Society & Culture - 29 May 2007

Revelation 19:13-18 13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. 14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. 15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. 17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; 18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.

2007-05-29 05:03:45 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

why did JC do that?

Revelation 20:11-15 11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. 14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

2007-05-29 05:03:01 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

In this case ignorant of what the Bible teaches.

I get the impression that all they do is visit Atheist websites and cut and paste.

Have any Atheists every done any legitimate research with an open mind. Open to all possibilities.

Or have all Atheists simply maintained their previous biases and forced conclusions that do not fit. For example, teaching that the world came into order out of Chaos.

How foolish is that idea?

2007-05-29 05:02:07 · 36 answers · asked by realchurchhistorian 4 in Religion & Spirituality

What is your reasoning for being so mean and nasty to Christianz ? Did it ever occur to you that it is counter productive to peace and harmony ?

2007-05-29 05:02:05 · 15 answers · asked by one_nice_jewish_girl 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Can God have an orgasm? The mere posing of the question is bound to offend the religious sensibility of many people, and many would refuse even to consider the question from fear that God - who is privy to their every thought - would seriously disapprove of any such blasphemous curiosity. But this question raises a serious problem about the nature of God that dates back to the skeptics of ancient Greece.

If we suppose that God can feel physical sensations of any kind, then we must also suppose that God is a corporal entity, a physical organism with the capacity to experience sensations. And this supposition, aside from conflicting with the notion that God is a purely spiritual being, carries with it the disturbing implication that God is subject to change and so cannot be immutable. To experience a sensation, after all, is to experience a change from one state to another, so if God is able to feel anything we cannot regard him as immutable, because this means the absence of any change whatsoever.

Moreover, the notion that God can feel sensations and is therefore subject to change is clearly incompatible with the absolute perfection of God. For consider: If we suppose God to be perfect, then any change must necessarily be for the worse, after which he will no longer be perfect. If, on the other hand, we suppose that any change in God is necessarily for the better, then this means that God was less than perfect prior to the change.

These and similar arguments were first proposed by the skeptics of ancient Greece, who showed that the traditional conception of God (or the gods) is self-contradictory and therefore incoherent. The only way out of this conceptual morass is to say that God, who never changes, does not experience sensations or feelings of any kind, as we understand those terms. But this assumption brings with it a new set of problems. For example, if God is unable to experience pain, then there is at least one thing that we humans (who are quite familiar with this sensation) know that God does not, in which case God cannot be omniscient. For we can never know the meaning of "pain" unless we have experienced this sensation for ourselves. "Pain" must be defined ostensively, i.e., through direct experience, so a being who has never felt pain can never know the meaning of "pain."

Thus if God has never felt physical sensations of any kind, then there are many things of which he is necessarily ignorant, things that are known to his creatures but not to their creator. Most people have experienced an orgasm, but can the same be said of God? If the answer is yes, then we confront the previously discussed conflict between change and immutability, as well as that between change and perfection. If the answer is no, then we might ask why God has never had an orgasm. Is this because he will not or because he cannot have this experience? In the former case, although many things are presently unknown to God, he could acquire this knowledge if he so chose. In the latter case, God is forever barred from knowing many things that we humans know quite well. In either case, however, God cannot be all-knowing, because he must totally ignorant of sensory knowledge.

2007-05-29 05:01:57 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

i found my dads old porn colection what should i do

2007-05-29 05:01:57 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-05-29 05:01:24 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

do i have to know a member to join

2007-05-29 04:59:46 · 7 answers · asked by DejHall 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Why do people call it Eating a girl out and not licking a girl out??? i'm just curious because i never understood that. plz don't be rude i'm being serious.

2007-05-29 04:59:40 · 9 answers · asked by mrs.patrickstump 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-05-29 04:59:09 · 21 answers · asked by Fr. Al 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Have pseudo seculars of India done more harm to hinduism in 60 years than the alien invasions for 500 years could not do? HOW?

2007-05-29 04:57:02 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-05-29 04:55:52 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Do you think that God wants your only source of knowledge to come from one book?

2007-05-29 04:55:17 · 35 answers · asked by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Why or why not?

2007-05-29 04:53:25 · 41 answers · asked by Eleventy 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-05-29 04:52:38 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

With anyone! Male or female.
It just seems to me that I can find a hundred and one things I'd rather do then be intimate.
I've had no bad sexual experiences in my life, or weird traumas or anything, I just find reading a book more fun!
Any advice?
I'm 29 years old by the way.

2007-05-29 04:52:03 · 19 answers · asked by bluedragon8084 3 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Quote: "We are going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones. Most people are never going to die because they are never going to be born"

This is a word for word quote:
Read it again , Utter nonsense isn't it , it implies there are some people who aren't born!?. (this actually sounds like something a Buddhist or Daoist might say, implying that there are actually a whole host of people waiting to be born!?)

And i bet those who defend it will say it has to be read 'in context' , well NO actually, sentences (written by a scientist in particular) should be fully intelligable by themselves.
Agree?
And no i am not a religious person in any way , i am a rational agnostic looking for intelligent insights into our existence. Dawkins needs to cut back on his attempt to make sensationalist bestsellers and get back to proper observation.He exagerates the threat from religions massively, the west is more secular than ever

2007-05-29 04:51:51 · 31 answers · asked by ? 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I seek to study Islam, and especially the similiarities between it and Christianity. Too, as a human being, as an American who is not convinced by what I read about it, or see on such TV outlets as Fox, I seek a more complete understanding of Islam.

2007-05-29 04:50:54 · 17 answers · asked by ? 3 in Religion & Spirituality

that welcomes all and does not judge others based on sexual preference,beliefs, divorced, etc?
I recall hearing about one years ago but cannot remember which it was.
Thanks in advance.

2007-05-29 04:50:08 · 15 answers · asked by (no subject) 4 in Religion & Spirituality

i need to write a story in spanish. One day a princess named natalie who was only thirteen years old and had blonde hair with brown eyes. She was very beautiful and had everything in the kingdom she wanted. One day she decided to take a walk in the woods outside her castle.

2007-05-29 04:49:53 · 11 answers · asked by claudiacarlos423 1 in Languages

My brother is just like my best friend i mean me talk about EVERYTHING! i just cant see my bro being gay it would ruin our relationship... Please i need your help

2007-05-29 04:49:33 · 19 answers · asked by Ashlyn B 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

It has been tried by many throughout history has it been successful?

2007-05-29 04:49:06 · 14 answers · asked by Fluffy Wisdom 5 in Religion & Spirituality

in spreading our criticism throughout all the religions. Are we really managing to get to you? Do you really thank it would give you some relief if we concentrated on Islam, Hindu, Buddhist and Pagan, more? ......Nah!

2007-05-29 04:46:42 · 15 answers · asked by Betty Boop Oop A Doop 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-05-29 04:46:16 · 22 answers · asked by lycurgus_the_lawgiver 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Have the Religious Institutions benifited mankind or contributed to its' deterioration?

2007-05-29 04:44:25 · 6 answers · asked by Fluffy Wisdom 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-05-29 04:44:05 · 3 answers · asked by SophsLondon 1 in Languages

I am Brazilian, somebody I know to say Portuguese? I came appends to visit. I do not know to write correct, forgive me.

2007-05-29 04:43:16 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

But if he married them it would be illegal? In the bible and the Quran I see nothing that is condemning polygamy. If it is between consenting adults, why wouldn't it be okay? All opinions welcome.

2007-05-29 04:43:03 · 29 answers · asked by Brittany 3 in Religion & Spirituality

The Rosales Saga

meditation

music

literature

stillness

badminton

thespathethic

thats all! :) thanks

2007-05-29 04:42:46 · 3 answers · asked by shanekeavy 5 in Languages

2007-05-29 04:41:56 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups