Society & Culture - 8 September 2007

Which is the greater "sin"? :

A Christian teenager who has premarital sex?
A Christian man having an affair?
A Christian women who is divorced and remarried
Etc, etc...

Or

A non-religious homosexual person just being him/herself?

"Let he who hath not sinned, cast the first stone."
Isn't that what your own Jesus of Nazareth teaches/taught?

2007-09-08 14:05:21 · 26 answers · asked by ✡ 5 in Religion & Spirituality

- in april of this year a friend of mine asked me could she borrow $100. because she had spent more money than she was supposed to. she's addicted to ebay.her husband established a budget for her to save money. i loaned the money without hesitation.
= during the summer this same friend had surgery & called me to borrow more money this time to cover her co-pay for a pain medication. i loaned her $50.
= the next day she purchased a clothing item and gave it to my oldest daughter. i was angry but did not say anything.
= on sunday past i called her asking her to repay her loans... the first thing out of her mouth was that she didn't owe me anything; the money was a gift.
=i'm a housewife.
= she gave me $50...i did not speak to her for almost 72 hrs. then i emailed her to explain why i was upset.
= she gave me $100 today but was visibly angry.
= was i wrong to ask her to repay the loans?
= should i have waited longer?
= why do i feel so guilty?
= i'm sad but she's angry, why?

2007-09-08 13:57:37 · 38 answers · asked by vanessa 2 in Etiquette

I would just like to know your viewpoint on Islam. Christians are taught to love thy enemies, or anyone for that matter (ISLAM IS NOT AN ENEMY OF CHRISTIANITY) so i would like to see if the saying is refletced in the answers...

Sum of my questions for Christians are :
-- Do you think Islam is an violent and intolerant religion?
--Have you ever met a muslim, and if so, how was he (ex: peaceful, kind generous warm, mean rude..?)
--Overall, what do you think of muslims and Islam..

I am a muslim myself, and am not trying to create any tension between both sides... i just want to know the viewpoint regarding Islam..

Thxs for all your answers everyone!!

2007-09-08 13:55:44 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I'm not religious actually I dont believe in a higher being whatsoever. I just find it hard to believe all together and I really don't feel like trying. Am I a bad person? If later I have a realization and do believe in a higher power will my sins be atoned for?

2007-09-08 13:55:20 · 19 answers · asked by colin 1 in Religion & Spirituality

how stupid this is or is there any other reason???

2007-09-08 13:54:38 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-08 13:48:53 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

My Question is does all this new found code not just in the bible but in other great books such as moby dick for example mean what i think it means that if we are now just scratching the surface of computers and thru them finding very accurate code, does that mean that we are in some kind of program. For are not programs made up of code. So now if we are in a program can we change the program. It has been said that if you went back in time and tried to change something like say assasinate hitler, that even if you had him in your sights and was a sharp shooter your gun would not fire and that in fact you couldn't change history. So why is that I'll tell you why cause we are living in a program one that can't be changed. But with the coming together of all it just may be able to be altered just a little bit enough to give us all a fighting chance and to let us write the program a new. I say this because according to bible code we don't have much time left. So can man make a stand can he

2007-09-08 13:48:13 · 7 answers · asked by tony p 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I want reasons why he will know YOU in particular.
If YOU are a True Christians you should be able to give me several reasons!
I don't want passages from the Bible, I want passages from "YOUR HEART!"
Please list the reasons.............Thank you very much in advance for your answers!!

2007-09-08 13:47:31 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-08 13:47:19 · 35 answers · asked by smart1zg 1 in Etiquette

Does it work both ways, or what?

2007-09-08 13:46:19 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Who receive the rightful inheritance, Jacob the liar or Esau?

Isaac was blind; he gave the rightful inheritance to Esau, NOT Jacob. Isaac asked God to bless Esau, not Jacob. Even Esau wasn’t present, God blessed Esau, God isn’t blind. Esau doesn’t have to be next to God to receive the blessing.
God forgives through repentance. Jacob should have REPENTED and returned what he had stole from his brother Esau TO OBTAIN FORGIVENESS AND BLESSING? Jacob stole the inheritance of the Promised Land.

IN MODERN DAYS, should the Promised Land be returned to its original successor in according for the Hebrew “Jacob-ites” receive forgiveness and blessing?

2007-09-08 13:44:39 · 9 answers · asked by Zimrari 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-08 13:44:33 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

that made you shrink in terror, and every time you come there it is spotless, and there is a family of six living there?
How does she get and KEEP it clean do you wonder?

2007-09-08 13:44:10 · 10 answers · asked by Born Valentine's Day 5 in Etiquette

Did it happen?

2007-09-08 13:43:15 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

It is good to see you here.If a person were white skinned but had a Native heart and practiced a semblance of traditional Indian Way ,would you accept them as Indian or would they always be outcast?What bands would you say are more moderate regarding this?

2007-09-08 13:40:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

I hear all the time, the father son and holy ghost.
Even if you downplay it to 2 deities, the father and son, its still multiple gods.
How do rectify your ignorance about your religion.
At least pagans are honest about the plurality of their deities.
How about showing some genuine sincerity in your answer, Christianity.

2007-09-08 13:39:01 · 18 answers · asked by WINDIWS VISTA ULTIMATE RULES!!!! 1 in Religion & Spirituality

What is the worse thing about getting old? Regrets? Loneliness? Health? Financial worries?...

What is the best thing?

Thank you!

2007-09-08 13:38:56 · 6 answers · asked by mecasa 4 in Religion & Spirituality

He goes out all the time with no shirt on, I mean he has a nice body if you're looking at him from the front because he works out and he has a few packs here and there, but sideways, he's so skinny that he appears flat !!!

I think being shirtless in public is disgusting!!!

2007-09-08 13:38:50 · 15 answers · asked by Bibi 5 in Etiquette

should you do? what has happened here? are you in danger?

2007-09-08 13:37:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

If we all came from Africa long long ago, and migrated to other places and continents and changed human, skin, and facial features depending on the environment and sun/heat from where we migrated to.., then won't a few thousand years from now (depending on our location on the globe) we will blend in and all look alike again?

Haha. I'm just wondering. Cause Since (from scientific views) we all came from Africa and migrated to distant places. And eventaully changed into different features such as Europeans or Asians, or even Native Americans (through the Bering Straight (SP?) near Russia and Alaska) and they eventually blended and looked alike, severely different from the opposite side of the globe. Won't evolution do that to us again in thousands of years? And People from California (no matter where they came from, Europe, Asia, Africa) will blend all together once again, and look completely different people in say, Brazil?

2007-09-08 13:37:48 · 17 answers · asked by J 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-09-08 13:35:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Curious if anyone can tell me if Candles, Quills and or Feathers have any meaning within Celtic Symbolism or Old Irish Lore?

Thank you so much!

2007-09-08 13:35:04 · 2 answers · asked by Natures Flicker 2 in Mythology & Folklore

I remember reading a passage in the bible that said something like, it's because God can show himself through our weakness; that through God we are strong when we are weak...

But surely, in the times we are living in now; you may as well throw yourself to the wolves if you are weak!

What about our children? You can not be weak when you have children to bring up!

Maybe someone can explain to me? Please be nice!

2007-09-08 13:29:10 · 15 answers · asked by Nelly 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I'm doing a questionnaire for my Religious Studies class, and I'd thought I'd ask here, since people here are generally very nice, very quick, and very informative.

So here are the questions. I am genuinely interested in this stuff, and not doing it just for homework. If you have more you want to add, then that's more than welcome, since every little helps! :)

1) First of all, which religion would you say you belong to?

2) If you lack belief in God, what led you to come to that conclusion?

3) If you are religious, do you think your upbringing highly affected what you believe in? (e.g. your parents' beliefs)

4) Have you explored any other religions deeply?

5) What is your faith to you? Have you ever had doubts, and, if so, how did you regain your faith?

6) What do you think of other religions? How do you know your religion is the right one?

I'd ask more, but there's a char limit. D: Oh well. It shall be interesting to hear the replies! :)

2007-09-08 13:27:07 · 31 answers · asked by kehfehmeh 2 in Religion & Spirituality

for their own interpretation and reasoning?
I saw an answer where someone responded that homosexuality is not a sin in the Bible. Where does this logic come from? If God calls something an abomination, this is a terrible wrong. It also mentions in the NT that He gave them over to believe the lie. Is lying not a sin?
So, how does God NOT call something a sin when He says it is a wrong? It is not for us to manipulate Scripture for our pleasure, it is their for our teaching and correcting for our relationship with God.

2007-09-08 13:26:03 · 20 answers · asked by n9wff 6 in Religion & Spirituality

My boyfriend and I bought a ouija board at a garage sale, knowing all the bad stuff people has said about it. When we brought it home and started using it the spirit said it was his mother Mary, she passed away a couple years ago. I know for a fact he wasnt moving it because he would take his fingers off and it would still move for a second or two. What does this mean and what can happen?

2007-09-08 13:22:36 · 15 answers · asked by marie 2 in Mythology & Folklore

eating kittens is evil? I want to see if I'm evil or not. And to make it religious, holy kitties.

2007-09-08 13:22:22 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

This song is awesome. Tell me who wrote it and name at least two who sang it.

2007-09-08 13:21:57 · 11 answers · asked by makeitright 6 in Senior Citizens

dosn't that prove the non-existence of god?

2007-09-08 13:21:45 · 25 answers · asked by punch 7 in Religion & Spirituality

When you see them cleaning your dorms, or offices, do you take the time to say hello? I hope so

2007-09-08 13:21:31 · 14 answers · asked by ticonderoga1186 4 in Etiquette