Society & Culture - 7 December 2006

In my country (Australia), the federal government uses a great deal of money gathered from public taxpayers to finance religious institutions. Is it right that in a country that is largely secular money that could be used to enhance community welfare is used as a crutch to prop up religious intitutions.

I am sure people of different religions and athiests alike would resent their taxes being spent on something they do not believe in. Perhaps it would be better for governments to support non-theistic institutions and let those with religous convictions rely on private donations from their believers?

2006-12-07 12:41:49 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The basics, step by steps.

2006-12-07 12:41:43 · 9 answers · asked by imagen_22 1 in Languages

Nobody ,,,,that I have met so far.. . Is genuine. alot of the other sex is just looking for material things. And frankly it's very unsettling to see that.( or either looking for only one thing) whatever.... there is more to life. Live A Little U Might Find True Love-----------Be Yourself.

2006-12-07 12:40:54 · 22 answers · asked by windystorm4luv 1 in Etiquette

I am looking for something in particular for my son. and I would like to find a website that lets you find a certain topic in the bible. anyone know of a web site?

2006-12-07 12:40:27 · 5 answers · asked by wantme_comegetme 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-07 12:40:15 · 9 answers · asked by Rebecca M 1 in Religion & Spirituality

If you think you're just passing through this lifetime, on the way to some grander one, how do you find any meaning in life?

2006-12-07 12:40:07 · 19 answers · asked by STFU Dude 6 in Religion & Spirituality

and the years in which they were written

2006-12-07 12:39:40 · 2 answers · asked by theresa_marie199 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Does anyone know anything about st. Hubert

2006-12-07 12:39:36 · 4 answers · asked by ani marie 3 in Religion & Spirituality

My friend and her husband recently lost their 11 month old son. Im sending out my Christmas cards and Im not sure of the appropriate wording to use. I dont want to just say "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year". It must be a difficult time for them to celebrate the holidays without their baby. Any suggestions? Thanks.

2006-12-07 12:39:17 · 21 answers · asked by tma 6 in Christmas

My neighbors came round last year with some gifts and then looked expectantly at the gifts under our tree but we had not anticipated giving them anything and were caught short. All we could do was say thank you while our faces went red.

2006-12-07 12:38:17 · 9 answers · asked by Suzanne S 1 in Other - Holidays

2006-12-07 12:38:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Who is the author/composer of the Marian song "On This Day O Beautiful Mother". Also what year was it composed. Thanks

2006-12-07 12:37:51 · 1 answers · asked by theresa_marie199 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I've read that there are other stories that came before Jesus' that seem similar to His (ie born of a virgin, walking on water, resurrection).
Do believe that this is true?
Do you have a reliable source?

2006-12-07 12:37:48 · 17 answers · asked by Eleventy 6 in Religion & Spirituality

think about it.
in your opinion, we came from apes and monkeys and icky bacteria and worms (are these our great+ grandfathers/mothers?). which means that in your opinion you may think that we are no greater than the cockroaches in my neighbors house.
but since you have no faith, what exactly do you have to hold on to? dont say family, because in the end, we are all alone (except for those who DO believe in a supreme being).
My father is on drugs and is in jail right now. My mother is very sick and diabled. i have been poor most of my life and lived in crime ridden places nearly all my life. i basically had nothing to turn to but my faith. so far it has kept me out of trouble and away from things. when i didnt have faith before, i was constantly confused and in trouble over things, until i found something that made life have a meaning.
So atheists, is life meaningless to you?

2006-12-07 12:37:05 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-07 12:36:51 · 17 answers · asked by Bibel-Reeder 1 in Religion & Spirituality

my church drawed names for christmas. what do i get about a 50 year old man that is a christiany singer?? prayer hands are what. i have to spend $10 on him!

2006-12-07 12:36:39 · 3 answers · asked by sam! 4 in Christmas

I can't stand all these pretentious, wannabe celebrities and other assorted assholes in LA. A bunch of self absorbed, snobby, stuck up assholes with no talent, guts, passion, respect or even a basic sense of reality. I can't wait to get outta here and live among real people!

2006-12-07 12:35:56 · 3 answers · asked by Dylan F 1 in Other - Society & Culture

I'm just wondering if i'm alone or if there has been a case like this. I guess i just don't have any interest in my masculine side that I want to be a woman that loves women and have nothing to do with men.

2006-12-07 12:35:50 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

do you think everything in this world is predestined?? and how does free will fit into & work in a predestined universe? If you don't believe it's all predestined could you provide an example....

2006-12-07 12:34:21 · 21 answers · asked by JeN 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-07 12:34:15 · 6 answers · asked by . 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Do I have to take part in bestiality 'cause I son't want to do that

2006-12-07 12:33:49 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I heard that people with nappy hair (blacks) can't get lice because of the folicle of the hair root. They say the lice can't plant their eggs in because of the struture of the hair folicle. Is this true? I have nappy hair and never got lice. There was a stray kitten in my yard and I brought it in the house and slept next to it in my bed. Later on when I took it to the vet, they said it had lice, fleas, and mites. I never got anything from it.

Also, does this also go for pubic hair? I have pubic hair that doesn't look like white people's. So can I get crabs?

2006-12-07 12:33:18 · 19 answers · asked by agnosticaatheistica 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2006-12-07 12:33:14 · 5 answers · asked by Mickey 1 in Languages

I need a gift for $25.00 for either a male or a female to exchange. Any unique ideas?

2006-12-07 12:32:46 · 9 answers · asked by Char 1 in Christmas

My choices are: 1) their activities are shrouded (hidden) by secrecy 2) their knowledge and use of plants 3) their organization into covens 4) their brand of broomstick 5) their all-female membership

2006-12-07 12:32:03 · 12 answers · asked by groovewitdischic 1 in Mythology & Folklore

I have a friend who has three cats and she lets the cats jump all over her kitchen counters, dining table, etc. Whenever i go to her house, there is cat hair all over her carpet, and I dont mean just a little bit of cat hair, but like you can see the cat fur balls all over her carpet. She has invited me and my husband to Christmas dinner and judging from a past experience, she just doesnt seem to know how dirty her house is. Last time we went to eat dinner at her house, the placemats that our dinnerplates sat on were full of cat hair too. My husband was horrified and barely touched his food.

I feel so bad having to say no to their thoughtful invitation but I just cant seem to be able to eat at her house. How do I handle this situation? I know that she will continue to ask me to come over and eat and I just cant seem to get past the cat hair issue.

Help!

2006-12-07 12:31:26 · 18 answers · asked by knowitall 3 in Etiquette

...to whom would it be awarded and why?

(no, you won't earn bonus points for naming me)

2006-12-07 12:31:11 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-07 12:30:49 · 4 answers · asked by steven25t 7 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-12-07 12:30:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

I have been casual dating and talking to this guy for a little over seven months, we have fun, we go out to clubs,drink, have public outings,etc. with one another but due to the fact that I have a health condition..he has a problem with it to where he doesn't want to be my boyfriend. It is a condition that can't be helped but he still likes me as a friend and we have fallen from the bf level to best friend level.....what schould I do, he is the first guy i have ever loved, but if it comes down to it, i don't mind being his friend..what schould i do? Should i continue on being his friend and face reality that their will be nothing more than a friend? or should i push him away because it hurts me inside...but i'm a guy..i will eventually get over it right? How should i handle the situation?

2006-12-07 12:30:31 · 8 answers · asked by blk_tn_mild 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender