Society & Culture - 18 October 2007

I seen this question asked earlier and it got me to thinking. Why is it ok if men walk down the street topless, but it's not ok for women?

I answered on the question and then right after, a person said that they would get touched by men because they are a sex organ. How are breast a sex organ? You don't have sex with breast. Do women have sex with men's breast? I don't think so. I don't agree that men or women should allow to show their sex organs like the penis and vagina in public, but what is wrong with showing breast?

In the past, women weren't allowed to show their ankles. They were viewed how breast are today. Once women stopped covering them up, men were touching them too because they weren't use to that.

The only problem I see is at first when women start doing it in public. Soceity is not used to this, so at first like they always do, they will shun it (not like it). Women can actually get arrested for showing their breast in public.

What do you think about this?

2007-10-18 12:58:12 · 5 answers · asked by Matt 2 in Etiquette

Are they three parts, if you will, of one entity?

Or are they three separate entities?

2007-10-18 12:57:48 · 22 answers · asked by David G 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for you reap whatever you sow. Galatians 6:7

It's only when we face our sins, that God's forgiving grace not only changes our thoughts and actions; it will also change our hearts. Grace doesn't paint over our sins and flaws; it changes us from deep within.

2007-10-18 12:55:48 · 25 answers · asked by inteleyes 7 in Religion & Spirituality

That they are just like a bunch of 7 year olds in a playground arguing about what Pokemon is the best and why. Each one is convinced of his own position and KNOWS that THEIR choice is the right one and everyone else's is wrong.
The problem is that most of these 7 year olds know, deep down, that their Pokemon is made up.
So, why can't theists understand that their gods are just the same? Imaginary beings with NO basis in reality.

2007-10-18 12:55:36 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

From last thursday to this thursday has been horrible for me.... or at least slightly worse than normal. ( I tend to exaggerate) Anyone else having a rough week? Tell me about it. Maybe just venting will help you.

And so this can be in the R&S section why don't you tell me your religious beliefs as well. :-)

2007-10-18 12:55:34 · 16 answers · asked by Megs 4 in Religion & Spirituality

iffy thing. Read the first part to get the idea here -

The way to understand our origins is to remember that living organisms are in a state of constant change - It's not that evolution *can* occur, but that it *must* occur, simply because there is no mechanism in living organisms to ensure perfect, flawless reproduction for ever.

Suppose you could study a population of chimpanzees in the jungle, on a timescale of millions of years. Clearly, each individual only lives a few decades, so the population is constantly being succeeded by individuals which are different from their parents, because reproduction is imperfect - and remember, this is *inevitable*. It can't *not* happen. All the time this population is inter-breeding, the genes are getting mixed together, and only genes which work well with all other chimpanzee genes will tend to get passed down to successive generations (because individuals with genes that don't work well together will tend not to survive and reproduce).

2007-10-18 12:55:07 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

How scriptural is this. Some stress on " their angel" and on the whole angel among us thing. Others believe that dead loved ones bcome angels looking down upon them. To all christians i put this to you. What do you believe the functon of an angel is in our lives as believers and what is the balance we should strike when considering this matter of angels without going overboard.

Tnx to all that will take the time to answer.
Scriptural references to strengthen your points is much appreicated.

sandy

2007-10-18 12:51:26 · 12 answers · asked by Broken Alabaster Flask 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I mean if u have never done ne sexual act till marriage girls how do u know ur guys dick isn't 2 inches long and he's not a premature ejaculator? I mean i understand u might not know the difference b/c that will b the only person u will have had sex with but it should b apparent something isn't right when u hear a word of gossip or 2.

2007-10-18 12:51:21 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

okay i maybe worked up for nothing...but i started to work in this building that is leased out to other businesses so its not just one business in a building.....this lady who works with me said that the restroom in the room were in is usually used by woman usually.....when i had asked her if this is womens or mens restroom cause the other lady said it wasa womans restroom(there is no indication is a womans restroom though)...so i have to get out of the room and use the one in the hallway...anyways that just sounds kinda wierd...that i cant use a restroom in the room.....unless if im by myself...the restroom is for only one person...u can lock it...its kinda ridicolous u have to get out of the room and go down the hall....i dont want to make a big deal but yeah? what ya think..i just may be overanalzying this!!im stressed

2007-10-18 12:49:49 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

No repeats, there's a lot of stuff God messed up on!!

I'll start it off with a few:
1. We breathe, eat and talk out of the same hole. Choke alert!
2. Most planets are inhabitable!
3. Animals have many genetic disorders. We can get sickle cell amenia and there are many kinds of birth defects!

2007-10-18 12:48:37 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

What would you say if a six year-old asked you what God was?

What would you say if a fifteen year-old asked you what your religious beliefs were, and why?

2007-10-18 12:45:05 · 29 answers · asked by ✡ 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I just went to make one copy of something from the copier, okay? Out comes 300 copies, I asked the person who just made the copies why she did not reset the machine? She said it is up to the person who is making new copies to reset it. I said, she is full of it and we should reset the machine once we are through with it. Who is right and who is wrong????

2007-10-18 12:45:01 · 28 answers · asked by Angelheart♥ 5 in Etiquette

my boyfriend is wiccan and his mom tells me that the way i act and things i do i would make a good wiccan can anybody brief me about how to be a good wiccan and how would i convert to being a wiccan from morman and just the basics of the religion

2007-10-18 12:44:28 · 14 answers · asked by sara<3andrew 2 in Religion & Spirituality

...people can have multiple personalities, lose their memory, etc? These things make SENSE if you assume that the brain is all there is, but if we're really the soul then these things shouldn't be able to happen. How can one soul have multiple personalities? How can a soul lose its memory? (I'm not saying that religious folks think the brain just sits there, but they do believe that the survival of the brain is not necessary for the person's personality to live on after death...)

2007-10-18 12:43:41 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-18 12:43:17 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Our work theme is Story book. So we have to decorate and dress from character/stories from children's books. Any ideas?

2007-10-18 12:42:49 · 7 answers · asked by Jenn aka JDub 2 in Halloween

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AvDQvFyUE4Jn8f10Wnoo7Lbty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20071018120042AAJqnbo
Please look at the answers in this link.
There were babies that had never sinned before that got killed. Why? I am wanting to understand this. It really bothers me. Can someone please shed some light on this for me?

2007-10-18 12:41:32 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

when they have to go through the divorce nightmare, that they escape if not married!

2007-10-18 12:41:11 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

demands u have a drink or two with business associates to secure a deal, but you have to drive home on the same day.......is there some way u can make that alcohol pass through u quick so u don't get done should u be stopped at some point?

2007-10-18 12:40:41 · 12 answers · asked by tonydewonderful 1 in Etiquette

Aw, they're always doing clubby little posts, so why not us? Anyway: Religious folks seem to assume that without religion, people will run amok and be devoid of values. Neglecting the fact that this insinuates that only fear of godly retribution keeps them in line - what is it that you think causes and shapes our atheistic sense of morality?

2007-10-18 12:40:14 · 40 answers · asked by Jas 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Put them please in an order from the most important to the least one (in your opinion).

2007-10-18 12:36:43 · 16 answers · asked by Oim 1 in Languages

are either apostates or disfellowshipped without the sincerity of returning to the organization? I've been observing for months now questions that are posted from "Unsilenced Lamb", "Carol D", "Sinister Minister ?", Pedi C....and a few more for JWs. I'm not a Witness (yet) myself but i know these people are just out there to either annoy you to the limit and bad-mouthing all JWs (stereotyping ya'all). Why do you fall into their trap? Why do you answer and defend your fatith when you know they don't really care for your answers? I understand you need to defend for others sake who may see the questions & are curious themselves but again, isn't answering them is the same as "talking to them?" when you're not supposed to? U guys are in a very tough situation. I hate to see you JWs fall into the trap of the "bird catcher." Personally, I not being a JW get very angry when i see these people continue to put you and your beliefs down. Hope your God Jehovah shuts the mouths of these people soon

2007-10-18 12:36:16 · 45 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I know it's real. Do you [at]tend a pumpkin patch every Sunday? If you (and your pumpkin patch) are the most sincere about your faith in it, it will come and bring you blessings. Pumpkins are proof that the Great Pumpkin is real! Just because he doesn't show up doesn't mean it's not real, it just means that you didn't have enough sincere faith that it's real and you should try again next year.

2007-10-18 12:35:46 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

What if, your mother had been a missionary child of Messianic Jewish parents but was now a Buddhist and your father also had been a missionary child of Christian parents and was still a Christian.
When you'd ask either parent things like :
" What is God? Where is God? Who is God? What's the right faith? What should I believe? What's the truth? etc "
They'd simply tell you that you must find that out for yourself.

And what if, from the time you were born you'd been taught about the major world religions, atheism, agnosticism and it had been made clear to you that there were many other forms of beliefs and non, and you were highly encouraged to find out all about them.
What if you'd also been to many countries, were highly cultured and had from the time you were a toddler been going with ( mainly ) your mother to the many places of worship that there are, i.e. to a Gurdwara, and you'd take your shoes off and you'd completely cover your head, Synagogue, your grandparents faith, Dar be-mehr, and you'd offer sweet smelling dry wood to the priests, Masjid to visit, Buddhist temple to chat with your mother, Church with your father,
Jinja with special permission, Mandir to try and get a connection with the gods, etc, etc.
At night your father would read to you from the Bible and
your mother would pray a Buddhist prayer with you.

When you got older, what do you think your personal religious beliefs, if any, would be?

2007-10-18 12:35:22 · 18 answers · asked by ✡ 5 in Religion & Spirituality

How do you feel more one with the Divine? Do you have a ritual? What helps you make the connection?

2007-10-18 12:33:51 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-18 12:30:33 · 8 answers · asked by sage seeker 7 in Senior Citizens

2007-10-18 12:30:31 · 19 answers · asked by Vika-Rika-Toria 1 in Religion & Spirituality

One of my friends was brought up in a Christian home, she met a Jehovah Witness
but wasn't sure what he was at that time.
He asked her to marry him and she did in her own Christain Church, but later he got her to attend his Kingdom Hall. He has passed away now, and she has lost all her old friends. Now she is sad and lonely and I think Jesus was right when he said be ye not enequally yoked.

2007-10-18 12:29:36 · 30 answers · asked by ? 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-18 12:28:43 · 10 answers · asked by America scarica 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Many may make the argument that Islam is an understanding, peaceful religion, but if one were to literally read the Koran for what it says they would find a much different meaning. The Koran is filled with verses speaking of war against the unbelievers. In 9:73, the Koran states, “Prophet, make war on the unbelievers and the hypocrites and deal rigorously with them. Hell shall be their home.” In 47:4, it states, “When you meet the unbelievers in the battlefield, strike off their heads and when you have laid them low, take their captives firmly.” In 4:76, it states, “Those who believe fight in the cause of Allah, and those who reject faith fight in the cause of evil so fight ye against the friends of Satan.” In 9:5, it states, “Then when the sacred months have passed, slay the idolaters wherever ye find them and take them captive, and besiege them, and prepare for them each ambush.” Clearly, verses like this are going to prevent many fundamentalist Muslims from accepting rule from a Wes

2007-10-18 12:26:21 · 10 answers · asked by metsfan259 2 in Religion & Spirituality