Society & Culture - 9 July 2007

God gave us life, everything in it and around it. He gives us our every breath! He even gave up His Son for us so that whoever believes and walks with Him in relationship will NOT go to hell but have eternal life. Yet everyone has so much trouble with believing that God would punish us if He was Love. So many fall into idolatry because they don't want the True God of the bible, but thier own god of "love, mercy, compassion, and forgiveness". God is all those things, but He also is just, righteous, holy, clothed in light.. so when we sin He has no choice but to turn from us, and if we stay in that sin until we die He can't let us into a perfect heaven of light when we've lived a life of darkness. He is our heavenly Father who as the bible says "chastens those He loves" or corrects, rebukes, slaps on the wrist if you will...all I'm saying is - our parents punish us for being disobediant and they are being good parents, but when God does it He's evil and cruel. why?

2007-07-09 06:13:44 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I've heard that God answers all prayers but sometimes the answeris "no" or "wait"...When God asks us for something, is it acceptable to answer the same way?

2007-07-09 06:13:29 · 16 answers · asked by Eleventy 6 in Religion & Spirituality

........be sending me a valentine

Birthday greetings, bottle of wine?

If I'd been out till quarter to three

Would you lock the door?

Will you still need me, will you still feed me

When I'm sixty-four?

2007-07-09 06:13:18 · 10 answers · asked by autumnleaves 3 in Senior Citizens

now...that's deep !!!

Ask the poop !!!


sorry... correction: pop e

2007-07-09 06:13:17 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-09 06:11:49 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

English, German, French, Italian, Spanish or russian?
Thanks

2007-07-09 06:11:18 · 10 answers · asked by - 3 in Languages

2007-07-09 06:07:57 · 29 answers · asked by ? 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Here are the verses from Matthew 13:45-46, "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:
Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it."

2007-07-09 06:07:17 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-09 06:05:11 · 10 answers · asked by curious 1 in Etiquette

2007-07-09 06:04:08 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Holidays

I respectfully request that only Christians answer this question. I am genuinely interested in hearing their answer to this question.

I'm not interested in scriptures. YOUR opinion is what I would like.

2007-07-09 06:04:04 · 23 answers · asked by Deke 5 in Religion & Spirituality

or can you see things without any filtering, just as they are?

2007-07-09 06:02:55 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I babysit young children five days a week, so the I usually watch children's programming on television. I have noticed that the commercials and shows are very homophobic. Is the media teaching our youth to hate and stereotype gays?

2007-07-09 06:01:46 · 10 answers · asked by dudeboy 4 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

The falling leaves, cooler weather, bon fires, misteriousness...

2007-07-09 06:01:23 · 10 answers · asked by Baby Jack born 4/5/09 4 in Halloween

Okay I have studied with JW'S for about 6 years. Throughout that time I haven't celebrated any holidays and so forth. I have always struggled as far as getting to the meetings and every time a holiday came around the corner. My boyfriend of 10 years is a nonactive member however intends with all his heart to go back one day. Anyways the Witnesses always say that if you are killing your kids if your not going to the meetings and studying with them and of course if you decide not to be a Witness. What a horrible feeling that is. Also they say I will die at armageddon if I go back to the world cause a person that knows the truth and turns around is like a dog who returns to his vomit.I made up my mind on what im doing however cant help but be scared of these things they have taught me. How do I get past this. I am preferably looking for ex- witnesses but any comments are fine. I do love all the witnesses iv met however I can't keep living like this.

2007-07-09 06:00:33 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The Robertson/Falwell/Bush contingency claims that God is Republican. By his actions alone, Jesus was a social Democrat. What are your thoughts on the Holy Spirit? Libertarian? Independent? By putting God in the middle of politics does it appear the Godhead is schizophrenic? Your thoughts on this please.

2007-07-09 06:00:01 · 11 answers · asked by momatad 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Aren't there more important things in life than continually debating about OUR PERSONAL beliefs?

Atheists say that religious people are "ignorant and uneducated". Religious people say that Atheists are "ignorant and uneducated." So, who is right? Well here's a wake-up call -- NOBODY is 100% correct. We all tell lies and anyone who says they never lie, is a liar.

Science has its fallicies. Religion has its fallicies.

Everything in this life can and is often defined by, through, and with preferences, beliefs, and opinions in mind. There is absolutely nothing in our world, that can not be argued by the other side from a slanted viewpoint. Nobody is totally open-minded or a free thinker 100% of the time. That would require us to put aside any AND all preconceptions, prejudices, and personal beliefs.

Nobody has that capablitiy!


“All great truths begin as blasphemies.” George Bernard Shaw, Annajanska

2007-07-09 05:59:37 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-09 05:59:23 · 4 answers · asked by SECRET DESTROYER 7 in Other - Society & Culture

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Even Jesus himself thought his return would be imminent. Would even Jesus believe if 2 millennia passed without that prophecy coming true?

Did they even have the capacity to anticipate 2000 years into the future?

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2007-07-09 05:58:40 · 3 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Also if anyone can tell me a name of a book that can tell me which books from the bible are in the Qu'ran and what are they called. Thanks in advance.

2007-07-09 05:58:17 · 3 answers · asked by Miss 6 7 in Religion & Spirituality

i'm french so sorry if my american is not good. i'm serious, a women who is hanged (by neck) has an incredible orgasm during is agony, and she has lot of pleasure to be hanged. Do you know that?.. And that so many girls or women do this, hang herself, for few seconds, just for having pleasure.. if a women or girls practice this or know this, tell us.

2007-07-09 05:58:10 · 8 answers · asked by jessylove74 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Syrian official threatens 'resistance' by September, warns Damascus preparing for large-scale conflict
Syria passed repeated messages to the U.S. that we demand the return of the Golan either through negotiations or through war. If the Golan is not in our hands by August or September, we will be poised to launch resistance, including raids and attacks against Jewish positions (in the Golan Heights)," the Baath official said. Turkey was ready to stage an offensive if necessary.
Syria has called on its citizens to leave Lebanon ahead of an expected "eruption" in that country, Arab and Iranian press reports have said.

2007-07-09 05:57:26 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Does it fork? They can only marry royalty, right? So there has to be some incest going on.

2007-07-09 05:55:48 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Royalty

wat type of body and features turns u on? plz answer if u r straight bi gay or lez

2007-07-09 05:55:26 · 23 answers · asked by swim chick** 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I am looking for a reference on witchcraft as defined in the Bible. It is my theory that the word "witchcraft" has evolved to multiple definitions causing confusion on what should be condemned as defined in the Bible and what is simply imaginative play. For example the word gay once simply meant to be happy but has evolved to mean one who is a homosexual. Were I writing a book and said "he was a gay man" should we condemn him to be a homosexual or is he simply a happy man. I hope that this makes as much sense writing it as it did in my head. What made a witch in Biblical times? If you know of a book on the subject I would be very appreciative. PLEASE if you don't have an intelligent answer without mindless preaching don't bother.

2007-07-09 05:55:19 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-09 05:54:19 · 6 answers · asked by drcoldr 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

when you are on vacation , or otherwise ?

2007-07-09 05:52:32 · 6 answers · asked by April First 5 in Etiquette

and what is the point of blind believe, if there is not positive knowledge coming out of it? is believe the goal itself, or is it a way to the goal? and by the way: which goal?

2007-07-09 05:51:43 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I heard it (again) yesterday and while listening I realized it was an utterly stupid song. I told my hubby I thought it was stupid and he says I am impartial cause I dont believe in prayer. He has a point. So I thought I would ask some of you all.
Yes I am trying to prove to my hubby that "Pray" is a stupid song. After 16 years of marriage we find things to fight about every once in a while for old times sake. Sorry to bother you all with this but I got a dinner out to Chili's ridin on this!!
Here is a link if you have never heard the song!!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=iN4Po1b9c5U

And just so you kow I dont have a problem with songs that stem from a religious sense. There are many I love in fact like
"I believe" by Brooks and Dunn
"If your reading this" by Tim McGraw.

2007-07-09 05:51:25 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-09 05:49:28 · 10 answers · asked by Conrey 5 in Senior Citizens