Society & Culture - 18 June 2007

2007-06-18 05:37:39 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

They commit adultery and have relations with other women while they are married, why is this number so high and what does it tell you about the American male morality?

I am just asking I am too young for marriage but I was shocked by these results

2007-06-18 05:37:03 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

When it is plain the books of the Maccabees is a very important part of Hebrew history and teachings? Why were they conveniently left out?

2007-06-18 05:36:31 · 14 answers · asked by Midge 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I'm a doctor and I wrote a mail for one of my friend and patient to his family in England. Is there anybody that can controll my errors and help me too send a good english mail, please?
It is very urgent!!

2007-06-18 05:35:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

so my mom says i should dress modestly like no middriffs or cut offs or low cut shirts and she says its a christan thing. so i guess my question is if ur a christian how do u dress and why???

2007-06-18 05:33:46 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

"Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness." -- Psalm 29:2 KJV

What does holiness mean to you?

2007-06-18 05:33:45 · 18 answers · asked by Dr. G™ 5 in Religion & Spirituality

What is Seaxneat's Attribute?

On this website i was told that he is the God of Metal works, and Sword fighting.

Then on a different website i was told that he is only worshiped because he brought the Norse religion to England!

I'm confused, can you help me PLEASE!?!?!

2007-06-18 05:33:23 · 6 answers · asked by Bobby 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I am in search of an infant (we just had a baby) prison outfit...the old fashioned black and white stripe one. I typed in prisoner costumes for infants and found nothing...just outfits for toddlers and adults. I would LOVE to find one for a baby between the ages of 3-9 months. My husband is a prison guard and we thought this would make such a cute photo. ANY help would be greatly appreciated!! If you find a website that sells them, please post it. Thanks again!

2007-06-18 05:32:47 · 6 answers · asked by celestial_fantasia 3 in Halloween

It seems to me that no matter what I say or do, there's always at least one person who wants to bash my brains in as a result.

I don't mean that I go out of my way to offend people - what I mean is that every time I open my mouth someone finds SOMETHING that they take offence at.

Short of locking myself away from all human contact I'm not sure what else to do.

Is it me who is at fault, or is it just that the people I associate with are hostile and over sensitive?

2007-06-18 05:31:54 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

2007-06-18 05:31:35 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-18 05:31:17 · 5756 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Okay last night I had two very strange dreams and I was wondering if anyone could help me out. They are a little long so bare with me.

#1: I was in the woods walking at night with a friend of mine, and we came across this really big, muddy creek. Of course we had to cross it so we jumped onto a big pile of mud, then swam the rest of the way. When I got onto the mudpile, I got stuck, we saw several animals pass by, two dogs, a cat, and ducks. Then there was a mountain lion, but when he jumped he got stuck on the tree, so I jumped off the mudpile into the water and he jumped in after me. I grabbed his mouth and held him until the game warden came with my friend, then I woke up.

#2 I was in the woods, again, and this man thought I saw him do something so he walked with me into the woods and he was going to kill me, also my mom was there and she was going to go with us but changed her mind and the man was going to kill her and me as well while we were in the woods. But I got away and

2007-06-18 05:29:46 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

I think Christians selectively choose Bible verses to back up their secular hatred of gays. They don't like homosexuality, so they try to find an excuse that supports their view in the Bible.

Everyone quotes the Old Testament when it comes to gays, but the Old Testament famously calls for "an eye for an eye" while Jesus called for "turning the other cheek." Shouldn't followers of Christ be going with HIS teachings when there are conflicts between the two texts? (The Old Testament also said it was OK to keep slaves, remember.)

Luke 17:34 in one translation of the Bible says "Jesus claims, 'I tell you; on that night two PEOPLE will be in one bed; one will be taken and the other left.'" But in another translation, it says 'I tell you, in that night there shall be two MEN in one bed...' Who made that substitution? An EDITOR decides what Christians believe?

Jesus may not have even mentioned gays. Are there ANY Christians eager to leave this prejudice behind in the Old Testament?

2007-06-18 05:27:16 · 46 answers · asked by Anise 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I believe that all judeo christian religions have some basic truths. I have respect for Judism and Islam and their teachings. I believe in Jesus but I don't believe the bible word for word.

2007-06-18 05:27:13 · 11 answers · asked by Dawn S 1 in Religion & Spirituality

merry meet!
next week myself and some good friends are going to a festival, where on the saturday there will be a themed fancy dress, "cosmic".
now i have had some lovely ideas from friends and have several options, but if you have any ideas that are positive, creative and inexpensive (!), would you please let me know?
we are a mixed bunch made up from pagans, wiccans, witches and bards, male and female.
many thanks!
blessed be
)o(

2007-06-18 05:26:01 · 5 answers · asked by hedgewitch 4 in Religion & Spirituality

A couple of weeks ago I asked a question about if Jesus Christ has ever said he was God. I got more than 30 replies. I went almost like this. Yes. No. Yes. No. Yes. No....... It seems Bible readers are divided into two campus. On one side a group of people thinks he said he was God So a YES answer. But also lots of people said he never ever said he was God. So a NO answer. This Yes. No . Yes. No .... reminds me of my girlfriend... Yes. No. Yes No. Have you ever experience this sort of dicotomy? You do not know if you are going or coming.... So I am leading to believe that the Bible was either written by Filibuster Politicians or Filibuster women or a combination of both and using some sort of slippery oil to beautify their skin

2007-06-18 05:25:55 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

What i mean is that as time goes on, certain parts of the bible seem to change, in a way, or just chosen to be believed a different way. Parts of the bible become ignored like many sins.

Things that changed for example:
Earth was the center of the universe
Slavery is somehow justified in the bible.
Cutting your hair/shaving is a sin. Along with many other that are apparently OK to break. Or they are at least done on a daily basis.

God sent his prophet to threaten David with how many years of famine?
Seven (2 Samuel 24:13) OR Three (I Chronicles 21:12)?
Along with the other 1001 contradicting verses in the bible...

Got anymore?

How do you know which parts are ok to follow?

2007-06-18 05:25:33 · 8 answers · asked by SwimBuddy 3 in Religion & Spirituality

How come our tummy (or abdominal region) is known as the stomach? The stomach is one of the smaller organs in the tummy, so how come we call the whole area the stomach?

2007-06-18 05:22:15 · 11 answers · asked by cve5190 4 in Languages

Hello, this is a question for people from India. I remember that a city recently changed its name to something like "People of the Bean". I really like that, but I don't remember what city that was. Can you tell me what city means "People of the Bean" or something like that?

2007-06-18 05:21:58 · 1 answers · asked by creativeresearchmethods 2 in Languages

People always tend to say that teenagers and young adults are more open to different view points but I have never found this to be the case. Most I have met (which is many) and also the ones you find on sites like this are the most closed minded people I have ever spoken to. When speaking to other adults there is a general recognition that most issues are not black and white. However, some young people tend to think that they are absolutely right in everything they say or do. Any counter arguments or differences of opinion are meet with either huffs or hostility.

Any body agree or disagree?

PS referring to the majority but not all. There are plenty of exceptions at both ends of the age scale.

2007-06-18 05:20:59 · 15 answers · asked by John D 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-06-18 05:20:05 · 16 answers · asked by bethybug 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Does anyone know what the meaning is of finding a gnome on your doorstep? A friend of mine found one gnome one morning, and two the next - what is he supposed to do with them?

2007-06-18 05:18:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

I know my answer just wanted to know what anyone else had to say.

2007-06-18 05:17:54 · 14 answers · asked by Racoes 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I do want to understand. I don't want to lump you with the people who do horrible things in the name of Islam. I am hearing you say yours is a peaceful religion. Please explain the peace behind these verses.

KORAN commands to kill infidels:

Allah is an enemy to unbelievers. - Sura 2:98

On unbelievers is the curse of Allah. - Sura 2:161

Slay them wherever ye find them and drive them out of the places whence they drove you out, for persecution is worse than slaughter. - 2:191

Fight against them until idolatry is no more and Allah's religion reigns supreme. (different translation: ) Fight them until there is no persecution and the religion is God's entirely. - Sura 2:193 and 8:39

Fighting is obligatory for you, much as you dislike it. - 2:216
(different translation: ) Prescribed for you is fighting, though it is hateful to you.

..... martyrs.... Enter heaven - Surah 3:140-43

If you should die or be killed in the cause of Allah, His mercy and forgiveness would surely be better than all they riches they amass. If you should die or be killed, before Him you shall all be gathered. - 3:157-8

You must not think that those who were slain in the cause of Allah are dead. They are alive, and well-provided for by their Lord. - Surah 3:169-71

Let those fight in the cause of God who sell the life of this world for the hereafter. To him who fights in the cause of God, whether he is slain or victorious, soon we shall give him a great reward. - Surah 4:74

Those who believe fight in the cause of God, and those who reject faith fight in the cause of evil. - 4:76

But if they turn renegades, seize them and slay them wherever you find them. - 4:89

Therefore, we stirred among them enmity and hatred, which shall endure till the Day of Resurrection, when Allah will declare to them all that they have done. - 5:14

O believers, take not Jews and Christians as friends; they are friends of each other. Those of you who make them his friends is one of them. God does not guide an unjust people. - 5:54

Make war on them until idolatry is no more and Allah's religion reigns supreme - 8:39

O Prophet! Exhort the believers to fight. If there are 20 steadfast men among you, they shall vanquish 200; and if there are a hundred, they shall rout a thousand unbelievers, for they are devoid of understanding. - 8:65

It is not for any Prophet to have captives until he has made slaughter in the land. - 8:67

Allah will humble the unbelievers. Allah and His apostle are free from obligations to idol-worshipers. Proclaim a woeful punishment to the unbelievers. - 9:2-3

When the sacred months are over, slay the idolaters wherever you find them. Arrest them, besiege them, and lie in ambush everywhere for them. - 9:5

Believers! Know that idolators are unclean. - 9:28

Fight those who believe neither in God nor the Last Day, nor what has been forbidden by God and his messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, even if they are People of the Book, until they pay the tribute and have been humbled. - 9:29 (another source: ) The unbelievers are impure and their abode is hell. (another source: ) Humiliate the non-Muslims to such an extent that they surrender and pay tribute.

Whether unarmed or well-equipped, march on and fight for the cause of Allah, with your wealth and your persons. - 9:41

O Prophet! Make war on the unbelievers and the hypocrites. Be harsh with them. Their ultimate abode is hell, a hapless journey's end. - 9:73

Allah has purchased of their faithful lives and worldly goods, and in return has promised them the Garden. They will fight for His cause, kill and be killed. - 9:111

Fight unbelievers who are near to you. 9:123 (different translation:
Believers! Make war on the infidels who dwell around you. Let them find harshness in you. (another source: ) Ye who believe! Murder those of the disbelievers....

As for those who are slain in the cause of Allah, He will not allow their works to perish. He will vouchsafe them guidance and ennoble their state; He will admit them to the Paradise He has made known to them. - 10:4-15

Allah has cursed the unbelievers and proposed for them a blazing hell. - 33:60

Unbelievers are enemies of Allah and they will roast in hell. - 41:14

When you meet the unbelievers, smite their necks, then when you have made wide slaughter among them, tie fast the bonds, then set them free, either by grace or ransom, until the war lays down its burdens. - 47:4
(different translation: ) When you meet the unbelievers in the battlefield, strike off their heads, and when you have laid them low, bind your captives firmly.

Those who are slain in the way of Allah - he will never let their deeds be lost. Soon will he guide them and improve their condition, and admit them to the Garden, which he has announced for them. - 47:5

Muslims are harsh against the unbelievers, merciful to one another. - 48:25

Muhammad is Allah's apostle. Those who follow him are ruthless to the unbelievers but merciful to one another. Through them, Allah seeks to enrage the unbelievers. - 48:29

Prophet! Make war on the unbelievers and the hypocrites and deal sternly with them. Hell shall be their home, evil their fate. - 66:9

The unbelievers among the People of the Book and the pagans shall burn forever in the fire of hell. They are the vilest of all creatures. - 98:51

Fight them so that Allah may punish them at your hands, and put them to shame. (verse cited in Newsweek 2/11/02)

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KORAN promises of houris in heaven:

Single-minded slaves of Allah... will be honored in the Gardens of delight, on couches facing one another; A cup from a gushing spring is brought round for them, white, delicious to the drinkers, wherein there is no headache nor are they made mad thereby. And with them are those of modest gaze, with lovely eyes, pure as they were hidden eggs. - Surah 37:40-49

Lo, for those who ward off evil is a happy journey's end, Gardens of Eden, whereof the gates are opened for the, wherein, reclining, they call for plenteous fruit and cool drink therein. And with them are those of modest gaze, companions. This it is that ye are promised for the Day of Reckoning. - 38:50-54

Lo! Those who kept their duty will be in a place secure, amid gardens and water-springs, attired in silk and silk embroidery, facing one another.... And we shall wed them unto fair ones with wide, lovely eyes. They call therein for every fruit in safety. They taste not death therein, save the first death. And He hath saved them from the doom of hell, a bounty from thy Lord. That is the supreme triumph. - 44:51-57

Lo! Those who kept their duty dwell in gardens and delight... reclining on ranged couches. And we wed them unto fair ones with wide, lovely eyes... and we provide them with fruit and meat such as they desire.... - 52:17-22

...Reclining upon couches lined with silk brocade, the fruit of both the gardens near to hand.... Therein are those of modest gaze, whom neither man nor jinni will have touched before them.... - 55:54-56

Those are they who will be brought nigh, in gardens of delight... reclining therein face to face. There wait on them immortal youths... and fair ones with wide, lovely eyes, like unto hidden pearls, reward for what they used to do.... Lo! We have created them a creation, and made them virgins, lovers, friends. - 56:11-37
(Different translation) Companions with beautiful, big and lustrous eyes... virgin-pure and undefiled.

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Koran "sharia" punishments:

As for the man who steals and the woman who steals, cut off their hands as punishment for what they have earned, an exemplary punishment from Allah. - Surah 5:38

2007-06-18 05:15:55 · 15 answers · asked by bornagain2003 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-18 05:13:33 · 7 answers · asked by northville 5 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-06-18 05:13:04 · 6 answers · asked by Midge 7 in Religion & Spirituality

The other day at the Gym, I noticed two women working out together. It was kind of obvious they were lesbians. (one was very butch and they were very together as a couple if you see what I mean).

Later I was in the changing rooms. The butch woman came over and without asking moved my towel out of the way to sit down and the other younger more feminine girl sat down on the next bench. I didn't think anything of it at the time other than that she was a bit rude moving my towel rather than asking me to move it. Then they both went in the showers. When they came out I'd moved over to the mirrors to dry my hair and the older woman just got dressed but the younger one put a towel on the floor and then sat on it with her legs wide apart and proceeded to dry her bits. I could see all this going on in the mirror and it totally grossed me out. I couldn't wait to get out of the changing rooms. Am I being homophobic (which I don't think I am) or would anyone be uncomfortable with that?

2007-06-18 05:11:20 · 37 answers · asked by Louise H 3 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

My daughter has red hair, and my husband and I both have dark hair. You can not believe how many people ask us "Where did she get her red hair from?"
I can not imagine ever saying that to someone.
I am sure somewhere down the blood line someone had red hair, although my mom did not know her family, she does know she is Irish. Should I have to explain that to everyone?
And what if my daughter was adopted? Should I have to tell them that?
I really do take it lightly and have even jokingly whispered, 'she's the mailman's' but my hubby and I were talking about how we are asked this every time we go somewhere and I was wondering just how many people have the same type of stupid questions asked of them?

2007-06-18 05:10:10 · 2 answers · asked by MOK 2 in Other - Society & Culture

disease. Do they need to let go? or should they keep trying to fight the cancer? HELP I am afraid to tell them what I think.......I could be wrong..........please pray then answer!
Sorry so limited on info...

2007-06-18 05:09:48 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Prep
Ghetto
Jock
Nerd
Goth
Emo
Punk
Hick
Or just Normal.

Normal or Other is what I'm sterotyped as and I like it. I don't get why people have to judge other people...

2007-06-18 05:09:32 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups