Society & Culture - 2 August 2007

Not trying to be sarcastic. I am trying to find out what exactly you do believe, and why you think there is no God. My Dad was a Lutheran Christian the first 12 years of his life, then quit believing in God when his Mom died during the depression. He taught us all the Bible stories, probably knew it better than we did. But for about 30 years he thought that God didn't exist because no God would take a Mother away from her husband and 4 kids. He was a grateful and starting believing in a Higher Power after praying that an accident on an icy road wouldn't kill us both. When somehow it didnt happen and we both survived, it renewed his faith. He studied every major religion in the world, and had his own set of beliefs when he died. So, what do you believe and why?

2007-08-02 04:54:44 · 38 answers · asked by 2 Happily Married Americans 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-02 04:53:39 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Please follow the link as it explains people's ignorance when answering my question. People just assume I don't believe in God when I asked this question and said things like "can animals drive cars?"

I know it may seem controversial BUT PLEASE I DO BELIEVE IN GOD.

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhaCGQD2fuwhxPZNaWr5ZJdFLxV.?qid=20070802082344AATh8oM

2007-08-02 04:47:25 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-02 04:46:26 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

And who do you think is responsible for world poverty or even just that of a nation?

2007-08-02 04:46:11 · 8 answers · asked by hello 3 in Community Service

And who do you think is responsible for world poverty or even just that of a nation?

2007-08-02 04:45:07 · 6 answers · asked by hello 3 in Other - Society & Culture

Knowing that everything was true, would you then follow God or still defy him by living life in the way you choose?

2007-08-02 04:43:49 · 29 answers · asked by D.W 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I have a young friend who considers himself "partnered" with a guy who he met one month ago. I'm not being judgmental, just curious as to the consensual opinion in our community. Does being partnered equate to dating? Or am I being old-fashioned?

2007-08-02 04:43:31 · 13 answers · asked by behrmark 5 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Ok, I'm not a native english speaker but I've always wondered how I'm supposed to respond to the phrase "nice to meet you"? Should I say "thank you" or "nice to meet you, too"?

2007-08-02 04:43:09 · 21 answers · asked by The baby penguin 5 in Etiquette

Esau (Hebrew) was his Original Name. Then changed to Jesus and then Christ?

What it would have mattered if the Original Name was retained?

What would have been the name in place of "Christian" if original name would have been retained.

2007-08-02 04:40:30 · 13 answers · asked by mohammad a 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Imagine that you’re a guest at a dinner party at someone’s home.

Everything is going swimmingly until your host, looking at your plate, notices that you’ve left the asparagus untouched.

“You didn’t eat your asparagus”, he remarks. “What’s wrong with asparagus?”

“I’m sure it’s lovely,” you reply, “I just don’t care for any”

“What? You’re turning down asparagus? Have you ever even TRIED asparagus?” he asks, a little agitated. “Don’t you know that asparagus is the crowning glory of the vegetable world? How can you say you ‘don’t care for any’ – anyone with any discernment would love asparagus! Maybe you just haven’t had it cooked the right way. Try it now. I don't believe you've ever given it a chance, or tasted it the right way.”

You turn to your neighbors at the table and try to steer the topic onto something less controversial than vegetables and their relative merit. But your host won’t let it go.

2007-08-02 04:40:23 · 18 answers · asked by Shinkirou Hasukage 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Can we all have a moment of silence and a star for those who have died, those who are injured, and those who have not yet been found on the big 35W Bridge Collapse down here in Minnesota?

The star is not for me, but in support for those people in this tragic accident.

2007-08-02 04:40:14 · 14 answers · asked by . 3 in Religion & Spirituality

is there a book about this?

2007-08-02 04:39:27 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Ok so here it is, i used to go to a church years back. I found it hard because people would judge me, and indeed i felt hurt when people attacked my religion. Now im out of the church i belonged too, in fact i dont feel anything about it anymore, except that its in my past. My question is do you all find you are criticised by people for your faith as i was? and do you feel the hurt when someone "attacks" it?

I dont want anwsers saying Gods dead, and all that (iknow how YA works!) i can see that kind of anwser a mile off!. This is a question for religious people.

2007-08-02 04:38:38 · 40 answers · asked by My Pitseleh 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-02 04:38:01 · 10 answers · asked by craven 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I'm talking about a hold hand and develop feelings for lesbian realtionship. The girl who is in question now pretending to be straight but likes women in private and the girlfriend is now a full fledged lesbian who looks like a man. What if the woman in question only left the relationship because of what people might say about her? Now secretly she says she is a bi sexual? Is she really a lesbian who doesn't want the stigma associated with this lifestyle or is she really a bi female who can be faithful to a man without cheating on him with a woman?

2007-08-02 04:37:40 · 9 answers · asked by Big Sam D 4 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart"


Blessings
)o(
Trinity

2007-08-02 04:34:55 · 17 answers · asked by trinity 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I would say it's because they don't have the capability of forming their own opinion, and instead follow the rest. I always say hate has mob mentality. People are always making assumptions about Islam and Muslims.

Lets say a mother has 2 children. She teaches both the same ideals and values , to respect and love everyone. One of the children does exactly that... and the other goes out and ridicules himself by killing someone.

Does this mean the mother was evil? No. Likewise.. Islam itself is not responsible for the actions of its followers. Allah gave everyone free-will, and if every Muslim on earth was perfect in following Islam.. Allah would not say that we will be judged as well.. Being a Muslim is not a direct ticket to salvation.. We have to earn it.

And why do people say things without learning about the religion first? I mean people talk about others faiths without having a clue about it. It's like a blind man saying he hates the color blue.

2007-08-02 04:33:53 · 21 answers · asked by ۩MoonLit Muslima۩ 5 in Religion & Spirituality

he was going to be arrested and executed, and he knew who the perpertraitors were, so in this way didnt Jesus use Judas as part of the plan, of which Judas had no control., Surely this is true as Judas loved Jesus as much as the other disciples did, and as a result of Jesus arrest he hung himself. Surely he didnt do it for the money, he wanted the san hedrin to listen to Jesus.

2007-08-02 04:33:40 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I'm an American of Scottish/English ancestry .I love the UK and it saddens me to see so much hatred of the US from the Brits. I know there are some sorry examples of "Yanks" out there,but don't lump us all together! Your thoughts,please! Thnaks!

2007-08-02 04:32:34 · 29 answers · asked by karen p 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-08-02 04:32:11 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

(I am atheist)

2007-08-02 04:32:03 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Is this 'the meek will inherit the earth'?

2007-08-02 04:31:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Do polite words realy have meaning? It just seems like a trick to make people more receptive to you. For example, how does saying "please" change the meaning of a request?

2007-08-02 04:31:18 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

If "god" took control and used these writers as vessels to write "his" word, then how did they have free will?
If god intervened to ensure that the "his" word was written accurately and that the bible was infallable, then how did the writers have free will?
Isn't free will important?

2007-08-02 04:29:59 · 11 answers · asked by Fish Stick Jesus 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-02 04:29:37 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

The Sun hits it's lowest point in the sky on Dec 21st when Polaris aligns with 3 other stars making it the brightest star in the sky, particularly on that day. On December 25th the Sun begins to rise again in the sky each day, foreshadowing the coming of Spring, life and rebirth.

It's no coincidence that other deities like Horus were also born Dec 25th, had 12 disciples (12 sings of the Zodiac) and died around Easter only to rise from the dead 3 days later. A metaphor for the equinox in spring. The story of Christ repeats itself in many other religions that were around before Christianity.

Ancient peoples worshipped the sky, the stars, and especially the Sun. The Sun God, or in this case, God's Son. Jesus's time marked the change of the Ages. The Earth and Sun lined up to mark the beginning of the Age of Pisces, symbolized by the fish. In 2150 we will be in the Age of Aquarius. Jesus said he will be with us until the end of the world, or the Aeon, or the Age.

What do you think?

2007-08-02 04:28:35 · 27 answers · asked by ? 6 in Religion & Spirituality

OK, ladies, if I am going to be considerate enough to lift it up to avoid drops on the seat, can you at least forgive me leaving it up?

You don't get mad to open a door to enter. So why get mad to but it down to go?

2007-08-02 04:27:57 · 22 answers · asked by a2z_alterego 4 in Etiquette

Do you ever go to the Y!A science forums and debate/ask questions of the people there?

2007-08-02 04:27:21 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-02 04:27:11 · 4 answers · asked by Graciela, RIRS 6 in Religion & Spirituality