Society & Culture - 13 July 2007

I'm only interested in the opinions of people who are of Chinese or Egyptian/Middle Eastern backgrounds, or have a thorough knowledge of these cultures. Thank you

2007-07-13 10:49:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

The basic sentence structure
Is
Subject Object Verb.
Watashi wa pan o tabemasu.
I bread eat.

ok,
What if you have a sentence with two verbs.
Such as
"Im sitting here trying to express my feelings"
Some one please explain this to me!
thanks!

2007-07-13 10:49:34 · 5 answers · asked by Kiwi 1 in Languages

2007-07-13 10:48:49 · 29 answers · asked by ڪماڵ kamal ڪماڵ 6 in Languages

I am absolutely at my wits end trying to understand some of these Christians. Why are some of these people so hateful? Tell me, does this sound like an "abomination"?

"We meditate on the transcendental glory of the Deity Supreme, who is inside the heart of the Earth, inside the life of the sky and inside the soul of the heaven. May He stimulate and illuminate our minds."

This is what the Hindu prayer was that caused such an uproar in the Senate. Was that so wrong? It was a universal prayer?? what is so wrong? I don't want to hear anything about "seperation of religion/state" whatever...if that were true, those Christian people wouldn't have jumped up started praying for their lives or something. Anyone, religion or not, can you find anything offensive about this?

2007-07-13 10:48:24 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Were they really baptized? If not, what's the significance of this?

2007-07-13 10:47:31 · 7 answers · asked by ccrider 7 in Religion & Spirituality

My brother is giving my other brother one of his kidney's today.
Say a little prayer for them both, Please. Thank You.

2007-07-13 10:47:08 · 30 answers · asked by Moe 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Everyone has an opinion on this, and I'd like to hear what they are. Suppose killing one innocent could save 2, or 10 or 100 more. Is it worth it? DO the ends justify the means? Why or why not?

2007-07-13 10:46:06 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I need god!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-07-13 10:44:47 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

*Specifically am I supposed to tip a photographer who is charging 2500 for a large package including video.

*Also if we are picking up our own wedding flowers am I supposed to tip them?

2007-07-13 10:44:14 · 6 answers · asked by Leah 2 in Etiquette

The story about the salt was a metaphor. The mentioning of salt can actually mean that she was given knowledge in this context. Many of the stories in the Bible were never intended to be true and are just metaphors to teach us how we should live our lives. The story of Lot of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah is a good example of a story to live by.

Agree?

2007-07-13 10:44:02 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-13 10:43:00 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Ok i ordered a movie from france and the website was in french and i used google to basically figure out how to order it. So i order it and i get this email and its in french and i tried to use google but google just messes it up and it makes it confuseing so someone that speaks french can you tell me what this says? The email is to big to put it on here so i uploaded a text file of it in megaupload. I took out my address and other personal info but here's the link to download the txt file so can someone please translate this for me!?!?!?!?!? here's the link http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VR342V5Q

2007-07-13 10:42:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

2007-07-13 10:40:57 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

I recently heard a story contradictory to the story about Buddha and how his religion came about. Could someone please tell me what they know about the origins of Buddha? I heard he was a rich prince who gave up all his wealth for suffering ect…
Thank you.

2007-07-13 10:40:02 · 6 answers · asked by Miss 6 7 in Religion & Spirituality

at once we Americans should impeach our President and
seems to me Bush is stubborn as a donkey
and he will not back down on Iraq policy and his stubborn
mind is set in concrete
Now this war has gone on longer than the Veitnam war
and it is more violent and bloody
men and women are losing their lives over there and there
will be children left without a mommy or daddy and Bush
being so ignorant and stubborn as any donkey will keep
troops over there for the next 200 years this stupid pig
headed excuse for a President he has screwed us all
and he has no brains at all
The Democrats and Republicans have had it with the
President and they could do things their own way

It is another all out war in Washington D. C. and a hornets
nest is all stirred up and the stinging has begun
I say take our President and impeach his butt we as Americans need to take a stand and take action right now
and stand beside Congress in Washington
Bush he will never ever get it or understand

2007-07-13 10:39:46 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2007-07-13 10:39:26 · 5 answers · asked by lonewolf 2 in Religion & Spirituality

what should i do to entertain myself. please no one suggest cheating because thats not an option.

2007-07-13 10:38:52 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

...I got to thinking about how Jesus flew into a rage and overturned the money tables and stuff that time (in Jerusalem) in the temple...

...I wondered is my mom's church beginning to become like that temple and will I flip out one day like the Lord did?

2007-07-13 10:38:14 · 21 answers · asked by jamestheprophet 6 in Religion & Spirituality

catholics keep on rambling that i dont understand what tradition is so tell me what do you mean by your man made traditions?

2007-07-13 10:38:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-13 10:36:47 · 9 answers · asked by snak3s2001 3 in Languages

then i have some really "HOTT" new friends on here.
ok, i have to say something funny everyday and this was it for the day.

2007-07-13 10:36:31 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I have been noticing lately that people really like to take their anger out on ths website. I am an American and I made the mistake of confusing English and British. (sorry about that) I got an earful about the difference and I felt bad because I didn't mean to offend anyone, but is it really necessary to attack someone when you know they made and innocent mistake. O and why do the people who do this always bring up the country the other person is from and say "I'm tired of the AMERICANS confusing us..." I didnt make the mistake because I am an American, I made the mistake because I was uninformed, you know? And then they don't even answer your question, they just dwell on your mistake.Has anyone else noticed this? Does this bother anyone else? Once again sorry and now I know! :D

2007-07-13 10:36:01 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

A child is born with a congenital heart defect, and will be in and out of the hospital until he/she is 20-30 years old and dies, and quite possibly will have a child/children with the same genetic defect, yet by all accounts, this child never should have made it out of the gate, perpetuating wholesale misery.

A momzilla brings her child to the doctor every 2 months for a bacterial infection, only for nature to get its game on, producing a super-strain of bacteria(which leaves the host) of which is totally resistant to any for of treatment.

AIDS Virus...how many get the disease(and get extended treatement prolonging death) only to pass it onto others when they should have died. Studies are now showing massive amounts of AIDS patients which refuse to even let their partners know they have the disease, have unprotected sex.

I think Natures non-PC example is best. The strongest and smartest survive, the rest die, and don't pass off disease to the living.

2007-07-13 10:35:52 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

then start screaming at the kid for crying? Don't they know their smacks hurt?

2007-07-13 10:35:26 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

I feel if america does not open its eyes to these mulsim extremest living right here, we could lose the very freedom we have today. This country was founded on christian values and now we are allowing strange religions into our capitol to lead prayers (they claim). There is a muslim temple in our neighborhood which is locted next to a main power center. What's up with that picture?

2007-07-13 10:34:42 · 36 answers · asked by ubetalkin 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I believe it does....I had a question which did NOT break any community guidelines, however it was deleted, without warning or explaination.....

Sorry, but I'm a little peeved at the moment.

2007-07-13 10:33:50 · 11 answers · asked by Oberon 6 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

What would you choose to eat one last time before gettin the needle or chair?

2007-07-13 10:33:35 · 21 answers · asked by memphis_rayns 1 in Etiquette

2007-07-13 10:32:37 · 30 answers · asked by bwuny 3 in Mythology & Folklore

2007-07-13 10:31:31 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

My boyfriend is Church of God, and I was raised in a Baptist Church. I am not sure how our faiths differ..can anyone help me?

2007-07-13 10:31:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality