Society & Culture - 1 August 2007

A senior good hearted knowledgeable person serves people ,God, humanity and religion by sharing his spirituality with many.He does this for a long time.People call him "baba" which means father.Then a jealous person conspires against him and those who called him father /baba and to those whom he gave his love suddenlty turn against him because they choose to be beguiled by a jealous enemy of his.Others keep silent when he is slandered and abused forgetting that they owed something to him.And a few even criticise that honorable man forgetting all the love and service he offered to them.

2007-08-01 09:59:57 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I enjoy sitting outside and watching nature. I don't watch televison that much and I've enjoyed Yahoo Q&A for a few days because I like hearing what other people have to say. True Short Story: I love to collect artifacts such as grinding stones and arrowtips, so I went to a large freshly plowed field alone and it was located way back in the woods. I heard all sorts of birds and animals sounds and I smelled the musty order of a bear. Suddenly, it became extremely cloudy and the whole area became silent. Well, I didn't pay attention to the silence and the next thing I know, I saw lightening, heard thunder, and the wind almost blew me away, a tornado was upon me and I didn't have anyplace to run. From that day to this, I have learned how to pay attention and listen to the animals especially when nature becomes silent.

2007-08-01 09:58:41 · 7 answers · asked by Spirit Dancer 5 in Other - Cultures & Groups

WHOO!!!!

2007-08-01 09:58:14 · 20 answers · asked by gone by tomorrow 1 in Religion & Spirituality

i want to see what people really think in R&S

i really need something to laugh at so ... help me out

i know the question sounds stupid but if you really think hard about it, it's not a stupid question at all

this is one of the things in life i enjoy, watch people of a religion and people with the lack of fight over this[just one thing in life]

2007-08-01 09:56:08 · 27 answers · asked by Laughing Man 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-01 09:54:09 · 4 answers · asked by codykiethbergsrud6 1 in Languages

What good thing will happen in the future?

2007-08-01 09:52:16 · 30 answers · asked by BlAZE` 1 in Mythology & Folklore

For me, it was the hipocracy of it all. I have seen an anti-abortion demonstrator get an abortion. I have seen a preacher get in a fist in the pulpit and a man bring a shotgun into the church because he didn't like what the preacher had to say.
I also just could not believe that any entity that could create the entire universe would really care about a person's sexual preference (before anyone makes a comment, I am straight but I have many Gay friends that I could not have as a Christian). It just didn't make any sense to me.

2007-08-01 09:49:58 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-01 09:49:38 · 42 answers · asked by DrDebate 4 in Etiquette

Whenever I have a friendly discussion with a Catholic about what legitimizes their church, they always say that their church leaders were decendents from the leadership of Peter. Then when I ask where did they get this information from they give me quotes from some highly regarded church Pope or ancient leader. So basically they are legit because a Catholic person many many centuries ago said that Catholicism is legit? Seems confusing.

Now ultimately the whole basis of the church's foundation is the biblical passage where Peter calls Jesus the Christ and Jesus said upon this rock I will build my church. Now if this is a misinterpretation and Christ was refering to Peter's faith and not Peter himself, then doesnt that just send the Catholic churchs legitimacy up on smoke? I mean all of the claims of this massive empire all comes down to a one verse interpretation. Even if the bible showed one apostle praying through Mary I would convert this instant?

2007-08-01 09:48:42 · 12 answers · asked by h nitrogen 5 in Religion & Spirituality

"If there were no God, it would be necessary to invent him."
--Voltaire

2007-08-01 09:47:09 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

1. To help people to become less like animals?
OR
2. To give us a sense of belonging in this world?
OR
3. To unite people through Church?
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4. To have a Church, so pastors can make money?
OR
5. To discriminate other people so they can develop strong bonds with people just like themselves and not feel lonely?
OR
6.To tell us that our suffering in this world will all bring us good because we'll go to heaven?
OR
7. To get along with other people and be kind, gentle, and understanding like Jesus was?
OR
8. To make people feel sorry for killing Jesus?
OR
9. It is only a historical thing, in which the church used it's power to suppress and manipulate peasants and poor people from rising in social class?
OR
10. To make children feel secure in a well-organized environment without confusion or misunderstandment regarding to moral values and the secure, safe limits of God's commandments?
OR
11. Other.

2007-08-01 09:42:46 · 21 answers · asked by Anthony C 4 in Religion & Spirituality

in my last question people answered without really reading what I was saying.

I don't have any problems with strangers calling me sir, but when someone KNOWS your NAME and they've known who you are for several years, I promise you that when they call me sir it feels disrespectful, impersonal, and I don't like it.

When a stranger addresses me as sir, I have no problem with it.

don't yall understand what I"m saying?

2007-08-01 09:42:08 · 8 answers · asked by art_flood 4 in Etiquette

2007-08-01 09:41:32 · 7 answers · asked by Jameskan Video 5 in Religion & Spirituality

i know the bible says do not gamble

2007-08-01 09:41:12 · 10 answers · asked by Q.xi 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-01 09:40:21 · 10 answers · asked by seawolf 5 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Just to make it clear: It's not.

2007-08-01 09:39:57 · 12 answers · asked by Dreamstuff Entity 6 in Religion & Spirituality

How is the belief that a certain group of people are God's "chosen people" not racist/discriminatory towards other groups of people? How is that any different than the views of the Nation of Islam and old Rastafarian religion (where Black people are considered God's people)? Is Zionism a valid reason for the Jewish people to impose a state over the people who used to live there? Also, why is it not possible for Israeli Jews and Palestinian Muslims to live under a secular democracy rather than Jews wanting a Jewish state and Muslims wanting an Islamic state?

2007-08-01 09:39:37 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-01 09:37:53 · 8 answers · asked by mamaniecey04 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

If all gays stay gay than there would be no gay babies.

That would be sad. Stay in the closet my queer comrades or you will all disappear.

2007-08-01 09:37:35 · 12 answers · asked by The Dog Abides 3 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I tried translating with a translating carefully, but i ended up confused.
Please translate them in separate paragraphs :)



Dá o seu gosto de desejo
Dá os seus olhos de menino
Sem regra ou comprometimento
Sem se importar com que for vendo

Nossa sede de liberdade
Eu quero é dançar da forma que me der
A música expondo o seu corpo à vontade
Nas incontáveis formas de se divertir

2007-08-01 09:36:36 · 2 answers · asked by Be 3 in Languages

Thats the truth and that is the reason for poverty. The only solution is sterilization.

2007-08-01 09:35:45 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

In science things are only facts once they are proven.

For example, general relativity is a fact, and that's why it isn't called the "Theory of Relativity."

It is a fact that limits converge in metric spaces, and that's why it's not called the "Theory of Limits."

It's also a fact that Nash equilibria are the best strategies for games, and that's why the branch of economics dealing with competitive strategies is not called "Game Theory."

When will you get it through your thick heads that theories are just somebody's wild guess, and not a set of propositions that are scientifically well-confirmed by empirical evidence.

2007-08-01 09:35:39 · 68 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

no offense intended personal opinions please

2007-08-01 09:35:17 · 10 answers · asked by pancakemaster 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Methodist, Lutherans, Episcopalian ect...

2007-08-01 09:33:12 · 8 answers · asked by Miss 6 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-01 09:31:29 · 1 answers · asked by Q.xi 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-01 09:31:03 · 4 answers · asked by GrabAppleSnabs 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Ok, so if Jesus said, "No one comes to the Father except through me." My question is how do we get to the Mother? And before you say there isn't one, Jesus himself was born of a mother. So if there isn't a Mother, then why didn't God just send Jesus to this earth and bypass the whole Mother/birth process? Jesus himself said you must be born of water and spirit. With the whole foundation of our existence based on a process of conception between a male and female and then a physical birth, then why do Christians deny we have a Mother?

2007-08-01 09:28:31 · 25 answers · asked by Gypsy 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I typically get banned every 2 hours just for making calm statements like "yes, well I just don't personalyy believe in your Jesus". Sometimes they ban my accounts with no vulgarity, sarcasm or anger in them. However, ever since I made this fake Jesus account, I haven't recieved a single violation message! I've even put extra effort into being far meaner and more vulgar than ever before.

Is this because Y!A arbitrarily lets Christians troll as hard as they want without penalty, yet they go out of their way to persecute the unfaithful? Is this indicative of christian trolls in the Y!A hierarchy helping spread their own brand of hatred and bigotry?

Methinks so. Just to test it, would everybody please make a new account with both a christian sounding email and Y!A name & avatar, troll harder than ever before and watch and see the truth... Yahoo lets Christian trolls on here get away with murder?

At the very least, we can get tons of Christian email name choices banned!

2007-08-01 09:26:59 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Mine is Christmas, I love to decorate!

2007-08-01 09:25:51 · 13 answers · asked by Missy 4 in Christmas

I heard from my friend (who's a bible thumper) that you're parents decide if you believe in god or not. Is this true? I'm not a Christian so I don't get it.............

2007-08-01 09:25:48 · 25 answers · asked by Wolfmother_fan 2 in Religion & Spirituality