Society & Culture - 28 May 2007

Sorry I have one more question on the baby blessing in the Mormon church. What exactly is the purpose of giving the baby a "name"?? Where do they get the name?? This seems pretty cult-like to me???

2007-05-28 18:54:39 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Do you have faith in the things that you can do?

Your sister,
Ginger

2007-05-28 18:52:42 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Or is it just oil?

2007-05-28 18:50:16 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Instead of having the NAACP or LULAC for example. Why don't these organiztions which claim to be for the equality of all people get together to help all those that truely need the help? Aren't they also contributing to the race issue by seperating themselves like that.

2007-05-28 18:49:59 · 6 answers · asked by Sal1022 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-05-28 18:49:47 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-05-28 18:44:42 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I misread a question someone else asked and I thought, 'Hey, that's a good question'.
Having realised my mistake, I'll pose the question myself. . .
Where, in all this whole wide universe, where is there no God?
And what implications does that have for sin?

2007-05-28 18:42:24 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Is it OK that if you're living under someone else's roof, they have every right to just go in your stuff & take & use or steal it without asking, just because it's their house? I'm living with my brother & he does that to me, & I feel like he's dogging over me & taking advantage over me, & people tell me I have to listen to him in his house, but at the same time, he needs to ask me for my things before he uses it. One time he used one of my previously used razors without asking. Today, he used my umbrella without asking for my permission.

I want to move out of here soon when I get paid. I don't like it here.

2007-05-28 18:41:52 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

If someone tried to kill you, would you find difficulty in forgiving him?

Would you bless him if he were dying?


Your sister,
Ginger

2007-05-28 18:39:44 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The Ford C-Max advert shows a father prancing about with a baby in his arms. Whilst it is 'cute,' it makes me cringe as to how potentially dangerous this could be. What do you think?

2007-05-28 18:38:58 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

just like Hitler's Christian upbringing can't be used to say that christianity leads to violence,Stalin's atheism can't be used to say that atheism leads to violence.

i'm not a christian and neither am i without a religion,so please don't accuse me of being on any "side"...i'm just curious.

2007-05-28 18:38:52 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

if christianity is the one true religion then why do so many christians disagree on how to be a christian?

2007-05-28 18:38:08 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Is there any form of pride that God the Father would agree with?

2007-05-28 18:37:19 · 6 answers · asked by Sweet n Sour 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Next up we have Daniella! Shes is coming down the aisle/walkway/runway((whichever works better))
wearing a long jean skirt, purple shoes with no socks, and white t-shirt.

2007-05-28 18:37:10 · 6 answers · asked by Awesome. 2 in Languages

All you guys seem to do is biatch and moan with well worn quotes that you probably got from some other Atheists ranting and get your kicks from getting thumbs up from your fellow rebellious nonconformist buddies. If you’re not careful, you might end up like this guy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiqZaFkpH9E There’s even a guy here in this place going mad copying and pasting the same rant in which he compares Atheists to fundamentalist religious nuts. At first glance, I thought it was just another religious based attack on heathens, but he actually has a point. Who else thinks it’s time for Atheists to put up, or shut up?

2007-05-28 18:34:22 · 18 answers · asked by Desiree 4 in Religion & Spirituality

For example, Christians ... Let's say that Zeus's existence was proven beyond a shadow of a doubt. Zeus routinely struck down those who fell out his favor with lightning bolts; he used his god powers to rape several women and conceive children with them; and he killed his own father to assume the position of king of the gods.

Just because he exists, should we worship him ... especially with that track record?

2007-05-28 18:32:58 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Anomalous lights in the sky, mysterious creatures, angelic figures, strange subhumans, people have always seen funny things throughout the ages. In western culture apparitions and visions have become discredited. They are unpopular and outlawed by official agents in our cultures, science, churches, academia or the press, hower they continue to disconcert us' UFOs, Virgin Marys, phantom animals, aliens, spiritual encounter and so on are seen all over the world.

To the believer and skeptic how do you weigh and measure these encounters and why do you believe or disbelieve????

2007-05-28 18:31:31 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

What exactly do mormons do at a baby blessing? My family is NOT mormon, but my sister's in-laws are. They want to do the blessing on the baby even though my sister isn't mormon......

2007-05-28 18:28:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VNz8I-ZDMo

I DIDN'T BELIEVE BUT THEN I WATCHED THIS VIDEO 42TIMES IN A ROW. I STILL DIDN'T BELIEVE THE 39TH TIME BUT ON THE 41ST TIME I BELIEVED. THE 42ND TIME WAS JUST TO MAKE SURE. LET ME EXPLAIN.
JOSE MIRANDA DE JUSES IS THE SECOND COMING OF JESUAS. HE DID SEVEN MIRACLES IN DAYTONA BEACH AND LOOK AT THIS PROOF:
1)hIS FOLLOWERS GET TATTOOS OF HIM ON THEIR NECKS AND SOMETIMES THEIR LEG. DO YOU KNOW HOW PAINFUL THAT IS? WHO WOULD DO THAT IF IT WERENT TRULY THE SECOND YESUS.
2)HE IS SPANISH. IN THE BIBLE IT SAYS THE NEW CHRIST WILL BE SPANISH.
3) HE HAS DONE AWAY WITH FALSE IDEAS AND PROVEN THAT THE POPE IS A HOMOSEXUAL.
DO YOU GET IT? THE NEW CHRIST IS HARE AND HIS NAME IS JOSEJOSEJOSEJOSEJOSEJOSEJOSEJOSEJOSEJOSEJOSEJOSEJ
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2007-05-28 18:27:10 · 15 answers · asked by thalmozar the man god 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Are you sure you'll understand my point if i speak in english..?Sorry if Im not really good in chinese..what i know is how to speak in japanese but only a bit but in chinese,i dont really know how. I only ask for help.

2007-05-28 18:25:31 · 9 answers · asked by bhie 1 in Languages

I don't need to believe in Moses in order to be saved, but I do need to believe in Jesus... so why do mormons think that I need to believe in Joseph Smith in order to be saved?

2007-05-28 18:24:17 · 22 answers · asked by Super G 2 in Religion & Spirituality

When are you most complete and satisfied?

2007-05-28 18:23:56 · 17 answers · asked by Sweet n Sour 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Esp. after reading about all the cults & watching Big Love: I really think that's the case. Why can't a woman have more than one husband? What if a woman is unable to have kids (sterile) do they blood atone her or what? Some please explain to me this polygamous fundy crap. How the hell is having 3 or more wives & dressing in Little House on the Prarie outfits going to get you into heaven? Most fundies don't have PC's so they won't read this. I spit on your pediphilious prophet & I hope he gets life in prison! This is 2007: 15 y/o should not be FORCED to marry 50 y/o men religion or no religion. Once again I spit on the"profit"!

2007-05-28 18:20:36 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-05-28 18:19:09 · 5 answers · asked by Terry 7 in Mythology & Folklore

Hitler's religiosity -- he was a Catholic until his death -- is often glossed ... Biographer John Toland wrote of Hitler's religion
http://www.ffrf.org/fttoday/back/hitler.html.

Postwar Christian apologists have put perhaps their greatest efforts into creating the myth that Adolf Hitler was not a Christian. An entire cottage industry seems to have sprung up around the desire to perpetuate this myth, and while its motivations are perfectly understandable (who would want to be associated with Hitler in any way?), its dishonesty is unjustifiable. The truth, however uncomfortable, is still the truth?
Hitler's personal library reveal a deep but erratic interest in religion and theology.

http://www.sullivan-county.com/nf0/hitler/hitler1.htm

2007-05-28 18:17:26 · 21 answers · asked by Doug B 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-05-28 18:15:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-05-28 18:14:59 · 4 answers · asked by princess ana j 3 in Other - Society & Culture

If one can only supposedly go to heaven if they except Christ as THE savior, What happens to...

Infants that die prior to "Baptismal"

Jews (who happen to believe in the same God) that lead clean good Godly lives, just no Savior yet

Muslims (who happen to believe in the same God) that lead clean good Godly lives, just a different Savior

Buddhists’ (who happen to believe in a singular God if not the same God) that lead clean good Godly lives, just a different Savior

If God is the all powerful Being that were are being directed to believe, then logically God would get what God wants.

And if God wants all of us to be in heaven then; are those that do not believe in Jesus Christ really damned to an eternity in Hell?

Frankly I believe that if God is the one that split all the people of the world in to other nations, and races with the "Fall of the Tower of Babble", then it would only make logical sense that God would present God's self to different people in different ways.

2007-05-28 18:13:47 · 14 answers · asked by NateBHere 1 in Mythology & Folklore

I'm actually writing a database schema for a client's web application.

But given that so much of the bible is not rule ... more of a story ... what signifies writing as being divinely inspired? Is it only if it's in the bible?

I know that the Catholic church added divine writ explaining the ascension of Mary, which wasn't in the bible. Was that not divinely inspired?

2007-05-28 18:08:21 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I'll post the link in a second. I find my questions don't get posted if a link is in it.

2007-05-28 18:06:26 · 28 answers · asked by s2scrm 5 in Religion & Spirituality