Society & Culture - 18 August 2007

i just got back from a methodist camp. I am agnostic. while i was there i got to thinking about religion. i am just so confused at what to believe. this isnt really a question, but i wanted to know if anyone feels like i do.

2007-08-18 05:42:35 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Look at the media, Islam is literally getting crucified. If you see a beheading you cry murder. Although you are not sure what crimes that man committed. He might of been an actual terrorist.

5:1 ration of Palestinians dying compared to Isreaelis. But only the Jewsish deaths reported. (MORE INNOCENT Palestinians HAVE DIED THAN JEWISH)

This leads to my argument of the Christian religion. Allah himself says the Christians go heaven (and the Jews) that followed Jesus original message, People say the bible hasn't changed. But the fact was God never promised to preserve the Bible, He did promise to preserve the Quran.

Look at church, "Jesus is love" Jesus forgives" Jesus never said these things. Jesus is love statement, do your research this is a man made statement, thrown into christainity.

My question is could men from before have poisoned Jesus true message into saying he was a god, thus him returning to correct the distorted statement?

2007-08-18 05:40:13 · 19 answers · asked by Muslim 1 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-18 05:37:03 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I wasn't aware that blacks and latinos had it in for eachother. Is this true? Somebody really needs to tell me these things.

2007-08-18 05:36:54 · 12 answers · asked by MajorCrumpet 4 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Fireball226 AKA 666 believes that god & religion is not based on a book (as she stated in her anser about Stephen King). If this is the case then, why bother reading the bible?

2007-08-18 05:34:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-18 05:34:09 · 12 answers · asked by T-man 1 in Mythology & Folklore

i mean what is the slang? ;)

2007-08-18 05:32:47 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

as heaven doesn't do gender

2007-08-18 05:28:29 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

If we spend all our time arguing denominational issues on y/a and in life, what time is there left to actually do what Christ commanded of us?
I see nothing that He said that indicates that we are to try to convert our fellow Christians to Christianity.
Why are we going around in circles and wasting our time and energy debating whether fundamentalist Christians are different from Catholics who are looked upon by other denominations as...
I've seen people say on here that Catholics aren't Christians! Well, if they believe in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour and that He died for them to save them from their sins and that He is the Son of God that qualifies them as Christians. Did I miss any of the basic qualifications?
Please, let's respect each other, in Jesus' Name.

2007-08-18 05:27:20 · 28 answers · asked by fmckin1 4 in Religion & Spirituality

im curious about my friend...i do like her but i get mixed signals..


please tell me how you can tell whether a girl likes me (a girl)

2007-08-18 05:25:20 · 7 answers · asked by ? 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-08-18 05:24:00 · 23 answers · asked by annswers 6 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Like honestly. Too many people here think God is an actual name. Like Bob or something. I mean, thats just weak conceptual understanding, in my opinion. So who here thinks that God's name is 'God'? Please, no biblical references. Ill Just laugh.

2007-08-18 05:22:23 · 20 answers · asked by Menon R 4 in Religion & Spirituality

The question occured to me after the earthquake in Peru. If God creates earth quakes does this mean he punishes innocent people for no reason? If he does not create earthquakes doesn't this mean he has no control over it? Does this also mean he cannot prevent earthqueakes?

2007-08-18 05:22:01 · 22 answers · asked by Blueice 5 in Religion & Spirituality

itself would be just a natural and normal process within the wheel of life, many Christians believe that their parents, or grandparents in heaven are watching over them or believe that they (the beloved passed) are agents of God as an angel, or acting as one, caring for their welfare, protecting them and waiting for them so they can be joined together again. Is this not just an idea that is distantly related to the practice of necromancy?

2007-08-18 05:21:28 · 9 answers · asked by carpathian mage 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-18 05:20:10 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I was reading King's book It. In it he talks about a place called Maine. I looked on my map and there it was. He also talks about a guy named Mickey Mantle. It turns out this guy played baseball in real life. Are his books real?? Because I don't want to be eaten by a sewer clown. I'm scared.













I ask this because this is exactly the kind of historical "evidence" that christians say is in the bible. So if metioning the names of kings and cities makes the bible real why is It ficiton?

2007-08-18 05:18:47 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

My cousin was a vulnerable, shy kind of guy. He was a loner. The mormons invited themselves around to his house & they befriended him & brainwashed him. They took advantage of someone so weak minded. They had somewhat of a secret business friendship that his parents didnt know about & then, out of the blue, he committed suicide. It is a fact that the mormons influenced his last moments. What is their secret? What could they have said for him to want to kill himself?

And you wonder why i dont like religion, (to be less aggressive)

2007-08-18 05:17:51 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

i was wondering cuz i can

2007-08-18 05:16:43 · 31 answers · asked by chris c 2 in Mythology & Folklore

I saw a video on, I think it was youtube, and it depicted Catholics in South America undergoing some really harsh penance. These people were rather raw and bloody by the time they were done. I have heard of this being a Catholic in Florida with may immigrant friends, but until I saw it I didn't really thik much of it. What do you make of this sort of thing and how would you explain it to a Protestant or an un-believer?

2007-08-18 05:16:18 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If you could change three things about this country to make it more viable to us normale and middle class people what would it be...

2007-08-18 05:15:58 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2007-08-18 05:14:27 · 1 answers · asked by mittu 1 in Languages

My mum is disabled and doesn't get out much, I suggested a college course, something like flower arranging or cake decorating, she needs something where she can sit down but she can use her hands but not really fiddly things.
She isnt interested in anything computer or accademic.
Also is there a website i can find some local courses on as our local college doesnt do anything suitable.
We live in worksop.

2007-08-18 05:09:25 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in People with Disabilities

I believe they should even if some of the data comes from Archeologists etc... who are non-Christians. And even, in those RARE cases where it appears the data MIGHT contradict what's in the Bible.

2007-08-18 05:08:55 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Or have you always believed the same thing?

2007-08-18 05:06:04 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Was it the Jehovah's eye witnesses they are referring too? But, i keep hearing that they are a lying cult so, does that mean the bible is fake?

2007-08-18 05:05:35 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The skills of Legilimency or Occlumency? Again for non-Harry Potter fans :

Legilimency - the ability to extract the thoughts, memories, emotions of others.
Occlumency - the ability to block others from reading your
thoughts, memories, emotions.

2007-08-18 05:04:13 · 20 answers · asked by Princess sparkle 2 in Mythology & Folklore

Please, NOT Harry!

2007-08-18 05:01:03 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Royalty

For months now I have had an extra layer of skin growing on the side of my hand. Well today I had had enoguhb and decided to bite it off leaving a small hole. I chewed on the skin for a while not trying to eat it, but then thought heh why not. And so I ate it. It actually went down really easy and tasted pretty good. Does that make me a cannibal??

2007-08-18 04:58:17 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2007-08-18 04:57:51 · 16 answers · asked by pot roast 1 in Religion & Spirituality

i think it means; abundant. like "honda civics are a dime a dozen" non-literally speaking 10 (dime) out of 12 cars on the road are honda civics"

2007-08-18 04:56:21 · 9 answers · asked by Skitzofrenik 2 in Religion & Spirituality