Society & Culture - 22 November 2006

I'm not trying to claim that Thanksgiving is a Christian holiday. It's a time to give thanks so for us Christians we naturally thank the Creator who gives us all good things.

Some of the answers have now presented another question in my mind. Many of you claim to celebrate Christmas and Easter with your families. Does that make you a hypocrite?

Not before you go attacking me I know you say that they were "originally" pagan holidays but they're NOT that now. Christmas is the time when we celebrate Christ's birth. The gifts given are meant to represent the gifts brought to the Christ child by the Wise Men. Easter is when we celebrate His resurrection from the grave. If you celebrate these holidays by gathering with your family isn't that hypocritical?

Many of you denounce us Christians because you say that churches are filled with hypocrites. Aren't you also guilty of that if you celebrate these now religious holidays to any extent?

2006-11-22 17:11:33 · 24 answers · asked by Pamela 5 in Religion & Spirituality

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2006-11-22 17:09:12 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-22 17:08:39 · 3 answers · asked by monkeybread 2 in Thanksgiving

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2006-11-22 17:08:31 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

Jesus says: " No one can come to me unless the Father has enabled him."

I think it means you can tell all the people you want about Jesus but they will not accept unless God has allowed their heart to receive it.

Thoughts? I'm a pretty new Christian so easy on me if i'm not correct, please....

thanks

2006-11-22 17:07:40 · 21 answers · asked by David T 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-22 17:06:57 · 11 answers · asked by tupac87 2 in Thanksgiving

I have 3 beautiful boys ages 3,6 and 13 years old and my husband is in jail. I am doing any work I can find but its not even enough to pay the bills. I am going to loose my home by the end of the month and I have to get another place to live. So money is going to be so tight that I won't even afford to buy any christmas for them. If there is any one that can help it would be greatly appciated. Thank You.

2006-11-22 17:06:54 · 5 answers · asked by Sheila H 1 in Christmas

Is it true that if christens doubt the existent of the Holy Spirit they will never be forgiven by god and will enter hell, for the rest of all things god might forgive them.

2006-11-22 17:05:12 · 12 answers · asked by Lee 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-22 17:04:11 · 6 answers · asked by Pauline 5 in Languages

I read in the newspaper that people are boycotting Ford Motor Company and Wal-Mart because they give money to gay rights groups. I was just wondering what everyone's opinion on this was and how they reacted to it.

2006-11-22 17:03:51 · 17 answers · asked by dudeboy 4 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Who is the filter? I assure you my question was totally bible based...has this ever happened to you? Does Yahoo have a certain religious bias?

2006-11-22 17:03:38 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I got 8 out of 10 right. Not so bad.

http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/Religion/Atheism-187514.html

2006-11-22 17:03:24 · 11 answers · asked by Aspurtaime Dog Sneeze 6 in Religion & Spirituality

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2006-11-22 17:03:07 · 15 answers · asked by nikki fm 2 in Other - Holidays

Have you ever had a reading, private or otherwise with Sylvia Browne? Did she get anything really uncanny right that there's no way she could have guessed or made up? Did she say anything *way* off? Please tell if it was a private reading, or if not, where, and as much detail about what she told you, as possible. Thanks!

2006-11-22 17:02:34 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

It seems like as hard as I try (and fail sometimes) to be objective about questions and answers, there is someone that is equally as flippant in offering an answer full of opinion, but no real information (as I said, I'm guilty of it too at times).

Why do you think its so hard to remove emotions from the equation and give advice based on fact instead of feelings?

2006-11-22 17:01:43 · 6 answers · asked by Takfam 6 in Other - Society & Culture

Did stoicism teach anything about the afterlife?

Would you relate it to the teachings of afterlife to any of the following:
Christian: heaven/hell
Agnostic: not sure
United Universalist: Heaven only
Buddhism: reincarnation & nirvana
Hinduism: reincarnation & absorption into God
Epicurean: life ends at death

2006-11-22 17:01:28 · 4 answers · asked by LearningGuy 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I know it's about giving up somthing for 40 days, but what is the whole thing about?

2006-11-22 16:59:48 · 12 answers · asked by Shelly 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-22 16:59:23 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

2006-11-22 16:57:57 · 21 answers · asked by Evil Atheist Conspirator 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-22 16:57:35 · 5 answers · asked by tammidee10 6 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2006-11-22 16:57:32 · 10 answers · asked by brendanconnal 1 in Religion & Spirituality

my mom told me to thaw my turkey in cold water, but she did not tell me to leave the rapper on while it thawed.... will my turkey be ok?

2006-11-22 16:57:24 · 11 answers · asked by tabby261 2 in Thanksgiving

Or....should we continue to fund scientific research, because we know that the research is benefitting mankind in other ways?

2006-11-22 16:56:45 · 19 answers · asked by ? 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-22 16:56:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

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2006-11-22 16:55:39 · 9 answers · asked by WHITE/SOCKS 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

in the early days of christianity paul of taurus certainly spread word of the gospel with enough convincingness to pull a small segment of people in israel to believe in the story of jesus.
Even in a day when people were especially succeptible to religion, it is no small feat to bring in even a neglible amount of adherents to a faith. Still the spread of christianity was very gradual; not anything remarkable.

then the roman emporer constantine, being converted, stopped the persecution of christians and made it a legal religion. not long after that, emperor theodosius not only retained it legal status, but made all other religions illegal. All pagan temples dismantled or put to other use. It was the only religion you could publicly have. Eventually pagans themselves were persecuted for their faith.

Now, the roman empire, at its peak, was spread across the altlantic including most of Europe, the northern part of Africa,and over half of the middle east. CONTINUES BELOW..

2006-11-22 16:54:58 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Both follow the Old Testament, but fail to agree on the new.....does this mean we should hurt each other?

2006-11-22 16:54:46 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Evangelical means someone who seeks converts to their belief or life-style, for those of you whose education ended at 8th grade.

2006-11-22 16:54:38 · 5 answers · asked by Kim-Hotti 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

...we've caused you. We've been cruel and judgemental, forgetting that you are no more sinful than we. We are ALL sinners in need of a Savior. I don't understand why we attack you for your lifestyle when we ourselves are guilty of everything from lust, adultery, fornication, lying, stealing, you name it! So, it's unfair that we single you out and condemn you. Please pray for us. We don't realize the harm we're doing. I assure you that I am doing all I can to have my brothers and sisters in the faith recognize our problem. I am asking for your perpetual forgiveness for it seems the problem may never go away. But I for one love you and it is my hope that we all find our way to heaven. I urged you people to forgive us last night and I was delighted with your kind response - but I feel I must continue to ask so that you will be reminded that we are not all gay bashers - some of us have genuine compassion for you and respect and appreciate you for the precious people that you are.

2006-11-22 16:54:21 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

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2006-11-22 16:54:19 · 10 answers · asked by NO! 2 in Other - Society & Culture