Society & Culture - 8 August 2007

My daddy is forcing me, against my will, to go to a boarding school for "teens that need attitude adjustments" I was reflecting upon the past year, and let's just call a spade a spade here, I was DISGUSTED with the education provided by our local public school system in Texas over the past few years. The problems included mediocre, sem-literate teachers, trailer trash school administrators, overweight students, decrepit facilities, and non-creative and physically abusive disciplinary methods. I often reminded my principal that I was not opposed to SUING but he laughed at me, spit up his tobacco and then would call ("drawl") my daddy to pick my SPOILED $SS up and take me home and DEAL WITH ME. This is the kind of arrogance I find to be EXTREMELY offensive. I have told my daddy I'd like to call the school office and EXPRESS MY DISGUST, but daddy told me to leave these "poor people alone" and not to be a PAIN IN THE $SS or he will "return the favor"

Should I call them anyways?

2007-08-08 15:05:35 · 12 answers · asked by Lori 5 in Etiquette

I was going to this church in edmonton, big chruch. I was so excited for some reason to enter into this church and worship....I always am by the way, but this day was different like my heart was pounding for it. I entered into this pentacostal chruch, and a propheicey was comeing down, the whole church is silent of course. And this spirit falls on me, and everything is white, and I am holy. My heart is in this unspeakable joy, beating with laughter and happyness. Then I lied while I was in this spirit, and it left, and I felt so down. I was like unto God, I can not be perfect. So when you make me perfect come back to me and bring that unspeakable joy back.

ever sense that day my heart has been crying for rightousness and holiness, and to be perfect like the father is perfect.


are there any scriptures that talk about this unspeakable joy that people have, a supernatural joy that only the holy spirit can give?

2007-08-08 15:04:49 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I want to know from any wise man with a logical thinking and with a resources or basis the real "HELL". Anybody can give their answers as long as they know what they are talking about.

2007-08-08 15:04:25 · 22 answers · asked by CESAR D 1 in Religion & Spirituality

So a recent question asked "who said this quote" and it was a quote by Darwin saying there is no record of one species changing from one to another...and "science geek" gave this GREAT answer!!!

"SHUT THE HELL UP ALREADY. You feeble minded pathetic excuses for rationale beings are making me sick with these constant attacks with the same crappy ammo. Go fondle your bible, a local altar boy, or if she can stand your pale, flimsy torso, your wife/ girlfriend/ boyfriend."

Man...don't you guys just LOVE how people still see the words of Darwin(who had the theory of evoltuion) as "the same crappy ammo"...I had never heard that quote before, and upon googling it, many places have it, and it's in a book by Darwin so Christians didn't just make it up.

Agree/disagree that science geek even knew that the qute was by darwin but just would rather attack Christians?

2007-08-08 15:04:22 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

please disregard the SECOND question mark

2007-08-08 15:02:51 · 4 answers · asked by kreacher92 4 in Languages

They seem to have cleaned up their act some.

2007-08-08 15:02:35 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

only I don't know if he is right or wrong. You see, "this" person had a foot where his ear should be had one eye in the front and one on his back, walked on his hands and told me to speak up as his ears were in the palm of his hands. FINALLY, an atheist's dream that lacked divine design. One question, I don't think he was an "earthling." What do you think ?

2007-08-08 15:00:24 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

While many R&S poeple are rude about beliefs and the points they want to get across, there are many people say things in a very effective way, but don't insult or sound too outspoken.

I'm asking this is R&S because of the contrast between the respectful people (who still have creative and occasionally slightly answers) to the downright rude, offensive and stupid ones.
How do you compose yourself and not write the first insane(or rude) thing that comes into your head if something bothers you?

2007-08-08 15:00:19 · 37 answers · asked by Moonlit Hemlock 3 in Religion & Spirituality

find out that the late Queen Mother was not born in Scotland. They all seemed to go up in arms at the suggestion that she was not Scottish. I believed she was Scottish as well
did anyone else think the same, then get a shock.

2007-08-08 14:59:47 · 9 answers · asked by Angel Bonnie 4 in Royalty

OK
all religions or non religions are free to answer what they would do.


OK lets say your about to be torcherd like immagine the worse things that will happen to you, but you have a gun with one bullet. would you use it on yourself?
it could be anywhere, maybe think about the Lybirian conflict, the rebels are coming at you and are known for there inhuman technicks of torcher.-- no you wont be spared.

ask me, and ill say hell yeah!

what would you do if you knew youd be
1 torcherd and left there.
2 torcherd then executed.
3 torcherd and left there but you have a chance of being recude by your governments troops.

dont remind me of my bad spelling.

2007-08-08 14:57:47 · 15 answers · asked by Our blood will touch the ground! 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-08 14:56:40 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

now after watching those left behind movies i am sort of confused. Can anyone tell me what the deal really is on those left behind after the rapture?

2007-08-08 14:56:07 · 18 answers · asked by wannaknow 2 in Religion & Spirituality

"Not one change of species into another is on record...we cannot prove that a single species has been changed."

2007-08-08 14:55:26 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Personally, I think that calling evolution a religion is an asinine attempt to try lower science to the level of fairy tales. I hear the term "evolutionist" thrown around a lot and it makes me want to punch someone as THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS AN "EVOLUTIONIST"! That's the kind of nonsense people spew when the only education they've had over evolution has come from an old guy with a Bible who refers to it as "evilution" half of the time and "devilution" the other half of the time.

Your thoughts?

Please, support your claim in some way.

No rambling about how I'm an evil atheist, I will surely ignore you.

2007-08-08 14:53:39 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

This question is out of season. Anyway, this is my concern. Because Christmas originated from paganism. and there are no Biblical precept on the celebration of Christmas. and early Christians never celebrated Christmas at all.

2007-08-08 14:52:20 · 22 answers · asked by Chin 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-08 14:51:42 · 27 answers · asked by Becca 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Atheists, don't bother to answer - I know you're all smart enough to sweep certain things under the rug. SOOOO, Christians, is it just that you feel sorry for Muslims 'cause they're goin' to hell? Or do you hate their ideology and think they deserve hell? I'm really interested to see your opinions. Thanks!

2007-08-08 14:48:15 · 21 answers · asked by chazzychef 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Ok so I have this dinner invitation and it is at a gentleman's club where in my youth, I have blurry images of wine consumption, men sitting around telling lies to each other, and naked squirming flesh on gravy stained table tops now devoid of cutlery but not wine.

Same thing this time, only this time I am married with three and I just know that the young vile temptress is going to want to sit on my lap.. naked ladies always seem to do that to me.

I that cheating and how do I politely refuse the unwarranted attention without hurting her feelings? :)

2007-08-08 14:46:33 · 48 answers · asked by Icy Gazpacho 6 in Religion & Spirituality

your wise and witty thoughts dear VT sisters?

2007-08-08 14:46:15 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Or is he a bunch of people using the same identity to answer questions?

2007-08-08 14:42:46 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I just want to know someone elses opinion on whether or not Cain married his sister/neice/ cousin or did God create other people. My question revolves around the scripture Gen 1:27 So God created man in his own image of God created he him; male and female created he them. KJV. Later it tells in Gen 2:7 that he created Adam . Does anyone believe that this meant God had created other people besides Adam and Eve? I have always belived Cain married a relative but I would like to hear other peoples opinion.

2007-08-08 14:42:14 · 22 answers · asked by jusbizness403 4 in Religion & Spirituality

i think my animal totem is a crow..i am left handed and i see them everywhere...but always two...wherever im at outside theres always two...and they seem to just come out of nowhere and start cahhing...what do you think?

2007-08-08 14:41:40 · 7 answers · asked by softballj 1 in Mythology & Folklore

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1114162

Streaks of lights across the night sky will enthrall stargazers this weekend when the Perseids meteor shower is expected to put up a peak performance.

Skywathcers can enjoy the sight of over 100 meteors sparkling up the new moon night on Sunday every hour, astronomers said.

2007-08-08 14:41:38 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-08 14:41:26 · 15 answers · asked by Eartha Q 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-08 14:40:34 · 15 answers · asked by Eartha Q 6 in Religion & Spirituality

(This is long but it’s not THAT long so please be patient and see if you can help me understand this.)

By and large on this forum and others I have seen that Jesus purportedly said: (paraphrasing)

"No one gets to the Kingdom of Heaven except through me."

which is interpreted as:

"No one gets to the Kingdom of Heaven except by believing that I am the Son of God and adopting this as their primary guiding principle."

On the other hand, Thomas Jefferson whom I consider to be an intelligent and learned man once said that the teaching of Jesus were “the most sublime and benevolent code of morals which has ever been offered to man.” – a powerful statement.

So I guess my question is this. Is it possible that my paraphrase above does not imply the interpretation that immediately follows but instead means:

“No one gets to the Kingdom of Heaven except by exemplifying the morals I have put forth in my teachings.”

In other words, it is not that we have to accept Jesus as our

2007-08-08 14:38:47 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

it because they love me?

Does anybody else see the disconnect?

See my last question for some context:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=As2NOGACtgZHJlXaOhrU.eXd7BR.?qid=20070808182855AAs3Ffa

2007-08-08 14:37:33 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

http://www.hallofthegods.org/articles/legends-records.html

2007-08-08 14:37:31 · 5 answers · asked by $0.02 4 in Other - Cultures & Groups

I'm having my evening "hot flash"

AAAAH!

2007-08-08 14:36:52 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Or is it just the Baptist, Muslims, Sunnis, Methodist Lutheran's, or for that fact any religion? I just wondered

2007-08-08 14:35:33 · 5 answers · asked by Mrs. Arrow 2 in Religion & Spirituality