Society & Culture - 17 June 2007

What is the point of getting married? If a couple loves each other, trusts each other, and is committed to each other, isn't that enough? does being married really matter? Why not just live together and have a life together without being married?

2007-06-17 17:39:29 · 7 answers · asked by Mr. Curious 2 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-06-17 17:39:08 · 23 answers · asked by V 3 in Etiquette

I have a bumper sticker on my car that says "Pagans agree: your God's okay too" Yesterday, while loading groceries into my trunk I saw a sweet little girl sitting in a grocery cart across the way. The little girl waved at me and I returned her wave with a smile. When her mother turned to see who her daughter was waving at, she saw my bumper sticker. She turned bright red and stomped over to me (leaving her daughter 20 feet away in a grocery cart) and shouted at the top of her lungs, "Don't you know you're going to hell. Repent now!". I responded, "I'm sorry my constitutional right to freedom of religion offends you." and I turned away from her. As I was getting into my car I heard her tell her tiny child that I was, and I quote, "a whore of Satan"

A week and a half prior to that I had an Atheist tell me that having more than one God just made me even more stupid than Christians. I offered him the same reply that I gave to the woman above.

And even from those of my own faith! I had a young Wiccan, obviously proud of her faith approach me and tell me my bumper sticker was wrong, that the Christian God oppresses women. I asked her if she believed in the Christian God, she said, "No" and stood up a little straighter. I asked her, "then how can he oppress you? If you don't believe, then he cannot oppress. Only his followers can, and then only if you let them."

Why does the freedom of religion frighten and appall the over-zealous minority? Why can't people just be satisfied that they believe themselves to be right? Why do they feel everyone has to agree with them?

2007-06-17 17:38:40 · 15 answers · asked by Blue Scarrab 2 in Religion & Spirituality

the moral definition of adultery is for one individual of a married couple to engage in a sexual relationship with someone who is not their spouse. If so, then God and Mary had an adulterous relationship didn't they? That being said, then what would Jesus be considered? Mary and God weren't married, and Joseph never adopted Jesus, so; he would be considered illegetimate wouldn't he? Adultery is a relationship outside of marriage and babies born out of wedlock are illegitimate. That is the beliefs that churches hammer in to our psyches'. Isn't this a prime example of do as I say and not as I do.

2007-06-17 17:38:09 · 19 answers · asked by ungoliant1369 1 in Religion & Spirituality

The Book of Genesis clearly discusses the creation of the "Heavens and the Earth", and life on this world. Believers look to "the world around them" as proof of God's existence. Gottfried Leibniz once called Earth, "The best of all possible worlds", referring to the fact that God, being perfect and having created the Earth, must have created the best of all possible worlds.

Yet the most obvious cause of "all there is", is the sun! The sun is the one most responsible for pulling all the matter that made up the earth into the accretion disc that eventually formed the earth. It's nurturing light is responsible for the photosynthesis chemistry that helped life thrive. Is the sun not ever-present? Is it not the most powerful thing in the heavens?

So why don't believers in God believe the Sun is God? Is it because science has explained away the mystery, and denied followers the faith it relies on to keep believing? Will believers keep changing their definitions of God to suit their faith?

2007-06-17 17:36:38 · 39 answers · asked by zadok_allen 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-17 17:36:29 · 1 answers · asked by Randy Z 1 in Languages

I have this litte light of mine
and the whats the one where you clap your hand and after ever verse you gotta smile thats no help but its driving me crazy!!!!\
and any other ones please

2007-06-17 17:35:58 · 7 answers · asked by Christian 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Its in the evening and I dont want to wear slacks. What colors are appropriate?

2007-06-17 17:35:57 · 5 answers · asked by chica221 1 in Etiquette

If so, which one?

2007-06-17 17:35:21 · 14 answers · asked by rebekkah hot as the sun 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Please take a look at some of the fundie answers to this question.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ArqVFjWHyWkBKGN_GojFKhzd7BR.?qid=20070617211356AABLvus

Check out practical thought for a laugh.

2007-06-17 17:33:38 · 18 answers · asked by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-17 17:32:43 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

That somedays....there are those days....when a bowl of cereal hits when it comes to snacktime? Not everyday - but once in a while....

Because if we cant agree on something like that - what hope is there?

;)
Be well all....

2007-06-17 17:32:39 · 22 answers · asked by freshbliss 6 in Religion & Spirituality

The Pastor of my Baptist Church teaches that at the moment of Death we stand before God and at that time are sent to Heaven or Hell. He teaches from the King James Version.

2007-06-17 17:30:51 · 19 answers · asked by mr_nice_guy 1 in Religion & Spirituality

and why are you here to mess with the christans

2007-06-17 17:29:29 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I just cut my hair and alot of folks are saying they arnt digging it
Short http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o304/franz1987/1111.jpg

Long
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2007-06-17 17:27:52 · 6 answers · asked by Psychedelic Enlightenment 3 in Other - Society & Culture

Sometimes I see 2, 500 and other times I see 3,000....

2007-06-17 17:27:46 · 12 answers · asked by Eleventy 6 in Religion & Spirituality

This question pop up my mind after I had read a few of believer's answer in my two questions;

1st Question;
Christian : Children of Non Christian are not going to Heaven when they die?
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AtO9o9cMvJsw_FgPFkkQhHDsy6IX?qid=20070617172944AA1loOL
Interseting Answers;

- God is justified in what He does.
- AS far as Genesis and God's right to kill. The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away.


2nd Question;
Was God of Genesis RIGHT to kill people while He asked you not to Kill?
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AtO9o9cMvJsw_FgPFkkQhHDsy6IX?qid=20070617033912AAiIEbq
Intersting Answers;

- God's judgment are always just. We may not know the "whys", but I accept that He does things for a reason, and they are always right. He is the perfect being..
- They are not righteous as God have expected them

So here is my question;

Would it be RIGHT TO KILL innocents in today society, If God of Genesis said "KILLING IS RIGHT"

2007-06-17 17:27:15 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I've read that the original Communists shunned Christianity (or any other religion for that matter) because it was not just the "opiate of the masses" but a threat to the "struggle" of the working class.

Giving this some thought, how can the Christian faith (not the church itself) be against the "struggle" of the working class? It teaches people of any socio-economic status how to be successful in life.

Can anyone provide a good answer to this question? I am already familiar with the "Liberation Theology" and that's not what I'm looking for.

2007-06-17 17:27:02 · 13 answers · asked by chrstnwrtr 7 in Religion & Spirituality

would I like to know which it is the religion of the United States what more it grows?.Because here in the Brazil, us the evangelical Protestants are what more grows.

2007-06-17 17:25:10 · 10 answers · asked by LARCIO JR. 2 in Religion & Spirituality

No matter how mean and abrasive someone is to her,she gives it back to them,but she is still kind cordial and respects them when they respect her,and still talks to them even if they are extremely nproblemed.

2007-06-17 17:24:58 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

Whenever I look in the religion section of yahoo answers, I always find huge numbers of people that claim there is no god. If most people in the US are somehow religious, then why are so many users of this site atheists. Is the statistic wrong? are they lying about it or trying to be "rebels"? or is something else causing this odd ratio?

2007-06-17 17:24:47 · 19 answers · asked by Optimus Maximus 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Its actually a rhetorical question and doesn't really warrant an answer. I mean, if you don't like what I do or the questions I ask why even comment? If Im asking a question, more than likely its because I actually want a serious answer. Regardless of what you comment Im gonna do what I want to do so your negativity is just wastin space. People always like to think they are better than others because they think a certain way. Fine think that, doesn't make it true. Calling me names and telling me Im being childish or whatever the comment is only giving me attention. Ever thought about that? I may not Know much about the industry but I do know that any publicity is good publicity. So keep calling me whore and telling me to do ungodly things with animals. Keep telling me Im unholy because it gives me the ammo I need to keep going. Im getting attention so I must be doing something right ;)

2007-06-17 17:22:50 · 9 answers · asked by Raetherat 1 in Religion & Spirituality

If not, why not?

2007-06-17 17:22:37 · 22 answers · asked by Lady Morgana 7 in Religion & Spirituality

billion years old based off science, studies, testing, carbon-dating, other radioactive -dating, fossil records, the earth layers, and much more. Which do you believe?

2007-06-17 17:20:10 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-17 17:19:44 · 5 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7 in Religion & Spirituality

If you have religious family members, would you object to any religious services being 'performed' at your funeral and why.. or would you say "who cares i'm dead, let them grieve how they want"?

2007-06-17 17:19:36 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Just tryin to get some ideas.

2007-06-17 17:17:54 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I just learned that the bible was outlawed some time ago in Germany claiming it is homophobic and violent.
Is this true?

2007-06-17 17:17:03 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Left eye keeps jumping what does that mean ,help me out here.

2007-06-17 17:16:35 · 8 answers · asked by lucky 2 in Mythology & Folklore

my rule is if they are kids they can hlep people with grocerys ect if they agree to then ill give weither i make them help me or not (sometimes)
thatst to young to start begging depends on where you live

if they are elderly or sick i may(not usually) they may be sick from drugs abel bodied folks no way
IF I GIVE ANY THING ITS USUALLY FAST FOOD IF I HAVE TIME.
the best way to get ride of repeat beggers in fron to f the grocery store ect is this tell them very politly "ask for open food what are you going to do with that you cant return it (some will try tell the manager before you come out(fast food) i hate it when people yell get a job ect they play off of that
what do you think
i think you can get rid of people without being overly rude i know it hard sometimes but i do it for the one person who may actually need help and is not trying to run a con game(i know thats usually the case though)sorry no spell check for additional comments(dyslexsic)

2007-06-17 17:15:09 · 14 answers · asked by Child Please Im for real ok 1 in Etiquette