Society & Culture - 7 September 2007

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2007-09-07 15:54:42 · 10 answers · asked by BaC Helen 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-07 15:53:55 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-07 15:52:53 · 18 answers · asked by busybee 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Learning she died has made me cry. Here are some of the words she molded round her thoughts.

"Our truest responsibility to the irrationality of the world is to paint or sing or write, for only in such response do we find the truth."

"We tend to defend vigorously things that in our deepest hearts we are not quite certain about. If we are certain of something we know, it doesn't need defending."

"Infinity is present in each part. A loving smile contains all art. The motes of starlight spark and dart. A grain of sand holds power and might."

"I do not think that I will ever reach a stage when I will say, "This is what I believe. Finished." What I believe is alive ... and open to growth."

and one last quote, from 'A Wrinkle in Time' seemingly written just for me...
"'Thinking I'm a moron gives people something to feel smug about,' Charles Wallace said. 'Why should I disillusion them?'"

2007-09-07 15:52:47 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I just asked this in the 'other society and culture' section, and got a lot of answers where people thought the school was right in doing so. I wanted to ask it here as well to see how the responces would differ.

She got kicked out for wearing heels and a skirt. The heels were dress-code safe, as was the skirt. The dress code says nothing about males wearing skirts or heels, however, but even if it did I wouldn't think the rule should apply to her.

Her clothes weren't distracting or slutty in any way, either. She looked very classy, actually.

Do you think its right or wrong that she got kicked out? Why?

2007-09-07 15:51:45 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

.....does Vegemite remind you of anything else? What might you compare it to? Spiritually speaking, of course....

2007-09-07 15:50:28 · 22 answers · asked by Jack B, sinistral 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-07 15:49:59 · 25 answers · asked by Rita 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I'm learning japanese, but I'm kind of fuzzy on katakana. I know it's used for foreign words. Can you not use hiragana or kanji because the pronunciation is different? I just...I can't seem to grasp what it's for...Can you just give me a simple definition so I can better understand it?

2007-09-07 15:49:23 · 4 answers · asked by schnicklefritzinator 2 in Languages

2007-09-07 15:48:34 · 14 answers · asked by Daniel 1 in Religion & Spirituality

So, as far as I am aware, Boy Scouts will not accept Atheist (or some say non-Christian) boys for enrollment.

Do the Boy Scouts also receive public funding?

Is this not illegal then for them to discriminate in this way since they are receiving tax payers' money?

Please note - I have no legitimate source for this - it IS just hearsay - just thought someone out there might know the truth. If the above is true, it is shameful and I am drafting a letter to my senator and congressman.

2007-09-07 15:48:27 · 9 answers · asked by struds2671 3 in Religion & Spirituality

After doing some research it has come to my attention that Jesus is almost exactly like the Egyptian God Horus. Both were born of a virgin on Dec 25th and visited by 3 Kings. Both were baptized by a "Baptist" who was beheaded. Started to preach at the age of 30 and had 12 diciples. Both were Crucified and buried; then resurrected. Why do you think the bible took this story for Jesus?

http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_jcpa5.htm
http://www.bobkwebsite.com/egyptianmythvjesusmyth.html
http://paganizingfaithofyeshua.netfirms.com/horus_vs_jesus_similarities.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwzDFvqfcdc

2007-09-07 15:43:28 · 31 answers · asked by thejoyfaction 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I know the answer. Do you?

2007-09-07 15:43:07 · 8 answers · asked by Enigma®Ragnarökin' 7 in Religion & Spirituality

What do you think? Is that a good idea? Why or why not?

2007-09-07 15:42:45 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Okay, so I'm taking Biology this year, and one of the students asked the teacher how we developed a conscience. My teacher said something like our brains evolved over time or something, and then she changed the subject. It didn't sound very convincing.

I honestly don't understand how people could have developed good and bad all by themselves. Like killing a man is wrong type of thing. Like how did humans develop justice? How do we know what is right and what is wrong? And why do some people have different rights that are wrong to others? And how do we know Hitler wasn't right and we're wrong? Since we're ever changing animals wouldn't we have just maintained what the other animals considered good or bad? Could you please explain how it happened?

I simply ask because I want to be able to defend what I believe.
Thanks much.

2007-09-07 15:41:28 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-07 15:40:28 · 19 answers · asked by lindsey p 5 in Religion & Spirituality

nothing really childish. she is really mature
anything girly-tomboy. and a size 16 in kids

2007-09-07 15:39:39 · 10 answers · asked by <3 1 in Halloween

ok so i work in SF CA for a big hospital. one my employees, for her answering machine message. left this " hi you've reached blah blah at blah blah. im in a meeting right now. have a blessed day. now this is at work. this is her work phone. i really don't think that this is professional. at home thats ok but this is her work! please tell me your oppion. do you think this is ok or not appropriate? tell me your religion too plz if any

2007-09-07 15:39:37 · 21 answers · asked by Veee 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Why would anyone do that, you might ask. It used to be an old holloween prank in the older days. I know of some young fellows (at the time) that used to do that sort of thing. Fershame - ya, sure.

2007-09-07 15:37:13 · 14 answers · asked by TRAF 4 in Senior Citizens

I want everyone to listen only god will judge us and know one can come and say we are going hell. And know one has any proof that god said that. And i don't believe that being gay is a choice.There is alot of people who we think are straight or gay becuz they were always gay. They only were straight to hide their true feeling for the same sex. And u can never change a person from being attracted to the same sex.

2007-09-07 15:34:48 · 76 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-07 15:34:35 · 46 answers · asked by Santiago 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-07 15:33:46 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

Axel 'invited' us to give up all the atheists' inventions (scoff) and live in the jungle? I'd glady put my faith in God as I have so many times, but kept thinking today, "wouldn't that be testing the Lord"; and "Jesus already did that when He was tempted by satan for 40 days." Anyways, God answered the question today; Ora Anderson, 76, survived 13 days in Oregon woods with no food and possibly some water from a river. Asked how, Dr. DeLashmutt said, "Miracle". When sis-in-law was interviewed, she said"she made it through with prayer and healthy lifestyle."
Isn't that awesome?
*Article can be seen @ http://www.cnn.com

2007-09-07 15:33:27 · 14 answers · asked by dawnUSA 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-07 15:30:30 · 10 answers · asked by Sarah 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Muslims have so many sects. You know the obivious Sunni and Shia. But there are the others Sufis, alwaities, Druze, Ahmadis etc. Each one of them calls each a Kufr(non believer) and kills each other. Why do muslims of different sects kill each other?

2007-09-07 15:27:42 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I ask for informaton gathering only

2007-09-07 15:27:21 · 31 answers · asked by . 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-07 15:26:55 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

OK, so 9 of my friends (including me) are going tirck-or-treating together. We're all 13-14 so nothing too cheesy. Last year we did snow white and the seven dwarves (plus prince). This year two of the boys are very reluctant to do anything too....girly? Any ideas on what we could do?

2007-09-07 15:25:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Halloween

No one else seems to care except her brother who lives two hours away. My mom won't talk to her or me for that matter and her other brother has no contact with her because of her condition. She has schizophrenia. My husband takes her meals every night and goes to the store for her a lot. I know that is nice but she is able to heat meals in the microwave for herself. He still feels obligated to buy and cook her food. Are we being nice or just stupid and getting taken advantage of by other family members. Hell his parents make sure that she gets her meds. This is so weird.

2007-09-07 15:25:22 · 6 answers · asked by just julie 6 in Etiquette

I think it just makes things akward. I'm not going out of my way to call myself Russian-Chinese American. I'm just plain old Asian to me.

2007-09-07 15:25:21 · 14 answers · asked by kagnomi 4 in Other - Society & Culture

I was visiting India and I found out Hindus were performing almost the same rituals has Muslims. But Hinduism is much older than Islam. Some of the similarities I saw.
1. Abulition, Hindu brahmins are supposed to clean their body before prayers.
2. Enter temple with right feet.
3. Enter restroom with left feet, and say prayer before you enter and leave restroom.
4. Hindus circle a stone called shiva linga. Muslims circle the Kabba which is supposed to have a stone.
5. Hindu brahmins are supposed to shave under arm hair and pubic hair every 30 days. Muslim do it every 40 days.

Why so many similarities?

2007-09-07 15:25:08 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality