Society & Culture - 25 May 2007

That's like a religious person questioning the existence of God and all the other religious people scorning him for being an Atheist!

2007-05-25 11:07:28 · 12 answers · asked by under_mckilt 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Alot of Catholic's pick and choose things they agree with the church about and most just don't care about the church anymore because of such outdated rules. If you had a chance to tell them what you would change to make a better church, what would it be?

2007-05-25 11:06:39 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

An Atheist recently started writing e-mail rants to me making all kinds of crazy statements about Atheists being peace loving, all while calling me more names and communicating more anger than I can possibly communicate here.

This caused me to refresh my memory on Atheists in Prison, where this guy obviously belongs.

We know from Department of Justice records that 80 percent of first time offenders have no religion prior to being incarcerated. They do not engage in any religious activities, prayer, church, etc and have no set form of belief system.

Once in prison these numbers reverse so that 80% become affiliated with a religion and 20% stay irreligious, not believing in any deities.

This change is obviously because of the prison ministries and services that religious organizations engage in.

Half the guys who keep getting tossed back in prison are those with no religious beliefs.

The data is on the DOJ website.

So, more atheists or religious people in prison?

2007-05-25 11:06:28 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-05-25 11:05:49 · 50 answers · asked by Robert M 5 in Other - Cultures & Groups

when people say, you has a soul does that mean something extra besides me? when people say, your soul goes to heaven or whatever. So if my soul goes to heaven where do I go? It is like there is some other entity about me can I be aware of me. So is this something that just hangs around me and is waiting to go somewhere, if I'm aware of me and not aware of the soul then where is the soul is it something I consult with, or what or is this a matter of semantics and it means absolutely nothing.

2007-05-25 11:04:13 · 19 answers · asked by speros 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I don' hate Mexicans or more broadly speaking Hispanics.I just don't like their culture.I hate it how a lot of Hispanic men sit outside with their shirts off.I hate it how they pronunce Hispanic names different from non-Hispanic names.I also don't like it when they take up the entire park playing soccer.I also hate it how some of them get their last names put on their back car windows.

2007-05-25 11:03:57 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

If so, pray this prayer and mean it from the heart.

'Lord, I am really sorry that I have sinned against You.
I know I am guilty and deserve your punishment for my sins.
But thank You that Jesus died on the cross in my place and took my punishment there.
Thank You that He rose again and lives today.
Please help me now to turn from my sins, and please forgive me, cleanse me from my sins, and come and save me and take control of my life as my Lord.'

2007-05-25 11:03:14 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-05-25 11:03:02 · 4 answers · asked by Zgirl 1 in Etiquette

Jesus loves you!!

2007-05-25 11:00:05 · 23 answers · asked by ? 1 in Religion & Spirituality

What do you think of this pic I found,

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/31909843/?qo=3&q=Tower+of+Babel&qh=boost%3Apopular+age_sigma%3A24h+age_scale%3A5

(clicking on the picture will enlarge it...)

2007-05-25 10:59:05 · 11 answers · asked by Venice 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-05-25 10:57:27 · 11 answers · asked by sexychikalatina 1 in Languages

so are they? Because on the back of the one dollar bill, above the eagle there are 13 stars--connect the dots and it makes a 6 pointed star, better known as the star of david(but that has nothing to do with it). Carry the star over the pyramid and eye. They point to the letters in the latin phrases M-A-S-O-N-S, that is varified proof that these symbols were chosen by freemasons! And the phrases are SUPPOSED to be two different phrases, but together it translates to something about a new world order.

And 6 of the 56 signers of the declaraction of indenpendence are varified freemasons. 11 of the 36 signers of the constitution were varified freemasons.

2007-05-25 10:55:33 · 7 answers · asked by لا إله إلاَّ الله 3 in Other - Society & Culture

If god knows the future, the future must be already deterimined. If the future is already determined, we have no control over our future actions.
If we have no control over our future actions, we can't be judged based on them. So either there is no hell, or god is a jerk.

2007-05-25 10:55:15 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

what i mean is, do you have to be a boy in order to be a wizard?

2007-05-25 10:54:27 · 9 answers · asked by younowho9192 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-05-25 10:54:15 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

'ammanet' and also 'hifazet'.
many thanks in advance.

2007-05-25 10:53:41 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

2007-05-25 10:52:12 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

like have sexual intercourse, or do they take their mermaid/merman outfit of?

2007-05-25 10:51:42 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

this is a sort of question AND challenge.

i responde to a question recently about when should people begind beating their kids, besides the obvious sick humor behindthe question and its obvious answer (never) it got me thinking of a story i read recently

apaprently a man took his child, less than a year old, and stuck her in the microwave. she was burned. from what i understand bad, but not too bad.

the woman insistred to the police that her husband was innocent, as it was Satan controlling her husband.

now heres my question. we hear alot of stories of super religious parents doing horrible things to their children...how about atheist parents.

heres the challenge. if you can please provide me a story youve read about or heard on the news/online/newspaper (credible source, not somethin you heard from a friend) about some atheist/non-theist parent abusing their child or doing something horrible as in the story above.

im just curious to see if there are any stories.

i doubt it.

2007-05-25 10:51:22 · 15 answers · asked by johnny.zondo 6 in Religion & Spirituality

to say, or having the Churches of Christendom lobbying the government for laws to force you to listen to what they have to say and obey their rules?

2007-05-25 10:50:30 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

"You saw me before I was born and scheduled each day of my life before I began to breathe. Every day was recorded in your book!" [Psalm 139:16]

2007-05-25 10:50:13 · 23 answers · asked by Graciela, RIRS 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-05-25 10:49:25 · 6 answers · asked by wookalar13 1 in Etiquette

The Bible even says that slaves are property. How can this be justified?

Exodus 21: 20 and 21 says,

"20"If a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod and he dies at his hand, he shall be punished.

21"If, however, he survives a day or two, no vengeance shall be taken; (M)for he is his property.

2007-05-25 10:47:24 · 15 answers · asked by Graciela, RIRS 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I find myself to be agnostic, i believe that i dont know whether or not there is a god. I cant decide on whether to believe or to not believe. Does an "i dont know" sound like a negative assertion..making me an atheist?
im confused and indecisive..is that how agnostics are supposed to be?!

2007-05-25 10:46:07 · 15 answers · asked by jasfuehajdhfjka 1 in Religion & Spirituality

(For starters, next round's on me)

1. I exist.

2. I have an idea of a supremely perfect being, i.e. a being having all perfections.

3. As an imperfect being I would be unable to create such a concept through my own thoughts.

4. The concept must have come from God.

5. To be a perfect being God must exist.

6. God exists.

Who can take more than two shots of that???? FFS!!

My liver cries freedom.

2007-05-25 10:45:59 · 8 answers · asked by Doomsday 2 in Religion & Spirituality

even just a light tap on the bum.

2007-05-25 10:45:12 · 12 answers · asked by Bipolar Bear 4 in Religion & Spirituality

refrained from using the word "black" or "white" when describing someone you know to a person who is of the same race of the person you are desribing? If so,why?

2007-05-25 10:44:17 · 22 answers · asked by Ugogirl 2 in Etiquette

Do you know of any charities (organizations) that are really in need of help, or are that are for a good cause (preferabley not religious, because this can be controvercial). Please explain your suggestions and include what they attempting to cure, prevent, etc. Thank you so much :)

2007-05-25 10:44:01 · 5 answers · asked by Emily 3 in Community Service

For example, if I were to ask "What makes you unique?" For sure atleast one person will say something along the lines of "everyone is unique" or "No two people are the same so everyone is different."

So I was just wondering why some people take everything so serious or literal. Most of the questions on here aren't serious questions anyways so why take them that way

2007-05-25 10:43:42 · 3 answers · asked by Mekana 5 in Other - Society & Culture

what does"Hey Baby Bien Aqui Papi Wassup?" mean??

2007-05-25 10:41:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages