I want to be as silly and ridiculous as many of the Christians, I would respond to them by saying that Mary was psychologically and emotionally devastated for getting pregnant at a very young age. And speaking of "child molesting", since most Christians believe that Jesus is the Creator of this universe, then why did GOD allow himself to enter life through a 12-year old young girl's vagina? Please note that we Muslims love and respect Allah Almighty, Mary, Jesus and Allah's Message to the People of the Book (The Jews and Christians). In other words, we Muslims would never make fun of Christianity through such childish topic like this one as many ridiculous Christians do make fun of Islam through our Prophet's (peace be upon him) marriage.

2006-09-05 23:40:51 · 15 answers · asked by ZinedineVieira 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-09-05 23:40:40 · 3 answers · asked by keetale queen. 1 in Religion & Spirituality

and replace them with something better?

2006-09-05 23:37:20 · 10 answers · asked by Bad Kitty! 7 in Other - Society & Culture

Depending on your racial background, you would have very different answers. Most of the white people I know say they are against racism and they are not racists yet most of the ethnic minority people have experiences of racism, in one form or another. Sometimes such experiences are so subtle you really can't prove whether they are racially motivated or not but that is how people perceive subjectively.

2006-09-05 23:37:07 · 42 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2006-09-05 23:37:04 · 10 answers · asked by lynksx 1 in Other - Society & Culture

I don't think that their is anything wrong with people who choose to be this way, why should they be judged for being happy? For those of you that are to busy being judge mental, that is what the word "Gay" means. I think people who judge people who choose to be this way are no different from the KKK. Hate is hate no matter who it is that is doing the hating. I think people should stop being so damn closed minded!!!!

2006-09-05 23:36:59 · 11 answers · asked by bossdiva_34 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Is that why my cat always backs out of the room I walk into with it's heckles all raised?

If so, why don't priests use them to determine whether people who claim to be possessed are legit or not. What are your thoughts?

Should the police use them to find terrorists? It could be cheaper than all of those checks at customs

Are we using animals enough in Evil detection and prevention?

2006-09-05 23:36:26 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

or do they do a lot of good worldwide, my father was a mason and he never seemed to do dodgy things but there are so many conspiracy sites around I was wondering what other people would think

2006-09-05 23:35:45 · 7 answers · asked by The Exorcist 3 in Other - Society & Culture

I've been drawing, writing poetry, going on the internet...but I just wanna go home!
"I feel like I just dont belong.
I've been away much too long....."

2006-09-05 23:35:29 · 8 answers · asked by rxqueen♥ † 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Once a group of people start preaching it, it becomes more fashionable. Christianity/hinduism, etc etc are trends. They brainwash people and they will never go out of fashiion because so many people have been convinced.

2006-09-05 23:35:27 · 24 answers · asked by pooh the philosopher 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I think it's pity

2006-09-05 23:35:25 · 56 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2006-09-05 23:35:22 · 11 answers · asked by flashgordon 1 in Other - Society & Culture

When our loved ones die and they go to the afterlife (if there is one), are they aware of time as they wait for us to get to them?

2006-09-05 23:35:17 · 11 answers · asked by Innocuous pen... 4 in Religion & Spirituality