Society & Culture - 5 December 2006

There are some people at my church that really get on my nerves and really try my patience, I really dont like these people it is wrong not to like certain people as a Christian. These people at times deamand more of me that I am able to give. They can be very difficult and demanding to deal with. I will be relocating because being in a hard ministry for 13 years is starting to take its toll on me. How can I be loving even though I dont want to deal with them?

2006-12-05 14:18:32 · 22 answers · asked by encourager4God 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-05 14:17:28 · 9 answers · asked by Little anionyx 3 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-12-05 14:16:26 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

If you're an atheist, just pretend, for the sake of argument.

2006-12-05 14:16:21 · 41 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Do you guys (white men) find Puerto Rican women attractive? I have a hard time approaching white guys that I find hot because I think they'll turn me down. Tell me what you think....

2006-12-05 14:16:11 · 17 answers · asked by precious_jules81 5 in Other - Cultures & Groups

will you please go to http://explorationpodcast.com/finalists.php?c=a&d=2 and vote for the first one... its called "Happiness is the Key" it will help me win a laptop, you dont have to enter your name or e-mail just click vote and its sponsered by NASA so no little pop ups or viruses

2006-12-05 14:15:44 · 1 answers · asked by ellomotto 5 in Other - Society & Culture

What I mean is if you ask God a direct question what happens to give you the answer? How do you know it is an answer from God and not from your own sub conscience?

2006-12-05 14:15:37 · 5 answers · asked by chuck 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Just take a look at their religion. Worshipping holy rivers with everyone bathing in it and drinking from there. Making Cows sacred, believing in more than one god. Praying clay statues. Seriously, just look at them from this view. There has to be something wrong. This is all from a documentary that I seen in World Civ.

2006-12-05 14:13:53 · 9 answers · asked by Z 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Especially when she dresses modestly?

2006-12-05 14:13:32 · 24 answers · asked by i_ship_jolie_pitt_aniston_2getha 1 in Other - Society & Culture

There are two flowers and a torch. What are they intended to represent?

2006-12-05 14:13:24 · 1 answers · asked by Egospoon 2 in Mythology & Folklore

I am especially interested in a Muslims opinion since Brokaw sees no hope for a peaceful solution since so many Muslims are fanatically determined to eradicate Israel and America.

2006-12-05 14:13:05 · 3 answers · asked by martha d 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Because Egypt already proved that egyptians build it not slaves

2006-12-05 14:12:30 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

ok so i want to help some one (PAY IT FORWARD) im 13 and i cant get out a lot like how can i help some one by just being in school or home?.....what can i do????

2006-12-05 14:12:12 · 3 answers · asked by Me 6 in Other - Society & Culture

ok..so my husband an i are broke this year for christmas due to unforseen bills. so we decided to make baskets for family members this year.. in the baskets we put a fleece blanket, a sauce gift set, a jar with stuff in it to make their own chili, box of lindt chocolates, a tree ornament, a cell phone accessory, some mugs and some tangerines! would you like this as a gift..or does it suck..be honest..thanks
merry christmas to all

2006-12-05 14:12:06 · 20 answers · asked by radley1009 1 in Christmas

2006-12-05 14:11:50 · 8 answers · asked by Santosh G 3 in Religion & Spirituality

"to see a good friend is as agreeable as a good meal"

2006-12-05 14:10:59 · 13 answers · asked by all_for.an_alibi 1 in Mythology & Folklore

Fundamentalism teaches us that God is much like a military general; a hard-nose who loves us, but loves us somewhat reluctantly (When you Really get down to how fundamentalism represents God). In general, the system hinges on Biblical Literalism and Substitutionary Atonement. God loved us so much that he sent a law-based religious system of sacrifice. When that failed, God loved us so much that he sent the Lamb of all lambs to die for our sins in the same way unblemished lambs of old did. So, God's love (grace) is not enough on its own; it needs a religious system to help it do what it falls short of. We get to accept it or reject it; God loves us so much that He places our eternal fate in our hands, so fundamentalism says.
I wholeheartedly believe that in Jesus, God breathed on the human race. As the early church developed, it had the task of interpreting and explaining God's Pneuma (that's greek for "breath" and "spirit"), which they had experienced in Jesus. Now, what God did originated outside of time and space, therefore, when God acted within time and space, the activity was "layered," so to speak. It covered the basis on different levels at the same time. I believe the theory of Substitutionary Atonement is certainly in the New Testament, but served as a tool to aid the Jews in making a transition out of core beliefs cemented in their psyche that were founded upon the sacrificial system and the law. They needed to transition from that, into a grace-based trust in God's love for them; not in the external system that had gotten so deeply imbedded within them. The meaning the church attributed to Jesus' death served that purpose. However, Biblical Literalism, in our day, has come to the conclusion that Substitutionary Atonement is a literal, or "scientific" truth in the broadest sense of the word. I believe this is false. It presupposes that God was angry toward us and needed help forgiving, so he made a way for himself to be able to forgive. God never held a grudge to begin with. The whole system short-changes the Covenant Love of God something fierce and the whole church is suffering from an inability to stretch its inner being to enter into a new understanding of how deep, wide, broad and long the Agape love of God is toward us. God’s love for us is the heart of our atonement. The primary way it is fleshed out in the crucifixion is by showing how deeply depraved our carnal order of life is; our understanding of power, government and ourselves. It shows us our depravity; individually, socially, culturally, politically, religiously... This approach to atonement is consistent with Jesus message of the Kingdom of God.

2006-12-05 14:10:37 · 10 answers · asked by ? 4 in Religion & Spirituality

they say that satan is the opposite of god so the opposite of god is dog, there are plenty of dogs on earth so are we damned? lol

2006-12-05 14:10:34 · 15 answers · asked by Sir Alex 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-05 14:10:26 · 8 answers · asked by A B 1 in Religion & Spirituality

which ones havent happened yet?

1. many will come saying "i am christ" and shall deceive many( unconfirmed)

2. hear wars and rumours of wars (ever since we humans knew how to make fire)

3. nations rise against nations( see number 2)

4. famines, pestilences(3rd world countries)

5. earthquakes(everywhere)

6. they shall deliver you up to be afflicted and shall kill you ( /raise eyebrows)

7. ye shall be hated of all nations ( atheists and muslims are hated more)should this be rephrased: you shall hate all nations?

8. many shall be offended, betray/hate one another(like now)

9. false prophets will rise and deceive( is this a race for guinnes?)

10. iniquity abound( look around)

11. love of many will wax cold (athiest? agnostic? necrophilia?)

12. he that endure to the end will be saved (finish line not visible yet)

13. this gospel shall be preached in all the world (tv, radio, newpaper, missionaries, no more excuses)

14. and then the end will come...

2006-12-05 14:10:21 · 8 answers · asked by lnfrared Loaf 6 in Religion & Spirituality

he likes to watch tv and he still lives w/ his parents...i have a extra tight budget....

2006-12-05 14:09:51 · 7 answers · asked by conceived_in_affection 2 in Christmas

Do you remember, in the Bible, when Jesus went to the Temple and it had been turned into a market where people used this holy place to make profit? Dont you think the same thing is happening, or already happened to Christmas and Easter? PEOPLE stop worshipping frikkin Santa Clause and Rudolph and Easter Bunnies! And non-christians should not celebrate neither of these holidays since they are very Holy. If you want a holidays with eggs bunnies and presents, make up your own! Why use the birth of Jesus and his Resurrection?

2006-12-05 14:09:51 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

me...buried

Blessings
David

2006-12-05 14:09:43 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

why doesn't the world die??????????????????????

2006-12-05 14:09:02 · 19 answers · asked by james f 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-05 14:08:31 · 24 answers · asked by Quantrill 7 in Religion & Spirituality

when entering most establishments with double doors it seems that the door on the left(entering) or the right (exiting) is locked. why the hell do they do that?

2006-12-05 14:08:15 · 10 answers · asked by bigdee_x 4 in Etiquette

Do they have distinctive physical features from each other?

2006-12-05 14:07:57 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

2006-12-05 14:07:55 · 10 answers · asked by A B 1 in Religion & Spirituality

if he gives us choices then why does he kill so many people in the bible and if he controls us then why did he kill so many people in the bible

2006-12-05 14:07:51 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

just wondering

2006-12-05 14:07:36 · 4 answers · asked by foss_jnll 2 in Religion & Spirituality