Society & Culture - 4 December 2006

Marriage among cousins were common throughout the world and it is also not considered as taboo in most society around the global since cousins were not siblings.Why in the United States the condition is a bit different?Is it because it's considered almost incest in the region or is it way to cope with genetic or congenital defects that run in one's family to make sure the American population with congenital defects were biologically controlled?Any comments on this topic please.......

2006-12-04 19:48:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Seen some wierd acronyms and terms in this section what do they mean?

M2F?

MSM?

"Trolls"?

"twink"? (someone called one of the homophobes this)

EMO?

2006-12-04 19:48:39 · 7 answers · asked by Rukh 6 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Why do most people think that tattoos in general (both on males and females), earrings and braids on men, correspond to being 'bad individuals', 'thugs' or 'misfits'? How can getting a job depend on those features? I understand that many jobs require to wear jacket and tie, or skirt/pants suits, and that your way of dressing up shouldn't offend decency, but what's wrong with braids, tattoos or earrings? They don't offend anybody or anything!

Don't you think that people should be evaluated by their experience, skills and manners rather than by their tattoos, earrings or braids?

P.S. I love tattoos (I have 5), I love men with braided hair and earrings, and I do have a very formal job having much to do with etiquette and protocol; yet, in many places people with those features can't get similar jobs; I find those criteria absurd, how about you?

2006-12-04 19:48:02 · 15 answers · asked by Love_my_Cornish_Knight❤️ 7 in Other - Cultures & Groups

when osama bin laden was on tv from iraq, people in the background were smoking hash and opium?
When they show muslim rallies if you look at the background, people are getting wasted? They probably don't drink cause they got the good stuff.

2006-12-04 19:47:58 · 11 answers · asked by Jonno 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I go to the UK

2006-12-04 19:46:38 · 10 answers · asked by kewtber 3 in Other - Society & Culture

I mean, what if they were born that way?
They didnt ask to be born that way?
And it doesnt matter what the Bible says about it....of course
They are just trying to express love for their partner like anyone else, right?
They are not trying to hurt anyone by living their own life, bigot!

What say you all of this argument??

Blessings,
David

2006-12-04 19:44:41 · 29 answers · asked by David T 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Some adults still function this way.

2006-12-04 19:43:21 · 1 answers · asked by tamoi 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

What must occur before humans will stop relying on a belief in deities, spirits, invisible powers, etc.? Or will that darkness of thought always be upon us?

It has long been obvious that most (all?) religious beliefs can be traced back to a gross lack of knowledge about the planet and the life forms on it, as well as the universe in general. As recently as the founding of the US in the late 1700s, it was not generally accepted that rocks could fall from the sky, but now we accept meteorites as a simple fact. Must a certain number of generations pass with a sufficiently-high level of knowledge before religion is scrapped? Or will science always take a back seat to closed minds of the type who claim that dinosaurs never existed and dinosaur bones were placed there by the devil to confuse us?

Will critical thought ever win out, or will we always be burdened by belief in the Bible, psychics, Feng Shui, horoscopes, and every other scrap of imaginative nonsense?

2006-12-04 19:42:54 · 14 answers · asked by trws1966 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-04 19:42:41 · 11 answers · asked by flavorlicious 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-04 19:40:26 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-04 19:40:12 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Why do ppl (attack-trick-joke-tease) with some Question about religion ?
its ok asking to know something well....But Why do they do that??? is it fair???

Everyone is "free" to belive religion...Islam,,Christianity, Judaism, Budism, etc....Cos everybody has a brain and mind to choose one of them...

Thank you....

2006-12-04 19:39:43 · 12 answers · asked by Peace 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-04 19:39:24 · 13 answers · asked by flavorlicious 2 in Etiquette

satanist, would you vote for him

2006-12-04 19:37:35 · 20 answers · asked by Mr Hex Vision 7 in Religion & Spirituality

All Christians are so serious. My question got deleted, some1 asked a similar thing of Athiests paying them out and it never got deleted. So its ok for christians to pay out athiests but not the other way?

By the way I gave it all up the other night because of a lot of stuff on here, and also after talking to a priest who said to me christians are too serious as of late and are way too pushy, imo he said get out while you can, i would if i could. I feel sorry for him, he is trapped.

2006-12-04 19:34:20 · 11 answers · asked by luko b 3 in Religion & Spirituality

keeps ringing my doorbell and running away should I

a) put holy water on the doorbell
b) replace it with a knocker
c) wait until he goes home and send some Christians to ring his

2006-12-04 19:32:40 · 15 answers · asked by Mr Hex Vision 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-04 19:30:41 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

what will we be come a animal or other

2006-12-04 19:27:27 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Besides making it to heaven, the salvation of your soul etc.

Mention your faith as well if you want.

2006-12-04 19:26:18 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

what is meant to happen in life what are we to do with life in so short time we have

2006-12-04 19:24:31 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-04 19:23:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

2006-12-04 19:23:19 · 7 answers · asked by gfsggs 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Hermaphrodites (People born dual gendered)?
Sex changes? M to F, F to M
Transvestites? (wearing clothes of the opposite sex like Joan of Arc).
Just Curious...

2006-12-04 19:20:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Religion fascinates me a lot because there are so many of them, and they are all similar, yet different. I think it's human reaction that gets me because people are drawn into it like flies to a lamp, no only in negative ways but positive ways. I'm not christian or any other religion at all either.

2006-12-04 19:19:31 · 6 answers · asked by *Chinisu* 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-04 19:18:25 · 9 answers · asked by dalbil 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Ok...if there are, everyone think for ONE MINUTE...the Bible is 100 % true. If you cant, you have no open mind or imagination, so go to another question.
What sins would you most need forgiveness of to get to heaven??



Bible belivers, Say for ONE MINUTE the Bible is totally false. If you cant, just move along. What do you do? Where do you turn? I would turn back to cocaine and pornography I guess.

BLessings
David

2006-12-04 19:18:15 · 24 answers · asked by David T 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Okay this is probably pretty old school Christmas, but does any one here hang a pickel ornament on their Christmas trees? Do any of you guys know what I am talking about?

2006-12-04 19:18:00 · 6 answers · asked by TheSilverBeetles 4 in Christmas

I'm aware of the theology,so I won't need a lesson. Just consider that when he said everlasting life he most likely meant everlasting life.

2006-12-04 19:14:57 · 14 answers · asked by logan2012 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-04 19:13:58 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-04 19:11:00 · 20 answers · asked by G 2 in Etiquette