Society & Culture - 27 June 2007

Are the terms American Indian and Native American essentially synonyms, in the same way that the terms black and African American are often used interchangeably? ......... I ask this because when I meet other American Indian People we usually identify ourselves by our names and what nation/nations we are from.....I feel more comfortable and it decribes my heritage rather than putting me in a whole bunch of people......I noticed at work a friend of mine calls himself black american rather than African American ...he said because he was not born in Africa......he was born here his parents and his grandparents...ect...what are your thoughts?

2007-06-27 09:29:03 · 10 answers · asked by T B 4 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Here is the web site, its rather long and did not want to cut and paste it. I have read it, I want to hear what you think of it, I'll share my later ...

The articals headline is "The Science of Gaydar", I am posting this to see what you think of it. I was sent this because of my daughter who happens to be gay.

http://nymag.com/news/features/33520/index1.html

2007-06-27 09:28:56 · 3 answers · asked by PSYCHO DAISY MAE 5 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-06-27 09:28:16 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

There is such a cry for a tolerance for all religions, yet there is no tolerance shown toward true-biblical Christianity?

I'm sure I'll hear crap about this one...

2007-06-27 09:28:02 · 10 answers · asked by ☆BB☆ 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-27 09:27:44 · 10 answers · asked by Shawn B 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-27 09:27:43 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

and the talent within your responses has almost convienced us not to replant,..so,..we shall see.
Funny people these biologically oriented models.
Boss is chuckeling. ET phone home. How quaint.
Oh, please note. WE do NOT eat people. fq147Khz

2007-06-27 09:27:29 · 2 answers · asked by rdmlawsky147 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Jesus loves you all!

2007-06-27 09:25:05 · 25 answers · asked by ? 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-27 09:22:18 · 44 answers · asked by Gypsy Gal 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Any epilogue to the incident? :-)

2007-06-27 09:22:11 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

what is wrong with society thinkin that every gothic person has something wrong with them,,,,WE HATE YOU TO...just not making as big a deal about it....stop trying to fix us!!! we are fine!!! just leave us alone

2007-06-27 09:22:04 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Someone asked earlier about what a R&S get together would look like. Now I would like to ask: if there were an R&S seminar, who would you like to see lecture? What classes would the R&S regulars teach? If just one person were to be elected to represent a religion/belief system, who would that be for Christian, Pagan, atheist, etc?

2007-06-27 09:21:32 · 7 answers · asked by Drake the Deist 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-27 09:20:52 · 26 answers · asked by Khalin Ironcrow 5 in Religion & Spirituality

What are the names that you call trolls that you don't like?

2007-06-27 09:20:04 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Mine is Leviticus! :)

How about you?

2007-06-27 09:19:56 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-27 09:19:14 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ApUzQPENe2YxvIP38qM8mnnd7BR.?qid=20070627110639AAtHh7F&cp=2&tp=2&tnu=59#all-answers

Let me begin by saying that I do not wish to debate the morality of homosexuality because I am quite aware that the Christian religion regards it as a sin. Above is the link to a question regarding the legalization of gay marriage and the adverse effects that Christians believe it would have on their beliefs, marriages, or society.

This question is for those of you who oppose gay marriage because you view marriage as a religious union/institution before the eyes God. You claim (those of you who do) that you oppose gay marriage because marriage is meant to be a religious union of man and wife before the eyes of the Lord. Does this mean that you believe only Christians should be allowed to be married? Should atheists, pagans, buddhists, etc. only be allowed to have 'civil unions' and 'domestic partnerships' as well?

2007-06-27 09:18:23 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Jack is feeling rather down today, and I'm taking a look at my life and considering ways to improve myself. I know a lot of people try meditation, prayer, etc. I'm an Atheist, but I'm open to any suggestions. I've not been a terribly nice person up to this point, but I'm wondering what some other people have experienced; perhaps some of you can share life-changing experiences you've had.

2007-06-27 09:17:55 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Who has the better track record as far as vague, meaningless prophesy is concerned?

2007-06-27 09:17:18 · 10 answers · asked by Shawn B 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I asked this question before and wanted to post it again. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AvxizFFCqTeITPlq2XumLpfsy6IX?qid=20070620113957AA02sbq

Life has a way of making unexpected turns, and an event happened that was directly related to this question.

My brother-in-law’s grandmother is nearly 80 years old and is a Jehovah’s Witness. About 4 weeks ago she was rushed to the hospital for congestive heart failure. She spent about a week in intensive care and then returned home to recover.

About a week ago she was rushed to the hospital again. She was hemorrhaging internally, and had lost 2 quarts of blood. Her JW children, grandchildren, and church elders were all there to make sure that the doctors would not give her blood. The doctors were considering getting a court order to save her life. She bled through the night.

2007-06-27 09:17:04 · 14 answers · asked by Danny H 6 in Religion & Spirituality

OK, we have established that some of us have actually taken the time to research other religions, instead of just blindly following one path - usually the one our parents told us to follow.

As a follow up, which religious belief system do you find the most disturbing?

2007-06-27 09:13:56 · 33 answers · asked by nottashygirl 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-27 09:13:42 · 10 answers · asked by David 2 in Religion & Spirituality

If God chose you, wouldn't He be unfair to the people he hasn't called? Can you quote a scripture to support your view?

2007-06-27 09:13:13 · 24 answers · asked by G 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Do you belive that?

2007-06-27 09:11:18 · 30 answers · asked by rcbremen 2 in Religion & Spirituality

and how did they explain themselves?

2007-06-27 09:11:01 · 7 answers · asked by squirt_9001 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-06-27 09:09:25 · 21 answers · asked by AM1706 3 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-06-27 09:08:22 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Some days I feel like I'm expressing my points perfectly, and getting my thoughts across, and people get it.

Other days, it seems like I'm just failing at transferring my thoughts into words. (Like today.)

Anyone else ever feel this way?

2007-06-27 09:08:20 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I see them only occasionally and even then it is 1 or 2

Please lets support one another buy giving stars to the GOOD questions.

If you stopped please share your reasons.

2007-06-27 09:08:04 · 18 answers · asked by Tegarst 7 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

If man has been on the Earth for over a million years or whatever Evolution says...IF, as evolutionists claim, the earth is billions of years old, and mankind has evolved from a lower and simpler form of life, then why has mankind gone from writing upon stones to laser printers in just the past 3,500 years?

When God gave Moses the Ten Commandments, they were written upon stone. It is abundantly clear that the Egyptians carved messages into stone (hieroglyphics). So why is it that mankind has only discovered better inventions in the past few thousand years? If mankind had evolved, as evolutionists claim, then why didn't man discover ink a million years ago? Think about it.

2007-06-27 09:06:32 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality