Society & Culture - 18 August 2007

Kathe Kollwitz is one of my favourite artists.

Her sympathetic portrayals of motherhood are tinged with great melancholy: she lost her son in the First World War, and her art was a necessary outlet for her pain. Few artists have so lovingly and reverently tied the twin themes of motherhood and death together with such gentle, aching beauty.

As she approached her own death, she grew reflective in her art, as though picturing her death before the event. In doing so, she created some of the most emotional art ever witnessed by mankind.

My favourite piece by her is "Death as an old friend." This sketch shows a dying man greeting death with sheer joy, terrified joy, one might say. The terror at the end of life tempered by the realization that, after all, death is not something of a mystery, but someone we've known all along...an old friend.

What do you think is the guise of death, and how does this fit in with your faith?

Your considerate answers are most appreciated.

2007-08-18 20:07:07 · 9 answers · asked by Jack B, sinistral 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Which one is the one we really couldn't do without. .forget sex and one track minds...

2007-08-18 20:04:50 · 5 answers · asked by Bend the Zen 2 in Other - Society & Culture

If someone in the food services industry can answer.
Why doesn't resturant management teach waiters that it is rude to clear a plate of someone who has finished eating while others at the table are still dining?

2007-08-18 20:03:54 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

Do you believe in prayer?

2007-08-18 20:03:32 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

outnumber science books in book stores 3 to 1????

2007-08-18 20:02:31 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I have heard the argument of some westerners who tell us to tolerate some religious Muslims who teach intolerance, supremacy of their religion, and sending all kind of Islamic missionaries, so Islamic population on the rise in western countries, while Christian and non-Muslim missionaries got banned, slaughtered and tortured all over the Islamic countries, without real condemnations and protest from these religious Muslims who living in the west.

Is that right thing to do? tolerating the intolerance? or assimilating the intolerants?

By the way, please don't argue whether there is intolerance or not by some Muslims, I don't mean the secular Muslims, I obviously referring to those religious strict ones who has significant population.

This is just question about whether to tolerate or assimilate, and whether tolerating the intolerance is good, and how you can explain that?

2007-08-18 20:01:43 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-18 19:58:16 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

For you information the main idea is that devil didn't obey god to respect the new creation and claimed superiority to human and he is true.

In such society :
The more crimes one commits under supervision the better carrier he can make throughout his life.
One will be taught to lie.
Fraud is considered as inteligence.
Everyone must sin.
Every pride must be boken.
One must trust no one.
The ritual to penalize someone who joins another religeon would be death through slaughtering by another satanist.
But of course you could find some ways to cope and let the others down at the end.

2007-08-18 19:56:13 · 6 answers · asked by Media 2 in Religion & Spirituality

There are many interpretations of divinity, yet the religions that allow for a personalized definition of that divinity are in the minority compared with those religions that set forth a definition of divinity to which one is expected to adhere.

Do you feel that your experience of divinity can translate to another, or is it too personalized to be relevant to anyone but yourself? Is your view consistent with the teachings of your faith/belief system?

Your considerate thoughts are most apreciated.

2007-08-18 19:56:13 · 7 answers · asked by Jack B, sinistral 5 in Religion & Spirituality

1 they say they get called crackers by black people why dont they say hey i dont like you calling me that
2 they want to say ni99er... when black people say it it's ni99a not ni99er
3 they say its a double standerd nothing is stoping you from saying it except the fear of a whooping
4 im not going to call a mexican a bean3r because they say it to each other
5 when a black says ni99a to another black theres no sting (negative reaction most of the time)
same when a mexican says bean3r to another mexican (alot of the time)
6 but when its said by another race there is sting
why cant people understand this?

2007-08-18 19:52:18 · 8 answers · asked by cow man 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Do you have someone who has strongly influenced your religious beliefs/questions of faith? Is this influence a positive one, drawing you towards their own experience, or a negative one, causing you to turn away from their experience?

Your considerate answers are most appreciated.

2007-08-18 19:50:40 · 37 answers · asked by Jack B, sinistral 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Ok, So I have had a girlfriend and I had my first kiss with her, and I really felt something, we kissed for like 3 hours no kidding! But I am physically attracted to guys more than girls, but no matter the guys personality I am not mentally attracted to them. They could be really nice, and act like one of my best friends that is a girl but I wouldn't like him mentally. I get along with girls alot more than guys, and I am still kind of attracted to girls. But I am attracted to guys more so physically, I dont know what I should do! Alot of people at my school think I am gay, and I really dont know why! Probably cuz' all my friends are girls, but they really dont know! Anyways... Help!

2007-08-18 19:49:35 · 22 answers · asked by Randall N 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-08-18 19:48:27 · 3 answers · asked by sher 1 in Other - Society & Culture

I say without using drugs cause I want to fall asleep now, not in an hour.

2007-08-18 19:46:49 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Not talking about me, obviously, cause why would I have a bobble head jesus (that would be creepy actually) but I was thinking about this. People who cheat but have the Jesus fish and stuff on their vehicles that they drive to cheat...

2007-08-18 19:45:41 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Did you have a moment that made everything crystal clear for you, regardless of what your belief, be it religious, non-religious, or intellectual? Was there a time that settled for you all of the things you use to define questions of faith and how they pertain to life?

If so, what was the defining moment for you? Do you feel that it was a spiritual awakening or an intellectual resolution? Was it prompted from within; that is to say, on your own volition, or do you feel it was an external communication that brought clarity to you?

Your considerate answers are most appreciated.

2007-08-18 19:45:41 · 16 answers · asked by Jack B, sinistral 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Before answering this question be real with your answer.

2007-08-18 19:44:03 · 20 answers · asked by My Brother 1 in Religion & Spirituality

..from insurance companines..to politicians....to a five year old and a fifty year old.....husband wife..sons...etc.

2007-08-18 19:40:42 · 37 answers · asked by miz.tickle11 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-18 19:39:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Halloween

Now basically God says do good, and you go heaven, do bad & he will throw you in hell.

Jesus lets people, verbally abuse him, humiliate him, beat him, spit on him, they do bad things etc. And Jesus says he loves them.

God gives life and apparently let Jesus die. Jesus brings the dead alive then dies himself, christains say he is god. However the antichrist will also bring dead people alive. So is the antchrist part of God as well? So what does that mean? Will the trinity have a new entity?

2007-08-18 19:37:40 · 5 answers · asked by Muslim 1 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Since Mary had an immaculate conception how can Joseph be the father of Jesus?

2007-08-18 19:36:59 · 30 answers · asked by Ron 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Like i allways help someone but they burn me like i don't even matter. I mean is this how it works because I really don't understand. They need your help but they just keep comeing back and asking for more never doing stuff on there own. But let you be the one who needs help there is no one ever around So I say Forget it why help someone if they can't help you never ever. Am i wrong for this?

2007-08-18 19:36:57 · 17 answers · asked by clarkzila 2 in Religion & Spirituality

what do you think ? yes or no

2007-08-18 19:36:30 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Like when I heard that some of these witches cruise around man stealing with their spells and then wind up with some real duzzies for a partner that they can't get rid of.

2007-08-18 19:35:16 · 6 answers · asked by Bruce Aurora 3 in Religion & Spirituality

My friend's husband is a minister and he claims somewhere in the bible it says woman are not to wear men's clothing. But as I tried to point out to her, when the bible was written, men wore robes (dresses). I think it's just a male superiority kind of thing, but I could be wrong.

2007-08-18 19:33:55 · 10 answers · asked by Someday Soon 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I have heard the question"Could god create something heavier than himself? " If you answer yes then they conclude the that the creation is greater than god. If one answers no then they will say so god is not mighty.
Now I want to know if we create for example a piece of art, a robot , a creature or whatever ... that is more beautiful or greater than ourselves would it deny our inteligence our existance or creativity ......

2007-08-18 19:32:06 · 5 answers · asked by Media 2 in Religion & Spirituality

My friend is the wife of a UPC minister and she's a wonderful person. But I'm scared to ask her too much about her religion and I'm dying to know.

2007-08-18 19:31:29 · 7 answers · asked by Someday Soon 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Why do we love to connect things that are not normally connected?

2007-08-18 19:31:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-18 19:29:26 · 20 answers · asked by Sarah 2 in Religion & Spirituality

explain why it makes you feel this way

2007-08-18 19:28:08 · 8 answers · asked by lonesome me 4 in Religion & Spirituality