Society & Culture - 12 September 2007

What are five things alike about Hinduism and Buddhism? For ven diagram.

2007-09-12 12:20:57 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

What is the signifiances of using alabaster? I tried to find information but have come up empty in my search. Was alabaster used for the anointing before his death?

2007-09-12 12:20:55 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-12 12:19:50 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Let's say it is Halloween (Trick-or-treat night). There is a home owner, that leaves his/her house when trick-or-treaters start going to houses. No one else is going to be home, and the home owner leaves a bucket full of candy, outside the front door. The home owner puts the bucket on a chair, with a note saying "Help yourself." With the front door light on, would it be rude for a trick-or-treater to dump the entire bucket of candy into their bag?

Has this ever happened to you, or have you ever dumped a bucket of cand into your bag?

2007-09-12 12:19:37 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Halloween

Have you ever called someone elegant?
What did you mean when you said that? Was it their dress, personality, demeanor, wisdom/hobbies?

Thanks

2007-09-12 12:18:23 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

All those millions and millions of people who lived before record keeping????
God must be a jerk to make that a restriction to get into the celestial kingdom!

2007-09-12 12:17:23 · 10 answers · asked by universatile love 3 in Religion & Spirituality

At the start of your marriage/relationship was your Mother-in-law a sinner or a saint? Did it all begin a little tense and then turn out well - or was it always a little bit of a battleground?

And are you now the perfect in-law to your off-springs partner?

I would venture that husbands mothers are by far worse than daughters mothers due to the former never wanting another woman to have her 'little boy'!

What do you think?

2007-09-12 12:17:08 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

2007-09-12 12:15:46 · 9 answers · asked by Sir D 2 in Languages

2007-09-12 12:15:01 · 12 answers · asked by H.I. of the H.I. 4 in Religion & Spirituality

If something exists and you DO believe in it, then your belief conforms with reality.
If something DOESN'T exist, and you DON'T believe in it, then your belief conforms to reality.
If something DOESN'T exist and you DO believe in it, then it still does NOT exist.

I thought that needed to be pointed out.
If someone believes in a god and other people don't, does the other people's disbelief in that god make that god disappear?

If the answer is no, then why are god believers upset when someone doesn't believe in their god?
I mean, if your god truly does exist and you're so sure that it does, then why are you concerned about other people's opinion of or belief in that god?

The only reason I can think of for why someone would need to convince another person that their own god was the "right one", would be if the person doing the convincing had some agenda where their own god needs to exist in order for them to justify their own actions and agenda.

2007-09-12 12:14:54 · 16 answers · asked by Fish Stick Jesus 2 in Religion & Spirituality

How is it different from, say, the non-Christian concept?

2007-09-12 12:13:47 · 37 answers · asked by Linz ♥ VT 4 in Religion & Spirituality

our room is pretty small and she had about three friends over. i came in to drop a book off and she asked me a question i answered and then i left. i came back in about 20 minutes, and she and her friends were gone. and then i saw the horrible dirty pink bra. what was she trying to say?

2007-09-12 12:12:54 · 9 answers · asked by Queen 2 in Etiquette

2007-09-12 12:11:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I am a wonderful wife and mother. I get up at 7am with my daughter and cook and clean all day long. Then when my husband comes home, I cook a nice meal for all of us. The only thing that may be out of order here is that I like to take a few hits off a one hitter at night. I go out into the garage well after the baby is sleeping and smoke. I come in and relax and watch movies.
Is that really that bad? I feel it makes my life more enjoyable and tolerable. I love my family, but I love the release that marijuana provides. Remarks?

Don't tell me I am a bad mother or wife because of smoking....your just wasting your time.

2007-09-12 12:10:29 · 28 answers · asked by ? 4 in Other - Society & Culture

He was revived and came back to tell about what he saw. He said that people whom he knew who had preceeded him in death were waiting at the gate. I would like to hear comments from anybody who has read it. I posted it in R & S because I belive that it is the kind of book spritual people would read.
Thanks in advance for your answers

2007-09-12 12:08:51 · 11 answers · asked by Freedom 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-12 12:08:02 · 3 answers · asked by girlmlg 1 in Religion & Spirituality

And please don't answer"god picked me for this religion"or quote from the bible.

2007-09-12 12:07:59 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

(or both, like myself.)

which makes more sense to you?

I'm all for God, but can't make complete sense of any religion on Earth...

2007-09-12 12:07:40 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Hasn't happened to me, I'm just curious.
Oh and btw I'm not a religious freak trying to shove a belief down your throat.

I am so far from religious.

2007-09-12 12:06:15 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I know Christians think you are supposed to love everyone (even those you don't like). Please tell me, though, how you are supposed to love someone you don't even like.

Sorry, but I reserve my feelings of LOVE for those who actually have earned it.

2007-09-12 12:04:29 · 30 answers · asked by Linz ♥ VT 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Why?

2007-09-12 12:04:06 · 31 answers · asked by Isthatso 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Or am I over-stepping? Are there holidays that JW's celebrate?

Not looking to be malicious. I genuinely want to know.

2007-09-12 12:03:30 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

There seems to be this school of thought that says emotions are of this world or 'worldly'. But doesn't every action or inaction has some sort of emotional motivation behind it, right?

2007-09-12 12:00:07 · 6 answers · asked by thundercatt9 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Prominent "Family-Values" scientist Em Adjineri has recently discovered a scientific law that proves that gay marriage is a threat to the sanctity of marriage. This law is the Law of Conservation of Marriage.

The Law of Conservation of Marriage states that only a certain number of people can be married at the same time. That is why God has made divorce so prevalent in today's world. With so many people, some people need to get divorced so that others can get married.

If gay marriage is legalized, then there won't be enough available heterosexual marriages. Since it is impossible to procreate outside of wedlock, this means that there will be less children.

This will cause a massive population decline, which means less people will be worshiping God. That will anger God, and he will start smiting everybody, and nobody wants that.

I can think of no better explanation of why gay marriage is wrong. Can anybody provide me with one?

2007-09-12 11:59:41 · 56 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

hello. ive been thinking alot about converting my religion to islam. im currently a catholic & never really believed in it, except things like jesus christ died on the cross & we will go to heaven if we do good stuffs & all that. & ive been learning about islam for about four or five months now & really believe in it, yet i still have doubts about this world. doubts like.. why everythings like this & i need some better explanations about life & this world. also, when you want to convert, you just gotta say the lines "there is no god, but allah, and muhammed is his messenger" in arabic. then suppose you already convert & now is a muslim, but you dont know how to pray yet? i mean, do you have to know the rules & everything about islam & be preparing to pray before you can convert? im sorry about my bad explanation here, i really suck. hope you guys will understand what im trying to say. & please dont give any rude responds. seriously, its a waste of time of being so mean for lame reason.

2007-09-12 11:57:58 · 12 answers · asked by ツ ɱariha. 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-12 11:57:28 · 5 answers · asked by bobalo9 4 in Religion & Spirituality

its a crossword puzzle
they sight of you;_______ i see you again(7 letters)
is(2 letters)
i am(5)
until(5)
name(6)
soon(6)
quite(5)
so-so(6)
thanks for your help

2007-09-12 11:56:08 · 14 answers · asked by lalcutiepie 1 in Languages

I've seen her do this: **** in her answers today. Has someone been annoying my bettierage??

2007-09-12 11:56:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Wow! Being a soley anti-gay pyramid scheme sure doesn't bring in the cash like it used too!

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/14096305/detail.html

2007-09-12 11:55:26 · 6 answers · asked by St. Tom Cruise 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Surely parties are for having the maximum amount of fun in one go- and hang the consequences of the raging hangover the next day. I seem to be alone in my theory. Any other party animals out there?

2007-09-12 11:55:16 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette