Society & Culture - 29 November 2006

...or should it focus on abortion and gay marriage?

From the story at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061128/ap_on_re_us/christian_coalition_1 it seems the president-elect wanted to work on poverty and environmental issues, but wasn't allowed to. I wanted to get your thoughts on this.

2006-11-29 04:57:57 · 15 answers · asked by cyu 5 in Religion & Spirituality

After alot of research Ive decided Im free from religion and am an Agnostic leaning towards atheist, I want to know if I should and how I could tell my Born Again wife.
I was raised liberal and was able to free think and thought I found my calling with Christianity It was a place for me to go but and feel like I now had my "label" my wifes family is all Christian fundalmentalist wackos, I cant have have a conversation with them where they dont mention Jesus.
I mean my sister in law has a wall of Jesus in her house with a dozen pictures of him and I find it weird, and when talking with these ultra religous folk I feel they arent thinkers, they dont seem like they have educated themselves about the world around them for fear of being to secular so they are closed minded in my opinion except for praising the bible and Jesus and stories written 2 to 6 thousand years ago by people who thought the earth was flat. I love my wife and debating keeping this a secret till I die what should I do

2006-11-29 04:57:45 · 19 answers · asked by Arizona is Hot 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-29 04:56:53 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

I need ideas for my husband's Christmas present, I know we won't have a lot of money during that season, so I would like to know what will make a good present for around $100.00-$150.00 he is into gadgets.

2006-11-29 04:56:49 · 17 answers · asked by Ecco 7 in Christmas

Please list your experience/s of god. Not biblical rhetoric/ dogma

2006-11-29 04:54:04 · 13 answers · asked by st.uncumber 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Has anyone noticed how rude people are in the stores? They drive those carts like they're in the bud lite shoot out. They can almost knock you down and never even say I'm sorry or excuse me..nothing.
Some like to get you from behind,and run the carts into your heels, this hurts. Why is everyone in such a big hurry?

2006-11-29 04:52:43 · 15 answers · asked by bobbie v 5 in Etiquette

I'm in a tough situation here. Because what they are doing is technically legal but not ethical in my opinion. The police also cannot do anything about apartment noise because they have to be able to hear something from the street from 50 feet away and our apartments are cinder block on the outside. On the inside the walls are like paper. Anyways, our complex won't move our neighbors. The apartment complex keeps on giving me this bogus line that what the neighbors are doing is "nothing." Far from "nothing" in my opinion. I even told them to stop using that phrase because it makes me sound like a liar. And I am not a liar. Legally it may be nothing, but you should hear the banging and their massive screen TV and their subwoofers. Anyways, the apartment complex is apparently condoning this behavior. Leaving us hang out to dry. The noise will only get worse. What can we as tenants do about this situation? This feels terrible.

2006-11-29 04:52:23 · 9 answers · asked by cannonball 1 in Etiquette

hELP ME PLEASE.

2006-11-29 04:52:16 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

i know not every white person says this but the ones i live around do

2006-11-29 04:52:07 · 31 answers · asked by heartofstone 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

I work inside a small store for 10 hours a day. How can I keep myself from getting frustrated?

2006-11-29 04:52:00 · 6 answers · asked by darkscuall 2 in Other - Society & Culture

Do they think they are so special that they are above reproach or criticism? If a film maker or a politician or heaven for bid a woman criticizes them, they just simply kill them? Where do they get off thinking they are too good to be criticized. Get over yourself already.

2006-11-29 04:51:25 · 14 answers · asked by ? 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Do you have snow yet? Getting snow soon? Dont get any at all?

2006-11-29 04:51:11 · 22 answers · asked by radiancia 6 in Christmas

My son has a project to do in school on Christian history.

I need to know it's early history, Major people involved, how it spread and it's connection with the world today.

Also what is a bibliography?

I don't expect everyone to answer all of this but just to give me answers to some of it and ideas where to look for the answers.

Thank you.

2006-11-29 04:51:04 · 31 answers · asked by Sean 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I have gotten this twice, guys sending poems, and being very romantic, then once they think they got you sucked in they ask for money. Saying they cant cash their check, then asking you for personal information, and trying to get you to send them money!

2006-11-29 04:50:41 · 10 answers · asked by Lytbrneyes 1 in Other - Society & Culture

Some are saying people here also live without marrying. whats the necessity of marriage? if there is no necessity means why do they get married. marriage is not necessary means then why should those people think about sex.

2006-11-29 04:49:56 · 5 answers · asked by padmaja 1 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-11-29 04:49:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

i live in a developing country that has been in an incessant civil war. Due to the goverment's priorities being focused on the war, the state of poverty has begun to increase. From what i see, i see that there are more old and frail people on the roads and it aches me to see them because they are obviously too weak to care for themselves.
whenever possible i buy them some food or give them some money. i have realised that due to inflation it is pretty useless giving them spare change, so i give them a considerable amount in order to buy atleast one meal.
I just don't understand how people have become so selfish and materialistic that they don't realise that there are so many poor people suffering. People waste so much of money on useless things and i must say i too am not a saint. i come from a very well off family but my parents have taught me to care for the less fortunate as well.
what can we do? what can YOU do? please, let's try and make a difference
thank you in adv

2006-11-29 04:49:13 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2006-11-29 04:48:58 · 21 answers · asked by Steve D 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Was it when they came up with the expression “the greatest trick Satan ever played on man was to convince him that he didn’t exist” That was a neat trick by the ultimate trickster. For me, the most persuasive thing that proves Satan exist is the fact that all Jihadists also believe in him. Those people are a real bright bunch, arent they?

Stupid Satan, you didn’t even fool the dumbest in our country. Go to the dumbest people you can find, and ask them, sure enough they can recite the expression in a heartbeat. Haha! So who you foolin now Satan, is it the smart guys who think their smarter than you by relying on the tricks you invented call “logic” and “critical thinking”?

I think the greatest trick ever played was to make the existance of a non-existent non-being appear so real the billions of sheeple would live in fear of the non-being for thosands of years.

2006-11-29 04:48:48 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

What does the word Tafiti mean? Is it Swahili?

2006-11-29 04:48:25 · 2 answers · asked by mnitzani 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

I don’t know why European and American heat Islam and Muslims ‎
We need all to be open mind and we have to read more to know how we can respect ‎each other well don’t take all your knowledge from TV network or Government ‎media ‎

2006-11-29 04:47:32 · 26 answers · asked by Amer 2 in Religion & Spirituality

wouldn't he just be the undead .

2006-11-29 04:47:22 · 11 answers · asked by jsjmlj 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-29 04:46:51 · 3 answers · asked by Ryan B 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-11-29 04:46:32 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

2006-11-29 04:46:30 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Holidays

2006-11-29 04:46:27 · 3 answers · asked by Ryan B 1 in Languages

This is for those who have studied latin

2006-11-29 04:46:16 · 1 answers · asked by garyenbaxter 2 in Languages

You can't say Christmas it has to be X-mas in a few states, Chicago put a ban on the Nativity Scene One city is now allowing the selling of christmas trees. Some schools won't allow children to wear the colors this is crazy.

I grew up in the 90's none of this was an issue? We don't want to offend other religous groups so lets just exclude one.

2006-11-29 04:45:48 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

2006-11-29 04:44:54 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Please consider answering these two questions.....
What is the greatest gift you have received from Reiki?
What is the most wonderful miracle you have observed Reiki
do? Blessings to all, mt

2006-11-29 04:44:24 · 4 answers · asked by lubinmt 2 in Religion & Spirituality