Society & Culture - 12 October 2006

My boyfriend tells me that not only he, but his mother saw what I can only describe as a "Shadow Man" when he was quite young. He and his mother seemed rather frightened by the figure, and claimed that they smelled smoke the whole time they saw this... thing. I've never seen a "Shadow Man" but I've seen a ghost in my lifetime. I wasn't scared though, I felt sad to know that this spirit was doomed to walk the Earth for all time.

If you wouldn't mind, please share your experience.

2006-10-12 11:41:10 · 14 answers · asked by lilfireyballofhate 3 in Mythology & Folklore

I dont mean permanately I mean temporary for a halloween costume.

2006-10-12 11:40:57 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Halloween

Not all groups should be pigeon-holed, or stereo-typed.

Atheists: debaters (open-minded), fundies (closed minded debaters), oppresive (hate and outlaw the believers), baiters and riff-raff that are in this site to screw it up

Believers: debaters (open-minded), fundies (close minded debaters), oppressive (convert the non-believers), baiters (some may be non-believers)

Seekers who have not made up their mind, or are on the fence, or who are in one of the above groups, and asking good questions.

14 year olds, 30 year olds, 60 year olds, etc.

People of wisdom, learners and immature people

Just a comment to be more open to people's views and beliefs. There appears to be a lot of intolerance on this site.

2006-10-12 11:40:50 · 9 answers · asked by Cogito Sum 4 in Religion & Spirituality

No matter how good and generous they were, no matter how much they helped others or gave to others, they will still be thrown into Hell for all eternity?

Christians Only Please

Say yes or no directly and then give a reason.

2006-10-12 11:40:16 · 11 answers · asked by malecats1 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-12 11:39:54 · 10 answers · asked by edward_lmb 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Why do lads walk around with their hands down their pants!! Wot is that all about! Does it make them feel safe on the streets or make them look hard!!

2006-10-12 11:39:47 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

look, I'm from Costa Rica, and it's offensive to be called "mexican" if you R from another country. we do not confuse american people with canadians or with people from England.

2006-10-12 11:39:39 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

or was he? he could only manage to jump over a candle stick

2006-10-12 11:39:03 · 8 answers · asked by Twilight_dreaming 4 in Mythology & Folklore

2006-10-12 11:37:41 · 8 answers · asked by Twilight_dreaming 4 in Mythology & Folklore

2006-10-12 11:37:31 · 2 answers · asked by bry09 2 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-10-12 11:36:46 · 9 answers · asked by Twilight_dreaming 4 in Mythology & Folklore

I am Wiccan. I don't have a problem with other religions, to each there own!

Why do so many people feel they need to tell me I worship the devil, I don't even believe in the devil so how can I whorship it?

I don't tell people about my religion unless they ask, I don't have nothing to hide. But I don't offer ANY info on myself unless someone ask!

just to let you know I am 26, married with an 8 month old son. My home is shabby chic, no skulls, no black. i wear mostly pink. OK.

I just don't understand why so many people are hateful towards another because of there religion, pagan, catholic, christain. (ok I'll be honest some mormans get to me. but not all of them) I give everyone a chance. reliagion is part of who we are NOT who we are!

2006-10-12 11:36:31 · 15 answers · asked by bubbagaloosch 2 in Religion & Spirituality

what is the least common multiple of 30 and 35?

2006-10-12 11:36:25 · 12 answers · asked by 8teen 2 in Religion & Spirituality

What are the contradictions in the bible?

Please give scripture you are referring to.

2006-10-12 11:35:48 · 11 answers · asked by Darriel Hagans 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Thx :-)

2006-10-12 11:35:16 · 23 answers · asked by Axel ∇ 5 in Religion & Spirituality

wouldn't it be funny if a priest came... anyways when is dateline?

2006-10-12 11:34:30 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Please explain.

I'm hoping for some really deep stuff here.

Also, maybe something pagan or shamanic.

Not really into christian movies, I like them but not looking for them at this time.

2006-10-12 11:34:26 · 10 answers · asked by Corey 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Starting to read book on WW1 So far every religious grup is mentioned but Jewish. So did they go by different religious name in Europe in Early 19 century?

2006-10-12 11:33:49 · 4 answers · asked by Mister2-15-2 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I consider myself one of Jehovah's witnesses..as I worship the god of the "burning bush", the creator of all, and the heavenly Father of Jesus Christ ! This may surprise some who are convinced they are the "true believers". It does'nt bother me, I can live without the Watchtower doing my thinking for me. I have a NWT. I read at Isiah 9:6...."his name will be called....Mighty God, Eternal Father....." Also John 20: 28, "....Thomas said to him: My Lord and my God". See also Isiah 43: 10......"Before me there was no God formed......and after me there continued to be none". That is Jesus being refered to!
That is 3 scriptures from the NWT, "out of the mouths of 3 witnesses". My question is this.....are the JW's more interested in promoting one of God's names or really finding the "TRUTH", which they say they are in? "Awake"? Or wake up?

2006-10-12 11:33:28 · 13 answers · asked by Pat Riot 1 in Religion & Spirituality

The book its taught from??or the people who follow it??

Personally mine was the people..Way to many bigots..

2006-10-12 11:33:16 · 12 answers · asked by onthefence 2 in Religion & Spirituality

im just wondering cause christians have been given a shitty name for crap that some ppl have done

personally im a christian

2006-10-12 11:32:00 · 22 answers · asked by Apocalyptic 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I suppose the question might answer itself...ignorance....but are there other theories? I mean, is it possible that a leftist who actually studied Islam in depth and knows it is the furtherest right any movement can go, would neverthless stillllll defend it?

Lets here some theories...

2006-10-12 11:31:27 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Are there many similarities between these two religions?
Thank you for your answers!

2006-10-12 11:31:19 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Like you have your keys. And you know you had them. But you
search your house 10 times and can't find them. And suddenly,
there they are, in PLAIN SIGHT!
EXPLAIN THAT AWAY!

2006-10-12 11:30:21 · 9 answers · asked by Medicine Eddie 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Please see the link below:
http://freeinternetpress.com/story.php?sid=8814

David Kuo is the former high ranking official in Bush's Faith Based Initiatives Congressional Office. He has quit and wrote a tell all book, with the following revalations:

"He says some of the nation’s most prominent evangelical leaders were known in the office of presidential political strategist Karl Rove as “the nuts”.

“National Christian leaders received hugs and smiles in person and then were dismissed behind their backs and described as ‘ridiculous,’ ‘out of control,’ and just plain ‘goofy’,” Kuo writes."

More seriously, Kuo alleges that then-White House political affairs director Ken Mehlman knowingly participated in a scheme to use the office, and taxpayer funds, to mount ostensibly “nonpartisan” events that were, in reality, designed with the intent of mobilizing religious voters in 20 targeted races.

Nineteen out of the 20 targeted races were won by Republicans, Kuo reports.

2006-10-12 11:28:49 · 14 answers · asked by YDoncha_Blowme 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I have made a wee-little book from the same materials (The Gospels) which I call The Philosophy of Jesus. It is a paradigm of his doctrines, made by cutting the texts out of the book and arranging them on the pages of a blank book, in a certain order of time or subject. A more beautiful or more precious morsel of ethics I have never seen. It is a document in truth that I am a REAL CHRISTIAN, that is to say a disciple of the doctrines of Jesus, very different than the Platonists, who call ME infidel and THEMSELVES Christians and preachers of the Gospel, while they draw all their characteristic dogmas from what its author never said nor saw. They have compounded from the heathen mysteries a system beyond the comprehensionof man, of which the greater reformer of the vicious ethics and deism of the Jews, were here to return on earth, would not recognize one feature.

2006-10-12 11:27:38 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

It seems jesus didn't have enough time to talk about the basic belifs of christianity.

orginal sin
trinity
being God
being the last prophet

2006-10-12 11:27:30 · 12 answers · asked by Kimo 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-12 11:27:09 · 5 answers · asked by xoblondechick8 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2006-10-12 11:26:55 · 6 answers · asked by sweet 2 in Halloween

I am just curious how you can justify spending all the money you have spent on your computer,high speed internet and other worldly unnecessary posessions when your church badly needs that money to pay off families of children abused by priests. How could you abandon your church in their time of need in the name of worldly comforts?

2006-10-12 11:26:20 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality