Society & Culture - 20 October 2006

Bible thumping Christians suggest that I will become evil if I don't believe in God.
Yet after 50 years of not believing, I don't want to kill, or steal, and I don't lie nearly as much as most Bible quoters.
After reading the Bible in it's entirety,I decided it was a childish book for frightened, greedy people to hide behind.
People who have a great fear of death, and are greedy for a new life in "heaven", ( a place in their imagenation).

2006-10-20 06:24:46 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-20 06:24:06 · 19 answers · asked by 70's chevelle junky 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Show me their characteristics and how they are us lovers

2006-10-20 06:23:59 · 8 answers · asked by Lucy 1 in Etiquette

Me and my mate were having a very weird conversation

2006-10-20 06:23:09 · 32 answers · asked by Star dust 4 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2006-10-20 06:23:06 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

how to tell if someone has but a black magic spell on your child and what should you do to get rid of it?

2006-10-20 06:22:54 · 10 answers · asked by hoffnerhooper 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Are you one of either?

2006-10-20 06:22:45 · 4 answers · asked by Aspurtaime Dog Sneeze 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-20 06:22:43 · 10 answers · asked by Red Yeti 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-20 06:22:27 · 34 answers · asked by Ahmet T 2 in Religion & Spirituality

wanted to be by himself again so that he could do whatever he wanted. We were arguing ( as usual) and today I made plans with my mother, who lives out of town, to go over there for a week just so that I could give him his space because I know that he is stressed out from work and stuff. I thought that I was being considerate because we both need our space every once in a while. When I told him of these plans he freaked out and told me that I could not go and that if I did go, then it would be over between us and that he would not be there when I got back home. I don't get it, I was just trying to give him what we both needed without breaking up. I thought that it was a good idea. Why did he act like that? An answer from a man's point of view would be great.

2006-10-20 06:21:29 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

I wrote this piece (http://praisingfool.blogspot.com/2006/10/call-to-christians.html ), intending Christians to read it. Unfortunately, it seems that it's only the atheist/agnostic audience who is reading it and enjoying it. I think that's great, but it isn't doing much good if the intended audience doesn't get to read it.

I need some suggestions on how to get it out there (I've submitted it to Christian Carnival and trackbacked on several Christian sites already).

2006-10-20 06:20:49 · 3 answers · asked by praisingfool 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-20 06:20:42 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-20 06:18:57 · 16 answers · asked by adorable 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-20 06:18:17 · 4 answers · asked by TCFKAYM 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I have been told that if a person never knew about Jesus Christ then they would get into heaven for free, because of the fact that they didn't know any better. If this is the case, then how is it compassionate to tell the people who don't know yet about Jesus? Wouldn't they be better if not knowing, since they would get into heaven for free? I do not understand this...

2006-10-20 06:17:53 · 14 answers · asked by Shinkirou Hasukage 6 in Religion & Spirituality

who says that it was a christian who wrote the bible sence paganism pre-dates christianity, wouldn't go to show that it was a
pagan that wrote the bible and that it was a pagan that god first talked too....?????

2006-10-20 06:17:22 · 13 answers · asked by Manie 2 in Religion & Spirituality

That the devil knows the Bible, and could probably quote more scriptures than you and I put together? I was asking because this was something they used to tell us when we were younger in Sunday School at my church. I guess they were trying to just let us know that everything that looks good, isn't. Is this where the whole false prophet situation comes into play and could it perhaps be a reason why people are easily susceptible to the false prophets; because they know the Bible? If that's the case how do you distinguish between whose real and who is coming for causes other than those of God? Thanks for the answers.

2006-10-20 06:17:20 · 14 answers · asked by Sassy 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-20 06:15:41 · 16 answers · asked by Satan? 1 in Religion & Spirituality

My dog ate my homework.

2006-10-20 06:15:36 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

who says that it was a christian who wrote the bible sence paganism pre-dates christianity, wouldn't go to show that it was a
pagan that wrote the bible and that it was a paran that god first talked too....?????

2006-10-20 06:14:26 · 18 answers · asked by Manie 2 in Mythology & Folklore

what do u ragard as most important?Selflessness,intellegengce ,popularity,appearence and dignity,or good moral character and high cognitive value.

2006-10-20 06:14:11 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

The very name of this festival 'Deepavali' suggests the meaning of this festival. It is all about the light coming out of a tiny diya that is called 'Deep' in Hindi. Later the term 'Deepawali' became 'Divali'. Deepawali or Diwali is also known as 'the festival of lights' because on this day there is light and light everywhere. Diwali is celebrated usually in the month of October or November.

Diwali falls on the day of 'Amavasyaa' when the moon does not rise and there is darkness all around. Light, being symbol of hope and positive things, indicates the victory of good over evil. And by spreading light in every corner of our premises we try to destroy the reign of darkness on the night of diwali.

It is a tradition to light our homes and offices on diwali. People decorate their premises with diyas, electric bulbs series and other decorative electric items to make their surroundings filled with colorful light and to make it bright and beautiful. After all the ultimate beauty created by lighting all over is the main feature that makes this festival unique.

Divali Significance

Dipavali is the Indian festival that brings a series of festivals with it. One after another we get a chance to celebrate five festivals together. The people of all age groups and classes with equal zeal and enthusiasm celebrate Diwali throughout India. They put on new apparels and participate in the various activities that are related to Diwali celebrations.

Diwali is not only a festival of celebrations such as lightings, crackers, cleanliness, colorful rangoli making, social gatherings to exchange greetings and sharing sweets with your loved ones but it is also a festival that is filled with spiritualism and religious activities such as worship of Goddess Lakshmi, worship of Lord Ganesha, worship of Mother Kali, worship of Lord Chitragupta and worship of Govardhan Parvat. The Diwali festival is all about lots of shopping, happiness, togetherness and almost one week's holiday.

The celebration of the five-day long festival, diwali begins on Aswayuja Bahula Chaturdashi and concludes on Kartika Shudha Vijaya. The first day of this festival begins with 'Dhan Trayodashi' or 'Dhanteras'. After the Dhanvantari Trayodashi the second day of diwali is 'Narak Chaturdashi', which is popular as 'Chhoti Diwali'. The third day of diwali, which is also called 'Badi Diwali' is the main day of celebrations of the festival of diwali. People perform Lakshmi Pujan (worship of divine Goddess Lakshmi) on this day and offer prayers to Her to bless them with wealth and prosperity. The fourth day of diwali is devoted to Govardhan Pooja (worship of Lord Govardhan Parvat). The fifth day of the diwali is Bhai Dooj, the time to honour the brother-sister relationship.

The day of Dipavali has special significance for the business community as they consider this day to be the perfect time to begin their new financial year. Some people also indulge in gambling on the day of diwali because it is a believed that wife of Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvati played dice with Him on this day and therefore those, who gamble on this auspicious day, are blessed with prosperity.

2006-10-20 06:14:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Evolutionist, I give up. I am convinced that you must have come from apes.
If you do take offense to it, Why?

2006-10-20 06:12:34 · 21 answers · asked by Red Yeti 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-20 06:09:35 · 15 answers · asked by shelliann c 1 in Halloween

does it effect a teenagers growth if you w*nk about once a day?

2006-10-20 06:08:08 · 29 answers · asked by Home Boy 1 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-10-20 06:07:51 · 13 answers · asked by Aspurtaime Dog Sneeze 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Remember your written and spoken German do you ?

2006-10-20 06:07:23 · 22 answers · asked by Latin Techie 7 in Languages

can children who are 6 years old have jinn on them? if so how can you tell if they are possed in uncertain terms?

2006-10-20 06:06:39 · 12 answers · asked by hoffnerhooper 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-20 06:06:15 · 9 answers · asked by ? 5 in Other - Society & Culture

Coordinates would be great.

2006-10-20 06:05:32 · 31 answers · asked by adrixia 4 in Religion & Spirituality