Society & Culture - 8 October 2007

In the days of old when Moses was the leader Israelites, God told Moses that he must redeem the first sons of Israel who opened the matrix / womb of their mothers as they are His. This was as a result of the last plague He issued against the pharough and his people of Egypt, before pharough allowed Israelites to go.

So today as a christian, the first child that opened my mums womb, a male, am I supposed to redeem myself as in Number 18:16.

Please elaborate on what is expected to be done by a christian of this dispensation to do with respect to 'First Fruits Offering' in this case a male child who also is the one that opened his mothers womb.

2007-10-08 04:34:08 · 11 answers · asked by Gerald U 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Hanlon's Razor - never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity.

Is the standard creationist "Evolutionists say we came from monkeys" the result of a genuine misunderstanding of evolutionary theory, or a deliberate malicious perversion of it?

Second, since this is clearly a functioning meme among creationists, what portion of its spread is due to misunderstanding vs. malice?

2007-10-08 04:33:54 · 9 answers · asked by Doc Occam 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-08 04:32:52 · 11 answers · asked by ? 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Palace and deuce are derivatives of what Latin words?

2007-10-08 04:31:23 · 4 answers · asked by Jacob K 2 in Languages

Moses said god came up with the idea to throw rocks at him until he was dead.

Question: Is this the same god that church folks worship today, or is it a different one?

Could it be Moses was mistaken, or even lied?

There are other cases in the Bible where people were killed for minor offenses. How is this stuff rationalized by Bible people still today?

(Yet a slave owner is not punished for beating his slave -- if the slave recovers.)

It would be interesting to get answers from people who used to believe this stuff...and tell me what were you thinking when you did believe?

2007-10-08 04:30:33 · 6 answers · asked by Saint Nearly 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I have realized that taking early retirement from my job had unexpected consequences. I babysit an infant grandchild, as I had planned, and enjoy it very much. I had envisioned a permanent vacation while I was relatively young (age 57) and healthy. Evidently it's true that nature does abhor a vacuum! Now people are approaching me with job offers. Some are interesting and some require more time and energy than I want to invest. I've always held to the "Go with the flow" philosophy of life. I'm a Christian and know that God does open doors for us, and I pray about everything.

Have you faced a similar situation? Any advice you'd like to offer?

2007-10-08 04:29:06 · 6 answers · asked by Miz D 6 in Senior Citizens

You tell me people if they not black then, how come there is skin is dark. Some of them have dark or light skin but how that don't make them not black. I'm light skin African-American does that make me not black because I have light skin.

2007-10-08 04:28:17 · 16 answers · asked by Kelis Jordan 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Are atheists looking to argue or looking for answers? Alot of them say they are trying to enlighten everyone else. Hey it's America. Freedom of speech and freedom of religion but there is no need to trash people for their beliefs. Opinions are welcome but go to a different subject topic if all you want is to belittle people for their beliefs.

2007-10-08 04:28:03 · 35 answers · asked by brown eyed girl 2 in Religion & Spirituality

So simple, people. As long as you base your conception of divinity on that book (Jews, Christians, Muslims) your sons and daughters will die in wars. After all, people think it's permissible to do what their gods do.

2007-10-08 04:24:19 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

or nonsensical ideas like "Why can't we see transitional beings now?"

Where did you get the distorted notion that Evolution claims to be a race forward, with an end goal?

Do you rant what your preachers / pastors / ministers tell you to rant about?

Don't you think you should KNOW what you CRITICIZE?

2007-10-08 04:20:55 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The eternal nature of hell is stressed in the New Testament. For example, in Mark 9:47–48 Jesus warns us, "It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into hell, where the worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched." And in Revelation 14:11, we read: "And the smoke of their torment goes up for ever and ever; and they have no rest, day or night, these worshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name."

Hell is not just a theoretical possibility. Jesus warns us that real people go there. He says, "Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is easy, that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard, that leads to life, and those who find it are few" (Matt. 7:13–14).

How can some Christians not accept the fact that Jesus taught about hell?

2007-10-08 04:20:17 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Isn't that a violation of community guidelines? If someone has a genuine question about my faith, I'm happy to answer. I won't trash anyone else's beliefs, nor would I expect them to trash mine. Can we have a mature exchange of ideas without resorting to insults and ridicule?

2007-10-08 04:19:16 · 32 answers · asked by Scotty Doesnt Know 7 in Religion & Spirituality

The Bible, Revelation- Chapter 1, Verses 14 and 15, say Jesus had 'woolly' hair and feet that was burnt like a furnace. The only people on this Earth with "woolly" hair are Black American and African People. The inside of a burnt furnace is black. Therefore, Jesus was Black. Amazing. Here's a History website that lends to this fact.
http://members.tripod.com/jrmoore1958/jesus.html

2007-10-08 04:19:05 · 14 answers · asked by Joshua 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Do you think that it will be the final end time? It has been predicted by several people. The Mayans, oracles, Prophets in the Bible, and by the web. Do you think that God will rapture his faithful that day? OR do you think it is just another guess?

2007-10-08 04:18:19 · 44 answers · asked by littleme836 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-08 04:17:32 · 9 answers · asked by Scotty Doesnt Know 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Why'd you do it? How'd he/she react?

2007-10-08 04:14:48 · 41 answers · asked by Eleventy 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Most Protestants seem to be fine with other denominations of Protestants, but a lot seem to think Catholics arent as Christian as they are.

If you're Protestant, do you consider Catholics to be Christian, same as Methodists or Baptists or Episcopalians? If not, why not?

I've heard some of the arguments, but it mostly seems to boil down to "Catholics do more than you have to in order to get salvation", which doesnt seem like a good reason for Catholics to not get it....

2007-10-08 04:14:45 · 18 answers · asked by droid327 5 in Religion & Spirituality

give her the fruit of her hands? proverbs 31

2007-10-08 04:08:18 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-08 04:07:22 · 6 answers · asked by Intellithug 3 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-10-08 04:06:46 · 4 answers · asked by Yellowstonedogs 7 in Other - Society & Culture

If its ok what should i buy to wear so ill look like a female cat? I want long fingernails and long toenails to have as cats claws and also want to wear high heel sandals.

2007-10-08 04:06:45 · 5 answers · asked by MH 1 in Halloween

created by man, shoes and clothes etc... if every item that we buy as a creator, then who created
Humans, the Sun, the stars, the Moon, theTrees, the skies, the animals, all nature? How does the human body, which is designed so unique, get up and breath everyday? If you know please explain, and give scientific facts on how humans are created.

2007-10-08 04:03:25 · 13 answers · asked by Nikki 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I do not use foul language-my answers are perhaps in disagreement with a YA's question position-but they are reasoned, non-threatening, and yet so many times my answer is removed. I find it unfair the YA removes answers because someone who does not like that answer hit's report it. Are some of y'all out there so afraid of honest debate that you want to repress any dissent to your position?

2007-10-08 04:02:17 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

the way of a fool is right in his own eyes? proverbs 12 and 13

2007-10-08 04:00:44 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-08 04:00:17 · 23 answers · asked by ANGELA C 1 in Religion & Spirituality

her mother wants to save her the trauma of having periods and all the disruption that hormones bring.Predictably the usual suspects are up in arms shouting about human rights.How can a girl with no communication, doubly incontinent, no awareness of her condition have rights over her mother?

2007-10-08 03:59:42 · 30 answers · asked by thevoice 4 in People with Disabilities

2007-10-08 03:59:36 · 9 answers · asked by Linz ♥ VT 4 in Religion & Spirituality

if the theory of evolution is fake then how do you explain people with different coloured skin? evolution has made them this way, how do you think it happened?

2007-10-08 03:56:39 · 15 answers · asked by Kruger, Freddy Kruger 6 in Religion & Spirituality

First, a few short definitions are in order:
Theist: one who believes in the existence of a God or gods.
Hard atheist: one who believes that God does not exist.
Soft atheist: one who lacks a belief in a God or gods.

The God hypothesis:
Claim A: God exists.
Claim B: God does not exist.

From the definitions above, theists adhere to claim A, hard atheists adhere to claim B, and soft atheists adhere to neither.

In a rational discussion of the God Hypothesis:
Theists must shoulder the burden of proof fro claim A. if they fail, God is not shown to exist, but God is not necessarily shown not to exist either. Hard atheists must shoulder the burden for claim B. If they fail, God is not shown to not exist, but neither is he shown to exist. Soft atheists have no burden of proof as they have made no claim of belief. They simply lack a belief in God's existence.

So, does anyone disagree with the burdens of proof as I have laid them out here?

2007-10-08 03:55:23 · 14 answers · asked by SomeGuy 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Was the tyre supposed to have exploded earlier on in the trip ???

2007-10-08 03:53:20 · 8 answers · asked by deane c 2 in Royalty