Society & Culture - 8 June 2007

and right before they discussed the violence of the bible, it said "due to the graphic nature of this progam, viewer discretion is advised"

yet, we allow children to read the bible?

2007-06-08 18:32:28 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-08 18:30:20 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Thats just my opinion, though.

2007-06-08 18:30:00 · 27 answers · asked by katie 4 in Religion & Spirituality

i am going to be 21 in two months. I am both excited and intimidated about going to a bar. i don't know how to order a drink or what to order. Can someone please tell me of what to do at a bar so i don't look like a fish fresh out of water?

2007-06-08 18:29:03 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

So let's look at the Bible from the angle that Christians do; that a main character in the Bible is all powerful, all-knowing, and all-loving. So let's look at one passage; Judges 1:19, and see if what it says fits into the concept of a God that can do anything.

"The LORD was with the men of Judah. They took possession of the hill country, but they were unable to drive the people from the plains, because they had iron chariots."

Doesn't this mean that the Christian God CAN'T do everything, because he couldn't beat an army with iron chariots? Your thoughts, please.

2007-06-08 18:28:54 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The bible only tells God's side of the story. What do you think would happen if there was a book that told Lucifer's side of the story? Is there anyone here who would read such a book, who would be willing to consider such a view point, to look at it with an open mind? After all there is always more than one side to every story. And How can anyone claim to understand anything about any story if they only know one side of it? We have God's side, what about Lucifer's?

2007-06-08 18:28:48 · 21 answers · asked by MoonWater 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Talking serpents, humans trying to get smarter then getting punished, Cain and Abel sleeping with Mother Eve since no one else was around and I could on on. Why read the rest of it since this book already shot down the credibilty of the rest of the text?

2007-06-08 18:28:17 · 13 answers · asked by NIHIL VERUM NISI MORS 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I need emergeny prom help, first of i just know im going do i where just pants and suit tie, do i rent anything do i buy flowers for the girl, anything else important including clothing, now limo do i take one with others, do we split it do i only pay for it how much should i tip do we talk to the lino driver does he really close the thing and thats it, does he meet you at your house or somewhere else, does he pick you up first and then you come to girls house like in a weding or something like that (when the guy opens door and points with his hand do u do that, where?) Do you get any gift, the girl covers the dress right? what else do you take breath mints, do you take anything else, do you eat your food or just gently peck at it, dancing do you only dance with the date, what if someone else invites you, what about bath room breakes, do you jus ask to be excused, what if people are smoking in bath room? anything else i should know, do i need a new hair cut (im a guy with a date barely

2007-06-08 18:25:07 · 9 answers · asked by guest987654321 2 in Etiquette

Who can prove that gods son came down from god.

2007-06-08 18:22:45 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Black Heaven?
Asian heaven?
Indian Heaven
Latin Heaven?

2007-06-08 18:21:52 · 33 answers · asked by The Best Guy EVER 3 in Religion & Spirituality

it had 'R18' on it

2007-06-08 18:21:43 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

anything..........?

2007-06-08 18:20:19 · 59 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Humans are capable of so much more than believing in fairy tales, I think. Make Progress.

2007-06-08 18:19:24 · 18 answers · asked by Tom 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I know that all Christians don't believe in tithing... but to the ones that do....

Is it easy for you to give your tithe? Do you give it graciously or do you give it out of obedience?

Do you think god will accept it the same way if you really didn't want to give it but you did, because you wanted to obey him?

2007-06-08 18:19:00 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-08 18:18:17 · 33 answers · asked by NIHIL VERUM NISI MORS 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Was the saviour going to give us a chance to be saved or was he going to save us?

2007-06-08 18:18:05 · 6 answers · asked by bo1401@sbcglobal.net 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Where does it say in the bible, a man can't have a life if they're a priest?

2007-06-08 18:18:03 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Fellows,

I am a Christian myself and some answers do need to be answered by verses. Some, however, can be simply and matter-of-factly answered.

Do you, as a general audience, skip over an answer when it is chock full of random verses? Do you, as I, cherish quality answers over a quantity approach? Lastly, do you find it annoying to be force-fed scripture?

2007-06-08 18:17:01 · 28 answers · asked by Brandon H 2 in Religion & Spirituality

My best friend is a first generation American; his father was from Serbia. My friend follows the Orthodox faith, and we talk about it sometimes, and I participated in his wedding at start of the new year and was fascinated! One thing that intrigues me however, is the apparent dichotomy that seems apparent with a large number of followers. There seems to be a sort of overt, social conservatism paired with a covert earthy, agrarianism – almost hippy-ish if you will. It seems so yin-yang and so contrary, I often wonder if there isn’t some dynamic secret I’ve been missing all this time. Can someone please fill me in?

2007-06-08 18:11:38 · 2 answers · asked by airborne1092 2 in Religion & Spirituality

and Why?

2007-06-08 18:10:51 · 56 answers · asked by Tiku P 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-08 18:10:26 · 16 answers · asked by KJ 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Leaving your own personal religion aside for a minute, what if at the end of your life your existence was judged by a copy of yourself, who knew everything about you that you did, and also had your expectations.

Would you be willing to face yourself as judge? Why or why not?

2007-06-08 18:08:36 · 12 answers · asked by Dharma Nature 7 in Religion & Spirituality

A native Spanish speaker sent me an email in Spanish. Spanish is my second language, and I am not sure if I translated the email properly. Can someone help me out. The text of the email is:
que pena que nos hemos cruzado en las llamadas. Si puedes ll´mamae
mañana de noche a mi celu o a mi casa, supongo que te sale más barato.
El teléfono de mi casa es *********
Un beso y chau,

2007-06-08 18:02:49 · 7 answers · asked by hasek3399 2 in Languages

2007-06-08 18:01:50 · 24 answers · asked by Crazy Chef 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Why would he send someone he loves to hell? Buddhist are good people and do good things, why would he send them to hell?

Ten points to the Christian that can answer this with REASON and LOGIC.

2007-06-08 18:01:23 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

It sure keeps me glued to the computer.

2007-06-08 18:00:58 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

then wouldn't he have known what adam and eve were going to do? and if so, why did he go ahead and create them? just to have a little bit of fun for all of eternity?

2007-06-08 18:00:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Christians don't believe in it anymore, because Jesus came and now they have the new testament, is that right?

2007-06-08 17:58:58 · 9 answers · asked by Daisy Indigo 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-08 17:58:19 · 7 answers · asked by Rafael Nadal 1 in Languages

I've always been told God is in control of everything.
If that is true, then as rational agents we do not have 100% free will. But if that is true then we cannot be held responsible for what we do can we? If the free will issue is viewed from a 'God-is-just' viewpoint then how can he control our actions for his purposes?

Also, when 'following God's will' I've heard people 'follow' in different fashions...
1) It's what makes them feel good
a. this makes no sense because 'the right thing' is usually painful and sacrificial so this idea seems to stand in opposition to God's will.

2) God's will is whatever happens
a. If this is true then why are we asked to seek it
b. Can God's will be prevented?
c. If thats true then why do anything?

3) God's will is what occurs when we act in accordance with his commands and we focus on him
a. makes sense but then some say w/o joy it cannot be God's will
b. It seems like the pressure is on us here

So ???? (I'm lost)

2007-06-08 17:57:16 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality