Society & Culture - 24 September 2007

Now, in a most spiritual manner, and yes, some of you catholics and jews can come in as well, would you care to join me for lunch? We are having pork chops,( well, for our Judaic friends, some fried chicken) , with a side of grits piled high with a whole stick of butter melting on top. A mess of hush puppies and some greens, collard greens, been steaming in the kitchen all day, with bits of salt jawl and a pinch of paprika. Cover the whole lot with a drizzling of red-eye gravy and for desert, aunt fireballs delicious cobbler. Apples, cinnamon, a smattering of blueberries, and half a package of red-hots. To wash it all down with, we have some ice cold lemonade (adults and atheists, join me by the shed for a shot of vanilla vodka). Now, you fundamentalists, if you would like to join us for lunch, then praise be. But, really, I know you prefer the company of "strangers"

2007-09-24 07:09:57 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Christian scholar Rt. Rev. George Arthur Butterick, in The Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible, a book written by to prove the validity of the New Testament, states:


"A study of 150 Greek [manuscripts] of the Gospel of Luke has revealed more than 30,000 different readings.... It is safe to say that there is not one sentence in the New Testament in which the [manuscript] is wholly uniform."


http://www.messiahtruth.com/response.html

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2007-09-24 07:09:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Heterosexuals have no problems reproducing, so it's not like homosexual sex is going to somehow cause the Earth to not be populated . .

2007-09-24 07:08:19 · 45 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I would like to know?

2007-09-24 07:08:13 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Regardless of what religion you believe in.

2007-09-24 07:08:06 · 22 answers · asked by Hornet One 7 in Religion & Spirituality

This is not a swipe at any particular religion, just the truth. Why, in all these years, have all the patients there (mostly court ordered) been church going folks? I did actually meet two Wiccans, but they were counselers.

2007-09-24 07:06:40 · 14 answers · asked by Enigma®Ragnarökin' 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Also, what happens when they are with those charged to care for them while their parents are participating in worship services?

2007-09-24 07:06:23 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

i need to find the names of famous virgin islanders

2007-09-24 07:04:44 · 2 answers · asked by Agnieszka 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

This is a new thought that was put into my mind while watching a Discovery Channel show on Gamma Ray Bursts. A single Gamma Ray Burst from a dying start can completely incinerate a hole in our atmosphere, allowing the full force of the sun to hit the Earth over a given amount of time...When it happens it will completely white out the sky for a pretty good while, and then over a short time the Sun will begin to heat up the Earth. Anyone want to venture a guess as to how long they believe it would take to destroy 1/3 of the Earths life/vegetation ( green grass)? Around 3 and half years (a.e. the first part of the tribulation when everyone is being tricked by the son of perdition....That means that a Gamma Ray Burst could happen at the Rapture, we are all called up to be with him, then everyone here will be left. There was always a question as to what would cause 1/3 of the grass and all this stuff to happen, but it seems we finally have a decent hypothesis.

2007-09-24 07:03:57 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

What does that mean, "in christ" !?
It may sound like a silly question but I actually don't get it. Is it just a way they remind you that they are christians and very religious people?

2007-09-24 07:03:26 · 32 answers · asked by larissa 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Ever since Lughnasadh (Lammas) and especially now around the equinox I suffer from depression every year. I can just feel everything dying, ebbing away, I can feel the life force diminishing and the darkness creeping in.
I have a feeling that every year I deal with this more and more difficult.
Is anybody affected in a similar way? What do you do/suggest?

2007-09-24 07:03:20 · 14 answers · asked by Ymmo the Heathen 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-24 07:01:38 · 9 answers · asked by Diane 4 in Religion & Spirituality

when you first tell someone you are a pagan/witch/druid/heathen/whatever?

2007-09-24 07:00:13 · 12 answers · asked by Diane 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-24 06:59:34 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The Universe came from nothing and so did you? All of the complex laws of the Universe came from noone? How could you be here to deny the existence of a God, if it were not for God? There would be nothing. Ignore the flaws and think of how atoms could have materialized into a living, breathing, thinking, intelligent being? I agree that the Bible and most religions are full of flaws, but those are just man-made religions. Blind belief in a dogmatic religion is one thing, but what about a power greater than ourselves? Did it occur to you that there are things that the human mind cannot comprehend? Do you think that our five senses can tell us everything about the Universe?

P.S. - The "Take a drink" thing is really old.

2007-09-24 06:59:00 · 44 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

namely, the fundamentalists, who are shockingly lacking in any form of spirituality whatsoever.

2007-09-24 06:58:54 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

just checking you...

2007-09-24 06:58:03 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Why is it that when I ask a question for which I'm looking for advice from experienced professionals on this board - and I clearly mention that I'm only looking for that type of advice AND I post it in the appropriate board - then I still get opinionated responses from people that have some preconceived notions about the topic?

2007-09-24 06:57:12 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

If we pray, will God save us from Radical Islam?

Hey, he saved Churchill from the Nazis.

2007-09-24 06:56:05 · 7 answers · asked by CanadianFundamentalist 6 in Religion & Spirituality

THEY FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE, & ARE NOW ASKING YOU FOR ADViSE ON WHAT TO DO...WHAT ARE YOU ALLOWED TO DO OR SUGGEST?

2007-09-24 06:54:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

and do mormons burn in hell because of joseph smith.

2007-09-24 06:54:21 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

...as long as the gay person in question doesn't act on their gay impulses?

So you're saying that, if two gay men, for example, love each other, but are afraid of hell, they should never be together? They have to either be alone for the rest of their lives, or enter into a sham marriage with a woman they don't love and have no sexual interest in?

What kind of hell on earth would that be?

2007-09-24 06:52:06 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

i happen to be curious with the name as i saw the name of an author with such.

2007-09-24 06:51:52 · 2 answers · asked by shanekeavy 5 in Other - Society & Culture

re; my former question, 'for those who don't believe in fairy tales' I asked, What was one question no one ever asked, and my chosen best answerer said' No one ever asks 'what is it like to be an atheist'? so now I am asking!
""What is it like to be an atheist?
Thank you, very much, for your answers!

2007-09-24 06:51:40 · 29 answers · asked by Renee 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Luke 10:21-21 Jesus speaking, "I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things form the wise and prudent and revealed them to babes. Even so Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight. All things have been delivered to Me by Father, and no one knows who the Son is EXCEPT THE FATHER, AND WHO THE FATHER IS EXCEPT THE SON, AND THE ONE TO WHOM THE SON WILL REVEAL HIM."

1. I and my Father are one is a bold statement for starters!
2. Before Abraham was I AM is also bold, why do you think they took up stones to kill Him? They said He was making Himself out to be God.
3. Phillip speaking says, "show us the Father", Jesus speaking, "Phillip have I not been so long with you that you do not know who I am?"
4. Why He give a different answer to the Pharasees when they wanted to know about the Father? Instead, He tells them, "YOU NEITHER KNOW ME NOR MY FATHER. Why is He talking about Himself when they simply wanted to know about the Father? Hmm?

2007-09-24 06:48:43 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Suppose if you were born as a cat or dog in United States would you consider that you were lucky to born as a cat and dog in USA because they have great lives then humans these days?

2007-09-24 06:47:25 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Why are you so trigger happy with the abuse reporting???

I mean really - why are you guys so gosh-darn sensitive???

You supposedly don't believe in any of this stuff....so what does it matter to you what we believe???

If someone told me SANTA CLAUS was alive and real and living in their heart, I wouldn't get so bent out of shape, so whiny-baby ultra-sensitive and report them for abuse to YAHOO Answers!

Would one of you losers please have the GUTS to tell me why your feelings get hurt so easily???

Is it the prospect of burning in HELL for all eternity that has you so on edge all the time?!?

2007-09-24 06:46:11 · 43 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Hey, my name is Phil.

Just a question for other, older Christians out there...

Are we supposed to follow the scripture of the Old Testament or not?

Or are we supposed to follow the New Testament and simply treat the old as "background information" (to see which prophecies are fulfilled etc. etc.)

Does a new covenant come with new rules, or does it merely add to the Old T.

Any thoughts appreciated,

Phil

2007-09-24 06:45:58 · 9 answers · asked by CanadianFundamentalist 6 in Religion & Spirituality

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AoeiPCJVPHHVO3SxJX0bUvfd7BR.;_ylv=3?qid=20070924102708AACCcB2

What do you think of something like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvDzgJKK-ng

She's a hottie, by the way. Maybe that will give the men, at least, some incentive to watch it.

2007-09-24 06:44:36 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

When something comes along, totally unforseen, that plunges you into a dark night of the soul, is it a "meant to be" thing, or did you unwittingly attract it into your life. If I could understand the answer to this one I would be able to make a lot more sense of my life right now.

2007-09-24 06:43:33 · 9 answers · asked by kirsttheworst 2 in Religion & Spirituality