Society & Culture - 12 October 2007

I sent a letter and at the same time sent a card to the same place; they recieved the card, but not the letter. I was wondering if there was a way for USPS to track the letter even though there was no tracking number on it?

2007-10-12 07:16:16 · 5 answers · asked by ~Curious~ 3 in Community Service

2007-10-12 07:14:54 · 26 answers · asked by david t 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Where you live. Dancing, singing, the Nativity story?
Do you have any stories to tell about one?
Good bad, whatever.
I'll start. 12 Days of Christmas play, grade 2.
My story is that i was at the last minute sent onstage as a lord a leaping...my instructions were to go onstage and bow. I bowed to the audience to laughter that I know the audience must have liked. I was embarassed. :)

2007-10-12 07:11:25 · 23 answers · asked by great gig in the sky 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-12 07:10:12 · 41 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Since belief in JC is the "only way to get to the FATHER" according to John the apostle, what became of those who died before Jesus came and those who died after but did not know of him? Are these folks doomed to an eternity in Hell?

2007-10-12 07:07:19 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I was sexually abused as a child. I told my bishop. He took no action against the abuser, and did not report it to the authorities. I know others who have had the same thing happened, and I don't believe this is an isolated case, therefore I am considering a class action lawsuit against the Mormon church. Is there anyone else who has had the same experience, and would be interested in being a part of the lawsuit. If you aren't or you are somehow threatened by this question, then move on. No one wants your cookie cutter answers of how this doesn't happen, because it does. I posted a question just like this before and someone reported it because they were threatened by it, or offended by it. My guess is someone in the Mormon church is trying once again to sweep this subject under the rug, but I won't be silenced. If you have a problem with my question, send me a message and we'll work it out. Don't be lame and report it just because you don't like it, or it hurts your testimony

2007-10-12 07:06:26 · 20 answers · asked by friendlyexmo 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Everything that exists is from God and/or is a part of God. When God sent us out from him he placed us in a physical body with a spirit that is from him and/or a part of him. We then choose our actions using our physical body which is independent from out spirits. If we corrupt that spirit in us by doing evil we are actually corrupting a part of God and get this...a house divided against itself will not stand and God cannot be corrupted so he must seperate himself from us. So it is not so much God is actually judging our actions it is we are corrupting his presence and due to a law that God ordaned before we came to Earth he must follow those laws. It is then our responsibility to keep holy the spirit of God in us and to not corrupt it so we can be reunited back to him. Wow let me know what you think...

2007-10-12 07:04:33 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

You're a good person, on the right track, and going to be saved if you do the following:

If you study the bible diligently, and try to understand it correctly and abide by its teachings.
You pray to God and ask for repentance. Ask for him to cleanse your soul and save you.
You have faith in Christ and believe in him.

You're on the path to be saved, right?

......And you're a Mormon.

Based on the beliefs of the Born again Christians, it appears that Mormons do everything that Born again's recommend.

I know you're going to say "they believe in the wrong god, wrong Jesus, false bible, etc.", However they're sincerely following the Bible to the Best of their abilities. I can't imagine God punishing them eternally for simply understanding the Bible differently than someone else....and after all....they asked God to save them.

In other words, couldn't a Mormon be saved because they end up doing the things that you tell everyone that they need to do to be saved??

Your thoughts???

2007-10-12 07:04:24 · 20 answers · asked by Ender 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Do you try to be as quiet as possible when you're doing a number 2 or do you just let rip.
Personally I prefer to be as loud as possible.

2007-10-12 07:03:28 · 28 answers · asked by darwinsfriend AM 5 in Etiquette

From Scripture, we can see that the Church:

is one, unified
Matthew 12:25, 16:18, John 10:16, John 17:20-23, Acts 4:32, Romans 12:5, Romans 16:17, 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, Corinthians 3:3-4, Corinthians 10:17, Corinthians 11:18-19, Corinthians 12:12-27, Corinthians 14:33, 2 Corinthians 12:20, Ephesians 4:3-6, Philippians 1:27, 2:2-3, 1 Timothy 6:3-5, Titus 3:9-10, James 3:16, 2 Peter 2:1

is holy, but not all who belong to it will be saved
Matthew 7:21–23, Ephesians 5:25–27, Revelation 19:7–8

is universal ( "katholikos" in Greek, or "Catholic")
Matthew 28:19–20, Revelation 5:9–10

is Apostolic
Matthew 16:18-19, Matthew 9:6-8, John 20:21-23, Acts 5:5, Ephesians 2:19–20


is hierarchical and has bishops (episkopos), priests (presbyteros or "elders"), and deacons (diakonos)
Acts 1:20, Acts 15:2-6, Acts 20:28, Acts 21:18, Philippians 1:1, 1 Timothy 3:1-2, 1 Timothy 5:17, Titus 1:7, Hebrews 11:2, 1 Peter 5:1, 1 Peter 2:25,

is the Pillar and Ground of Truth
1 Timothy 3:15

is the "light of the world", visible, cannot be hid
Matthew 5:14


was founded by Christ through Peter, whom He made the Church's earthly father, and the Gates of Hell cannot prevail against it
Matthew 16:18-19 (see also page on Peter as "The Rock" for evidence of Peter's authority among the Apostles)




We can see that the early Church's priests and bishops:


were sent and commissioned by Jesus
Mark 6:7, John 15:5, John 20:21, Romans 10:15, 2 Corinthians 5:20

were ordained and acted as representatives of Jesus
Mark 3:14, Luke 10:16, John 13:20, Acts 14:23, Acts 16:4, 1 Timothy 2:7, 1 Timothy 4:14, 1 Timothy 5:23, Titus 1:5

had the authority to bind or to loose ("to forbid" and "to permit" with reference to interpretation of the law, and "to condemn" or "to acquit")
Matthew 16:19, Matthew 18:18, Luke 24:47, John 20:21-23, James 5:15, Acts 5:2-11, 1 Corinthians 5:3-13, 2 Corinthians 2:5-11, 2 Corinthians 5:18, 1 Timothy 1:18-20, Titus 3:10

had the authority to perform Baptisms and offer the Eucharist
Matthew 28:19, Luke 22:19, Acts 2:38-41, Acts 2:42, Acts 2:46, Acts 20:7, 1 Corinthians 10:16

referred to themselves as "fathers" and thought of themselves as "fathers"
1 Corinthians 4:14-15, 1 Thessalonians 2:11, 1 Timothy 1:2, Titus 1:4, 1 John 2:13, Philemon 1:10 (Compare KJV with NIV)

offer pure sacrices and incense
Malachi 1:10-11

annointed the sick
Matthew 10:1, Luke 9:1-2, Luke 9:6, James 5:13-15


performed exorcisms
Matthew 10:1, Mark 3:15, Luke 9:1


extolled celibacy for those called to it (note that in the beginnings of the Church, many of the Apostles, such as Peter, the first Bishop of Rome, were already married before beginning their ministry, but they abstained from marital relations after ordination; the Eastern Catholic Churches permit married priests -- not Bishops -- but in the early Church, they were expected to abstain from marital relations with their wives)
Matthew 19:12, 1 Corinthians 7:7-9, 1 Corinthians 7:20, 1 Corinthians 7:25-38


While Scripture is evidence enough for the marks of Christ's Church, we can see in the writings of Ignatius -- written in the first century, within 67 years of Christ's resurrection, by a close friend and appointee of the Apostle Peter and friend of Polycarp -- that the early Church had a very Catholic interpretation of Scripture.

Read the writings of St. Ignatius of Antioch, Clement of Rome, Cyril of Jerusalem, Irenaeus, Polycarp, St. Augustine, etc... They are rich with Catholic doctrine -- and the earliest evidence we have for what the Church was like in its earliest days!

The Church built by Christ on the rock of Peter:

Where the Bishop is, there let the multitude of believers be;
even as where Jesus is, there is the Catholic Church'' Ignatius of Antioch, 1st c. A.D

2007-10-12 07:03:09 · 6 answers · asked by cashelmara 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I'm a junior in high school and we have a Bible Club. Well this year, we got a new principal and Bible Club is now Fellowship of Student Believers.
Why the change?

2007-10-12 07:03:09 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-12 07:01:24 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Why do so many of this religious crusaders come into the gay and lesbian section spewing their religious garbage?
Why are you guys SO focused on homosexuality as a sin? You guys make it seem like it's the ultimate sin of the universe or something. I don't know, but the last time I checked it wasn't listed in the 10 commandments, Jesus didn't say "thou shalt not be homosexual" when he was up on that cross, so I don't see why everyone treats it like the ultimate sin. Sin is sin, and we ALL do it. So...remember...the next time you decide to point a finger, remember you always have 3 more pointing right back at yourself.
Most of the GLBT section don't feel the need to go to others and harass them or MAKE them into something they're not. We know homophobes exist. We'd like to EDUCATE them, but we're not forcing anything down anyone's throat and we're not belitting anyone or harassing anyone in the process. We just want to be able to COEXIST peacefully.

2007-10-12 07:01:14 · 18 answers · asked by I_color_outside_the_lines 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Santa claus for example encorages obesity.

it also violates one of your "seven deadly sins" namely gluttony and sloth.

how do you think santa got that way, certainly not by getting off his duff and working out and eating properly.

nooooo too many twinkies, hot cocoa and cookies.

so if santa represents diabetes, heart disease and stomach cancer, and you promote him then realize that you are telling kids its ok to get diabetes, stomach cancer and heart disease.

AND that bieng lazy is ok.

the elves do all the work and he reaps the rewards and pay. the raindeer bust thier butts and get nothing.

2007-10-12 07:00:16 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If so, name a prince and the spirits under it that reinforce it. Any example will do.

2007-10-12 06:59:48 · 1 answers · asked by Jeancommunicates 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-12 06:59:38 · 16 answers · asked by Zay Bones 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I block those who answers my question's questionably and will not talk to me about it.

2007-10-12 06:57:59 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

What would Jesus have?

2007-10-12 06:57:58 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Im not huge pot head or anything, but my other question got taken off. " What are some of the best things to do when you are high"? So, If you are perscribed pot legally...what are some of the best things to do when you are high? And what is the deal with it being kinda legal in california?

2007-10-12 06:57:47 · 3 answers · asked by dan c 1 in Other - Society & Culture

I always thought an Atheist was someone who believed in absolutely nothing spiritually-related. No "heaven", no "hell", no "God", no "soul." But it seems after seeing alot of answers on here many "atheists" believe in some kinds of spirituality - and even karma. (Karma being, of course, a very spiritual theory - aside from wanting and liking to think everyone gets their just deserts).

And i'm also wondering, what Atheists actually class as "God." I believe "God" is the universe, nature, the sun etc - what really keeps everything spinning... I guess you could call me a Pantheist. That to me is "God." But if you were to ask me if I believed in "God" with the Christian sense in mind - such as a divine human form, I would say no. I don't believe in God. So does that make me an Atheist?

Just like to hear your thoughts and opinions - thanks.

2007-10-12 06:57:27 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I am black The only people that give me tips are the whites,hispanics and asians why is that? I also load the stuff in their car

2007-10-12 06:56:55 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

Here on Yahoo. Do you think Christians just get fed up with some of these people. I'm beginning to feel I am wasting my time too.


(Hey guys, if you can help it, please no name calling)

2007-10-12 06:55:49 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

There was an issue in San Francisco where people dressed as nuns and took communion in a Catholic church in order to offend the church. Not sure of the details. Anyway, the SF mayor Gavin Newsom did nothing to condemn it and did not bring charges.

O'Reilly said that Newsom condones that activity because he allows it to happen. But doesn't that mean that God condones evil because he allows it to happen?

2007-10-12 06:55:33 · 21 answers · asked by Meat Bot 3 in Religion & Spirituality

How we forgot to bless our neighbors.. and now violence is overcoming our Nation?
How we've forgotten to kindly use our words toward eachother.. And now swear-words are all over 3rd grade classrooms?
How abortion is legal, because "everyone should have their choices".. and now 1.3 million babies go down per year?
How discipline has leaked out as Abuse.. and now how fast the word "I hate you" can spread across the Nation?
How we ask God to bless America, and he has.. but America fails to bless God?
How we bite our tongue before mentioning God in public..But swear-words are Nation-wide accepted?
How kids aren't allowed to pray in Bible, because that's a "religon".. But now they're putting footbaths in the colleges, for the Muslims?
How, ignoring the founders of our Country, who founded America for BIBLICAL PRINCIPALS - they want us to take the "under God" out of the pledge of allegience?
Isn't it sad...?

2007-10-12 06:55:00 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I am a Christian, but wouldn't dream of criticizing others for their beliefs, trying to convert them, etc. What gives these people the right to disrespect others like that? They should be more concerned about the lives they lead, and leave others alone. Mind your own business, people!!!

2007-10-12 06:52:56 · 16 answers · asked by Lepke 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-12 06:52:43 · 7 answers · asked by Green 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I have an honesty issuse. Tuesday I went to Kmart. They were having a one night sale of clothes that were only $1 each. I got the items that I went in there for and I looked at the clothes and found 4 items that I wanted. At the cash register I watched the girl scan all my items. The clothes need a specail code to get them for a $1 and the supervisor showed her how to do this. She realized that she made a mistake and she voided the transaction and started over. I did not watch every move she made the 2nd time and I was talking to my son. I paid with a credit card so I did not pay close attention the the total. the other day I looked at the ticket and noticed that one of the items I have already opened and used was not on the reciept. It had the little anti theft sticker on it if it had not been rung up the scaners would have sounded as I was walking out. They did not sound. is that the 1st time she rang this the computer must have lifted the restriction. Should I go back?

2007-10-12 06:52:25 · 11 answers · asked by memorris900 5 in Etiquette

A 1st, 2nd, 3rd ect. generation Christian?

2007-10-12 06:51:38 · 19 answers · asked by Summer Dawn 3 in Religion & Spirituality

These prosperity preachers crack me up.

2007-10-12 06:50:58 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

My husband and I went on vacation last week and gave our neighbor a key to our apartment so that she could feed and give our cat water everyday. We paid her for this and I trusted her because she's older and and we've known he for 3 years.

When we got back home I noticed that things had been shuffled around. There was a chip clip on a bag of marshmallows (why was she in our cupboard?), my clothes in the closet were pushed aside and she told us that our wedding pictures were beautiful (she looked through our photo albums), and our computer was on. My books and notebooks that were on my bedroom dresser were moved around too. (we left the bedroom door closed but it was open when we got home)

I know none of these are really major things but it just kind of annoyed me that she went through our stuff. I don't mind that she looked at our albums but it was the fact that she didn't ask...she was supposed to come in and leave--not look around.

Should I say anything to her or forget it?

2007-10-12 06:50:04 · 15 answers · asked by Katie 4 in Etiquette