Society & Culture - 20 July 2007

I cant believe that so many "adult" are into Harry Potter! How sad is that!? Is there any adult left in this world with proper education, culture and intellect??

2007-07-20 13:27:31 · 20 answers · asked by karine d 1 in Religion & Spirituality

The people of Samaria must bear their guilt, because they have rebelled against their God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to the ground, their pregnant women ripped open."
(Hosea 13:16)

Anytime one views the Bible in a negative fashion they are misinterpreting the Bible. The Bible can only be viewed in a positive manner because it's god's word ; ) ( He seems like such a pacifist to me.)

Some will say God didn't directly do this he just lifted his protection from the evil sinning Sumerians.

2007-07-20 13:23:33 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-20 13:22:06 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I want a gum ball and I cant find a quarter under the couch

2007-07-20 13:21:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2007-07-20 13:19:16 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Where does it say in the Bible you must have a companion book to go along with it? Such as The Watchtower, for instance. Where does it say you must use the Bible with another book? Can you go by just the Bible? As a teaching of JWs, you can't. Why?

2007-07-20 13:18:34 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-20 13:18:30 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I have customers in Japan but I am shy about learning the language. I am not usually the person who visits but my role is expanding and I would like to learn what I can to make my customer more comfortable. How would I go about it? I also have a 6.5 year old boy who I would like to learn this language. Would teaching a father and son be different?

2007-07-20 13:18:27 · 7 answers · asked by IveBeenThere 4 in Languages

I am not sure how it got in as all of the windows are closed. It was not in the house when I left. It was a tiny little bird and it scared me because I thought someone was in the house. I opened the sliding glass doors and shooed it until it flew out.

I am not superstitious, but there HAS to be a meaning in this. I have never had anything like this happen. I am going through a lot of ups and downs right now. Anyone have some old wives tale or ancient secret (other than the one about dying on snopes.com -- I saw it and I'm not ready to die! lol!)

2007-07-20 13:18:03 · 10 answers · asked by LoveMyKids! 2 in Mythology & Folklore

Okay, most Christians think that atheists are going to hell because they do not believe in God and or Jesus. But all Christians will tell you that God is the perfect father.

Isn't this rather contradictory? Let's say you are a person who was raised by your mother your entire life and was told that your father had died. One day a person comes up to you and says "You have a father, and he wants to know you but at the moment he is unable to come and see you" but you don't believe the man and you trust that what you know is the truth (this is like Christians telling you that there is a God). This contiunes for some time with different people telling you that your father exists and is real and wants to know you but you still think that your father doesn't exist. But one day you randomly run into your father (kind of like the day you die) and he says "See I am real".

(I'm going to have to add the rest of this to details)

2007-07-20 13:17:53 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I need this scripture that says something along the lines of "When you truly believe in Jesus, pray for something and it shall be done"

something like that, does anyone know it?

2007-07-20 13:17:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I've taken a long break from Yahoo Answers, and when I came back, the amount of hatred that I saw some people on here displaying shocked me! There are people who had basically brainwashed themselves to automatically recoil against anyone of a certain religion, political party, or sexual orientation. What do you think causes people to exert so much energy in order to put themselves into a state of mind that is, essentially, a psychologically destructive one?

2007-07-20 13:14:15 · 29 answers · asked by Shinkirou Hasukage 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Now i have seen many people saying how homosexuality is a choice, or how it has to do with genetics, BUT what about psychology, does psychology play its role? if a boy say was abused by his mom at a young age but found safety with his dad and/or males would that have a affect as well? so could it be that homosexuality as it may not be a choice, but have to do with that persons history and the psychological affects his surroundings have had on him that also might lead to homosexuality?
and my final question lol how can be something that if it is genetic and/or psychological be a sin against this "perfect" god character if it is beyond the control of the human being?

2007-07-20 13:13:02 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

he is the most amazing guy i have ever met in my life and we are perfect except our religious diffrewnces and we cant be together unless one of us coverts but we both are strong in our beliefs and im trying to see why he so strongly believes in mormonism but all i find is 10001 conflicts with what he belives and what the bible says and i bring them up with him and he just goes around them some how i kno mormons belive in the bible but what the D&C and the book of mormon say completely contradict the bible

2007-07-20 13:12:09 · 23 answers · asked by alyssa a. 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-20 13:11:57 · 19 answers · asked by Just ME 3 in Senior Citizens

...but it always seems to be the same people giving compliments to the same people...I thought it was a little cruel to leave so many others out.

So, I'm asking people to try something new....pay a compliment to an R&S user that hasn't already been complimented by someone else answering this. For example., if someone says "Pangel" before you, then think of someone else to compliment.

Let's spread the love around a little more!!

I'll start....

rp is a catholic who always answers my questions honestly, kindly, and with an open mind. She is absolutely refreshing and always makes me smile!

Ok, next....?

2007-07-20 13:10:58 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Why is it considered immoral to be in a relationship and have children before marriage? What if you never want to get married and stay in a loving relationship with your partner your entire life. Who decided this and why? Do you really need a peice of paper saying that your together?

2007-07-20 13:10:46 · 16 answers · asked by ? 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Do you secretly hope that there is a afterlife and that god will not be judgemental as some people make him out to be.

Even if an Athiest did would they admit this hope?

2007-07-20 13:10:14 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-20 13:09:48 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-20 13:09:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If you think about it, thats like asking "is the wind real?"
We cant see it but we can feel it.
We dont know where its going but we know its there.
We seen what the wind can do. Such as tornado's hurricanes ect ect.

God is the same way. We can feel him because we have asked for him to show himself to us and to show us he is real. We can feel because us Christians have the holy spirit within us. God leads us to places we don't know where were going. Look at all the real Christians out there (not the fake ones that claim to be Christians and do stupid things) but the real ones.
there always smiling! No matter what there going threw.

We have seen what God can do. Look at the maricals. I have been helped with my addictions and my problems all because God has helped me. Read some Christian testimonies (just google it)

So my Q is ... why not stop and pray for the one above to show himself to you? Take 10 min outta your "busy" life and see what happins.

2007-07-20 13:08:38 · 11 answers · asked by Gone Fishing 4 in Religion & Spirituality

What makes them better than Theists? In a fight with a Theist what weapan can make an Atheist win?

2007-07-20 13:08:26 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-20 13:07:44 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-20 13:06:48 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

Based on the following Bible verses:

John 1:1-3

Genesis 1:26

Luke 4:16

Matthew 12:12

Matthew 5:17-18

John 14:15

Colossians 1:16

Romans 10:9

Have faith dear friends in God.

2007-07-20 13:06:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Jesus does not give the gifts, to the people who think, they should have them by right. But to the people he picks himself, when I said I saw my Father and the rest of my family at different times in my life. This is what I meant. Jesus said . Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. For I tell you that many prophets and kings desire to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it. So there are people who can see and hear the spirit people, and can tell you that you will see your loved ones again. And Bee bee you will see your mum again Good Bless.

2007-07-20 13:05:09 · 10 answers · asked by ? 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I am thinking that mon ami is when you are addressing one person, and mais ami when you are addressing more than one, but I am not sure.

2007-07-20 13:04:43 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

When making hotel reservations and answering the question of how many people will be staying in the room are you always truthful, or have you used a lower (dishonest) number in order to keep your rate lower?

Just wondering as this is a point of honesty I sometimes struggle with myself...

2007-07-20 13:04:28 · 12 answers · asked by jennalyn 2 in Etiquette

I had gotten a half used bottle of parfume from walmart..it was a sample.

2007-07-20 13:03:41 · 19 answers · asked by snozzberries 4 in Etiquette

Vedas are telling that we are "Amritasya Putraa".
That, all of us are immortals because we are the children of Devas.
Gita says that "Vasamsi Jeernani yatha vihaaya"
That, "You will change this body as you change your torn old dress into a new one"
Upanishads are declaring authentically that you may forget everything after the death, but the concious of existance or the feeling of that " I am " remains same forever EVEN WITH NEW BIRTH. Death occurs only to the body but never to that " I am"

So ARE WE IMMORTALS??
and ARE YOU WITH ME SINCE THAT BEGINNING OF CREATION?

2007-07-20 13:03:32 · 39 answers · asked by Shripathi Krishna Acharya 5 in Religion & Spirituality