Society & Culture - 22 July 2007

tired of all the questions about her.............

2007-07-22 22:42:51 · 23 answers · asked by drunkirishguy 1 in Royalty

2007-07-22 22:37:22 · 13 answers · asked by Robert S 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Who else thinks people are tainted by money? Im thinking specificly of J.K. Rowling, Christina Agulara, Fred Durst,
I met J.K. Rowling once and frankly I was furious that i extended my hand for her to shake it in a room of only 30 people and she wouldnt take it and gave me the "im better then you" look. A year or so ago on MTV I saw Christina Agulara blow off 2 fans who met her in an alley...Christina, her body guard and the two guys were the only ones there and she "sicked" her body gurad on them.
Why does society promote such behavior and why do we allow this? If I work at a restaurant and a customer is rude to me for no reason why should I have to take it? If I saw them in the street I wouldnt dare allow them to talk or act like that to me. What are your opinions?

2007-07-22 22:36:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

According to the Bible
Matthew 27:46 (King James Version)

"And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?"

The Bible also says in

John 10:30 (King James Version)

"I and my Father are one."

If Jesus is God why is he saying God has forsaken him? Does not seem very logical to me.

2007-07-22 22:34:21 · 11 answers · asked by Saphire4 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-22 22:20:11 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

to tell u about the prophet muhammed's life?! from a muslim.

B4 his mission as a prophet, Muhammad had no financial worries. As a successful & reputed merchant, Muhammad drew a satisfactory & comfortable income. After his mission as a prophet and because of it, he became worse off materially. To clarify this more, let us browse the following sayings on his life:
*one of Muhammad’s companions, said, “The Prophet of God did not see bread made from fine flour from the time God sent him (as a prophet) until he died.”
*another one of Muhammad’s companions, said that when the Prophet died, he left neither money nor anything else except his white riding mule, his arms, and a piece of land which he left to charity.
Muhammad lived this hard life till he died although the Muslim treasury was at his disposal, the greater part of the Arabian Peninsula was Muslim before he died, and the Muslims were victorious after eighteen years of his mission................

2007-07-22 22:12:20 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The same thing with women

2007-07-22 22:04:31 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

Hi,

What I here mean by sacrifice is slaughter, not an offering.

You can think of any ancient rooted religion -Shintoism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shamanism...-

PLEASE DO NOT ANSWER WITH LINKS.

Thanks.

2007-07-22 21:52:40 · 14 answers · asked by survey taker 2 in Religion & Spirituality

"If you l love me, keep my commandments." How many Christians love their neighbor as their self? How many want to actually do His will for their lives or even care that they are not doing His will? How many are going on the mission fields and completely giving us family, nice homes, nice cars, good paying jobs, etc? What have you done lately that you can point to that would tell Him and others that you are serving HIM?

2007-07-22 21:51:55 · 17 answers · asked by spiritwoman343 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-22 21:46:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-22 21:43:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

he even had a huge video collection on a guy giving lectures on this. In my opinion what a load of garbage who actually believes this stuff .... a handfull of loonies?

2007-07-22 21:34:16 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

I mean Buddhism was well established when JC came along. Alot of people on this site think that Buddhists are more Christ-like than Christians (Yesterdays R+S).
So was Jesus a Dharma practitioner?

2007-07-22 21:21:34 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

A few years before 9/11 I visited New York for a long weekend, and I went to a McDonalds restaurant for a bite to eat. While I was in the queue I noticed a collection box for the IRA. When I questioned this to the assistant she asked the manager to speak to me. So I asked him why McDonalds is supporting terrorism, to which he replied the IRA are not terrorists they are freedom fighters. I argued that they kill innocent men, women and children in shopping centres and public streets. He replied with something that made me vow never to go to a McDonald’s restaurant again, 'Well you English deserve to be blown up, for occupying Ireland'.

I would love to see if those people’s views are the same after 9/11, to see if he still supports terrorism?

2007-07-22 21:12:55 · 12 answers · asked by Wolverine 4 in Other - Cultures & Groups

when someone says "you are cool" do they mean our style or our attitude

2007-07-22 21:05:44 · 16 answers · asked by ladybug 2 in Etiquette

Isn't it alarming that in the Land of the Free many Jews are more radical than the Jews of Yemen, Iraq or Ethiopia?

I know they represent a small number of millions of Jews in the world who are mostly peaceful and want to live in harmony with their Palestinian cousins. Yet some of these settlers have a very scary belief and are even vocal enough to say it in public that there is no such group of people called Palestinians. So how do you call the 8 million Palestinians who are refugees in many parts of the world including in their very own land? Israelis? Cannanites?

2007-07-22 21:00:07 · 10 answers · asked by space lover 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Have you noticed that ego is more interested in happiness than it is in building itself up? It is, after all, why ego strives. This is what makes it possible for ego to allow itself to dissolve. As it's noticed that the less it exerts itself, the easier life becomes and the more joy and peace shows up, it becomes progressively more willing to let go. This is found to be a key element in spiritual progress.

Wadayathink?

2007-07-22 21:00:01 · 10 answers · asked by philmeta11 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-22 20:58:34 · 4 answers · asked by pheromonefudge 3 in Other - Society & Culture

Is it because there can be no other God? After all, it is only a name, it's not a true "God." Is it right or wrong?

2007-07-22 20:43:09 · 14 answers · asked by Smahteepanties 4 in Religion & Spirituality

What are the procedures to convert(girl) to Hindu for marrying a Hindu Boy by "TEMPLE MARRIAGE" means by HINDU MARRIAGE ACT LEGALLY.
(Please do not advice other options, just answer...)

2007-07-22 20:40:47 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I suspect there is something legitimately wrong with this individual, although I do not know clinically what to call it. Bipolar perhaps, or manic-depressive. This individual is a single, older woman. Emotional states vary between euphoric & miserable. Very demeaning & insulting, either directly, but mostly in a thinly veiled fashion. Grandstands & creates unnecessary dilemmas/scenes, especially when she knows others are within earshot. Sneaky & will rifle staff's offices when they're out sick/on vacation, logon to their pc's, read their email, redial #s on their phones. Fawns over higher ups & blatantly kisses the asses of those in other departments, but will insult same individuals behind their back. Constantly creates a tension-filled environment for subordinates.
At this pt I find it hard to look directly at her, even in conversation. I'm that disgusted, & I know I will ultimately have to quit, but I hate doing nothing about this. This kind of behavior should not be allowed.

2007-07-22 20:40:45 · 6 answers · asked by troy b 1 in Etiquette

2007-07-22 20:35:08 · 17 answers · asked by sasil a 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-22 20:35:01 · 3 answers · asked by jew011_goody 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-22 20:33:47 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

According to 2 Chronicles 21:20 (King James Version)

"Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being desired. Howbeit they buried him in the city of David, but not in the sepulchres of the kings."

The above verses say the Father of Ahaziah died at 40 years of age.

But according to Chronicles 22:1-2 (King James Version)

it says

"1And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead: for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.

2Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Athaliah the daughter of Omri."

According to the above verses Ahaziah was 42 years old. The verses clearly mention he was made king after the death of his father.

How can the son be 2 years older than his father?

2007-07-22 20:31:14 · 11 answers · asked by Saphire4 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Read this example of Christian Faith under severe trial...
http://www.watchtower.org/e/jt/index.htm?article=article_01.htm

Sustained Through
Terrible Trials
AS TOLD BY ÉVA JOSEFSSON

A small group of us had gathered in the Újpest district of Budapest, Hungary, for a brief meeting before going out in the Christian ministry. It was 1939, shortly before the beginning of World War II, and the preaching work of Jehovah's Witnesses was under ban in Hungary. Those who shared in teaching the Bible publicly in those days were often arrested.

More...http://www.watchtower.org/e/19980601/article_01.htm

2007-07-22 20:27:07 · 15 answers · asked by imtori 3 in Religion & Spirituality

My ex-husband had a dream that our child and I were violently murdered. He then was involved in trying to catch the person who did it. We were not in our hometown when this happened in the dream and our deaths were three days apart, with me going first. Any ideas about what it would mean?

2007-07-22 20:18:40 · 7 answers · asked by julielove327 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I always loved the Wiccans (they were kind and helpful in all ways to me) but my spiritual experiences started and continue based on Christian concepts. I’d been hard pressed to explain how I became what I am, but it was years of study and some impossible coincidences that couldn’t have happened without Divine intervention. So for now I’ll just say I am and continue.

Gnostics believe in Sophia the female aspect of God, and Christ the male aspect. So I do worship a God and Goddess and the one unknowable source behind them.

I don't think I'm a Wiccan but I always considered Gnostics to be like "Christian Wiccan Buddhist" since they believe in being pacifist, believe in reincarnation, most were vegetarian. Neither believe that only certain people get to experience God, we both believe we’ll all get there given enough time.

Naturally there were many sects of Gnostics like the many denominations of Christianity today. My tradition is based on the Cathars.

2007-07-22 20:15:53 · 26 answers · asked by ♥Gnostic♥ 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Do you say good morning anymore to people you don't know?

I was walking dow the street the other day, and held the shop door open for this mother and kids. Once passed me the littlest one , maybe about 5 yr old, said thank you. Lovely that was to hear her mother crushed it by saying don't talk to strangers.
Sad world it is today

2007-07-22 20:11:27 · 13 answers · asked by angelrose0105 4 in Etiquette

Witches only please. Let's try to educate the Christians about what we are about.

2007-07-22 20:07:28 · 14 answers · asked by Lady Morgana 7 in Religion & Spirituality