Society & Culture - 10 October 2007

I only ask because I can't blindly accept certain things. I suppose I am trying to find some answers to the things that stop me believing.

Rather than being afraid of a genuine question, Christians should be pleased to help people with these matters. So far the insults are only succeeding in pushing me away from Christianity.

2007-10-10 10:52:04 · 62 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

why? because it showed in a theather that showed the darkly malicious evilish evil Harry Potter???? **sarcasm**

:P

2007-10-10 10:51:40 · 13 answers · asked by Love Yahoo!!! wannabe a princess 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I am really unsure if I should wear this shirt or not. Me and my GSA are sponsering ncod (national coming out day) at my school, we put up posters and are handing out ribbons and information, and stickers. I'm really excited about it, going all out of my way to paint my nails rainbow, and right NCOD on my forehead to support those still in the closet. I'm a lesbian, and I'm out of the closet, and I have this shirt I made that says I love girls. Would it totally go against everything if I wore it? I'm kind of uncomfortable at the idea of wearing it, of course I'd bring a sweater jacket as well, but I'm not sure if I should wear it or not. It just seems like a big decision. I made it myself, it's just marker on a tang top. What do you think? No rude/bigotish answers please. And happy NCOD! Can I say that lol?

2007-10-10 10:51:36 · 6 answers · asked by curiosityreincarnated 3 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

they keep protesting so much concerning everything Catholic even though they're not Catholic. is it a perfect example of actions speak louder than words or what?

2007-10-10 10:50:47 · 14 answers · asked by Perceptive 5 in Religion & Spirituality

BACKGROUND INFO- My Boyfriend & I knew each other for 10 years before I finally agreed to go out with him. It's been 6 FANTASTIC but Difficult years since then. I was previously married, He's never been, & we're not into the whole "marriage thing". Though we're very committed to "Us".
Despite the fact that we both enjoy having people come over & let us cook for them, until now, neither of us has ever had a Housewarming Party, nor the kind of friends or finances with which to host a decent one. We've since moved to Miami & have new friends.
We just moved into a new Condo-Partment. It's got everything we've ever wanted to have in a living situation. (AMAZING Amenities).
THE QESTIONS....
1. How long is "too long" to wait before having your housewarming party?
2 . While we haven't discussed gifts & assume that people will just come over, Is it Tacky to register with 1or more gift registries if the new place is just a lease & we're not married?
3. Who brings food? Who brings drinks?

2007-10-10 10:50:45 · 7 answers · asked by Del Amore Group 2 in Etiquette

So why are their starving people in the world?
It's ridiculous and completely insane- I wanna know, who is in charge of this tragedy? ♥

2007-10-10 10:49:44 · 11 answers · asked by Angelheart♥ 5 in Community Service

wouild you just read bible verses at each other ,that would be lame ,no?????

common little christ like ppl you know you love us right???

try not to thumbs down any one ,even if you dont like what you read! please??????? for the slave!!!!!! {{{SMILING}}}

2007-10-10 10:48:47 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-10 10:46:58 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

He could have come right after the Garden of Eden episode and then Adam and Eve and their children could've been baptised right away! If He had to die in order to save us, Cain could've taken Judas's place; after all, he already had a propensity towards murder (Jesus could've saved Abel by taking his place!) Why in the name of Sam Hill would God choose to wait thousands of years to send the Savior? Instead, millions of non-Jews died without ever having a chance to hear of Jesus and get baptised because He hadn't come yet! Presumably, all those people went to Hell, or else Christ's sacrifice wasn't neccessary!

2007-10-10 10:44:37 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I mean come on, he gave them wings but then them so small that they couldn't even fly. And then, to add insult to injury, he placed them in an environment full of flying birds. Atleast other non-flying birds, like the penguin and ostrich, have alternatives. Penguins and swim and ostriches can run, but poor kiwis can just walk around.

Why would God play such a cruel joke on these harmless creatures? :(

2007-10-10 10:44:13 · 7 answers · asked by :) 4 in Religion & Spirituality

3 Holy Men and a Bear

A priest, a Pentecostal preacher, and a rabbi all served as chaplains to the students of NorthernMichiganUniversityin Marquette. They would get together two or three times a week for coffee and to talk shop.

One day, someone made the comment that preaching to people isn't really all that hard. A real challenge would be to preach to a bear. One thing led to another, and they decided to do an experiment. They would all go out into the woods, find a bear, preach to it, and attempt to convert it.

Seven days later, they all came together to discuss their experience.

Father Flannery, who had his arm in a sling, was on crutches, and had various bandages on his body and limbs, went first. "Well," he said, "I went into the woods to find me a bear. And when I found him, I began to read to him from the Catechism. Well, that bear wanted nothing to do with me and began to slap me around. So I quickly grabbed my holy water, sprinkled him and, Holy Mary Mother of God, he became as gentle as a lamb. The bishop is coming out next week to give him first communion and confirmation."

Reverend Billy Bob spoke next. He was in a wheelchair, had one arm and both legs in casts, and had an IV drip. In his best fire-and-brimstone oratory, he claimed, "WELL, brothers, you KNOW that we don't sprinkle! I went out and I FOUND me a bear. And then I began to read to my bear from God's HOLY WORD! But that bear wanted nothing to do with me. So I took HOLD of him and we began to wrestle. We wrestled down one hill, UP another and DOWN another until we came to a creek. So I quickly DUNKED him and BAPTIZED his hairy soul. And just like you said, he became as gentle as a lamb. We spent the rest of the day praising Jesus."

The priest and the reverend both looked down at the rabbi, who was lying in a hospital bed. He was in a body cast and traction with IVs and monitors running in and out of him. He was in really bad shape. The Rabbi looked up and said, "Looking back on it, circumcision may not have been the best way to start."

2007-10-10 10:43:59 · 17 answers · asked by Southern Comfort 6 in Senior Citizens

thus God of heaven( h) e a \v/ sealed together e n. I(number I)
sort of seems heaven is a slogan like from the movie "Escape from New York" "Duke of New York, Hey No. I"
note God= h proven on My blog, and God Jehovah using same logic would be equal to e, thus second in heaven not first. guess the rest of the world could hate Me for allowing a jew to be second when their are a 1000 over races to pick from. Sort of feeling like Schindler who kissed a Jew and was jailed for it (re-printed without permission for the makers of the movie). And if you draw bodies for the picture "h" and the picture "n" of heaven it lookes like h and n are carrying a casket. n has only part of one arm missing. then you see heaven was a place in time when h e(was) a v(5 years) e(e in the casket) n(end). Which is a true story of h(Me) because Me and My one armed grandfather buried My father. So bearing the \v/ sealed together arm and being V when e n('d) forgive Me if i feel like the God of heaven, ok

2007-10-10 10:43:58 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

"oh its just a phase" or "s/he will grow out of it" and dont forget the oh so famous "its cause s/he is a goth" why do people never take it seriously if you go from protestant to baptism everyone is alright and respects it.

2007-10-10 10:43:21 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

thanks

2007-10-10 10:42:57 · 2 answers · asked by lunaderosas 1 in Languages

In terms of their titles, qualifications etc

2007-10-10 10:42:42 · 3 answers · asked by tume c 2 in Religion & Spirituality

or whatever name you know your Saviour by??I mean seriously seeking,not half heartedly.If there are then i'd like to ask what you have found so far

2007-10-10 10:41:14 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

i'm going through a lot. plz pray for me.

2007-10-10 10:40:50 · 15 answers · asked by MONA (suprstr) ^_^ 2 in Religion & Spirituality

People say it's crazy that moses split a sea with a staff, but couldn't it also be viewed as "it's crazy that we "evolved" from monkeys"
weren't you guys the one that said seeing is believing? i'm sure you've never seen a monkey turn human

and if my question is different from what i usual ask, or is taken as critical, sorry. i'm having an off day

2007-10-10 10:39:12 · 23 answers · asked by ? 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-10 10:39:03 · 24 answers · asked by Tx Guy 3 in Religion & Spirituality

What's different about religion?

2007-10-10 10:38:05 · 15 answers · asked by Linz ♥ VT 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I use a ouija board. It hasn't failed me yet.

2007-10-10 10:37:19 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2007-10-10 10:35:51 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Halloween

Should I be worried that he's coming on to me?
He's kinda friendly anyway and hugs me all the time so I'm thinking it was just innocent, but what I've heard about his past relationships makes me think he might try and fool around on her, possibly with a guy if he's thinking of trying something new.
Please note I said blowback, and not *******... (I wish...)

2007-10-10 10:34:57 · 6 answers · asked by Sam S 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I noticed that whenever an Atheist posts a thread, and the Atheists answer the question, why do other people who have no relevance to the question in hand have the urge to come in and report the answers or give them bad ratings? It's pointless to argue online. No one is listening.....

2007-10-10 10:34:15 · 12 answers · asked by tribute_13 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Hmmmm for all those people that are religous and beleive in gardiand angels i was wandering.....if you could see your gaudian angel would he/she look like a grown up version of yourself or would it be a random person they gets asigned to u after they've died and assended to the next plain of existance (also known as heaven)

sorry if i offend anyone i was just qurious :(

2007-10-10 10:33:40 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

So i'm pretty bummed because I cant have a sweet 16 party. Instead I was thinking i'd rent a limo with some friends and go somewhere in NYC. I cant really think of anything to do though, except for a resturant or broadway show and I dont really wanna do either. Ideas PLEASE?!

2007-10-10 10:33:40 · 7 answers · asked by crazygirl! 1 in Etiquette

all you ppl are still here from hrs ago! does this mean we are doomed to be sitting here when we don't work?

is R&S this important to all of us, Religious and Atheist alike that we give more and more time to the cause?????????

why are we here???what is the cause???

(I am an Atheist)

2007-10-10 10:33:04 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

isn't that the very same thing Biblicists do, saying that their belief system is the only way to be saved?

(only the difference is, the Pope didn't claim that one must be Catholic to be saved. because Catholics don't talk like Biblicists.)

2007-10-10 10:32:05 · 15 answers · asked by Perceptive 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Transplant? Combover? Shave? Please not the bald in the front pony tail at the back look!

2007-10-10 10:31:59 · 36 answers · asked by Yoda 4 in Senior Citizens

is wasting my tax dollars? I know it sounded kinda ugly, but jeez, she has hardly no money, no insurance, no husband.

2007-10-10 10:29:28 · 22 answers · asked by Amy K 5 in Etiquette