Society & Culture - 1 July 2007

2007-07-01 16:42:50 · 17 answers · asked by Brian H 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Jesus be changing his name to Shenaynay, Don't you make me move my head!

2007-07-01 16:40:57 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

All we have to do is band together and stop the manufacture of condoms, skimpy clothing, cosmetics, alcohol, and... lots of other things!
This is where I need help: What else should we abolish? Help me to defeat that gosh-darn fool!

2007-07-01 16:39:41 · 34 answers · asked by I WALK FUNNY 4 in Religion & Spirituality

According to my study bible, it says that the vocabulary and style of the other letters of paul differ in many ways from those of 1 timothy. Also, key concepts such as faith, law, and righteousness are different as well as historical situations described by Pastorals aren't accommodated by what we know of Paul;s career based on Acts and other Letters. Even if a secretary wrote 1 Timothy from sketchy notes or a later author crafted them around fragments of authentic letters, it is said they are best acknowledged to be written by an unknown author who used Paul's name to give authority to his attempt to address problems in some post-Pauline churches.

I'm having some trouble understanding how some of the verses here fit into God's over all plan since they seem to contradict other parts of the bible (example: women shouldn't teach men) Please help me understand.

Please- only educated answers from people with a background in this information.

2007-07-01 16:39:21 · 13 answers · asked by CandyLandCondoResident 3 in Religion & Spirituality

i don't think there's anything biblical about this. in fact, i'm fairly sure lucifer was a cherub. so why did we start drawing/painting him as a red guy with a moustache, a pitchfork, horns, a tail, and cloven hooves? does this image come from mythology?

2007-07-01 16:38:56 · 12 answers · asked by That Guy Drew 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Ok- someone asked for prayers for her granddaughter. A Wiccan member of our little forum here offered up a prayer in her own way, yet all that people could manage to do was spread the intolerance with a bunch of thumbs down for the woman.

I was taught to believe that ANY prayer, if it is heartfelt, is more than good enough, regardless of the religion of the person offering it up.

Why are some of you so petty and intolerant that you have to be nasty like that? Isn't it enough that the girl gets the prayers, no matter how they get there???

Are some of you that damn shallow?

2007-07-01 16:37:21 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I want you to answer about a religion/non-religion not your own. I'm not asking you to say that you respect a part of their religion/non-religion. I know that, at least with the atheists up here, they don't always respect the foundations of Christianity. Understandable. I'm asking all of you to tell me what characteristics could you admire/respect in a person in regards to their faith. Would you respect them if they had unwavering belief in their faith or god? Purely evident devotion? Open-mindedness? Zeal? What?

Remember, answer about something you're not a part of.

For me, I have to respect the atheist and Muslim. Atheists: Some of them do read the Bible and can easily combat someone in Christianity. I admire that. Sometimes they know more than Christians themselves. They also, even if I don't agree with them, a lot of times give intelligent answers. Muslims: I admire their zeal. Once again, don't exactly agree, but they have a devotion/zeal I highly respect.

2007-07-01 16:35:33 · 3 answers · asked by insidious_22 2 in Religion & Spirituality

is masterbating consider a sin?

2007-07-01 16:35:20 · 6 answers · asked by Mel 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I was watching Pay It Forward and loved the idea about whenever you help someone, ask them to help three other people in return and so on. I thought it was really nice and that's the way it should be. People shouldn't expect to alwats get something.

2007-07-01 16:34:52 · 4 answers · asked by WonderlandinNeverland 2 in Other - Society & Culture

Is bery nice...i like...

2007-07-01 16:32:58 · 4 answers · asked by James924 3 in Other - Society & Culture

who end up going to Hell?

2007-07-01 16:32:54 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-01 16:32:29 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

2007-07-01 16:32:23 · 4 answers · asked by pinay 1 in Other - Society & Culture

As a Christian who believes in God and follows the teachings of Jesus, I wonder about the Muslim religion. I have never met anyone Muslim, nor do I know much about the additional teachings of thier last prophet, Mohammad. Please tell me what additional teachings (other than those that Jesus taught) did Mohammad preach for us to follow in the Qu'ran. What additonal steps would a practicing Christian woman need to take to be a good Muslim (for example).

Why aren't more Muslims trying to convert Christians if they believe they are being mislead in ignorance? Are we on the same team? Or do Christians and Muslims really disagree about God's purposes and plans in our lives or can a good Christian be a good Muslim?

I'm sorry if I'm not using the proper terminology. . . I'm just trying to learn about differences in beliefs here.

Also, what does PBUH mean? I see it written all the time.

2007-07-01 16:31:20 · 13 answers · asked by CandyLandCondoResident 3 in Religion & Spirituality

The following notes taken from Dr Edward Blick writer of about 150 scientific papers and publications.
Acording to him we need CO2 for the growth of vegetation [trees to veggies]. Also everything can be blamed on the sunspots that causes global warming only for a season of time. He also listed 15 wrong assumptions made in the movie !!! Starting this year we will have the beginning lesser sunspot activity and the decrease of the warming trend !!!
What will Al Gore say then? A new movie, eh?

2007-07-01 16:30:05 · 20 answers · asked by rapturefuture 7 in Religion & Spirituality

…weren’t allowed to vote? And the test for religiosity would be a simple question; on a scale of 1 to 10, how literally do you interpret the bible (or your particular religious text)?

2007-07-01 16:29:47 · 22 answers · asked by Desiree 4 in Religion & Spirituality

And why do so many Native Americans belong to it?

2007-07-01 16:29:12 · 4 answers · asked by ani 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I got mine from the Kingdom Hall today.

2007-07-01 16:28:36 · 3 answers · asked by debbie2243 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Ladies,..Would you be scarred of this guy if he was walking towards you late at night and you were all alone?
I ask because He said He'd rape and rob white women..
So What do you think. Is he A scary character?
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2007-07-01 16:28:35 · 4 answers · asked by ♥♡♪♫☆♥♡♪♫☆ 2 in Other - Society & Culture

Nelly asked us to name our religion and has 58 responses so far.

The religion of R&S as sampled at a random time:

Christian of some sort: 29.3 %
Atheist: 19%
Other / no clear answer: 19%
Catholic: 8.9%
Pagan/Wicca: 5.2%
Jewish: 5.2%
Buddist: 3.4%
Mormon: 3.4%
Muslim: 3.4%
Agnostic: 3.4%

I rounded up slightly, so it might be a little more than 100%.

Compared to national statistics, Christians are strongly underrepresented on this forum, and atheists are strongly overrepresented. The other statistics (possible underrepresentation in Catholicism) fall within the errors expected for a small survey and correcting for the populations of various religions within English-speaking countries.

Why do you think Christians are so underrepresented? I'll admit, I know a lot of religious people who are simply not willing or able to defend their point of view. Many don't want to argue about it.

Why so many atheists? Is it possible the US population of atheists is much more than we thought?

2007-07-01 16:27:56 · 16 answers · asked by eri 7 in Religion & Spirituality

... but don't you think the over gushing of numerous celebs was a bit much, when they were seemingly using it a cheap publicity ! can't wait for the amount of thumbs down for this lol bound to be a new record!

2007-07-01 16:27:52 · 18 answers · asked by Andrew1968 5 in Royalty

If someone lives in Antarctica, why in the world would someone live in a cold place like that?

2007-07-01 16:25:53 · 13 answers · asked by kenny r 2 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-07-01 16:25:23 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

and why do you think that?

2007-07-01 16:24:46 · 15 answers · asked by kitty 3 in Other - Society & Culture

Girl 1 http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o20/glitter_020/1325432930_l1.jpg http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o20/glitter_020/lllllll.jpg or girl 2 http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o20/glitter_020/l_3a4372f6b010bdc19aa543150921c7d4.jpg http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o20/glitter_020/l_16dab5d10dbd8643b9849a49609102ec.jpg or girl 3 http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o20/glitter_020/0114.jpg http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o20/glitter_020/0f511.jpg (white top) and why?

2007-07-01 16:23:40 · 6 answers · asked by Beautiful 1 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-07-01 16:23:23 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

My friend went on an interview. In the middle of the interview, my friend and the interviewer "got into it" (verbally). My friend told me that the interviewer got sarcastic with him when asking some questions and did not take his answers seriously. What is the best way to handle someone like this?

2007-07-01 16:23:09 · 7 answers · asked by NIESHA M 1 in Etiquette

I do...I was 12 :) I was watching a movie with the boy hwho lived accross the street. He had his arm around me through the whole movie and twords the end he kissed me.

2007-07-01 16:21:59 · 7 answers · asked by Easter Bunny 4 in Other - Society & Culture

I am Mormon and therefore celestial by birthright. But I've got that gangsta thing going on. Is that all that bad?

2007-07-01 16:21:27 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

My husband told me 6/21 he doesn't know if he loves me anymore. Since then we've been getting along okay. He gets mad if I ask him if anything has changed and just wants me to ignore it. I'm just confused. I don't know how long to wait for him to decided whether he loves me or not. He won't say he loves me. When I tell him, he says "Okay" so now I don't say it at all. We don't really fight, we even laugh occasionally, but it's just so strange. (He said he could at least try to treat me like a wife??) It's so heartbreaking to tell the person you love more that anything that you love them, and not hear it back. Especially when you're married, have a baby, and have grown accustomed to it. I love him and I'm so desperate to keep this family together, but where do I take care of my heart and finally realize that enough is enough? This is my first marriage and I'm so confused. I want to stay, but it's so hard when your love isn't returned. I'm tired of having my heart stomped on repeatedly.

2007-07-01 16:21:02 · 34 answers · asked by ... 1 in Religion & Spirituality