Society & Culture - 20 September 2007

I am an Evangelical Christian. One of the things we get, a fruit of the Holy Spirit, is the Word of Knowledge...we get penetrating insights, which often come to us as words. It is almost like we are picking up a thought or a prayer.
How often do you experience this?

2007-09-20 12:26:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Ok I was confirmed a while ago but now my friend is asking me about Confirmation. She's not really that religious and she hasn't been to CCD in years, but she does want to get married in a church. I'm not sure what to tell her.

Are you allowed to get married in a church if you're not confirmed?
Are there any specific requirements you have to comply with so you can get married?

I'm mostly curious about the parts that have to do with Confirmation, 'cause it's possible she won't be able to make hers.

2007-09-20 12:25:23 · 2 answers · asked by caricature 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I am a self taught English student. I would appreciate if someone could help me by rewriting my Eng writing. I hope I can find some reasons why I made mistakes from the good explanation for me so that I won't make same mistakes next time. Thank you.
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Subject today is about Email for my friend
To be continued....

2007-09-20 12:23:47 · 5 answers · asked by Sky 2 in Languages

Also what was the most difficult part of converting?

2007-09-20 12:23:02 · 9 answers · asked by Yahoo Sucks 5 in Religion & Spirituality

would be Sharpton, or Jackson all around it? i highly doubt. because of them them about sheap publicity and money.
please read a link:
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/20/obama-jackson-and-jena/?hp

agree disagree thank you

2007-09-20 12:19:26 · 11 answers · asked by steven25t 7 in Other - Cultures & Groups

I am a catholic and i am interested on becoming a nun, I just want to know what steps do I need to do in order to become a nun?

2007-09-20 12:18:48 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I was born and grew up in a Catholic enviornment my whole life. Don't get me wrong, even though I was Catholic, growing up the only time I went to church was on Christmas, Easter, or special occaions. Although I go to a Catholic church, I do not agree or follow all of the beleifs of Catholics (praying to saints, virgin mary, ect.).

A couple of my friends tell me that I seem more like a Christian than a Catholic. I've considered changing religions before but never really thought it was necessary to do so because Christians/Catholics, although different, share many of the same principles. Thus a Christian is a Christian right?

Anyways, can sombody tell me what the true differences between Catholics and Christians/Protestants are?

2007-09-20 12:18:42 · 13 answers · asked by g-money 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Does anyone else think that if someone comes on and says that they think you are wrong or in a cult or just insults, should say what faith they are?

I personall don't want the info to insult them back, but to get a better understanding of how I might intrepret what they say.

2007-09-20 12:15:50 · 17 answers · asked by Dublin Ducky 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Treat them as human beings sure but they are in prison for a reason...why should they be pitied?

2007-09-20 12:14:34 · 7 answers · asked by universatile love 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I find it funny that no matter who you ask, you will get a different answer as to what Hell actually is. One of them said that Hell is simply an eternity without a relationship without God. One of them said that Hell was a place of burning and fir an torture. One of them said that Hell was simply a land outside of God's realm. I'm starting to think that we have a bunch of religious people just taking a guess and that no one really knows what Hell is or if it even exists.

2007-09-20 12:13:42 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

their parents have to drag them to church and they sit at church texting the whole time? that sounds very "christian" to me.

2007-09-20 12:13:30 · 16 answers · asked by Hello 3 in Religion & Spirituality

summer? All summer long I see elderly women in warm winter coats, with hand knitted hats for winter, and I was wondering why? Please don't tell me its the air conditioning, these women are out walking in the 82 degree heat!

2007-09-20 12:13:07 · 22 answers · asked by Miss 6 7 in Senior Citizens

It takes time for me to get to know people and feel comfortable around them.

Today my friends were saying that I was being funny and actually opening up and stuff. like wow

Is it bad that I'm this way???

I think it will actually come in handy, because I wouldn't want to get to know somebody fast if they turned out to be creepy or something. And I listen to my intuition about others.

2007-09-20 12:12:20 · 4 answers · asked by updo 3 in Other - Society & Culture

I know that making runes is best done with certain types of wood. But would it be wrong to use willow instead? I connect to willows and they grow all around me. They give me peace and inspire me. Thoughts my northern friends?????

2007-09-20 12:11:44 · 8 answers · asked by Praire Crone 7 in Mythology & Folklore

story on teletext 27 year old man urinated on a dying disabled woman in the street, shouting "this is you tube material" he has been charged with outraging public decency, and has yet to be sentenced. I am speechless on this one. how low has this country descended? who can suggest a fitting punishment?

2007-09-20 12:11:32 · 67 answers · asked by Anonymous in People with Disabilities

2007-09-20 12:10:33 · 6 answers · asked by Stony 4 in Religion & Spirituality

bc i love the mega church i go to now...but we're moving to VA, so i want a new one...idk if id be comfortable in a small church. also---are there any good youth groups at said church? (a christian church in Norfolk VA)

2007-09-20 12:09:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I need the name of the richest man on the planet and i need his full name

2007-09-20 12:07:05 · 3 answers · asked by Maggie S 1 in Other - Society & Culture

Like for my son's pirate costume I bought him a skull bucket, and for his samurai costume I made him a Japanese monster bucket, and for his medieval costume I made him a medieval woolen draw-string sack, and for his Bruce Lee costume I'm planning to make the severed head of Kareem from Game Of Death, and for his Star Trek costume I'm planning to make a bucket that looks like a tricorder, or for an Am. Indian costume a bucket shaped like the head of a buffalo or a least a leather pouch?

Or do you just carry around any old free plastic sack, or the same plastic pumpkin as last year, or a pillow case?

2007-09-20 12:06:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Halloween

So how does free will somehow address the question of how an all Loving, all Just, and all Merciful deity could allow a person to supposedly choose Hell over Heaven?

Sure, I'd take the gun away from the kid and give him a good butt-beating to make sure he never thinks about it again -- punishment is needed. But infinite punishment...?

Free will doesn't answer the problem, Fundies. It's your definition of your so-called God.

2007-09-20 11:59:57 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Lot's of people call for a USA constitutional convention to make the constitution fit with their interpatation of the Bible.
Let's have a biblical convention and have the bible conform ti the American constitution instead of the wishes of a pagan Roman Emperor.
What changes should we make?

2007-09-20 11:59:44 · 8 answers · asked by capekicks 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I'm too busy this year to give out candy for the trick or treaters! Our neighborhood get lots of trick or treaters every year and I don't want any of them to ring the doorbell! It would be really annoying! what should I do? do I draw a sign or..? how do i let them know that I'm not giving out candy?

2007-09-20 11:59:39 · 20 answers · asked by ? 3 in Halloween

lol I know people are getting tired of these Jena 6 questions!!

2007-09-20 11:59:13 · 11 answers · asked by . 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Apparently, that's what many of you think.
But shouldn't we ask the choir boys?

2007-09-20 11:57:49 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-20 11:57:45 · 1 answers · asked by j2 1 in Languages

Or would he have taste?

2007-09-20 11:56:40 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

how can we know what God exists by looking at creation?
Form order


From Design

Form natures perfections


what can we know about God from reasons alone?

From reason alone can we know God as the TRiune God of Christianty?

2007-09-20 11:56:34 · 15 answers · asked by cynthia c 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I have a name of a woman, who I think is from Brazil. The last name is "de Matos". Please help me with these questions:
1. Is this a possible last name in Brazil?
2. If so, should this name be alphabetized under "D" or "M"?

2007-09-20 11:55:30 · 2 answers · asked by drshorty 7 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Which do you think is worse, being 14, out and gay, never having sex or even making out or being a 14 year old sexually active pregnant girl (all the girls think I'm the worse one...)?

Also is it wrong that whenever I'm around this girl I nearly burst into tears because I can't adopt in many states and thus can't have kids?

2007-09-20 11:52:11 · 55 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I think it would not be so anti women,not so homophobic and might make some sense if a God had written it.

2007-09-20 11:52:10 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality