Society & Culture - 20 July 2007

Obama said that if elected president, he plans to institute sex education starting in Kindergarden AND provide abortions through more government programs, which I don't understand since 1: the government already subsidizes the wholesale killing of our pre-born children through Medicaid (a government program) and 2: this would further force people like yourself who oppose this practice to pay more in tax dollars to support abortions. Better think about that before voting!!

2007-07-20 02:30:44 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-20 02:30:15 · 35 answers · asked by DAVID R 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

If God's message has remained the same from the beginning of time, then why can't people who believe in him all agree on that message?

Eons and eons of existence should be enough time to discern, interpret, and communicate that message, should it not?

2007-07-20 02:29:45 · 17 answers · asked by Deke 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I was working in a nursing home. I don't remember anyone being very disturbed or shocked by the event, including the elderly clients who saw it on the news. Although most did agree it was nasty.

2007-07-20 02:27:29 · 64 answers · asked by purplepeace59 5 in Other - Society & Culture

would you have found your God if your parents had been Hindu or Boo-dist?

2007-07-20 02:27:24 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If He is coming with all His splendor and majesty,and those who rejected Him and mocked Him, will ask for the rocks to fall on them. Why do they do that? and How can we avoid being one of them.

2007-07-20 02:26:16 · 21 answers · asked by songchai 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Do you think you know enough about scripture to be able to recognize one?

2007-07-20 02:25:47 · 14 answers · asked by firelight 5 in Religion & Spirituality

How many animals were in the Ark that Moses built?

Ask this to your friends and laugh at their response!

2007-07-20 02:25:04 · 14 answers · asked by Ninja Showdown 2 in Religion & Spirituality

You all just bless me with your answers! There are so many great testmonies and words of encouragement. I mean it is so hard sometimes to choose the BEST because your answers to me are always BEST!!!!
My prayers and thoughts are always, " Lord let every breath and every word be a seed planted for your Kingdom."
Even if you are not choosen be sure and know God is being glorified by the reading of your answers, your hearts. And I will be as fair to everyone as possible for the 10 points!
Love you guys, and if you are on my network know that I pray for you each day and if you have a prayer request ...e-mail me.
Amen <><

2007-07-20 02:23:29 · 10 answers · asked by ? 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Can anyone make me believe life after death exists?

2007-07-20 02:23:02 · 10 answers · asked by Thozz 3 in Religion & Spirituality

What do you think of a gay man say on Myspace that has 50 blogs and 45 out of that 50 are about being gay and gay sex?

Why do gay men act like that?

Imagine being left handed. Imagine posting 50 blogs, and 45 out of those 50 are about being left handed...why?

Or even on here, where you will see a gay dude and all he asks is Gay related question, and all he answers are gay related....sad...

I think it's almost as sad as the boy in the bubble..which by the way at least had a deck of cards....sigh...ok thats a simpsons joke ..my bad..

point is...life is not about being gay, left handed or whatever. It should be more than that...

It just makes me feel sad to know that there are people like that.

2007-07-20 02:20:56 · 10 answers · asked by spink_is_not_dead 4 in Other - Society & Culture

Seems like science disproved the Earth was flat a long time ago.
Why don't creationists give it up and accept that the Earth evolved as a celestial body just like any other planet?

2007-07-20 02:20:46 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-20 02:19:23 · 14 answers · asked by P&S - ßαDß●Ϋ™ 3 in Religion & Spirituality

i have this nagging thought in the back of my head that makes me want to doubt the bible sometimes. am i turning into an atheist? the more i listen to what people have to say, and what science has to say, the more, according to what i just read from someone, "silly the bible looks". can i have some kind of reassurance here? eg. read all those questions on the Big Bang

2007-07-20 02:18:22 · 17 answers · asked by ٭ßα©© н∂ⁿ@ℓ٭зNe♥ 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-20 02:18:09 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-20 02:18:06 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

There are four types of person on here.....which catagory do you fall into (i.e which type of answer do you usually give)
A: I dunno (the idiot touting for points)
B: Wow you're so stupid (the attitude, everyone hates me and I dont care angst ridden person...)
C: Go to the doctor...(the unsympathetic, doesnt really get the need for reassurance person)
D: A actual useful, intelligent answer...(the point of this forum)

have a good weekend!!

2007-07-20 02:17:32 · 38 answers · asked by KB 4 in Other - Society & Culture

They say "by the spirit". What's the reason the Church insist in interpret "by the letter". Do you think it's too late? Where would we go to hear the true meaning of the Bible?

2007-07-20 02:16:46 · 25 answers · asked by Mahatma 5 in Religion & Spirituality

As you can see from my avatar, the Satanists gave me a makeover for the party.

And I vow to spend the next 24 hours au naturelle.

How would you like to contribute to the party?

2007-07-20 02:15:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Please take no disrespect from this question, I am merely curious about this belief. I, myself, believe in evolution.

As for people who do not believe in creationism, please do not use this as an opportunity to mock the beliefs of others. Certainly, that is not the behavior of an intellectual.

2007-07-20 02:13:46 · 20 answers · asked by Dutch 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Personally, I see absolutely nothing wrong with pride. Jack is proud as a peacock and makes no bones about it. I've also observed that this biblical maxim does not play out as a general rule in the real world. I think it more likely that foolishness goes before a fall.

I wonder if the religious-minded discourage pride because self-confident individuals do not make for good converts.

Your thoughts?

This proud question has been brought to you courtesy of Jack

2007-07-20 02:13:29 · 12 answers · asked by Jack B, sinistral 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Personally, I would say about 25%. Maybe 100 to 150 out of 550. And why do many refer to these "victims" as survivors?
A survivor, the last I checked, means someone who survives a deadly encounter.

2007-07-20 02:11:01 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

okay.in the bible it says the world is going to end through evil, and defenitly there is evil everywhere..so if u go in the context of the bible world is on the right track to achieve doomsday..
whats yur opinion is this the way the world should be ?or we can make it a better place? Are u contributing to doomsday?ar u happy with wat u have done so far in life? way i see it life is like a exam in the end who studied will get through there exams others will fail.but in life there is only one chance either u go to hell or heaven.

2007-07-20 02:08:57 · 9 answers · asked by suren D 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I wanted to argue with the non believers who said this area is belief/opinion so I looked it up and they are correct in saying belief and opinion fall into the same category in the dictionary and thesaurus so see, I am honest, BUT, FOR A CHRISTIAN, Believing in God is all about TRUST, and it is like if you fall backwards would you believe someone might catch you or would you trust someone to catch you ?????????/ I'd rather have trust myself, like I do in God.

2007-07-20 02:07:07 · 3 answers · asked by I Love Jesus 5 in Religion & Spirituality

and he was clearly the best canidate, would you vote for him? or would you be stupid and inmature and not vote for him because of he beliefs.

2007-07-20 02:06:22 · 22 answers · asked by Class of '09 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I know sometimes people get offended by such and idea. In defense of this I will tell you why I see it fit. African Americans suffered mindless discrimination and yes, It was more extreme as they were held as slaves, legally. Now, that we have established that the African American communities treatment was more extreme. I do not want people to think that as homosexuals we are trying to take away what is theirs as I would not compare the discriminate today to that off 250 yrs ago....

On the other hand, you cannot deny some of the similarities as we are both discriminated for something we cannot change and what has made these discriminations possible is usually the same religous conservative groups as this type of hate is a very old, deep seet root of our humanity. I guess what I am trying to say is I can understand why african americans get upset when comparing ourselves to them but they shouldnt it just means that we relate to their struggle.


and what do u think?

2007-07-20 02:05:26 · 4 answers · asked by idbefiredifthatweremyjob 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Or from where? Interested because so much resemblance in Native Siberians & Native Americans cutlures.

2007-07-20 02:04:51 · 11 answers · asked by Somewhere in Time 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

The Watch-maker theory goes something like this:

You are walking in the desert, and come across a watch. Do you assume the watch just naturally originated there through natural processes, or do you assume it was made by a watch-maker?

This is the Intelligent Design advocate's way of saying that because the parts and functions of a watch are carefully crafted to do what it does, it requires a designer to make it that way.

Thus, because we are complex, we too must require a Designer.

You following this logic?

(o.O)

But I must ask, has anyone examined the DNA of a watch?
Has anyone seen two watches doing it in the bushes?

Without DNA and reproductive sex, there is very little evolution occurring.

Actually, there is no evolution occurring without DNA and reproductive sex.

A watch has about as much in common with us as granite.

Do you have any hoary chestnuts like this one you'd like to throw into the Tea Party's Lake of Fire?

2007-07-20 02:04:08 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I've experienced a flood in England, a drought in Africa, an eath tremor (quake whatever) in Canada and a huricane in Englang. Apparently when I was a kid sand from the Sahara desert was blown over England and deposited on peoples cars etc, don't remember that though.

2007-07-20 02:03:59 · 13 answers · asked by purplepeace59 5 in Other - Society & Culture

I'm an atheist, but my bf is Catholic. I respect all religions and the people who worship them, but we always have this debate:

My bf admits that with the life he has led and things he's done in the past God may not be giving him a thumbs for them, but he says that all one has to do is repent and they'll be forgiven. He says that God will know who is really sorry or not.

But to me that sounds like an easy way into heaven! If people are not living their lives holy everyday, and doing things they know are wrong but just feeling they can repent for them later isn't that too easy?

If the apocalypse (if that exists) were happening tomorrow, would everyone be repenting until the end, hoping that God would forgive them? Why do they have to wait until there is trouble, why not just live your life right to begin with, or repent the next day?

Please no rude answers, but I'd like to a variety of opinions...thanks!

2007-07-20 02:03:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality