Society & Culture - 23 January 2007

STD?A few day ago I saw a talk show on TV here in Italy in which they were discussing about AIDS.They also did sort of a survey among people on the streets asking them simple questions about AIDS.Well,I was rather disappointed and quite shocked about the high average of those who gave wrong answers.Some of them were even shallow and took it like a jocke.
Do you think in the USA there's a higher level of knowledge of STD?

2007-01-23 04:09:58 · 4 answers · asked by Brenno 6 in Other - Society & Culture

I don't think there will ever be a better excuse for an unwanted pregnancy than the one Mary came up with.... brilliant. Immaculate conception - wow.

2007-01-23 04:09:35 · 5 answers · asked by elwoodo0oo 3 in Religion & Spirituality

was there ever a more repetitive question?

2007-01-23 04:09:24 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

as i have read a verse in the Quran forbid of marrying someone who take a partner in worship with God. Quran 24:3. and other verse allow marrying from the people of the books (jewish and christians) Quran 5:5

however, with Jehovah witness they seperate God and Jesus compare to the rest of christians who believes in worshiping the trinity or like the cahtolic who believes Jesus is God. so is a muslim allowed to marry any christians even those who worship the trinity or jesus?

2007-01-23 04:09:07 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-01-23 04:08:09 · 48 answers · asked by stvn_guiney 1 in Mythology & Folklore

2007-01-23 04:07:30 · 1 answers · asked by Queen of the Stone Age 3 in Other - Society & Culture

I've always seen Pontius Pilate as someone who tried to do the right thing, and who really wanted Christ to live, but due to his position - his job, and how unstable the peace with the Jews was at the time, he really couldn't do what he wanted to do. It seems to even be backed up by scripture when in Matthew it says that Pilate's wife told him of a dream that had been bothering her and that he shouldn't have anything to do with this man (Jesus). And after considerable thought, he washed his hands of the matter - indicating (to me at least) that he didn't want to do what he knew was about to be done, but wasn't able (spiritually) to put it all on the line and go against not only what the Jews wanted but also what Ceasar wanted.
It also seems to me that he/Pilate was put on Earth to do this very hard thing. God puts the right people in the right places to do the thing that needs doing. Maybe he was the only one, out of all the people who will ever live on earth to be able to do this.

2007-01-23 04:07:27 · 7 answers · asked by Tonya in TX - Duck 6 in Religion & Spirituality

1.How long have you been an atheist?

2.How did you come to this decision?

3.How did your immediate family react to your decision?

4.Since becoming an atheist have you had any doubts about the existence of God or a higher power?

5.Do you believe in ANY unseen spirits such as fairies, ghosts or demons?

6.Do you feel it neccesary to 'convert' others to atheism?

7.Do you feel the need to associate with other atheists formally or informally?

8.Do you think the Bible contains any value such as wisdom, intrinsic truths or historic references? If so what value do you attribute to it?

9.Has atheism affected your life for better or worse?

10.Do you come to this forum because:(choose as many as apply)
a.you have sincere questions or answers
b.you enjoy debates
c.to set believers straight
d. you enjoy ridiculing believers
e.you enjoy the company of other atheists
f.some other reason (state reason)

Thanks for your participation.

2007-01-23 04:06:48 · 30 answers · asked by babydoll 7 in Religion & Spirituality

An african-american highschool basketball recruit was planing on playing for a school out of state. On signing day his mother forged her son's signiture on the letter of intent and faxed it to a different school closer to home. When asked why she did this she said she wanted her son to play for a black coach.

Is this racist?

2007-01-23 04:06:29 · 16 answers · asked by wldctpete 2 in Other - Society & Culture

the word son in the Bible does not mean son as we understand today, the word son in the Bible means "an honor servent to God", Jesus is one of them which happend to born by a miracle for a sign to the childrean of Israel who were too stubborn to believe.

Adam the Son of God?
Luke 3:38
.... which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

Sollomon is the Son of God?
1 Chronicles 22:10
He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father.....

David is the Son of God?
2 Samuel 7:14
I will be his father, and he shall be my son.....

Psalms 89:27
"Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth"

Israel is the son of GOd?
Exodus 4: 22
"…Israel is my son, even my firstborn".

Jeremiah 31:9
"…For I (God) am a Father to Israel, and E’-phra-im is my firstborn."

son of God?
Matthew 8:29
..Son of God"

sons of God?
Deuteronomy14:1
..they are the sons of God

Son = honor servent to God NOT child.

2007-01-23 04:05:07 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Look at how the church being divided into thousands of denominations each claiming their own belief.

2007-01-23 04:05:02 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

ordination questions for deacons

2007-01-23 04:04:46 · 2 answers · asked by raymondtatesc@sbcglobal.net 1 in Religion & Spirituality

www.muslimsforbush.org or www.muslimsforbush.com

2007-01-23 04:04:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

same we are human what makes us different our ethnicity that's the only thing we should all learn how to respect others for who they are!!!

2007-01-23 04:04:23 · 21 answers · asked by *Sweets* 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Or is our existence just deleted and forgotton ?

Why ?

2007-01-23 04:03:51 · 13 answers · asked by The Filosophers 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I know you can answer any critical question without resorting to personal attacks, bad science, circular reasoning (Might be too big of a word for ya) and unneedingly quoting the bible on matters that simply can't be answered by the bible.

But will you? You say you have the truth, but let's see if you can defend your idea of the truth logically.

Hey, I'll even give you a simple critical question for you to answer.

Can you prove without a shadow of a doubt that Jesus was crucified on a pole and not on a cross?

I'm waiting for your response. Oh, by the way, I will not be answering any questions from Atchung_Heiss because he's already proven himself to be a blithering troll and it only wastes my time dealing with him.

2007-01-23 04:02:57 · 21 answers · asked by enigma_frozen 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Given your conscience has a role in shaping you, do you have control in forming your conscience or does it come from somewhere else?

2007-01-23 04:02:37 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-01-23 04:02:01 · 28 answers · asked by Maurice H 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-01-23 04:01:52 · 10 answers · asked by a a 1 in Other - Society & Culture

Law in defiance of it?

2007-01-23 04:01:49 · 16 answers · asked by (A) 7 in Religion & Spirituality

IT'S GETTING REALLY BORING ON HERE LATELY. IT IS THE SAME QUESTIONS, SAME HOMOPHOBIC PEOPLE, THE HATRED, THE IGNORANCE, THE RACIST.

2007-01-23 04:01:47 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

My husband allways tell me not to point. I would never point at a person - but I sometimes point in a direction, towards a shop or a nice car. He is from South Africa, and I am from Denmark, so I think maybe it is a cultural difference. What do you think, is it rude to point in public? Whcih country are you from?

2007-01-23 04:01:41 · 14 answers · asked by southernrightwhale 3 in Etiquette

2007-01-23 04:01:25 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-01-23 04:00:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

In literature, the term denotes the extent to which the characters and actions in a work of fiction exhibit realism or authenticity, or otherwise conform to our sense of reality. A work with a high degree of verisimilitude means that the work is very realistic and believable; works of this nature are often said to be "true to life:"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verisimilitude

2007-01-23 04:00:29 · 10 answers · asked by Sean 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-01-23 03:59:31 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

Alright, I have to admit that I am a wee bit confused on the part of answer to my previous question . I have read quite a few books on this subject, (I asked the question to see if they were good books in the view of the majority, or if I had missed a book that would help me out in my journey). Anway, the part that confused me was that the books that I have read and have information about the history of witchcraft have noted that the first recorded witches were solitary....so why is it that so many people believe that the coven is the only 'true' way. Should this not, in fact, be the other way around, or if not at least view the two ways in equal light? Does the fact that Garnder wrote the first book on practicing wicca make it fact, or the right way? Yeah, I know I've really opened up a whole can of worms here, however I don't mean to be descriminatory to any person's beliefs. Thanks in advance for answering respectfully.

2007-01-23 03:59:20 · 15 answers · asked by bluearia 3 in Mythology & Folklore

2007-01-23 03:58:53 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

How many of you have had your wisdom teethes pulled? Do you honestly believe they were never there for any reason? Of course they where. It is just that we have evolved to the point that we no longer need them.

2007-01-23 03:58:52 · 14 answers · asked by Ivar 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I really need help... do u know any TRUE, UNEXPLAINABLE stories... eg. Brumude Triangle, Mary Celse, Lockness Monster...stuff like that!!! and plz..if u can gimme a link

2007-01-23 03:58:52 · 9 answers · asked by gabrielenebroski 3 in Mythology & Folklore