Society & Culture - 27 July 2007

People seem to pray a long time.
I don't know what they pray about.

What do you often pray about?

2007-07-27 05:40:11 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-27 05:40:01 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Or that we put her on the same level. Take the Hail Mary and break it up, its just asking her to pray for us- here, ill save you the effort:

Hail Mary, full of grace (Hi mary, your a good person)
Lord art with thee (Gods with you)
Blessed are thee amoungst women(us chicks look up to you)
And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus (Gods awsome, you carried for 9 months, how cool is that?)
Holy Mary mother of God (Your freaking awsome)
Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death (I need help, please pray with/for me)

2007-07-27 05:36:42 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-27 05:36:33 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I stumbled across a question that asked..."What makes you uncomfortable with poeple of other religions?" (not word for word).....I read an answer from a 13 year old girl that said....

"I always feel bad when i have to tell people who arn't Christian the truth about their etrnal life. All Christians and others who believe that Jesus was and is our saviour and Massiah will go to heaven all of those who don't will not. I always feel bad about this consept considdering one of my best friends is Buddist."

I seriously can NOT understand why people think that if you are not christian then when you die you will go to some place they call Hell. Now I do not belong to any religious organizations, but I do believe in GOD. I just dont get why people believe this way and judge those who dont. Honestly...did everyone go to hell before the Christianity began? I mean....Christianity did not start from the beginning. I just want some opinions..I am open to all interpretations.

2007-07-27 05:35:12 · 22 answers · asked by Rae-Rae 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Is it just to have kids, and give ur aging parents peace of mind before they die? Do u and ur spouse get time alone to plan out ur future w/o family putting their two cents in? Just because u ask for help, does it mean u deserve advice when u don't need it? Why is the culture like this? I mean, the elder generation complains of this same thing, only to repeat what they've learned, why? Y not change things, and leave one another alone? I ask this straight up, and ppl get offended, I don't understand y...there's some peace when u let each other alone, and another kind of peace when things are worked out nicely. How do u ignore ppl? That is a skill I wish to learn. plz help me understand this culture!

2007-07-27 05:34:03 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2007-07-27 05:33:34 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

On August 9, HRC will be co-hosting the first ever televised presidential forum dedicated solely to questions about GLBT issues.

What question would you ask?

2007-07-27 05:31:12 · 8 answers · asked by Tegarst 7 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-07-27 05:31:01 · 21 answers · asked by nancy_marzola 2 in Christmas

Often on the forums I see people state that the Bible predicted X in the past and X happened later on. Your "opponents" in religious debate state that any scripture is cryptic at best and therefore not predictive and evidence of divine inspiration.

My question to you is this: Could you state a Biblical prophecy now about an event in the future, including an (atleast approximate) time that could later be verified? Please be specific. Feel free to quote scripture (in fact, the question almost requires it) but also interpret the scripture in a concrete way.

Thanks.

2007-07-27 05:30:31 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

At 14 my church turned their backs on me because I stood up for the truth. I took the side a person wrongly aquesed of a crime he didn't commit. There was no proof only rumors and lies. I was not the only one to take the stand, but because I was 14 they thought I needed to be taught my place. 14 years later I can't bring myself to go back. I don't find the comfort I once found in the bible. I'm not looking for go to church because God says so in the bible. I don't want to hear forgive and forget. I just want to find the comfort i once found in the bible and trust and faith I have in God. My religous beliefs are for me alone and it doesn't matter what chuch I went to.

2007-07-27 05:30:11 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Honestly, does it get any better than this?

2007-07-27 05:28:47 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2007-07-27 05:27:13 · 9 answers · asked by Dimitris S 1 in Languages

If I am thirsty, and want a drink, God will help me by having me voluntarily get up and get a drink of water? Wow, that's very nice of him to do, but doesn't that steal my free will in a way, if it is really Him "helping me" and my own ambition to get a drink of water was merely an illusion of my own choice?

Of course, if I get in a car accident and I am trapped under burning metal and cannot pull myself free, then I suppose he can't/won't help me? Or he can't/won't help a physically handicapped person to overcome their inherent limitations because they themselves lack the ability to do so?

How do people even begin to belive this? God will do things for you, as long as you do it yourself. Don't you see how this can be applied to absolutely ANYTHING in place of "God" in the often-spoken, "God helps those who help themselves" lie?

I could even say SATAN helps me when I help myself, right?

2007-07-27 05:26:13 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

noah was in fact a trader on the river when heavy rains hit babylon (present day iraq) which flooded the river ans sent him down the river into the vast open sea, he traded in goods and animals, thus the strory of the animals on the ark, tablets unearthed in iraq confirm just this, even modern theologins know it was just a local flood

2007-07-27 05:25:56 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I am half black and half europeon. Why do I have to be black? I cant listen to rock music and be polite? Why because I am part black must my whiteness be discarded in our modern American society? I do not like spinning rims. I like nice simple luxury cars with factory wheels. I also like Canali suits. Why must I wear purple suits with 17 buttons? Why can't I just be me? Why am I forced to be black?

2007-07-27 05:25:17 · 20 answers · asked by Immortal Cordova 6 in Other - Cultures & Groups

how did it come to be?

2007-07-27 05:25:12 · 14 answers · asked by ,,,,,,, 2 in Languages

2007-07-27 05:24:10 · 12 answers · asked by RampalliSarma 1 in Religion & Spirituality

www.PLUS2007.com

2007-07-27 05:23:26 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

Reading another question got me wondering..why is PDA such a rare thing in our culture? My girlfriend and I don't have a problem with this, but I notice it's such a rare thing to spy another gay/lesbian couple at least holding hands..why is that?

2007-07-27 05:22:53 · 9 answers · asked by mah355596 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I have watched you from afar for so long, I know this is destined to be...please make me the happiest lil Jedi in the world...Will you marry me?

2007-07-27 05:22:46 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If a person's spouse cheated on them, which resulted in the marriage ending, and the two people living separately while filing for divorce, would it be considered adultery if the spouse who was cheated on had sex with another person? The marriage is already physically over, but not legally. I realize that it is still wrong to have sex outside of marriage, but I just wondered if God would consider this adultery or fornication.

2007-07-27 05:22:14 · 49 answers · asked by lookoutthewindow 2 in Religion & Spirituality

How is that calling someone God?

2007-07-27 05:22:01 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-27 05:21:41 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

Im a healer and a psi-vamp... I can heal by taking away the negative energies away from a person.... But, it affects me by throwing my natural balance out of whack, causing me to act strangely.

2007-07-27 05:20:37 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

So many of you have responded to my question about biblical prophecy by enlightening me that my bible is riddled with unfulfilled prophecies. So I challenge you, can you point some of these unfulfilled prophecies out to me so that I might be as enlighten as you are? But be forewarned, prophecy dealing with the last days, can only be fulfilled if we are in the last days, which I think we are. Do you accept my challenge? And will you look for my response, to each.

2007-07-27 05:20:27 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-27 05:19:34 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

This book is quoted in Jude 14, and 15, it was found in the Dead Sea Scrolls, and yet isn't part of the Bible? Tell me what is wrong with the book, Jude quotes it!

2007-07-27 05:18:48 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If you do not believe in an afterlife, how do you deal with the death of loved ones? Most people I know find comfort with the belief that they will see that person again in the afterlife, or Heaven, Paradise, etc...

2007-07-27 05:18:10 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

meaning of it. again thery are contradicting themselves.

2007-07-27 05:15:25 · 47 answers · asked by steven25t 7 in Religion & Spirituality