Society & Culture - 9 July 2007

This raises an important issue. Over the centuries, many violent deeds have been done in the name of religion. People often wonder how this can be. It occurs when religion like Christian exits as a set of doctrines, ideas, rituals, and experience divorced from any deep and expansive sense of empathy or compassion. Without empathy, people’s religious ideas become yet another means of seeing others as “different” and distance oneself from other. Feeling disconnected in this way, people devalue others, like Christians and Muslim do to each other in the end leading to war. Driven by intolerance ideas and tendency to inflict their views on other.

Many Christians will clam they practice compassion and empathy but that is ludicrous. The doctrines of the bible are intolerant to other religion claiming that “any religion or people that don’t accept Christ as his savor will go to hell”. The backlash of this statement is significant since it reject other religion as false, which leads to intolerance and finally war.

2007-07-09 03:20:17 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

What if you're christian? You're not allowed to! LOL! Hey, what do you do if you REALLY want to have sex but you're not married? WHAT!?! You SIN!?! Well what's the point in having a faith if you choose to sin anyway, your God isn't going to forgive you for that, and if he does, he'll have to forgive me for implying that I had gay sex with him and accused him of having AIDs.

2007-07-09 03:17:53 · 18 answers · asked by Insomniac (aka God) 1 in Religion & Spirituality

If I am somwhere on a hot day and I get into the truck to drive home, would it be unpolite for me to take my shirt off. If I don't want to sweat in a shirt driving home, would it matter for me to go shirtless? I don't look bad shirtless, and I have the personality girls like.

2007-07-09 03:17:12 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

2007-07-09 03:16:17 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

Are they afraid of copyright infringement?

2007-07-09 03:14:19 · 19 answers · asked by Quantrill 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Years ago you could really tell the religious women by how ugly they were. They wore no makeup, long dresses, a bun... and a face full of irritation! If a women came through the doors of a church with makeup on and pants, the other women would suck all the air out of the church and whisper "Jezebel!" It was crazy. Everything was a sin to them and the men weren't any better themselves, everything that went wrong in a man's life the women was the blame for that too.
It was so bad in the church when I was a child all the people seemed to talk about was what others shouldn't be doing and wearing. They were so focused on the small, insigificant details of the outward appearence that they forgot about the real life-changing message of Jesus Christ. Christianity stopped being about Jesus, the Person, and started being about judgment and public opinion.
1 Samuel 16:7
...for the LORD seeth not as a man seeth;
for man looketh on the outward appearence, but the LORD looketh on the heart"

2007-07-09 03:11:28 · 16 answers · asked by ? 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Because Christians don't seem to think you are? What are your thoughts?

I asked a question earlier and most of the Christians make it sound like you guys aren't Christian. I know as well as most of you that if it wasn't for you guys there would be no Christianity as we know it. What are your thoughts ? And if you aren't Christians what are you?

2007-07-09 03:10:56 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-09 03:10:42 · 6 answers · asked by Judas. S. Burroughs. 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I had more judgments made by people here about myself, all of whom have never met me; when I posted the question about athheists ragging on peope with a faith.

It only proves my point: ALL people are guilty of it. Not just people with a faith; and not just atheists! So how is one better than the other?

2007-07-09 03:09:27 · 27 answers · asked by hopflower 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I mistakenly used some english words in front of an audience, and found out later that some of the words are considered (by new generation) offensive. I couldnt beleave but they include some of very commons words we use every day. How do i find out what are the latest ofensive words so i can prevent using them...?

2007-07-09 03:09:26 · 4 answers · asked by EARTHLING99 2 in Languages

I really like my co worked and want to get her baby something nice, but I dont want to be considered cheap. Most gifts in the registry range from $20 to $60.

Would $60 be too much what is a good range?

2007-07-09 03:09:24 · 7 answers · asked by marcom999 2 in Etiquette

word for word what Jesus said and had said to him?

The Bible isn't like a history book that just tells stories of what happened, it has FULL CONVERSATIONS! how could they possibly know all of the conversations?

How could they possibly know what Jesus said to Judas?

Why do people treat these 'transcripts' as fact when they couldnt possibly be so?

2007-07-09 03:08:27 · 24 answers · asked by zeppelin_roses 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I read a alot of bashing, slander, and blasphemy of Christ on here from atheists, Muslims, agnostics, etc. I wonder how many are willing to take a stand FOR Christ on here.

2007-07-09 03:08:12 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-09 03:07:16 · 14 answers · asked by sexypornstarsexypornstar 2 in Etiquette

2007-07-09 03:06:35 · 13 answers · asked by halo 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-09 03:04:48 · 10 answers · asked by Judas. S. Burroughs. 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Holiness is a practise of my Walk in Christ.

I try to practice Holiness in my Conversation, Dress, Work, Mentality and most importantly Reading of the Word.

Its very important to me and it is my "REASONABLE SERVICE TO GOD". Amen

2007-07-09 03:04:23 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Did anyone read this article? This kid was banned from attending a catholic school because his last name was literally "Hell". I thought Christianity tought acceptance? I mean it's not like this kid picked his last name. Thoughts?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070709/od_afp/australiareligion

2007-07-09 03:03:56 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-09 02:58:36 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Not the catechism.

2007-07-09 02:58:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-09 02:52:58 · 10 answers · asked by northernsquall 1 in Religion & Spirituality

could she be charged and sent to prison? or is she exempt from the law?

2007-07-09 02:50:21 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Royalty

hey why do ppl hate others w/ different veiws race or skintone?!i think its stuipeed but why do u do it?don't u think its a waste of time?

2007-07-09 02:49:39 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I got nothing against gayy but alot of guys tend to think that... or at least they like to hit on me. It's fukt upp. I dont' give any indication i'm gay and yet they come flowin. Like for instance i'd be talking to a guyy and tell him about how all my relationships with girls get fukt up and i can't stand any girl i've ever met and they'd interpret that as me sayin i'm gay and start like... doinn shiit. it's always awkward. Ya sure i'm sick of girls but doens't mean i like guys anymore than i ever had. I'm pretty sure if anything right now i'm asexual, i got no preferance either way. Girls are outta their minds and guys piss me off.

I think maybe it's cause i go to the weight room alone alot (alot of guys see that i workout alone and assume i'm gay for some reason) and i wear stylish clothing... but so what? I look good in them.

Another thing... where does the gay accent come from? i've always wondered.

2007-07-09 02:49:27 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

What are the differences in beliefs and practices of traditional Baptists versus traditional Church of Christ? If possible, do you know any scripture supporting or rejecting these beliefs/practices? Any insight would be very helpful, even if it is compared/contrasted to other Christian denominations. If you have personal experiences, I would also be interested in that. Thank you!

2007-07-09 02:49:16 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-09 02:49:14 · 27 answers · asked by lovelifelivelife 2 in Other - Society & Culture

If athiests don't believe in a god why do some get caught up in the christmas dance with giving gifts and going to christmas parties and appearing to christians that they support christmas? If you are a athiest do you put a christmas tree up in your home?

2007-07-09 02:48:11 · 51 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-09 02:46:40 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Especially when you do not know it all, either. I mean what is the point? You don't have to agree; but isn't hate what you are spewing against?

2007-07-09 02:44:24 · 26 answers · asked by hopflower 7 in Religion & Spirituality

My fiance is Baptist, I am Catholic, we decided to each pick books that explain our beliefs so that we can understand the other's faith before we get married since we are both staying in our respective religions. I need to find a good book that explains the basic practices and beliefs of Catholicism that is a little more accesible than the catechism. I don't know any offhand. I would obviously read them first, but can anyone give me any suggestions to start with. I don't want them to be preachy or to sound like they are criticizing other faiths or trying to convert because that is not what I want to do, I just want it to explain.

2007-07-09 02:44:19 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality