Society & Culture - 19 June 2007

2007-06-19 10:26:09 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

First of all thier has never been Homosexual Marraige..
Marraige if you take the biblical connotation away from, is only a legal contract between 2 people that allows them to reap tax, medical and estate priviledges.

I am married for the second time have no children with current husband and we reap the benefits of being married. The only reason I married is because I am a christian and trying to follow GOD's path outlined in the Bible, if I wasn't a christian I would have no need for marrraige if I had a legal contract agreed with my partner.
Homosexuals should have legal contracts with there partners because they honestly cannot say they are following GOD's marraige commandments that would be blasphemy. Many acts are condemned by GOD sex out of wedlock is as well.
We cannot change the bible to suit are own morality and value. Why isn't a legal contract between 2 adults good enough?

2007-06-19 10:25:13 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-19 10:24:54 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

an Atheist with a college degree in English?

2007-06-19 10:20:33 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

hospitol patients to be put out at skid row. These patients have no were to go, no one to look over them and because of this the institutions that are suppose to be the healers are just throwing these people in taxis and ambulances and kicking them out at skid row. All because of money or lack of money. We who live in the wealthest nation in existence. Are we not going to be remembered by how we treated the poorest amongst us? They have thrown out people who can't even walk. How can we as a nation let this happen?

2007-06-19 10:19:44 · 6 answers · asked by repstat 3 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-06-19 10:19:07 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

I loved the first two:
'The Bible I: The Old Testament' and 'The Bible II: A New Hope'

2007-06-19 10:17:20 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

In my last question, I got this "brilliant reply"

"Obviously the marriage tradition was handed down with the sons and daughters of Adam and Eve which would cover EVERY human from creation on."

Evidence? Also, what other tradition has been handed down from Adam and Eve?

And why is Adam and Eve only spoken about in the desert of Isreal? Why don't the Chinese or Native Americans speak about Adam and Eve? They can hand down marriage but not the story of the first people?

2007-06-19 10:16:36 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

...someone gives their son the spanish name "Jesús"? Just curious.

2007-06-19 10:16:22 · 15 answers · asked by Bouken SocratiCat 6 in Religion & Spirituality

This is the definition of Witness: wit·ness (wĭt'nĭs)
n.

One who can give a firsthand account of something seen, heard, or experienced: a witness to the accident.
One who furnishes evidence.
Something that serves as evidence; a sign.

So wouldn't this in essence make you Jehovah Speculators?

2007-06-19 10:16:07 · 10 answers · asked by McLovin 3 in Religion & Spirituality

OR.......

raise children to be succesful first and then to become good people second.

I suppose most people will say good people first? but why? since nearly everyone craves success in some field.

2007-06-19 10:15:22 · 16 answers · asked by thunor 5 in Other - Society & Culture

i am looking for a book that speaks to women and teaches us as mothers and wives? one that gives women understanding in her place as a women of God and all the titles we hold as women.
thanks in advance. i believe someone out there can help me and other women.
i pray that one of you out there will give a good guiding word amen.

2007-06-19 10:15:01 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I have a faint idea but not completely sure. Any help would be nice!!

2007-06-19 10:13:10 · 11 answers · asked by Arnold M 1 in Religion & Spirituality

did i miss some amazing sounding festival or is this made up?

2007-06-19 10:12:27 · 8 answers · asked by Violet Ultra 2 in Earth Day

I see posts all the time in here asking why non Christians are here , why Atheists are here etc
and yes I know this is a minority ( because there are some cool Christians )
but for those who ask this , what would it leave ?
you know your book , your religion .... you all claim to be pretty sure of the answers
so what would you discuss ?
aren't there sites already that just cater to Christians ? why not go there if that is what you want ?

seriously I am not bashing here , but genuinly curious
I have my own beliefs , and believe in God .... and I welcome the comments and questions from the Atheists and people from other religions because I like to ponder things , I love to learn
why don't you ?

2007-06-19 10:12:14 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

...when the Godless take advantage of you?

No moral precepts sounds like a "fun" way to live, I mean, when anything goes, ANYTHING is up for grabs. Are you then shocked that the Godless have as much freewill and choice as anyone else?

Or did you believe God created Robots out of Christians, Muslims, etc?

2007-06-19 10:11:59 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Self-explanatory, I think.

2007-06-19 10:11:19 · 49 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

...with them or challenges them on their beliefs. And why do they not call what they do "witnessing" when it is really just threats of what their god is gonna do if you don't agree with them?

2007-06-19 10:08:35 · 40 answers · asked by NONAME 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-19 10:05:43 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I laugh at the way Creationists support their "theory." They basically put in huge amounts of time and effort into discrediting scientists in an attempt to make scientists look like fools (which they are not). Then they turn around and use the discoveries of the scientists they are trying to discredit to support their own "theories." How about making you own discoveries for once instead of selfishly using their discoveries to support your "theories" and then trash talking them after they give you their discoveries?

2007-06-19 10:05:34 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

And how old were you by then?

2007-06-19 10:05:34 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

They keep justifying what they are addicted to (like masturbation). They refuse to see the truth. They are just so arrogant towards their own worldly views. They make up their own standards, and morals. They call me ignorant. They say c'mon there can't be one truth. But there is only one truth. Just because there are a lot of false religions out there. Does that mean they should just live for the world. The sad thing about these people is that they think if they are just good people. What exactly is that anyways? They are fall short. They don't deserve to be saved. Somehow they believe everything will just work out, and that God will see their wordly deeds to be good enough.

2007-06-19 10:04:18 · 11 answers · asked by 2nd Commander 1 in Religion & Spirituality

When Jesus was asked what we must do to go to heaven, he said, "you must be born again". (spiritually, not physically) So to be a Christian, it is implied that you are born again. So whats up with the term "born again Christian"? It's being redundant.

2007-06-19 10:03:48 · 38 answers · asked by Glen 7 in Religion & Spirituality

It seems to me that most of these atheist vs. Christian debates are straw man arguments. Pick a few crazy radicals out from either side and attack them as being representative of the entire group. Any thoughts?

2007-06-19 10:02:32 · 18 answers · asked by LG 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-19 10:02:15 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

There is so much talk of poverty in 3rd world countries. If you look down the block, across the street from where you live there are children and elderly and homeless starving everyday here in the USA. How is this possible? Even working adults aren't getting to enough to eat or the right foods because the amount of pay verses the cost of living doesn't equal out. Alot of times this causes obesity because the cheapest foods, the fillers, are the ones that cause you to gain weight. How about teaching birth control to nations that are so poverty stricken as we teach them to plant and work the fields as we do. Then do something for our own nation. I wonder how many nights a week our government officials go without food while a child lays in the bed crying from hunger, but it's working parents don't 'qualify' for food stamps?

2007-06-19 10:01:25 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

If Adam and Eve had 2 sons, how did the human race continue?

2007-06-19 10:01:17 · 30 answers · asked by gorge san 2 in Religion & Spirituality

So people are saying that marriage is not a government thing because marriage was invented in the Bible?

Why, then, did Native Americans, the Chinese, Indians (from India) and many other cutlures performing marriage ceremonies before ever hearing about the Bible?

And what about the Ancient Egyptians and other ancient cultures that were marrying well before the bible was even written?

2007-06-19 10:00:52 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

we're monkeys that have learned to posture

the move down from the trees was made so that we could have more room to posture

2007-06-19 09:59:35 · 8 answers · asked by humstu 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I've noticed that different denominations complain that other denominations have a less accurate translation.

I'd love to see some passionate people tell me why one particular translation is the best, & why! Thanks!

2007-06-19 09:59:25 · 16 answers · asked by mobyisaparrothead 1 in Religion & Spirituality