Society & Culture - 5 January 2007

"The path to "hell" is a wide and downward slope; the path to "heaven" is upward, steep and narrow".

2007-01-05 15:15:39 · 16 answers · asked by jem r 2 in Religion & Spirituality

cause the bible says there will be no liars in heaven not even little white lies

2007-01-05 15:14:53 · 28 answers · asked by Sheila R 1 in Religion & Spirituality

sorry , no room left, the last sentence is " your printer fail." i dont under stand what 's going tosay, please anyone can help with that in another way to say it. i am doing translation, so need a better way to understand urgently. thanks.

2007-01-05 15:14:31 · 1 answers · asked by flora 1 in Languages

I have started dating an Iranian man. I am American. I would like to know if there are any cultural "stereotypes" that might help me to understand him better. Of course, I know that all people are unique, but I am sure that there are some cultural values and differences. Thanks for your help!

2007-01-05 15:14:26 · 4 answers · asked by Katie Poo 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-01-05 15:14:02 · 9 answers · asked by sixcannonballs 5 in Mythology & Folklore

The lord Knows who I a'm

2007-01-05 15:13:48 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-01-05 15:13:47 · 17 answers · asked by jakedecker_jakedecker 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I need it for a report for school and can't seem to find it. Anything will help! Phaecia is in the Book the Odyssey, by Homer. I need geography info, and maybe a short summary of what Happened with Odysseus and his men there.

2007-01-05 15:13:40 · 4 answers · asked by Megan 2 in Mythology & Folklore

in addition i really do not need to look at or watch children, so what is the scoop with people who really are trying to force me to see what i do not want to look at whether it be children movies or them,are these people politically motivated or demented could there also be some feed back about why i have been discouraged from talking with people of other races, black oriental,specifically and about women, what is the problem, or are women anti social creatures, who listen to people who tell them not to talk with me, seems there might be something wrong with some men, complaining about me and women talking with one another, especially relatives, so what gives (there is a particular nationality of people i would like to avoid, and not live near at all,who are responsible for this) any suggestions and recommendations, they have been very abusive to me, when i was growing up, i would call them terrorists,

2007-01-05 15:13:23 · 3 answers · asked by chinpingmei 2 in Etiquette

WISDOMOLOGY is a field of study in which a person creates theories of nature in relation to life.
I = Integrity

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Courage= courage heart, mind, will, courage, confidence, bravery.

Honor = integrity, dignity, and pride, chiefly among people, that was maintained

Admiration = a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works"

P=Persistence = the quality or state of being persistent

T=Trust = in the possession or care of a trustee.

E=Enthusiastic = having or showing great excitement and interes

R=Refined = Free from coarseness or vulgarity; polite.



Control your own destiny.

2007-01-05 15:12:50 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

PLEASE ONLY ANSWER THIS QUESTION IF YOU READ ALL OF THIS

Supposedly, God loves us and wants us to know and love him.

But let's face it... most athiests are athiests because they see no evidence for God. Over 65% of religious people are not Christians because they see no reason to believe in the Bible more than their God.

So why doesn't God or Jesus just appear to people so that they will be convinced of his/their reality?

Please don't give me the cop-out that it would violate free will. God appeared to many people in the OT to convince them. And Jesus appeared to hundreds after his resurection.

Also, if you believe in the Bible as evidence, or miracles, these would "violate free will" as well.


Another way to ask this is - Why would God speak only with whispers so soft, they could so easily be interperted as nothing at all - silence?

Thanks

2007-01-05 15:11:54 · 38 answers · asked by skeptic 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-01-05 15:11:54 · 26 answers · asked by Evil Atheist Conspirator 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-01-05 15:11:48 · 15 answers · asked by alley_walker2002 1 in Religion & Spirituality

OK..my son is 12 and I took him to his yearly check-up today, let me start by saying NORMALLY I love my kids doctor and the reason I love him is because he's old fashioned (not as far as treatments go, but with his "bedside manner), he's down to earth, straight forward, holds nothing back, BUT today I do believe he crossed the line. Like I said, my son is 12, he HATES shot's (who doesn't), he wasn't expecting one because I didn't know he was getting one, or I would have prepared him, so, when the doc. pulls out the needle my son gets teary eyed, he tells him to grow up, sticks him with the needle, my son pulls away, needle comes out, doc says "good, now you get stuck again" When its all said and done, my child is still crying, the doctor tells me, IN FRONT OF HIM, "better go buy him a dress mom, he's acting like a girl" and walks out! I was dumbfounded! I comforted my son, and walked out feeling like i was hit by a truck! What would you do? Help please.

2007-01-05 15:11:46 · 11 answers · asked by irlefw 2 in Etiquette

It seems to me to be a mixture of movies, daytime t.v., and outright lies and urban legends. If you don't actually study something ,can you profess to know anything about it? Can I get a job as a nuclear physicist, even though I know nothing about it?

2007-01-05 15:11:26 · 5 answers · asked by Prophet ENSLAVEMENTALITY (pbuh) 4 in Religion & Spirituality

It seems almost tragic if you believe that humans evolved seperately from all over living things. Life evolving through Natural Selection is not just better science than creationism. It is a more satisifying spiritual experience.

2007-01-05 15:11:08 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Apple?
Moxy Krimefighter?
Dweezil?
Beaucephus?

I mean, what ARE they thinking?
Their kids need to actually live in this world and eventually get jobs....I mean, who'd listen to the CEO of Ford if she was named Fifi Trixabelle Geldof?

2007-01-05 15:10:23 · 17 answers · asked by MikefromKingston 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Why is it that people don't relize how rude it is to be standing there talking on your cell phone when your poliet cashier is trying to check your items? I mean there are questions we have to ask to see how you want your items sacked. Or to tell you your total, and why the heck are yall to busy to set the phone down for 2 seconds or to call back! The end of the world is not going to happen today!!

2007-01-05 15:09:00 · 10 answers · asked by Brandi 3 in Etiquette

2007-01-05 15:08:54 · 10 answers · asked by A fan 4 in Religion & Spirituality

When i was baptized in Mississippi they took me to a river,but what we didnt know is that there were snakes in that river,while i was down the snakes came up,true story,a miracle if u ask me.Crazy right?

2007-01-05 15:08:36 · 12 answers · asked by Ramon O 3 in Mythology & Folklore

If Jesus is not God, not the son of God, and not one of three (trinity), then who is Jesus? I have briefly discussed this in Chapter Three "Is Jesus the Son of God?" This time I would like to expand on Jesus’ life (peace be upon him). I want to talk about Jesus from birth, starting with his mother (peace be upon them both) till the day he was taken up to God.
Who was his mother?

His mother was The Virgin Mariam (Mary) the daughter of Imran (father) and Hinnah (mother). When Hinnah carried Mariam in her womb she vowed to offer Mariam to God by letting her serve Him in one of His houses of worship. When Mariam was born her mother wrapped her in a piece of cloth, and took her to Al-Aqsa Mosque where she was handed over to the priests.

When the priests looked at her, and found out that she was the daughter of their lord and leader Imran they all wanted to take care of her. Although Zachariah the prophet (P.B.U.H.) was the person in charge of sacrificial offerings he was not allowed to take charge of Mariam’s matter this time. After a long quarrel over her, they all decided that the person who wins the lottery is the one that takes her in.

Zachariah won, and sponsored Mariam. He gave her a place to live, assigned her a female caretaker and personally watched over her until she was old enough to take care of herself and didn’t need the caretaker anymore.

When Zachariah came to Mariam in her place of worship he used to find fruits that would normally grow in other seasons. When he asked her where she acquired these fruits from, she would say that it was from God Almighty. The following verse relates the story of Mariam after she was born and offered by her mother to God:

"So her Lord accepted her with gracious acceptance and caused her to grow an excellent growth and made Zachariah her guardian. Whenever Zachariah visited her in the chamber, he found with her provisions. He said, ‘O Mary whence hast thou this?’ She replied, ‘It is from ALLAH.’ Surely ALLAH gives to whomsoever HE pleases without measure." (CH 3: Vr 37)

Angels used to always come to Mariam and tell her of her purity, and chastity. They also used tell her that God has chosen her above the women of the world, and that He has protected her from all types of corruption. She was constantly inspired to work harder and apply herself more in worship, supplication, and prostration for God. The Quran says, "And remember when the angels said, ‘ALLAH has chosen thee and purified thee and chosen thee above all women of the time. `O Mary, be obedient to thy Lord and prostrate thyself and worship the one God with those who worship HIM.’" (Ch 3: Vr 42-43)

How was Jesus born?

The following verses from the Chapter 19 (Mariam) narrate the story of the birth of Jesus Christ the prophet who was born without a father:

And relate the story of Mary as mentioned in the Book, when she withdrew from her people to an eastern place; [16] And screened herself off from them. Then WE sent OUR angel to her and he appeared to her in the form of a well proportioned man. [17] She said, "I seek refuge with the Gracious God from thee if indeed thou dost fear HIM." [18] The angel said, "I am only a messenger of thy Lord, that I may give thee glad tidings of a righteous son." [19] She said, "How can I have a son when no man has touched me, neither have I been unchaste?" [20] The angel said, "Thus it shall be." But says thy Lord, "It is easy for ME; and WE shall do so that WE may make him a Sign unto men, and a mercy from US, and it is a thing decreed." [21]

So she conceived him, and withdrew with him to a remote place. [22] And the pains of child-birth drove her unto the trunk of a palm-tree. She said, "O, would that I had died before this and had become a thing quite forgotten!" [23] Then the angel called her from beneath her, saying, "Grieve not. Thy Lord has placed a rivulet below thee; [24] "And shake towards thyself the trunk of the palm-tree; it will drop upon thee fresh ripe dates; [25] "So, eat and drink and cool thine eye. And if thou seest any man, say, ‘I have vowed a fast to the Gracious God; I will, therefore, not speak this day to any human being.’" [26]

Then she brought him to her people, mounted. They said, "O Mary, surely, thou hast committed a monstrous thing! [27] "O sister of Aaron, thy father was not a wicked man, nor was thy mother an unchaste woman!" [28] Thereupon she pointed to him. They said, "How can we talk to one who is a child in the cradle?" [29] Jesus said, "I am a servant of ALLAH. HE has given me the Book, and has made me a Prophet; [30] And HE has made me blessed wheresoever I may be, and has enjoined upon me Prayer and almsgiving so long as I live; [31] And HE has made me dutiful towards my mother, and has not made me arrogant and graceless; [32] And peace was on me the day I was born, and peace will be on me the day I shall die, and the day I shall be raised up to life again." [33] That was Jesus, son of Mary. This is a statement of the truth concerning which they entertain doubt. [34]

This was the story behind Jesus’ birth. Two of the most magnificent miracles were connected to his birth: the first was the birth to a chaste mother, and without the need for a father. This miracle shows that God has the ability to do anything He wishes. God says after the above verse, "It does not befit the Majesty of ALLAH to take unto Himself a son. Holy is HE. When HE decrees a thing, HE says to it, ‘Be,’ and it comes into being.’" (Ch 19, Vr 35). The idea of Sonship is ambiguous. What does it mean for God to have a son when everything in this world is His creation, and a mere command of His?

The other miracle was that Jesus spoke when he was in the cradle. God gave him the ability to talk to people to fend off any accusations made to his virtuous mother, and to notify the world that he was a prophet of God. That was Jesus. He was sent to tell people about the true God. The One and only One God of this universe. It was people who then changed this idea, and took Jesus as the Son of God. The Quran relates, "said Jesus, ‘Surely, ALLAH is my Lord and your Lord, so worship HIM alone, this is the right path.’" (Ch 19: Vr 36).

2007-01-05 15:08:21 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

These people are nice people too. Not like they are trying to be rude or anything. Please help me to figure this out?

2007-01-05 15:07:42 · 13 answers · asked by FOXY BROWN 1 in Etiquette

Love. Seriously. What is the biological point of love? It can't be for reproduction because you can love someone without wanting to bear children. It can't be for the continuation of species because you'd DIE for the simple well-being of someone you love. So what is it? For me, it's the one thing that seals my belief in God.

2007-01-05 15:07:08 · 20 answers · asked by Neighborhood dude 4 in Religion & Spirituality

im straight guy should I feel embarrassed when i buy facial products? are people will think of me any less man?

2007-01-05 15:06:21 · 29 answers · asked by zezo 2 in Other - Society & Culture

Aside from the money aspect, if you were a celebrity, could you handle people intruding in on every facet of your life? Do you think famous people like having cameras shoved in their faces, pictures taken of them in the most god awful poses and positions, having people rummaging through their garbage to dig up dirt, etc. The awards (if any) are nice and it's always good to be recognized by your peers and the public, but at what cost to them and possibly to their family. I can't imagine how awful that part of fame is.

2007-01-05 15:06:19 · 8 answers · asked by whitesoxr1 2 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-01-05 15:06:14 · 16 answers · asked by A fan 4 in Religion & Spirituality

if atheists do it as well i quit

2007-01-05 15:06:04 · 7 answers · asked by whoknows 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Hey guys,

Just wondering what the name of a particualr jewish song is.

It is usually performed at weddings during the hora.

All I know is a few words from the chorus and I really need to know what the name of the actual song is.

Here's what I know:

Verse - sung in hebrew (I think)

Then the Chorus goes something like:

"Mashiash! Mashiash! Mashiash! Ay ya ya ya ya ya..."

It's a very high energry song that people love to dance to and throw their arms up in the air and whatnot.

Anyone know the name of it?

Thanks!

2007-01-05 15:05:57 · 0 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I saw a doc, he/she was really rude, when I asked for anything, said was not in agreement, sighed, slammed prescription pad down and wrote it up anyway, was rough and didn't respond when I said oww and all. Also, the door was left wide open after seeing me. Ok, I was decent, but that is ridiculous. I saw others and they saw me. What happened to privacy? Then 2-3 other people were seen in other rooms while I waited about an hour for nothing. I almost left.

I feel like complaining! Should I?

2007-01-05 15:05:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

Just wondering

2007-01-05 15:05:43 · 16 answers · asked by exotichina 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender