Society & Culture - 18 July 2007

Why would you want to rain on our little parade?

It's not like being a non-christian is a picnic or anything, what with being filled with hate and rage and the lust for sin.

And then there is knowing we're going to hell. You think that's an easy burden to bear day in and day out?

So if we can find the energy and time to do something other than cursing our very existence, shouldn't we be permitted a short respite where we can sit back, relax, and enjoy the benefits of being hell-bound?

It's not like we rain on your parade ... much.

(O.O)

2007-07-18 02:31:16 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

It's been fairly obvious to me that a lot of people have "found" religion after a particular lowpoint in their life and they want to "go straight".

A post that was made recently (a couple questions below this one) preyed on that thesis that when your down and out, and others have betrayed you, and you have no friends, god is always there.

Now, maybe I'm wrong, but by and large, the people I know are basically good hearted, and for anyone one of them to be completely down and out with no friends, would mean they have done something unforgivable in peoples eyes.

It seems that at this point, religion steps in and says "doesn't matter how low you stooped, we'll welcome you".

Does this mean that there is a fair proportion of Christians that have perpetrated more heinous crimes in their "pre-religious" state than most of us atheist "sinners" will commit in our life?

If so, how can god justify allowing them into heaven when they have caused more pain than atheists

2007-07-18 02:29:31 · 14 answers · asked by Steven N 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-18 02:28:23 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

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2007-07-18 02:28:00 · 9 answers · asked by Elsa 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Un azkai thiraiyal moodathay...Aen kanmani aen kathoodu choul un mugavary. ..neethan aen patuku mudal vari..

2007-07-18 02:27:56 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

im not trying to be racist cuz i have a lot of colored friends but how come caucasians cant call colored people ni****s but it's okay if they call us crackers and white boy and white girl?

2007-07-18 02:27:45 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-07-18 02:27:01 · 22 answers · asked by Deke 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Were you called by God to the ministry with a burden for lost souls or were you expected by family members to become a pastor?

2007-07-18 02:24:30 · 7 answers · asked by Mrs.Blessed 7 in Religion & Spirituality

After hearing about the Michael Vick situation yesterday (the dog-fighting indictment), something occured to me:

Why is it that we, as a society, punish people so severely for harming animals....but yet.....sex offenders get a slap in the hand and put back into society as if it were nothing? It's as if animals are more important than humans........how backwards is that?


The same question could apply to abortion doctors......who murder daily.

Your thoughts?

2007-07-18 02:24:16 · 14 answers · asked by primoa1970 7 in Religion & Spirituality

"Sic tansit gloria mundi"....." So the glory of the world passes away." What does it profit a man to gain the world and forfeit
his soul?

Mark 8:36

2007-07-18 02:23:58 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-18 02:21:49 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

"I've seen the miracles of God with my own eyes," Yang said. "I did a lot of bluffing also."
Yang said before the final table began that he would donate 10 percent of his winnings to charity.

2007-07-18 02:21:29 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Okay I'm hoping for a few serious responses here...

I'm Atheist, and my BF and his Dad's side of the family are Catholic. I haven't met them all yet, but I have the opportunity to meet all of them in about two weeks. They are gathering for his cousin's coronation ceremony, as he is studying to be a lawyer at the Vatican in Rome. Obviously, the ceremony will be in a church. I have been atheist since I was 13, and on principal, have avoided churches. We can either go to the coronation, or just meet up with everyone afterwards for a get-together.

For any atheists out there, would you personally attend a ceremony such as that under these circumstances, or would you just skip it and go to the "after-party" of sorts?

2007-07-18 02:20:29 · 20 answers · asked by InfinitePink 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Does anyone out there have a working knowledge of the difference between Jehovah Witness' doctrine and the Bible? I mean the regular Bible, and not their own version? What is your opinion?

2007-07-18 02:19:58 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I'm currently finishing my teaching degree, and was astonished at the high levels of geography knowledge displayed by my class young American students, during my trainee teacher week.

This was one of the maps of the world was submitted to me in homework by a 10 year old.

http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/~sara/html/mapping/election/mental_worldmap.gif

However I was to later learn he cheated and got his Dad to do his homework. Still.. well done America. It's reassuring that you know exactly where your nukes are pointing.

2007-07-18 02:19:37 · 15 answers · asked by golfgirl 3 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-07-18 02:17:51 · 16 answers · asked by Timdown 1 in Etiquette

2007-07-18 02:17:24 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

As those who have read my previous question know, I think those of us who are told we'll be going to hell just don't celebrate the distinction enough (see my previous question for the details).

I was think the Tea Party should be an all-day event (so that those on all sides of the planet can participate).

Perhaps questions could be marked with an "HH" (Hell in a Handbasket) or simply "Basketeers" followed by an appropriate question.

No pressure (we all get enough of that, don't we?). Just lots of fun and merriment.

Anyone care to make additional suggestions?

2007-07-18 02:16:56 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Why not just tell them to wait until they are emotionally and financially capable of dealing with the possible consequences of sex? Why does the message have to insist kids wait until marriage, which obviously isn't even an option for gay teens? To me, it's obviously a religiously driven aspect. What I'm really wondering is, don't you think a message of abstinence focusing on how it's a sure-fire way of avoiding (most) STDs and pregnancy would reach more kids than saying you're worth less (or worthless) if you don't wait until marriage?

The following article was in the NY Times this morning and the example at the bottom of page 1 is especially interesting:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/18/education/18abstain.html?_r=1&pagewanted=2&th&emc=th&oref=slogin
I'm just wondering why marriage has to be the point at which abstinence ends - why not just pointing out that, if you can't handle the consequences, you shouldn't be having sex.

2007-07-18 02:14:13 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-18 02:13:58 · 17 answers · asked by big evil 2 in Religion & Spirituality

It's supposed to be 95 degrees later this afternoon. It is now 8 AM Central Time.

2007-07-18 02:13:51 · 8 answers · asked by socmum16 ♪ 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-18 02:13:33 · 3 answers · asked by big evil 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-18 02:08:56 · 26 answers · asked by onoscity 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Assuming, of course, they're not already.

2007-07-18 02:08:40 · 15 answers · asked by Deke 5 in Religion & Spirituality

catholic priests as the only child mollesters when there are plenty of casses involving the ministers of thier faith mollesting children? Is it a case of ye without sin cast the first stone? Or a simple case of bigotry?

Not a Catholic, just don't understand the un christian attacks when both groups have sick mollesters within.

2007-07-18 02:06:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

the first coming of christ is to recognise christ in another, eg Jesus.

the second coming of christ is to recognise christ in ourself.

who is still stuck on the first one?

2007-07-18 02:03:27 · 15 answers · asked by joju 3 in Religion & Spirituality

when all your friends of this world are gone and have betrayed you and you are all alone , do you still feel like you are somebody? do things in your past haunt you ? is something missing in you life? is this world keeping you down? do you feel captive to this world and it's ways ? if so , there is a way out . It is the freedom which comes with Christ Jesus. if you are sick of the chains of this world that hold you down , Cry Out to Christ Jesus . ask God to forgive your sins , turn away from your worldly way and ask Christ Jesus to come into your life and be your Lord and Saviour. the ways of this world lead only to death. so , seek Now the Truth which is in Christ Jesus and follow God's will for your life....... today may be the day , will today be the day that you accept the Truth

2007-07-18 02:02:19 · 10 answers · asked by Homer Jones 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I.N.R.I above christ what does it mean?

2007-07-18 02:00:57 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

...that I can find a grammatical error in every post, no matter the religion of the poster?

No soup for you all!

2007-07-18 01:57:01 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Have any of you studied Mormon doctrine? How does it line up with the Bible, and only the Bible? -- none of their other books?

2007-07-18 01:56:37 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality