Society & Culture - 2 October 2006

While people are entitled to their opinion using religion to justify hate, violence and showing enjoyment over someones death seems to go against God's will or what God wants us to do.
So what punishment should God hand down to Fred Phelps and his family for using his name for the purpose of hate?

2006-10-02 02:44:14 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

It seems to be the culture where I work. I always felt it should be for family & friends of the deceased. Besides, I hate funerals. Is this common practice?

2006-10-02 02:43:48 · 14 answers · asked by CoronaGirl 3 in Etiquette

Christians, Muslims etc. and their dogmatic religions seem to segregate who Jesus/Allah/God likes and dislikes, is the only reason because they personally have a problem with homosexuals, atheists and every other non-believer (of their particular faith) themselves?

Can you compare them to Hitler, who wanted to create the master race by eradicating everyone he considered not perfect? Do religious folk act in a similar way by condemning everyone they feel their 'God' doesn't like to burn in the fires of hell in a similar way Hitler sent millions of Jews and homosexuals to the gas chambers?

Then again, Hitler was also brought up a Roman Catholic which he later rejected in favour of Protestantism.

2006-10-02 02:43:32 · 5 answers · asked by darkSPY 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I would like to work under our church's non-profit, to form a children's home. What steps are necessary?

2006-10-02 02:42:55 · 2 answers · asked by HomePapa 3 in Community Service

do you practice online manners or do you use the anonymity to be more brutally honest?

2006-10-02 02:42:06 · 22 answers · asked by riss0219 2 in Etiquette

Jew, Christian, Islam, Buddhist, Hindu, atheist/non-believer, or whatever you prefer...

And, why would you make that choice?

This is intended for those who are regulars or have read enough questions and answers to have a valid opinion. But, anyone can answer.

Try to imagine you had no prior religious instruction and the only thing you knew was what you read on Y!A's.


Thanks.

2006-10-02 02:41:32 · 30 answers · asked by Left the building 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Please help me with this Latin quote!!

2006-10-02 02:41:30 · 5 answers · asked by babycakeys122 3 in Languages

2006-10-02 02:41:07 · 6 answers · asked by Lil_Dee 2 in Religion & Spirituality

is it coz u have intelligent, self awareness, beliefs in god? what the reason?

2006-10-02 02:38:59 · 8 answers · asked by BorgPet6of10 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Some offshoot of Islam called "5 Percenters"? As a kid, I was in high school when I heard people speak of this, and never really cared to ask, because it seemed like a fad. What is it all about? Why do they hate white people so much and call them the 'devil' and call certain foods (that have nothing to do with porcine meat) pork or swine...Doritos for one, and Kool-aid for another. The moon and star emblem was very symbolic to them, I recall that much, and they had taken tha alphabet and hacked it up into these meanings...too weird and obscure for me to try and take a dash at off my limited recollection. Anyway, does anyone know who founded this, what it stands for, the history, and beleifs of this "religion"?

2006-10-02 02:38:48 · 7 answers · asked by Goddess of Nuts PBUH 4 in Religion & Spirituality

now i have nothing against religion but i do have something against religious people.

religion seems to turn smart people into blubbering idiots. for proof of this, read some of the answers that people type to this question.

oh and by the way... religion is a load of bo-llocks

2006-10-02 02:38:16 · 30 answers · asked by arrrthelifeofapirate 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I want to make my Spanish speaking students feel welcome.

2006-10-02 02:38:16 · 22 answers · asked by Karasu 1 in Languages

As opposed to personal opinions from most other sources.
That the answers make sence?
That they are clear and understandable.
Do you realise we are trying to save your eternal life?
That we love mankind, and just want what is best according to God?

2006-10-02 02:38:00 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

...to know where the shoe pinches....

Please list your source...! Thanks!

2006-10-02 02:37:55 · 5 answers · asked by KinfOfPly 3 in Languages

2006-10-02 02:37:32 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

In school im doing a persuasive essay on the ideals of how "gothic" people are actually good people. I needed some other opinions on the subject, so i figured i'd post on here. Thank you for taking the time to answer this

2006-10-02 02:37:05 · 22 answers · asked by Jen 1 in Other - Society & Culture

I posted this question:

Do you find these 2 things similar?

Not all Muslims are terrorist, but all terrorist were Muslim.
Not all Homosexuals are pedophiles, but All pedophiles are homosexual.

The removed this question twice. Its a valid question.

2006-10-02 02:35:30 · 14 answers · asked by ? 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-02 02:35:24 · 15 answers · asked by Sam 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I've asked this before but at a different time of the day so I am expecting different posters...

I was in my early 30's when I walked into light of atheism, prior to that I was a lutheran.

As a father, I have taken a "laid-back" attitude toward religion to allow my children to come to their own conclusions. However, my moral base and my sense of right and wrong initially came from my early exposure to christian teachings.

I am curious what "life-long" atheists have used as the basis for their morals.

I'm sure that I'll have some christians will also answer this question. I would be curious about your positions as well, just don't be a wise guy and say something pithy like "Atheists have morals??"

2006-10-02 02:35:20 · 12 answers · asked by JerseyRick 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Source:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/28_09_06_Crimen_english.pdf

2006-10-02 02:34:29 · 2 answers · asked by darkSPY 4 in Religion & Spirituality

It might seem a stupid question or a stereotype but could anyone tell me why an american travelling in europe can only speak english and usually get upset if is not understood? IWhy don't you try to post a question at "answers Italy" and see how many reply you will get..? OK, you may not give a sh... about Italy but it is worth to try, right? Se faccio la stessa domanda in italiano chi di voi risponderebbe, forse solo gli italo americani?

2006-10-02 02:32:19 · 21 answers · asked by Mobo 3 in Languages

2006-10-02 02:31:04 · 12 answers · asked by jsjmlj 5 in Religion & Spirituality

For YOUR SAKE WHY YOU DO NOT BELIEAVE PROPHET MOHAMMED !!!
NO ONE EVER TOLD THAT HE IS A LIAR .
He was called THE HONEST THAT ALWAYS TELLS TRUTH .
If u know the famous story of Abd allah ibn Salam who was arabbi when he listened about anew prophet
he prepared 10 questions to know if he is aprophet or not ......... he went to him and when he saw prophet mohamed what do u expect ........ he asked his questions no he did not he only said that this face is not a face of aliar and he became a good muslim .
you will say that this religion is the religion of terrorists sure it is not
This prophet never told any thing about terrorism or called for it. I remembered now an attitude to him when he was going with the army to mecca he found adog which was bearing he changed the way to another difficult one and he said do not fear it donot fear it . This person who did not want to fear an animal do u believe he was calling for fearing people . so those who fear people ISLAM is not calling them to do this and they will have their punishment .
He called for morals and good things not for bad things .
He said that he is ahuman and do not ask any one to give him any thing and he suffered so much to report his message and people at this time asked him to stop his message and they will give him every thing he want and he refused saying if u put the sun in my righ hand and the moon in my left to leave this message I WILL NOT SO PLEASE TELL ME WHAT MADE HIM INSISTING ON THIS MESSAGE ALTHOUGH ALL THE SUFFERINGS THAT HE FACED AND HE DID NOT WANT ANY THING FROM ANY BODY EXCEPT BELIEVING HIM
PLEASE SEARCH FOR TRUTH AS I FOUND . I HOPE THIS HELPS.

2006-10-02 02:30:36 · 27 answers · asked by ghada.abassy 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-02 02:30:31 · 7 answers · asked by ? 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Hi, me again, I checked out the news this morning (www.prophecyupdate.com/news), and there is now proof from scientists that the whole of Brittian and some of the surrounding areas was made by believe it or not, a great flood, they say about 400000 years ago. The bible says there was a great flood 4400 years ago that rearanged the planet. The scientists are right about the flood, but their dates are wrong (according to the bible), and there is evidence of Noahs Ark, why do they still reject the bible? In allot of ancient scriptures, like in China and South America, actualy all over the world, there is scripture talking about this great flood where only a couple pf people survived, why is it that only modern day science is rejecting the bible? Well, if the flood was true, it will put a question mark over evolution. Am I the only one that thinks satan is very hard at work trying to decieve the whole world, like the bible teaches?

2006-10-02 02:30:19 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I do not advocate violence, by the way--this is just a fantasy question.

2006-10-02 02:29:32 · 8 answers · asked by CrankyYankee 6 in Other - Society & Culture

Most Christians tell me it's just that, cut and dry, no metaphorical meaning. Come on. It's something. Maybe it's truth has been eroded over the millienia, but what did it really mean? Does anyone know?

2006-10-02 02:29:16 · 9 answers · asked by Goddess of Nuts PBUH 4 in Religion & Spirituality

We saw what happened on September 11. How do we know which God believers are peaceful.

As an atheist I feel threatened.

Help! They believe a God is telling them to go kill me! Help.

Think I'm singleing out Muslims, no no no,

check this religious text out,

www.biblegateway.com

Thanks!!!!

2006-10-02 02:28:41 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-02 02:28:09 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

thanks for reading this. i'm in a lot of pain. but your work collegue give them a hug. give your kids a hug mom and dad hug them homelss person on the street give them a hug, hug somebody don't look for reasons why! just do it. not a question i know. i'm just off to hug somebody myself because i know they need it too.

2006-10-02 02:26:44 · 25 answers · asked by kremedcheeze 1 in Religion & Spirituality