Society & Culture - 15 August 2007

Bible Is Our Standard
1. How many books are in the Bible?
The Bible contains 66 books, divided among the Old and New Testaments.

2. How many books are in the Old Testament?
There are 39 books in the Old Testament.

3. How many books are in the New Testament?
There are 27 books in the New Testament.

4. What does "testament" mean?
Testament means "covenant" or "contract."

5. Who wrote the Bible?
The Bible was written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit by over 40 different authors from all walks of life: shepherds, farmers, tent-makers, physicians, fishermen, priests, philosophers and kings. Despite these differences in occupation and the span of years it took to write it, the Bible is an extremely cohesive and unified book.

6. Which single author contributed the most books to the Old Testament?
Moses. He wrote the first five books of the Bible, referred to as the Pentateuch; the foundation of the Bible.
Your teacher...
Older Book? Thanks

2007-08-15 06:04:58 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

What exactly do you think the word atheism means? Please don't look it up in a dictionary or online.

I want to know what you think it means.

2007-08-15 06:02:43 · 31 answers · asked by Sapere Aude 5 in Religion & Spirituality

mankind coming from a single celled organism blob (evolution) or the dust of the field (bible) is a stretch to both non theists and non evolutionists and to people who have not been immersed in either theism or branches of science that support evolution. So the question is:
Is it more plausible or logical to believe that something that seems so impossible or miraculous whether evolution( when used to deny the existence of God), or creation could happen with or without a divine hand? both beliefs basically say everything came from a state of being void.., but is it more rational to believe everything happened by itself, or that some intelligent being was behind it seeing the apparent detail and harmony that the cosmos possesses, and how forces are orchestrated perfectly to maintain human life? To me both evolution and creation seem impossible when trying to rationalize , but I believe as the scripture says "with God all things are possible" which is why I go with the God&Bible

2007-08-15 06:01:02 · 12 answers · asked by lightning 2 in Religion & Spirituality

the religion in question, as opposed to just saying God? Christians are under the assumption that their deity is the only deity and their belief is the only correct belief, and frankly, I don't think it's fair to support their belief by making their deity the default deity in question when someone refers to god. This only encourages their belief and practice.

I think a great solution would be to make them specify which god they are refering to when they post questions about God. It would help them to realize that theirs isn't the only one out there, and definitely not the default deity that everyone references when asking theological questions.

Once they can accept that there are other ideas and concepts of god that are believed in just as much as theirs, they may eventually start to realize that other ideas are just as accepted as valid as theirs is, and just might make them a little more tolerant of others. What do you all think?

2007-08-15 05:57:38 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

In reading posts of late, I've noticed a fair number of misconceptions about Canadians in general. So that leads me to wonder....what is your perception of the Canadian people?

2007-08-15 05:56:24 · 21 answers · asked by Super Ruper 6 in Other - Society & Culture

What I mean is this:
When first coming out of the closet, a GLBT person may feel sensitive and vulnerable when confronted with the harassment of straight people and right winged fundamentalists.
Then, as time goes on, that feeling changes to one possibly of anger, defensiveness, and "gung-ho" involvement in political activities and GLBT aweareness, becuase the GLBT person has gotten comfortable in their identity, but still wants to stop the harassment for their newly out GLBT community, becuase THEY have been there themselves.
Then, over time, as we get older and wiser, listening to the harassment and the homophobia, we just stop caring, because we don't want to feed the craved attention by the homophobes and harassers. Yet, when we get to this point, and stop "feeding" the behavior, then we get accused of having an 'attitude" if we just choose to ignore these people.

2007-08-15 05:55:44 · 11 answers · asked by I_color_outside_the_lines 4 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

When some person has crossed you,everyone else says don't worry 'what goes around comes around'
So does that mean I've got to wait for a third person,to be nasty to them ??
Why can't I just knock their teeth out,and save the third person the bother!!

2007-08-15 05:55:38 · 26 answers · asked by seaview 6 in Etiquette

For the Modern World?
Sounds stupid doesn't>.. The Bible was written one time for all people for all time, why do some of you think the Bible and it's messages are not for the modern world? if it not then why wasn't it destroyed so many many years ago?

Is thier an older book in exsistence today other than the Bible?

If Pastors don't like what is written in the Bible than all they are doing is having a crispy creme get together..
Thoughts?

2007-08-15 05:55:37 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-15 05:54:49 · 15 answers · asked by The Bog Nug 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-15 05:53:36 · 12 answers · asked by elfkin, attention whore 4 in Religion & Spirituality

example: when you say I followed her it sounds like you say I follow her

2007-08-15 05:52:26 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

Maybe they could all converge in a "Hate" section, and get it all of their system!
Or would they post in other sections, anyway, because they so love to "spread the hate around"?

2007-08-15 05:51:12 · 11 answers · asked by wendy g 7 in Other - Society & Culture

Between getting divorced, marrying Camilla, and his inability to keep his mouth shut, why would he not just be skipped over in favor of William?

2007-08-15 05:51:05 · 11 answers · asked by Showtunes 6 in Royalty

I honestly have no clue. I'm not saying there isn't a heaven or hell. I think it's different than Heaven and Hell. Maybe like Earth..but parallel to life.

Ghosts?

2007-08-15 05:50:46 · 20 answers · asked by The Imaginer 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Königin?

2007-08-15 05:50:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

How short are you?

2007-08-15 05:50:10 · 22 answers · asked by Aaron-Brock R 1 in Mythology & Folklore

2007-08-15 05:49:38 · 8 answers · asked by karen l 2 in Etiquette

anyone know where I can listen to FREE christmas music online without having to download anything? Be Nice! (-:
Please Help Me!!!!! (-:

2007-08-15 05:49:24 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

If God made everything, then God made sexuality. If that's true, God made homosexuals who they are. But if homosexuality is a sin, isn't this cruel treatment on God's part of His own creatures?

I ask because I've read several Christians explain that homosexuality isn't the sin, but the act of homosexual sex is. This means that, despite their God given sexuality, God is also asking them to deny who they are.

I've never understood this, and this is a major reason as to why I cannot be Christian. Why would God create homosexuals, then tell them they can never engage in homosexual sex, which, technically, is also a creation of God if God created everything?

If sex is something to be saved for marriage, would legalizing same-sex marriage negate homosexual sex as a sin?

I'm desperately trying to understand for the sake of respecting my Christian friends' beliefs. Right now, I'm horrified by some Christians views on homosexuality.

2007-08-15 05:48:19 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I'm writing a book, and I have writer's block- I'm struggling to come up with a reaction from my fifteen year old characters when they are transported from the "real" world to a fantasy land with magical creatures. If this happened to you (and I know it's unlikely!), how would you react?

2007-08-15 05:48:14 · 19 answers · asked by dreamer_goth 2 in Mythology & Folklore

If not then did Noah find penguins and polar bears in Palestine?

Or did those penguins and bears walked to him instead?

2007-08-15 05:46:22 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

receive it as???

2007-08-15 05:45:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

how would they if they cant read?then how do they know god if they cant read the bible?how how how?does god still help them?

2007-08-15 05:42:34 · 27 answers · asked by truth set free 1 in Religion & Spirituality

like predestination or answering a fool. i am not looking for a debate on predestination . but there are so many good people on both sides, with bible verses to suport it. so the bible is the word of God why dose he confuse us so

p.s. even if you think me a fool pleas still awnser

2007-08-15 05:42:24 · 20 answers · asked by souljourner 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Why do you guys believe in it, there is evidence that it was just a story based on the infamous Gilgamesh. The Adam and Eve story, the Garden of Eden is not real, we cannot locate it, its just a place somewhere, maybe it died away, but its not real now, and the great flood, there was a flood yeah but, that could have gotten a story fit into it. Another is the creation of the world, no god did not create the world, if he did he was stupid and for got about other galaxies, they are there too, the earth is made by the core of mealting lava, and then the layers grew within billions of years, the humans come from primates, and the primates came from dinosaurs that were once living, and dinosaurs came from fish, and fish came from bacteria, and thats how all of us got started we are just like bacteria, we all came from one, and some time soon we will evolve again.

2007-08-15 05:42:06 · 14 answers · asked by XxXxJuliaXxXx 2 in Religion & Spirituality

More and more, there are couples who choose to live together for along period of time before getting married. This in itself is considered a sin. But these couples often chose this route because they want to make sure they are making the right decision. If they live with the person first, they know what it would be like to be married to that person.

Should couples like that refrain from premarital sex?

Additionally, more couples are deciding not to get married at all. They don't feel the need to have their union recognized legally for various reasons.

Should these couples also refrain from premarital sex?

2007-08-15 05:41:47 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Hey, im 14,15 in November, and looking for charities to volenteer to. I dont mind what doing or any amount of time. I have looked on the internet but they all seem to have a minimum age limit i dont fit it in to. Im from Cumbria but im looking for a more national charity,like Scope or something, but they too have an age limit. Any ideas? Thanks x

2007-08-15 05:39:21 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Community Service

In another of my questions, someone said that sex was a "gift from God." It is my understanding that Christians believe everything around is a gift from God.

Why, then, are we asked to use some gifts differently than other gifts? For instance, we are asked to use our kindness and love as frequently as possible as those are gifts from God. But our sexuality we are asked to limit despite also being a gift from God.

There is, of course, the obvious answer that not all gifts should be used all the time. However, I don't understand the limitation of saving sex until marriage if it is a gift from God that allows us to express love.

2007-08-15 05:37:52 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

1-The exorcist
2-The amityville horror
3-the exorcism of emily rose
or 4-dude where's my car?

2007-08-15 05:37:22 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

A.K.A. Why is premarital sex considered a sin?

No, I'm not Christian. I'm agnostic. I'm trying to understand the attitudes and reasoning behind Christianity's perspective on sexuality.

No harm or rudeness intended. Please let me know if you think the wording of my question or my details are rude.

2007-08-15 05:33:31 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality