Society & Culture - 10 August 2007

I want to help a homeless woman, but she believes "help" equals taking advantage.

2007-08-10 18:05:34 · 6 answers · asked by Yarnlady_needsyarn 7 in Other - Society & Culture

Would it of been higher if he was a Muslim?

2007-08-10 18:04:28 · 7 answers · asked by 自由思想家 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Do you think it's true that some people do indeed need a religion to live their lives in a morally acceptable way? And if you do, what do you think it is about those people that causes them to need it? I've wondered about this lately, and to be honest, I'm not sure what I think about it.

Thanks :)

2007-08-10 18:01:10 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

and should we still keep from eating it?

or do things in the bible change..

can God say one thing and be very serious about it like "don't eat this forbidden fruit"

and then years later can that law not apply to us?

2007-08-10 18:00:46 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

What non-religious musical best fits your faith, what is your faith, and how does it match?

2007-08-10 18:00:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

We were going through the worse drought of recent memory, and we prayed all night for rain to come and save our ranch. It finally rained two years later! Praise God, he answered our Prayers! Too bad most of the cattle was dead or sold at the time, but the Lord moves in mysterious ways, amen?

2007-08-10 17:59:45 · 5 answers · asked by 自由思想家 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-10 17:59:27 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-10 17:59:23 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

It's a scientific fact that the moon moves 1/8th of an inch away from the earth every year. If you go back just 1 million years we would have tidal waves so big the would wipe out the land masses every day. if you go back just 2 million years the moon would be touching the earth. So what would happen 4.5 billion years that you claim? Where was the moon then? How could the earth survive this? Don't say the moon started moving much later. The moon is moving now and there is no evedence that it started later. Science is based on fact and the only facts we have on this is the movment that is happening right now.

2007-08-10 17:56:16 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I am not looking to antagonize anyone!!

I am curious what people of different faiths (atheism, agnosticm included) think about serious mental illnesses like schizophrenia, manic-depression, major depression. Could you include your faith so that I can get that idea?

2007-08-10 17:54:36 · 18 answers · asked by Alex62 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I'm have a sleepover and i need some easy fun things to do.!!!!I CAN NOT have boys!!!!

2007-08-10 17:54:23 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Holidays

**1 minute of silence**

2007-08-10 17:53:49 · 5 answers · asked by Love Chuck!!! wannabe a Norris 2 in Religion & Spirituality

One definition of evil is 'the complete absence or lack of the ability to change'.
In order to absorb the emerging truths in life one needs the capacity to change in order to accommodate them.
If one cannot accommodate truth then one cannot change and if one cannot change then one is therefore evil.
The opposite of truth is a lie and a lie is a myth or story which is presented as being the truth, and perpetuated and believed as such, despite the total lack of evidence to support it. By this logic religion is a story which is presented as being the truth without evidence so it is in fact a lie and therefore evil.

2007-08-10 17:51:58 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Am I racist? What if I prefer black women over all others, am I racist? Aren't we allowed to have preferences in our choice of women without being branded a racist?

2007-08-10 17:43:26 · 15 answers · asked by Don S 5 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Do you remember eating raw rhubarb and green apples and squeezIng the plastic packs of margarine with the red dot in the middle??? Two years ago I pulled up a piece of rhubarb and took a big bite and thought I would never be able to open my mouth again. How in the world did we do this stuff??

2007-08-10 17:43:06 · 10 answers · asked by lilabner 6 in Senior Citizens

They couldn't possibly award me a 'violation notice' for this one...OR could they? I've gotten two within the past 3 hours......

In case my account goes South, it's been fun. See you all in the funny papers.

Always my best regards,
M

2007-08-10 17:42:28 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Or somewhere in between as maybe religious fiction?

2007-08-10 17:41:42 · 11 answers · asked by Riverwind 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I am a Christian and I love to write (historical fiction, by the way). I have one planned novel in the works and I have given serious thought to writing two war novels (both take place in World War II).

However, would it seem odd (or hypocritical for that matter) for a Christian to be writing about war? I have given serious thought about these two story ideas.

What's your take? Should a Christian write a war novel?

2007-08-10 17:40:32 · 16 answers · asked by chrstnwrtr 7 in Religion & Spirituality

My parents have reached the point where the choices they make are not in their best interest. I believe they are no longer capable of making their own decisions, and I want to make the move into independent living against their wishes. Your advice?

2007-08-10 17:40:12 · 17 answers · asked by Yarnlady_needsyarn 7 in Senior Citizens

With wine shared from one cup, with bread, and sacrificial Lamb...was Jesus the the Disciples celebrating Passover? Or were they trying to in a way become it?

2007-08-10 17:39:58 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Some Christians say that the 7 days of creation (including the day God rested) were 7 literal days, where as other Christians think of them as metaphorical days. They take the verse "1 day is like a 1000 years in God's eyes" as their basis. So which is it? How do you support your view?

Before answering, keep in mind that Adam only lived for 900+ years (according to the bible). Now if each day was actually a 1000 years, by the end of the 7th day Adam's age would already have surpassed his actual age. The sun was created the day after plants were created. If each day was a 1000 years, the plants would not be able to survive (photosynthesis). Some Christians believe each day might even be longer than a 1000 years, which would make it even more absurd though. And don't forget to compare how the word "yom" is used throughout the bible.

2007-08-10 17:39:47 · 10 answers · asked by 鲨鱼 1 in Religion & Spirituality

For example it is common and seems acceptable that couples live together without being married.

2007-08-10 17:39:42 · 12 answers · asked by Missy 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I need to know 3 archangels/angels ( possibly the the three highest) allied with god, and allied with lucifer

i know Michael was the leader of gods army, and lucifer the leader of his army.

i just need 2 to more angels/ archangels for both armies.

Thanks a lot !

ps. if you could tell me with their order in rank, ( if their is one) i would greatly apprectiate it

2007-08-10 17:39:03 · 10 answers · asked by unholynight72 1 in Religion & Spirituality

There was a recent news item from Phoenix, AZ involving a man and his 19 year old daughter trying to exorcise the woman's three year old daughter. According CNN, there is an apparent uprising in the number of exorcisms occuring today. Do religions really support this and what is the biblical reference?

2007-08-10 17:37:56 · 6 answers · asked by carmandnee 3 in Religion & Spirituality

there are alot of things I've learned that can be argued. but here's something that you'd have to be an idiot to argue.

If X is so, then Y is so:

If the world is NOT a few thousand years old, then religion was made up by man to explain the unknown with logic and imagination.

regardless of whether or not you believe...there is no way the planet is only a few thousand years old. if that ONE piece of the structure is missing, then the entire structure collapses.

even so...I still want to live in the fantasy and delusion faith offers...because reality is too brutally honest.

2007-08-10 17:35:14 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-10 17:33:30 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Sometimes I feel like the only person of faith in these chat rooms. Are there any other prayer pilgrims out there? What do you pray about?

I am currently praying that Elizabeth Smart does the right thing and teaches others about the evilness of rape and that she uses her rape as a way to prevent the rape of others. I am also praying that her father doesn't do anymore commercials for security companies. Surely their Bishop will help teach Ed Smart that he should not profit from this terrible event. Further I am praying that Smart doesn't turn to a life of sin which is unfortunately the case with most rape victims.

2007-08-10 17:32:16 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-10 17:31:47 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

If so, how? and how can we make justice?

Hakuna Matata brothers and sisters?

2007-08-10 17:31:09 · 5 answers · asked by Love Yahoo!!! wannabe a princess 4 in Religion & Spirituality

where is a good place to learn about mormons sorry about my english

2007-08-10 17:30:58 · 11 answers · asked by Choas 1 in Religion & Spirituality