Society & Culture - 12 October 2007

2007-10-12 15:29:23 · 3 answers · asked by luvbun44 1 in Halloween

Could she have showed greater appreciation?

today at work I've had to chauffer an elderly woman around the store in a wheelchair and she was a mean grump, she told me that I was moving way too fast and I was walking in regular speed, let me tell you I did not enjoy dealing with her and it took me 20 minutes just to chauffer her around, why couldn't her caregiver take her shopping is beyond me, plus my co-workers know what she is like and they do not like her at all and that she is not fun to deal with, plus she didn't even show much appreciation towards me when I was chauffering her around and she didn't act kind towards me when I was done chauffering her around, she was a mean short tempered grump, I was full of relief when I was done dealing with her.

It's really sad people show barely any or no appreciation towards the good things people do for them, work today wouldn't of been so bad if it wasn't for that woman.

2007-10-12 15:28:39 · 16 answers · asked by Fell In Love 7 in Etiquette

2007-10-12 15:27:21 · 31 answers · asked by lindsey p 5 in Religion & Spirituality

My friend's exact words:

"I spent some time studying Japan where I picked up Buddhist philosophy, which happened to be tied into my numerous philosophical views of existentialism. Initially, I was raised with a Judeo Christian belief system, although over the years I amassed more and more knowledge I began to question fundamentalist beliefs and I was sent headlong into a religious quest for understanding. Through Buddhism I began to see the similarities in all religions. I noticed only a couple minuet differences in the mainstream religions, Judaism, Christianity, Islam and all of their perspective religious sects. everything is falling into place, knowledge and wisdom comes easy to me more and more each day, currently I rest with an existentialist and Tibetan Buddhist"

(yahh to my friend if you ever see this which I doubt unless I show you sorry in advance but you're so busy and I'm so confused because you're a huge influence because if you're not Christian I will stop too)

2007-10-12 15:26:42 · 6 answers · asked by Yuri ^_^ 5 in Religion & Spirituality

from the Holy Spirit huh? Who is your authority on this matter? We have had reformed Fundamentalist people on this very site who have admitted they spoke goblity guk just so they would not be embarrased at their "Church".

2007-10-12 15:25:50 · 9 answers · asked by Midge 7 in Religion & Spirituality

If Jesus was the King of the Jews, how come Jews are not Christians.

What are some of the things members of Church of Christ are not allowed to do?

2007-10-12 15:25:09 · 10 answers · asked by panamajack008 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-12 15:21:44 · 2 answers · asked by -=unknown=- 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Isn't happiness a good sign?

2007-10-12 15:20:59 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Have you managed to come to terms with some past trauma, or resolve past hurts?

Has R&S helped you?

2007-10-12 15:19:34 · 12 answers · asked by . 6 in Religion & Spirituality

for me heres why i would go to both of them:
FUTURE- see what its like, see how i turn out, see my kids and family, see what has changed
PAST- see what my relatives were like when they were young, meet famous ppl, experience more than wut u would experience in a textbook.

2007-10-12 15:19:33 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

It's Saturday, and we have a big week end in the big house. The boss is on the the way. Get the sherry from the cook. Now! Get the cook to stop pinching the sous chef's bottom. He is getting worried, he is only a young laddie, and she is chasing him around the kitchen while he is holding food. Get your tarton on McTealc, don't know what you were up to last night! Good grief man! And retire to your bedroom until that sporron gets itself in the right place. Barbara you are always so sweet, please collect the heather, at least you won't set it alight. Goldwing, we need a bouncer. Just come as you are, black t-shits and all.
The girls are fluffing their feathers, in anticipation, and for once it is not raining. We need a pianist, any volunteers? And someone to play the bagpipes. Volunteers please, very urgent? How about American Patriot.? I think you would play the bagpipes with a lot of aplomb, but would you wear a kilt?Mc teacl, please see the Whisky is scottish.

2007-10-12 15:18:18 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

has anyone here read more than one Holy book(assuming you've read at least, or a decent amount of, one)

What have you read?

The Qur'an
The Bahavad-Gita
(Tankh + New Testament) Bible
Talmund
Lao Te Ching
Confucian Analets
Dhammapada


please state which ones you've read, and state with one was in your opinion the "best" one(maybe the one you agree with the most, the one that was easiest to read, the one that left the best mark on that person you beat up, i don't know)

2007-10-12 15:16:49 · 14 answers · asked by Quailman 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I address this question to Christians because that is my own background; I am now an Atheist. My particular situation makes me curious about those whose experience may be similar to mine: raised in the faith and then fell away from it. What was it that drew you back? What convinced you that God was calling you, and calling you to be a Christian? How did you reconcile the return to faith, having at one point in life rejected it?

Your courteous answer are appreciated.

2007-10-12 15:16:47 · 19 answers · asked by Jack B, goodbye, Yahoo! 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Most, if not all, of us don't remember being aware of anything before our first years of life, and certainly not before we were born. Our awareness, as we experience it, seems to come with our body. However, it is possible that there is simply a process that erases memory of previous form of awareness. For example, we don't remember our awareness when we were six months old, but yet seeing colors, etc. is already quite a lot of awareness. The same might be true for a possible awareness before we were born. Perhaps we forgot it because it was a different form of awareness.

Why is this considered by some a strange hypothesis whereas the materialistic hypothesis is not. Every modern thinker agrees that materialism doesn't work anymore. It has been replaced with physicalism, which is nothing else than a statement that everything can be reduced to the laws of physics. Sure, but laws of what? Laws need substance. If it is not matter, why not laws of awareness in some form? What else?

2007-10-12 15:15:27 · 15 answers · asked by My account has been compromised 2 in Religion & Spirituality

do you follow a standard set of beliefs, passed down in tradition, or find your path individually?

2007-10-12 15:15:10 · 12 answers · asked by Frank B 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-12 15:15:06 · 15 answers · asked by Zombie Princess, (2012) 4 in Religion & Spirituality

If so, then are you proposing that we force your religious beliefs onto other people, whether they like it or not, just because that's what you believe? Basically, that's what some people actually want to to with our government and school system.

2007-10-12 15:14:29 · 14 answers · asked by Uliju 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-12 15:13:35 · 15 answers · asked by Jen 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I am planning on telling my little ones the truth about Santa, that he is a fictional character, a myth that represents the spirit of giving. Do you think that's unspiritual?

2007-10-12 15:11:11 · 16 answers · asked by NONAME 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Like every other jew at the time he was fighting for the liberation of his country from the Roman occupation. He probably also killed roman soldiers and was condemned as a result; what his followers wrote about him was not true.
So the question is if we can find any parallels between 2000 years ago and now.

2007-10-12 15:10:47 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Have you ever gotten inside someones head?
Have you ever let someone get inside your head?
Is it possible?
Is it desirable?
Is it practical?
What does that mean?
When someone asks a question...is it the same as knocking on your door?
Is there a spiritual equivalent for the idea of sneaking in through the back door?
What about breaking and entering.
Does it make someone the same as a thief and a liar?
If someone invites you in, should you take off your shoes first?
Should you at least wash your feet before entering?
Is getting in someones head the same as reading their diary?
Should you, could you, would you?
Can two people get into each others heads at the same time?
Is this like trading places?
Have you ever knocked on someones door, and it seemed like nobody was home?
Did you try pounding on the door or did you just give up?
How come?
What if you substitute the word 'heart' for the word 'head' in the previous questions.
Does that change anything?
Sup?

2007-10-12 15:09:30 · 24 answers · asked by ? 6 in Religion & Spirituality

i asked this question a couple minutes ago asking people what their religion was:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Au6o2SqeGUV5CLtwxL12hL3sy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20071012183950AAF093z

how come everyone has thumbs down except for the people who answered they are christians?

2007-10-12 15:06:56 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-12 15:06:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

I ask about the necessity of Baptism, many have said they have been baptized under the name of titles (Father, Son, Holy Ghost).

Some say baptism is no longer necessary? WOW! Now I understand why Jesus says "I never knew you."

Acts 19:2-6 says he said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" So they said to him, "We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit." And he said to them, "Into what then were you baptized?" So they said, "Into Johns baptism."

Read vs.4 because it is IMPORTANT, but I am skipping to verse 5-6.

When they heard this, they WERE BAPTIZED in the NAME OF THE LORD JESUS. And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues & prophesied.

Vs. 9 says But when some were HARDENED AND DID NOT BELIEVE, but spoke evil of the way before the multitude.

ARE YOU HARDENED?

Vs 23 says, And about that time there arose a great commotion about the Way!!

People read!!

2007-10-12 15:05:34 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

All those elves being forced to work year round making toys for every child on earth- and Santa doesn't even pay them!
Someone needs to put a stop to this atrocity!

Who will help me do something about this? I am trying to organize protests and write letters to our congressmen to get them to step in and stop this corrupt operation.
The organization will be called S.P.E.W.- society for the promotion of Elvish welfare.

Do you agree that something needs to be done about this?

2007-10-12 15:04:49 · 28 answers · asked by lindsey p 5 in Religion & Spirituality

they seem having trouble coming to terms with reality.

2007-10-12 15:04:20 · 12 answers · asked by Ťango 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I was just wondering why many anti-abortion activists want to outlaw abortion except in the case of the mother's health or if the pregnancy was caused by rape or incest.


I understand the whole health of the mother thing, but why would it be OK to abort (what anti-abortion activists call) babies who were the product of rape or incest? isn't that still "murder"?? Is the life of a child worth less if they were created by rape or incest? How can I tell my children that abortion is wrong because all life is precious but the lives of children created through rape and incest are not worth saving? How do I justify that to my children? It seems like not only a double standard, but hateful.

I am not passing any judgment either pro or anti abortion, I just want to know what the anti-abortion people tell their children when this question arises.



Thanks so much for all thoughtful answers.


I put this up in another category as well to get the most opinions.

2007-10-12 15:04:16 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Why don't they develope their own mode of dress---like argyle socks and plaid suits or something---why steal the Catholic clerics dress code?

2007-10-12 15:04:06 · 6 answers · asked by Midge 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-12 15:04:05 · 9 answers · asked by Eric Inri 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-12 15:01:53 · 10 answers · asked by burlbiznez 1 in Religion & Spirituality