Society & Culture - 7 October 2006

This is an inter denominational event. All Christians are asked to fast one meal a day during the next 30 days and spend time in intercessory prayer for the Church, its leaders, unsaved friends and loved ones, the countries in which we live, and healing.

2006-10-07 11:08:11 · 7 answers · asked by atreadia 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I believe that life has no purpose. As a result of natural selection, we only pursue whatever releases endorphins in our body. We are servants to our own wants and needs. Even when we are serving others, we are only serving our own sympathy. Life is a vice. Religion, art, education, politics, sex, drugs...everything we create is just masturbation of the mind and body. These things do not elevate man above animals...man only has bigger, more complex levels of satisfaction and serotonin levels. All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie.

2006-10-07 11:07:31 · 26 answers · asked by Xo 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I keep on getting jealous, not about people managing to get the opposite sex, but material stuff that other people have got. I haven't got a car or my own house, but I keep on getting jealous of people who own big houses and nice cars and wonder how the hell they have got them and I have worked (could have well worked much harder than them) and am not guaranteed to have them. It makes me feel inadequate.

2006-10-07 11:06:36 · 5 answers · asked by jammy.greeny@talk21.com 1 in Other - Society & Culture

i have a neighbor that insists that halloween is stupid and a fake and i want to scare him out of his wits. he is afraid of:

the momen(some guy who wacks peple over the head with shelves)

spiders

bees

i was thinking of giving him a litte anonymous spooky letter that some thing awful was going to happen to him in _____ days. then placing a tape recorder in his room saying spooky things that many days later. any other good, cheep ideas?

2006-10-07 11:06:09 · 14 answers · asked by georgeonfridays 3 in Halloween

Just thought you'd like to know how this question looked to me!

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Atg8ed4QMb0tmzpNH6FsH5uKBgx.?qid=20061007144534AA34PHF

2006-10-07 11:05:56 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Holda? Freyja? Eostar? the Morigan?
Did the Anglos or mainland Germanics have associations for Halloween, or was it a Celt only thang?

2006-10-07 11:05:52 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I've always found it difficult to ease my way out of a boring conversation (yes, yes, 'boring' is subjective and perhaps I'm the one who is boring, but all the same), and curious to know what sort of tactics you've used in the past that have worked to ease out politely yet successfully. Maybe I give off signs of false interest that I'm not aware of, such as smiling or head-nodding, but I just find myself in far too many long, drawn-out conversations about all sorts of banalities and superficial topics than I have time for or can comfortably tolerate, especially while trying to work. And when I say 'conversation,' I mean this very lightly, since it's usually the other people talking, and talking, and talking... That said, I also am very sensitive to other people's feelings, so I do not want them to leave with the thought I'm a narcissist or that they aren't worth my time and attention. But some folks, I've found, have just no social savvy when it comes to subtle signs of disinterest.

2006-10-07 11:05:36 · 11 answers · asked by pat800 1 in Etiquette

why are smart people losers at school even though there pretty and funny just like everyone else?

2006-10-07 11:04:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Perhaps a "Christian or Muslim" commercial? What if every time you drove down the road, opened a magazine or turned on almost any channel on your tv you were "hit with" a faith based add? Would this offend you?

2006-10-07 11:03:23 · 25 answers · asked by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7 in Religion & Spirituality

answers should be from the authors head, not a copy & paste job

2006-10-07 11:03:00 · 11 answers · asked by owner4nothing 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I am going to call the hospital and nursing home but, i have no idea what to say. Would someone type up a phone conversation worded perfectly? I need to ask these questions-What are minimum age to volunteer?-when can i volunteer?-What will i be doing?-Ect.? Thanks!

2006-10-07 11:02:54 · 4 answers · asked by baleigh714 2 in Community Service

what do people think of girls from the uk/england . be serious .
and do you think girls are prettier from america or uk

2006-10-07 11:02:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

All my British friends eat bacon pieces and I'm not allowed! It's not fair. Islam doesn't let me do anything! It almost makes me want to riot, protest about anything at all and blow the UK to bits.

I got told in my Mosque I will go to heaven and get 40 virgins to have sex with if I blow myself up is that true?

I would have converted to Christianity but I love in Afghanistan and I understand I will get my head chopped off if I do so, so I'm only a Muslim because I've been forced.

2006-10-07 11:02:06 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If i took a year off from french and want to go back to it, would i remember any of my french. i have 3 years of it would it a good idea.

2006-10-07 11:01:35 · 9 answers · asked by meg 2 in Languages

2006-10-07 11:00:48 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Suicide bombers are so common in Islam. Supposably the Koran teaches that suicide is wrong, so how do they think they go straight to heaven for blowing up innocent people in the name of Allah?

There were at least 30 more victims of suicide bombings and sectarian attacks in Iraq Saturday.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/10/07/iraq.main/index.html

2006-10-07 11:00:00 · 18 answers · asked by ♥ Coacoa Mama ♥ 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Why doesn't anyone in American politics today, or anyone in a position of power in America have the guts to look at things this way in this day and age? We are too politically correct and gutless to do what we have to do to win a war anymore. We feel the need to be the good guys and take the "high road." No war has ever been won by taking the "high road", though many have been lost by doing this.

We can't be the good guys of the world, who hope if we're nice enough that everyone will start liking us. They already don't like us, that's why we're at war with them, and there is nothing we can do to make them like us. We need to quit attempting to rationalize why they hate us, and simply destroy our enemies and win the war! We ARE at war after all. Our ancestors would come back and kick the asses our leaders if they knew what was being done to our country and the way these morons are trying to fight a war.

2006-10-07 10:59:58 · 5 answers · asked by McReynolds 3 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-10-07 10:59:27 · 15 answers · asked by Sarah 1 in Religion & Spirituality

does anyone out there still think that these are "wrong"? tell me your opinons on what you think.

2006-10-07 10:58:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

jte pisse au cul spece de trou de balle


Some guy bet me $20.00 bucks that I would never find out what this means. ( Hes french) What does it mean?

2006-10-07 10:58:10 · 7 answers · asked by cows go moo 1 in Languages

2006-10-07 10:57:00 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I just posed a question asking if anyone knew a person who possessed uncommon valor. Please look at the answer Doug Doug gave.

>>>>>No one personally that I can think of, but I just read about that Amish girl who asked to be shot first.<<<<<

I find it astonishing that such a young child could possess such courage. We could all learn much from her. So my question is....

If that had been you in a similar situation, could you have shown the courage this little girl had?? In what circumstance would you be able to willingly lay down your life??

Understand that this question is hypothetical.

2006-10-07 10:55:29 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-07 10:54:36 · 7 answers · asked by Jim J 1 in Languages

A teenage girl about 17 had gone to visit

some friends one

evening

and time passed quickly as each shared

their

various experiences of the past year.



She ended up staying longer than

planned,

and

had to walk home alone. She wasn't

afraid

because it was a small town and she lived

only

a

few blocks away.



As she walked along under the tall elm

trees,

Diane asked God to keep her safe from

harm

and

danger.



When she reached the alley, which was a

short

cut to her house, she decided to take it.



However, halfway down the alley she

noticed

a

man standing at the end as though he

were

waiting

for her.



She became uneasy and began to pray,

asking

for

God's protection.



Instantly a comforting feeling of quietness

and

security wrapped round her, she felt as

though

someone was walking with her.



When she reached the end of the alley,

she

walked right past the man and arrived

home

safely.



The following day, she read in the

newspaper

that

a young girl had been raped in the same

alley

just

twenty minutes after she had been there.



Feeling overwhelmed by this tragedy and

the

fact

that it could have been her, she began to

weep.



Thanking the Lord for her safety and to

help

this

young woman, she decided to go to the

police

station.



She felt she could recognize the man, so

she

told

them her story.



The police asked her if she would be

willing to

look

at a lineup to see if she could identify

him.



She agreed and immediately pointed out

the

man

she had seen in the alley the night

before.



When the man was told he had been

identified,

he

immediately broke down and confessed.



The officer thanked Diane for her bravery

and

asked if there was anything they could do

for

her.



She asked if they would ask the man one

question.



Diane was curious as to why he had not

attacked

her.



When the policeman asked him, he

answered, "Because she wasn't alone.

She

had

two tall men walking on either side of

her."



Amazingly, whether you believe or not,

you're never alone. Did you know that 98% of teenagers

will not stand up for God?



Repost this as Love vs. Sex if you truly

believe in God..





PS: God is always there in your heart and loves you no matter what.....and if u stand up 4 him u would repost this

2006-10-07 10:54:22 · 26 answers · asked by cameal545 2 in Religion & Spirituality

We are supposed to believe that Christianity teaches Christians to help the less fortunate and to give until it hurts. Yet there are still many children in the world today dying of starvation. In spite of this, I have seen some impressive churches being built in North America. Some of these churches easily run into the millions of dollars to build. This, in spite of the fact that there are plenty of churches around that are underutilized and even abandoned. That same money could build a school and hire teachers in a 3rd world country to teach the children about agriculture and how to develop their own economy. All I see them getting from these Christians is a tent and some worthless teachings from the bible, teaching them not to use a condom so they can make more starving children more dependant on the "Charity" of the church. Why do Christians keep building their expensive yet worthless churches, instead of building real schools in the 3rd world?

2006-10-07 10:53:43 · 14 answers · asked by digitalquirk 3 in Religion & Spirituality

im not speaking for everyone here. but, for the majority it is a fair question.

2006-10-07 10:52:56 · 27 answers · asked by crunchymonkey 6 in Etiquette

2006-10-07 10:52:42 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Why is it that I feel this need to want to help people, even the people who have hurt me.

2006-10-07 10:51:58 · 10 answers · asked by Alexia S 2 in Other - Society & Culture

I am just wondering if anyone knows whether there is a time when there are more experts online? Are there ever theologians or pastors that come on this site?

2006-10-07 10:50:49 · 12 answers · asked by Andiefreude 1 in Religion & Spirituality

do u let ur kids or do u celebrate halloween?
satan has pulled the shroud over our eyes and we think its ok to pretend to be the dead and demons, and satan himself.
i let my kids celebrate, but they cannot dress up like evil or death. os it ok to celebrate satan and all things evil??

i dont think so

2006-10-07 10:50:30 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality