Society & Culture - 6 October 2006

This is a strong encouragement to obtain true freedom:

"Paris is exceedingly dispirited and is in a state of torpor and so far it hath not burst into flames although the French nation is an active and lively one. But the world of nature hath fully stretched its pavilion over Paris and hath done away with religious sentiments. But this power of the Covenant shall heat every freezing soul, shall bestow light  103  upon everything that is dark and shall secure for the captive in the hand of nature the true freedom of the Kingdom.

Arise thou at present in Paris with the power of the Kingdom, with a divine confirmation, with a genuine zeal and ardour and with a flame of the love of God. Roar like unto a lion and exhibit such ecstasy and love among these few souls that praise and glorification may continuously reach thee from the divine Kingdom and mighty confirmations may descend upon thee. Rest thou assured."
(Abdu'l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha, p. 102)

2006-10-06 12:33:48 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

We want our costumes to match [there are three of us].

2006-10-06 12:33:31 · 21 answers · asked by april.may 3 in Halloween

2006-10-06 12:32:42 · 13 answers · asked by PonderingMind 1 in Religion & Spirituality

whats some spanish quotes or saying.. or anything.. ill give 10 points to the one i like the most.. and please put it in english and spanish ..

2006-10-06 12:31:36 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

this gay guy hugged me... I pushed him off and began beating the snot out of him

2006-10-06 12:30:49 · 11 answers · asked by jiraiya 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2006-10-06 12:30:44 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

eg, welsh, scottish, irish, australian, even south african accents?
i know some find it a bit wierd, but i for one find it startling. it just goes to show chinese people don't just reside in hong kong and china respectively but almost in every country. do you know of anyone or someone who you have come across who speak in a mancunian, scouse accent for example? are you chinese but have a second nationality? seeing as i am a chinese brit who was born and raised in west london. i am really intrigued by this and as i would love to find out more on this

i don't want any racist answers whatsoever, otherwise i will report you to yahoo!

2006-10-06 12:30:34 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

Do you like it? What do you think of when you see it?

2006-10-06 12:29:28 · 1 answers · asked by switzerlandiscool 2 in Other - Society & Culture

The women can't wear pants, or cut their hair, or wear make-up? I think it starts with a P, but I could be wrong. I can't for the life of me figure it out. PLEASE HELP!!!

2006-10-06 12:27:30 · 20 answers · asked by crchase16 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I for one think it's because the fundamentalists have hijacked faith and are espousing all kinds of horrible ideas, like:

Kill all Muslims,
Persecute all Homosexuals,
Stop all scientific research
Jesus is coming soon.
etc, etc, etc,

I say flush religion - http://flushaholybook.com

2006-10-06 12:26:57 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-06 12:26:36 · 14 answers · asked by adorable 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-06 12:26:17 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The land of nod is where Cain met his wife. It was east of Eden.

2006-10-06 12:23:30 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

He was going to sacrifice his son. I thought that Christians preach that it is the Satanists who sacrifice children, not the "children of God"

Your thoughts?

(BTW, saying that it was only a test of faith is not an answer, Abraham was actually going to murder and cremate his son, he didn't know it was a test)

2006-10-06 12:23:26 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I mean, no way a human covers themselves from head to toe, in heat attracting black, in a desert, unless forced to do so, by law or custom. So, all those muslim woman who die of heat exhaustion die BECAUSE OF Islam, or because of what task master allah demands.

However, according to Surah 4, a Muslim only is certain of heaven by dying in combat with Allah's created enemies of the Islamic state.

Shouldnt the Quran be re-written to equitably ensure paradise for woman who die of black burgue heat exhaustion for Allah?

2006-10-06 12:23:12 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

They've told them to basically leave if they don't want drop their cultural heritage and become mainfold australians?
Did the white settlers to australia adopt aboriginal cuture? Is this not a violation of human rights? People have their own religious and cultural identities which every secular nation should protect their right to practice! Should australia be boycotted from the world stage for still practicing apartheid?

2006-10-06 12:23:05 · 7 answers · asked by Rajan S 1 in Religion & Spirituality

the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.

2006-10-06 12:22:51 · 3 answers · asked by Cyber 6 in Mythology & Folklore

Should I believe him, since his proof is obviously there in print?

2006-10-06 12:20:34 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

marilyn manson says it is a resting place jesus said it is a place of torment . mark 9;48 wher thier worm dieth not and the fire is not quenched. i tell you nay but except ye repent ye shall all likewise perish luke 13;3

for whosoever shall call upon the name of the lord shallbe saved romans 10;13
romans 3;23 for all sinned come short of the glory of god .
jesus wants to save you turn from satan today . stan hates u wants you to burn in hell.revelation 20;15 for whosever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
hell is a place where u have no rest day nor night you burn forever and ever.
say this sinners prayer ok if u want to be saved, dear,lord jesus i know i am a sinner on my way to hell and i know i go ther if you dont saved me. i believe you die rose again the third day and shed your blood to wash away my sins come in my heart forgive me of my sins in jesus name amen
this is rodney signing out in jesus name amen

2006-10-06 12:20:31 · 15 answers · asked by Rodney C 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-06 12:19:06 · 7 answers · asked by Cyber 6 in Mythology & Folklore

I'm proud to be British and I feel that all the Pakistanis and Iranians are coming' in and taking the benefits and not being grateful. I think that the BNP should be voted into power because I do not like ethnics one bit, I think if anyone's going to come into this country...they shouldn't be allowed to wear turbines or Jilbabs. If I see another one with one of them stupid headscarves on...I shall remove it from their heads in a swift and violent manor.

2006-10-06 12:19:03 · 24 answers · asked by bigrichyhello 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

besides a religious book. are books.

2006-10-06 12:19:01 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I had no idea it was so bad over there, more executions than everywhere else in the world combined. Torture, illegal organ harvesting. Secret police, mobile execution vans... whats going on? surely a modern society as big as china cannot ignore human rights in this way without some global consequence?

2006-10-06 12:17:27 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

In Genisis he appeared before and spoke directly to Adam, Eve, Cain, etc. He appeared to Moses and spoke directly to hi, and yet he SENT the holy spirit to impregnate Mary and SENT an angel to tell her about it. Perhaps by then the human population had grown to the point where he couldn't do it all himself and that's why he needed the holy spirit and Jesus? as partners in GOD inc.? After that he mostly sent angels and the saints started getting included a lot--with the population explosion, we are a thousand times more people than there were on the earth in biblical times, and now we keep hearing that God works through us--entry level employees in GOD inc.? What if George Carlin spoke as a prophet when he suggested that even God might be limited by some physical laws, and cannot be in so many places at once?

Note: I'm looking for real answers here--if you don't have anything intelligent to say, don't say it. (E.G. god is love, god is in our hearts, god doesn't exist, etc)

2006-10-06 12:17:22 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I have some friends that are asian, and they are cool. But there are some that are a bit annoying. Am I racist towards them, and just dont know it? I think I need to start befriending more asians, and maybe I'll learn to like them, and appreciate their culture.

2006-10-06 12:17:21 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

I can see that the world is going mad about money .In the past people used to sing and paint.. for the sake of art.They used to play football... for the sake of the game.But now businessmen are everywhere.They seach for money after all.Aren't fed up with these people on TV? Actors,singers,footballers greedy for money and making fun of you and me?

2006-10-06 12:16:31 · 5 answers · asked by Mjid 1 in Other - Society & Culture

like from movies , tv , books

2006-10-06 12:16:06 · 15 answers · asked by ??????? 1 in Mythology & Folklore

why does every one think they must run and hide? if somthing angers you why not voice your opinon?? if the bashers are hurting you why not put them in there place and fight back, do you think the reason they are going and going on with there questions and answers is becouse most of us are passive and just going to let it happen???

2006-10-06 12:15:30 · 15 answers · asked by brandy t 3 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Some Muslims and leftists in here really hate this western idea of free speech...well, amid their crying and whiining and reporting and threatining I also have a confession --- I am sick of all the Islamic armed conflicts worldwide.

Im sick of opening up my news web page and seeing angry Muslims in somewhere rioting or killing or protesting. Im sick of Muslims being sick of free speech. Im sick of Muslims putting a gun to everyones head and shreiking "respect my violent religion you kafir!"

But, in fairness to Muslims, I might be even sicker of ignorant spinless leftists drones who apologize for the super duper ultra religious wacko right wing --- ISLAM.

2006-10-06 12:14:46 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Their purpose is to decieve you by giving you destorted truth and a false sense of security. If they scared the hell out of you, how would they accomplish their mission?

2006-10-06 12:14:25 · 8 answers · asked by Cyber 6 in Mythology & Folklore