Society & Culture - 31 May 2007

2007-05-31 22:43:53 · 14 answers · asked by Sir Reginald Whiskers 3 in Religion & Spirituality

And your opinion of them? (thoughtful, supported with references or something, and not offensive please!)

And for born-again Christians - why do you think it is necessary to be 'born again'? If people don't call themselves 'born again', can they still be 'born again'? Can you still entire the Kingdom of God after you die, without necessarily being a 'born again' Christian?

Where in the bible does it say we must be 'born again' Christians (as opposed to other types of Christians)?

And what are all the 'bits' that go with being a 'born-again Christian'? (like, do you have to support George Bush? Belong to an organised presbyterian church with 'youth' music? Be baptised with the holy spirit?)

This is just a genuine Q from a (non-born-again, I think) Christian - I just want to really understand the whole 'born again' Christian concept and what a 'born again' Christian looks like.

Also, it is different from being a fundamentalist Christian, isn't it? What's the difference?

2007-05-31 22:22:00 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

This lady is from east africa. Is that how they all behave?

2007-05-31 22:18:33 · 11 answers · asked by femaleofficeworker 1 in Other - Society & Culture

have masturbated 1st time after 3 months.
It was a bad habit around this time last year but i stopped and now i feel bad ive done it.
The main reason i done it was to get over the annoying urge and stop my wet dreams at night.
But i feel bad i dishonered god im catholic.
I have prayed
-a roseary
-Prayed for forgivness
and i have just like talked to try to explain i feel bad and why i did it.
And i really cant go to confession for at least 5 weeks because at my church there are 2 priests one is on holiday so its the other he never does confession on sunday b4 mass only on sat but on sat i have to work.
What can i do?
Is what ive done enough?
i have also promised to pray a few hail marys etc b4 i go to sleep for forgivness.

2007-05-31 22:16:09 · 11 answers · asked by Dazzi 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I don't understand how certain Christian's can rhapsodize for hours on how loving their God is, and then tell you if you didn't do what he says you were going to burn in hell. How can they be the 'children of god' and still be willing to accept the concept of hell?

If your child came home from school with a note that said he had spit on the teacher, hit another student, and taken the lord's name in vain, would you proceed to set him on fire and keep the fire burning as long as humanly possible? CERTAINLY NOT!!!

If you saw on the news that someone had set their child on fire, regardless of the reason, you would be appalled.

Yet the 'children of god' accept this possible punishment from their 'loving father' without question.

How do they reconcile the concept of hell, with the 'Loving God' image?

Would a truly loving god set his children alight and watch them burn?

2007-05-31 22:13:10 · 14 answers · asked by Blue Scarrab 2 in Religion & Spirituality

When a guy lets a women get off the bus first, or lets her go through a door before him, or holds a door open for her, and lets her go ahead of him for anything.. the old-fashioned 'gentleman' concept .... what do you think about that?

For some reason I really don't like it when some stranger does that for me. I don't know why I don't like it. Maybe for a number of reasons, like the following:
1. Maybe I don't want to be treated differently from a man.
2. Maybe its just weird because women don't do that very much for men (or for women).
3. It's silly, but if someone does even a small thing for me, I feel like I 'owe' them something.
4. I feel like that man could treat other people throughout his day just as he feels like, but letting me (or another women/girl) go off a bus before him is 'gentlemanly' and erases all his faults - it labels him as a 'good' man.
[more possible reasons below...]

2007-05-31 22:02:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2007-05-31 22:02:12 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Was stained glass in a medievil church just for being decoritive or for being there for a reason???

2007-05-31 22:00:54 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

its not like u chose your orientation ..did u think we did ? do u think a gay person choses to be gay?its just an attarction to a gender . u cant help it even if u try to fix it it wont work it goes with ur mental state and itl mess with u E.X real world: denver.

2007-05-31 22:00:35 · 11 answers · asked by staro02002 1 in Religion & Spirituality

In your opinion: is there a difference? is one action better than the other, or are they both the same?

2007-05-31 21:59:17 · 16 answers · asked by Reuben Shlomo 4 in Religion & Spirituality

any bad experiences .. esp with elders..an the secretive inner circle [ the spirituallly qualified]
2 bible quotes i like most [1] '''''you will know the truth , an the truth will set you freeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!''''''''
[2] ''its impossible for god 2 lie''

2007-05-31 21:54:47 · 12 answers · asked by melbourneaust2000 2 in Religion & Spirituality

The number of christians decline while the numbers of world's population increased. Churches in UK, Germany, Finland are now abandoned. Only few of grannies attend the sunday service.

Though christianity movement in Hispano-America, People's Republic of China, India, Thailand, Indonesia attracts so many people, they someday will leave it - just a matter of time.

So, will Christianity exist in 3000s?

2007-05-31 21:51:06 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I could not find comfort, neither in belief nor in disbelief.
Fiction is so untrue. Reality is too bad to face it.

2007-05-31 21:49:16 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

(for example, the plural for le/la = les.
the plural for du/de la = des)

I got this question on a past exam paper, and wasn't sure what to put, just wondering what the answer is?

Can you also tell me what each is used for, and give examples if possible?

Thanks in advance

2007-05-31 21:48:09 · 7 answers · asked by KAM 3 in Languages

Think hard and see if this makes sense. But on the other hand its actually doing humanity a favour.

God confused the languages of people at Babel.- True.

However now connectivity and languages is not an issue. Its getting people from all corners of the globe to agree on one thing. Swear not to procreate and let the current human race die off

I know its not possible as there are many people out there who blindly want kids in the name of love or whatever. But think ! If human race succeed in doing this, wouldn't this alter the course of the bible? What can God do? Forced insemination?

Your views?

2007-05-31 21:46:50 · 5 answers · asked by ms.tracyhiang 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I am openly Pagan. My family supports me even though they are almost all Christians. My brother who is a liberal Christian has started a serious relationship with a girl who attends the most heinous Neo Con Conservative hate mongering church I've ever seen. This church once told a friend's mother to send her away because she was bringing the devil into their house. Also, they protest Harry Potter movies and Halloween. We have a tight knit family and we routinely get together for social events. Today she found out that I was Pagan and I'm afraid of what she might do at this weekend's get together. Any suggestions? I don't want to offend my brother.

2007-05-31 21:42:40 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

My parents are Christian and I was brought up in a Christian household. I am currently assessing where I stand on the 'faith issue'. I started reading 'The God Delusion' yesterday evening, and it occured to me that I don't know how I feel about celebrating Xmas as a non-believer. How do you feel about it? Is it hypocrytical for an idividual to celebrate Xmas for cultural rather than religious reasons?

All and anyone welcome to answer without preaching. :)

2007-05-31 21:38:25 · 46 answers · asked by tigerfly 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I asked a question yesterday and some guy told me his religion is "Kama Sutra"

I know that Sutra has something to do with Indian religions, because Buddhism uses that term.
So my guess would be it branched off of hinduism right?

so what are the teachings of this religion? the guy said that his god is Love, so it sounds like a very kind and caring religion, either that or it is a religion a pervert would like :) lol

thanks!

2007-05-31 21:35:34 · 7 answers · asked by Bobby 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-05-31 21:31:13 · 5 answers · asked by crimsonchargerv 1 in Languages

"And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified." Revelation 11:8

Does this mean that Jesus was crucified in Sodom or Egypt?

2007-05-31 21:28:14 · 7 answers · asked by Demopublican 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Can youtranslate this to English please?

J'aime la façon vous roulez des excuses de la pointe de votre langue comme je tombe lentement apar.

2007-05-31 21:27:17 · 7 answers · asked by Ryanxx 3 in Languages

In accepting Catholic dogma you accept the authority of the Church and the pope.

2007-05-31 21:26:12 · 6 answers · asked by carl 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Here are some Bible scriptures:

2 Corinthians 4:17-18 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

Ephesians 3:20 Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us.

Philippians 3:13-14 But one thing I do; forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called us heavenward in Christ Jesus.

Romans 8:28-29 And I know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of His Son.

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,
—John 1:12

2007-05-31 21:23:03 · 9 answers · asked by sylll 3 in Religion & Spirituality

acitivities and the name of that scripture please.

2007-05-31 21:22:07 · 13 answers · asked by Dhruva 2 in Religion & Spirituality

did jesus masterbate? does that violate community guidelines?

2007-05-31 21:21:38 · 6 answers · asked by science rules! 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-05-31 21:18:52 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-05-31 21:13:23 · 16 answers · asked by victor98_2001 4 in Mythology & Folklore

since alot of ppl tend to say heaven and hell is real ...i think its some thing we created something in our minds . anyways renincarnation is it real?

2007-05-31 21:12:14 · 18 answers · asked by staro02002 1 in Religion & Spirituality

hey christians who are not living a christian life that you ought to be...

you read this verse before? do you know that WE christians who do not TRY to live a holy life with God's power can end up in hell too?

Rev 3:14-19 God says to the people "You are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were either cold or hot. So because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I am about to spit you out of My mouth. For you say 'I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing.' You don’t realize that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked."

2007-05-31 21:11:27 · 10 answers · asked by sylll 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Billy Graham" from America, Josh McDowell effuses in his book "THE RESURRECTION FACTOR", saying, "I WAS FORCED TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST IS EITHER ONE OF THE MOST WICKED, HEARTLESS, VICIOUS, HOAXES EVER FOISTED UPON THE MINDS OF MEN, OR IT IS THE MOST FANTASTIC FACT OF HISTORY.

2007-05-31 21:10:07 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality