Society & Culture - 22 December 2006

2006-12-22 02:30:07 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2006-12-22 02:29:48 · 15 answers · asked by ramin y 1 in Other - Holidays

Okay Christmas is Jesus' Birthday right? Where the heck did the Christmas tree tradition come from?

2006-12-22 02:29:45 · 10 answers · asked by MaMa 2 in Other - Holidays

2006-12-22 02:28:35 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

All I find here is: my belief is this, your belief is that, I/We are so great, you are a piece of ****. Can we stop this point scoring and get down to really understanding each others ideas and beliefs for a change? Those that do ask honest questions or give an honest reply get drowned out by the point scorers.

2006-12-22 02:28:25 · 18 answers · asked by wafer 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-22 02:27:39 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-22 02:26:45 · 11 answers · asked by Sean 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Mithra of Persia

--Mithra was born of a virgin on December 25 in a cave, and his birth was attended by shepherds bearing gifts.
--He was considered a great traveling teacher and master.
--He had 12 companions or disciples.
--Mithra’s followers were promised immortality.
--He performed miracles.
--As the “great bull of the Sun,” Mithra sacrificed himself for world peace.
--He was buried in atomb and after three days rose again.
--His resurrection was celebrated every year.
--He was called “the Good Shepherd” and identified with both the Lamb and the Lion.
--He was considered the “Way, the Truth and the Light,” and the “Logos,” [Word] “Redeemer,” “Savior” and “Messiah.”
--His sacred day was Sunday, the “Lord’s Day,” hundreds of years before the appearance of Christ.
--Mithra had his principal festival on what was later to become Easter.
--His religion had a eucharist or “Lord’s Supper,” at which Mithra said, “He who shall nto eat of my body nor drink of my blood so that he may be one with me and I with him, shall not be saved.”
--“His annual sacrifice is the Passover of the Magi, a symbolical atonement of pledge of moral and physical regeneration.”

Furthermore, the Vatican itself is built upon the papacy of Mithra, and the Christian hierarchy is nearly identical to the Mithraic version it replaced . . .
. . . Virtually all of the elements of the Catholic ritual, from miter to wafer to altar to doxology, are directly taken from earlier Pagan mystery religions.
Zoroaster/Zarathustra

2006-12-22 02:26:23 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Just found out that there was a mix up with the order for my little sister xmas present and it won't arrive until after xmas day. Any suggestions for a last minute replacement?

2006-12-22 02:26:11 · 27 answers · asked by indiebhoy 1 in Christmas

2006-12-22 02:25:35 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

2006-12-22 02:25:27 · 7 answers · asked by miss_shizzy2000 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2006-12-22 02:24:25 · 35 answers · asked by pank 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-22 02:24:16 · 18 answers · asked by tracy l 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

"We are moving toward a dictatorship of relativism which does not recognize anything as definitive and has as its highest value one's own ego and one's own desires... The church needs to withstand the tides of trends and the latest novelties.... We must become mature in this adult faith, we must guide the flock of Christ to this faith"

Personally I agree.

The fun part is that anyone who disagrees is immediately a non-issue because their view is "relative"

2006-12-22 02:23:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-22 02:23:18 · 22 answers · asked by musicgirl31♫ 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-22 02:23:05 · 15 answers · asked by Jersey Girl 2 in Christmas

Sum up u`r avatar this holiday season!!!! LEt u`r avatar show how much u love chrsitmas!!!!

Happy holidays!

2006-12-22 02:22:58 · 7 answers · asked by . 2 in Christmas

2006-12-22 02:22:46 · 3 answers · asked by Sean 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-22 02:22:44 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Holidays

me and my mate have decided to move to yarmouth, as we are fed up with living in the town we live in due to the people in it.
it's chav central and really not very nice.
what is the area like, i have heard people are really friendly, and it's a good place to live. can I have opinions from people that are living there.

2006-12-22 02:22:21 · 6 answers · asked by chocchip24 2 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-12-22 02:21:52 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2006-12-22 02:21:31 · 7 answers · asked by amber h 1 in Christmas

I've lived in Michigan most of My Life and Snow is usually a symbol of Christmas but this year Snow isn't in the Forecast or on the Ground. Will it change the "White Christmas" Mood??

2006-12-22 02:20:05 · 11 answers · asked by cwellssr 2 in Christmas

He's in the construction business and NEVER buys clothes for himself. Has been wearing a jacket from the 70s probably, really old. So I got him a Carhartt coat with quilted lining.

2006-12-22 02:20:01 · 12 answers · asked by Jersey Girl 2 in Christmas

Do you ask others to not bother, or to at least keep the gift small (in value)? Personally, between the practice of putting Christmas merchandise in stores before Halloween and the substitution of "Happy Holidays" and "Season's Greetings" for less politically-correct terms, I've pretty much decided to back off and give the retailers a pass.

How about you?

2006-12-22 02:19:52 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Holidays

2006-12-22 02:19:35 · 7 answers · asked by Crazy Kod II 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I do. My Grandparents. They don't believe in Christmas.They say:"That's not really when Christ was born.No one knows when he was born.It's a myth." That's why they don't believe in Christmas.

2006-12-22 02:19:10 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Holidays

2006-12-22 02:19:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I have a bit too much cannabis for me alone.

2006-12-22 02:18:58 · 26 answers · asked by Ms. Roxie 2 in Other - Holidays

Just one quick look in the bookstore and I see the King James Version, the New International Version, The Good News Version, etc...I saw over 20 different versions. How do I know which one is the best. Are they all basically the same, or are there major differences between the different versions. What version do you own and read?

2006-12-22 02:18:45 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality