Society & Culture - 2 October 2007

What goes on, specifically, at the Sunday service. If I show up, can I just sit in the back and watch without someone coming up and doing the meet-and-greet or trying to sell me on the church? What sort of things are talked about by the minister? What kind of interaction is expected of people in the congregation.

No need to cut and past wikipedia or other sites. I have already reasearched it and get the basic gist of the religion. What I want are details from people who have actually been to a service - give me examples, and anecdotes please.

Much obliged.

2007-10-02 09:57:25 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-02 09:56:34 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Then why did he create animals that are homosexuals? These animals don't have choices over who they are attracted to, so obviously God designed them to be gay.

Why?

Do you think God thinks homosexuality is fine in the natural world, just not for humans? Did he give some homosexual urges just to especially test them?

Some entire species of lizards are only female and have sex with each other and give birth without males.

How do you reconcile these gay animals with the Noah's Ark story?

2007-10-02 09:54:48 · 20 answers · asked by Sheed 4 in Religion & Spirituality

pitiful little people.

2007-10-02 09:54:42 · 28 answers · asked by TriSec 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I'm sure this question has been asked, but what's YOUR justification?

And yes, I know a lot of you don't believe in eternal torment (or even God for that matter) but for those of you who do, how can you justify belief, even LOVE for such a MONSTER? Could God just not resist? He couldn't think of any other way to fulfill his "plan" without burning me in Hell forever? God is just? It sure doesn't seem that way, but how do YOU justify a maniac for a deity?

Sorry, that was supposed to be a lot shorter. :P

2007-10-02 09:54:19 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

for the atheists.

2007-10-02 09:53:46 · 43 answers · asked by setsunaandkurai 2 in Religion & Spirituality

The resemblence is quite striking is it not?

2007-10-02 09:53:44 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Royalty

could we define that faith as the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen?

If not, what definition would you use?

((I do not personally believe atheism requires faith, but I'm asking those who do))

2007-10-02 09:53:37 · 8 answers · asked by Eleventy 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Especially the Old Testament? Are you really Christians? Because the way I was taught, one of Jesus' most important goals was to stop hate.

2007-10-02 09:52:54 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I have been studying Wicca for 7 years and I have been having a hard time maintaining my focus. I thing mostly because 1. I don't believe in magic (that isn't what interests me about Wicca) and 2. I don't know any other Wiccans or Pagans. I have reached out upon occasion (on line mostly) but that has gone no where (I did make contact with a local coven but because I don't drive I never heard from them again) and I am finding myself starved for contact with others. Is anyone else in the same situation, or have you been and what did you do?

2007-10-02 09:48:12 · 15 answers · asked by teejay 2 in Religion & Spirituality

...Or is it only classified as a good deed by God when it is done in the name of Jesus?

2007-10-02 09:47:41 · 28 answers · asked by The Bassline Libertine 3 in Religion & Spirituality

1. in real life
2. in fantasy

2007-10-02 09:46:07 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

VI VA LA ANTI_INTERNET
MOOABUS SILENTIO

2007-10-02 09:45:47 · 1 answers · asked by mooabus 1 in Mythology & Folklore

2007-10-02 09:45:41 · 7 answers · asked by Liquid Spear Waltz 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I'm on a vacation in England right now and many people have said that to me. What do I say back?

I'm 13.

2007-10-02 09:45:07 · 42 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

I know that it makes me not want to keep it in my house like a buddist statue or something. To me it's idol worship. I just want to know what other christians think

2007-10-02 09:42:44 · 16 answers · asked by poeticscribe1 3 in Religion & Spirituality

and gay marriage. it doesn't hurt you in any way, it doesn't make the earth suddonly explode, and it doesn't have any negative effects on anything. also, why are people against gay people? every single person on this earth is a homosapian, sexual prefferance has nothing to do with making some one more or less of a person. homosexual relationships used to be encouraged, and seen as a good thing, as well as the ultimate form of male pride. homosexuality is not a chioce, it is 100% all natural. homosexuality is not only in humans. there are other animas such as dolphins, that are gay or bisexual. can someone help me understand what the hell is going on here with all of the hate.

2007-10-02 09:40:32 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If they have time to be on here, reading and answering questions, why aren't they out in the community helping the elderly lady clean her house, or the newly married couple painting their nursery?

I don't think they're truely men of God if they have enough time to spend on here....agree?

2007-10-02 09:39:08 · 18 answers · asked by Love Yahoo!!! is a prince 3 in Religion & Spirituality

could we just be an experiment gone horribly wrong by some distant aliens or whatnot and they dropped off our earliest ancestors ( maybe even an ape) and we just grew and evolved into the mess we are today?

2007-10-02 09:38:49 · 21 answers · asked by Hockey_star104 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I see John Hagel and Jerry Falwell damning gay people to hell all the time but what about their own gluttony? Gluttony is on the list of seven deadlies, and being gay is only mentioned here and there in the old testament... and trust me these guys don't have a gland problem, they are 28-sandwhich eating, throat stuffing pig GLUTTONS.

2007-10-02 09:38:23 · 14 answers · asked by Micheal M 4 in Religion & Spirituality

As you know, Scientology was created for money, only for money, nothing else. It uses harmful tactics. It destroys the life of its opponents. Do you believe all religions were created that way?

2007-10-02 09:36:45 · 14 answers · asked by My account has been compromised 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Since I'm from the sun. I need to know this. hahaha just kidding but what are your oppinons?

2007-10-02 09:35:57 · 1 answers · asked by Rayne_mx 2 in Other - Holidays

2007-10-02 09:35:30 · 19 answers · asked by Gaymes Last Orchestra 6 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

is this for real.......or what?!
what do you know about LOA?

2007-10-02 09:32:39 · 7 answers · asked by beantown10955 3 in Mythology & Folklore

if so, were they Neanderthals?

2007-10-02 09:32:24 · 13 answers · asked by TriSec 3 in Religion & Spirituality

does this make sense to u????????????????

2007-10-02 09:32:11 · 37 answers · asked by Al Qiyamah{top lawyer inshAllah} 5 in Religion & Spirituality

apparently there is a recording of this and i wanted to know if anyone has a link?

2007-10-02 09:31:26 · 13 answers · asked by Austin V 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I'm talking to: all Christian denominations as well as other belief systems that teach love of God and neighbor.

I'm convinced that our religious differences are all cosmetic and linguistic. God is too big for any one person or one faith to conceive of entirely. WHATEVER idea we have of God is going to be too small, too limited, therefore essentially wrong.

We all have pieces of the bigger picture, but instead of putting them together and seeing how they interrelate, we fight and call each other names and create acrimony over them.

I'm not asking how feasible this is: I know it's not likely to happen in my lifetime. Egos are too big. But do you think we would all benefit from working together to help get a clearer concept of God? If so, why? If not, why not?

2007-10-02 09:28:51 · 7 answers · asked by Acorn 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-02 09:27:35 · 7 answers · asked by Blah 1 in Religion & Spirituality

If all of the Duggar children (there are 17 of them) reproduce at the same rate that their parents do, and their children do likewise for 10 generations, and asuuming that they are not marrying within the family, will there be over a trillion Duggars in 10 generations??

2007-10-02 09:27:29 · 6 answers · asked by ZombieTrix 2012 6 in Religion & Spirituality