Society & Culture - 1 September 2007

you know the type...he or she has had five too many and thinks 4:00 am is a perfectly good time to call and say hi. are you like that??

2007-09-01 11:54:52 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

How did you first become a Christian? How do you live your life as a Christian? What is your definition of a Christian specifically?

2007-09-01 11:54:46 · 21 answers · asked by Gardener for God(dmd) 7 in Religion & Spirituality

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ApRop37n.cX22XVqJdzmY7Pd7BR.?qid=20070901154258AAy51wg

Mostly disturbing because the guy who said "I tell them to go to goisimaginary.com. I guarantee that they will something something and not believe in him or whatever." Well I did and I still believe. OMG. And this girl who said "I find it very entertainig...when they say hallelujah praise the lord i laugh." Atheists what is your problem and why do you think Christians are funny because you think theyre stupid?

2007-09-01 11:54:08 · 18 answers · asked by Walter 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-01 11:52:55 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

...then why do so many Christians believe they can tell you whether or not you're going to Hell, and what qualities determines your fate?

And, if you think it's because the Bible justifies this kind of action, why do you take it upon your shoulders to decide someone's eternal destiny anyway?

2007-09-01 11:52:19 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-01 11:51:04 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Do you feel embarrassed when you hear religious people claim that they've literally communicated with God, and that they've felt his presence and he's actually talked back? I find it so shocking that I feel sorry for them. I can't decide if I want to laugh or vomit. Your thoughts?

2007-09-01 11:42:58 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-01 11:42:03 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

why do people say that abortion should be legal as it is because of rape, incest, or medical desease when these reasons account for 7% of abortions? Why is it illegal to "sell" your baby (allow someone to pay for your change of living expenses during your pregnancy in exchange for a garunteed adoption right), but perfectly legal to destroy that baby who has no say in the matter? I don't understand the logic... can someone please explain to me? Why can't we make abortion legal only to those who are indeed rape victims and incese victims and those with deseases that threaten mom or baby (even though I still don't agree with it at all) and have a government run program (since the churches are too self righteous and indignant to do it) to help this "buy a baby" idea?

2007-09-01 11:41:56 · 3 answers · asked by Matthew P (SL) 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Spot had diabetes. I had to controll his intake of food stuff and his activities. Test his urine. And give him a daily shot. Catching the urine was a sight, you should have seen him trying to hop away from me with the one leg up in the air.

2007-09-01 11:41:12 · 12 answers · asked by plyjanney 4 in Senior Citizens

To those of you who believe in the concept of sin (in any religion), I pose the following questions:

Do you believe that consuming animals is morally permissible?

Sin is not limited to things that we choose to do, but extends to things we choose NOT to do. If you consume animals, do you believe that it is still morally permissible by refusing to educate yourself about the barbaric practices of commercial farming?

I understand your position, if so. For most of my life I forced myself not to look, until one day I conceded. What I learned so greatly impacted my conscience that I had to immediately start making lifestyle changes. I don't adhere to any religion these days, but I still place ethical value on decisions. If I still chose to eat meat, I would be unable to consider myself anything but a monster.

Take note: I am not passing judgment on you. I've passed judgment on myself and I ask what prevents you from doing so.

2007-09-01 11:41:07 · 2 answers · asked by Xander Crews 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-01 11:39:27 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-09-01 11:27:36 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

curious to know....is there any Y!A member that is no longer here because they have passed on?

2007-09-01 11:27:30 · 11 answers · asked by ¸.•*´`*•.¸ ℓανєη∂єr ¸.•*´`*•.¸ 6 in Religion & Spirituality

can he even speak african tribal? what aboout deaf people?

2007-09-01 11:27:26 · 20 answers · asked by call the owls 4 in Religion & Spirituality

... or both?

2007-09-01 11:25:54 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

It's really confusing to me; why is it so controversial that un-not-dead and living-dead are not the same thing?

2007-09-01 11:25:47 · 5 answers · asked by Ashley 2 in Mythology & Folklore

2007-09-01 11:25:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Please say yes or no. Don't answer if you think "Only God" can have an opinion.

2007-09-01 11:21:36 · 35 answers · asked by j t 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Please consider Acts 13:48 when answering this question:

"When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and honored the word of the Lord; and all who were appointed for eternal life believed." (New International Version)

And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed. (King James Version)


Notice that the words "appointed " and "ordained" for eternal life come BEFORE the word "believed."

2007-09-01 11:21:17 · 19 answers · asked by Kidd! 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-01 11:19:54 · 49 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-01 11:19:04 · 32 answers · asked by Granny 6 in Senior Citizens

43 percent of the federal offenders were Hispanic.

But what I find most interesting is that of the 29,000 or so of them arrested, 14,000 were arrested for immigration laws (the rest is mostly drug trafficking). Although immigration is technically a non-prison offense. 90 percent of the offenders are sent to prison.

http://www.ussc.gov/ANNRPT/2006/table4.pdf
http://www.ussc.gov/ANNRPT/2006/figf.pdf

Why is this so?
Is it possible the justice system is unfair?

2007-09-01 11:18:44 · 16 answers · asked by $0.02 4 in Other - Cultures & Groups

My dad always said it was a gift and he believed I always knew and could read peoples heart and what they were thinking. He called it the gift of discernment. What is it anyways? Is it something in the bible or in a dictionary?

2007-09-01 11:18:40 · 10 answers · asked by happydawg 6 in Religion & Spirituality

It could be an atheist paradise!

2007-09-01 11:17:55 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-01 11:16:02 · 15 answers · asked by Granny 6 in Senior Citizens

James 1:13-14 (King James Version)

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man

But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

So here we go, clear and cut, precise and definitive. God is NOT tempted into Evil.

Was Jesus tempted? whether he sinned or not that is not the issue here. But was he tempted?

Matthew 4:1-11 (New King James Version)

Satan Tempts Jesus

1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. 3 Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”
4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’”[a]
5 Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, 6 and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written:


‘ He shall give His angels charge over you,’

and,


‘ In their hands they shall bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’”[b]

7 Jesus said to him, “It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt the LORD your God.’”[c]
8 Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9 And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.”
10 Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you,[d] Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve.’”[e]
11 Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.

2007-09-01 11:14:10 · 17 answers · asked by B 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Tell me and u get points...
cheers ^_^

2007-09-01 11:10:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

They find another inhabitable planet. It will however, take 200 years to get there. So they build a space ship and your job is to select 10,000 people to go aboard and make a mission to this new planet, realizing of course, they will not make it but other generations will. How do you select these people?

2007-09-01 11:09:57 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

why some people believe the silly propaganda about him.

2007-09-01 11:09:27 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality