Society & Culture - 10 October 2007

2007-10-10 15:38:09 · 44 answers · asked by S i r i 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I sugest that if you have excel orpgram try it now.
first find a list of quran's chapters with number of verses in each chapter. e.g. from here:
http://www.parsquran.com/book/

and... make 2 colums in exel like this. and calculate the sum of each column and write it at the end.
1 7
2 286
3 200
.. ..
.. ..
114 6
6555 6236 (sums of the columns)
then add chapter number with number of verses in that chapter and put the result in the 3rd column:
1 7 8
2 286 288
3 200 203
.. .. ..
.. .. ..
114 6 120
6555 6236 << (sums of the columns)
now seperate odd and even numbers of the third column and put each in a new columns.like this
8 203
288 125
.. ..
6236 6555 <<(sum of the columns)

2007-10-10 15:37:56 · 13 answers · asked by inMirror 1 in Religion & Spirituality

1952 Start of National TV broadcasting
1776
1492
1982 Start of MTV
1692
___________

Why?

2007-10-10 15:34:19 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

1952 Start of National TV broadcasting
1776
1492
1982 Start of MTV
1692
___________

Why?

2007-10-10 15:33:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Halloween

(can you hear me now?)
(spiritually speaking, of course)
(this question is for those who have ears to hear)
(how do you learn to 'tune in' and listen with your mind's ear?)
(you know what I mean...whatever the spiritual equivalent to your physical ears are...)
(is it telepathy?) (is it reading between the lines?)(is it hearing the other meaning behind the words?)(do you tilt your head in a certain way...as if listening?) (do you 'squint' your ears as if trying to listen through static?)
(do some words just ring a bell?...And that get's your inner ears burning?)
(do some words resonate and echo through the depths of you?) (like what?) (how come?)

(In the beginning was the word?)

2007-10-10 15:33:37 · 22 answers · asked by ? 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I had a Anglican Priest tell me yesterday that he serves the "EuChrist."

I had never heard the term and was facinated by it. Apparently through the Doctine of Trans-Substanciation, This Bread and Wine, Literally and Physically becomes the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ.

I cannot help but stand back in horror at the thought!

Are these religions practicing a Cultist Ritual depicting the brutal act of Hannibal Lecter style Cannibalism on the Messiah?

I don't know, but physically feasting on his body and blood through some ritual sounds crazy and...well... "Cultist"

Someone please explain this to me?

2007-10-10 15:32:31 · 19 answers · asked by ASE Master 3 in Religion & Spirituality

donation for them?

Even if JW already "paid " for them" ? What happens to the money?

2007-10-10 15:32:15 · 6 answers · asked by Isthatso 5 in Religion & Spirituality

if every question had to first go to google, such as slavery in islam, and then go to thier holy book and confirm what is stated. how long could islam last ? if muslims are only shown the trueth and went to google and then the koran to be sure of what allah said. how many muslims would be left? but they want, why?

2007-10-10 15:31:19 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If not, then click here;
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1750360
Warning, some of the images on the site are not safe for work but the song is hilarious and well worth listening to.
(psst, it makes fun of creationists, just so you know...)

2007-10-10 15:30:31 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Why or why not ?

2007-10-10 15:30:28 · 23 answers · asked by Lost. at. Sea. 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-10 15:30:12 · 3 answers · asked by Isthatso 5 in Religion & Spirituality

If not for wars in the name of false teachings, and hypocrisy, would not more people want to learn about God?

2007-10-10 15:29:53 · 9 answers · asked by Chi Guy 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Okay, well here's the story.
I've decided to go as a girl this halloween, and at my school everybody loves halloween. One of my female friends is supporting me a lot and giving me a bunch of ideas. The current plan (for school) is to go in a tank top, high heels, skirt, and a pushup, padded bra. The only problem is this: I belong to the football team and I really dont think it's a good idea if my coach (PE teacher aswell) sees me like that. I don't have PE or football that day, but I'm still really cautious.

My basic questions are if it's worth taking the chance and do you think it's possible to avoid him for a day?
And second, think I should add anything to my costume for after school?

2007-10-10 15:29:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Halloween

Also,is 45 too old to be hopping from club to club & picking up men with your 38 yr old sister?

2007-10-10 15:29:27 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Halloween

Although the use of language leads the Monster to future ordeals, it also serves as a passage for the Monster to express his feelings.

2007-10-10 15:28:28 · 20 answers · asked by OMG. 2 in Languages

i was in the alltell office and was paying my bill, and the salesperson was very rude to me, and this is the third time he was rude to me. I can't go to the manager, cause there was only two ppl working there, and he was one of them, and yes, he is gay. I have no plroblem with gays, ( dad was one) but his behavior was deplorable, and all I did was go in and pay my bill with my usual money order. I do this every month, and for the last three times, he has been rude. He knows I am str8. How do i tactfully handle this ??

2007-10-10 15:28:06 · 14 answers · asked by Dragonflygirl 7 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

http://www.silentlambs.org/sllist.htm

Scares me to answer my door to Jehovah.

2007-10-10 15:26:05 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

who are more persecuted: followers of Muhammad, John Smith or the Watchtower Society?

Why that would be?

2007-10-10 15:25:00 · 6 answers · asked by Cassandra 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Society is facing a steady decline in the way we treat each other in society. If the old way is the best way, why do old ways become obsolete? It truly is time for change. I wake up in the morning, watch the news and listen to the travesties that occur that are mostly based on the appearance of the person instead of whatever their character flaws could be. When you look at me, can u see that I love football more than the average girl likes to shop?... can you see that I work eighty hours a week and go to school part time because I want nothing but the best for myself? Or do you just see that I look black, so I must be like all your stereotypical beliefs about them?

Truth is, I'm French, Haitian and Scottish and very proud. But I'm just curious, when you look at a person, do you see them for who they are (human) or do you notice their ethnicity?

Just looking for some thoughts...

2007-10-10 15:24:08 · 9 answers · asked by ceadmilefailte1982 4 in Other - Cultures & Groups

I am 16 years old and I thinks about sex alot, and I am a virgin, I am gay, I have never had a girlfriend or boyfriend never been kissed.
I worry alot about you know will I ever loose my virginity?
Will I ever be able to be in a realationship with a girl?
I watch porn and sex alot on my movie channels and I just can't stop thinking about this!
I have a really high sex drive and it is driving me crazy!
What should I do?

2007-10-10 15:23:58 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Any good do-it-yourself costumes for men that are easy to make? I'm looking for a costume, not something amusing like "static cling with pinned socks and clothes). Thanks!

2007-10-10 15:23:17 · 5 answers · asked by Starlight 2 in Halloween

I am curious about the beginnings of what is commonly known as Wiccanism or Wicca. I already know about the beginnings of the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim faiths, for example. How far back does the Wiccan 'mythology' (for lack of a better term) go?

Thanks.

2007-10-10 15:21:25 · 10 answers · asked by MamaBear 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I just read a question on here where someone referred to Pentecostals as a cult. This is the first time I have ever seen this claim. So what do you think of Pentecostals? Christian or cult?

2007-10-10 15:19:53 · 46 answers · asked by Bible warrior 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-10 15:18:55 · 19 answers · asked by Shortstuff13 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I have noticed when discussing bad behavior, and someone points out that Christians have also engaged in that bad behavior, there seems to be two common responses.

If the behavior in question is REALLY bad, (mass murder, torture, etc) then the answer seems to be "well, they weren't really Christian".

Milder bad behavior seems to be explained away by saying "Christians aren't perfect, just forgiven" or "Christians are still human, and will still make mistakes".

This confuses me, because I thought the fundamentalist standard was "sin is sin". So why do some sins mean the person or person in question really isn't/wasn't a Christian and some sins just mean that the person is a forgiven Christian, who is still human and still subject to sin ?

What's the dividing line between a forgiven Christian and a false Christian.

And why is that when non-Christians engage in the same behavior that would be considered ok for a "forgiven" Christian, they are still considered evil ?

2007-10-10 15:18:03 · 21 answers · asked by queenthesbian 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-10 15:16:34 · 39 answers · asked by sandra b 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I cant understand how someone could dismiss the "proof" of science sometimes being fact when five thousand plus years of scientific progress was needed to casually write this sentence online. When asking for proof, what I say is it took a scientist to make a plane fly and a theologian to fly it into a building.

2007-10-10 15:15:31 · 23 answers · asked by The Will 2 Defy 4 in Religion & Spirituality

so last year for halloween i was a hershy's kiss (cuz i have brown hair) and my friend was a hersheys hug (cuz she is blonde), and we made little foil hats with the little flag and i wore all brown and she striped some white with brown paint, and it was amazingly cute and we want to do something else unique that will be fun and creative.

what do u think we should do, or what is the cutest/ most creative thing you have been for halloween?

it would be nice to coordinate with our hair (dark brown, blonde, and also another person with kinda light brown gold hair)


thanks!

2007-10-10 15:15:03 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Halloween

In revelation there is a symbolic prostitute riding on a symbolic beast over many waters The prostitute is Religion, the Beast is the world governments (Revelation 17:15) . . .And he says to me: “The waters that you saw, where the harlot is sitting, mean peoples and crowds and nations and tongues.

Notice how the nations will destroy the prostitute

2007-10-10 15:14:42 · 7 answers · asked by zorrro857 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Earlier today my sister in law was rinsing dishes and then set them into the dishwasher to be washed. She shut the door but had not started it yet. Then all of the sudden there was a loud crashing sound from inside. One of the glass cups had just shattered into pieces for no reason. We were laughing about it but she thinks it is a ghost and I can't think of any reason for this to have happened.

2007-10-10 15:14:21 · 15 answers · asked by marie s 4 in Religion & Spirituality