Society & Culture - 17 September 2007

2007-09-17 12:41:29 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Okay, I'm like 33 1/3% combined Cherokee, Tuscarora, and Navajo descent. So because I am a Black Indian, I mark 'black and 'native american' on applications or whatever. Why is it that so many of my black native friends and family would just put native american and not black? WTF is this? I mean, they'll tell you in a heartbeat what tribe they are from, but they won't own up to their black blood?

2007-09-17 12:39:59 · 20 answers · asked by L. Ellington (RIP MJ) 5 in Other - Cultures & Groups

I ask because I keep seeing "Latino heritage month" and "Black history month". Don't take this as my complaining please. I'm genuinely curious if there is such a thing. I'd like to find a time to celebrate my heritage and gather with others who would like to as well, but it doesn't seem like there are many events groups or festivals celebrating much European heritage. I mean, there's Italian and Irish, and I'm Irish, but I'm German, Swiss, Scottish, French, and English too and in school, people were skeptical about letting European Americans celebrate their heritage, although minorities could celebrate theres. Please don't take offense, I just wonder if there's anything in any of the states anyone lives in where people get together and celebrate, or anything along those lines? Just interested in hearing about it, I'd love to get involved.

2007-09-17 12:35:56 · 8 answers · asked by Mommy2Be 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

the neighbor down the road just brought food over to my house. he is single and so is my mom. Did he bring it over cause he had extra?

he said it was extra but my mom doesn't know what to think of it since no one has ever done that.

2007-09-17 12:33:53 · 17 answers · asked by Koter Boters misses Rufus! 6 in Etiquette

Commandos would wear bullet proof pants surely?

2007-09-17 12:32:51 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

Altruism: the principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others (dictionary.com)

Some (but not all) Christians seem to claim title on altruism & that without belief in God, atheists & agnostics have no concept of morality. However, many of these same Christians do 'altruistic' deeds in order to get into Heaven.

Doesn't that count as 'selfish', and therefore not count as altruism as defined above?

2007-09-17 12:32:13 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

How do you write 513,339 in spanish?
thank you

2007-09-17 12:31:18 · 7 answers · asked by Psycho Dork 2 in Languages

2007-09-17 12:30:56 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Is it offensive to call someone a spoiled brat because their parents buy them more things than yours do?

What do you consider to be a spoiled brat?

Where do you draw the line between being a spoiled brat or just getting what you want?

2007-09-17 12:30:44 · 15 answers · asked by Chica 2 in Etiquette

Didn't he ask why they call him good and then go on to say that none is good but God.


Hmmm...

2007-09-17 12:30:41 · 17 answers · asked by NONAME 4 in Religion & Spirituality

The protestant church has been around for 400 years after it broke away from the Church that Jesus apostles founded.

It was founded after a crazy jew hating monk decided he didnt like some of the corruption in the church, poor comunication and stuborness on both sides meant he left.

After that there were 5 different denominations that were seperated from the Truth. They took parts out of the bible that didnt fit with their new ideology and created a new one that was never meant to be the bible. (more like a half bible with hlf truths)

So today with this half bible (often looked at a God the Bible) we now have 37,000 different denominations all with different interpretations and claim that theirs is the absolute truth.

Isint that a bit of a mess when there is still the Church that the disciples created with the exact same style and structure as you would have seen in the first century.

2007-09-17 12:30:24 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-17 12:29:16 · 17 answers · asked by TRACER 3 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Someone I know, more of an acquaintance than a friend, is about to leave for a tour of duty in Iraq. I would like to thank him for his service and wish him the best, but what is a good way to say it? I don't want to say good luck or best wishes...those sound a little too lighthearted for the occasion and I'm not too religious, so I feel awkward saying I'll be praying for him.

Thanks!

2007-09-17 12:28:45 · 10 answers · asked by graybear 4 in Etiquette

Like
The Cosby Show
Married with Children
Mama,s Family
Roseanne
Good Times
Laverne and Shirley
The Facts of Life
Webster
ect..........

2007-09-17 12:28:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Would it be fair that they suffer from Jesophobia, an irrational fear or intolerance of Jesus?

2007-09-17 12:27:51 · 25 answers · asked by Belzetot 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Like did you do something to yourself or someone else that you regret more than anything and its just killing you???

2007-09-17 12:26:21 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

When I hit the showers at the rec center where I workout I always find myself in an awkward position because at the same time the kids from swimming lessons are finishing up and ending up in the showers too, and since these are younger children it is very often that their moms end up in the men's room too. Sometimes moms are everywhere helping their kids take a shower or dress them up. All these women in the men's showers make me feel uncomfortable because I am walking around naked in front of them and I am not sure if I am inappropriately exposing myself? I have no problem with them seeing me naked but I am not sure if I make them feel uncomfortable and they are just there to help their kids. Trouble is that this is the only hour I can shower because I need to get to work from there. Should I be more conservative and wear shorts?

2007-09-17 12:22:28 · 22 answers · asked by Northen Goose 1 in Etiquette

I am not saying that the bible is not useful it certainly is but it clearly was never meant to be interpreted individualy.

Peter clearly said that the Bible was not to be interpreted by individuals. Why, well when that happens everybody comes to a different conclusion because they dont read it in light of what the first believers did.

Even after Luther rebeled against God there were 5 different denominations that disagreed with each other within a few months.

i just cant see anywhere in the bible where it says that the bible is the sole authority,

I know in timothy it talks about Scripture being beneficial but Paul is talking about the old testement as the new one wasnt written.

I know this often falls on brainwashed ears but doesnt anyone have any reasoning beyone just being told what to believe.

2007-09-17 12:21:59 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

i just paid 15 dollars for a haircut, no shampoo (ladies cut with layers) it is an amazing cut. Do you think paying over 50 consistutes a quaility cut????

2007-09-17 12:21:54 · 6 answers · asked by penelope 2 in Etiquette

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2007-09-17 12:20:15 · 6 answers · asked by MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

My neighbors are sucking up to me badly. But they are in a dispute with other neighbors and I feel they are just trying to get me to cavalier with them against the others. Should I aid these people in their time of need even though this dispute might bring negative output to my life? Or should I just refuse to engage anybody in negativity?

2007-09-17 12:18:57 · 3 answers · asked by maguathehearteater 1 in Other - Society & Culture

If you had to give it a percentage, what would you say the Italian language and Spanish are similar.
The reason why I'm asking is that there are a lot of Spanish words in Italian vocabulary, or the other way around.
By the way, which language is older than the other because one had to copy the other since there are a lot of similar words and sounds.

2007-09-17 12:18:53 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

i felt so awkward because he had quite ignored my existance, and so i didnt tell him - which has left me feeling terrid?

2007-09-17 12:17:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

do you make it a point to let others know your religious beliefs, or do you prefer to keep it a private matter? why or why not?

2007-09-17 12:17:10 · 26 answers · asked by Arienna C 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-17 12:12:23 · 6 answers · asked by kiwi 1 in Languages

To our friends who have become family
May you be blessed with the same
love and care you've given us.

Gary, my husband, Ruth and Rachael, our beautiful girls, and myself would like to thank you for all the kind emails and support when we were overseas, we are now back in Australia and safe

We went to Mass on Sunday and asked the Priest to say a prayer for the area where we came from as there is so much violence and death there and pray for the people that are still there, he dedicated the Mass to this area, I cannot say where this is but I think you know

Thank you God for friends

Have you prayed to stop all the turmoil that is happening in the world today?

If not, why?

2007-09-17 12:11:14 · 12 answers · asked by TigerLily 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Why do people choose to believe some supposed "prophets of God" but not others? Their only credibility lies in who they could originally convince and the era in which they lived. If there were a true prophet today, nobody would believe him or her.

2007-09-17 12:10:30 · 42 answers · asked by jurassicbeaver 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I like guys, and recently, I'm starting to like ladies. I guess I would be considered bicurious. In conversations with some friends, I have said that I like both. Is it wrong for me not to announce to the whole world and declare my 'label'? I know what I feel, does the rest of the world need to know all my business?

2007-09-17 12:09:53 · 22 answers · asked by ravenrogue84 3 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Why not doctors or lawyers or something?

Fishing is dangerous.

2007-09-17 12:09:46 · 16 answers · asked by NONAME 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I am looking for pre-lamped C7 and C9 light strands. The best I found was 5 bucks at target for 25 feet.

2007-09-17 12:09:09 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas