Society & Culture - 2 August 2007

Just curious because I'm married with two kids and when we have my parents over at our house, my parents insist on having a family prayer. We'll be into our second or third bite of food and my parents will sit there and refuse to eat until we pray. I am not a Christian anymore and my parents know that (and they know we don't want to teach the kids Christianity) but they still ask all of us to pray with them before they eat. My husband and I do not pray with my parents but we'll stand there and listen to the grace and we let the kids pray along with them if they want (that bugs me but I can't stop my kids from doing what they want). I always feel insulted that we should be expected to say grace. I don't mind if they say a prayer on their own but to ask us all of us to do it before we eat? Isn't that rude since it's my own house and I'm not religious?

2007-08-02 08:29:16 · 37 answers · asked by spike_is_my_evil_vampire 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-02 08:28:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-02 08:26:49 · 11 answers · asked by Uncle Wayne 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Despite claims to the contrary, Jesus bones haven't been found yet. So if Jesus wasn't God (and most Christians believe that He was), wouldn't archealogical digs have unearthed his remains by now? I understand that it's not incumbent upon atheists to defend why Jesus remains haven't been found, but I find it curious the fate of such a major historical figure, so major that our calendar is divided into before-he-was-born, and after-he-was-born, still remains shrouded (no pun intended) in mystery...?

2007-08-02 08:26:44 · 22 answers · asked by TRV 3 in Religion & Spirituality

"Lions and tigers and fundies, oh my!!"

~~ I Walk Funny

2007-08-02 08:26:02 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-02 08:25:35 · 15 answers · asked by white_painted_lady 5 in Religion & Spirituality

whenever i meet new people, usually the first thing they ask is " what r u", or "r u mixed"

...im not even 'mixed'
my parents r both filipino

that questions, is getting on my nerves, cuz its just anoying and pointless, and sometimes it makes me feel all weird especially when they say.."what r u""

..like i'm some alien or something


what should i say back , so that they get a hint or their dumb quesitons

2007-08-02 08:25:33 · 14 answers · asked by soWHAT 1 in Etiquette

The gospels of mark, matthew, luke and john were written many decades after Jesus' birth. Also they were written in greek which wasn't the language used in the Biblical lands in the time of Jesus. On a further note, the gospels all give different accounts of Jesus' life, which one should you believe.

2007-08-02 08:24:15 · 30 answers · asked by Leo R 3 in Religion & Spirituality

ones of Bible times? How do you know , how many were of the annointed ones, prior to the JW's religion ? 100's and 1000's of years had gone by prior to this religion, so many of your 144,000 could have already been filled without your knowledge..Right?

2007-08-02 08:23:49 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-02 08:23:01 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

mormons, what do you think of jehovah's witnesses beliefs?
jehovah's witnesses, what do you think of mormonism?

2007-08-02 08:20:23 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

חסד
Transliteration: Checed (in case you'r browser doesn't display Hebrew)

I think it is spelled Dalet Samech Ches

This word is driving me crazy! Can anybody help me out with it? It looks like it has two almost opposing meanings, depending on the context.

2007-08-02 08:19:27 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

2007-08-02 08:19:02 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

2007-08-02 08:18:37 · 3 answers · asked by ? 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Last night I saw my younger brother such 1st time and he said he fell into drain.

I believed he was beaten up as he did owe syndicate money since 2003 and his glass was broken into half. Amazingly he never grumble or complain in pain ! This brother of mine rarely grumble since he was young no matter how much I agitate him.

If in 2000, I would have wanted to deal with those hooligans with an eye for an eye and yield them 10 times for what they did to him.

Instead I chose to control myself and show him concern and ask God to protect him and I pray for those who beat him. (He was pretty tall for an Asian). Yes I did that sincerely as I know God loves those children of his and of all one thing dawn on me at the Mass, that is since Christ is badly bruised and crucified on the cross, he taught us by asking his heavenly Father to forgive those who crucified him. Thus I too, should plead for those who hurt my brother and for myself to learn to love instead.

God bless.

2007-08-02 08:18:27 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-02 08:17:47 · 3 answers · asked by ? 7 in Religion & Spirituality

(I have heard this question asked, and haven't heard a response that answers it for me... So I decided to ask it my way.)

Human Emotions? I have been educated on the Theory of Evolution, and admit that there are some valid points. But I don't believe that these things accurately account for the full panopoly of human emotions and of human experience. What scientific process explains why humans experience guilt, embarrassment, humiliation, sorrow, shame, joy, love? I know that science points to altruism (and natural chemical imbalances) as being evolutionarily beneficial, and although I could possibly buy that, I can't buy that that accounts for the human emotions we see and experience every day. Relatedly...?

2007-08-02 08:17:39 · 22 answers · asked by TRV 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Ok, When Muslims, Christians ETC die, we believe in the after life, but what do you athiests believe will happen when you'll die?????

2007-08-02 08:17:05 · 44 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

why didn't Jesus ask for John to care and look after them?
He from the cross ask John to take care of his Mother.
would he have not cared about his wife and child?

look it up for yourself....this to me slaughters the "Jesus was married and had a child theroy" and what would have been the purpouse of him having a child?
Jesus birth life and ressurection had a purpose.

2007-08-02 08:16:48 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-02 08:15:45 · 1 answers · asked by MS 2 in Religion & Spirituality

"Whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart,"
Matthew 5:28

2007-08-02 08:14:59 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

What associations are caused in you with a word Russia. How you characterize Russian people if are familiar with them?

2007-08-02 08:13:14 · 11 answers · asked by Chonkin 1 in Languages

2007-08-02 08:13:08 · 15 answers · asked by sockspaw7 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

espero estes mi amor.
something something my love.

ive gotten a lot of different translations for it like:
ill wait for you my love
i hope you are there " "



thanks!

2007-08-02 08:12:57 · 7 answers · asked by xyourmomx565 2 in Languages

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(And, which one is indispensable to safeguard the rest of them?)

2007-08-02 08:12:39 · 12 answers · asked by Uncle Wayne 3 in Religion & Spirituality

if somebody gave you 60,000 dollars.

2007-08-02 08:11:50 · 8 answers · asked by RAZZEL-DAZZEL 3 in Other - Society & Culture

It's problematic in that there must have been a point in time when man's predecessors were as much like animals as they were like men. Perhaps God looks out for the Chimpanzees too. Of course if you reject Darwinism then there is no problem beyond the abandonment of objective and rational thinking. Perhaps man created God when he evolved the mental capacity to do so. That seems possible to me but it doesn't strike me as an idea that might be very popular with the Vatican.

2007-08-02 08:09:04 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Ive been coming to Y!A for about a week and during that time a lot of misconceptions have been challenged. But I think those that have had the greatest effect on me have been the atheists. I have come to appreciate the power of reason over faith much more. Ive been reading the book 'The End of Faith' and man has it changed how I think. Since adjusting my beliefs to better suit reason I find myself appreciating the little things in life (things that the application of reason have given us) and being a little kinder to people. These are things that I was never able to acheive by putting faith in a God. Just wanted to say that you do have a place on this forum and it does benefit some people.

2007-08-02 08:08:46 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-02 08:05:43 · 29 answers · asked by angelntraining210 2 in Religion & Spirituality

What Hospital have they built, or ......

2007-08-02 08:03:51 · 33 answers · asked by ? 4 in Religion & Spirituality