Society & Culture - 29 November 2006

Say they ask you to pray for something that you do not personally believe in. Wouldn't this be a good time to ask the Lord to grasp your typing fingers and place them in your lap?

Peace :)

2006-11-29 08:31:10 · 3 answers · asked by rezany 5 in Religion & Spirituality

We take turns each year as to who gets a big gift. It s looking like I`m spending $300 on him. Do you think this is too much, what do you spend on your partners and what sort of gifts do u get them?

2006-11-29 08:30:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Holidays

If so,
What did you get?
Who for?
How old are they?

Just intrested and i'm stuck on a few people.

2006-11-29 08:29:37 · 8 answers · asked by Nic 3 in Other - Holidays

I'm not trying to be racists, but this is a real question. I go to school with a predominately black population and I'm caucasian. Blacks tend to be the ones with the poor grades and are lazy at school.

2006-11-29 08:28:17 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

name to.if you could change your name to something different what would it be?

2006-11-29 08:26:39 · 44 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-29 08:25:29 · 15 answers · asked by KOY3S 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Can't anybody take a joke?

My question "Does anybody want to give me a massage?" just got deleted in a matter of minutes, for "soliciting or personal ads".

Can you believe that? How can anyone think that I was actually expecting to get a bloody massage through the PC screen?

(And I only saw the 1st 3 answers, so if you were 4 or 5, sorry, I missed it.)

Does anyone else think the guidelines should be looked at? - because some really nasty stuff stays on here for hours, and yet one little joke gets kicked out immediately.

(Yes, I know, this one won't last long either... but I've got to say it.)

2006-11-29 08:25:07 · 14 answers · asked by JBoy Wonder 4 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Jesus never doubted that Satan is the ruler of this world. In some miraculous way, Satan once showed Jesus “all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.” Satan then promised Jesus: “All these things I will give you if you fall down and do an act of worship to me.” (Matthew 4:8, 9; Luke 4:5, 6). Would that offer have been a temptation to Jesus if Satan was not the ruler of these kingdoms?

Revelation 12:9 So down the great dragon was hurled, the original serpent, the one called Devil and Satan, who is misleading the entire inhabited earth; he was hurled down to the earth...

John 12:31 Now there is a judging of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.

1 John 5:19 “The whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one.”

2 Corinthians 4:......"4 among whom the god of this system of things has blinded the minds of the unbelievers,, that the illumination of the glorious good news about the Christ, who is the image of God, might not shine trough."

2006-11-29 08:25:06 · 22 answers · asked by Tomoyo K 4 in Religion & Spirituality

My general theory since 1971 has been that the word is literally a virus, and that it has not been recognised as such because it has achieved a state of relatively stable symbiosis with its human host; that is to say, the word virus (the Other Half) has established itself so firmly as an accepted part of the human organism that it can now sneer at gangster viruses like smallpox and turn them in to the Pasteur Institute.
—William Burroughs, The Adding Machine

2006-11-29 08:24:24 · 8 answers · asked by a_delphic_oracle 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Don't take this the wrong way or anything but I've noticed that (for example) some Indian people and Oriental people have a particular odour about them. Why is this?? I used to think it was because of their diet, but it can't be because not all the people of a particular race have this same odour. Anyone have any ideas?

I would also welcome replys from people of a non-white background with their views on odours of other races. For example do you find that particular White people have particular odours about them?

2006-11-29 08:23:58 · 28 answers · asked by Spence 3 in Other - Society & Culture

I've experianced this with the salvation army....the people ringing the bells. i've donated twice this year....and they get mad. i even tell them i've donated too.

2006-11-29 08:23:47 · 16 answers · asked by ♥Brown Eyed Girl ♥ 5 in Etiquette

I want some new ideas, besides Amazon and Target.
I like redenvelope.com & uncommongoods.com.
But I'm looking for something new, any ideas?

2006-11-29 08:23:43 · 9 answers · asked by Brooke 2 in Christmas

2006-11-29 08:23:22 · 15 answers · asked by vL777 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Does the front of the card show or does the back of the card show when you open the back flap?

2006-11-29 08:23:15 · 13 answers · asked by Susan L 7 in Etiquette

2006-11-29 08:22:46 · 15 answers · asked by munchpad 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

judgement is God's only. Why do you feel it is your duty to critisize and judge women who get abortions as well as their doctors? We all are sinners in the eyes of God. No one is a saint. You are no better than the woman. we all make mistakes, some worse than others. that doesnt make us bad people. the only pefect being was Jesus.

2006-11-29 08:22:45 · 16 answers · asked by ♣DreamDancer♣ 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I am a Christian and my faith believes that through Jesus you are forgiven for your sins. I am able to pray to God and ask forgivness and move on. I have always been interested in how someone in the Jewish faith, not believing Jesus was God son is forgiven. I have total respect for the faith and am not on here to pass judgement, it honestly has always made me wonder and I saw a question on here that made me remember this so I thought I would ask. I know about the old testement, and as far as I have been told, it included a sacrifice. If I am wrong I am sorry, I am not knowledgable in this at all. Honestly I really am only looking for those who want to answer me respectfully at this time, there are plenty of other people out there asking question if you want to be rude. Thanks in advace for your info. God bless .

2006-11-29 08:22:41 · 8 answers · asked by Hi 2 in Religion & Spirituality

What do inverted pentagrams mean in the Mormon religion? Most people believe that inverted pentagrams are Satanic or used for evil or black magic. Do any of you wear an inverted pentagram on a necklace? If not, why not? It seems to be a holy symbol in mormonism, holy enough to be on the Salt Lake temple instead of a cross.

2006-11-29 08:22:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

By the wasps yet now you call us oppressors and say we have privilige. BS
We were even lynched and had to live in poor areas of Brooklyn.

2006-11-29 08:22:14 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

2006-11-29 08:21:49 · 9 answers · asked by Kerilyn 7 in Religion & Spirituality

...or someone who cherry picks the bits that suit them personally to live by, and disregards the bits they don't like or agree with as being metaphorical, allogoricall or some such?

I personally am an atheist, but I am more than happy to dish out the points to a believer who makes a good point. I like a good debate.

Oh and please don't pray for me or say I'll go to hell.

2006-11-29 08:21:25 · 15 answers · asked by Thomas V 4 in Religion & Spirituality

please be specific and note your sources and how you reasearched it or just the first 2 parts.

2006-11-29 08:20:51 · 2 answers · asked by ? 1 in Mythology & Folklore

I mean they say all these rude things to us, and then they act and copy us. ( most of them.) Now that I think about if, almost all culturs do this. ( most of them.) Maybe its some kind of fab? But im not saying this to be rude or ignorant, im saying this because its true. Not only that, but why do black people act like whites too? ( most of them.)

2006-11-29 08:20:11 · 10 answers · asked by Echo♠ 3 in Other - Society & Culture

If your religion has a Heaven, Nirvana, Land of milk and honey, Land of ambrosia and nectar, gin and juice or whatever it is.

Thanks

2006-11-29 08:19:59 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I like big diverse colleges. I live in VA and Old Dominon is the most diverse university in VA.

2006-11-29 08:19:40 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

2006-11-29 08:19:24 · 13 answers · asked by Jerse 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-29 08:18:59 · 14 answers · asked by sami 3 in Etiquette

I have a friend, we'll call him Steve. Anyhow Steve is gay but also a christian. Steve does not want to disobey God and therefore does not practice homosexuality, even though he is attracted to men. However Steve has a problem, Steve is lonely. Most of his friends are married and have children and even though Steve would like that for himself, he just doesn't like women and won't partner with another man. What should Steve do? I feel really bad for him but don't know what to tell him.

2006-11-29 08:18:00 · 15 answers · asked by Disney Dreamer 3 in Religion & Spirituality

how come people are mean for no reason?

2006-11-29 08:17:33 · 17 answers · asked by sweetie 1 in Other - Society & Culture

I've thought about this and I can't understand why some races get offended by verbal racisim dont they realise that words are just noises that mean something that may or may not be true?

I'm white and of mixed ethnicity I have been called every name under the sun and a chunk of them where racial slurs designed to extract a negative reaction from me yet I have never been bothered by them and knowing what they are trying to do makes it funny to me

this whole "kramer" incident is a disgrace and little has been mentioned in the media about the african american man heckling him in order to to make him look more like a victim and it made me sick to see this man acting like he desroyed his life all in the name of profit

not counting threats of actual physical violence I find that far more disguisting than anything I have ever heard from anyones mouth
and that kind of behavour does more to discredit his race than a dictionary of ethnic slurs

we must move forward with maturity

2006-11-29 08:17:16 · 12 answers · asked by Bazil 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups