Society & Culture - 2 August 2007

How does it sound for you? Which color you think of when you hear this name? How old do you think she should be? do you like it?

2007-08-02 18:53:16 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

It is possible for you to become a Jehovah's Witness—or a Mormon, or for that matter, a member of any other group that claims to be God's one and only true religion—is it possible if the only book you ever read in your life was the Bible?

2007-08-02 18:49:21 · 10 answers · asked by jethrojimbob 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I am searching for true magic so please no fakers!!

2007-08-02 18:47:35 · 11 answers · asked by Jake S 1 in Mythology & Folklore

this accident? I know there are videos on youtube, but is this really true that they died?

2007-08-02 18:47:07 · 6 answers · asked by thazmyname 2 in Mythology & Folklore

Just to tell us the Bible is not true. Not only that, then atheists go into detail on which parts of the Bible are false. Do you really think Christians are going to listen to your BS and say yea" Sparky" you got me convinced.
Misery loves company.

2007-08-02 18:45:31 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I have my 4 small children asleep in our small 1300sq ft apt. It's 12:30 am. and the new neighbors who moved in downstairs are blaring their music and it's thumping our entire floor.
I don't know what to do.
We recently moved from our 4000+ sq ft home to save $ to build a house and this is an adjustment for us all, but this is crazy! I try to keep the kids quiet all day while we're home and we try to be out as much as possible so as not to disturb anyone. I may not get after the kids for stomping or hollering anymore, you know? What do you think I should do, bake some cookies and take them some and ask if they could keep it down in the middle of the night, or should we start stomping at 6 am when we start our day? I want to do the right thing here, so obviously misbehaviour should not be our intent... but still...

2007-08-02 18:43:44 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

2007-08-02 18:42:23 · 1 answers · asked by sierra1zero 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

i mean seriously, how do you make the connection between canteloupe and homosexuality?

2007-08-02 18:40:57 · 33 answers · asked by SUPER BOB BARKER 3 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

And if they are right about God, does that mean we have actually been misspelling it the whole time?

2007-08-02 18:39:55 · 13 answers · asked by Pangloss (Ancora Imparo) AFA 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-02 18:36:55 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

What if you're wrong about your beliefs?
Let's just play pretend here, and play along with me.
Christians, if you died, and had found yourself reborn, or standing infront of Allah, or boogie-dancing with James Brown, what would you do?
Anyone else want to take a stab at that idea?

2007-08-02 18:35:34 · 31 answers · asked by Cinders 4 in Religion & Spirituality

...George W. Bush's justification of fighting a war in Iraq? I know Bush is very religious and has attempted to use Christian ideas to justify this war. Does anybody agree with him, religiously?

2007-08-02 18:34:32 · 24 answers · asked by DJ 8th Wonder 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I'm about to get baptized, I'm 17, and I'm wondering if you'res supposed to be a "goody goody" after it, isn't it human nature to sin, and that's why you ask for salvation because you know only Christ can forgive your sins?

2007-08-02 18:34:22 · 18 answers · asked by ♥BabyGirl♥ 2 in Religion & Spirituality

do you agree that those people who complain "WHY ISN'T GOD HELPING THE STARVING CHILDREN AND THE POOR?" are the ones who are sitting on their bums and not going out into poor nations to help?

i have nonchristian friends who go out into thiese nations to help, and i do not see them complaining why God is so "cruel" and "evil".

I do go out into poor nations to help the poor too.

so i totally feel that those who complain why God isn't helping are the ones who are not doing anything...........AT ALL.

agreed?

2007-08-02 18:31:43 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

As a faithful Jehovah's Witness, achtung_heiss is great at giving answers as direct quotes from the official Watchtower website. But will he ever engage in direct conversation with someone who is critical of his religion?

2007-08-02 18:30:31 · 6 answers · asked by jethrojimbob 2 in Religion & Spirituality

This may sound silly, but I think my calling was to be a mother. I have never been happier with my life than I have been since I became a mother. Being able to look at the face of my little girl every day gives me the greatest joy.

2007-08-02 18:29:02 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

That would be hot!

2007-08-02 18:25:17 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-02 18:25:11 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-02 18:24:08 · 4 answers · asked by ywj xing 2 in Other - Society & Culture

Since gratitude is an action how or what do you do to keep gratitude? I have a little tiny home and am so happy to have a small home in the ghetto. I know that if I concentrated on the fact that I don't have a mansion I would be ungrateful about my humble home.

2007-08-02 18:23:37 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If that's the case, then why wasn't this church taken over? Could it be that "wow" they were practicing true Islam and not extremists' twisted view? What is your take on this?

"When Omar Ibn Al-Khattab, the second Caliph, liberated Jerusalem from the Byzantine Roman occupation, he agreed to conditions requested by its Christian inhabitants. Omar happened to be inside the greatest Christian church of Jerusalem at the time for the Muslim afternoon prayer. Omar refused to perform his prayers in the church, for fear that it might give Muslims of future generations a reason to confiscate the church and make it into an Islamic mosque."

2007-08-02 18:18:17 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Honestly, i can't but their are a select few that i can see Jesus in. Im not judging because ive been guilty of it myself but their are alot of us who Act, Look and Speak worse than those who aren't saved. I talk to people and i have no clue that they are a Christian until they talk about Jesus, Its just that I see no Jesus in them, im only being honest, I just see another worldly person.

Please don't think im judging which i know some of you might think but its just disturbing to see that we misrepresent Christ alot. Im including myself.

2007-08-02 18:15:39 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-02 18:13:57 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2007-08-02 18:13:02 · 29 answers · asked by shiningStar 2 in Religion & Spirituality

This is a straightfoward question. I note a lot of people here that use spam, cut and paste "factoids" about their brand of religion in what seems to be a desperate effort to dispel and debunk the popular view or established facts about their belief.

If you are comfortable believing your religion is the "truth", then why is it of any importance what I believe...or the next man or woman believes? The truth does not need an advocate, it can stand alone. You cannot force anyone to see what you see.

So, what is the objective of trying to change people's minds through these tactics (cut and pastes, lectures, factoids, etc) ?

2007-08-02 18:08:24 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I work as a CNA in an enviornement full of doctors who are all very well off. Although I work along side them to the point they are like family members would it be wrong to ask for help with paying my tuition, a child care payment or any hand me down stuff they plan on getting rid of. I am a single parent who is doing everthing in my power to make it through school with three small kids. I am not against hard work and I do work hard, but sometimes its just to the point that everyone needs to ask for help at some time. If one well off person made a contribution monetary or in-kind towards any struggling single parent, it would make a world of difference. Would this be wrong? Do you think it will work?

2007-08-02 18:03:20 · 3 answers · asked by nene 3 in Community Service

I earlier asked why the bible wouldn't include events from regions all over the world, and I got some ignorant answers. Why would God choose only to appear in that region of the world? What makes people in those regions any more special then people from China? After all, God destroyed many nations in that region due to their sinfullness! In the bible, God rants on and on how everyone must believe only in God or die! If God never visited China, then how could they've believed in the christian God? How could people from China in that specific time have believed in Jesus when Jesus never were there to preach them? Does that mean that people from other regions not described in the bible doesn't need to follow God's words? It just doesn't make sense that a book that you christians think is the truth would not ignore other regions of the world! And if God did visit China of the record off the bible, why is there no record of it from Chinese people?

2007-08-02 18:02:04 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-02 18:01:55 · 10 answers · asked by ? 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I'm looking for good sentiments here, not your anger issues with the fundies. The reason I don't ask Christians, theists, Jews, etc, is because they invariably say "God". I want to know what it is that makes your life complete. For me, it's the curiosities of every single moment of every single day.

2007-08-02 18:01:14 · 28 answers · asked by tremonster 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-02 18:00:37 · 4 answers · asked by mansour o 1 in Languages