Society & Culture - 26 September 2007

This question only really applies to christians in all seriousness..... though anyone else is free to answer (I just expect that the replies of Muslims, Atheists, Pagans and whatnot won't really help much here).


I'm just wondering how christians seem to know SO MUCH about God, Jesus, Heaven, Hell and all that lot when it suits them..... and not quite so much when it doesn't suit them..... much of which doesn't seem to be in the Bible at all.

Is it just artistic license or what?

2007-09-26 04:47:10 · 18 answers · asked by Lucid Interrogator 5 in Religion & Spirituality

If they're going to heaven, aren't you suppose to be happy?

2007-09-26 04:46:51 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-26 04:45:48 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-26 04:44:25 · 11 answers · asked by melonheadz 2 in Etiquette

Your Opinion Please?

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/114298.html

2007-09-26 04:43:35 · 15 answers · asked by kayboff 7 in Senior Citizens

Any places or websites i can look at to find this? Want a movable one.

2007-09-26 04:42:55 · 7 answers · asked by Triple X 1 in Halloween

A recent question reminded me that a lot of people are confused about the differences in Christianty.
There are three branches of Christianity:
1 Catholic
2 Protestant
3 Eastern Orthodox

If you are a Christian, you are one of those. People who think otherwise are mistaken (and they are probably protestants).

Those are the facts. Every Christian church is an offshoot of the Catholic Church. The Eastern Orthodox churches broke away from unity with the pope in 1054. The Protestant churches were established during the Reformation, which began in 1517. (Most of today’s Protestant churches are actually offshoots of the original Protestant offshoots.)

Only the Catholic Church existed in the tenth century, in the fifth century, and in the first century, faithfully teaching the doctrines given by Christ to the apostles, omitting nothing. The line of popes can be traced back, in unbroken succession, to Peter himself. (here is a list: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12272b.htm )

2007-09-26 04:42:42 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Three will enter, one will leave.

2007-09-26 04:42:30 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I fail to see the similarties.

2007-09-26 04:42:21 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-26 04:41:57 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

especially at a young age and MOST especially people who do it in obvious places like their face, how can it NOT occur to you that somewhere down the road on life's journey, you might think-- "hey-- I don't want this thing on me anymore? Now that I have more sense, it looks pretty stupid". Never occur to you that people often, you know, "change" over the years?

2007-09-26 04:41:05 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Well If I get 74 Stars on this question I will leave for good!

2007-09-26 04:40:14 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

and New Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, or did people accidentally create these prions? If god did it, is god also causing the prions to mutate?

2007-09-26 04:39:54 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

and if so, how can a island or city just "fall" into the sea. where is it gonna fall to?

2007-09-26 04:39:50 · 8 answers · asked by ? 4 in Mythology & Folklore

'Gays' mock Jesus with Last Supper take-off
Taxpayers subsidize event with nudity, orgies under watch of police
A taxpayer-supported "gay" celebration in San Francisco, featuring a poster portraying Jesus Christ and his disciples as "half-naked homosexual sadomasochists," has come under heavy fire from major Christian groups demanding that California lawmakers condemn it.

The poster by organizers of the Folsom Street Fair, sponsored in part by Miller Brewing, replaces the bread and wine representing Christ's blood and body with sadomasochistic sex toys.
Wonder where they are going whjen they die? not hard to figure that one out
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=57831

2007-09-26 04:39:36 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

people watch Christmas movies & stuff, but when it is Christmas Time, people just lose their Christmas Spirit, why is this
they are just happy, and waiting for Christmas to come, and when it does, they act like their Christmas Spirit is gone. why is this?

2007-09-26 04:39:18 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

I think this is horrible what their government is doing:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7013638.stm

2007-09-26 04:39:07 · 4 answers · asked by Emperor Insania Says Bye! 5 in Religion & Spirituality

According to the bible, are christians allowed to use thumbs up, thumbs down and the Report It button?

Surely this is judging?



(This is a re-post due to the first posting not appearing on the questions list!)

2007-09-26 04:38:26 · 11 answers · asked by Grotty Bodkin is not dead!!! 5 in Religion & Spirituality

why do you ignore all the other books that were left out of the bible. such the gospel according to judas, the gnostic gospels, the gospel of thomas, etc

http://www.bibleandscience.com/bible/othergospels.htm

2007-09-26 04:38:25 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-26 04:36:57 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

A Hindu friend has asked the following question .When I gave him the answer he complained it to be an abuse & made me recieve "Violation notice ". Such men are hurting the Christians by their inhuman & foolish questions .Then why do they make it a cpmplaint when we send answers to them ?

Here is the question :-

" Why do most of the Christian- converts in India honestly believe their home town is in Yingland ..er...England ? "

Question details:

"And if they really do belong there.why the hell don't they leave?

My peronal comment :-

We Christians (the Dravidians ) are the sons & owners of the Indian soil. We have embraced Christianity ( an Asian born ) religion which we believe to be the best for us . None of us think our home town is England . The word "India " is mentioned in the Bible many times & not any word like America or England in the Bible . Only the Hindus are aliens to India . Then why do the Hindus expect the Christians to go to England ?

2007-09-26 04:35:43 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

He is mentioned getting drunk several times in the bible (and gets molested each time). Is this a sign that binge drinking is a sin?

2007-09-26 04:35:24 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-26 04:35:07 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

it's an episode about transgenderism. I think one is even a FTM child. Should be interesting. I'm going to tape it.

2007-09-26 04:34:43 · 15 answers · asked by I_color_outside_the_lines 4 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Some people actually believe it can happen.

My oldest brother, now retired, has lived among Muslims for roughly 45 years as a preacher. He was not allowed to proselytize. He once had to calm a mob by putting a cloth cover over his church's cross. He had to use a different route each time he went to market to prevent being set upon.

Even so, shortly after he retired, he was stabbed. The local police said he probably knew his assailant. Fortunately, he survived that attack.

He said the best way to survive in a hostile environment is to keep your head down -- "easy to do when you're on your knees."

2007-09-26 04:34:19 · 6 answers · asked by felines 5 in Senior Citizens

I took in a petition today for people in my college class to sign to fight to add 'gender identity and expression" to our campus's anti-discrimination policy.

They ALL signed it!!

Keep in mind, I think 95% of my class is straight.

We LOVE our allies!

2007-09-26 04:33:23 · 15 answers · asked by I_color_outside_the_lines 4 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Because sects gets in the way

2007-09-26 04:33:10 · 8 answers · asked by darwinsfriend AM 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-26 04:32:55 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

My main concern is the all pervasive, creeping, back door methods that some christians use to gain control of our lives, our government and our schools for the indoctrination of our children in patently false beliefs.

Do you know, that is enough to keep us atheists in the R & S section for life?

2007-09-26 04:32:38 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-26 04:32:20 · 8 answers · asked by Mrs. Storm 3 in Mythology & Folklore