Society & Culture - 13 August 2007

my grandmother whom ive never seen eye to eye with has not told my husband and i congrats since our wedding in march. she knew however that we were having a simple outdoor wedding and not in a church because it was against my beliefs(im buddhist). my mother was very upset that she did not send us a card or anything after we sent her our wedding photos. well today we recieved our gift. first i should tell you that all she gives as gifts usually is a check. well our gift was a holy bible. i was furious and im trying to see the good in this or trying to think that she was trying to be nice but its hard after meeting this woman. im deeply offended. do i just send a thank you note and bite my tongue?

2007-08-13 11:55:23 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If you believe in ghosts... I know structures built over a burial ground usually end up haunted but movies never show what happens when someplace is torn down and something else is built. (This question refers to a place with no burial ground underneath it.) Would the ghost "move on" or would it hang around and move into the new place?

2007-08-13 11:52:53 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I was at a funeral and the funeral director said that they bury everyone facing East. Why?

2007-08-13 11:51:11 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

I know people work nights and the some supermarkets are open 24/7, but I mean general living like going about our day to day activities at any time of day. I personally hope not, but we didn't used to have tv in the mornings or through the night, and most shops used to shut on Sundays and a Wednesday afternoon where I live. It was accepted that you wouldn't go shopping on Sundays.

2007-08-13 11:49:51 · 6 answers · asked by falutd 2 in Other - Society & Culture

If Muslims don't want Islam to be perceived as encouraging violence, they should:
1. Stop committing violent acts.
2. Stop justifying those violent acts by reference to the Qur'an and Sunnah.
3. Stop saying violent or hateful things in private when you think no non-Muslims are around.
4. Begin comprehensive international programs in mosques all over the world to teach against the ideas of violent jihad and Islamic supremacism.
5. Actively work with Western law enforcement officials to identify and apprehend jihadists within Western Muslim communities.

Do these five things, and you'll find, voila, that perceptions of Islam will begin miraculously to improve.

2007-08-13 11:49:46 · 15 answers · asked by ? 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Real answers please...

2007-08-13 11:48:56 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

next year, i'm going to be in classes with older kids. i will hardly already know anyone in any of my classes because i'm taking APs. i think that by the time i'm introduced to these people, they'll already have their groups and clicks, and it'll be hard to pick a random person and just start talking. it's almost like moving to a new school, not knowing where to start.
normally, i'm not a nerd or a loser or anything. i have a group of friends and i'm fine talking to people. i'm not an outcast.
how can i be social and open up to these people when they've already formed bonds with eachother? i'm shy, but i know i have to step out of my comfort zone, and i'm ready.
thanks in advance.

2007-08-13 11:47:47 · 2 answers · asked by ... 2 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-08-13 11:46:48 · 7 answers · asked by Hot Lips 4077 5 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Does that make Rick Romney a Zionist

And if so - since Zionists are also Globalists - does that make Rick Romney a Globalist

I mean it is no secret that all the trouble in the Middle East and all the wars have been caused by extreme religious right Neocon Zionists and Globalists.

So if Zion is Salt Lake City

And if Mormons are Zionists

Then - well - you get the picture.

2007-08-13 11:46:19 · 14 answers · asked by scottanthonydavis 4 in Religion & Spirituality

and she was on birth control would it matter?

2007-08-13 11:44:39 · 19 answers · asked by kazee 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I'm going to be moving into an appartment with 3 other asian guys (the fact they are asian has nothing to do with it, just info. in fact, i find asians to be my favorite race..other than my own). Anyways, i am a pretty shy guy and i find it really hard to open up to someone and im going to be living with a guy that is, apparently, very energetic, hyper etc. and it worries me that i wont be able to open up to him and the rest of my roommates fast enough. i dont want to be this kind of shy guy anymore. i want to be outgoing too! the thing is, i dont like doing stupid stufff because i always think about how i'd look if i do the act and it turns me off from be "crazy" or whatnot. Basically, how can i be more fun to be around etc.

thanks guys.

2007-08-13 11:43:56 · 9 answers · asked by biotechman1135 2 in Other - Society & Culture

catholic/christian!!

2007-08-13 11:43:40 · 45 answers · asked by Mr. cool 2 in Religion & Spirituality

If you're a devout Catholic would a relationship with a non-catholic be doomed to failure?
The fact that you will be constantly asking her to convert because as you love her, you cant let her have an incomplete path to heaven.

2007-08-13 11:42:31 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

you know cause of the whole "lustful thoughts thing?" I mean most people when they're horny are having lustful thoughts.

2007-08-13 11:39:33 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-13 11:39:03 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Why do we discuss whether God exists or not all the time, when we have far more better things to talk about?

Atheist or a theist, everything will happen according to how we live our life. Another amusing thing is that people fight over their religious Deities, proclaiming that their God is better and that their God surfaced first.

so, why the hell do people develop hatred trying to prove and disapprove the existence of God?

2007-08-13 11:38:49 · 20 answers · asked by rivaldo 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Ok, since they all insist we are part of a religion I propose creating one. Please tell me how it can be improved:
1. Services will be held every Friday night at the local bar/pub.
2. Your attendance is not required, nor will you suffer any repercussions for not attending.
3. You may choose to believe anything you like.
4. Discussions and theories will be chosen to tackle as the night goes on and the beer flows.
5. You are only required to pay your own bill. Your tithe will be to the waiter/waitress who is serving you on said evening.
6. The only god you may worship may or may not be the porcelain god at the end (or in the middle!) of the service.
7. You must be able to spell "atheist."
8. You should be nice to others, but since nothing will happen to you anyway, it is simply just good common sense and promoted by the Unholy Church of Unbelievers.
Ok, that's just off the top of my head...anything important that I missed?

2007-08-13 11:38:05 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I'm a high school senior. It's my final year in high school. I need all of you witches/wiccans/pagans. To pray to the Lord and Lady for my protection, to grant me guidance and wisdom, help me get better in school. Get the 2.0 GPA to get my diploma, I can't do this on my own, I need prayers, The Goddess and magick, to help me (Yes, I know i must do the work in order to strengthen the prayer.) My friend tell me that the more prayers from others you recieve the more power, you get, but you must send the back three fold. I'm willing to sacrifice everything I have to graduate, my social life, my time, I treat high school like it's college.

I wanna go to college to.

2007-08-13 11:37:35 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Who lied, and who told the truth?
How were Adam and Eve supposed to distinguish between good and evil acts if they didn't understand the concepts until they ate the fruit?
Why did God put the tree in the garden in the first place, if not to tempt them?
Why didn't God know they were going to eat the fruit ahead of time?
Isn't all this sort of analogous to putting a dish of candy on a low table, then telling a 2-year-old child that they must absolutely not eat any? Would you really expect to come back into the room and find no candy gone?

And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

2007-08-13 11:37:30 · 14 answers · asked by Neoholbach 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-13 11:35:45 · 42 answers · asked by Fury 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I am wondering if this ever came across your mind, or not, when it comes to serving others. And, am curious to know how many people in this world, will choose which one. Would appreciate it, if many respond to this . . . thanks!

2007-08-13 11:34:39 · 6 answers · asked by ~Angela~ 3 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-08-13 11:34:39 · 10 answers · asked by ? 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Show Proof cause we will inshAllah
Salam

2007-08-13 11:34:23 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I've been friends with this girl since 05. She is graduatig rom college this year and I'm a sophomore. The reason we became friends in the first place was because I was looking to go to her school, & met through a friend. We have never met in person, as it was a college visit. We only chatted online ..aim; text message; email and snail mail. Our friendship within a year went from really good to something I questioned. She considered me her friend before I considered her mine, and we even exchanged gifts ..just for fun and even xmas cards. After something she questioned me about that she did not apologize for, she became different towards me. At first it was like no big deal, maybe she didn't she offended me & then I felt like I was the one alwasy making the talk and not her. I felt like it's pulling teeth to get her to talk. I basically stopped talking to her since December. Now, I never told her I was mad at her & why.I assumed she knew

2007-08-13 11:32:48 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

A. applying general belifs or attitudes to whole categories of people.
B. expecting a category of people to behave the way they "should."
C. assuming that what you've been taught is necessarily true.
D. the tendency to turn the stereotyped group into scapegoats.

?

2007-08-13 11:32:42 · 7 answers · asked by Martin T 1 in Religion & Spirituality

The Gabriel in the Gospel said
Luke 1:

28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
29 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

2007-08-13 11:32:15 · 3 answers · asked by djmantx 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-13 11:32:14 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

According to my religious beliefs, the destroyers of false hope are the true messiahs. If I am only doing what my religion says I should do, I am no better or worse than a Christian who acts on the call to "go tell it on the mountain".

Am I and the people like me here to pick on Christians because we are hurt from things in our past and just lashing out?
I think not.

Am I here to break down the walls which hide and protect potentially capable minds from thinking logically and rationally?
I think so.

Why then must I constantly and repeatedly have to respond to the same crap about "you're just here to pick on people, you big meanie"?
I am not here to attack the believers; I come to attack the fallacious reasoning used by so many believers to support their fairy tale beliefs.
I am not attacking physically, and I am not at your door presenting something that MUST be dealt with or faced in some way.
I am 1 click away from disappearing from your screen.
Yet I am a bully?

2007-08-13 11:29:10 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Picture a triangle. The Feminine, (flowing downward), from the Source of Life we call God to us, is expansive. The Masculine, (flowing upward), back to the Source, is direct.
The Feminine gives one a feeling of being smaller than one is. The Masculine a feeling of being bigger than one is. Making the one overly critical of others, and the other a bragger.
But we ALL use both of these forces in a days time. Being assertive when someone tries to run over us. And being passive when we are with our Loved Ones. Giving up the control.
All the rest is an Ego Trip!

Anthony Silva
USA

2007-08-13 11:28:40 · 11 answers · asked by THE NEXT LEVEL 5 in Mythology & Folklore

2007-08-13 11:28:26 · 12 answers · asked by ☆Zestee☆ 5 in Mythology & Folklore