Society & Culture - 22 June 2007

The New Testament clearly says to reject other belief systems (not in exact words of course). Christians are to shun false teachings.
So why do people claim Christians are supposed to be tolerant? Any scripture to quote?

2007-06-22 07:49:46 · 25 answers · asked by Prof Fruitcake 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I put in my letter of resignation in at my job as a box office manager and a local theatre. Right now we are in an 8 week run of a show that i am also performing in. I said my last day would be the last day of the show, thinking i was doing them a favor but all they did was say ok, thanks. Now im hearing alot of news thats making up some shady stuff and I really just wanna get out of here. I know etiquette is two weeks, is it right to change my last day and how would i do it?

2007-06-22 07:49:24 · 6 answers · asked by ? 2 in Etiquette

Shouldnt the Romans be viewed as the most intolerant empire since they threw people to the lions for fun because people had a different god? This is even worse than the witch burnings.

2007-06-22 07:48:27 · 7 answers · asked by Glen 7 in Religion & Spirituality

i want to get the spirits into my room and play the ouja!! what do i say or do?

2007-06-22 07:47:22 · 12 answers · asked by jaime m 1 in Mythology & Folklore

Atheism-Its rapidly trying to disprove all religions using science and many christians have been lost to scientific THEORY not fact THEORY.

Im not a rascist but Id be a liar if I pretended that other religions weren't a threat to christianity there are so many religions now that many dont know what to believe in this either drives them towards atheism or makes them stick wth their own religion without checking out others.

2007-06-22 07:46:43 · 60 answers · asked by Idealist 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Did her family simply accept she was carring the son of God?

2007-06-22 07:46:04 · 13 answers · asked by Westwood 1 in Religion & Spirituality

The Levitical codes tell us no.
In addition to not eating certaini meats.
Not wearing a cloth of more than one fiber.
The fundamentalists will say, these rules no longer apply because that was the customs/traditions of the day....
personal hygeine was not up to par, blah, blah, blah.

But, why don't they explain away the verses relating to homosexuality?

Did Biblical people know of homosexual relationships as we have today?

No...homosexuals of the day were temple prostitutes.
It was important to have big families for wealth and protection...so, obviously homosexuality was frowned upon...

So, isn't homosexuality as it appears in the Bible..more for historical reference and tells us something about their age...more than a literal instruction for us today?

How do you decide which codes to follow and which to not?

Should women not come to church during that time of the month?

2007-06-22 07:45:11 · 29 answers · asked by G.C. 5 in Religion & Spirituality

i was just wondering how meny people in the uk dislike muslim's who dont have jobs and will not intergrate (70%of them) and because of them we have lost freedom of speech

2007-06-22 07:45:01 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

I see the name everywhere, but I've never known exactly who is being honored--is it the Virgin Mary? Is it Mary, mother of John (who is the only "St. Mary" without an additional part to her name, such as "Magdalene" or "Bartholomea of Florcence," mentioned on www.catholic.org)?

It would seem strange that it is used to refer to Mary, the Mother of God, (I mean, we don't ever say "St. Jesus") but are there really 3.7 million Google hits for "St. Mary" and 1.2 million more for "Saint Mary" if the name refers to the apostle John's mother?

Thanks.

2007-06-22 07:45:00 · 5 answers · asked by corporatehero 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I was married last Friday. A very high class ceremony with all the trimmings. Anyway, a long story short:

We did all the normal stuff - speeches, dinner, 1st dance…. However, I will admit, I did rush through greeting / thanking all the guests so I could grab the 'gift box' filled with all the money envelopes.

I finished the last table & told my wife I had to use the men's room - instead a took the box to our room and counted all the money. It was eating me alive to see how much these people gave. No family of 4 at my wedding is giving $35 and getting away with it!!

About 90 minutes later my wife and some other concerned guests found me in the hotel room. I explained what I was doing but they were very angry. They even SWORE at me!!!

I really was not gone that long & don't think it is that big of a deal. I wanted to make sure we made a profit on the wedding.

She is still fuming mad - states she was embarrassed. What is wrong so wrong with what I did?

2007-06-22 07:43:24 · 31 answers · asked by Rick Martel 1 in Etiquette

Do you consider the republic of Ireland to be part of the United Kingdom?

2007-06-22 07:43:15 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-06-22 07:42:46 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

hi i have 4 kids one of them was born with one leg a lot shorter than the other ,he wears an prostetic limb ,he has hip problems has had a lot of operations to try and fix his hip , he has no proper knee it is too high ,he has p,f,f,d ,my question is how do i deal with people and most of the time it is the older people who think there is nothing wrong with him and having a go at me and his dad when we park in the disabled spots , he can walk but not far and we have a badge for him ,when he has long trousers he has a limp but you cant really tell he wears a prostetic limb only when he wears shorts , i get so angry and one day it could come to blows ,how do you deal with it , i have been called lots of names ,people have even said i stole the badge , i need advice do i just ignore it and let them treat me like muck ,i only use the badge when i have my son in the car ,xx

2007-06-22 07:42:20 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in People with Disabilities

Romans 8

38For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[m] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Just wanted to share that we have an indescribable love in God.

2007-06-22 07:41:29 · 40 answers · asked by Spoken4 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-22 07:40:49 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-22 07:39:21 · 18 answers · asked by jonoxk 3 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

If you are, answer me this.
How can you distort something that is already distorted?

P.S.
Please don't pray for me.
Please don't bless me.
Please don't tell me am going to hell.

These mythical little threats have been placed on me before. Save your time, they do not effect people of critcal thinking .

2007-06-22 07:36:29 · 36 answers · asked by KEVIN D 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-22 07:36:05 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

It is not me in deed, but a priest at St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral says she is also a Muslim. Doesn't it mean that it is one religion in deed as all the Abrahamic religions come from the same source? What do you think?
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/lo...

No offensive answers please.
And star this please so as to get more answers.
Thank you.

2007-06-22 07:35:41 · 22 answers · asked by Eve 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-22 07:34:55 · 3 answers · asked by Leroy Smoothie 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-06-22 07:33:48 · 16 answers · asked by casper 1 in Mythology & Folklore

Assuming there is a God, and we were created by him/her, the creation seems incomplete or untruthful to the creator’s talents, as we think he/she to have.

I must subject myself to the understanding of a creator artist, sculptor, etc. What I mean is this, we believe that Gods is perfect, as such would want to showcase his "talent" in his creation.

In the Bible we were created in the image of God, similar to a artist or sculptors greatest work, where they would try to remove any flaw they see in themselves, or in the case of grotesque drawings add them.

Since gods whole creation is not only a image, but soul, and mind, I must ask weather or not he added his flaws, or removed them, thus making us more perfect then "he", or are we incomplete, in which any flaws the creation has is the result of incompletion. Thus the lives we live are apart of the creation, and Prophets are the tools use in the process, to remove flaws.

I.E. Be Perfect as the father in heaven- Jesus

2007-06-22 07:32:48 · 24 answers · asked by Derrick 3 in Religion & Spirituality

and how much do they weigh?

2007-06-22 07:30:57 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Is Annah Nichole Smith related to Joseph Smith (the one that restored LDS)

2007-06-22 07:30:34 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

what religion are you and what made you decide to pick that religion?


im a Christian because of the proof in the Bible and what God says and does!

2007-06-22 07:29:58 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Should we be giving our money to today's local churches?

2007-06-22 07:29:55 · 17 answers · asked by Deaclee 1 in Religion & Spirituality

how come international kissing day isn't on our calendars already like christmas day, boxing day, and valentines day?

2007-06-22 07:28:54 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Holidays

Is it just the religious Christian women here that are so frightened by sexuality? I have never seen a culture (outside of Islam) that looks down on women so much. I know, I know, just like Muslims you will say you RESPECT women, that's why you keep them covered up, protected and "pure," but we all know the truth.

2007-06-22 07:28:20 · 15 answers · asked by SvetlanaFunGirl 4 in Religion & Spirituality

What is the True purpose of Desire?

Should we be Open to Desire?
Or, should we Conquor Desire?

"Chassez le naturel, il revient au galop."
(Means: Chase away the natural, and it comes back at a gallop.)

As Desire is Natural, should we be chasing it away? Or, should we awaken to it's true potential?

Thoughts, Opinions, Ideas...?

Love & Peace

2007-06-22 07:28:15 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

i have seen many people who have this stupid thought that these females have ugly heads or ...i dunno but it hurts to c sm1 making fun of others just because they follow their religion
muslims really care about thier god only....i dont think that they give a damn to those critisizing them....becaus they know what they want....Paradise in the hereafter not others opinion
i just hate people critisizing one another just because of looks...why dont we all live peacefully and try to understand the reason muslims are wearing hijab?

2007-06-22 07:27:59 · 6 answers · asked by smdaywelldoit 2 in Religion & Spirituality