Society & Culture - 19 July 2007

I was talking to a friend and she is dating/talking someone online from the Middle East (which I have no problem with). But the fool seems to be jealous.
She and I have always been friends and he doesn't want her having contact with me because I am male. I ignored him. But he told her the other day to tell me

"tell him to stop coming around or tell him I will bring democracy to your country"

What the hell did he mean by that?

By the way my country is the great USA.

2007-07-19 05:52:56 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

anyone out there who wants to learn swahili for free...feel free to ask for lessons from me /
yeyote yule anayetaka kujifunza kiswahili bila malipo, wasiliana nami bila kuwa na shaka

2007-07-19 05:52:55 · 5 answers · asked by KNOW IT ALL 1 in Languages

2007-07-19 05:50:44 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

We're all going to die and that's the end. Our lives are meaningless given this inevitability. Billions have died before you and billions will die after you. You might say that your deeds are noble and you're doing it for those after you, but all of humanity will die and it won't have meant anything. This miniscule earth will be destroyed. For all we know, infinities of creatures lived, evolved, and thought somewhat like we did, before us. And infinities of creatures will do the same after we're gone. This thing that we call the universe will swallow itself up again and new life will evolve. Don't give me some kind of grief about finding meaning, there is none to be found. Everything we do boils down to chemical reactions and physics. We're just matter, no more special that the chair you might sit in.

2007-07-19 05:49:06 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-19 05:44:57 · 10 answers · asked by Deborah G 3 in Etiquette

"You wanna know how I am? Tired mostly - with sweaty running a close second. "

Could you explain we the meaning of the second phrase, please?

2007-07-19 05:43:05 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

why did god destroy cities and talk to people and all that stuff in the bible and remain silent now
and whats up with the dinosaurs existing before men did if god created adam as the first living thing on earth

im not atheist im just confused

2007-07-19 05:42:34 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

What if someone verbally insults you ? Or looks at you the wrong way ? What if someone steals from you ?

2007-07-19 05:42:13 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

A fellow I work with uses the adjective f***ing before most every noun when he speaks. I find it very annoying.

Any thoughts, friends?

2007-07-19 05:39:57 · 10 answers · asked by George 1 in Languages

San Diego City Council unanimously adopted a resolution introduced by Mayor Jerry Sanders to designate July as "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Month."
James Hartline, who brought about 35 supporters. Hartline, a former homosexual who says he participated in "pride" events in 1998, expressed deep disappointment that the city is honoring an event "opposed by thousands of San Diegans."

Hartline told council members of the festival's involvement with homosexual porn companies such as the F Street Book store, "raunchy S & M classes" held in city-owned Balboa Park, the showcasing of porn stars such as Tommy Blade, promotion of "gay" bath houses and public nudity.

Hartline also reminded the council that last year it would not allow him to show "photographs in (your) chamber which document the filth inside of the San Diego Gay Pride parade and festival
Heterosexuals do not identify themselves by who they are sleeping with, why do homosexuals feel a need to?

2007-07-19 05:38:47 · 46 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Someone comes to me; teaches me about Jesus; his death, burial, and resurrection; I believe that Jesus is the Son of God, I repent of my past sins, I confess Jesus as my Lord and Savior. He then says to me:
"Then you need to be baptized"

I reply to him, "look, I don't want to go through all of that."
He turns to me with a surprised look on his face and says, "but what do you mean? That's a part of obeying the gospel; That's how you come in contact with the blood. That's how your sins are remitted, remember what I taught you?"

I say, "yeah but I'd be kind of ashamed in front of all of those people"

The guy says, "Look, one of the LAST things Jesus said before he ascended into heaven was,

"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world." Mat 28:19-20

2007-07-19 05:35:27 · 27 answers · asked by JayDee 2 in Religion & Spirituality

To drive a riding mower on the highway during rush hour dressed in a velour jogging suit?

2007-07-19 05:34:58 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

In islam, the hadith quotes prophet mohammed saying on the signs of the end of time "..a night three nights long will follow the fog. After the night of three nights, the sun will rise in the west..." and this marks begining of judgement day.

QUOTED 1400 years ago..

JUST RECENTLY scientist discovered that earth when first created (came into existance) used to rotate around itself in just 4 hours... today it is just under 24 hours....

it will slow down to the point where it will STOP, and like a spring, start rotating in the other diretion...

this being said, the sun (to us) will start rising from the west in the morning, (actually mohammed (pbuh) even said that this stop will last 3 days)

some non-islamic links to this are..

http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~dvandom/Edu/newcor.html
http://www.howtosurvive2012.com/htm/pole_02.htm

(this may have happened before but how would Mohammed now about it or that it will again)

CAN ANYONE STILL PROVE THIS WRONG??

2007-07-19 05:32:29 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Why do Trinitarians say thay worship one God as three people? I don't understand how a god and holy spirit can be called "persons". I also don't see how calling the three parts persons rather than gods makes it monotheistic. This all seems like so much trouble to explain a concept when there is nothing wrong with admitting to polytheistic beliefs.

2007-07-19 05:31:44 · 25 answers · asked by Graciela, RIRS 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Gen. 49: 9 &10 Judah a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son,thou art gone up:he stooped down,he couched as a lion,and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?
prophesy marked 10 :The sceptre shall not depart from Judah , nor a lawgiver from between his feet(hebrew: regel)or (aramic regla) (Regulus is the brightest star of Leo.)until Shiloh come; and unto him the gathering of the people.
Rev.5:5 And one of the elders saith unto me. Weep not:behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the root of David hath prevailed to open the book , and to loose the 7 seals thereof.

God says the stars are set for times and seasons.
What is your Opinion on this ???????

GOD BLESS

2007-07-19 05:29:52 · 5 answers · asked by TCC Revolution 6 in Religion & Spirituality

people at my college call them bliggers but i want a different name.

2007-07-19 05:28:35 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-07-19 05:27:34 · 8 answers · asked by chocolatebrown 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

This has been bugging me for a while, but was it really common practice for fishermen to carry swords around?

2007-07-19 05:27:08 · 13 answers · asked by i_hate_nicknames 3 in Religion & Spirituality

If all these Religions worship the same God, but with a different name, then is it the "name" that causes all the discord?. The "name" came from the culture who wrote it down. How can the discord ever end?

2007-07-19 05:25:21 · 25 answers · asked by Nedspeak 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I soooooo wanna hear your experiences with the supernatural if you have experienced them before...

2007-07-19 05:25:11 · 16 answers · asked by Charlotte M 1 in Mythology & Folklore

Are you trying to stop? What is it about internet porn that causes you to want to see it. Would you want your 10 to 13 year old son or daughter to see it? Would you want them or your wife to know about it or do you hide it? Have you talked to anyone about it?

2007-07-19 05:24:48 · 32 answers · asked by ImJstBob 4 in Other - Cultures & Groups

does 24 seem old?

2007-07-19 05:24:37 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Holidays

2007-07-19 05:22:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

Many white Americans continue to tell Black Americans to "forget about slavery, get over it, it was so long ago" and all that stuff but to forget about slavery would be like forgetting your birthday. The truth is America like many nations were built off of slavery. You can't just wipe 400 year off like it never happened. If someone told you "Forget your birthday so what you were born but that doesn't mean every year you celebrate it just get over it" how would you respond. Blacks will forget about slavery when whites admit that their ancestors did a horrible thing, and the fact that many of them still benefit from it.

2007-07-19 05:20:59 · 41 answers · asked by De D 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Did you ever notice the ones that call themselves "true Christians" are the ones that seem to be so wrapped up in the end times, the coming of Jesus..ect? They quote scripture trying to find out when it will happen. If your a "true Christian" and have done all the right things why can't you just be "pleasantly surprised" when it happens...why worry about it...why try to figure out when it will happen?

Any thoughts on this? :)

2007-07-19 05:20:13 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

To me it seems that the average height of a black women is like 5'6 and of white women like 5'3. Im a 5'8 white male and like 1 in every 5 black women I see are taller than I and it really turns me on (I love tall girls). But for white girls only like one in every 10 are taller than me. So women tell me your height and race I am just curious.

2007-07-19 05:19:16 · 16 answers · asked by This Little Baby 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

All I see on this site are babies, crying about how they want people to answer this way or that way and how they need to be heard? these people have regressed into infantile states, throwing tantrums and whining. The only diff from them and babies is, I care when a baby cries. Again, why do racists throw hissy fits?

2007-07-19 05:18:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

That He's done this before, and may do it again? I believe He is the creator. I just wonder what might have happened before we got here.

2007-07-19 05:18:56 · 15 answers · asked by Snigy 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I was just reading up on the Madeleine McCann case, and the reward is astronomical. If I had found the girl and they gave me the reward, sure it would be great to have all of that money.. But don't you feel the public would expect you do to something amazing with all of that money? Like in the case of the Madeleine McCann reward, people would expect you do donate a large chunk of the money to some kidnapping organization, to help find other missing children.

If you received such a large reward, would you keep it for yourself, or donate it so the public doesn't view you as selfish?

2007-07-19 05:17:32 · 4 answers · asked by Elizabeth 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Just answered a question where a couple answers indicated that they were Atheist and Pagan, So they don't believe in Gods yet they worship them!

Kaos must be behind this!

2007-07-19 05:15:37 · 28 answers · asked by Silent watcher of fools 3 in Religion & Spirituality