Society & Culture - 12 September 2007

In this modern day and age, what does "my country" really mean ? A people of similar culture ? Maybe. The USA is a country I visited a where I lived for sometime and a country I learned to love. The USA is probably the most beautiful country in the world. You need to visit it to REALLY understand what I mean. Within t the context of my question, let me say this -- I find it a little hard to see the USA as a country within the popular definition of "country" . They are a society of COMPLETELY different people, customs and mentality. It is a society completely devided by social class, colour (sorry... 'color'). My perception is that each American is first white, then of some social/financial class and then, at the bottom, American. How can anyone be proud of being American and less than 100 years ago hang fellow (black) Americans from trees and less than 15 years ago sustain anything like the LA riots (the outcome of trial of Rodney King). I'd love to read comments from Americans

2007-09-12 02:54:46 · 6 answers · asked by RED-CHROME 6 in Other - Society & Culture

what are the differences between religions and cults? for some reason religious folk seem to get mad when you refer to their belief system as a cult i'm just trying to figure out why. as far as i know they're the same thing.

2007-09-12 02:53:22 · 21 answers · asked by just curious (A.A.A.A.) 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I am about to talk about your communion.
Leviticus 17:12 Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood. Really the whole chapter would be best. So with that being said does that not mean that when your priest supposedly changes your wine into Jesus blood, it is going against God's law?

Matthew 5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill.
So with that being said Jesus didn't take that part out of the law.

Also if I was to put rat poison in the cup before the blessing would you still drink it? Or something that would kill you, not saying I would but it would prove my point, hmmmm.

2007-09-12 02:49:17 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

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2007-09-12 02:49:13 · 7 answers · asked by kayboff 7 in Senior Citizens

Why are Christians the target of non-believers and antagonists? I don't care what you say, I have been watching the questions here for quite a long time, and when detractors post questions using terms like "fairy tales", "magic sky fairy", "sky daddy", etc., etc., at least over 90% of them are aimed at Christians. Why is that? If you think that God is a fairy tale and religion is bad like your professor at UC Berkeley told you, then why don't you aim the same amount of these attacks at Jews, or Muslims, or Hindus? Well, I know one big reason why: Because Institutions of Higher Learning (what a joke!) have systematically attacked Christianity and indoctrinated their minds-full-of-mush students into believing this garbage.

These attacks are better proof than anything else I kinow of that Christanity is the true religion. Why else would the world attack it so hard? Well, all you haters? Can you answer why you don't aim the same amount of these attacks at Jews, or Muslims, or Hindus?

2007-09-12 02:46:13 · 41 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Can you transalte the question and the four answers from this clip in English? It has to be perfect.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTctX669xTQ&mode=related&search=

2007-09-12 02:46:01 · 2 answers · asked by elaine.patton 5 in Languages

Now, where did he come from. Was he just automatically an Angel or was he from woman. I am not sure.

2007-09-12 02:45:40 · 17 answers · asked by make?love*not$war! 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-12 02:42:48 · 32 answers · asked by Nicolas 2 in Etiquette

when she found out she was up the duff. Most blokes wouldnt buy it, let alone bring the kid up. You are going to have to come up with a strong cause to change my mind about all this nonsense !

2007-09-12 02:42:25 · 29 answers · asked by Axiom 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-12 02:39:20 · 46 answers · asked by anil m 6 in Religion & Spirituality

hiii all,i just sometimes think in how our needs take our days with no time 2 stop 2 say: why all that for?,what about u?

2007-09-12 02:38:43 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Immaculate conception aside, what would be so wrong about her having sex with her husband? Do you believe that this is just a myth?

2007-09-12 02:36:58 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Im with paranormal group called Shadow's of Manitoba &
i have yet to find ghost conferences here in Canada. It seems they are only in the states. Please help me find an answer?

2007-09-12 02:36:29 · 2 answers · asked by Sharon G 1 in Mythology & Folklore

Surely this method of persuasion is backward and inefficient?

2007-09-12 02:33:42 · 34 answers · asked by QuestionGuy2004 3 in Religion & Spirituality

What's the best way to find out if I have past lives, and what did I do, and basically just find out all of the information I can about it. I know meditate is the way, I just don't know how to do it. Any information and/or advice is greatly appreciated.

2007-09-12 02:32:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

I'm an angel and I'm lost in the world. What can I do?

2007-09-12 02:32:09 · 10 answers · asked by Fallen Angel 1 in Religion & Spirituality

do you find that when you ask some people a question they seem to shrug you off?!?

why are some people just so bloody rude?!?

2007-09-12 02:31:47 · 7 answers · asked by charley n 2 in Etiquette

don't they like Philippines?Why?
to change their lives i think, but you whats your opinion?

2007-09-12 02:31:23 · 3 answers · asked by wakeupphilippines 2 in Other - Society & Culture

Both sides of a religious debate tend to claim the other side is in denial, Theists often claim that Atheists are uncomfortable accepting salvation (I have seen this written as "like a cancer patient who doesn't want to visit the doctor" though I have lost the link at the moment) while Atheists (myself included) often feel that believers have trouble accepting a Godless existence.

Opinions anyone?

2007-09-12 02:30:14 · 8 answers · asked by QuestionGuy2004 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-12 02:29:52 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

So, a christian and a yoga instructor were arguing... well the christian was arguing let me point that out clearly and the yoga instructor was quite calm...the whole thing was about how yoga opens you up to demonic activity and how yoga is bad and not allowed for christians... I remember hearing things like this when I was church but apparently it has gotten more severe... I really want to know what others think...my whole thing is that if christians are so afraid of yoga it is because they are afraid to open their minds up to their own strength. Preachers teach against it because they don't want you to realize you can feel whole and healthy, and relieve stress without having to pray or read the bible...

Nothing bad has happened to me and I have done yoga for years...I guess satan has just fooled me then right?

2007-09-12 02:29:05 · 20 answers · asked by pr0tegemoi 2 in Religion & Spirituality

If someone says "Look here, a flaw in the Bible" your first thought is --

(A) Impossible, it is not a flaw. You are mistaken, but I may read it with you and attempt to help you understand. If I also do not undersand, I will research further and pray until I do understand.

(B) That's highly improbable, but I'd like to see what you have found in case you are correct and my Holy Book is imperfect.

(C) The Bible was written by men, translated by men. It is possible that there are mistakes in the text, but I still do not question God's perfection.

2007-09-12 02:27:57 · 30 answers · asked by Eleventy 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I think it's Hebrew or possibly Arabic.

2007-09-12 02:24:18 · 4 answers · asked by R J 1 in Languages

that someone asks why you're here or some other question that's been asked again? Why do you answer those questions to begin with? Just writing "cheers" or "bottoms up" will not get you drunk.

2007-09-12 02:24:17 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Are there anyone else out there who agrees with me that children are suffering more than the adults! Everytime I turn on the TV achild has been abducted, killed, raped and abused and I am so sick of it! These adults who do these things there fate will be a million times worse. Why are our children being attacked?

2007-09-12 02:24:13 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-09-12 02:23:34 · 11 answers · asked by Graham 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-12 02:20:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

I am asking this question here because in R&S all you get is stupid nasty comments about Islam and Muslims.
So tell me please....if a person is feeling restless, impatient and has intense feelings because they miss someone who is far away, is it true that the other person can "feel" this? It's kinda hard to describe but can the other person have a feeling that someone is thinking of them? Someone once told me that the other person's soul can "feel" it when someone has intense feelings. Is this true?

2007-09-12 02:17:07 · 9 answers · asked by ¸.•*´`*•.¸ ℓανєη∂єr ¸.•*´`*•.¸ 6 in Ramadan

2007-09-12 02:16:43 · 9 answers · asked by curiosity 4 in Other - Society & Culture

I would like to start a company to where I decorate people's homes for the holidays, except I don't know where to get started. I love decorating and I have received many compliments on my decorating abilities, like how should I charge and how much should I charge? Should I charge by the hour or by the job itself, please help?

2007-09-12 02:13:03 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas