Society & Culture - 24 August 2007

i was just wondering - in the jewish religion, why is it that all boys have the foreskin removed? is it symbolic? if so, what is it symbolic of?

2007-08-24 08:51:50 · 10 answers · asked by raspberry 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I really want to meet one

2007-08-24 08:51:47 · 9 answers · asked by lindsey p 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Evil Must Be Exposed. It's No Mystery!!!

2007-08-24 08:50:58 · 20 answers · asked by ? 4 in Religion & Spirituality

"Interestingly" there are no current candidates that actually support gay marriage.

2007-08-24 08:50:29 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Is faith alone good enough, or do you have to live a good life also?

2007-08-24 08:47:21 · 41 answers · asked by Professor Farnsworth 6 in Religion & Spirituality

and why do they continue to use the incorrect mistranslated name Jehovah for the Jewish god Yahweh. William Tindall, who translated the Bible into English made this error initially. Hebrew can be difficult to translate as there are no wriiten vowels. The vowel sounds are spoken by interpreting the context of the letters.

2007-08-24 08:46:24 · 11 answers · asked by Vermin 5 in Religion & Spirituality

And why did He sent them away from Eden when they ate the fruit? It was not their fault. The snake fooled them.They were like children.Easy to fool around. And WHY does the snake...a.k.a the devil was in Eden? Wasn't he not allowed there?

2007-08-24 08:45:54 · 19 answers · asked by Cristian 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Americans have long been hated the world over. Why?
Certainly not because of Iraq!! Its is due to the fact that when Americans travel to foreign countries, they do not act like guests, and/or respect anything about the country they are travelling in. They take their ignorant bullshit TO the other country and act in the typical OBNOXIOUS, Disrectful manner they do while IN the US. Its time this stopped!! Just the other day, after having to deal with a friggin jerk in traffic, SURE enough when he finally did get in front of me...US plates!!

Christ, NO WONDER I thought to myself..an AMERICAN IDIOT!!

So my question is: WHEN are americans going to start acting like guests when the travel abroad??

2007-08-24 08:45:40 · 6 answers · asked by zanthus 5 in Other - Cultures & Groups

I find it so difficult to meet a lot of gay men who are real and would like to do things other than sex when we first meet. I do not drink and the bars are a swamp land anyway, I would love some advice from as many as I can and I will be greatful and I am very serious with this question. what do young people do?

2007-08-24 08:44:43 · 7 answers · asked by makcadoo 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I've seen so many catholic people wearing crosses and kissing them why can't they just serve God without an idol like its supposed to be?
If your father or significant other was murdered with a gun would you wear it around your neck and kiss it and worship it?

2007-08-24 08:42:21 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

im turning 17 oct. 4th what ideas you have?

2007-08-24 08:42:05 · 3 answers · asked by Porsha aka Lil Chaotic 1 in Other - Holidays

what should I do about this Fraudulent Spirit Seller? check this out people...

i purchased a genie from a seller known as creepy hollows (got this from her web site). She posts all over yahoo answers, i am sure you all have seen her. after i purchased from her she didn't email often and her answers became very vague.

i received the spirit and it doesn't do anything. no energies nothing. i asked about its name and she gave the first name off of her web site. abdul-adl and said it was a male marid djinn with the powerz of service. something about it being just...

I looked this spirit up on google and you know what i found?

a google answer site with the same name that she gave me...

it turns out she has been copying the names that were written for a programming code...and saying they are spirits! look at this.

her site: http://www.creepyhollows.com/djinnspirits.html
google site: http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=711284

look at the names. what should i do?

2007-08-24 08:41:44 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-24 08:41:27 · 51 answers · asked by : 6 in Other - Society & Culture

fear death?

what's the big deal about dying if you've lived a long, full life?

2007-08-24 08:41:21 · 50 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

please no hatefulness i am just curious i am not any one religion but i am very curious about them all but the Mormon religion confuses me the most and i need to know more

2007-08-24 08:40:56 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Okay, my Catholic parents are forcing me to go to these confirmation classes. I have to go to them for three years. My dad says I HAVE to go to the classes but I don't have to get confirmed if I don't want to... but if I don't I'm going to disappoint my whole family and relatives. I disagree with the almost everything that has to do with the Catholic religion. The people who teach the classes are SO rude... always teaching us to be anti gay and that abortions are wrong. I don't understand! I thought religious education was about God and Jesus (which by the way, I really don't believe in). I'm seriously considering converting to Reform Judaism. I've told my parents this but they don't care. Funny thing is, all of their beliefs also totally contradict the Catholic church... I don't even understand how they call themselves Catholic. They NEVER go to church, but they expect me to become a little saint or something. I don't get it. It's 1 hr & 45 mins a week.

How do I deal...

2007-08-24 08:39:56 · 9 answers · asked by Kai 2 in Religion & Spirituality

How would the U.S. respond?

(It's a question about religion in the sense that religious beliefs could trigger such an event.)

2007-08-24 08:39:41 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-24 08:39:41 · 14 answers · asked by forerunner7 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Do you think it accurate...?

"We do not believe Heaven to be a static state. Mankind will be restored to a state of perfection in which he retains his individuality and personality, yet he is devoid of all adverse traits which limit his unending progression towards God (i.e. since God's love and wisdom are infinite, there will be constant progression toward a deeper understanding of that love and wisdom), and this is seen as heavenly bliss. Heaven is the unending sea of God's love in which we are plunged.

Concerning those who have rejected the love and mercy of God (and by proxy his church), they will likewise be plunged into that endless sea of God's love, but because of their rejection and hatred, it will seem to them an unquenchable and eternal fire. In other words, God is love, and his love does not change, and so it is our acceptance or rejection of that love that will bring either heaven or hell upon us."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Christian_theology

2007-08-24 08:39:07 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Do you think boys get spanked more than girls? Do you think there's a difference in what age parents stop spanking boys verses girls?

2007-08-24 08:38:40 · 6 answers · asked by Kyle H 1 in Other - Society & Culture

I've known many people of different beliefs, but I've never met an actual satanist. How are LeVey (sp?) Satanists different from "diabolists" (a distinction I hear occasionally.) I'm trying to be rude, nor am I looking to convert. I just like to know what I'm talking about and would like to educate myself.

2007-08-24 08:37:49 · 8 answers · asked by Jewel 7 in Religion & Spirituality

i read about it and it made me mad but im not sure if its true or false..

2007-08-24 08:37:07 · 5 answers · asked by Meggy 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I have made a decision to be gay. Now I am a minority in more ways than one right? I am philipino, I am a female, and now i am gay. Are there any monetary grants available to me? thanks for your advice in advance. :)

2007-08-24 08:37:06 · 22 answers · asked by reowrrrr 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-08-24 08:33:24 · 6 answers · asked by Did i just say something silly? 3 in Languages

Could one have killed the other and not known it was wrong? Imagine what kind of problems would arise if nobody had any idea what was right or wrong. Wasn't the serpent helping mankind out by giving them knowledge that would benefit their very existence?

2007-08-24 08:32:47 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I have been answering questions here since the begining and only when I respond to a question about God or Religion do the trolls come out and send me hate mail. It seems that they THINK they are smarter than everyone else and can't stand any thoughts that differ from their own. They have closed little minds and try and bully people into thinking like they do.

Is anyone else having to deal with these insecure little cowards?

2007-08-24 08:31:48 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Please JW Answers only.

2007-08-24 08:30:08 · 11 answers · asked by N V 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I beleive her even though she has made sum mistakes as show on youtube but the only person that can be 100% is god she cant be right all the time. People are luck y they have her help.

2007-08-24 08:29:54 · 35 answers · asked by ~*[AnD]*~ 4 lyfe 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Je t'aime
Te amo

2007-08-24 08:29:11 · 7 answers · asked by R10- Barca4Ever 3 in Languages

I'm a Chinese student enrolled in a U.S college.My name is pretty complicated and difficult for non-chinese speakers.But I am often asked what my name is...

2007-08-24 08:28:30 · 11 answers · asked by Fox 1 in Languages