Society & Culture - 30 September 2007

Last night I had a heated disagreement with my girlfreind because she insisted that I was displaying bad manners by drinking a glass of water while eating dinner at our home. This really surprised me as I had never heard of this before. The only two reasons she provided for this was that it promoted lazy chewing and was bad for diggestion.

2007-09-30 19:10:15 · 18 answers · asked by eye_wonder_y 1 in Etiquette

2007-09-30 19:09:38 · 6 answers · asked by pRuDenCe 1 in Languages

2007-09-30 19:07:56 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

I work at reception and I greet everyone that comes through the door.
I say "hello"
good morning?
sometimes I say "how you doing"?
and ppl don't answer back
so what is the most etiquete or professional greetings
Hi? or Hello?
Good morning, evening?
How you doing or what is going on?
whassup???
Alright?
Hey?
which is professional greetings and are some of them rude?

2007-09-30 19:07:12 · 5 answers · asked by Colfax 5 in Etiquette

2007-09-30 19:06:11 · 8 answers · asked by I don't know 6 in Religion & Spirituality

if someone's faith/religion/spirituality is not making them a better and more loving person, what is the problem?
as of now, my religion is making me a better person. but in my past i felt it was not, and i always wondered why.

2007-09-30 19:05:03 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-30 19:04:36 · 9 answers · asked by lindsey p 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Tell me how you guys think heaven looks like. Like give some descriptions please.

2007-09-30 19:03:11 · 9 answers · asked by randomguy1989 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I've been reassessing my beliefs, but I feel an emptiness and I really want to find somewhere to fill that void. I'm looking for a Christian religion that's pretty liberal without a lot of dogma attached (a basic belief in God and Jesus, but more openmindedness toward liberal beliefs). The churches in my town are Presbyterian, Methodist, Catholic, and Baptist.

2007-09-30 19:00:08 · 19 answers · asked by Elisabeth 4 in Religion & Spirituality

According to Islam Masturbation is a great sin.Then a lot of people around the world say that it is helpful for body and is very normal.They laugh when they hear that it is a sin.What are the logics according to islam for the sin.i have to tell them.

For other religion,why this is not treated as sin?

Can anyone tell me all the practical negative effects of masturbation??

2007-09-30 18:57:02 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-30 18:54:29 · 10 answers · asked by MeanKitty 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-30 18:54:24 · 1 answers · asked by Shruti 1 in Religion & Spirituality

if heaven and hell exist, would there only be one type of demon and angel, or would there be different specialized varieties, like for battle and such?

2007-09-30 18:48:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-30 18:48:48 · 19 answers · asked by sahara_springs 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Also, they all have very similar religious texts.

Is this some subtle form of race hatred which is based on religion ? Or on what ?

2007-09-30 18:46:00 · 22 answers · asked by slowsmile 2 in Religion & Spirituality

In my job, I get some emails in French, ( from Quebec) and I forward those to another person to answer.
I want to say, "Good day! This one is for you"

2007-09-30 18:41:43 · 17 answers · asked by Chetco 7 in Languages

A question of proper manners: Is it more polite to kneel down when talking to little people, or bend over slightly, or just tilt your head...? I want to accommodate without seeming condescending. Has anyone here ever encountered this social dilemma?

2007-09-30 18:41:10 · 7 answers · asked by roberticvs 4 in Etiquette

We have all heard you explain how ‘religion’ is just a way for simple minded people to comfort themselves.

Well, why isn’t your materialistic view of the world the same thing?

Could there be anything more comforting then a belief that there is nothing after death (peace, nothingness, all your actions disappearing into a great void…)?

Or, how about a mechanistic view of reality… everything is a chain of physical events…. all measurable, predictable, knowable… sounds comforting to me…

So, could it be that you too are only seeking comfort? Your views are so… easy, what else can I learn from them?

2007-09-30 18:40:28 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

So i did some searching on the interent bu nothing promising.
one site said she was the other said she had a spanish boyfriend. im so confused about it all. does anyone on here know for sure if she is or not?
or what have you guys heard about it whether your right or not?

2007-09-30 18:38:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous 4 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

In the United States Jews, Catholics, Protestants, and Muslims get along in relative peace. Other than the occasional jerk that makes a slur, religious groups here simply share the country. Why can't the same happen in Israel?

2007-09-30 18:38:19 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I dont ask this question to annoy or to antagonize groups. I am asking these question to correctly understand the phenomenon. so instead of you typing answers, I would make it easier by just selecting answers below.

* chromosoms defeciency
* genetic abnormality
* Heridetary
* Curiosity
* mental deficiency
* inability to court the opposite sex
* weak self esteem
* Humiliating experiences

add some if I missed them
however, more specific answers are most welcome.

(No pun intended)

2007-09-30 18:38:08 · 15 answers · asked by randomX1 3 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Not just "faith" in a "Higher Power" but faith in anything like:
love
family
friends
dreams
hope
what is it all for?

2007-09-30 18:38:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Whats the most offensive thing you can say about me? Go ahead use your imagination. Don't worry i won't report you... >:}

2007-09-30 18:36:14 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

ive heard its a pretty good movie
what is the plot?
id really like to hear christians and athiest views on it
would you reccomend it to watch?

2007-09-30 18:35:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-30 18:34:56 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

i researched your religion and find it really wierd that you refer to God as jehovah...why do you do that? and whats this about you believing the world wont end? its going to end...duh

2007-09-30 18:33:19 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-30 18:31:52 · 21 answers · asked by sahara_springs 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-30 18:28:48 · 4 answers · asked by lafftah 2 in Etiquette

2007-09-30 18:26:03 · 31 answers · asked by sahara_springs 3 in Religion & Spirituality

1. Pork prohibited in Qur’an
The Qur’an prohibits the consumption of pork in no less than 4 different places.
It is prohibited in 2:173, 5:3, 6:145 and 16:115.
“Forbidden to you (for food) are: dead meat, blood, the flesh of swine,
and that on which hath been invoked the name of other than Allah.”
[Al-Qur’an 5:3]
The above verses of the Holy Qur’an are sufficient to satisfy a Muslim as to why
pork is forbidden.
2. Pork prohibited in the Bible
The Christian is likely to be convinced by his religious scriptures. The Bible
prohibits the consumption of pork, in the book of Leviticus
“And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be cloven footed, yet he cheweth
not the cud; he is unclean to you”.
“Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcass shall ye not touch,
they are unclean to you.” [Leviticus 11:7-8]
Pork is also prohibited in the Bible in the book of Deuteronomy
“And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud,
it is unclean unto you. Ye shall not eat of th

2007-09-30 18:25:25 · 17 answers · asked by arif k 1 in Religion & Spirituality