Society & Culture - 21 July 2007

My hubby found me a tarot deck abandoned at a job he was at. I've always wanted to learn tarot.

My husband just picked 3 cards in this order
King of Wands - The Devil XV- Wheel of Fortune X
Any experts out there to interpret.

I want to know if I was even close with my interpretations

2007-07-21 12:25:58 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

Why do people pray to god and ask for help with everyday life stuff? Alot of people, when good stuff happens to them, they claim it's a miracle from god, especially athletes and celebrities, but also normal people who think that when wonderful things happen to them, it's because of god. If god doesn't help starving Africans, why would he help you? if he's going to be helping anyone, surely it would be the people who need it most?

2007-07-21 12:23:25 · 11 answers · asked by I am the Badger Princess. 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Nihilists? Immoral?

2007-07-21 12:20:46 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I'm just curious as to what people think the definition of racism is. I ask this because I so very often see racism brought up when I think it's inappropriate. Let's try to keep the answers as short as possible without using anecdotes or examples.

2007-07-21 12:19:59 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

when will it be? and what will be the cause?

2007-07-21 12:18:01 · 59 answers · asked by Stephen M 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Ok, my mom passed away 2 yaers ago, but when she was sick she lived with me for a couple of months. Now I have had several people tell me that they seen somebody walking across my house from the room my mother stayed in. These are people that did not even know of my mothers passing or have even met her, but they have discribed my mother in there description, they have even descibed the robe she wore when she use to walk around in my house. I believe my mother went to heaven but how do you explain this.

2007-07-21 12:16:40 · 18 answers · asked by escape 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I nominate Amish Paradise and Smells like Nirvana

2007-07-21 12:13:00 · 31 answers · asked by Nijg 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I'm a Christian, and this doesn't bother me all that much since as a mystic, I see the basic truth that is most complete in Christianity, but is the root of all religions.

However, for the traditional Christians out there, does it bother you that...

- December 25 is also the birthday of Sol Invictus and Mithra amongst others, bread and wine a common theme in Mithraism
- Osiris-Dionysus is God made flesh, the savior and "Son of God", born in a cave of a virgin (manger anyone?), not to mention turned water into wine at a marriage ceremony (Cana anyone?
- Those statues of Horus nursing from Isis breast suspiciously mirror those pictures of Mary with baby Jesus

Those are just off the top of my head, I know there are more.

Anyone care to recognize the borrowing from older religions?

2007-07-21 12:11:54 · 19 answers · asked by Christine S 3 in Religion & Spirituality

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_%282006_film%29

2007-07-21 12:10:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

My mom and I attend this really old church. There are 10 members. It's really old church, and there is no kids around. We only go there because the main member really helped us a lot when we were in financial problems and so on. But I want to actually learn something at church, because our pastor sucks. So I attend other church where there is a youth group. But the main member is mad now and like yelling at me, asking if anyone at that church helped us when we were in trouble, sent me to the camp worth 300 dollars, and listing all the things he has done. What should I say to him. Something reasonable.

2007-07-21 12:08:54 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

"Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear." Hebrews 11:3 (KJV)

2007-07-21 12:07:23 · 14 answers · asked by Even Haazer 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Wasn't some of the bible proven to be inaccurate? If so, can you give me some examples and reasons why? I am just curious. I'm not trying to start an argument, so no harsh/nasty comments please...

2007-07-21 12:07:05 · 14 answers · asked by Well, Hello There! 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Why did you turn Christian and for what reasons?

2007-07-21 12:07:02 · 8 answers · asked by catbacker 1 in Religion & Spirituality

my parents couldnt have kids and prayed to god to have them.
he promised them they'll have a child.
and so im just wondering... was i put here for a certain reason or was i just an answer to their prayer?

2007-07-21 12:06:19 · 13 answers · asked by Josh 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I figure since the LDS church doesn't recognize the fundamentalists as part of their religion, the answer would be no. But if the FLDS hold much of the same beliefs, wouldn't they need to go to the temple?

No need to give me a list of why you think Mormons are in a cult or full of false teachings, I don't care, I'm not Mormon, and I've heard it all already.

2007-07-21 12:06:01 · 13 answers · asked by KS 7 in Religion & Spirituality

was just discussing with my not computer literate hubby, if anything happened me , none of you my friends, yes my computer friends would know what happened me, likewise to all of you. just one day there would be no more posts, now im not morbid at all , but if any of you went awol how would i know. ah just the thought fills me with sadness,,, oh my god i must be getting old... any way on a brighter note may i say i love all my friends on here .. bty my hubby does not know how to email bless his little cotton socks

2007-07-21 12:05:05 · 23 answers · asked by dollyk 6 in Senior Citizens

Jesus said "I am the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end."

Why did he use the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, when He wasn't Greek? Why didn't He use Hebrew?

2007-07-21 12:04:33 · 14 answers · asked by mrscjr 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I recently met a Catholic woman who was able to site many prayers to certain saints for different "causes" or "issues". I asked her why she prays to the saints and not just to God. She said that she prays to God first, and then the saints or the Blessed Virgin.

I guess I don't understand why praying to God yourself isn't "good enough" (for lack of a better term).

2007-07-21 12:04:08 · 21 answers · asked by Belle 3 in Religion & Spirituality

If so does that mean that Satan played a part in the physical creation of the first humans so that they could pass the receptivity for the gifts on to there offspring.

2007-07-21 12:03:34 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I'm just curious how many Christians think this event is more likely than not.

Yes, I'm aware that non-Christians are not expecting Jesus to ever return.

2007-07-21 12:02:36 · 30 answers · asked by professional student 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I keep seeing 11:11 at night in the morring and i have11 pets. on this question board i even see it 110 and 1000. and even when im done writing this i bet ill see it and i do too.

2007-07-21 12:01:27 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

insight? could you be the target of a vast amount of christian's hate yet be led by God and have spiritual visions and dreams ?

is it possible to be the one society deems as evil yet be the one with extreme insight to the Holy Word?

2007-07-21 11:58:32 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-21 11:57:28 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-21 11:57:08 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Am I the only black person that would agree that some whites are still very racist. Is it any one out there that has been discriminated against because of there race.

2007-07-21 11:56:59 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

Do you have to worship something or just believe? Is any belief or practice that requires faith religion or just certain ones?

2007-07-21 11:56:17 · 5 answers · asked by Sage Bluestorm 6 in Religion & Spirituality

In term of the impact of raising vegetable crops vs meat.

http://itotd.com/articles/642/the-pb&j-campaign/

2007-07-21 11:53:02 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

My baby has just begun crawling, and I am finding it impossible to keep my floors clean. How do I ask people to remove their shoes without offending them?

2007-07-21 11:49:24 · 12 answers · asked by Lady J 4 in Etiquette

I see a lot of questions and answers on here that seem to be on the Athiest side. So for those of you that don't believe...I just want to know why.

Also, if any of you say "There's no evidence!" there's also no evidence that he doesn't exist...so please, if that's your reason, I also ask that you elaborate.

2007-07-21 11:48:00 · 24 answers · asked by M S 2 in Religion & Spirituality

That must give you an inferiority complex. Or at the very least years of therapy!

Mark 6:3 tells us that Jesus had a large family, at least 4 brothers & two sisters: "Isn't this the carpenter? Isn't this Mary's son and his brother James, Joses, Judas and Simon? Aren't his sisters here with us?"

2007-07-21 11:46:57 · 18 answers · asked by HawaiianBrian 5 in Religion & Spirituality