Society & Culture - 8 August 2007

Alot of people say people in philly got accents..im from philly so i dont notice it..i know we say certain words differently but i dont kno if its a accent. some pople who dont kno assume we sound like people from new york but we dont. but people from otha cities think we got accents..so if you notice that we do, and your not from philly..can you explain to me what we sound like?

only reply if you think we sound like anything..dont be smart about it iight? thankss.

2007-08-08 12:20:43 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2007-08-08 12:19:20 · 7 answers · asked by KGOSIETSILE M 2 in Mythology & Folklore

2007-08-08 12:18:59 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

I need to write an email at working....help please! People at my work have been stealing food from the refrigerator...I don't know if its the employees or the janitors...please help me, or find some links that will help me...this has happened too many times...thanks! also just give me constructive answers..if your not going to help or be a smart a** then please dont answer this...once again thanks!

2007-08-08 12:16:41 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

if so .. would there be possible negative implications in eradicating those beliefs?

2007-08-08 12:15:32 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-08 12:14:34 · 10 answers · asked by Page 4 in Religion & Spirituality

and by who, and why?

2007-08-08 12:13:15 · 10 answers · asked by lins 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Many say that without belief in God, that people wouold choose to be immoral. Well, if your only choosing to be moral because your scared of God, well I don't really consider that being moral at all. That's just avoiding punishment. I think that an atheist who chooses to be moral based on their own want to make the world a better place, that is far more admirable then one who chooses to be good only because of fear that they might be punished if they are not moral. I don't for a second think that religion has any coorelation with morality. I think ones morality come from ones own desire to be moral.

2007-08-08 12:13:14 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

What would you say?

boohoo, because we had no proof.

that's where faith comes in.

2007-08-08 12:10:30 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

"A man can have sex with animals such as sheep, cows, camels and so on. However he should kill the animal after he has his orgasm. He should not sell the meat to the people in his own village, however selling the meat to the next door village should be fine."
-Ayatollah Khomeini, Tahrirolvasyleh, fourth volume, Darol Elm, Gom, Iran, 1990.

I have found this in many places on the web (see below) AND I AM HIGHLY SKEPTICAL OF THIS. However, perhaps some Shia readers have a copy of this volume and can confirm or deny it.

Thanks!

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http://www.realityspoken.com/unwisequotes
http://www.freethinker.co.uk/?p=40
http://www.cubamania.com/cuba/showthread.php?threadid=19305

2007-08-08 12:09:47 · 15 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I was planning on just wearing a dress. Is this ok? It's not black, but I don't own anything black.

2007-08-08 12:08:31 · 9 answers · asked by ☆Zestee☆ 5 in Etiquette

We ae only here to speak peace to you and share God's Word with you. What is wrong with that? Don't you have the option to just walk away? Can we have some peace here today?

2007-08-08 12:08:29 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The New International Version, The Good News Bible, The Amplified Version and the and The New American Standard, I have studied and have read them all, I am now Pagan, would you say I did not do my research before choosing my path?

2007-08-08 12:08:28 · 11 answers · asked by Carpathian Mage 3 in Religion & Spirituality

My mother in her 60s and my brother in his 40s is a sad relationship. My brother who lives in his apartment brings all his laundry at home and mother does his laundry, picks up his mail and many packages. He refuses to help her on her car since she cannot repair things like he can. He always backstabs her and calls her bad names, and says the washer washes the clothes not my mom. He claims that she never supported him, which she did all the way until he was 33 years of age at home. He always wants alot of money from her plus a tip if she wants a little thing done on the car. He is ruthless and unmerciful, and mother is heartbroken.
My Q is since he is like this, does God forgive him, because he is so vicious, and will he pay for acting like this toward mom?

He even steals stuff from our house when we are not home. He accuses family members of taking or stealing his mail or boxes that come in late he blames my mother. By the way, the mail is late and he always accuses us of somethin

2007-08-08 12:08:23 · 6 answers · asked by DREENA 2 in Etiquette

Why should I use Yahoo Answers to ask questions regarding religion to which I already know the answer as a means to have a short debate and always get the last answer?

A: Because I'm an idiot who would not survive a real debate with true scholars who might actually prove that my alternative faith is just an attempt to get attention.
B: Because I have no life whatsoever and spend hours upon hours on this site, secluded from the real world, although I still claim to have a stronger grip on reality than most others.
C: Both of the above.

2007-08-08 12:04:51 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

And can you be of a faith you were baptized in but no longer practice or now deny?

A Jewish person who might say he is athesit or reject the religion of judaism is still a jew but for other's you can claim only to be a gentile...

2007-08-08 12:04:44 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If you honestly believe there is a Heaven, and that this hypothetical loved one of yours is going there, then why do you cry? Why would you cry over someone going to a place of eternal happiness and peace? Shouldn't you be celebrating? Isn't death just a new life to you guys?

It would be understandable to cry over someones death for an atheist or agnostic, the reality we will never see that person again is something we accept, but you Christians cry as if your loved one is dead-dead, as in not going to Heaven and you'll never see em again.

Christians, is death even really 'death' at all according to your beliefs? Or is it just vaccation?

2007-08-08 12:04:09 · 47 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-08 12:02:07 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

Isn't the fact that your atheist mean you believe in no Supreme Being or "spiritual afterlife?" Maybe you should petition YA to give you your own forum....

2007-08-08 12:02:00 · 6 answers · asked by THE QUEEN B 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-08 12:01:15 · 26 answers · asked by ? 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-08 12:00:48 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-08 11:59:34 · 8 answers · asked by LineDancer 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Unless I am mistaken... and i do believe i am NOT.

Easter sunday is...

The First Sunday after the First Monday fallowing the first full moon after the vernal equinox....

the vernal equinox is March 20th (wednessday)
The full moon is the next day (thursday the 21st)
So than the first monday is the 24th which means easter sunday must be the sunday fallowing that...

Which is March 30th

So, unless I am wrong in my understanding of when easter falls, we are wrong this year as Easter Sunday is falling on March 23rd....

2007-08-08 11:58:05 · 12 answers · asked by tybardy 4 in Easter

Many liberal Jews and rabbis will routinely say something like, "he was a great teacher but not the messiah" when a Christian asks. My impression is that these people haven't given any serious thought to the question and haven't studied to Jesus's teachings, and are saying this only because they don't want to offend anyone rather than because of any deeply held conviction.

Some Jewish sources have suggested that Jesus and Christianity serve a positive purpose by bringing gentiles closer to G-d. For example, Rambam (1135-1204 C.E.) comments that because of the spread of Christianity, when the messiah comes:

the world will already be filled with the idea of moshiach, Torah, and commandments, even in far-flung islands and in closed-minded nations, where they engage in discussions on the Torah's commandments
But though Jesus and his religion may be part of G-d's plan for the world, the general consensus among the rabbis regarding Jesus is not favorable. On the same page where he made the remark above, Rambam commented that Daniel 11:14 (regarding people who try to establish the vision but stumble and fall) is a reference to Christianity, saying:

Is there a greater stumbling block than [Jesus]? All the prophets foretold that the messiah would redeem the Jews, help them, gather in the exiles and support their observance of the commandments. But he caused Jewry to be put to the sword, to be scattered and to be degraded; he tampered with the Torah and its laws; and he misled most of the world to serve something other than G-d.

2007-08-08 11:56:53 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

In the movie Wedding Wars, it showed that many things such as florists, hair stylists and other stereotypical “gay” professions would come to a grinding halt. It offered a funny look at a realistic situation.

What do you think will happen if one day all of us were to just call in “gay” and refused to return to work until we get equal rights? We are everywhere and some of us are rather influential! I think if all of us were to call in “gay," the world just might come to a grinding halt. Or is this wishful thinking on my part? Maybe our straight allies would want to join us?

Just a hypothetical question. Be creative! Be funny! Be rude if you must! Just be true to yourself when answering this question. And finally, PLEASE keep your Jesus off my Pen*s

2007-08-08 11:56:40 · 28 answers · asked by Tom W 4 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-08-08 11:55:13 · 15 answers · asked by dhar 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-08-08 11:54:40 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Why do people try and say who is saved and who is not? doesn't God love everyone and therefore bring us all to Heaven in the end?
and why is it that so many people focus on eternity and not the life God gave us to live?


btw...if you cant tell from this question and my others, im kindof trying to understand my own beliefs right now, sorry for so many religion questions

2007-08-08 11:53:22 · 11 answers · asked by sce 1 in Religion & Spirituality

If we believe that we have 1 God, why can't we merge all the religions together and believe in 1? Tell us your thoughts about this and list some pros and cons.

2007-08-08 11:53:18 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

There are those who believe in heaven and hell, and that after you die, you will go to either based on your behavior during your lifetime. Then there are those who believe in reincarnation, or that death truly is the end.

What would your reaction be if what happens after you die turns out to be the exact opposite of what you believed while alive?

For Christians, what if there is no heaven or hell and you get reincarnated as a hippo?

For non-believers, what would your reaction be if you came face-to-face with God?

I'm just curious, points will go to the most thoughtful answer (unless your spelling sucks lol).

2007-08-08 11:51:08 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality