Society & Culture - 18 September 2006

How does your lack of faith differ from your family's? My brother and I are always fighting and arguing about the bible and "faith". I try to end it peacefully, but there's only so many times I would allow him to tell me I'm going to hell. My parents allowed us to pick our own religion, so they don't mind at all. But my brother still condemns them because they don't go to church. Does your family question your integrity and values just because you're an atheist? Do you have a relative that just gets under your skin about this?

2006-09-18 05:37:29 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Can anyone suggest anything?

2006-09-18 05:36:57 · 16 answers · asked by soccerboi9999 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

In his classic 1923 book, Christianity and Liberalism, the great Presbyterian scholar and Princeton Professor Jay Gresham Machen reminds us that people who deny the fundamentals of the Christian faith are not just liberal Christians; they belong to another religion entirely. When it comes to liberalism, Machen wrote, Christianity "is battling against a totally diverse type of religious belief," rooted in naturalism. Despite its use of Christian terminology, "liberalism not only is a different religion from Christianity but belongs in a totally different class of religions."

2006-09-18 05:36:34 · 13 answers · asked by bwlobo 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I'm really interested in the different spanish dialects and I'm really interested in the dialect of Equatorial Guinea. So far, I found out that they pronounce the r and rr sound like an l and don't pronounce their final s's. I came across a site that said that they are also yeistas. I assumed it meant the whole yeismo thing. Now I can't figure out if that means the Equatorial guineans pronounce their y's and ll's like an english y sound or if they pronounce it like the argentines and uruguayan which is a zhe sound like in the english measure. Someone please help. Which one would make more sense? It would be greatly appreciated if there were any Equatorial Guineans who could help but anyone who has answer is welcome to post. Please help me.

2006-09-18 05:35:47 · 1 answers · asked by Question Asker 1 in Languages

Okay, so I got a violation... I asked why curse 1 prints and curse 2 doesn't. Basically, I was an obnoxious asshat on someone's question, so he looked up my stuff & saw this question - which was clearly labeled as offensive - and reported it. No problem because it *was* in violation of the policy and I admit that I had in fact been an obnoxious asshat.

Anyway, it was all about what "bad" words would be okay and which ones wouldn't, so I knew it stood a good chance of being reported and taken down. But words are just ways of expressing oneself and I think censoring words is just one step away from censoring ideas.

The person I was an asshat to asked why we could slam the Pope but not "queers." Although I find the word "queer" offensive in this context (hence the asshattednedd), it's a good question. This is supposed to be an exchange of ideas, and if we can't express obnoxious an/or unkind ideas, are we really discussing the issues, or are we just being nice and pretending?

2006-09-18 05:35:41 · 7 answers · asked by ZombieTrix 2012 6 in Religion & Spirituality

christianity and islam are both pretty volient but islam is starting to get more vile than the christians did when they first started out and all. but be honest people is christianity and islam alike in its ways as in creating hate and volience?

2006-09-18 05:34:58 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

may be Eva was muslim and Adam was christian , who know that? lol

2006-09-18 05:34:30 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-09-18 05:34:29 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-09-18 05:34:16 · 6 answers · asked by Taiwo A 1 in Religion & Spirituality

beside:( i read here in Q&A,...please correct me if iam wrong)
1.making sign in the sky

2.making miracles(what miracles?...)

2006-09-18 05:33:56 · 7 answers · asked by the withness 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-09-18 05:33:43 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Now yahoo censored this question, but I feel it is valid. This is another case of "of dear god dont offend the muslim, but feel free to make fun of christianity. Well further more, there is an uproar in the muslim community overthe popes remarks. Well her was useing the tolm to express the evils of fighting. What happened you may ask, attacks on church's the killing of a nun, a nun for gods sakes. Whats is your take on the muslim ideal of peace through violence?

2006-09-18 05:33:27 · 8 answers · asked by ai_daddy2006 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-09-18 05:32:42 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-09-18 05:31:46 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

just mind his own business and go about his work(wahetver work he does Lol)? Where/Why was the need for him to even quote from a 1000 year old manuscript? Why meddle in someone else's religious stuff? We all know certain religious groups react with voilence at the slightest provocation. Then why provoke them? JUST LEAVE THEM ALONE! GOSH!

2006-09-18 05:31:42 · 8 answers · asked by Atheist Eye Candy 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I am doing a research paper and need some examples of the effects of racism in your community. I have writer's block on a thesis statement, so i need some help!

2006-09-18 05:30:55 · 9 answers · asked by Hairdresser4you 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Are they STUPID?

2006-09-18 05:30:52 · 5 answers · asked by Jon Cope 2 in Etiquette

i dont think it should, for the sake of the family, and children. it would be to tramatic. what do you think?

2006-09-18 05:30:29 · 18 answers · asked by chosen_isaiah61 3 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-09-18 05:30:14 · 37 answers · asked by Betty Boo 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I don't know, and maybe it's just me..but I've noticed with gay people who are just coming out, they go overboard. They drench themselves in rainbows, promiscous behavior, and everything they talk about is in relation to their newfound sexuality. Or maybe it's just my roommate..45 years old, just coming out, and frequents our local "gay bar strip" every night. Now he even works there, and ALLLLL I ever hear him talk about is "hot guys". It just seems to me, that not just him, but just about every newly "out" person I've met, has to exhibit the most stereotypical aspects of "gay culture"...why is this? Or am I just perceiving this all wrong??

2006-09-18 05:28:46 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

You can not imagine how much I enjoy the creatvity that you all display!!!!

1. Miss Kitty gives up
2. Festus argues with Doc
3. a storm starts to brew
4. Matt Dillon finally takes off his badge
5. Sunshine can't hide her joy
6. please Mr. Johnson, uh uh,no more

(Just so you know...#6 is from a vintage song)

2006-09-18 05:28:27 · 7 answers · asked by I am Sunshine 6 in Other - Society & Culture

well guys its cause my ex was or still is in love with her and my gf was in love with her too for a time but she tells me she isnt anymore but i don't know she says there just friends but she has a gf too??? help please

2006-09-18 05:28:06 · 12 answers · asked by Jessica_27 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

The Pope quoted a medieval, Christian emperor who stated that Islamic Jihad is rooted in evil. I think both the emperor and the Pope are correct. Although the comments are factually accurate, they clearly offend Muslims - who don't like having their religion and their prophet deemed evil.

After the strong reaction from Muslims, the Pope stated he did not personally agree with the medieval emperor's thoughts - he just quoted them.

2006-09-18 05:27:55 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-09-18 05:27:13 · 11 answers · asked by MissChatea 4 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-09-18 05:26:14 · 10 answers · asked by Silkie1 4 in Mythology & Folklore

2006-09-18 05:26:03 · 11 answers · asked by Educated 1 in Other - Society & Culture

Do you think God the Father shed many, many tears??? I know God the FATHER KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN TO HIS PRESHIOUS SON, but I think it was the most horrible moment, even for the eternal God. We are made in his image, so we can feel a dot of his pain, but loseing your only son for a bunch of sinful heathens must have been ALMOST unbearable, even for ALMIGHTY GOD.

2006-09-18 05:25:59 · 6 answers · asked by littlecwoman 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Please read my previous question, and the answers. Here's the link, or you can click my avatar and check my questions if you don't want to click the link.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=20060918090528AAhMkT1&r=w

Seeing as how most everyone responded, why do you think we are so willing to help an injured child of another religion, but yet we are intolerant and prejudicial to the followers of other religions?

Don't say that isn't true, because I sit on this board everyday, and it plays out before my eyes.

And I wasn't trying to play the religions against each other. I was seeking to find what is in your hearts by the answers you gave.

2006-09-18 05:25:19 · 11 answers · asked by SPOOKY 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Is that out of order they are exact copies just not in the original packages I have marked them as used. Just think that ppl might feel like they have been done when they receive them

2006-09-18 05:24:02 · 9 answers · asked by deb_star_82 3 in Other - Society & Culture

The Chinese have no alphabet. So how do they manage to use keyboard devices. Much the less, handheld ones. They would need to have a large keyboard to hold all the various charaters, since every word has a different sign. I know that everything on Chinese computer systems is not translated into the Roman alphabet.

I can't find anything on the web to answer this question. Does anyone know?

2006-09-18 05:23:44 · 6 answers · asked by robert2020 6 in Languages