Society & Culture - 16 July 2007

You know, the religious explanation for why people speak different languages. Honestly, that is the most childish explanation for why we speak different languages. It sounds like it should be in a Dr. Seuss book. Thats just my opinion though.

2007-07-16 07:11:07 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

can he move or change (since this things only occur within space/time)?

Before the space/time of our universe, could God move or change?

2007-07-16 07:10:48 · 19 answers · asked by Eleventy 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-16 07:10:24 · 4 answers · asked by simple serenity 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I ask this because sometimes people answer questions on this forum stating that they learned... in church...

2007-07-16 07:09:35 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Think about it: they go around calling people "fags", "dikes", etc. Then they expect people to "change" (which I do not believe is possible), while they are already putting labels on those who are gay.

And even people who may seem gay get labeled, causing them to "change" into gays.

2007-07-16 07:09:08 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

The hijab reflects modesty, purity and respect; it lessens temptation so that more serious sins will be avoided; it protects women from the harm and molestation of evil men; a woman who wears hijab will be evaluated for her intelligence and skills rather than her appearance.
One important aspect that is often overlooked, however, is that the hijab is a symbol of Muslim identity. A woman who covers her head is making a statement that she is a member of the Muslim community and that she follows a particular code of moral conduct.


Allah says: "O Prophet, tell your wives and daughters and the believing women to draw their outer garments around them. That is more suitable that they will be known (as Muslims and chaste believing women) and not be abused." [Qur'an, 33:59]


"...that they will be known..." In America, where Islam is the fastest growing religion (alhumdullilah), many people are coming to know what this head covering really signifies and to understand the religion that mandates it.

2007-07-16 07:08:15 · 17 answers · asked by Nourhan 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-16 07:06:57 · 8 answers · asked by Camila R 1 in Etiquette

i have a abdul hamid the 1st, 2 zolota coin from about 1782-1789, can anyone translate the writing all over it please its ancient alatonian/turkish and i cant find any sites that have already translated it. thanks j xx

2007-07-16 07:05:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

2007-07-16 07:05:19 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

"Why do Catholic nuns dress the way they do?"

"Did you know that in the Canon laws of the Catholic church today there is a law that requires women to cover their heads in church?"

"Have you read in I Corinthians (Bible, 11:3-10) the verses that Paul wrote: 'Every man who prays of prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head. And evey woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head - it is just as though her head were shaved. If a woman doesn't cover her head, she should have her hair cut off; and if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut off or shaved off, she should cover her head."

"Did you know that there are some Christian denominations, namely the Amish and the Mennonites, who still require women to wear the head covering?"

"Were you aware that is was the custom of Jewish women to go out in public with a head covering and that some denominations still practice this today?"

These discussion points demonstrate the obvious fact that the head cover was not introduced by Islam, but rather that this requirement has been in place for thousands of years. This can also be a cogent segue to more crucial topics such as the fact that Moses, alayhes salam, Jesus, alayhes salam and Muhammad, sallalahu allahe wa salam, were all prophets of the same God and that they each carried the same basic message. Islam corrected the errors that had been introduced into previous revelations by humans and completed the process that was planned by Allah.

2007-07-16 07:04:53 · 19 answers · asked by Nourhan 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-16 07:03:57 · 4 answers · asked by taogent 2 in Mythology & Folklore

I am being confirmed next year and write a report about Saint Antony (thats not a typo!) He is the patron saint of domestic animals. I can't seeem to find more than a paragraph and a bad picture. If you can help me at all it would be much appreciated. Thanks

2007-07-16 07:03:22 · 12 answers · asked by Tennispro94 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Primal source..Can anyone confirm this for me please..Puts a whole different perpective of our Father in Heaven,..Our Primal source in Heaven

2007-07-16 07:01:57 · 4 answers · asked by yaboo 4 in Languages

I keep trying not to say Oh my gosh.
&& completely erase it out of my head.
But, it keeps running through my head over && over again.,
&& ITS hard not to say it because, its a everyday word for me.,

2007-07-16 07:01:44 · 37 answers · asked by London qirl . 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-16 07:00:36 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I would. Phoenix, you really should think about going into politics.

2007-07-16 06:57:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I'm a Christian. I also happen to be a huge Harry Potter fan. And I have a question:

All you people who say that because Harry Potter is about magic and witchcraft and the occult (without having ever read it), and is therefore evil, do you allow your children to watch The Wizard of Oz? Do you like Tolkein's Lord of the Ring series, with Gandalf being a wizard?

Why is the Wicked Witch of the West, who kidnaps, threatens and plans to kill a child and her puppy to get a pair of shiny shoes, okay, but Harry Potter is not?

It's not like, in the Harry Potter series, they choose to be witches or wizards or not. It's presented as a natural "talent". Hogwarts, in that respect, is not that different than the school run by the X-Men in the comic series, who train youngsters to harness their powers for the benefit of everyone.

So what's the deal? Why jump on the "Harry Potter is the DEVIL" bandwagon without finding out more, and without banning ALL witches and wizard stories?

2007-07-16 06:56:16 · 45 answers · asked by CrazyChick 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-16 06:55:50 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

Consider the choices of Native Americans who decide to stay on their tribe's native land (reservation) and those who choose to relocate to a city. If you were presented with this decision, which would you choose and why?

2007-07-16 06:52:34 · 6 answers · asked by NY-Babe 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

im fat and mexican and i live in the summit

2007-07-16 06:52:24 · 13 answers · asked by rusty w 1 in Mythology & Folklore

An ejection pew that launches someone out the roof of the church, or a trap door that drops someone onto an underground slide ? Both would safely place the person in a rejection bin lined with foam. I am starting to think that a trap door would work much better since the person being rejected would not have to fly through the air - which would be dangerous. I don't want to get sued, I just want to be able to get rid undesireables easily without too much drama. The tough part of either design is that I do not know where these people might be sitting in the church, so I have to install these mechanisms everywhere... actually I take that back. They always seem to sit in the last few rows so that will make it easier.

Any ideas?

2007-07-16 06:51:18 · 50 answers · asked by Sammy 3 in Religion & Spirituality

ive found it helps to walk in others shoes and understand them ..

2007-07-16 06:50:38 · 44 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-16 06:50:14 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I just wonder if the movement of kill the ego, is not that far from the idea of original sin?

That you are born with this part of you that is bad, and it needs to be cleansed.

I truly believe that your ego when serving the soul is one of our biggest allies.

If we where to Harness it's passion, yearning, energy, even greed, in service of our higher in my opinion we would get even further. I think it is a tool, and yes without a good bridal it can run wild like any strong horse, but I see it as a tool and not something to kill or be purified from.

What do you think? This is not a rhetorical question, I am really intrested in hearing other perspectives.

2007-07-16 06:50:11 · 8 answers · asked by Delighted 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Acts 17:18
A group of Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to dispute with him. Some of them asked, "What is this babbler trying to say?" Others remarked, "He seems to be advocating foreign gods." They said this because Paul was preaching the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.

2007-07-16 06:49:13 · 9 answers · asked by Michael B 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I want to know why you chose your religion. Also did any of you change your religion once you grew up and away from your parents?

2007-07-16 06:48:49 · 50 answers · asked by Ghoulina 3 in Religion & Spirituality

News: L.A. ARCHDIOCESE LEADER APOLOGIZES FOR CLERGY ABUSE AHEAD OF $600M PAYOUT. The leader of the largest Roman Catholic archdiocese in the United
States apologized Sunday to the hundreds of people who will get a share of a $660-million US settlement over allegations of clergy sex abuse:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2007/07/15/archdiocese-clergyabuse.html

Matthew Fox (ex-priest & renowned theologian) says:
The RCC (Vatican) is downing itslef with ignorance,
ignoring the mega problem ww, of pedophile priests.

Bishop Spong says (of current pope):
returning to middle ages is intellectual suicide

What are your thoughts about the RCC (Vatican)?

2007-07-16 06:48:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

1. There are nearly 52 Muslim countries. Show one Muslim country, which provides Haj subsidy.
2. Show one Muslim country where Hindus are extended the special rights that Muslims are accorded in India?
3. Show one Muslim country, which has a Non-Muslim as its President or Prime Minister.
4. Show one country where the 85% majority craves for the indulgence of the 15% minority.
5. Show one Mullah or Maulvi who has declared a 'fatwa' against terrorists.
6. Hindu-majority Maharashtra, Bihar, Kerala, Pondicherry, etc. have in the past elected Muslims as CMs; Can you ever imagine a Hindu becoming the CM of Muslim - majority J&K?
7. Today Hindus are 85%. If Hindus are intolerant, how come Masjids and Madrassas are thriving? How come Muslims are offering Namaz on the road? How come Muslims are proclaiming 5 times a day on loudspeakers that there is no God except Allah?
8. When Hindus gave to Muslims 30% of Bharat for a song, why should Hindus now beg for their sacred places at Ayodhya, Mathura

2007-07-16 06:47:28 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I've finally realized the futility of participating in the endless and circular arguments found on this board. The best victory acheivable for either side would be pyrrhic, the element lost being genuine, not dogmatic, conviction in one's own belief.

So before I leave: One last question:
Does not the nature of active and organized belief belittle the core ideas presented in the belief itself?

2007-07-16 06:46:00 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

the Bible says that the Earth was given to Satan, and the Bible is ON the Earth, and YOU are on the Earth.

2007-07-16 06:45:19 · 19 answers · asked by sincere12_26 4 in Religion & Spirituality