Society & Culture - 26 October 2006

Personally, I think drinking is a compromise. I think it is wrong. But I'd love to hear your opinions...

2006-10-26 09:01:28 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

when they both sitting down having a nice dinner together?

2006-10-26 09:01:24 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

It seems so pointless.

2006-10-26 09:00:53 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Our soul or spirit? Why?

2006-10-26 08:59:12 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Father please forgive them
for they know not what they do
you gave the world your begotten son
but their still hating you

oh Lord what can we do

Now Father i still love them
tho i know that they hate me
I pray to you, you open their eyes
so they can really see
and Lord please rescue me

My heart has been broken
and the pain i still feel
iI don't understand why they don't love you
is your heart broken too

oh Lord what can we do

Oh Father please forgive me
for i know that i have sinned
I want to go to Heaven now
Lord please let me in
Please take away my sins

Father of all creation
I thank you for your Son
And now I'm not worried
that battle has been won
Lord Glory be to you
Amen

2006-10-26 08:58:56 · 16 answers · asked by jamnjims 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-26 08:57:34 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Its true and sad. My ex-wife has conditioned our daughter to think Jesus Christ is a swear word. I tried talking to my daughter but she gets really upset that dad keeps swearing and tells mom who I think likes the conflict this creates between me and our daughter.

What can I do??

2006-10-26 08:57:18 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Mine is 43.

http://www.beliefnet.com/section/quiz/index.asp?sectionID=&surveyID=27

2006-10-26 08:57:17 · 12 answers · asked by skeptic 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Judaism = The dead religion
Islam = The false religion
Christianity = The hypocritical religion
Atheism = The ignorant religion
Buddhism = The escapist religion
Hinduism = The delusioned religion

let it rain...

2006-10-26 08:56:43 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

and specially for girls? what is love for girls? what does it mean to them?

2006-10-26 08:56:23 · 7 answers · asked by Ed Flowers 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

they will be friends, the next day they are not friend. every rap stars are always having beef with one another. from 2pac to biggy, game to 50 cent and the list goes on. why can't they be friends since they all share the same story, overcoming life diffcluties and surriving aganit all odds to a weathy life .

2006-10-26 08:56:22 · 4 answers · asked by WEEDG 3 in Other - Society & Culture

He accepted Christ on Death Row!!

If he is in Heaven God is twisted!!

2006-10-26 08:55:23 · 6 answers · asked by Agnostic Messiah 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-26 08:55:10 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

It was reported today that Sheik Taj Aldin al Hilali, one of the most senior Islamic clerics in Australia, made the following comment in regards to the use of the body and face covering hijab that women in some Muslim traditions are obliged to wear: "If you take out uncovered meat and place it outside... without cover, and the cats come to eat it... whose fault is it, the cats' or the uncovered meat's? The uncovered meat is the problem. If she was in her room, in her home, in her hijab, no problem would have occurred."

Predictably, this remark led to much outrage in Australia, where anti-Muslim feelings have already run high amongst the majority non-Muslim population. Various officials spoke out against the comment, including Pru Goward, sex discrimination commissioner for Australia, and Prime Minister John Howard.

The Sheik made later comments trying to downplay the impact of his first remark, stating: "The presentation related to religious teachings on modesty and not to go to extremes in enticements, this does not condone rape, I condemn rape. Women in our Australian society have the freedom and right to dress as they choose, the duty of man is to avert his glance or walk away."

These two remarks reveal a lot about the thinking behind the more restrictive Muslim traditions under which women are oppressed and over which Western observers are highly critical of Muslim societies.

First of all, let's look at the retraction. Hilali said, while attempting to assuage the outrage he'd elicited, that his intention was to disseminate teachings for women "not to go to extremes in enticements". Taken in context with his first remark, specifically that "if she was in her room, in her home, in her hijab, no problem would have occurred", this is a pretty inflammatory attempt at apology. So leaving your room is an extreme in enticement? Leaving your home is? Wearing clothing more revealing than a barely portable tent is an extreme in enticement?

Most societies, at least outside the Muslim world, would view this as an extremely restrictive teaching for women. Sure, it can be argued that Western society has taken enticement to a ridiculous level with thong bikinis being worn in public and prepubescent girls being shown in provocative outfits and engaging in suggestive activities in music videos and advertisements all the time. Sure, we in the Western world are open to criticism for our attitude towards sex, for our over-sexualization of every aspect of life, for our amoral treatment of the subject in pop art including cinema and television. But to put all the responsibility for sexual restraint on women, through the mechanism of curtailing their most basic freedom to move through society unrestricted, and none of this responsibility on men, is not only misogynist but also disrespectful to men in that in implies we are animals unable to control our basic urges.

And this is the other revelation in Hilali's remarks.

He first drew an analogy between cats being attracted to uncovered meat and men being attracted to exposed female flesh. He later, in his 'apologetic' second remark, said "the duty of man is to avert his glance or walk away". So, men have the impulse control of cats and cannot be expected to even look at feminine charms without submitting to the base desire to enforce copulation with the indiscreet female?

It is especially repulsive that Muslim societies cling to this view of gender responsibilities and reactions regarding sexual stimuli. Why? Because many Muslim countries have very strict legal punishments for other, non-sexual crimes. Beheadings and other violent punishment are still on public display in many Muslim countries. Some cut off the right hand of anyone caught stealing. It is an effective, if brutal, punishment I am told. I've had Westerners who've travelled and lived in Muslim countries where such legal codes are in effect tell me you can leave your expensive camera or even a bundle of cash sitting out on the dashboard of your unlocked car and, nine times out of ten, no one will touch it. Having their hand removed and being consigned to eating in private (for Muslim tradition designated the right hand for eating and other sanitary activities and the left hand for toiletries and the like, to eat with the left hand in public is not permitted) for the rest of their lives, being permanently branded as a thief by the sight of your amputated limb is too great a punishment to risk lightly.

Clearly a society that uses such harsh punishments understands the possibility of deterrence of behaviour deemed uncivil. So why then is rape so hard to deter? Well, if you keep telling young men that the merest glimpse of female flesh is incitement, that it is not really your fault but that of the displayer of the 'meat' then you are not really trying to deter, are you? If you keep slaying women who have been raped for their infringement on your family honour, then you are not providing any deterrence for the male perpetrators of the crime, are you?

Islam is one of the world's great religions. Muhammad was, in my own view, a prophet of God the equal to Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Buddha or Baha'u'llah. The teachings of the faith were probably responsible for the great Islamic culture that was the world leader in scientific and artistic achievement in centuries past.

However, the narrow minded fundamentalist view espoused by clerics like Hilali, all too common in Muslim societies today, is a perversion of Islam. The gender view that reduces women to meat and men to beasts is a perversion of Islam, of God's teachings and of humanity.

2006-10-26 08:54:52 · 4 answers · asked by Rory McRandall 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-26 08:53:04 · 17 answers · asked by hua l 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Cause we all know that us women know the right answer all the time!

If you take this seriously, and claim I'm a megafeminist or a blasphemer, I'll just laugh at ya!

2006-10-26 08:53:02 · 21 answers · asked by SweetKiti 3 in Religion & Spirituality

my daughter is dressing up as Carmen Maranda for halloween and i need fruit for her head gear wher can i buy it in the central Scotland area

2006-10-26 08:52:24 · 22 answers · asked by puffasky 1 in Halloween

The people who teach this theory point to this verse:

1 Thessalonians 4:17

After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.

BUT 1 Thessalonians 4:16 says "the dead in Christ will rise first."

QUESTION:

According to the theory, does this mean that the resurrection of the dead will occur before the living are "raptured"?

2006-10-26 08:51:43 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-26 08:51:43 · 7 answers · asked by Karytorch 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-26 08:51:34 · 20 answers · asked by Hellsdiner 3 in Religion & Spirituality

if religion is about morals and ethics why the need to treaten belivers into upholding them

2006-10-26 08:51:27 · 18 answers · asked by clearair1234 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Personally, I can say the ONLY intolerance that I have, is that I can't stand those who HATE others because their differences. But I seriously would like to know reasons for all this hate and discrimination. Besides biblical reasons, why hate homosexuals? Why disagree with white ppl who marry black ppl? Why hate another race??? What are your reasons? I don't understand it. I am a straight, white woman, and I don't feel as you do. Does this mean you hate me too???

2006-10-26 08:50:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

I looking to find some music for my son who "doesnt listen to the words" because they are so bad but he likes the beat and so on

2006-10-26 08:49:38 · 4 answers · asked by eleshiak 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Can any psychic please tell me about my love life. only serious answers please

2006-10-26 08:49:27 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Scriptural evidence that proves the rapture.

2006-10-26 08:48:53 · 11 answers · asked by t_a_m_i_l 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-26 08:47:50 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-10-26 08:47:30 · 9 answers · asked by the bull 1 in Etiquette

Hey, my name is jewel and I wanted to know from one of you ladies point of view, what do you think. Do I look ok, should I try something different. I need to know. This is like the only place where I can get a real idea of how I look. I am a lesbian and I am 18. Based on my myspace picture, what do you think of me? Oh yeah, that is a mohawk. http://www.myspace.com/juelz1988

2006-10-26 08:46:40 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2006-10-26 08:46:35 · 12 answers · asked by iAmWatiAm 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I am starting a single adult ministry and I need information on how to get started, what to offer christians (events, etc.)

2006-10-26 08:46:10 · 2 answers · asked by Lia 1 in Religion & Spirituality