Society & Culture - 15 November 2006

I'm looking for different Types of Christmas Gift Exchanges. I know of White Elephant, and Secret Santa. I was wondering if anyone knew of any others that would be similar.

2006-11-15 19:25:09 · 5 answers · asked by trekboy 2 in Christmas

2006-11-15 19:24:14 · 12 answers · asked by flavorlicious 2 in Other - Society & Culture

Will Harry Potter become a Christ like figure in a few thousand years?

2006-11-15 19:24:03 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-15 19:20:17 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

2006-11-15 19:18:23 · 5 answers · asked by anuragmaken 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Does anyone else from the United States feel attacked and/or threatened when other countries use the word 'American' in a sentence describing us? It seems like many times, when people from other countries talk about the US in negative ways, instead of blaming our government, president, or a select group of people, most of the time they just blame 'Americans'. Such as: 'how can Americans be so self-centered?', 'why are Americans so racist?', and ‘how could Americans have allowed this war in Iraq to continue’. So now I don’t feel bad for being from the U.S., but I despise being called an American (anyway, I’m a statesman, technically). Just curious, any one else flinch at the word?

2006-11-15 19:16:56 · 8 answers · asked by Vae 5 in Other - Society & Culture

I don't get it...its the only place I know where people will actually assume you drive a car.

2006-11-15 19:16:53 · 10 answers · asked by LeytonKeeley 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2006-11-15 19:16:35 · 6 answers · asked by j4 1 in Community Service

dont know how much of ea

2006-11-15 19:13:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Thanksgiving

2006-11-15 19:12:44 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2006-11-15 19:09:55 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

do the indians recognize the gipsys or are they embarresed with them?
and if they do,what would they do to help their "relatives".
do they offer extra scollarships or something?please answer

2006-11-15 19:09:15 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

2006-11-15 19:07:59 · 13 answers · asked by red 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

What is terrorism exactly? The Canadian Winston Dictionary defines terrorism as follows;


“...to fill with great alarm and fear; reduce to a state of terror; to govern by methods which arouse terror...”


We have seen throughout history many examples of terrorists and terrorism, for instance, the Crusades, the Inquisition, the New England Witch Hunts, Lenin, Stalin, Pol Pot, Mussolini, Adolf Hitler, the IRA, the Ku Klux Klan, Timothy McVeigh, David Korresh and Milosovich, just to name a few. The evil actions of those mentioned speak for themselves, with the crimes they perpetrated against humanity. Sadly, today, terrorism continues at a feverish pace, with no end in sight. Another sad fact is that the word “Terrorism” has somehow become synonymous with the word “Muslim”. The religion of Islam is being presented by certain media and religious groups as a religion of war and violence. The term “Islamic Fundamentalists” seems to be the in vogue catch phrase when it comes to describing the actions of a misguided few. However, when one examines the true meaning of the word “Fundamentalist”, you will realize that the Fundamentals of Islam do not conform to the actions of terrorists. Quite the contrary, Islam is a religion whose fundamental teachings pertain to peace and understanding and it is these True Qur'anic teachings that I wish to explore here, Insha'Allah(God Willing). It is sad to think that whenever a crime is committed by a Muslim, the religion of Islam is put on trial. If we were to follow that analogy, and considering that, with the exception of Lenin, Stalin and Pol Pot, all the above mentioned individuals and groups were Christian or from a Christian background, is it right to blame all Christians and the religion of Christianity for the crimes committed by these terrorists? And considering that the fathers of communism were all Jewish or of a Jewish background, would it be proper and fair to blame all Jews and the religion of Judaism for the evils of communism? No, it is not right and just the same, to blame all Muslims and the religion of Islam for the crimes committed by terrorists is equally wrong

2006-11-15 19:07:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-15 19:06:19 · 10 answers · asked by flavorlicious 2 in Thanksgiving

is trying to pass a bill that states that any child born with anykind of dissabilty should be left to die do you disagree or agree


i think its sick myself
my son is disabled

2006-11-15 19:05:48 · 18 answers · asked by lv23smurf 3 in Religion & Spirituality

That one day all of us got to speak one language all around the world?

2006-11-15 19:05:34 · 10 answers · asked by TANHA T 1 in Languages

2006-11-15 19:03:53 · 15 answers · asked by Naimah 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-15 19:03:40 · 14 answers · asked by anime fan 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Whatcha think?

2006-11-15 19:03:37 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

2006-11-15 19:02:33 · 3 answers · asked by TANHA T 1 in Languages

do you pray with all your heart?
Do you believe that he will hear you?
are you a true believer or you just pray because you think there might be a god hearing you?
muslims pray 5 times a day ..christians do you usually pray or not?
so now what do you think if you pray but you dont get an answer from God?

2006-11-15 19:00:31 · 10 answers · asked by Creative 2 in Religion & Spirituality

recently someone asked can you be gay and christian at the same time? and i was reading all the different responses and it seems that the christians cant come to an agreement. half say you can be gay and christian at the same time because god accepts everyone, god is loving, bla bla bla. the other half says NONONO!! its still "unchristian" like...bla bla bla.

if your all in the same religion worshiping the same god, teachings, and book...why cant there be a single same response? doesnt that mean the teachings of christianity contridict one another? or does that mean everyones just saying thier opinion according to what they want to think using religion as a way to justify themselves?

2006-11-15 19:00:12 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Why?

2006-11-15 18:58:48 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

My husband just told me he wants to be a rabbi. We've been married six years, and not once have we participated in anything that has to do with Judiasm. I thought the he felt the same as I did, that it was a big waste of time. Has he gone totally nuts? Or this just a big joke?

2006-11-15 18:54:57 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-15 18:54:18 · 11 answers · asked by Shal 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I dont understand why the continent is still so backward. A friend of mine says its because of the west and the old colonial days, but most of the countries have been independent for decades. Why has Australia and New Zealand prospered (former colonies) but Africa still needs handouts.

2006-11-15 18:50:03 · 18 answers · asked by cyano_gen 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

when I was in school we started each day with a prayer by the principal over the intercom and the pledge of allegiance to the flag now neither is done and things are getting worse all the time would this help at all

2006-11-15 18:49:31 · 33 answers · asked by katlady927 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I work at a porn store, as a cashier. I've been told this is an inappropriate place for me to work. What do you think?

2006-11-15 18:49:30 · 27 answers · asked by pomme_de_sangstl 2 in Etiquette

AND I KNOW I WILL HAVE a lot of crap answers>it pruves the LOW LEVEL of this site

2006-11-15 18:46:26 · 9 answers · asked by jean marc l 6 in Etiquette