Society & Culture - 26 July 2007

I hear a lot of things about God's "mercy." My sister used to sign her letters "By His Mercies." Can you help me understand?

By "mercy" do people mean "not burning us forever when we die" is merciful? To me that seems to be a great many things: sane, reasonable, fair, but not "merciful." Can you illuminate God's mercy for me?

2007-07-26 05:39:51 · 25 answers · asked by Laptop Jesus 3.9 7 in Religion & Spirituality

i'm a muslim, and in our religion jihad doesn't mean to go and blow some innocent people, jihad means to defend yourself against people who are trying to kill muslim people, and our prophet mohammad and an ayah in holy quran says that if anyone who kills any innocent man then he's not a muslim,and there's an ayah in holy quran that orders us to stay in peace as long as other people do.
i just wanted you people to know that we're not all like those damn terrorist and that they only call themselves muslims but in fact they are not.
thanks and please post your oppinions

2007-07-26 05:38:20 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

... to the devil?

Maybe all the trials we go through is just part of life, just reaping what we sow?

"Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." -- Galatians 6:7 KJV

How do you know its not the devil but just the consequences of our own inquity?

2007-07-26 05:38:04 · 9 answers · asked by Dr. G™ 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I attend an LDS church occasionally and would like to become a member and be baptised. I was wondering if my job poses a problem. I work for a collection agency and I have to lie constantly throughout the day. I like about who I am and other things frequently on the phone. Nothing dishonest as far as business practices, I just use a fictitious name on the phone etc..

2007-07-26 05:37:14 · 15 answers · asked by gpwebbler 1 in Religion & Spirituality

at hotel complaining about a Bible in their hotel room?

I have heard people complain, but this guy just went nuts, said he did not believe in religion or Bible and that he was very offended that it was in his room.

He threw it and hit the clerk right in the forehead. Next thing you know, there are 3 cop cars on the scene...

Have you ever seen anything like this? Would you find it entertaining?

2007-07-26 05:37:06 · 17 answers · asked by Reserved 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Your thoughts on this study...shows that 48% of the Liberals had college degrees...while only 25% of the conservatives had college degrees. Likewise income levels of the liberals was considerably higher.

http://pewresearch.org/pubs/17/in-search-of-ideologues-in-america


Your thoughts?

2007-07-26 05:36:58 · 13 answers · asked by G.C. 5 in Religion & Spirituality

"With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion." ...Steven Weinberg

2007-07-26 05:36:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Have any of you worked with YWAM on missions trips? Have any of you gone to their Discipleship Training School?

2007-07-26 05:36:03 · 5 answers · asked by All 4 His Glory 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I am a plaine jane, christian,, i'm not attacking anyone here ok.
I just need to know why your religoin says I cannot talk to my GOD, without a father,(confession) does it not say in the bible that he is the (FATHER)? My GOD is a jelouse God, why would I call someone father? he's not my father.why do I have to go through a man? who is also sinner,, and he is a sinner. every person on earth is a sinner. Please i'm not picking a fight here,, i just want to know, and learn ok.

2007-07-26 05:33:16 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Have not the believers yet come to know that if God had enforced His will He could have surely guided all mankind.

And if thy Lord had enforced His Will, surely, all who are in the earth would have believed together. Wilt thou, then, force men to become believers?

Holy Quran

2007-07-26 05:32:44 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I was on the bus and I saw what appeared to be 2 girls kissing just in passing you would have to have been watching them to see that their faces had not just bumped while they were hugging, and it took me a second to realize they were both girls. Then one girl got on the bus and was standing near me, and these to people started talking about if they had been in their own country, they would have been killed, and how nasty and disgusting that was. I mean, you can have your own opinions as to what is right or wrong, but I think speaking about it as if the girl wasn't right behind them was disgusting and rude. I mean, they weren't trying to be very public about it, you could see it was a hidden movement. What do you think? I don't care what your view on homosexuality is, it doen't matter for the question.

2007-07-26 05:31:13 · 16 answers · asked by Rainy 3 in Etiquette

i am not asking the guru mantra ,but i am asking what gives you guru mantra

2007-07-26 05:29:28 · 7 answers · asked by KrishanRam(Jitendra k) 3 in Religion & Spirituality

1)tell me what causes the universe to be created?
2) Tell me what causes the cells to form an living thing?
3) Tell me how you guys have ghosts in the world?
4) Tell me what causes us to be alive, what started the brain to make us alive and what triggers it?
5) Tell me how what causes storms in our earth?

2007-07-26 05:28:49 · 34 answers · asked by ? 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I've always been curious why many women have had fantasies that include being raped and they get off on that fantasy. Of course, they would never actually want that to happen in real life - as it is a violent crime. Any of you ladies have a comment on this?

2007-07-26 05:28:10 · 10 answers · asked by Jeff 4 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Hand to hand, if someone muggs you and you beat the @$%& out of him is it ethical to take whatever wallet he has on him cause he tried to take youse?

2007-07-26 05:27:02 · 17 answers · asked by victor obadiah 2 in Etiquette

saying gay people are wrong and what not....but they can't seem to get OUT of the LGBT section?!?!?

Closet homosexuals....that's all they are.....come out, come out, where ever you are!!!!

2007-07-26 05:26:39 · 9 answers · asked by Oberon 6 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Religious fiction...

or the most spiritually and historically accurate document of all time?

2007-07-26 05:26:18 · 15 answers · asked by death_by_stereo 3 in Religion & Spirituality

And since I'm usually the only one in the room not gaffawing when someone else tells gross poop stories, is it rude for ME to show my distain?

2007-07-26 05:25:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

2007-07-26 05:25:26 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

What would you do if a teenager, that is not your child, approached you and asked you to teach them, without their parents/gaurdians knowing it?
Would you teach them or would you tell them to wait til they were older?
The child I speak of is 15 years old and her grandfather(who has custody of her) is a Christian minister. I fully believe that this girl is wishing to become a Wiccan for the pure shock value and to rebel against her Grandparents and not from the heart at this time. Was it right of me to turn her away?

2007-07-26 05:23:04 · 17 answers · asked by ? 4 in Mythology & Folklore

Now, if the Old Testiment is primarily written to Isreal and the Jews, the Gospels were written to Jews and Gentiles during Christ's ministry, then what about Paul? If you've read the bible, can you see the difference between gospels and testiments? We are now in the grace dispensation of the bible. God doesn't operate the same way he did in time past (Jews and Isreal-circumcision and uncircumsion) and as he explains in Ephisians: Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God 13But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; - Any thoughts on this?

2007-07-26 05:20:07 · 11 answers · asked by METme? 2 in Religion & Spirituality

previous gift we have got him are: 200 dollars to a NYC steak house, U2 lithograph, best boss award and book. we are running out of creative ideas.

2007-07-26 05:18:51 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

you should get some blood for dinking

2007-07-26 05:17:51 · 19 answers · asked by killua 2 in Mythology & Folklore

As the Bible does not say when Jesus was born, but tells us the specifics of his death, why would you celebrate a lie? Do any of you know that the Bible calls Satan the father of the lie? Would God want us to celebrate a lie? If any of you should do the research on the birth of Jesus Christ you would find out that he never celebrated it. That came into play about 300 years after he died. So, if he didn't think it was important to celebrate it, what makes you think God wants us to? When did God every say to have Christmas?

2007-07-26 05:14:58 · 26 answers · asked by Suzy 7 in Religion & Spirituality

It angers me that the government has the ability to vote over our rights. (Note that I am not venting, I'm giving my opinion, so I'm not violating community guidelines). If we were created equal, as that is pretty much the idea of America, how do they have the right do deny the GLBT equal rights? They may not like it (on a personal level, senator to senator, etc.) but it doesn't give them the right to take away our rights. I believe this is religious morals-- which is another issue out country was founded on. The seperation between Church and State! Where has it gone, where are these unalienable rights that I was supposed to born with going? So, what's your take on the matter? What can we do, as a community? You can't honestly expect us to sit back and quietly say "okay" as they try and pass anti-gay laws. I do believe we are making progress, but politically, there may be enough opposition, and we really can't afford to have much of it.

2007-07-26 05:14:44 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

In a state where I am fortunate enough to be married, would it be odd to think that I could, in the future, have a nice big wedding and reception afterwards...as many hetero couples do? Or is that wishful thinking...

2007-07-26 05:14:03 · 11 answers · asked by dan s 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Did you know Sean Hanity doesn't have a college degree?

2007-07-26 05:13:50 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Everyone takes a break now and then while on the job. But what's the line between a break and goofing off? How many breaks are too many?

Read more
Wasting time at work? You're not alone: survey
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/070726/tecnology/net_work_time_tech_dc

2007-07-26 05:13:16 · 61 answers · asked by Y! Canada News Editors 2 in Etiquette

At least the Feds will recognize a dog license from one jurisdiction in another (even if the locals won't).

2007-07-26 05:12:42 · 4 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Am I truly the only athiest here who does not bash other people about their beliefs?? Most athiests boast a live and let live attitude, but when a Christian posts a question, it seems to me that the athiests attack like wolves, and vice versa. Is there such a thing as disagreeing in a classy way anymore?

2007-07-26 05:11:10 · 23 answers · asked by Rachel-Pit Police-DSMG 6 in Religion & Spirituality