Society & Culture - 12 July 2007

My mom's maiden name is "Levine". We have never practiced Judaism. In fact, I've never been introduced to it. So is it a religion or nationality?
p.s. I do not know of any practicing Jews in my family.

2007-07-12 08:47:04 · 11 answers · asked by kim 2 in Religion & Spirituality

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Christians... God created a son in human form, and then had the son killed so god could let people into heaven

yup... so god basically paid himself to let people into heaven...

So lets say i owned an amusement park. People wanted to get in, but i said they couldn't get in until they paid... but then i said that i would pay for them, so i created a man out of playdough, and then sacrificed him to myself to replace the payment required for them to get in - but then i said they couldn't get in until they acknowledged that my playdough man paid for them to get in...

^^ is that the premise of christianity in a nutshell? (me = god; playdough man = jesus; amusement park = heaven)

2007-07-12 08:45:56 · 26 answers · asked by funaholic 5 in Religion & Spirituality

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What kind of physical laws are involved in "speaking" something into existence?

2007-07-12 08:45:07 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

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ok, about noah's ark, who kept the stables clean, and how?

there were so many animals on board, i'm sure they didn't shovel their own poop, so how did noah deal with this problem, any ideas?

2007-07-12 08:42:58 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

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Is this a good R&S drinking game question?

I'd like all you who drink to have one on me, for my birthday!

Here's the question:

Since there are so many gods and goddesses, and there's no way to tell which ones are "real" except through faith, isn't it better to honor them ALL then to risk whatever bad consequences there will be for not honoring the right one(s)?

2007-07-12 08:42:36 · 20 answers · asked by Raven's Voice 5 in Religion & Spirituality

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Do you fanatically apply sunscreen?

2007-07-12 08:42:25 · 9 answers · asked by Lyra Silvertongue 3 in Religion & Spirituality

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Just wondering who said you could do that?

When you decide to judge someone who is gay, what goes through your mind and makes you decide that you have a right to do that? And before you do, do you take the time to look at your own life first?

2007-07-12 08:42:09 · 10 answers · asked by ★ LesbianLucy ★ 3 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

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Why is it that catholics believe that when the Lord said that He would build the church upon Peter that it was

Literal.

Peter replied to the Lord's question regarding who men thought HE was.. and Peter's reply came from the Father .. that Jesus is the Christ . the Son of the Living God.
It was not upon Peter as a Person that the Lord would build His church .. But Rather upon the Revelation of what the Father Revealed to him that was the Foundation upon which the church is built. We do not have a man as a foundation .. but our foundation is the Christ as the Word.

Peter stood with the eleven in the Book of acts.. not by himself.. he took the covering of the brothers there wtih Him when the Church was started.
Paul's ministry was in unveiling God's eternal purpose regarding the Church as the Body of Christ.
John's ministry was a mending ministry after both peter and paul died to strenghten the holes bought in my different teachings and to bring the believers back to " That which was from the beginning"
SO tell me this..Is Peter or The Lord the foundation upon which the church is built

2007-07-12 08:42:06 · 18 answers · asked by Broken Alabaster Flask 6 in Religion & Spirituality

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why is it that people who deserve to be recognised for their hard work and studies dont get it?

while someone who picks up on someone else's work often take the credit. Particularly in some very important scientific works.

2007-07-12 08:41:33 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

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Pagans and friends: How many Christians have we saved this week and are we using the right bait?

You know these fish can be finicky ;-)

2007-07-12 08:39:28 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

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Why do Americans think they are the best thing since sliced bread?

2007-07-12 08:39:06 · 28 answers · asked by ... 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

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What would happen if prince William was gay?

I'm bored now.

2007-07-12 08:38:56 · 24 answers · asked by Chris 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

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the gift of prophecy and tongues?

i am christian, and i believe that there are people who are blessed with these gifts... although i also know that there are many who think they have the gifts but really don't.
there are people who lie and some that just really don't know any better.

i know that sometimes i have felt God talking to me and telling me to do something... can i call that a phrophecy? or is that simply a "gut" feeling?

can't someone just tell you something and say that it was the Holy Spirit or God?

i went to a church once, and the pastor said the Holy Spirit was asking someone for 10k dollars.... YEAH RIGHT!!!!!!!!

What do you think? Are most people true or not? Would you believe?

2007-07-12 08:38:55 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

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Signs of a creator ?

I wonder if there are people who know a provable sign of a creator of nature.
I saw this video created by someone who proved this with only a banana. It's a bit embarrassing and hard to believe, but the banana fits exactly into a human hand. This could not have been formed through evolution.

I would like to learn more of these signs. Does anyone know ?

*apologize for my bad english.

2007-07-12 08:38:42 · 27 answers · asked by Simon 2 in Religion & Spirituality

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What race would Lebanese people be considered?

if a qestionaire only has white, asian, black, latino, spanish, indian, or hawaiian which would i check?

2007-07-12 08:38:39 · 24 answers · asked by Anika C 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

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does everyone who is gay go to hell?

So i am wondering if u are gay will u go to hell for sure or can u save ur self some how because everone at church is always talking about how much they hate homoseexuals so yeah help!

2007-07-12 08:38:19 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

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Ok, I'm still in a bad mood....maybe now someone can relate the Flood story to me again to make me laugh?

2007-07-12 08:36:23 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

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It has been stated that the murdering tyrant Hitler was a Christian, Catholic to be more precise, so ...?

...can anyone deny the factual basis of the statement, "That murdering tyrant Stalin was an atheist." ?

2007-07-12 08:36:20 · 9 answers · asked by Eye of Innocence 7 in Religion & Spirituality

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Is this true or is it an urban legend?

About the person who did a belly flop from the high diving board at the swimming pool and split his torso open?

2007-07-12 08:36:17 · 29 answers · asked by Darlingthatsfabulous 1 in Mythology & Folklore

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Do you see a relationship between intelligence and religiosity?

For those you think I'm making up words: Religiosity: another term that would work equally well, though is less often used, is 'religiousness'. In its narrowest sense, religiosity deals more with how religious a person is, and less with how a person is religious (in terms of practicing certain rituals, retelling certain myths, revering certain symbols, or accepting certain doctrines about deities and afterlife).

Studies have shown that there exists an inverse relationship: that individuals with lower IQ's (spelling and grammatical errors; selective hearing; slow to grasp new concepts; illogical reasonings; ditzy; etc. etc.) tend to be much more religious.
What has been your experience?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religiosity_and_intelligence

2007-07-12 08:35:32 · 22 answers · asked by Jack Rivall 3 in Religion & Spirituality

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do u say HI or HEY or HELLO???

idk
wen u say hi

2007-07-12 08:33:43 · 25 answers · asked by awesomeness 1 in Languages

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What causes that electrical, tingling sensation you get when you feel a deep emotion?

You know, it's not goosebumps, it's inside. It's like a wave of emotion or feeling, usually felt in the extremities and torso like it's echoing from the heart. I won't say what makes me feel it, because I don't want people thinking I'm a punk...but it accompanies love and feelings of love. Does anyone know what I am talking about? Is that like, a "spiritual moment"? Then, sometimes, you get teary eyed and you aren't sad or anything...

I know someone out there understands.

2007-07-12 08:33:36 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

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Is believing in horoscope's causing me to sin?

Im a strong believer in god..And i was told that believing or even just reading my horoscope is a sin.Why is that? Is it true?

2007-07-12 08:33:23 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

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ok, who was it that asked why fundie's avatars usually have a wide open mouth smile?

cause everytime i see one, that's all i can think of. it's making me biased towards them without even reading their question! so who was it? and why is it usually true?

2007-07-12 08:32:53 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

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relationships and christianity?

What is everyones opinion with sex before being married? mine is that if you are with a partner and using protection and if you know you are going to be with that person for eternity there is nothing wrong with it. what are your feelings?

2007-07-12 08:32:02 · 27 answers · asked by alm27 3 in Religion & Spirituality