Society & Culture - 18 October 2007

The question is, do I need to take a course of somekind to be a Godmother? The mother, who is a hard core catholic keeps on telling me I do, but, I just don't know if this is true or not. Please advise. Thank You.

2007-10-18 04:30:52 · 9 answers · asked by MG 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Would this definition consider vegetarianism a religion?

Is not believing aliens made our universe a religion?

2007-10-18 04:29:09 · 25 answers · asked by Eleventy 6 in Religion & Spirituality

i'm 1 point away from level 5...ohh wait, i asked a question, so now i'm 6 points away! ahhh LOL

2007-10-18 04:28:55 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I am an Atheist but I have read a fair bit (admittedly not all) of the bible so that I could come to an informed decision....anyway...

How do Chritians decide which parts of the bible are "real" and which are more like stories which we are meant to learn from? From what I know of the bible it doesn't actually differentiate between the two??

Also do Christians follow the bible to a t? For example there is a story about a man staying in an inn with his concubine and the villagers try to break into the inn to rape the man. The inn keeper begs them not too and instead offers them his virgin daughter along with the man concubine... this is supposed to teach us that man is superior to women and women must make sacrifices etc etc... and there other similar stories. Do Christian women follow this? Are they ok with that? Would they give up their daughter to protect their husbands??? And if you wouldn't.... why do you pick and choose which parts of the bible to follow?

2007-10-18 04:27:39 · 23 answers · asked by juicy_satsuma 3 in Religion & Spirituality

are you ok with my kids doing spell work along side of your kids praying every morning when school begins?

if not, why not? freedom of religion means all religions

2007-10-18 04:27:10 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Exodus
21:10 If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.
21:11 And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out free without money.

So as long as I feed them both, it looks like I'm in the clear. But try explaining that to her, and she clams up. Any suggestions?

2007-10-18 04:26:22 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

why didn't he say anything about gays?

2007-10-18 04:25:40 · 15 answers · asked by just curious (A.A.A.A.) 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I mean would you work as a group in a zoo with a bunch of monkeys you went to visit?

Anyone who actualy gets this will be awarded the smart person of the century award. I'll post what I really mean later on. Agree or disagree with my meaning thats ok lol.

2007-10-18 04:23:25 · 20 answers · asked by magpiesmn 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-18 04:22:16 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Why are you downcast, O my soul?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God.


What does it mean?

2007-10-18 04:21:02 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

many women are being forced into this situation and there is a large number of child traffeking done in this line..... will the legalization of prostitution give a more transperent picture of this black business and then can government control the nonethical traffecting?

2007-10-18 04:20:08 · 10 answers · asked by Pridi 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-10-18 04:19:02 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Deborah Kerr has passed......I always liked her in everything she did from From Here to Eternity - the King and I - An Affair to Remember and so many more!

RIP

2007-10-18 04:18:59 · 17 answers · asked by sage seeker 7 in Senior Citizens

It is funny, there is no difference between an atheist and a Christian. They both put their faith into something.

2007-10-18 04:18:53 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

i defy all christians, particularly women, to read this entire page, including the summaries of verses, and not have their faith shaken.

2007-10-18 04:18:30 · 9 answers · asked by 1foolN6billion 2 in Religion & Spirituality

If the rapture DOES occur, then how would the world react? At the turn of the century, all of the ministers and evangelistics were preaching all over the place that the Rapture would occur, and the rest of the world would blame the disappearance of many people on UFO's.

But by now, just about every non-Christian knows about the Christian belief of Rapture, and we laugh at those Christians. So you guys strongly believe in the Rapture, correct? Now, wouldn't the world realize you guys were correct if the Rapture DOES occur? I mean they would be like, "OMG THEY WERE RIGHT! THIS IS WHAT THEY SAID WOULD HAPPEN."

2007-10-18 04:17:38 · 8 answers · asked by Seymour 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I have seen Catholics claim we should thank them for the Bible. That they compiled it and even sometimes they claim to have written it. They say if it were not for the Catholic church we would not even have the Bible. Is this true? The Bible makes it clear that it is God who preserves His Word. Not man. Without the Catholic church the Bible still would be preserved. God promised it and He cannot lie.

Isaiah 40:8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

1Peter 1:25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

2007-10-18 04:15:29 · 27 answers · asked by Bible warrior 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Was it trifle?

2007-10-18 04:14:47 · 8 answers · asked by Mike Oxlong 3 in Religion & Spirituality

How does this belief do this, Christians? It is a bit of a non-sequiter, kind of like me claiming to teach my dog to read by ramming a newspaper up its ***.

It seems that a more straight forward approach to becoming a "moral" person would include good deeds, helping others, and other good works.

2007-10-18 04:14:46 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Children need to be in good health, families depriving them of that is pure selfish without any consciences and super ego's.

2007-10-18 04:14:38 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

why are they trying to take out constitutional rights out of our public school systems. For instance, a child can no longer pray in school in the state of MD because they might "offend" someone. I think this is crap. I think that if a child wants to pray they should have every right to. And if they dont want to, then they have every right not to. What happened to freedom of religion? Right now in Maryland we have a law suit goin on, a child brought his holy bible to school and was reading it, he was suspended from school. So his family is now sueing the public school system. I think this is discriminaiton. No one says that everyone has to believe the same thing, but everyone should have the right to practice their religion freely.
I also disagree with trying to remove the word God out of the pledge of allegance. The constitution of the United States was written based on the Holy Bible (FACT) and that is why we say "one nation under God". Opinions???

2007-10-18 04:14:07 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-18 04:12:29 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

so i work for a real estate company and lately people are just being jackasses. i JUST got off the phone with one. this guy called and said he's sitting in front of a home and wants some info on it. so i asked him for the address and i looked it up in our database and told him "that is [agent]'s listing, she's not in the office at the moment, but i can transfer you to her cell phone" and he just gets this attitude and says "tell me how much it is" and i tell him i dont have that info, all i have is who's listing it is so i can transfer people to the right agent (which is a lie, i have all the info, but its against the law for anyone without a realestate license to give out info on any home for sale, thats why we have to direct them to the agent. so the guy tells me thats the dumbest thing he's heard and he wants the main desk, i tell him i am the receptionist, thats all the info i have, he needs to talk to the agent to get details. and the guy calls me a b*tch and hangs ups! wtf?

2007-10-18 04:11:25 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

Our district (abstinence only) is currently up in arms over this.

2007-10-18 04:10:49 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Surely his wife would have recognized him?

2007-10-18 04:10:36 · 28 answers · asked by Mike Oxlong 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-18 04:10:28 · 14 answers · asked by Jeancommunicates 7 in Religion & Spirituality

i would like to thank all you christians out there who are constantly warning me that i will go to hell because i dont agree with the teachings of your sect (which is what you are, just one sect in the one god religion along with jews and moslems) since they believe in the same god as you will jews and moslims also go to hell just because they worship differently to you. i dont object to anyone having their own beliefs but i do object when a group of people who have no logical argument to promote their religion resort to scare and intimidation tactics... sorry guys you dont scare us you make us laugh

2007-10-18 04:09:37 · 38 answers · asked by LUCY M 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-18 04:07:08 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Halloween

How would the athiests react to this event and what new name would they choose for themselfs assuming they choose to be called something else because its obv not a religion... yet anyhow... Who knows the definition of religion could always change ;)

2007-10-18 04:05:28 · 20 answers · asked by magpiesmn 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-18 04:05:16 · 4 answers · asked by gasp 4 in Religion & Spirituality