Society & Culture - 10 June 2007

2007-06-10 04:21:12 · 32 answers · asked by horrified 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-10 04:20:01 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I got ancestors that were killed fighting for the flag, however, I get flak from people because I have the insignia of it on a ring that I wear. I have heard people say, "It represents slavery." I wonder if the same people really read about the cause of the American Civil War in any history textbook.

The civil war was started because the southern states felt like they were being ignored for political and economic growth. (seeing as the only major cities were those developed over the mason dixon line, they were right.) The majority of people that fought in the war, felt it was the only way to show the injustice being done to them. The emancipation proclimation was done after a year and a half of the war was already fought, and not as an act of equality, but because Southerns had guarnteed freedom and land to any slave that fought for their cause and the Northern states used the proclamation as a tactic to lower numbers.

So why is the flag hated again?

2007-06-10 04:18:39 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

Attila, Achilles, Aristotle, Alexander, Arthur, Ashoka, Akbar, Akihito, Alfred Hitler, Aleber Einstien, Ibraham Lincoln, Archemidis, Isaac Newton, Armstrong, Elvis, Ali, Agassi, Amitabh, Apple, Ibm (I & E are somewhat similar vowel)

2007-06-10 04:17:35 · 11 answers · asked by vinod s 4 in Mythology & Folklore

2007-06-10 04:16:42 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

2007-06-10 04:15:18 · 13 answers · asked by SuZe 1 in Languages

Our founding fathers were so Christian and all and I read in a response to a question that "slavery was ok according to the bible"
So what about killing the Indians was that ok too.
Sure our founding fathers were Christian and not part of a cult as you say?

2007-06-10 04:13:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-10 04:11:51 · 5 answers · asked by AUNTY 3 in Languages

2007-06-10 04:05:20 · 1 answers · asked by Misha 2 in Languages

p.s. I'm bringing my copy of Matthew Alper's "The God Part of the Brain." I was originally going to bring the Book of the Dead, but I was informed that one of my nephews will be christened after church, so I have to stay for that too, as well as the obligatory family dinner. I'd rather just go to the dinner, but a promise is a promise and since I'm going to be with them all day, I figured I'd do a little prosyletizing. Can't do that by offending people. You have to play nice. I figure once they see why other religions have spiritual experiences, from a rational standpoint, they may start to question if that's why they have theirs. Have a great day everyone!

Oh, yeah, almost forgot I need to ask a question. Okay, since I'm going to church today as agreed, even though I don't believe in god, and I'm sticking to my word, does that prove that atheists have morals that are not assigned to them by god through the bible?

2007-06-10 04:01:21 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

*Before you judge-I'm using my school's computer.

Yesterday in the homeless shelter @ dinner time I was standing & reading something, & my stomach was hurting. I accidentally passed gas, & I didn't know that my roommate was right behind me, sitting down. I thought nobody was there. Of course when you fart, you won't make it in time to the bathroom. She loud-capped me in front of everyone & embarrassed me, saying, "Eww! She FARTED, & RIGHT in front my face!" & then instead of her moving, she told me to stand somewhere else. She was finished eating her food, so why was she still in the dining room chit chatting?

I apologized & she kept going on & on about it. & she even went OUTSIDE, telling everyone what happened. So later on, I apologized again, & she made it like I was the one blowing the issue out of proportion.

But she did my other roommate something wrong & her feelings got her because my other roommate didn't accept her apology & was ignoring her.

2007-06-10 03:58:35 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

More and more schools are embracing the teachings of the bible with regard to God's creation of the world.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/2981663.stm

Should evil men such as Richard Dawkins be allowed to try and ban the teaching of God's Gospel of Truth?

2007-06-10 03:56:40 · 32 answers · asked by pagreen1966 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I have been asked to come up with a theme for a friend's hen party. She doesn't want anything too tacky as she is a primary school teacher! Any ideas? xx

2007-06-10 03:55:37 · 4 answers · asked by cinders 2 in Halloween

....and since a religion like christianity, as christians claimed, has all the answers, why do they openly solicit for answers even from atheists??

2007-06-10 03:51:42 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Would you trust a non-relative in his 80's who wanted you to provide care and do other work to keep him out of a nursing home if he promised to compensate you in his will? Or would you think this is just a scam to make you a sucker and a slave so that he can give the money he saves away to his relatives?

2007-06-10 03:47:54 · 3 answers · asked by Pascha 7 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Have you ever seen the 3 Monkey statues?

Hear no evil

See no evil

Speak no evil.....

is opening your eyes really so bad you ignore facts and truth all around?

2007-06-10 03:42:41 · 12 answers · asked by voice_of_reason 6 in Religion & Spirituality

im catholic and vietnamese...

i think it was the french who influenced us to become catholic...
or were some forced?

2007-06-10 03:39:05 · 8 answers · asked by SomVietKid 3 in Religion & Spirituality

French is my native language but I think that it is easier to learn English for a french-speaker than to learn French for an english-speaker
.
Actually, I think that French is a too complicated language (there is a plenty of manner to conjugate verbs, etc).

If you also speak french but that your native language is English, what do you think of French learning?

2007-06-10 03:38:44 · 10 answers · asked by Lore64 5 in Languages

I want to see what peoples ideas are on this. Please reply! Thanks :).

2007-06-10 03:37:01 · 7 answers · asked by Lindzinator 1 in Religion & Spirituality

It was reported this week that the second most popular name for baby boys in the UK is Muhammad and that this name is likely to become the most popular name for baby boys within a year:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6727101.stm

Does this mean that Islam will eventually take over as the predominant religion within the UK?

2007-06-10 03:36:19 · 30 answers · asked by pagreen1966 3 in Religion & Spirituality

A reliable source has told me that a forfather killed a gypsywoman that he loved for being a heratic, and the crone(the girls aunt) of the gypsy troup put a curse on his decendants with all her anger . They had a daughter before she was killed named Lilith. So we are children of her ,and good people with incrediably bad luck, so how can we atone for it or turn it away?

2007-06-10 03:35:26 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If he did that what is the point ? If there is only one human race what is the point of creating such vast ammounts of matter. What is it's purpose ?

2007-06-10 03:33:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Are you actually being tolerant of the differences, and embracing oneanother despite the difference, of religion, culture, color of skin, opinion, political affiliation, sexuality, or any other differences separating us? Or are you letting hypocricy stand in your way?


I can say that honestly I always do my best, it varies from day to day...I am human. I am doing my best to be accepting, and sharing the messages of acceptance, and love. I will always do my best regardless of others actions, and be forgiving of those who are less tolerant. My quest in this life is to help others become more tolerant of others, and by doing so...helping in some small way. Peace and love.
Blessings to you all.

2007-06-10 03:29:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2007-06-10 03:28:30 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If you look at what we consider "moral" today it differs vastly from what past societies did. The majority of people do not consider women chattel, other races as not human beings, or slavery as a good thing. (I was going to say torture, but our government thinks its just fine) We believe there are basic human rights, which was not the case at the time of the founding of Christianity. So, has morality evolved? If so, why? Also, does it go against the Bible, since these changes occured long after it was written.

2007-06-10 03:28:06 · 8 answers · asked by in a handbasket 6 in Religion & Spirituality

for the record, I do believe in God but have many questions. Some Christians automatically ridicule me or bash me for asking. I don't get some of you " LOVING " Christians?

2007-06-10 03:25:17 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I recently had a supervisor tell me that only good things come from God and that he called them Blessings, not Luck. I then asked him if having a disability or an injury was a Blessing and he said "No!". I then asked him where bad things came from and he said, "I DON'T KNOW!", and he did not want to talk about it any more, like most fundamentalist traditionalists act.

I think every moment of life is a Blessing even our hardships. I think they are part of our life's work within the Entertainment spectrum from Heaven's view. I think when we see hardship as a Blessing, then we can envision things like everyone doing their best right now whether we think so or not.

What do you think?

2007-06-10 03:24:07 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

FIRST..... Thank you for Your Honest.... REPLY!

Many here answer the "R & S" questions without any Real Reference Point? ? ?

They simply.... State an opinion... right or wrong!

HOW MANY HERE.... that Answer Questions..... HAVE READ THE BIBLE TROUGH..... EVEN... ONE TIME?

HOW MANY HERE..... Study the BIBLE... on a daily Basis?

HOW MANY HERE..... Have... NEVER... Read the Bible?

Thank you again.... For Your .... HONESTY?

Thanks, RR

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2007-06-10 03:23:46 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-10 03:23:42 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Holidays

we get offended to easily we know our beliefs and are secure in them

2007-06-10 03:23:28 · 15 answers · asked by loveChrist 6 in Religion & Spirituality