Society & Culture - 17 September 2006

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2006-09-17 02:44:41 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

According to Christian calendar, it happened in 741 BC. What year was it in the Jewish calendar OF THAT TIME (not in today's Jewish calendar) ?
Was the Jewish calendar at that time the Babylonian calendar ?

2006-09-17 02:44:28 · 2 answers · asked by JLD 2 in Religion & Spirituality

OK, maybe someone can answer this to quell my rage. WHAT exactly is Islam teaching, that encourges shooting a NUN in the back! She was working in a Somoli hospital for Women and Children. Does someone's misinterpretation of the POPE'S readings, give license to kill, what most Christians would consider, a "living saint", truly doing GOD'S work? Oh, I forget, as Muslim /Islamics KILL, they are doing "their" God's work..."God is Great! God is Good". Isn't that what they chant as they kill? I realize there is no civilized answer to this, very long "question". But I had to vent! Thank you.

2006-09-17 02:43:27 · 17 answers · asked by janice 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Photos by regular people, not journalists, and not necessarily believers of the faith, whichever faith it is

2006-09-17 02:42:51 · 4 answers · asked by WannaKnowNow 1 in Religion & Spirituality

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/5353850.stm

A cleric has called for worshippers at his mosque:

"to hunt down and kill whoever offended the Prophet Mohammed"

it seems to have been prompted by the Pope's remarks. What are we to make of this clerics argument, which seems to be:

"We are NOT a violent religion - anybody who says so will be killed".

2006-09-17 02:42:40 · 8 answers · asked by anthonypaullloyd 5 in Religion & Spirituality

visit www.hubblesite.org and view what the hubble has taken pictures of.

2006-09-17 02:42:11 · 11 answers · asked by Wayne 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Are the majority afraid to admit it in todays america

2006-09-17 02:40:44 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2006-09-17 02:40:44 · 5 answers · asked by Hoolahoop 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I was wondering about this because in my very limited knowledge concerning Islam, I thought that making images and effigies of people was forbidden. Since I thought this, I was perplexed when I saw on television that some Muslims (I think it was in Pakistan, but it may have been India or Kashmir) were protesting against the Pope by making an effigy of him and burning it. I was wondering what you thought about this. Do you think that some Islamic clerics will criticise them for doing this?
Sorry, this is a restatement of a question that I asked and deleted by mistake.

2006-09-17 02:40:08 · 8 answers · asked by Sincere Questioner 4 in Religion & Spirituality

According to bible, a christian is obliged to preach the gospel to others. But it also said that a christian should obey the government.

What will you do as a good christian if the government forbids you to preach to those who have had religion? What will you do if you are not allowed to preach/convert people by telling them gospel?

What is the bigger sin, not preaching the gospel or disobeying the government?

2006-09-17 02:40:08 · 14 answers · asked by Verdi 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I understand two people have been arrested but I wonder what the emotional responce from islam will be. Is a rude comment more offensive than killing a nun?

2006-09-17 02:39:22 · 5 answers · asked by chris B 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-09-17 02:38:40 · 11 answers · asked by is he there yet 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I know there are probably more interesting questions out there but I would really appreciate your thoughts on this one.

I live in London and by chance just started volunteering for a charity which my mate works for, but he was telling me how hardly anyone really wants to volunteer and help out and the only people that do come forward are the usual twinset and pearls brigade.

I've never really given it much thought and I'm only volunteering myself at the moment to help a friend out but it got me thinking, is volunteering really that uncool? or deep down are most people (myself included) quite selfish with our spare time? and what would make make us want to volunteer more or at all?

2006-09-17 02:38:30 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Community Service

heard about United Arab Emirates, if you do what do you know about it

2006-09-17 02:38:01 · 6 answers · asked by Cinderella 3 in Other - Society & Culture

What it really feels like to get hit in the 'nads in a way they can relate too. I say it's like hitting your funny bone while getting punched in the solar plexus but something is missing

2006-09-17 02:34:24 · 6 answers · asked by Scott L 5 in Other - Society & Culture

muslims claim that a deep study of the koran will make one realise that islam is a good faith, and thats what they always keep saying. while working in saudi i got hooked on islam and studied it in a islamic collage in riyad. the more i studied and read the book the more i wondered as to how any thinking person let alone a muslim can honestly say the prophet muhommed was a good man.
if i dont like a man who molested a young girls, murdered, practiced polygamy and lied, then why should i say that muhommed was a good man?
i am by no means a religious person who believes that all religions are myths, but what bothers me is how 1 billion muslims could have been fooled by islam.
or are they just brain washed?
(can i have some answers based on knowledge and commonsense. please do not hit back at me with Religious or supernatural stuff about god's , because i am not intrested in that stuff)

2006-09-17 02:33:46 · 29 answers · asked by walking stick 1 in Religion & Spirituality

is sin relative only to righteousness,if we transcend both sin and righteousness they both lose there meaning should religion take us to these kinds of spiritual heights as opposed to keeping humanity in fear from sin and holding us in ignorance

2006-09-17 02:33:43 · 19 answers · asked by gasp 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Either per gallon or litre. $2.77 at the name brand stations but $2.56 at the indian reservation

2006-09-17 02:32:58 · 10 answers · asked by Rez 5 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-09-17 02:32:31 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

What is they proof. How about they Quaran, how do you know that it doesn’t changed what is your proof. Obviously the interpretation and the content of the Quaran has been changed for sure. Just look what happen with the world we living right now trouble anywhere everywhere cause by Muslim extremist militant

2006-09-17 02:31:00 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

It is the most natural source of feeding our babies. In the world we live now, we need something as natural as breastfeeding.I think it's beautiful and I don't find it offensive at all. The baby has to eat.What do you think?

2006-09-17 02:30:51 · 16 answers · asked by Rhea M 2 in Etiquette

Such as if you do not believe in the FSM would it really be considered a choice as to rub tomato sauce on his noodly appendage or not. To you it does not exist. There is no choice there. It is a negative.

So when people tell me I choose to go to hell, I can not help but think no I did not. I do not believe in God. I do not believe in Heaven. I do not believe in Hell. There was no choice. I can not force myself to experience the same faith you do. What I am saying is not a lie. If you say it is a lie then you are being the liar. No one can force themselves into having faith in something, therefore it is not a choice of me wanting to go to heaven or hell


You can say it is a choice for me to believe in god all you want but I **know** it is not. I can not believe in the same things you do. You can not force yourself into being something you are not. PERIOD.

So the choice never really was mine. Sorry..

2006-09-17 02:28:26 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

i am studying Religious Studies at College and i have been set a homework....

How would a religious beleiver explain changes in the bible?

( such as in the old testament, there were rules on only being allowed to eat kosha food and male children had to be circumcised but in the new testement they no longer have to do that)

Thanks to anyone who answers this... i couldnt ask anybody else because all my family and friends are atheists, so i was never christened, and therefore couldnt go to a religious leader and/or religious beleiver,

thank you!!!

2006-09-17 02:28:17 · 17 answers · asked by belle 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Question: If I fall in Love I want to please my beloved. If I fail to fall in love should I be cast into a lake of fire and brimstone?

Reason of Violation:Not a Question or Answer

Anyone care to explain how this is not a question?

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Question: Christians: go get your bible and read Revelations 21:8 and tell me of the Love you found in that verse.?

Details of Violation: And while you're at it, read II Kings 2: 23-24 and Genesis 7: 21-23 and tell me of the Love your god feels for us ants.
2006-09-16 15:31:17Additional
notice how many focus on "murderers and liars" while ignoring those who do not believe, as if Gandhi and Hitler were one and the same.
2006-09-16 15:33:01Additional
since when does punishing children (or better yet, ants) require the death penalty?

Reason of Violation:Not a Question or Answer :

Anyone care to explain how this is not a question either?

2006-09-17 02:27:58 · 5 answers · asked by bobkgin 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I mean sure domestic news but how come we never hear about anything else that's going on around the world ( that doesn't directly affect the US)?
In news stations thoughout Europe, they talk about newly formed governments, such as Cote D'Ivoire recently, they hear about policies from regimes and how it affects their citizens, I mean they are a whole lot less ethnocentric than we are....
No wonder when there's a conversation between a foreigner and american, the american always end up sounding a bit dumb ( no offense)

2006-09-17 02:23:17 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2006-09-17 02:22:35 · 3 answers · asked by richard 1 in Languages

The bible begins with the Book of Genisis; that "In the beginning God created......"

Just a question for advice and not meant to offend any religion, etc.

2006-09-17 02:22:11 · 22 answers · asked by Fitforlife 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-09-17 02:21:50 · 25 answers · asked by kajalb 3 in Religion & Spirituality

how did you get over this and what kept you going?
Do you believe that all this has ultimately changed your life for the better in the end?
What made you carry on?

2006-09-17 02:21:34 · 13 answers · asked by BRICK 3 in Other - Society & Culture

disadvantages/advantages of television

2006-09-17 02:21:29 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Community Service