Society & Culture - 6 October 2007

2007-10-06 16:16:45 · 27 answers · asked by Lost. at. Sea. 7 in Religion & Spirituality

the rapist and how many of you if you are married or were to get married would divorce your wife if she was raped and got pregnant by the rapist? I'm just curious because my husband told me that it's an option for the woman who is raped in Islam to marry the rapist. Also if a Muslim woman is raped and gets pregnant what happens to the baby? Does it go into the custody of the rapist or his family or is she allowed to get custody of it? I'm asking because I'm just curious about this and I would like to know how the child would be treated by the Muslim community if it was the product of a rape.

2007-10-06 16:16:08 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

This is long, but please read it and answer the question at the end. Thank you.

The Council of Florence, the 17th Ecumenical (and hence “infallible”) Council of the Roman Catholic Church, said the following:

It firmly believes, professes, and proclaims that those not living within the Catholic Church, not only pagans, but also Jews and heretics and schismatics cannot become participants in eternal life, but will depart "into everlasting fire which was prepared for the devil and his angels" [Matt. 25:41], unless before the end of life the same have been added to the flock; and that the unity of the ecclesiastical body is so strong that only to those remaining in it are the sacraments of the Church of benefit for salvation, and do fastings, almsgiving, and other functions of piety and exercises of Christian service produce eternal reward, and that no one, whatever almsgiving he has practiced, even if he has shed blood for the name of Christ, can be saved, unless he has remained in the bosom and unity of the Catholic Church. (Denzinger 714).

Yet, section 841 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (1993) says:

The Church's relationship with the Muslims. "The plan of salvation also includes those who acknowledge the Creator, in the first place amongst whom are the Muslims; these profess to hold the faith of Abraham, and together with us they adore the one, merciful God, mankind's judge on the last day."

In a similar way the Pope seemed to be in line with section 841 when he said,

VATICAN CITY, SEP 9, 1998 (VIS) - At today's Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square, the Pope spoke on the theme of The Spirit of God and the 'Seeds of Truth' in non-Christian Religions. The 'seeds of truth', said John Paul II, are 'the effect of the Spirit of truth operating outside the visible confines of the Mystical Body', the wind 'which blows where it wills'. The Holy Father explained that in all authentic religious experiences, the most characteristic manifestation is prayer. ... Every true prayer is inspired by the Holy Spirit, Who is mysteriously present in the heart of every person. Through the practice of what is good in their own religious traditions, and following the dictates of their consciences, members of other religions positively respond to God's invitation and receive salvation in Jesus Christ, even though they may not recognize Him as their Savior. The attitude of the Church and of individual Christians with regard to other religions is characterized by sincere respect, deep kindness, and also, where it is possible and appropriate, cordial collaboration. This does not mean forgetting that Jesus Christ is the only Mediator and Savior of the human race. Nor does it imply lessening the missionary effort to which we have an obligation, in obedience to the command of the Risen Lord: 'Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit'. This attitude of respect and dialogue, concluded John Paul II, represents a due recognition of the 'seeds of the Word' and of the 'groans of the Spirit'. It also prepares the proclamation of the Gospel in awaiting the time when the Lord shows his mercy.

Yet, scarcely two years later, we encounter a Papal encyclical Dominus Iesus, which reads in part,

4. The Church's constant missionary proclamation is endangered today by relativistic theories which seek to justify religious pluralism, not only de facto but also de iure (or in principle). As a consequence, it is held that certain truths have been superseded; for example, the definitive and complete character of the revelation of Jesus Christ, the nature of Christian faith as compared with that of belief in other religions, the inspired nature of the books of Sacred Scripture, the personal unity between the Eternal Word and Jesus of Nazareth, the unity of the economy of the Incarnate Word and the Holy Spirit, the unicity and salvific universality of the mystery of Jesus Christ, the universal salvific mediation of the Church, the inseparability -- while recognizing the distinction -- of the kingdom of God, the kingdom of Christ, and the Church, and the subsistence of the one Church of Christ in the Catholic Church.

5. As a remedy for this relativistic mentality, which is becoming ever more common, it is necessary above all to reassert the definitive and complete character of the revelation of Jesus Christ. In fact, it must be firmly believed that, in the mystery of Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Son of God, who is “the way, the truth, and the life” (Jn 14:6), the full revelation of divine truth is given: “No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him” (Mt 11:27); “No one has ever seen God; God the only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, has revealed him” (Jn 1:18); “For in Christ the whole fullness of divinity dwells in bodily form” (Col 2:9-10).

For this reason, the distinction between theological faith and belief in the other religions, must be firmly held. If faith is the acceptance in grace of revealed truth, which “makes it possible to penetrate the mystery in a way that allows us to understand it coherently”, then belief, in the other religions, is that sum of experience and thought that constitutes the human treasury of wisdom and religious aspiration, which man in his search for truth has conceived and acted upon in his relationship to God and the Absolute.

This distinction is not always borne in mind in current theological reflection. Thus, theological faith (the acceptance of the truth revealed by the One and Triune God) is often identified with belief in other religions, which is religious experience still in search of the absolute truth and still lacking assent to God who reveals himself. This is one of the reasons why the differences between Christianity and the other religions tend to be reduced at times to the point of disappearance.

Hence, those solutions that propose a salvific action of God beyond the unique mediation of Christ would be contrary to Christian and Catholic faith.

But, only a few months later, we get this:

GENERAL AUDIENCE

Wednesday 6 December 2000

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

The theme of our General Audiences during this Great Jubilee Year has been the glory of the Trinity, and today we ask what we must do to ensure that the glory of the Trinity shines forth more fully in the world. In essence, we are called to be converted and to believe in the Gospel. We are to accept the Kingdom of God in our hearts, and to bear witness to it by word and deed. The Kingdom indicates the loving presence and activity of God in the world, and should be a source of serenity and confidence for our lives. The Gospel teaches us that those who live in accordance with the Beatitudes - the poor in spirit, the pure of heart, those who bear lovingly the sufferings of life - will enter God’s Kingdom. All who seek God with a sincere heart, including those who do not know Christ and his Church, contribute under the influence of grace to the building of this Kingdom. In the Lord’s prayer we say: "Thy Kingdom come"; may this be the hope that sustains and inspires our Christian life and work.

Do you really think Rome clarifies the issues of the gospel, or does she muddle them?

2007-10-06 16:15:49 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Hi guys, some of you believe that ghost are real, and some people dont, well, first of all, people who dont believe, or do, they do exist, i am 13, ive used to see stories of ghost that i always used to say it was fake, or i used to say these people need problems! and i used to say, they really need help, i actually figure out that people that dont believe in ghost, actually need to see one for them selves with their own eyes, and some other reasons that people dont believe in ghosts, is that they see fake stories of ghosts, too much, one day my dad took a picture of my sis with her friend in the backyard, when he took it, a little girl was behind them waving, when my dads uncle died, he took a picture of him, and in the picture, he came up lauphing, creepy, if u see the picture itll freak you out, i mean, tell me stories, ghosts do exist, people need to see them, trying turining all lights off, and wait to see what happens inside, i didnt believe at all, once u see it ull believe it.

2007-10-06 16:14:37 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

I have prayed many years for a mate, and my mom prays so hard, too. I am now 40, and am thinking of giving myself to God, not as a nun but wearing a chastity ring and being dedicated to Him in mind and soul only by doing good deeds, and working at the same time. I realize perhaps he doesn't want me to get married, and I prayed for the wrong thing. Your thoughts or know of anyone who has gone through this.

2007-10-06 16:13:26 · 22 answers · asked by Born Valentine's Day 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-06 16:11:42 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Pro-life or pro-choice will suffice. Thanks.

2007-10-06 16:10:24 · 45 answers · asked by fairy*chick~ 1 in Religion & Spirituality

please respond...quickly

2007-10-06 16:07:07 · 12 answers · asked by germanchineseNATE 2 in Languages

Hi my mother is german and polynesian and my father is dutch, english and italian. Im looking forward to travelling in Europe but wonder if it is safe and if people will be friendly towards me. I have olive skin and dark long straight brown hair and im tall .. because of my mum being polynesian german .. What problems do you think I will encounter in Italy? Will I be treated badly? Thanks

I am 18 and a student of law,international relations and political science ..

2007-10-06 16:05:24 · 9 answers · asked by To be honest 5 in Other - Cultures & Groups

What do you think are the biggest differences and the reason for them?

2007-10-06 16:04:35 · 10 answers · asked by Skeptically cautious 3 in Other - Society & Culture

Before anyone dares to call me cheap and/or rude, let me start out by saying that I am a server. Last Thursday was my birthday, and I made a reservation at BJ's Restaurant with some of my friends (10 people total). I was told on the phone a 17% gratuity would be added and I gladly agreed to it. When we got there, the host sat us right away. And then we waited. And waited. Finally 10 minutes later a male server gets us some waters and tells us our server will be with us in one minute. 10 minutes later this grouchy girl walks over and gets our drink order. After she brings our drinks, she walked away, not even asking if we were ready, which we clearly were (menus stacked neatly at end of table). For the next 20 minutes, she walked by over and over, chatting with the her coworkers (no not busy with other costumers, I could understand if that was the case) and finally we had to flag her down to get our order. She was in a nasty mood, and very short, but we were all still polite.

2007-10-06 16:04:19 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

Is it possible humans have been devolving since the beginning (whenever that was) up til the present.

I've always looked up to people like Michelangelo Buonarroti, Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, Jesus, Mahatma Gandi, Lao Tzu, Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus, Budda, Albert Einstein, Nikola Tesla, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Pablo Picasso, Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt Van Rijn, Sir Isaac Newton, Archimedes, Durante Degli Alighieri, Vincent Van Gogh.

How come we don't have modern people like them?

2007-10-06 16:03:56 · 15 answers · asked by Sean 7 in Religion & Spirituality

The older woman that lives below me has complained twice to the property manager that she was hearing noise from my unit at late hours... both times I was either asleep or not home. I was able to explain that to the property manager and there was no problem. Last night, however, I had a couple friends over and we were playing a game on the living room floor. I didn't think we were being loud. There was no shouting or anything out of the ordinary, but at midnight two police officers were at my door saying that the lady below me complained that we were "stomping" on the floor! The officers said that they didn't hear anything when they were coming up, but asked us to try to keep it down. Today the property manager left a message saying that she needed to "meet with us tomorrow to speak about some things!" I LOVE this condo. The woman under me already owns her unit, but I am still renting and will be buying soon. There are no others like this one. I don't want to move!!!

2007-10-06 16:03:16 · 9 answers · asked by jessicawiley82 2 in Etiquette

Why?

2007-10-06 16:02:13 · 31 answers · asked by aviana_snowwolfe 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I USE TO THINK: She was the Pop Princess of Wiccan Witchcraft. BUT NOW: After reading an essay that quoted her at http://wicca.timerift.net/horne.shtml and thinking about her book; Witch: A Magical Journey (Which I READ). I THINK SHE'S THE GILDEROY LOCKHART OF THE WICCAN AND WITCHCRAFT COMMUNITY. She's really pretty & her spells are kinda cool but she is trivializing and basically selling Witchcraft & Wicca. She was once on the Tyra Banks show trying to explain Wicca, She was talking more than The other Witches (Ones who did Good Magic and others who did Darker Magic) and Satanists. (I THINK WHY TYRA PUT SATANISTS ON THAT SHOW IS CAUSE THEY DID MAGIC, AND TYRA MADE US LOOK LIKE WEIRDOS NOT NORMAL PEOPLE!) So shout out whatever your opinion.

2007-10-06 16:02:13 · 11 answers · asked by kate5rosemary 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I am a model. I recently did some nude modeling for a male artist. He asked me to do some erotic poses and I was cool with that, so I did. The artist then masturbated me until I ejaculated...I didn't really care it felt good..but I wonder if other guys or models have had that happen to them before.

2007-10-06 16:01:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

I don't understand why people like doing drugs. Most drugs put holes in your brain and we all know kills brain cells!

2007-10-06 16:00:54 · 51 answers · asked by babybrat77tx 1 in Other - Society & Culture

I believe the Invisible Sky Man did it because it gives me all the answers even if they're stupid or wrong. Can you athiests say the same thing? Do you have ALL the answers?

2007-10-06 15:59:30 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

He seems pretty open and in his late 20's. The staff is all new to him and we're not sure what to get him. We're thinking of a gift card to Ikea? Cake?

Help!!!

2007-10-06 15:59:21 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Holidays

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2007-10-06 15:58:33 · 14 answers · asked by lvbl123456 1 in Mythology & Folklore

2007-10-06 15:58:04 · 8 answers · asked by pozo89 1 in Languages

Some of you say women can not be in the Ministry

So why should a woman be President??

She has PMS, Periods, and being a Mother has all kinds of

problems, and she would be just another Bill Clinton

they are married


Your thought's please on both......

2007-10-06 15:56:12 · 35 answers · asked by Gifted 7 in Religion & Spirituality

where can i get more information on the peace corp or similar types of programs? or if anyone has any first hand experience in theis sort of thing and wants to share some general info that would be great too :)

2007-10-06 15:52:51 · 2 answers · asked by How Sweet It Is 2 in Community Service

my friend said each word is a different language and it's about me...lol, help me please

2007-10-06 15:52:22 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

would you like the bill?

or

would you like the check?

so next time i go out to eat somewhere spanish speaking i can understand.

thanks..

2007-10-06 15:50:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

I mean do you feel forgiven, cause I DO.

2007-10-06 15:49:18 · 33 answers · asked by Dirk Johnson 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I was because my dad was on the Civil Defense council and the talk was all about building bomb shelters and how long we would have to remain in them after the bomb, and what supplies you would need, and what would happen to the animals outside and what the fallout would do to us.
Now it is probably more of a reality but I was more afraid as a child.

2007-10-06 15:48:07 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

2007-10-06 15:45:29 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

These days I'm very rational and people are constantly telling me how mature I am. I am in college. There are times when I completely lose myself and I appear immature or my age. When I have a good grip over my emotions I can bend them anyway I want. I have control over how I want people to perceive me. When I allow my emotions to take control, I lose any definition of myself. I become an existing thing that holds no shape or form. I hate when people get this great impression on me. I can only be me. Don't set your expectations to high of me. I won't allow you. I am capable of being what you hate and what you love. I don't like pressure. I can only be me.

2007-10-06 15:45:12 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

2007-10-06 15:45:06 · 10 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7 in Religion & Spirituality