Society & Culture - 25 December 2006

2006-12-25 11:55:02 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

There are those historical accounts which seem to be in contention with Biblical accounts. I am interested to know what all of you have to offer under difficult differences. Also I wonder who people think was the one who was Jesus' "go to guy"

2006-12-25 11:54:50 · 6 answers · asked by JOHN 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I hear the argument all the time that we are in so much trouble as a society today because children aren't forced* to pray in public schools. I also hear the argument that god gave us free will so that we could make the concious choice to follow and pray to him. Would it really appease god to have prayer force fed to him? Don't you think he might just be the tiniest bit upset to have free will circumvented so that he could recieve millions of half-assed prayers?

*I say forced because there is no law saying that one can't pray in school on their own time (between classes, lunch, etc.) Proponents of school prayer want it forced on every student.

2006-12-25 11:54:48 · 27 answers · asked by ChooseRealityPLEASE 6 in Religion & Spirituality

My friend believed that there were Lions (the animal) roaming in England a long time ago, hence England putting them on their coat of arms and using the animal as a symbol of their sovereignty?

2006-12-25 11:54:34 · 8 answers · asked by Rob 1 in Royalty

To help improve techniques prior to opening a practice or in the final stages of earning their degree?

2006-12-25 11:54:21 · 7 answers · asked by natalie 1 in Community Service

2006-12-25 11:53:33 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Meaning: WHY do we not share our faith and how is it that we just go to church once a week to get our ears tickled and then told to go and share. Why is it that we live hypocritical lives?

CAN WE BE NEUTRAL.......NO INDEED NOT!

2006-12-25 11:53:30 · 6 answers · asked by Mark 1 in Religion & Spirituality

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D8rpwPlIDE
Is that what Evolution teaches?

2006-12-25 11:52:48 · 6 answers · asked by Chase 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Yeap, I'm a Christmas baby. Actually, mine was yesterday, the 24th., but close enough to know it still sucks.

Tell us why it sucks having your B-Day next to ANY holiday. I'm I alone in feeling this way.
Nobody wished me a Happy Birthday till some of my sisters Christian friends decided to break out a birthday cake for Jesus today, then someone said 'Maybe we can fit Gloo's name down there at the bottom of it'...That and the whole "This gift is for X-Mas AND your birthday" crapola.

Best story gets the 10 points..

2006-12-25 11:52:39 · 15 answers · asked by GlooBoy 3 in Christmas

2006-12-25 11:52:32 · 31 answers · asked by . 1 in Religion & Spirituality

It's a cons-piracy!!!

In December 2005, Bobby Henderson received a reported USD $80,000 advance to pen The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. According to the author, he plans to use the proceeds from the sale of the book to build a pirate ship, with which he may travel the world in order to convert heathens to the Pastafarian religion.[6] The book was released on March 28, 2006 (ISBN 0-8129-7656-8).

The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is the Pastafarian equivalent of the Bible. It parodies biblical figures with characters such as Captain Mosey, a pirate and the FSM equivalent of Moses. The Gospel contains The Eight "I'd Really Rather You Didn'ts", parodying the Ten Commandments.

Don't be fooled... I know some christians have been converted already!!! It's about money... Don't let them shove this down your throat!!! :)-~

2006-12-25 11:52:12 · 4 answers · asked by floyd 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Isaiah 14
1For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.

2And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.

3And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve,

4That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!

5The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.

6He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth.

7The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.

8Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.

9Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.

10All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?

11Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.

12How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

13For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:

14I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.

15Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.

16They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;

17That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?

18All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.

19But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.

20Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned.

21Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.

22For I will rise up against them, saith the LORD of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the LORD.

23I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.

24The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:

25That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders.

26This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.

27For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?

2006-12-25 11:51:41 · 6 answers · asked by Mijoecha 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I ate mine at 3:30. And I was wondering if there was supposed to be a specific time you had to eat Christmas dinner at...

2006-12-25 11:50:24 · 30 answers · asked by ? 2 in Other - Holidays

Is it because we are told as very small children....

"Little Miss Muffet. Sat on a Tuffit (What's that?) Eating her Curds and Whey. When down came a Spider and sat down beside her...........
AND FRIGHTENED MISS MUFFET AWAY!!!!

2006-12-25 11:49:55 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

2006-12-25 11:48:25 · 6 answers · asked by Peter N 2 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-12-25 11:47:59 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

2006-12-25 11:47:53 · 19 answers · asked by SarahCohen 1 in Religion & Spirituality

what did they get?

2006-12-25 11:47:26 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

I was just wondering, since here in the US, where there is a predominantly Christian population, annoying Christmas music is played all over the place in late November and December.

2006-12-25 11:47:20 · 6 answers · asked by tangerine 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Why does religion condemn astrologers if the 3 men that offered gifts to Jesus at his birth were magicians and star readers?

2006-12-25 11:45:42 · 11 answers · asked by ava c 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-25 11:45:24 · 3 answers · asked by Latino 1 in Mythology & Folklore

In other words, is there any way one could be a non-Christian and still be awarded with eternal life?

Please state your religion and opinion..

(I am an Anglican Christian and am very unsure about this issue)

2006-12-25 11:44:59 · 13 answers · asked by YourMom 4 in Religion & Spirituality

so what did you get for christmas?

2006-12-25 11:44:08 · 13 answers · asked by . 6 in Christmas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCTqf3RJcTM

2006-12-25 11:44:01 · 4 answers · asked by Trash Master 1 in Christmas

im talking about local pubs not town or partys

2006-12-25 11:43:13 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Holidays

in nurseys now the rhyme is baa baa rainbow sheep is this taken it to far?

2006-12-25 11:42:41 · 19 answers · asked by wildchild 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

If we have already overcome nothingness once, why not again?

Which then is harder to exist once, or to exist again?

Atheism is just an psychological blinder for belief in God.

2006-12-25 11:41:25 · 13 answers · asked by Socinian F 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Do they believe that god is somehow weakened by disbelief and can't help us adequately unless the vast majority prays to him? It really seems like they do. People say god let's things happen because we've turned our backs on him. Recently the pope has pleaded that we turn away from technology and back to god. It seems that he insinuated that if we all turn back to god somehow starvation and war will be a thing of the past. This makes no sense to me, unless he things that god needs prayer as a sort of food to have strenth enough to battle the evils of this world... Is this what Christians believe?

On a realted note i guarantee that even if every man, woman, and child on this earth believed in god 100% and prayed to him atleast once daily we would still have all of the problems we have today.

2006-12-25 11:39:06 · 30 answers · asked by ChooseRealityPLEASE 6 in Religion & Spirituality

They seem to have many of the same characteristics.

2006-12-25 11:39:02 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

We will all be around for an eternity, some in God's paradise, some in outer darkness. We have a promise of a new body and a perfect mind.

Revelation 21:3 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth:

In a new body, you won't become fatigued. I can't understand people that say they will become bored. With new heavens, who knows what awaits us. There will be enought time to be everything you ever wanted, an Artist, Musician, Writer, you name it.

How would you become bored? Do you not enjoy life?

Jesus Christ said in the book of John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. kjv Holy Bible

Don't you want life, and have it more abundantly now and forever?

2006-12-25 11:37:09 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality