Society & Culture - 9 January 2007

I need to write an essay and I am looking for some ideas for my introduction. I have writtenall my other paragraphs except my intro and conclusion and I am terrible at the intro.

My essay topics..
paragraph 1- Introduction
paragraph 2-Poverty (Background/History)
paragraph 3-Poverty (Why is it an issue today?)
paragraph 4- My solution on ending poverty
paragraph 5- Conclusion

The Intro only needs to be 4-5 sentences plz help

2007-01-09 04:09:14 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

As I understand it, to be omnipotent Allah has to be omniscient.

However, during Ramadan, muslims fast during the day, but after sunset, believing that Allah can't see them in the dark they stuff themselves to the point of nearly vomiting. It's kind of like a cheat's way of fasting. Not like Jesus, who supposedly fasted for 40 days and 40 nights. I guess the Christian god must be able to see in the dark!

Now, surely to be properly omniscient, Allah would have to be able to see in the dark, and plainly this is not so. Therefore he is not omnipotent.

P.S. I am not a Christian.

2007-01-09 04:08:55 · 13 answers · asked by feeltherisingbuzz 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Since this is leap year. What day do they usually celebrate their birthdays?

2007-01-09 04:08:11 · 7 answers · asked by Moose 6 in Other - Holidays

2007-01-09 04:07:33 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-01-09 04:07:23 · 6 answers · asked by lunatic_arch 1 in Languages

Because i got a few questions for them.If they lie to me than i ain't paying them.But i know they look for suckers in the crowd.Sometimes.But i believe there are some good ones left.

2007-01-09 04:07:06 · 25 answers · asked by Victorio 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-01-09 04:06:49 · 22 answers · asked by vibrance0404 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Who is God here? Jesus or John? Who do you listen to and trust more?

If they are both speaking :"for God" than what is special about Jesus?
If Jesus is God, and John is not,
than wouldn't you trust what comes right from the horses mouth?

2007-01-09 04:06:43 · 21 answers · asked by janesweetjane 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-01-09 04:06:07 · 8 answers · asked by sikkie500 1 in Royalty

Here are a couple of prominent ones.

CHRISTIANS WORST: Burning witches; the Crusades; the Inquisition; collaboration with the Nazis; sexual & moral rigidity; oppression of ethnic and sexual minorities; promoting theocracy; believe they are going to heaven to the exclusion of everyone else
CHRISTIANS BEST: Founding hospitals, colleges, and orphanages; aiding the poor and homeless; patron of the arts (music, art, architecture); providing rituals to build community

MUSLIMS WORST: Oppression of women and homosexuals; attention on justice over compassion; sexual & moral rigidity; philosophy easily perverted to allow violence; too great an emphasis on community standards over individual liberty; promoting theocracy
MUSLIMS BEST: Patronage of arts, music and architecture; long history of advancing science; promoting charity; providing rituals to build community

How should we characterize these and other religions? Should we subdivide them? Are they responsible for fixing the problems?

2007-01-09 04:05:18 · 7 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Your mother tongue is English.

2007-01-09 04:04:51 · 9 answers · asked by Butterfly 1 in Languages

I want to say "My gran was german" in Spanish. Would this be a correct say of saying it?

Mi abuela ha estado alemans

2007-01-09 04:04:25 · 8 answers · asked by basisdnb 1 in Languages

Seriously! And I do not wish to offend anyone!

Reason! Over the last 2000 or so years there have been Kings, Queens, Pope's, Arch Bishops! Along with many others over the Centuries that have change religious values to meet certain the needs; of certain criteria, for certain generations! So much so that the Bible, it's meaning, and values, a virtually not recognisable!

For example!

Psalms included in the Bible written by various authors more akin to modern times, rather than 2000 years ago!

How in some parishes there are Homosexual Clergy (No Offence)
yet in the Bible it clearly states that this is a NO NO!

On the other hand reports today suggest Homo sexuals should not have access to certain religious establishments! Including Christian place! So hypocrisy is definately going on here! Either No No or Go Go! Which one!

Love Thy Nieghbour! Erm Should that not be bomb thy nieghbour! You know where I am going with this!

So much to go on guys n gals!

Peace!

2007-01-09 04:04:24 · 10 answers · asked by AZRAEL Ψ 5 in Religion & Spirituality

the true believers don't suffer, because they are full of faith,they can face most of their problems with faith,and helps them to pass on.get married,have children,have fun in their life,and accepting death with a wide chest.
and when they die there will be no God, now what did they lose

2007-01-09 04:03:53 · 23 answers · asked by chack 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Hello. When I was younger (around12-14), I had a bad habit of putting stuff down girls back, giving them small wedgies and poking their butts. However, when I had to do a project on politeness, I realised that I know better, and my parents have taught me to be polite and not be an animal. So I vowed to stop and it has been almost 3-4 years and I have cleaned up my act (in fact, some women think I'm a true gentlemen, and thus have some female friends who trust me, and I do not let them down).

However, I was researching molestation after hearing many cases about it, I was horrified what consitutes as molestation, and now I am worried that what I did could be seen as molestation.

I never harassed/did anything sexual to 5-6 year olds. In fact, I never made young girls perform or act out sexual acts for me. I never stripped them, nor did I strip in front of them. But people tell me that today in America, it has gone to an extreme of accusations.

So should I be preparing to head to jail?

2007-01-09 04:03:37 · 6 answers · asked by space.ghostcc 1 in Etiquette

I have found entire and exact KJV passages in the Book of Mormon.

2007-01-09 04:02:47 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Some of the responses from non believers are pretty sarcastic, but some are quite funny, as long as its not blasphemy. Agreed?

2007-01-09 04:02:21 · 11 answers · asked by bbjones9 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Seriously what the hell?

2007-01-09 04:01:09 · 8 answers · asked by Downyflake 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Have any of you ever played with an Ouija board? If so what experiences have you had? I bought one and asked one question and so far its right. Do you believe in it at all?

2007-01-09 03:59:51 · 19 answers · asked by deaddiscodork 2 in Mythology & Folklore

AVERAGE COST ==>
(WEIGHTED)

Wholesale Requirement Reviewed

Principal Owner / Gen/Manager ____________________

If someone could please translate this just as it looks I'll shoot over a best answer, thanks in advanced!

2007-01-09 03:59:37 · 4 answers · asked by Hidden 2 in Languages

Been here for months and not a single answer has come from these "top answerers".

How come?

2007-01-09 03:59:17 · 25 answers · asked by Исаак Озимов 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Would you rather see Corporal and Capital punishiment return?

2007-01-09 03:59:02 · 11 answers · asked by Servechilled 2 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-01-09 03:58:38 · 16 answers · asked by Barabas 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I'm very proud, and I know I shouldn't be proud, and I should be more humble . How can I be more humble ?

2007-01-09 03:58:03 · 27 answers · asked by I'm_a_FrogPrince 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Blame Adam and Eve, fine. But who created these life forms and micro-organisms? Did they create themselves out of materialized "evil"?

You try to blame everything on "the fall" and say the earth was left 'susceptable' to "bad" things???? But this is nothing but a copout since you are avoiding the ultimate question of who created these life forms,
since they are life forms, and God is the only one to be credited as 'creator'.

Or would this be a circumstance where you would have to concede it's more evolution which has to do with the mutation of viruses and bacteria rather than God or the devil?

So if it's just "nature", than why does God step in for a church revival but he can't seem to change 1 tiny particle of DNA code on a strain to make it non-lethal?

With that, it would seem it comes down to 'God's willful punishment' or "God has no control at all with the workings of nature".
---which is actually quite the obvious choice if you look around.

2007-01-09 03:57:54 · 16 answers · asked by janesweetjane 2 in Religion & Spirituality

This is the unforgivable sin. What exactly does it mean? Maybe I've done it and don't remember and that is why I have so many doubts about my salvation.

2007-01-09 03:57:27 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-01-09 03:57:14 · 14 answers · asked by mntrek 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-01-09 03:56:04 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

This is something that I really enjoy doing.

2007-01-09 03:54:18 · 11 answers · asked by mullah robertson 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-01-09 03:54:02 · 13 answers · asked by mamagurl2008 1 in Mythology & Folklore