Society & Culture - 11 October 2006

What's okay to do with the opposite sex that is not intercourse? I'm a Seventh Day Adventist and I was wondering if masturbation is considered a sin? And would it be okay to masterbate if it is the lesser of two evils. I think, if a person masterbates they can release sexual tension without going out and having extra-marital sex. But I guess they could always try and find alternative methods of dealing with their sexual tension. But really, what are the limits of opposite sex interactions. I haven't done anything yet and would like to know my boundaries.

Or could someone point me in the direction of bible passages so I could form my own opinion?

2006-10-11 12:35:49 · 18 answers · asked by sky_raider16 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Personaly It would seem his private life bled over into his public personna and we saw a glimps of what stardom realy is...for me.. I say live and let live.

2006-10-11 12:35:40 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2006-10-11 12:35:36 · 5 answers · asked by Mary C 4 in Other - Society & Culture

I've thought it for many weeks now, and yes! I want to be muslim. I think that Islam's aproach to life is the one I like and I want to follow it. Are there any other things that I should know? I know about the 5 pillars. But what exactly mustn't muslims do? I know that they cannot eat pork or drink alcohol. But I want to know everything.

2006-10-11 12:35:15 · 9 answers · asked by Arturo B 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Okay I am Catholic and this question was asked to me in Youth Group. They asked what specific characteristics would a religin have to have in order for God to know it is the one He created before he left

2006-10-11 12:34:36 · 12 answers · asked by Aley@SC 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Quran 5:51 YUSUFALI "O ye who believe! TAKE NOT THE JEWS AND THE CHRISTIANS FOR YOUR FRIENDS AND PROTECTORS" http://cwis.usc.edu/dept/

Muslims already look at non-muslims as something less than human, which is why Islam has so many dehumanizing terms for non-muslims (kafir, infidel..etc).

So even if a Muslim keeps his gimmicky manners up, around a non-muslim, such that a non-muslim thinks the muslim is a "friend", is the Muslim really guilt of violating the Quran prohibition on non-muslim friendship?

What would have to happen for a Muslim to violate this prohibition...would it be some expression that he thinks non-muslims are human and equal to muslims?

2006-10-11 12:34:29 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-11 12:34:25 · 10 answers · asked by miraclewhip 3 in Religion & Spirituality

for their Communion services. Jesus turned the water into WINE not grape juice

2006-10-11 12:34:16 · 5 answers · asked by Midge 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-11 12:33:52 · 8 answers · asked by malecats1 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-11 12:33:13 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

how was the original torah written? what kind of luanguege was in it, what was it made out of, and what was it written on

2006-10-11 12:32:27 · 15 answers · asked by Ben S 2 in Religion & Spirituality

She leaves her lights on all day when she's out of the house, and all weekend she's out of town. She says this is because her cat doesn't like being left alone in the dark.

But I know that cats have excellent night vision. They can see up to 50 times more in the dark than humans. So whether a light is on or not is really irrelavent to a cat!

I just want her to turn off her lights when she's not home, because it wastes electricity and contributes to our shared electricity bill. I know its not that much, but it does add up over time. There's no reason to waste electricity.

Am I being really anal and unreasonable here? Or do I have a legitimate concern? I tried to be nice about it when I asked her, but I think she was just annoyed.

2006-10-11 12:32:11 · 38 answers · asked by worldpeace 4 in Etiquette

Is this not by it's very nature intolerant?
Why am I expected to show religions more tolerance then they show me?

2006-10-11 12:31:50 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

take this test
http://www.needgod.com/

2006-10-11 12:31:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-11 12:29:48 · 6 answers · asked by NonePlusTwo 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Okay- I had three questions:
~Sermon on the Mount in Matthew-
It says something like if you divorce a woman, and she becomes a widow, remarring the widow (another man) is commiting adultry on both sides. True?? Explain.
~Who exactly is Paul? What's a little about him?
~Is the author of John, John the Babtist??
~Explain who Mary Magdaline, Mary virgin, and another Mary? are.
Thanks so much I really appreciate any answers!

2006-10-11 12:29:29 · 12 answers · asked by gibson1210120 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-11 12:28:38 · 7 answers · asked by NonePlusTwo 1 in Religion & Spirituality

There are always the people who seem to not notice or care when a girl might slap a guy. They might even support her is the guy did something really bad. but a guy slaps a girl, it is considered a crime, even if hte gilr did something nasty. I mean, they both hit as hard, but the way they are treated is different because of their gender? Geez, what ever happened to gender equality?
Frankly, i think it's almost degrading. It's like they are saying women are so weak adn defensesless that they have to make it a taboo that a guy can't hit a girl, even thought she can hit him.
I am just saying, what do you think?

2006-10-11 12:27:54 · 25 answers · asked by spacer9182 2 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-10-11 12:27:53 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-11 12:27:27 · 13 answers · asked by malecats1 1 in Religion & Spirituality

i know most black and brown and minorities hate white people as a pastime....but would you ask for them to be vanished ..I mean think about it ..where would you be? I think you would be pretty primative

2006-10-11 12:26:43 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Chip papers, *** packets, sweet wrappers. Nothing compares with the Autuminal torrent of leaves? Eh?

2006-10-11 12:26:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Community Service

why does NY allow planes to fly around the city?
Chicago does not.
Cory Lidle was joy riding around the city. flew around the statue of liberty. then was flying around the city.
then smack!

why is that allowed?

2006-10-11 12:25:58 · 11 answers · asked by Quiz Master 1 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-10-11 12:23:35 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-11 12:23:01 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Say you go to the restroom and you are in the middle of urinating. You look down in the bathtub and see a dead body. Do you continue peeing or pinch it off and run out? Or do you just start peeing everywhere screaming? Because it's pretty hard to just stop urinating right in the middle of it.

2006-10-11 12:22:56 · 22 answers · asked by JWall 2 in Etiquette

Give me one scripture in which Jesus praying to God addressed Him as Jehovah? I can only find in NWT where Jesus in praying addressed God as "Father or Abba Father".

2006-10-11 12:22:55 · 17 answers · asked by Pat Riot 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-11 12:22:50 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

If so which ones? Thanks

2006-10-11 12:22:41 · 28 answers · asked by . 3 in Religion & Spirituality

"I COMMAND THAT YOU BE HAPPY IN THE WORLD AS LONG AS YOU LIVE." what would you do then?

2006-10-11 12:22:39 · 46 answers · asked by -skrowzdm- 4 in Religion & Spirituality