Society & Culture - 11 October 2007

Now look at this little article:
http://www.livescience.com/space/scienceastronomy/071003-second-earth.html

There is one problem. If a God was doing this, wouldn't it take 7 days rather than several millions of years?

2007-10-11 07:10:24 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

i've seen a lot of atheists getting angry over God now days and it really frightens me because if they don't like God then they should just let it be and ignore him but it seems like they are in the dark.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/11/cleveland.shooting/index.html

2007-10-11 07:10:04 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

...did He exclude anyone from the works? The two examples of faith working given in James are Abraham the father of the faith and Rahab the Harlot. Also note that in John 4, Jesus used a samaritan "whore" to be His sower.

Additionally, if we tell someone that they are not good enough to work for God, are we telling them to break God's commandment to work?

2007-10-11 07:09:14 · 10 answers · asked by harry killwater 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-11 07:08:59 · 8 answers · asked by . 3 in Religion & Spirituality

(Isaiah 43:10-11) 10 “YOU are my witnesses,” is the utterance of Jehovah, “even my servant whom I have chosen, in order that YOU may know and have faith in me, and that YOU may understand that I am the same One. Before me there was no God formed, and after me there continued to be none. 11 I—I am Jehovah, and besides me there is no savior.”

so then as Jesus was one of those Jews who recieved that command. are you also a Witness of Jehovah?
(Revelation 1:5) . . .and from Jesus Christ, “the Faithful Witness,” “The firstborn from the dead,” and “The Ruler of the kings of the earth. . .

So to please God you would have to be one of his witnesses , right? Jehovah's Witnesses

(John 17:6) 6 “I have MADE YOUR NAME MANIFEST to the men you gave me out of the world. . .

2007-10-11 07:08:58 · 15 answers · asked by zorrro857 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Favorite main dishes, desserts and beverages. Dress code? I hope not. Games? Cards? What will we have in our library? Please have a smokers section. I am struggling with quitting. Exercise? Bikes, walks, swimming? can't wait to see you all add your two cents worth. We are open to all suggestions.

2007-10-11 07:08:23 · 22 answers · asked by Southern Comfort 6 in Senior Citizens

Why do you think people have to be so rude when commenting someone on the internet???

2007-10-11 07:07:26 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

i think it is because they have low self asteem and hate themselves but thats my opinion...

2007-10-11 07:07:03 · 7 answers · asked by Kimmi 1 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-10-11 07:06:56 · 15 answers · asked by slowsmile 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-11 07:06:41 · 14 answers · asked by flondo 3 in Etiquette

2007-10-11 07:05:40 · 17 answers · asked by Lover of Blue 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Take the tax cuts. I keep hearing how the tax cuts were just for the rich. Well from the information I have gathered it seems that the rich pay most of the taxes so it would make sense that a tax break benefit them. Poor people don’t pay any income taxes and most middle class people pay very little. So what is wrong? Why the constant attacks against successful people?

2007-10-11 07:04:34 · 6 answers · asked by Immortal Cordova 6 in Other - Society & Culture

I don't care who you are CCR is the greatest american rock band.

2007-10-11 07:04:08 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Anything about their present life in the United States, how they were treated 100 years ago, or how they are treated in another country. Thanks.

2007-10-11 07:01:27 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in People with Disabilities

is he all powerful? if so, he's kind of a jerk, eh? he has total control and leaves us down here with all this pain and suffering. all powerful guy telling us to believe this and don't believe that and he'll save us too. whys an all powerful deity really need anything from us? someone with the power to do anything shouldn't need to create a bunch of monkeys to 'test' their faith. after all if the student fails, who failed? the student or the teacher? if he's all powerful, than he is powerful enough to make me believe, right? so...why don't I?

if he is not all powerful....well, than he's incompetent. why should we worship a god that created such a crappy existence?

2007-10-11 06:59:00 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

and we all have to start carrying around our Health Cards on our person whenever we leave our own homes (Did you even know that was a requirement in her previous "PLAN"?)

Is it true that in order to have a unique UPC bar code for humans, the only number not yet taken is 666?

does that make us common citizens the beast
or is it health care that already has been the beast all along?

2007-10-11 06:57:27 · 26 answers · asked by genntri 5 in Religion & Spirituality

That condemning someone else to hell because they believe differently than you is a belief rooted in fear?
2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

So why do you constantly judge and ridicule others and claim to be Christian? You belittle the Mormons (who are far more Christlike), the J-Dubs, the Catholics, and of course the atheists, who are some of the kinder more intelligent people i have met on here.

Are you too afraid to look at yourselves, so you find comfort with finding fault with others?

2007-10-11 06:57:21 · 15 answers · asked by plastik punk -Bottom Contributor 6 in Religion & Spirituality

he gives SOME indications by these scriptues here he says
(Jeremiah 7:31) . . .And they have built the high places of To′pheth, which is in the valley of the son of Hin′nom, in order to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, a thing that I had not commanded and that had not come up into my heart. . .

so he hates suffering.

(Ecclesiastes 9:5) 5 For the living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all, neither do they anymore have wages, because the remembrance of them has been forgotten. . .

2007-10-11 06:57:07 · 9 answers · asked by zorrro857 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I like some parts of the Bible for its literary qualities.

2007-10-11 06:56:52 · 18 answers · asked by Linz ♥ VT 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Is this blatant racism or what? I thought the dude was black because it was at a black school and they interviewed only black students. Come to find out he was white. Sad how the media works. They want everyone to believe it was a black boy.

2007-10-11 06:54:24 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

Thank you for your answer! :)

Have a wonderful day! :)

2007-10-11 06:53:18 · 27 answers · asked by Moon :) 7 in Religion & Spirituality

some denominations believe that when you die,you either go to Heaven or Hell.but i was brought up to believe that when you die,youre only unconcious until God comes back.(i was raised SDA by my dad.)

even Jesus Himself said when He rose Lazarus from the dead,that they wont be "dead",theyll only be in a deep sleep.(i watched a movie about the Passover,& that was in it)

besides,whats the point of having a Second Coming if we go to one or the other as soon as we die??that doesnt make sense to me.

would also like to straighten something else out;why is it that ive always heard SDAs were another Christian denom.when just yester.ppl started telling me that the SDAs ARENT Christian but only a cult?i also researched it & found it also being claimed on google.is it BASICALLY Christian but SORTA cult because we have slightly diff.teachings than the "mainstream"?(in my q. 2the sunday worshipers & jehovahs they called it mainstream)apparently the "mainstream" sees us as only a cult.

2007-10-11 06:52:21 · 27 answers · asked by Tiff 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Happy Eid ul-Fitr (عيد الفطر) all Muslim colleagues! Eid ul-Fitr is a joyous occasion with important religious significance, celebrating of the achievement of enhanced piety. It is a day of forgiveness, moral victory, peace of congregation, fellowship, brother(sister)hood and unity.

Please tell me, how would you celebrate Eid? Do you know that New York's iconic Empire State Building is to be lit up green in honor of Eid starting 2007?

Finally, Minal Aidzin Wal Faidzin (forgive my physical and emotional wrongdoings) and Eid Mubarak again to all Muslims! Cheers!

2007-10-11 06:51:26 · 47 answers · asked by Duke of Tudor 6 in Ramadan

What is your favorite brand of toothpaste? Mine is Colgate Total
What is your favorite day of the week? Mine is Monday believe it or not.
What is your favorite soft drink? Mine is diet pepsi
If you like to exercise/workout which cardiovascular activities do you like most? Mine would be kickboxing and running.
What type of music do you like? Mine would be praise and worship, and I do like some country-- the good ol school country, and bluesy type stuff.
Are you bored yet? I need to do something productive now.

2007-10-11 06:51:15 · 32 answers · asked by Mandolyn Monkey Munch 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-11 06:51:10 · 8 answers · asked by ambotte 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-10-11 06:50:58 · 43 answers · asked by Fat Nick 2 in Halloween

2007-10-11 06:50:15 · 6 answers · asked by Debbie C 1 in Halloween

"And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God, from that time waiting till His enemies are made His footstool. For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified"

2007-10-11 06:48:49 · 20 answers · asked by harry killwater 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I mean, I've even talked to seemingly intelligent Christians who really, really claim to have MET Jesus!!! and they talk to "him" every day, and Jesus "guides" them, etc!!!!

I show them how the Josephus account was erroneous and how Tacitus and others fail historically, and how nearly every extra-biblical account of Jesus can easily be construed as a FORGERY - basically, how it is simply foolish to claim Christianity as true, in the face of all the overwhelming evidence against it.

They tell me things like: I'm a fool for Jesus, or that they cannot listen to me because they might go to Hell!!!

Are they all just CRAZY?

HERE'S THREE OF SIX THOUSAND SOURCES I HAVE:

SOURCES:
http://www.jesusneverexisted.com/

http://www.jesusneverexisted.com/time.html

http://home1.gte.net/deleyd/religion/appendixd.html

http://www.atheists.org/christianity/didjesusexist.html

2007-10-11 06:48:31 · 26 answers · asked by The Burninator 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I am in a bine I have only recently found out that my boyfreind is involved in a racist group, he has said things in the past negative things about many groups but I just ignored it, but I went on his computer and found he is involved with other gay aryan skinheads and its a real racist group. I nearly dumped him a year ago when he spit on my african american freind who is a lwayer at a club for simply saying hi to me. He accused the my black freind of trying to hit on me which is a lie since I grew uo with this guy. I do not know what to do..should I dump him or try to get him help? He is gay and belongs to a subculture of gay racist in our own community in Manhattan...I do not not what to do?

2007-10-11 06:47:56 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender