Society & Culture - 14 August 2007

I kept reading it in here and so asked if this is true. I was told no it is no true we do not believe we are going to be raptured out.
Matthew 24;21 where it speaks of the great tribulation says if god didn't but it short no flesh would be saved alive, on account of the chosen ones it will be cut short.
so some people will be alive on this earth after the great tribulation. That is what they believe.
So unless I understood it wrong they do not believe they are going to meet the Lord in the air. They do however believe in a paradise earth and they will live forever on the earth.
NOw, am I wrong? Don't they all believe the same or do some believe in a rapture?

2007-08-14 09:12:51 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-14 09:09:58 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-14 09:05:25 · 30 answers · asked by Lady 5 in Religion & Spirituality

why is it that they expect me to take their pamphlets, flyers and books and refuse to take the free copy of the Origin of Species I am so kindly giving them??

2007-08-14 09:05:18 · 52 answers · asked by Awesome-O 3 in Religion & Spirituality

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I'm religious minded to a limited extent.

I feel it is a private privilege, a right & should start & end there

& not go any farther.

But some take Spreading their religion as their life's mission. It is not to my liking, to say the least.

What about you, Members of The Think-Tank ?

I'm all ears ( rather eyes!) !
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2007-08-14 09:05:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Or maybe stick a spit through his mouth, puncturing out his tail, and roast him over burning coals? The point I am making: isn't it WAY PAST TIME for those aggravating Ad Agency folks representing Geico to exterminate that little reptilian spokeslizard? AND DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THE CAVEMAN WITH THE PARANOID-PERSECUTION COMPLEX. I wish they would get at Geico that I will never, never, never, never, never, never, never, NEVER consider purchasing their insurance as long as they continue to bombard me with their ASININE ADS PLAUGING EVER MEDIA VEHICLE NONSTOP. Anybody agree?

2007-08-14 09:05:02 · 17 answers · asked by hudd99 2 in Etiquette

All i know is the name. What are the believes of this religion.
I know one is you can't go to parties, but is there any rule
you can't hang out with friends?

2007-08-14 09:02:02 · 5 answers · asked by kannaya9 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-14 09:00:34 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

American life is so fixated on commercialization, and 'pop culture', It is sad....

Pop culture to me is when you nueter life. Take everything passionate and rich about life, hack it off until you have a bunch corporate, fake, plastic bull s***, and thats 'pop culture'. We Americans are so centralized on 'celebrities' and this idea that the greatest achievement in life is to be on T.V. I'm sick of it all, Nothing in this country is real anymore, It is all just a scheme for corporations to make you work your *** off at work just blow your money on lottery tickets and overpriced, unnecessary, cheap products until you die.

Ok, I will stop going off for now, what do you guys think? Do we need to revolutionize this country into a neo-enlightenment era, and re-allow the presence of philosophy and art and liberty to entitle our culture?

2007-08-14 08:59:32 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

What I am talking about everyone has seen before. Those really loud disturbing children who consistently scream for no reason or to get what they want and its always at the top of their lungs. I live in an apartment beneath 2 of these children, apartment manager wont do anything. I dont think i should be able to hear these 2 children having a conversation while they are upstairs and im in my own apartment tryin to enjoy a meal or movie. They also run up and down the stairs all day long playing i suppose but rather annoying. I've even spoken to the parents and they say they pay rent so they can be as loud as they want. Well now ive had it, all of our pictures we had on the wall are actually falling off due to all the vibrations these 2 children cause. What should my next step be with dealing with this situation since the apartment manager wont deal with it and wont return my calls until at least a week later. The police wont do anything until they actually see it happening. What to do

2007-08-14 08:57:55 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

a) female
b) non-white ethnicity (specify)
c) non-Christian Abrahamic
- Jewish (religion not ethnicity)
- Muslim
d) of a non-Abrahamic religion
e) agnostic
f) atheist

2007-08-14 08:57:45 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I understand that most religions find homosexuality a sin. But, has there actually been something bad that they've done to earn this stigma.

2007-08-14 08:57:30 · 7 answers · asked by mortifiedpengn 3 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I just had lunch with my best friend, her girlfriend, and her cousin. My best friend's girlfriend (Tonya) was very sheltered growing up and her mother is a devout Southern Baptist. The subject came up that I am an atheist and Tonya said "You are not atheist" in an incredulous tone. Here is the dialogue:

Tonya: "You are not an atheist."
Me: "Yes, I am"
Tonya: "No you're not."
Me: "Why is that so unbelievable?"
Tonya: "Because...You don't worship the devil!"
Me: "Atheists don't worship the devil. We don't even believe in the devil...Honey, did your mom tell you that atheists worship the devil?"
Tonya: "No, my friend told me that she snuck into an atheist church and they worshiped the devil."
Me: "Atheists don't believe in the devil. (I then proceed to explain the definition of 'atheist'.) Atheism is, by definition, nothing more than a lack of belief."
Tonya: "Then why do they have churches?"
Me: "We don't have churches. Atheism is not a religion."

2007-08-14 08:57:00 · 28 answers · asked by Christy ☪☮e✡is✝ 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-14 08:56:32 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

I heard somewhere that in the same book of the bible which state that it is an abomination to lie with a man as with a woman, it also states it is an abomination to eat shellfish? I never read the bible so I don't know.

2007-08-14 08:55:11 · 24 answers · asked by aml0017 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-14 08:54:34 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-14 08:54:27 · 22 answers · asked by Terry 7 in Religion & Spirituality

roasting crow james on the grill of righteousness will you partake in his flesh

2007-08-14 08:54:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If God knows I am, say, going to h*ll, then why create me at all knowing I will suffer eternal d@mnation? I know about free will, but if he knows the outcome, then free will is worthless. Just wondering

2007-08-14 08:53:58 · 12 answers · asked by Songbyrd JPA ✡ 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I don't mean one of those one sided conversations where you do all the talking and Jesus sit quietly listening. I mean proper

Hello Jesus,
Hello Bob , see the football last night?
Yes Jesus I did.
Well that last minute goal from 50 yards out.
Yes Jesus
That was me that was. Done something similar for Geoff Hurst years ago.
Wow Jesus isn't that against the laws on match fixing?
Nah, act of God innit!

2007-08-14 08:53:17 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Are you willing to support the churches youth?

2007-08-14 08:52:46 · 10 answers · asked by ? 7 in Religion & Spirituality

This article appeared on Yahoo News today:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20070814bcmideasthamas_attn_national_foreign_editors_ytop

2007-08-14 08:51:46 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Why?

2007-08-14 08:50:38 · 14 answers · asked by Longhorn_33 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-14 08:49:30 · 10 answers · asked by witchfinder general 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-14 08:49:21 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-14 08:48:26 · 7 answers · asked by Mr. Beef Stroganoff 6 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

thanks....Does Bible say hat we can confess to one another?

2007-08-14 08:47:26 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Someone told me a preacher converted him in jail and now he is a devout Christian.

2007-08-14 08:47:22 · 10 answers · asked by scotto destructo 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-14 08:47:11 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

If you visit a place far away from where you live have you the feeling that you have seen it before but in a different context?

2007-08-14 08:46:59 · 35 answers · asked by colin050659 6 in Mythology & Folklore