Society & Culture - 19 December 2006

This occurred to me at work tonight, that the whole "gay issue" the church is pushing is really detrimental to its numbers. Good hearted, intelligent, open minded people everywhere with gay friends, who know gay people, maybe even have gay family members are leaving the church because they know that gay people are just people, and the intolerance is not something they can agree with. The people who are staying behind are the close minded and judgemental (not all of you guys, but wait)and these people are nowhere near as much of a credit to Christ's message as the people who are leaving the churches. The harder the church comes down on gays, the worse they look, and they push away a lot more people than just those homosexuals they consider undesirable--how to get more people into the church? the answer seems simple, accept everybody unconditionally, but the church has drawn it's line in the sand .........Does anybody else see this?

2006-12-19 19:22:33 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-19 19:20:32 · 5 answers · asked by Olive 4 in Christmas

Go to your 360* page and take a snapshot (or, yeah, copy and paste) of any snapshots you have of yourself or of people you know and love, then print out a copy of it and practice heinous things upon it? Then you have like, days where nothing but bad things happen one thing after another, all seeming co-incidental....but really, they're not! MUAHAHAHAHA!

2006-12-19 19:18:20 · 5 answers · asked by Shinigami 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Why is it that when answering a question some people think they have to write a long essay to answer? Does this annoy anyone else? I mean sometimes I have to scroll down a whole page to read answers!

2006-12-19 19:18:17 · 2 answers · asked by Dakota Lynn Takes Gun 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-19 19:18:06 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If you buy a lot of gifts for family and friends, do you wrap them bit by bit? So you dont have a lot to do at once, and you have the wrapping out of the way. Or are you a last minute wrapper and spend half of Christmas Eve wrapping every ones gifts......till the wee hours?

2006-12-19 19:17:40 · 7 answers · asked by Porcelain Doll 6 in Christmas

or is it wiped out totally?

jus curious!

2006-12-19 19:16:47 · 10 answers · asked by ••)<]-[/\|)!J/]•• 4 in Other - Society & Culture

I'm 9 years old and its annoying eating all these random diet foods..I need help

2006-12-19 19:15:33 · 5 answers · asked by Olive 4 in Christmas

To a person who had a crush on you yet you are not interested at all and cant find any place in your heart but that person keeps on disturbing, sending messages, gifts etc yet you confronted that person and gave him a piece of mind, requesting hands off your back and called for mere friends

2006-12-19 19:15:09 · 7 answers · asked by ConRob 2 in Other - Society & Culture

It can't be no more than $10 and it's for a girl (mid-20's to early 30's). But there's a catch! She has a crush on me, and I SORT OF have a crush on her? What do I do??

2006-12-19 19:15:06 · 11 answers · asked by 1/6,833,020,409 5 in Christmas

2006-12-19 19:14:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

It can't be no more than $10 and it's for a girl (mid-20's to early 30's). But there's a catch! She has a crush on me, and I SORT OF have a crush on her? What do I do??

2006-12-19 19:14:25 · 13 answers · asked by 1/6,833,020,409 5 in Etiquette

And I don't just mean physically. It could also be spiritually, emotionaly, etc. Tell me your insperational story.

2006-12-19 19:11:57 · 15 answers · asked by Peanut Butter 5 in Other - Society & Culture

:)

2006-12-19 19:11:29 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Have you ever heard the saying what goes around comes around? Have you ever tried to curse a Christian? I am a Christian and I can tell ya that if you ever tried to put a curse on a true Christian I can assure you that it will come back on you ten fold. The blood of Jesus is more powerful than your loser called Satan, who at the end of time will be cast alive into the eternal fire along with you if you do not repent. Satan and his evil angels(demons) are all losers, and yes people that follow them are losers. Just curious why do you satanists follow losers. Ofering people and little babies as sacrifices to that loser is as low as you can get. Do you people get a kick out of that? Does that make you happy living that way? Anyway just curious, why do you worship a loser like Satan, after all he is only created, not the creator..

2006-12-19 19:06:34 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Like when you say "I'll have a Big Mac combo with root beer, 2 cheeseburgers, one strawberry shake and a couple of oreo McFlurries"

Do you feel like totally spiritual and stuff when the voice comes back and tells you how much money you owe for your food?

Do you feel that driving up to the first window is like a journey of life, man?

And then theres that feeling between the 1st and 2nd window where you have paid but got nothing....is that like how you would feel if you were good but still went to hell, y;know?

Please tell me what this experience does to you....do you meditate before or after? What do you do to prepare for this? What do you call this ceremony of yours?

Thanks
David

2006-12-19 19:06:07 · 21 answers · asked by ? 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Why people especially men are always rude and they think they are the best and perfect driver? Why?

2006-12-19 19:05:24 · 22 answers · asked by sma 2 in Other - Society & Culture

so my beloved dog died a few weks before i came home for the holidays, but as soon as i came into the house, i felt his presents. he is still here, with the family, just not in physical form. i swear i can still hear him, see him out of the corner of my eye, feel him lay down next to me. it is such an odd feeling, but a good feeling, for i feel his love. it is as if this is where he wants to be, for the time being at least. maybe he will leave after we finally spread his ashes (we are still in debate on what to do with "him". we are disagreeing on where to spread 'em). maybe i'm crazy, but i feel his prescents right now, can almost hea him scratching at the back door window....

2006-12-19 19:04:37 · 4 answers · asked by drunken pumpkin 6 in Other - Society & Culture

the world (but i am in NO way saying that is a bad thing) and if you dont know what I am talking about then click the following link http://www.allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/?ID=6007 but with all that effort and the real politician and leaders he is rubbing shoulders with, he met with the United Nations and addressed the issue, you just cant go and address the United Nations, but with all that and say put it towards the rebuilding of the ghetto and city of say Brooklyn. Do you think he would make a actual difference, than just the average playground or two here and there.

2006-12-19 19:04:33 · 4 answers · asked by Big Will 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

It's not like you can change anything.

(A question a passer-by just posed when viewing this site)

2006-12-19 19:03:48 · 14 answers · asked by Shinigami 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I was wondering if its ok to kiss a guy without thinking of sex.

2006-12-19 19:03:02 · 1 answers · asked by dragonrider 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-19 18:59:23 · 6 answers · asked by Good Bad Ugly 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

I know there's straight men who cross dress, I'm trying to understand transgenderism. OK, Is there heterosexual men who live as women because they feel like a woman but they like to have relationships with women? Thank you for your response.

2006-12-19 18:58:38 · 18 answers · asked by What'd You Say? 6 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2006-12-19 18:57:35 · 25 answers · asked by ? 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Would this rid of racial tension or would we still try to segregate based on length of hair or muscle mass? Since were always trying to size up on each other seems like! I was called a chink the other day and it just hurt and I was like excuse me and she was like, I heard a clink..I called her a liar and walked away.

2006-12-19 18:57:23 · 6 answers · asked by kowalley 5 in Other - Society & Culture

some twenty months ago, i was faced with a decision and i made a terrible choice which is destroying not only my own life, but also the life of my parents and my family. this mistake which i made has spoiled my whole life and has left no option for me but to finish my life. the only way out of this quicksand is to somehow go back into my past and change my decision, to make the right choice, and this is the only way to save me and my family from destruction.
i know u might laugh at me, but i know that everything's possible. if anybody out there knows how to go back in time, PLEASE, i beg u to help me, please let me have one more chance at life, i really need to go back in time to july 2005.
PLEASE, ANYBODY, PLEASE HELP ME IF U CAN, PLEASE, IF ANYONE OUT THERE KNOWS HOW TO REVERSE TIME AND GO BACK INTO THE PAST, PLEASE TELL ME AND HELP ME AT GETTING ONE MORE CHANCE AT HAPPINESS. I REALLY NEED TO GO BACK TO THE TIME WHEN I STILL HASD THAT CHOICE IN MY HANDS... HELP ME, PLEASE!

2006-12-19 18:56:12 · 18 answers · asked by thehelper 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Did you know that Paul's letters in the Bible contradict Jesus's teachings???
Here's an example of the contradiction(s)

Paul's teaching on the issue of SEX:

1 Corinthians 6:9-10 (New International Version)
Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

Jesus' teachings on the issue of SEX:
Matthew 21:32 (New International Version)
Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this.

MY POINT IN CASE: is because know I know that Christians may condemn others & its NOT from Jesus at all!

2006-12-19 18:56:08 · 27 answers · asked by TruthSeeker 2 in Religion & Spirituality

state briefly how you would recognize one. how does the confucian ideal person differ from the theravada buddhish monk?

ive sort of answered the first and second question. however, i am having a hard time answering the last one. so far i have...theravada monks are not ascribing to become great leaders and i think...acquiring knowledge is a bit different. the monks would learn the scriptures the teaching of buddha ..but the confucian ideal person would actually try to gain knowledge through mostly everything: formal education, the arts, socially, etc. i'm not that sure if that those are correct. can anyone add more to that?

2006-12-19 18:54:52 · 4 answers · asked by may 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I just made a question to ask fellow wiccans a question, i also asked for any christian who was going to be all "poor soul, i pray for you you heathen" or "blasphemer" to not even answer

the first thing i get "ill pray for you you lost soul" and such...
STOP trying to save ppl who dont want it. Do not try to convert a single pagan or wiccan here! we dont want it, we dont believe in your heaven or hell, so why would we want it?!?!

Stop acting like were helpless or sudhuman, hell, majorit of pagans listen to what jesus said more that christians. We respect others, and dont spit on their faith.
STOP trying to save thoes who dont want it, it only makes them hate you more, and makes your "god" look like a devil

2006-12-19 18:53:42 · 24 answers · asked by DrewM 3 in Religion & Spirituality

"how can I locate my childhood penpal ami luthi in Paris?"

2006-12-19 18:53:37 · 7 answers · asked by marilee w 4 in Languages