Society & Culture - 21 September 2007

Come, behold the works of JAHWEH, what desolations he hath made in the earth. He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire. (Psalms 46:8-9)

I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I JAHWEH do all these things. (Isaiah 45:7)

The great day of JAHWEH is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of JAHWEH: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly. That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers. And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against JAHWEH: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung. (Zephaniah 1:14-18)

2007-09-21 12:05:08 · 5 answers · asked by JESUS means: JAHWEH is Salvation 2 in Religion & Spirituality

When the Olmecs arrived on the continent (or started their civilization) at about the same time as the Jaredites and vanished from the Earth at about the same time as the Jaredites.
This is a huge correlation of time from a people that were not discovered until after Joseph Smith died.
Just curious

2007-09-21 12:03:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Why do people always ask why Blacks call each other the N word, and they can't? Why do you want to? Why do women call each other ***** on a daily bases, but don't want guys to call them the name....same thing?

They have their reasons that we may not understand. Some think it is a control thing to try and erase the true meaning of the word. Yes, I hate the word and would never use it, but the bigger question is why are so many White teens, Mexican teens and other Non-Blacks calling each other the N word on a daily bases. I can't think of any reason why they are doing this?

2007-09-21 12:03:35 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

Is it that atheists do not believe in the existence of a "God", and that agnostics might not believe but might be spiritual, or open to the idea of a God?

Thanks.

2007-09-21 12:01:25 · 16 answers · asked by Me 7 in Religion & Spirituality

do u have to be baptized to be saved or saved then baptized?
we have had a debate about this at school and everyone seems to disagree. i think you mudst 1st be baptized. tell me what you think.

2007-09-21 12:01:00 · 13 answers · asked by whit r 1 in Religion & Spirituality

are you able to think outside the box? Can you think outside your own way of thinking?

2007-09-21 12:00:48 · 19 answers · asked by Cat's Eye Angie 3 in Religion & Spirituality

i need 2 questions answered pleeease.

for a christian: how do you get to heaven and how do you get to hell?

For judaism: same question.

2007-09-21 11:59:29 · 15 answers · asked by Alyssa 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I need to translate a paragraph of English into Dutch for my boyfriends birthday card! Is there anyway I can do this online with a decent translator sevice?

2007-09-21 11:59:22 · 5 answers · asked by Em x 6 in Languages

pick a side? Didn't you heed the words of Mr. Miyagi in "The Karate Kid?" -- "Walk on road, hm? Walk right side, safe. Walk left side, safe. Walk middle, sooner or later, get squished just like grape." So why don't you just pick?

What will YOU choose -- damnation or salvation?

2007-09-21 11:58:31 · 7 answers · asked by Pull My Finger 7 in Religion & Spirituality

This is a question for non-Christians who know about Christianity. In your opinion what major problems does it have? What is bad about it?

I am asking this because as a Christian i do not have an external and independent view of Christianity, so i want to see if others can see problems with it that i have not noticed.

Please be fair and objective, no Christian-bashing or abuse for the sake of it. And just saying things like "Christians are stupid" is not helpful.

Please also state your own belief system so i know where you are coming from (the objections raised by an Atheist might be different from those of, say, a Hindu).

2007-09-21 11:55:57 · 34 answers · asked by Beng T 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-21 11:54:42 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

Picture a couple walking down the street. The man has hair down to the middle of his back and the woman has very short hair, almost a crew cut. Are both gay, is one gay or neither of them gay? Explain your reasoning.

My GF wrote this question, but I'd be interested to know what people think as well.

2007-09-21 11:54:00 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

I am going with I Married A Monster From Outer Space (1958). But I love to watch 20 Million Miles To Earth (1957).

2007-09-21 11:53:46 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

i have a friend that wicca and i want to know what shes doing and what she beliefs in
so if you are a wiccan could you tell me what do you belife in and what do you do and stuff like that?

thanx guys :)

2007-09-21 11:53:23 · 15 answers · asked by memo 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-21 11:51:26 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

I am planning on sleeping in.

2007-09-21 11:50:47 · 31 answers · asked by atheist 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-21 11:50:18 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

son just told me that he is homosexual. Now I live in terror of my husband’s reaction and the consequent destruction of my family when he finds out. I imagine he’ll blame me for being too soft a mother, cut our son out of his life and that will be the end of my life and of our family.

Should I tell my husband, play dumb and allow him to figure it out eventually for himself?

What if he asks me? Should I say I knew, or act surprised along with him?

Should my son tell his father or just hide the fact, wait till he finishes his studies and moves away from home?

Maybe we can all avoid and deny the situation and continue to live forever as if everything was completely normal.

My husband is not a bad man, just a product of his family and society. I love them both.

2007-09-21 11:49:50 · 24 answers · asked by greenwillowtrie 3 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

family or friends....do you attend?

This Atheist would.

2007-09-21 11:49:24 · 25 answers · asked by daljack -a girl 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-21 11:49:08 · 8 answers · asked by biodegradable insane asylum 5 in Religion & Spirituality

surely this must be the workings of a benevolent, all knowing & all seeing God.
=p

2007-09-21 11:47:48 · 3 answers · asked by biodegradable insane asylum 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-21 11:47:00 · 44 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Just curious.
As an Atheist, (former Southern Baptist and AA member- I have been exposed to Religion and a healthy lack of respect for it and the harm it causes is my honest opinion!), I have noticed the percentage of times the fur flies between Atheists and Christians (especially on R & S) is much greater than the times Atheists and Neo Pagans or Atheists and Muslims or Atheists and Jews have at it.
Is this because of an American slant. Christians hold power here. A Minority of Christians have declared Atheists as Unamerican and we have no doubt whom is going to be the first into the ovens (so to speak) if Fundamentalists get their dream of a Christian "Republic"
We'll probably be right beside the Neo-Pagans in the showers.
Is this the reason Neo Pagan superstition gets a free ride (or seems to sometimes) and Atheists and Christians seem to have at each other?

2007-09-21 11:41:58 · 38 answers · asked by Chessmistress1000 3 in Religion & Spirituality

i have a histry of eating disorders but i've been over that for months now. i eat healthily and i eat regularly, but i still find it a bit hard to eat as much as i normally should, but i do eat.
today, i had lots of pineapple with me - it tastes so refreshing. i also ate some melon.
she looked at me, and said, "Is that all? Where's your carbohydrate?"
She brings in cookies and puts it on my desk in front of me.
I eat alone in her classroom so it is a bit hard..
She also shut/locked the door so i cudnt get out, then she told me to eat it, and that i wont leave "unless i eat it."
She does this everytime now. I understand she might be concerned cos i had a history of anorexica but force-feeding me cookies?!
I ended up throwing it all up in the end.. thats the pineapple and melon down the drain.??
??..

2007-09-21 11:35:19 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

When you think about it, the British version makes sense and the American version gives the opposite meaning to that which it is trying to convey.

Where did this odd phrase come from?

2007-09-21 11:32:25 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

I'm having some serious problems, and I need to talk to a religious Muslim sister. Please leave me your email adress, I really need a friend to confide in who could provide me with Islamic guidance. It would mean the world to me, thank you so much in advance.

2007-09-21 11:32:01 · 6 answers · asked by princess3arabi 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Why does he act like a tinkerer, rather than an intelligent engineer?

2007-09-21 11:31:10 · 16 answers · asked by khard 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Say how many bedrooms etc. you have.

2007-09-21 11:29:50 · 18 answers · asked by Deenie 6 in Senior Citizens

2007-09-21 11:26:58 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-09-21 11:26:05 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture