Society & Culture - 22 October 2006

What are the Pro's and the con's? What does your religion or belief system says about this?

2006-10-22 12:01:10 · 10 answers · asked by . 3 in Religion & Spirituality

dont give this BS about, how violence doesnt solve anything. i seen in recent years that people keep becoming more "white" if u will. they snitch on their own parents, accept people for who they are, knowing full well that its wrong. people these days have no B.alls to say whats on their mind. so basicly, i just want to know why this is happenning

2006-10-22 12:00:54 · 6 answers · asked by the_bifanatorv2 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Hi everyone........I have a friend which i have learned is a Mormon............I am interested in the differences between Mormon faith and Christian faith..........if you are will to share I would appreciate it.........I would also appreciate only respectful answers....as some "religion haters" out there post some really awful answers..........btw i pray for you when i read your answers....may you be shown the love of The Saviour!

2006-10-22 12:00:52 · 16 answers · asked by Carolina Girl 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I won't even begin to go into someone posting a historically documented fact about a religion and having people tell them they are wrong. My example will be: Last week sometime, in reply to a question, I posted a portion of the First Amendment. Nothing else. It was another one of those "Why doesn't America ban X religion" posts.

And then I got a message telling me that freedom of religion was made up.

Is it just lack of education? Is it refusal to see anything outside your own point of view? What is it?

2006-10-22 12:00:46 · 16 answers · asked by angk 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Hi everyone, I apologize in advance for my ignorance...I want to learn Spanish spoken in Mexico and the US, do I want to be learning Spanish (Latin American) or Spanish (Spain)? Thanks for your help!

2006-10-22 12:00:15 · 15 answers · asked by lulu 2 in Languages

they speak english;buy european purfums;clothes;are not good at diplomacy etc...... the list is endless . and they come to europe??

2006-10-22 12:00:11 · 14 answers · asked by jean marc l 6 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-10-22 12:00:09 · 3 answers · asked by ? 2 in Other - Society & Culture

..For Halloween, I mean! i am making him dress up this year for a party and after lots of resistance this is the only thing he will agree to. I have the wig. How do I accessorize him to make him look like The Donald?

2006-10-22 11:59:20 · 16 answers · asked by St. Louis Girl 3 in Halloween

has your time spent on these boards changed or altered you as a person in regards to your faith ?

please note i am not asking if you have changed your beliefs ...
but have you relaxed a little more in life where once you may have been a little held back with fear or whatever it was ?
or has it been the opposite ... where you once quite laid back but now have adopted a stricter lifestlye due to beliefs and things said to you yahoo ?
whatever the case ... if you have changed in any small or big way
i would love to hear it

2006-10-22 11:57:46 · 24 answers · asked by Peace 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Remember science can only explain but so much.

2006-10-22 11:57:40 · 7 answers · asked by icyhott4urmind 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Ok, so I am considering being lesbian as a way to belong. I don't mean to make this a socio-political issue that stirs people up (so please don't make it). It's just a personal expression and I feel somewhat vulnerable being so open... When I was young and foolish, I dated white guys, to see how I fit in the culture. But I know at least where I am, white people are the majority and the old class haven't fully opened to asians. Asian opinion prompts "Well, if you're don't agree, go back to your country" sort of replies. So, can't have an opinion openly w/o being put in my place as a foreigner I feel like a loner in a majority world. I am struggling to find belonging in this society. I don't want to be further marginalized by being lesbian, but I know I can find community within the smaller culture of lesbians. I want empowerment as a woman, not asian! I want people to see me for who I AM, not see my face! Ok, I am not depressed. I am fine. But at times, I feel down about it all

2006-10-22 11:57:17 · 22 answers · asked by summation 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2006-10-22 11:56:42 · 2 answers · asked by mystical 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2006-10-22 11:56:41 · 7 answers · asked by Rommie 7 in Halloween

Do people do for their neighbors anymore ? and if not then why. what has changed to make people so?

2006-10-22 11:56:24 · 19 answers · asked by primamaria04 5 in Community Service

I am a guy who just happens to have the need for the support that a bra offers.

2006-10-22 11:56:14 · 15 answers · asked by Jay 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2006-10-22 11:54:43 · 6 answers · asked by STORMY K 3 in Mythology & Folklore

2006-10-22 11:54:32 · 1 answers · asked by naz18hg 4 in Other - Society & Culture

Both the question of Christs divinity and the books selected to form the bible were established by a vote at the Council of Nicea in the early 4th century aznd not as the result of any will of God.

2006-10-22 11:53:54 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I am a happily married woman and deeply in love with my husband. I have never had feelings for a woman, or desired to be in a relationship with one. However, I sometimes fantasize about messing around with a woman in front of my husband. Does having sexual fantasies about women make me bisexual, or does being bi-sexual mean that you can be in LOVE WITH either sex?

2006-10-22 11:53:23 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2006-10-22 11:51:58 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

2006-10-22 11:51:45 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

The Noble Qura’n:

Allah obliterates usury but makes charity grow in value! Allah does not love any persistently ungrateful wrongdoer. (2:276)

Those who practise usury will not rise from the grave except as someone driven mad by Satan's touch. That is because they say, ‘Trade is the same as usury.’ But Allah has permitted trade and He has forbidden usury. Whoever is given a warning by his Lord and then desists, can keep what he received in the past and his affair is Allah’s concern. But all who return to it will be the Companions of the Fire, remaining in it timelessly, for ever. (2:275)

2006-10-22 11:51:41 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Just wondering what you are planning for the holiday... celebrate with others? If you're a sloitary... at home? out-doors? Any special traditions?

I'm thinking of celebrating alone this year in a local wooded area where I've spent time before, getting close to the Goddess. I'll bring a portable altar I have, incense etc, and my own cake and ale (or grape juice). I used to make Pumpkin Cheesecake for this time of year, for a group I celebrated with, but it's 30 miles away, and I've been unable to drive. So I'm celebrating alone this year.

2006-10-22 11:51:26 · 13 answers · asked by Deirdre H 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-22 11:50:03 · 1 answers · asked by naz18hg 4 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-10-22 11:49:59 · 17 answers · asked by poodle 4 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

"The Earth is round"
I'm reading from
http://www.miraclesofthequran.com/scientific_15.html
It claims the Koran reveals that the Earth is round with this verse

He has created the Heavens and the Earth for Truth. He wraps the night up in the day, and wraps the day up in the night. (Qur'an, 39:5)

The author then elaborates how this is a MIRACLE by saying

"However, it should be remembered that the understanding of astronomy of the time perceived the world differently. It was then thought that the world was a flat plane and all scientific calculations and explanations were based on this belief."

So I checked with SCIENCE and found
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_Earth

"By the time of Pliny the Elder (1st century) at the latest, however, the Earth's spherical shape was generally acknowledged among the learned in the western world. At that time Ptolemy derived his maps from a curved globe and developed the system of latitude and longitude (see clime)."

Miracle...or?

2006-10-22 11:49:08 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-22 11:48:47 · 16 answers · asked by JN 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Shouldn't the league table system be abolished and named as Olde fashioned and pre-medievel?

2006-10-22 11:48:33 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-22 11:46:52 · 4 answers · asked by fresh2 4 in Halloween

More info: We are NOT religious. My original plan was to expose our children to both cultures and holidays without formal religious schooling. I want to do this...the issue is that my husband wants to baptize our kids but I am not sure we are allowed to do that with me not catholic. Anyone know what goes on with this?

2006-10-22 11:46:17 · 21 answers · asked by H 3 in Religion & Spirituality