Society & Culture - 12 November 2006

2006-11-12 07:42:05 · 10 answers · asked by chris48195 1 in Languages

2006-11-12 07:41:52 · 4 answers · asked by Alex U 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2006-11-12 07:41:21 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-12 07:41:12 · 4 answers · asked by tech 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I'm talking about a good atheist day!! anybody have any good stories?

2006-11-12 07:41:07 · 1 answers · asked by The Frontrunner 5 in Other - Holidays

..if you were somehow given the choice before being born, what would you rather be and why?

2006-11-12 07:40:46 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I can't believe that the Catholic Church is so rich and yet it doesn't sell off some of those riches to help these underpriviliged countries. Why ask it's parishs to donate money when they have so much already? Do they really need all those lovely outfits? Christ was a simple man shouldn't they be following suit?

2006-11-12 07:40:29 · 11 answers · asked by Chez 1 in Religion & Spirituality

trap us into angry and Unchristian responses, and we simply began to ask and answer peaceful and honestly put questions. What if Christians asked questions we all have about scriptures, faith life and practice, theology, and Christian living.

Imagine how much more peaceful the R and S section would be, and how much our blood pressure would go down ,if we simply left the haters and baiters (and that includes so called Christian haters and baiters) to their own devices. Imagine what this board would be like if we as Christians also asked intelligent, curious, and loving questions about faith paths that are different than ours?

We aren't going to convince the haters and baiters of anything at all, and clearly they are in no place to want to hear the message, and we are in no kind of relationship with them where we could be of any help.

So why don't we take the high road and discuss faith issues. The baiters would then get bored. imagine the peaceful, intelligent board.

2006-11-12 07:40:11 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

JUVENILES!

2006-11-12 07:38:53 · 19 answers · asked by Tegghiaio Aldobrandi 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-12 07:38:46 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-12 07:38:11 · 14 answers · asked by . 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Just interested to know, being Irish myself.

2006-11-12 07:37:22 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

1. Do not speak without thinking. You should only speak once you have pondered over what you wish to say and you are convinced that it will not be badly received.

2. It is a sin to address a person or speak of him in the following terms: "he has no îmân", "may Allah's punishment, curse, or anger descend on a certain person", "may he enter hell", etc. It is a sin to speak in this manner irrespective of whether one is addressing a human or an animal. If the person who has been addressed in this manner does not deserve such remarks, all these curses will actually descend on the person who uttered them.

3. If anyone addresses you in this useless manner, you have the right to reply in the same way. However, you cannot exceed what that person says. If you exceed, you will be committing a sin.

4. Do not be two-faced whereby you "play according to the tune" of one person when you are in his company, and according to the "tune" of another person when in the latter's company.

5. Don't ever back-bite nor should you listen to such back-biting and tale-bearing.

6. Never ever speak a lie.

7. Do not praise a person directly nor should you exaggerate in praising him in his absence.

8. Don't ever involve yourself in ghîbah. Ghîbah means speaking in the absence of a person in such a way that if he were to hear it, he would be grieved. This is irrespective of whether what you say is the truth or not. If what you say is false, it is regarded as slander or defamation. This is even more sinful.

9. Do not argue with a person. Do not try to give precedence to what you have to say.

10. Do not laugh excessively as this causes the illumination of the heart (and countenance) to disappear.

11. If you have made ghîbah of a person, seek his forgiveness. If you are unable to do so, make du‘â-e-maghfirah on his behalf. In doing this, there is hope that you will be forgiven on the day of judgement.

12. Do not make false promises.

13. Do not laugh in such a way that the other person feels insulted or offended.

14. Do not be boastful of something that you own or a quality which you possess.

15. Do not occupy yourself with poems and poetry. However, if the subject matter is not contrary to the Sharî‘ah and you occasionally quote a few lines when making du‘â or when advising someone, there is no harm in this.

16. Do not mention things that you hear from here and there because the majority of such things are false

2006-11-12 07:37:04 · 4 answers · asked by shaawanat 2 in Religion & Spirituality

...and is not a being that was ever created, or had any beginning of any kind?

2006-11-12 07:34:06 · 17 answers · asked by I'm Still Here 5 in Religion & Spirituality

i dont think it is wrong but it seems to bring more heartache than its worth

2006-11-12 07:33:48 · 33 answers · asked by cdog61 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2006-11-12 07:33:17 · 4 answers · asked by Spartan L 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I used to teach 6th grade and I was good at my job. When I taught a topic, I taught all sides so the children could decide for themselves. So when I taught evolution, I also taught creationism, and the theory that I personally believe, which is that life started when an alien named Jar Jar Binks, masterbated into the primordial soup, therefore starting life. I was soon after fired. Do I have any legal recourse?

2006-11-12 07:32:28 · 13 answers · asked by Jar Jar Binks Molested Me! Help! 1 in Other - Society & Culture

i'm not talking about 'family friendly-creche-play area' types...I'm talking about proper grown-up Inns/resturaunts.

I'll probably get trashed for this...but I've just been subjected to two hours of two bored, running and yelling three year olds and a babe in arms being repeatedly entertained by a toy that plays the first few bars of old macdonald. The adults were eating, the children were playing with their food and bombing around the tables.
My meal gradually turned to ashes.

I know a friend who has three children and she wouldn't dream of taking them into this kind of environment...It reallly isn't fair on others...

Sorry, maybe I'm just having a rant, but my meal was ruined and I can't be the only one who feels that the presence of babes isn't appropriate.

2006-11-12 07:32:18 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

It doesn't matter what the conditions are behind a commandment from God, it's the act itself that I find abhorrent – I don’t care why God tells a person to dash a baby against a rock the act is barbaric – I don’t care if cannibalism is the result of a natural famine or God-made, eating children is barbaric – and, I don’t care how you try and justify the actions of a fictional God, the acts described in the Bible are inhumane and barbaric. You can attack me all you want and express outrage that I didn’t do a spell check, or you take a step back and honestly/critically try and understand why you based your life on such a barbaric book.
And I don't care if it's all just symbolism - if it is, the book was written by sick people - there's just no way to get around it.

2006-11-12 07:31:54 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

i am 11 years old and i need a really cool/cheap present

2006-11-12 07:31:50 · 6 answers · asked by emme_adies 1 in Other - Holidays

What does the word "son" means in this context, if God didn't marriage and had offsprings?

Remember: Christ was not created in Mary. Accorded to theology he is the Eternal Son of God, who exists forever.

What is the meaning of "son" in this theology then?

2006-11-12 07:31:41 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

John 3:20
Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

2006-11-12 07:30:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Just wondering what people think...everyone's different beliefs, etc.

2006-11-12 07:30:02 · 13 answers · asked by I'm Still Here 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Islam is the true religion I am freeing my responsibility by telling you the truth. It will come a day that you will be asked why when you were told about Islam you didn’t believe but at that time it will be to late. Take the chance before it’s over. We all keep talking about day of judgment and the end of this life. Well every one has his own end of life that’s all every one should worry about. Some one may try to tell me I am imposing Islam on people I am not imposing Islam on any one. It’s every one’s freedom of choice.
And there is no compulsion in Islam. Every religion is from God but because people have changed it throughout time God had to send a final revelation and he preserved it.
The Holy Quran : Preserved Forever,
(Al-Hijr, 15:10)
“Verily, We Ourselves have sent down this Exhortation, and most surely We will be its Guardian”
and the truth about that is that Quran after almost 1500 years still the same whether you go to china or to USA you will find the same Quran and any one can challenge this theory by finding differences in the quran and we muslims when we talk about quran we mean the Arabic Quran that’s what was sent from God.

2006-11-12 07:29:56 · 17 answers · asked by Mohamed 2 in Religion & Spirituality

can I perhaps meet yah between the holidays?

2006-11-12 07:29:35 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Thanksgiving

I think Brazilian culture is sooo romantic.

2006-11-12 07:29:06 · 2 answers · asked by Isis 7 in Other - Cultures & Groups

If so, please give details

2006-11-12 07:28:27 · 20 answers · asked by Scizzill 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Colossians 1:24 "Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is LACKING in the afflictions of Christ on behalf of his body, which is the church." (emphasis mine.)
I came across this during my daily Bible read. Is something really lacking in Christ's afflictions? I thought Jesus did it all so we only have to believe in Him. Your thoughts please?

2006-11-12 07:28:05 · 5 answers · asked by bookworm29 2 in Religion & Spirituality

See look http://www.createforum.com/phpbb/index.php?mforum=saynotojesus
No why do you suppose that might be?

2006-11-12 07:27:28 · 8 answers · asked by Say no to jesus 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Both Matheus and Mark say they rejected Christ

But Luke says one of them accepted Jesus.

Who is telling the truth?

2006-11-12 07:27:22 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality