Society & Culture - 10 October 2007

Can anyone tell me which saint Terese leaves the church and the Virgin Mary comes down in her place?

2007-10-10 16:05:31 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Let's pretend God and Satan exist and that Jesus was indeed a manifestation of God.
-He didn't fulfill the messianic prophecies
-He only managed to convince an extremely small group of people.
-He only stayed in the Middle East. You're an allpowerful being yet you can't teleport to save a couple billion souls. Maybe if Jesus would have went to other societies as well and he would've shown them proof, we wouldn't have other religions.
-No documented primary source other than the bible(If you even consider the bible a primary source) has more than 2 sentences about him.
-Crucified. Sure, Christians view it as the ultimate sacrifice. But really, how bad is it to die when you're ever-living. 3 Days in hell to an all-powerful being is nothing. Like the Romans would've actually stopped crucifying him if he felt he didn't want to die.
-If it wasn't for Constantine and the Roman empire, we wouldn't even know who Jesus was

2007-10-10 16:05:23 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Is it someone who is *severely* demonized? Can a sociopath be healed?

I ask this because I have read statistics that seem to indicate that up to 4% of Americans are sociopaths. Just a note, in Asian countries and other places where individualism isn't so championed, the figure is closer to 1%.

Just for reference, from Webster's: a person, as a psychopathic personality, whose behavior is antisocial and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.

In other words, this is someone who enjoys controlling, manipulating, lying to and hurting other for its OWN sake and who feels *no* remorse in doing so. We often associate serial killers with sociopathy, and this is true, but *most* sociopaths are not violent or at least not killers.

Sociopaths *never* seek psychiatric help since they have no conscience and feel no need to do so. The only time they are ever studied is when they are in prison and the state mandates it.... continued ...

2007-10-10 16:05:03 · 9 answers · asked by KL 6 in Religion & Spirituality

i am 13, and facinated with the Wicca religon.
I've been studying up on it online, and theres alot of really cool stuff i'd like to try. I went to this witchy store and got all the stuff, but then all these "warnings" online scared me.
I don't want to make some stupid mistake with a spell or something that would go wrong and screw up my life!

any advice?

(no rude comments if you dont like that kind of stuff)

2007-10-10 16:03:37 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

And, our current administration depends on the familiar saying to take advantage of the religious population?

2007-10-10 15:58:42 · 13 answers · asked by Patrick the Carpathian, CaFO 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I am not trying to stir up trouble or be ignorant. I just have a lesbian friend who admits that she made a conscious choice to be a lesbian.

Is there anyone else willing to say that they made a choice to be a homosexual?

*Please be respectful* Thank you in advance.

2007-10-10 15:57:57 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-10-10 15:57:38 · 33 answers · asked by Damasta AM inductee 5 in Senior Citizens

HAPPY FALL TO YOU
....From one pumpkin to another !!!

A woman was asked by a coworker, 'What is it like to be a Christian?'

The coworker replied, 'It is like being a pumpkin.' God picks you from the patch, brings you in, and washes all the dirt off of you. Then He cuts off the top and scoops out all the yucky stuff.

He removes the seeds of doubt, hate, and greed. Then He carves you a new smiling face and puts His light inside of you to shine for all the world to see.'

This was passed on to me by another pumpkin. Now it's your turn to pass it to other pumpkins.

2007-10-10 15:57:18 · 23 answers · asked by ? 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I grew up doing it, but when time came for my kids to I said yes, but after years of people saying it's bad, wrong and celebrates devil worship or it's back ground I stopped letting my kids do it.

Now years later I feel super guilty for not letting my kids dress up and go out. As a Catholic are our kids allowed to dress up and go out or is it against the rules?

I won't do it if it's wrong, but year after year I feel like I'm disappointing my kids. Am I being too hard on them? Is it alright or not alright?

2007-10-10 15:56:06 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I want to get a tattoo in latin. I either want it to say "keep breathing" in latin or want it to say something about a fresh start, a new beginning....any ideas? I would like the english version and then the translation into latin if at all possible

2007-10-10 15:54:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

most of the time I read on here that atheist believe there is no God, based on their common sense and they say that they educated themselves...do you not know that ALOT of scholars believe there is really good evidence that there is a God! They have P.H. D.'s and have studied alot of historical documents, secular and biblical, that give great evidence that the Bible is accurate in it's accounts, therefore what it says is true. Which it states many times that there is a God.
Look up these Scholars:
Craig L. Blomberg, PH.D.
Bruce M Metzger, PH.D.
Edwin M. Yamauchi, PH.D.
John Mcray, PH.D.
Gregory A. Boyd, PH.D.
Ben Witherington III, PH.D.
Some like Lee Strobel (not listed above) started out atheist and started studying historical documents and became Christian after they studied, because of the overwhelming Truth. Lee Strobel got his degree at Yale Law School.

2007-10-10 15:52:59 · 18 answers · asked by Lids 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Historically, the first deities ever worshiped the world over where goddesses. Female gods were far more accepted than male ones. It made sense, as the people saw life being born only from the female, it would stand that the world around them would have to have come from a female womb.

Even in ancient Greek mythology (which became predominantly patriarchal later on), Rhea was the one to bring forth life into the world (by mating with her son whom she gave birth to parthenogenetically).

Minoan society, for example, had not a single male god image which leads historians to believe that there were no male gods to balance out the pantheon.

Even in Judaism, Yaweh had a wife, a goddess, for a short time. Ishtar was arguably one of the most powerful deities in the ancient Mesopotamia.

So what happened? If worship started out with goddesses, when did it switch over to males? And more importantly: why?

2007-10-10 15:52:46 · 14 answers · asked by ? 6 in Religion & Spirituality

that institution?

I'm tired of you all making excuses about "all" Black colleges when there aren't any "all" White colleges. Both, Blacks and Whites, seem to always jump the fence on this issue. So lets set the record straight so you all can stop making this an issue.

If the school is predominately White, then it IS a White school.
If the school is predominately Black, then it IS a Black school.
If the school is predominately Indian, Hispanic, Native, Asian, etc., then it IS...

Even though it is predominately one race that does NOT mean other races do not attend the school, which is why in defense we say, "There is no such thing as an 'all' Black/White college".

Okay? Got it?!

Instead of complaining enjoy it for what it is, take advantage of the opportunities, or just transfer and keep your mouth shut.

2007-10-10 15:49:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

Do you believe it's a sin although one of the main used references (Lev 18:22) is part of the levitical law...the law no longer followed once redemption through Jesus came into play? Also another didn't even originally use the term "homosexual" under newer translations were printed (1 Corinth 6:9-11)


Also, due to the fact that every gay person you meet knows they were born that way. If you DO believe it's a sin, how come?

2007-10-10 15:47:51 · 43 answers · asked by eksoderstrom 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-10 15:47:44 · 18 answers · asked by mw 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Or do you believe dust to dust and tell them to do it the simpliest and cheapest way with your body? ... like cremate it and throw the ashes in the sea. Tell us what you wish to be done and why.

2007-10-10 15:47:43 · 23 answers · asked by Sal SR 4 in Religion & Spirituality

So recently I have noticed that our nation's 1st Ammendment rights are being used to the maxim, but most importantly by the homophobes that troll the 'GLBT' section of Yahoo! Answers. I have to ask, what is their real reasoning behind the stupid questions. Are people really that ignorant? Or are they doing it just for a rise in the others that sincerely are here? Apart from that - what are the worst questions that you have seen raised here by homophobes?

2007-10-10 15:47:23 · 9 answers · asked by Alexi 4 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-10-10 15:47:20 · 13 answers · asked by Mithrianity 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-10 15:46:07 · 11 answers · asked by marylynfox 1 in Languages

I usually put it up the Saturday after Thanksgiving, but I am thinking about earlier this year.

2007-10-10 15:45:35 · 18 answers · asked by i'm trying 3 in Christmas

A group was out on the sidewalk this evening passing out fliers casting halloween in a very negative light. The information on the fliers wasn't even accurate.

My question is, why do these people do this? I mean, if someone believes differently than you do, and you want to convert them, this doesn't seem to be the way to do it. And if your goal isn't to convert them, then what's the point of urging them to act as you do in this particular? Clearly, halloween isn't the same thing today as it was centuries ago, and even at that, it was merely of a different religion, not necessarily an evil one.

So I don't get it- why the big hoopla every halloween?

2007-10-10 15:45:34 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I like women and then I turn around and want to date a guy Am I bisexual, bicurious, or just plain confused? I wish I could figure this out because I would be willing to have a girlfriend but I don't know if I would be able to handle it...I hate being this way...I need some kind of advice...Actually I want to go on a date with a girl. Do you think that this would help?

2007-10-10 15:45:32 · 8 answers · asked by poetchicka2 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

they say that curses are bad and that they have the tendency to return to the person who made them, with double the impact... what if the person that you have cursed has really done something wrong to you? does the first statement still hold true? or is a curse true in the first place?

2007-10-10 15:45:19 · 7 answers · asked by arte 2 in Mythology & Folklore

Please respond honostly and with evidence to support your answer.

2007-10-10 15:44:35 · 6 answers · asked by GroundZero 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Please respond honostly and with evidence to support your answer.

2007-10-10 15:43:56 · 16 answers · asked by GroundZero 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I want to read a book about them (all of them), but am overwhelmed by all the choices. Has anyone read one that they would recommend to give me an un-biased fact-filled review of the gnostic gospels?

2007-10-10 15:42:34 · 6 answers · asked by nerdandproudofit 3 in Religion & Spirituality

She's a "full coverage" Barbie. LOL! What's next? "Berka Barbie"?

I will admit, she always looked like she was dressed a little skimpy, but is this going too far or is is PC to include little girls from all cultures?

What's your opinion on this?

2007-10-10 15:42:15 · 8 answers · asked by MadforMAC 7 in Other - Cultures & Groups

In almost all of my pics in my house or around my house I am surrounded by these circles. In one pic my husbnad and I have orbs all around us...what r they? and what does this mean?

2007-10-10 15:40:34 · 3 answers · asked by chris a 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-10 15:40:13 · 10 answers · asked by Ťango 3 in Religion & Spirituality

just curious.

2007-10-10 15:39:44 · 5 answers · asked by Dragonflygirl 7 in Languages