Society & Culture - 9 July 2007

2007-07-09 10:28:55 · 22 answers · asked by chelseaboy 1 in Religion & Spirituality

So two of my best friends and I are planning a vacation for them to fly out here to visit me in San Francisco. They are both straight and although they were EXTREMELY understanding, supportive and open-minded when I came out to them....they have very little exposure to the gay community. I do want to introduce them to a few gay events out here, but I don't want to overwhelm them. How can i go about this easily without it being much of a shock to them? When i say they have little exposure to gays, i mean NONE. lol. Also, how can i ease myself back into straight society?? I know it sounds funny, but honestly, I know they're gonna want to go to straight clubs, etc.., and im REALLY not into the straight scene.

2007-07-09 10:28:53 · 15 answers · asked by Raynebow_Diva 6 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-07-09 10:28:11 · 8 answers · asked by NONAME 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Hello, i am a believer and went to church since i was a child. In all this time, some of my questions i havent found the answers to yet. Like where does it say in the bible where god's appearance originated from. there is the holy trinity of god, consisting of god, Jesus and the holy spirit. He created us from his image. But where does his likely appearance originate from in the beginning? Did he originate from the holy spirit, which was there in eternity before him? It must say so somewhere in the bible (old testament). Sorry, i have only almost finished reading the new testament yet and some parts of the old testament. The aim of this question of course, is to better understanding the Lord and finally to better be able to serve him. God bless you.

2007-07-09 10:28:02 · 5 answers · asked by Slider 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-09 10:27:34 · 15 answers · asked by NONAME 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I guess we can do anything we want really, but can we be non-threatening to a male dominated job?

2007-07-09 10:27:17 · 12 answers · asked by truckinotter 6 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-07-09 10:27:16 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

Reffering to both sylvia browne and James randi one person said, "each of them has a good racket scamming their respective followers."

and another said

"James Randy is a fraud he makes his money feeding lies to the people."

I am 100% convinced that these qotes are wrong but what would ever lead anyone to these conclusions. How can you call James Randi a fraud he doesn't claim anything that is false. also, the main content f his website is freely available.

2007-07-09 10:26:59 · 7 answers · asked by Don't Fear the Reaper 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Has anyone every been cured from Holy Water or any miracles?

2007-07-09 10:26:51 · 5 answers · asked by Born Valentine's Day 5 in Mythology & Folklore

What would you say?

2007-07-09 10:26:11 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-09 10:25:57 · 7 answers · asked by lovepacprincess360 2 in Mythology & Folklore

2007-07-09 10:24:21 · 15 answers · asked by pliv 1 in Senior Citizens

what is taking a scripture out of context: wouldn’t that be if that one scripture didn’t agree with many others on the same
subject,

2007-07-09 10:22:36 · 18 answers · asked by zorrro857 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-09 10:22:26 · 18 answers · asked by I_color_outside_the_lines 4 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

What do you think of him? I heard him preach last night and he was great. What is his web address if he has one?

2007-07-09 10:22:14 · 5 answers · asked by Michelle M 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Okay, I belong to a non-religiously-affiliated Pro-Life organisation but I am the Pagan minority.
Christians come up to me and when I don't answer "YES! I LOVE JESUS TOO!" Or say prayers along with them, they scream at me at the top of their lungs "JESUS! JESUS!" about 3 inches from my face. They yell Bible verses at me, and I plainly and non-offensively tell them that I came to support life, not have people screaming at me about Christianity. Its only giving me a twisted veiw of Christians, and I know from experience not all are like this.
Now they know they can't convert me, they realised that I am not going to 'change'. So they whisper about me and imply I'm going to 'hell', my soul belongs to Satan, and its my fault that abortions are being performed. Some parents there glare at me and pull the kids away. I am against abortion, I don't attempt to convert them to Paganism. Why do they treat me like this when I am protesting right beside them?

2007-07-09 10:21:22 · 12 answers · asked by take me to your leader 3 in Religion & Spirituality

i had to put n-word because it wouldnt let me write it

2007-07-09 10:20:56 · 52 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

All my friends think so.

2007-07-09 10:20:00 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

2007-07-09 10:19:30 · 15 answers · asked by Born Valentine's Day 5 in Mythology & Folklore

Religion is the mind poison that causes irrational behaviour, bigotry, suppression and discontent, so getting rid of it completely should go a long way towards stopping all ridiculous wars and idiots blowing themselves up on trains.

Poverty is what drives the good natured but less privilaged into criminal behavour, so if everyone was at least comfortable, there would be no incentive for crime.

Idealistic I know, maybe you think there will never be peace due to human nature, but don't you think those two things are a big cause of problems? Maybe you think there are other reasons too.

2007-07-09 10:19:29 · 17 answers · asked by cemiess2 1 in Religion & Spirituality

...a Christian to BE a Christian? (especially people who OBVIOUSLY display evil and unGodly character)

That seems ignorant to me. If one does not know what it takes to be a Christian; and no doubt doesn't have the desire to find out; how can one have an intelligent opinion. That is SO lazy.

2007-07-09 10:19:25 · 8 answers · asked by JayDee 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Okay, I'm biased--I love-love Sinead O'Connor and have for 20 years, and I let it show here at Y!A, too. But I still found this quote from an interview very interesting:

"People often say, 'If there's a God, why does he let bad things happen?' We expect God to be perfect, but if we're made in God's image, then perhaps God isn't perfect. And that's OK."

The interview is in Christianity Today (can you credit?):

http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/interviews/2007/sineadoconnor-0707.html

It really struck me because I am so prone to saying, "It/she/he/they aren't perfect and that's okay," but it never occured to me to say that about my Gods....

2007-07-09 10:19:23 · 5 answers · asked by GreenEyedLilo 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Recently a service tech came to our home and was with my fiancée alone for nearly an hour. During his visit his behavior became inappropriately vulgar with her and scared her.

I’ve written a 6 page letter to send to him. Now I can’t decide whether to send it or not. He thinks he has permission to fish here, and he thinks he got away with his actions. The letter is stern yet as professional as I could be. No names/locations are mentioned.

Part of me says send it, so he that he doesn’t behave this way again around other women, and so he doesn’t show up on our property. Another part of me says to not send it or waste more energy on the issue. I have posted this letter at www.creativecamping.com (extra domain I had).

I’d appreciate anyone reading it and clicking on the buttons I created saying either “Send it” or “Don’t send it”. I’m really torn what to do. If I take any action at all regarding this issue, it will be sending this letter.
Thanks.

2007-07-09 10:19:15 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

Some people say that cannabis was used by the spiritual elite but then became degraded and abused by the common man?

2007-07-09 10:18:53 · 10 answers · asked by Jerusalem Delivered 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Maybe some lemon jello? They are, after all, the universal binding ingredients...

It would also explain a lot of cookbooks.

2007-07-09 10:18:41 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-09 10:17:31 · 33 answers · asked by Laff -Hugs 4all- 5 in Religion & Spirituality

In his encyclical, "The Reunion of Christendom" (1885), Pope Leo XIII stated that the pope holds "upon this earth the place of God Almighty."

The Catholic book, "My Catholic Faith" which is based on the Baltimore Catechism, on page 251, says, "The Pope can make and unmake laws for the entire Church; his authority is Supreme and Unquestioned. Every bishop, every priest, every member of the Church is subject to him."

Why do Roman Catholics get angry and say im making False Witness? This IS what your organization claims. Or are you not true Roman Catholics?

I just want an explanation on these statements made by the Roman Catholic Church.

F.Y.I. Im Not a Protestan or Catholic.

2007-07-09 10:16:38 · 10 answers · asked by RG 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-09 10:15:49 · 27 answers · asked by ? 6 in Religion & Spirituality

At the ecumenical councils, the Catholics voted and decided contrary to the Aryan belief that God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit were all individuals who were separate but equally as powerful.

So who gave mankind the power to decide what role God should take?

2007-07-09 10:13:35 · 9 answers · asked by Dominus 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-09 10:12:32 · 12 answers · asked by wwhy 3 in Religion & Spirituality