Society & Culture - 2 October 2007

2007-10-02 04:03:28 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Did you guys hear about the new book that's coming out with a collection of letter Mother Theresa wrote over the past 50 years?

I read some previews in Time magazine, they had an advance copy of the book.

Turns out, Mother Theresa didn't really believe in God or prayer or any of that other stuff.

In the letters to her confidant, she often wrote about the darkness in her heart and mind, the total lack of any sense that there's a God out there, she referred to Jesus as the "Absent One" because she never felt his presence, she felt that her quest for souls was a waste of time, that heaven was a lie, that she was a hypocrite for talking about faith and God in public, and her letters revealed that she hadn't prayed in years because she felt it was a pointless waste of time.

2007-10-02 04:02:53 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-02 04:02:28 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

Or worse, Thursdays?

2007-10-02 04:02:18 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

if there is such a thing, I think I qualify...

I vote republican, almost excluseively,
I hate government programs,
I believe in lower taxes,
I'm against gay marriage, by definition, not principle (let them name it something else, it just isn't marriage...)
I voted for Bush, TWICE, and if it were possible I'd vote for him again....

I have high moral standards....

I am undoubtedly Atheist....

I believe science has more to teach us than theology...

I accell in philosophy...

What do you think?

2007-10-02 03:58:59 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

give out love to everyone whom i met in life but why me?why must i give mylove tothem?i felt it is my task here

2007-10-02 03:57:58 · 15 answers · asked by truth set free 1 in Religion & Spirituality

If, say, a group of people who called themselves "Satanists" banded together and rebuilt New Orleans with their own money and labor, would it still be good, or would some people consider the work, despite the benefit to society, to be evil because of the name the people go by?

Is a good deed only as good as the doer? Or do good deeds speak for themselves? Why would a Good God reject the doers of Good deeds? Would "Satan" be pleased by the acts of such followers? If not, would not these deeds please God?

2007-10-02 03:56:59 · 13 answers · asked by ZombieTrix 2012 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-02 03:56:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Isn't this like going to a 350 pounder for diet advice?

None of them have any wives or successful relationships with women, so why don't they just admit they are not the best person to come to for this advice. How can they possibly expect to have any moral authority on how all the dynamics of a marriage relationship works?

2007-10-02 03:56:39 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I had an interesting conversation with my friend this weekend. I was eager to talk to him about religion because it would be the first time since I stopped believing. When I asked him what convinces him that God is real, he gave me the same old answer we're all used to getting: That he can't explain it with evidence, but things in his life have happened that have made him realize God is real, such as answered prayer, signs from God, etc. He basically gave me a few scenarios in his past where he has been tempted to do something that would have gotten him into major trouble, but because God told him not to do it (either by putting a thought into his head or by something happening that he interpreted as a sign from God), he didn't proceed with whatever the temptation was and managed to keep himself out of trouble.

I am inclined to believe he was listening to himself, and not God.

Either way, if it prompts a person to realize an act is wrong, is religion useful?

2007-10-02 03:56:01 · 8 answers · asked by Linz ♥ VT 4 in Religion & Spirituality

why shouldn't i love you all.. you are all of my 'kind' ....'humans' right? so why hate each other... ?
Plus... i'm in a hippie happy good mood today ..same as yesterday....
so i love you all.....
i wish you all a good day today.. or night ..wherever you all are...

haha.... and trust me.. at times i don't like this kind of happy mood ...i feel like a hippie

2007-10-02 03:55:12 · 7 answers · asked by Lizzeth 3 in Religion & Spirituality

So here's a little known, real-world fact about me.
I'm one of those (quite frankly awesome) people who inherited my Heterochromia from my grandfather.

For those of you who don't know what it is, it's a genetic condition (I hate those who call it a disorder) which has given me two different coloured eyes. Think 'Australian Sheep-dogs'.
What would have been a warm hazel hue inherited from my mother, in fact only turned out half of what was expected. :P
I have the one hazel eye (if a little richer than normal) and one brighter green one with two hazel streaks through it.

During my highschool years I had a hard time as you would expect with a lot of name calling. At one point I bought some contact lenses and only used the one in my 'different' eye. That didn't work too well. However, growing up I got used to it all and now I think of it as a redeeming quality.

Have you ever met someone the same as me?

What's your take on this?

2007-10-02 03:55:02 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

christian(king james) I'm trying to study each book in the bible but I can't find a website that does this. I've looked @ our local stores and its either not what I want or very expensive.

2007-10-02 03:53:27 · 8 answers · asked by mary m 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-02 03:52:52 · 14 answers · asked by Bride of Christ 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Napoleon Bonaparte once said of decision-making: "Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide."

2007-10-02 03:51:44 · 16 answers · asked by kayboff 7 in Senior Citizens

make it initially difficult to accept your "converstion"?

2007-10-02 03:51:24 · 8 answers · asked by Brendan G 4 in Religion & Spirituality

When we run out of coffee and no one puts it on the grocery list is one of mine.

2007-10-02 03:49:27 · 20 answers · asked by snow ball 3 in Senior Citizens

Are they afraid about being branded as anti semitism and why? or,
They just feed up when talking about them?

2007-10-02 03:48:50 · 16 answers · asked by oregonboy 2 in Religion & Spirituality

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2007-10-02 03:48:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

If they are going to ban human contact why not just close the schools - turn them into apartment buildings and let kids self teach? It would certinlay make "educators"safer. What do you think!

2007-10-02 03:47:52 · 5 answers · asked by Walking on Sunshine 7 in Other - Society & Culture

In real life I constantly have people telling me "Oh your a witch!" when I tell them I am pagan. And I know many pagans DO consider themselves witches. I don't at all but I am curious as too how many do. How many consider yourselves withes and what trad?

2007-10-02 03:47:05 · 39 answers · asked by ~Heathen Princess~ 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I'd like specific examples or reasons. I am wondering exactly what convinces you that the world was designed by a supreme creator. What about nature makes you think it had to be designed?

2007-10-02 03:46:09 · 12 answers · asked by Linz ♥ VT 4 in Religion & Spirituality

witness? Compared to trying to entice the unbelievers with acceptance, tolerance, and beguile them? Trusting not in ourselves but the Holy Spirit to draw them?

2007-10-02 03:45:41 · 12 answers · asked by Wonder 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Satori is sometimes loosely used interchangeably with Kensho, but Kensho refers to the first perception of the Buddha-Nature or True-Nature, sometimes referred to as "awakening". Kensho is not a permanent state of enlightenment, but rather a clear glimpse of the true nature of creation. Satori on the other hand refers to "deep" or lasting enlightenment.

As an analogy, we may think of a baby when it first walks. After much effort, it stands upright, finds its balance and walks a few steps (kensho), then falls. After continued effort the child will one day find that it is able to walk all the time (satori).

2007-10-02 03:45:22 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Where in the Bible does it say it is to be taken literally? And that it is the only source?

Please only respond if you can answer the question.

I am a believing Christian who can't figure out where my fellow Christians got this information.

2007-10-02 03:45:00 · 10 answers · asked by treehse65 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-02 03:44:59 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

my friends sister is turning thirteen and she doesnt want boys
we want to throw her a surprise b'day any ideas??

2007-10-02 03:44:20 · 7 answers · asked by prunes 2 in Other - Holidays

2007-10-02 03:44:15 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

the reason i ask the mojority of my questions to christians is that while many of them are annoying, they answer the questions for the most part pleasantly.
but when i see a question aimed at the atheist group, the majority of them seem to leave much more angry comments, lol
so has anyone else noticed this as well?
why do you think the christians overall are more pleasant in answering questions than the atheists?
(this is aimed at everyone, not just one group)

2007-10-02 03:42:06 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

My fiance & I just moved in together & this will be our first Thanksgiving. So far the food list consist of the following:

Turkey
Ham
Dressing
Deviled eggs
Sweet Potatoes
Macaroni & cheese
Dinner rolls
Green Beans
Corn

Deserts are:

Cheesecake
Sweet potatoe pie
Dirt cake

What are some other great dishes?

2007-10-02 03:41:52 · 11 answers · asked by Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄ƷAℓεx & Aаяöи have my ♥ 5 in Thanksgiving