Society & Culture - 13 August 2007

Hello. Yesterday my family joined a new church, and it is bigger than the one I went to before. So I am not used to it being so big. There are kids my age and some girls about my age too, but I am too shy to talk to them I guess, because I'm afraid they won't like me or something. They aren't all like holy roller type, some of them look like assholes but I am not sure whether I should go to the youth class on sunday morning, or if I should stay up with the adults. My brother just turned 18 and he decided not to go to church, so I am all alone and I feel really weirded out, because all these new people, and I am a pretty shy.

Can anyone give me advice?

2007-08-13 03:52:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Why do some American Christians think/believe that America was founded on the basis of becoming a "Christian Nation"?

Do you think that the "Freedom of Religion" extends only to sects of Christianity?

2007-08-13 03:51:16 · 6 answers · asked by Professor Farnsworth 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Protestants often misunderstand the Catholic teaching on merit, thinking that Catholics believe that one must do good works to come to God and be saved. This is exactly the opposite of what the Church teaches. The Council of Trent stressed: "None of those things which precede justification, whether faith or works, merit the grace of justification; for if it is by grace, it is not now by works; otherwise, as the Apostle [Paul] says, grace is no more grace" (Decree on Justification 8, citing Rom. 11:6).

The Catholic Church teaches only Christ is capable of meriting in the strict sense—mere man cannot (Catechism of the Catholic Church, section 2007). The most merit humans can have is condign—when, under the impetus of God’s grace, they perform acts which please him and which he has promised to reward (Rom. 2:6–11, Gal. 6:6–10). Thus God’s grace and his promise form the foundation for all human merit (Catechism of the Catholic Church, section 2008).

2007-08-13 03:51:12 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Don't they look at murder as still murder whether it's an unborn fetus or a person?
You have to read this article to understand where I got my question from.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070813/lf_nm/texas_executions_dc_4
Here is a bit of it. title: Religion and cluture behind Texas execution tally.
BIBLE BELT INFLUENCE
Like his predecessor, Governor Perry is a devout Christian, highlighting one key factor in Texas' enthusiasm for the death penalty that many outsiders find puzzling -- the support it gets from conservative evangelical churches.
This is in line with their emphasis on individuals taking responsibility for their own salvation, and they also find justification in scripture.
"A lot of evangelical Protestants not only believe that capital punishment is permissible but that it is demanded by God. And they see sanction for that in the Old Testament especially," said Matthew Wilson, a political scientist at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.

2007-08-13 03:50:55 · 29 answers · asked by justmythoughts 3 in Religion & Spirituality

tell me....
why do you hate filipinos?
they're human beings just like you.
why you need to hate a nationality and not a nation?

2007-08-13 03:50:46 · 19 answers · asked by jenZay 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Is there any purpose for creating something only to destroy and eternally torture a large portion of it? The majority of mankind would be sent to hell by the bible's definition of a righteous believer, why does god set up the rules in such a way?

2007-08-13 03:50:23 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

It's perfectly logical to believe that I may not know everything about God, therefore I may be confused sometimes. It's perfectly logical to look at the world and the complexity and organization of it as evidence of God. It's perfectly logical to believe the Bible, as it is perfect, and doesn't contradict itself at all. It's inevitable that we still have atheists believing in no God because odds are there's always going to be people who just don't get it.

2007-08-13 03:50:21 · 22 answers · asked by poetic_lettuce 1 in Religion & Spirituality

In the declaration of independence, it is written that "We hold these truths to be self-evident" SELF EVIDENT means that the morals of this country are not derived from any religious text, but rather from common sense. The god that is referred to in the declartion is never singled out as the Judeo-Christian god, but seems to be a Deist abstraction, since it is reffered to as "The God of Nature". Therefore, our morals are not Christian.

Article 11 of the treaty of Tripoli states that "The Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion". This treaty was sent to the Senate in 1797, where it was read to every Senator, and was unanimously ratified by all 23.

The phrases "Under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and "In God we Trust" on our bills were added in the 1950's, during the height of McCarthyism, in order to set our country apart from Atheist Russia.

So where does this idea of a Christian nation come from?

2007-08-13 03:50:17 · 12 answers · asked by Shinkirou Hasukage 6 in Religion & Spirituality

My Church (SBC-AFFILLIATED) makes abbreviated versions of the Bible and sends them to members of the Armed Forces. Just Psalms and Proverbs from the OT, and the entire NT. Someone claimed that their former Pastor declared it to be wrong to print partial Bibles.

Do you think it is? And do you know of any Churches that teach that as doctrine?

2007-08-13 03:50:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-13 03:49:28 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

Has anyone seen a "black person" who had WHITE skin, BLONDE, but kinky hair, with black people's features? (like bigger nose, lips). Im not even kidding but I've seen an albino black person. I was at a camp and spent like 4 days with her. I wanted to ask her but it wouldve sounded really rude. It just looked sooo odd to me. Is it like a disease for a black person to be born with such light features? or a mutation?

2007-08-13 03:48:55 · 14 answers · asked by ♥ I WISH♥ 5 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-08-13 03:48:54 · 7 answers · asked by Lady 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Last night, my wife and I ordered pizza to be delivered. Over an hour later, the meal finally arrives and after they leave, I realize they did not bring the cheeze sticks, did not bring the bbq sauce for the COLD chicken, and we got a 2 litter soda instead of a 20oz. I called back and they said they didn't even get the order for the cheesesticks, which I clearly said and repeated twice when I placed the order. So we didn't pay for them and instead of going through the whole thing with them I just hung up. My wife called them back and demanded the cheesesticks and when they brought them (2 hours after placing the initial order) and said "That'll be $3.85 please" she said "Oh, we tipped the first guy $4.00, that should cover it." It was really funny at the time, but I worked fast food for a long time and understand how that stuff happens. I couldn't have done something like that. When I did work fast food, people flew off at me like that all the time. What would you have done?

2007-08-13 03:48:10 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

2007-08-13 03:47:48 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-13 03:46:20 · 4 answers · asked by foxfoxcar 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-13 03:46:14 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

I am curious to know the answer to this one, I would have thought a J for Jesus more appropriate>

2007-08-13 03:45:13 · 3 answers · asked by Daisy 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Do you believe that what science has explained is inside the earth is true or do you think that there is any truth behind all of the different underworld myths? What would it mean to the world if our understanding about the composition of the earth changed?

2007-08-13 03:44:00 · 5 answers · asked by Balrog 2 in Mythology & Folklore

Are you short tempered or you have great tolerance of many things that can irritate easily?Would you remain calm and not saying any 'F' word and be quiet?

2007-08-13 03:42:41 · 9 answers · asked by Love86 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-08-13 03:41:51 · 17 answers · asked by reverendrichie 4 in Religion & Spirituality

i'm a bi male who has been married for 2 years now and wife would not approve if she knew, i love her deeply but of course have thoughts of being with another man sometimes, what do i do?

2007-08-13 03:41:25 · 39 answers · asked by texas some somthin 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

That is, IF it upsets you. To me, the thought of Hell is ridiculous, so it's hard for me to understand people being upset when I point out how ridiculous it is. Explain to me your feelings when someone fails to take Hell seriously. How much does it bother you? Can you see the other side of the issue - how some people don't think Hell is real or something to be concerned with? Can you relate to that in any way?

2007-08-13 03:40:37 · 44 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

How do you celebrate the "Rest" that Sabbath offers?

Exodus 20:8-11
Matthew 12:12
Luke 4:16
Hebrews 4:4-11

2007-08-13 03:40:25 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Any of these products?

Dippity Do
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Hair Spools
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Jade East
SweetHeart Soap
Evening in Paris
Tigress Cologne

Do you know all that stuff and more is STILL available? Check it out - even old time candies! So, no, this isn't particularly a question, just a trip down memory lane.

http://www.vermontcountrystore.com/jump.jsp?itemType=CATEGORY&itemID=5

2007-08-13 03:37:58 · 18 answers · asked by Lady G 6 in Senior Citizens

will they?

2007-08-13 03:37:24 · 36 answers · asked by . 3 in Religion & Spirituality

For thousands of years, slavery has existed in society. The Irish were enslaved, murdered, raped, staved to death. Their shanti houses burned on random. Jews have been enslaved for thousands of years and then just recently during WWII where more jews, gyspies, catholics were killed in a few years in concentration camps than in the entire duration of american slavery. All throughout Europe, asia slavery flurished. The native americans were enslaved in camps and slaughtered and starved. During WWII, descendants of Japanese heritage in america were put in concentration camps. I am not trivializing African slavery. If you think that this is an attempt to do so, move on and dont waste my time. I'm simply asking why all these other ethnic groups hardly ever make a peep about their enslavement whereas alot of African Americans act as though they were enslaved last week even though it happened 150 years ago. Meanwhile, there are jews still alive who suffered the attrocities & never mention it.

2007-08-13 03:35:07 · 14 answers · asked by Seamus 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

is right and yours is wrong? Could it be possible that maybe Islam is correct in asserting that your bible is corrupted? Could the Egyptians, who have built things that have stood longer than your religion has been around, could have had it right from the beginning? Is it possible that the book you hold so sacred really is just another book?

I know you think it's the word of god because people tell you it's the word of god and it says so in the book itself, but so does the Koran, and so does the Hebrew Bible. If yours really was and the others were not, then wouldn't it be evident to all? Wouldn't you have some real world evidence proving it was true and the others were false?

Wouldn't you have more than just "faith" to back it up?

Oh, almost forgot, I really want you to think about this, think hard. Do you know where your bible came from? Do you know who put it together, and what their religion was? Are you aware that the bible is only supplemental, not all encompassing?

2007-08-13 03:34:36 · 43 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

why wasn't it in the oldest manuscripts from 2500 years ago like ,Sinaiaticus,Alexandrina ,Vaticanus or any of the Qumran texts.The Church Councils were at least 800 years after the completion of these texts.Where was Enoch,Sussana,Tobit ,etc etc.?

2007-08-13 03:33:35 · 5 answers · asked by AngelsFan 6 in Religion & Spirituality

1. which religion do you think is gaining most converts..

2. why do you think that religion is gaining the most converts..

you can post a rude comment everyday except for today ... please... keep it nice... thanks...

peace

2007-08-13 03:32:49 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-13 03:31:46 · 26 answers · asked by ? 5 in Religion & Spirituality