Society & Culture - 25 September 2006

66% Of the world is NOT Christian. Does that mean 66% of the world is going to hell?

Currently, 33% of the worlds population are Christian, 21% practice Islam, 14% practice Hinduism, 6% Practice buddhism, and less than 1% practice Judaism. There are 22 recognized religions with over 500,000 members.

16% of the worlds population practice "No" formal religion.

So I ask, which religion has it right? Which "God" is the real god?

2006-09-25 15:53:27 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

We are going on our annual camping trip with my college friends. It is me and my girlfriend and 7 of my guy friends (two of them are bringing thier girlfriends: so total of 8 guys and 3 girls). This year they booked the trip to a nude beach. My girlfriend and I have never been to a nude beach before. I am fine with it but I have yet to ask her. Before I bring up the subject to her I want to see of any of you ladies would go.

So would you go to a nude beach where you would be one of 3 girls with 8 guys? All the guys will be getting nude for sure but the girls may or may not and my girlfriend does't have to. But she will see all of them nude whether or not she joins in. Would you go?

2006-09-25 15:52:35 · 6 answers · asked by calidzyner 1 in Etiquette

2006-09-25 15:51:35 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The reasoning on this site is not good. Spilling blood on the battle field or hating others is getting worse by so called Christians. One clergy wrote me to say he believes in the sword and the cross....must have his own version of the scriptures...bloodguilt is very serious and should not be taken lightly. Why would anyone profess love with a sword in the hand? Fight for faith not blood...wow what is happenning to these professed believers

2006-09-25 15:51:22 · 23 answers · asked by kdwcnliz2 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I can't decide what to be for halloween!!! What should I be????
(I'm a girl)

2006-09-25 15:51:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Holidays

People talk about and argue over these very subjects but I am not sure that everyone agrees on a definition...this could be a problem.

2006-09-25 15:50:44 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Let's face it, if he was as rich as Osama, he'd being flying planes into the Taj Mahal.

2006-09-25 15:50:42 · 9 answers · asked by Tofu Jesus 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Has anyone else noticed a correlation between being religious and looking good? It seems like the religious on average are more attractive than those who aren't religious. I have some theories on this, but I'd like to hear what others think. I'm not going to say if I am religious or not because that gives biased answers.

2006-09-25 15:50:12 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Can someone tell me about the Christian angels and what we know about their heirarchy. I know that Michael is an archangel and there's Gabriel. I'd like to know a little more please. Thanks.

2006-09-25 15:49:47 · 5 answers · asked by CK 5 in Religion & Spirituality

You know it's better to listen, yet you still find yourself doing it. Are there some tricks or techniques to help break the habit?

2006-09-25 15:49:06 · 12 answers · asked by sittingd 1 in Etiquette

As stated.

=)

2006-09-25 15:48:57 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

One: It was between 1830 and 1835 that the modern newspaper was born.
Two: It was between 1830 and 1835 when the modern newspaper was born.

2006-09-25 15:47:40 · 7 answers · asked by donotmisstony 2 in Languages

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Personally, the car company lost my purchase because these ad companies with STARBUCKS DRINKING, PASSAT and JETTA driving employees are making me sick to my stomach.




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2006-09-25 15:47:05 · 11 answers · asked by BlackPantherNightmare 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2006-09-25 15:46:39 · 19 answers · asked by echolily 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I'm into pony play, and my name really IS Pony. Any others out there on Yahoo Q&A? Has being a pony (or a zebra) been good for you? How often do you get to dance your animal? I'm in SoCal. Nay-NAY!

2006-09-25 15:46:33 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I'm doing a paper on Bogota, and I need to know how to say "as of 2006"

"Es un distrito metropolitano, y tiene 7,321,831 habitantes ________"

Any other little tidbits about Bogata in spanish would really help, too. =]

2006-09-25 15:45:45 · 8 answers · asked by tigerlilyx 3 in Languages

2006-09-25 15:45:26 · 2 answers · asked by matthew b 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

does anyone else here attend see you at the pole?

2006-09-25 15:45:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

What are the benefits to fasting?

2006-09-25 15:44:10 · 14 answers · asked by Victoria W 3 in Religion & Spirituality

They love to lie to themselves about how happy they are, but we all know it's not true

2006-09-25 15:43:48 · 34 answers · asked by Goldwing110034 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

that the end is very near? And if so, how near?

2006-09-25 15:43:45 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

RRRRRaAAAAAAAA!!!

2006-09-25 15:43:16 · 10 answers · asked by AAAHH!! A MONSTER!!! 1 in Religion & Spirituality

This is a quote from Christian father St. Athanasius regarding ethics and morality. This is the website where the quote is referenced in:
http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/articles6/BaumanEthics.php

So, for all those posters who deny God and there are many of you out there - have at it....

2006-09-25 15:43:09 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-09-25 15:42:39 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-09-25 15:42:25 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Seriously, what if I don't give two sh*ts what a two thousand year old book written by a bunch of town crazies says? I mean, really! Gay marriage, abortion; you name it and the US has a law against it based on Christianity. Some of this is rather obvious (sodomy illegal in 48 states? wtf). I thought that this country was suppossed to be founded on religious freedom, not Christianity.

Oh, and don't give me that "How come you atheists care about the bible if it doesn't concern you?" crap either. Because...
1. The Socratic method is for weak-mined dumbasses who can't answer a question without trying to weasel out of the subject.
2. It_does_"concern" us. Laws are based on this junk, Bush gained votes during the 2004 election because of his religious stance on certain topics, and not to mention that atheists/agnostics/anyone who doesn't worship the Christian god are put down in society, the workplace, etc.

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I'll add on to this if I get any feedback from Y! Answers users.

2006-09-25 15:42:15 · 27 answers · asked by aPimpNamedBob 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-09-25 15:42:10 · 12 answers · asked by Rick J 1 in Mythology & Folklore

Christianity is a religion and Buddhism is more of a philosophy. I accept Jesus Christ as my personal savior. I hear that it is possible to be both, but how does that work, if it does at all? Give me your personal views I won't take any answers offensively. Thanks for your time.

2006-09-25 15:41:46 · 16 answers · asked by CK 5 in Religion & Spirituality

My 4-year-old son asked me the other day "Mom, why did God make bad guys?" : )

2006-09-25 15:40:01 · 13 answers · asked by Smiley 5 in Religion & Spirituality

"Man has three qualities: sathwa (purity, serenity), rajas (passion, excitedness), and thamas (indolence, inertia). We have to preserve the sathwic quality. A person of evil thoughts will see evil everywhere. A person of good thoughts will see good everywhere. However, a person with no thoughts at all will become a full man. That person is eternal and peaceful.


A cloth is made of threads woven into warp and woof. From where did the thread called karmaphala (the fruit of one's actions) come? It has come from the cotton of janmanthara samskaras (the vasanas or tendencies acquired from several previous births). A thread is made out of cotton and woven into a cloth. And that cloth is worn by us. The cloth called the human body that we are wearing is a gift of God."

Source: - http://www.sathyasai.org/discour/2006/d060818.html

2006-09-25 15:39:15 · 15 answers · asked by jayakrishnamenon 3 in Religion & Spirituality