Society & Culture - 18 October 2007

It appears that Christians go bonkers! crazier than lunatics! dysfunction and aberrated maniacs when it comes to sex, sexuality, seduction or any other reference to sex. Is it because they are so sexually repressed? Is it because they are jealous of the good times other people are having with sex and they cant have good times, just make babies and shut up about their feelings? Is this why the republican party has become the "family-values" hypocritical political party for Christians? Look at all the sexual scandals that involve republicans: the one thing they have in common is they're all Christians!!!!!!! So can someone tell me what it is about SEX that drives Christians into raving senseless egomaniacal fools whenever "sex" is evident or discussed?

2007-10-18 03:03:06 · 27 answers · asked by ? 6 in Religion & Spirituality

it doesn't seem to require much, so long as it is not what fundamental christians want.

2007-10-18 03:01:32 · 18 answers · asked by 1foolN6billion 2 in Religion & Spirituality

in vietnamese culture, has the chocolate a special meaning?

2007-10-18 03:00:25 · 8 answers · asked by vale m 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

My new colleagues loved to talk dirty and share bedroom jokes. I don't think this is appropriate behaviour especially in the office but I try to be a sport.
I wonder if this happens in your place of work and how do you handle such a situation.

2007-10-18 02:58:52 · 11 answers · asked by Hani 4 in Etiquette

can you please send me the picture link as well!?

2007-10-18 02:57:29 · 11 answers · asked by olka28 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-18 02:54:14 · 8 answers · asked by mishel_layman 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Over the years, I have heard of several incredibly strange stories of people having had their organs cut out of their bodies while asleep, most likely sedated with some sort of an anaesthetic like ether or chloroform. It seems to be mostly a staple of fiction, but I was in fact wondering if there is a realistic basis for such stories. Are there any urban legends about this? (I'm sure that there are a couple) If such beliefs do in fact have a sound basis, what countries do these acts of visceral theft occur in? Is there a secret ring of organ pirates out there? In such acts, do the people behind them leave notes or any sort of a ransom for the subject after the act? What would make an individual prey for such people? What are the organs that are usually harvested (kidney's, lungs, hearts, pancreas), and if so, are individuals killed for these organs and simply disposed of or left to die? Is there anyone with any sort of an experience of such an act, or an attempt at such an act?

2007-10-18 02:52:56 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

I heard the current pope keeps an apartment outside of the Vatican for 3 cats, which other clergy clean up after.

Does this sound like a responsible use of funds? Especially at a time when the LA nuns are being tossed in the street?

What other apartments does he have? Perhaps one for cigars? Perhaps one for a vinyard? Maybe one for wardrobe and another for gold? Actually, I guess gold could be kept at the vatican with the rest of it they stole from the Jews during the Holocost.

Anyway, does anyone find anything wrong with this picture? What happened to the vow of poverty? It doesn't apply if you are a Pope?

2007-10-18 02:52:21 · 20 answers · asked by brian 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Ezekiel 23:20
There she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses.

2007-10-18 02:51:12 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-18 02:50:14 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

My middle school son refers to kids cutting themselves, or as a minimum scraping their wrists until red (simulating cuts) as "emo." Trendy is one thing; dangerous is entirely another. Is my son hanging out with this type of child, or ones who are "goth" something I should be extra concerned about?

2007-10-18 02:49:48 · 6 answers · asked by Mom wantsta know 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

I've heard that the thief on the cross may have been under the Mosaic law when Christ bypassed the rite of baptism and told him that "this day you will be with me in paradise."

This would make John's baptism ineffective; Jesus' own baptism ineffective; his death, and possibly even his resurrection ineffective, right up until the great commission. That's five events in order to fully institute baptism. Your count?

2007-10-18 02:49:47 · 6 answers · asked by ccrider 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-18 02:48:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Then why should it matter if we are Atheist to him as he loves all that he has created.
And I was always taught that God forgives no matter what so why would he send us Atheists to hell in a handabasket?

This sounds like hypocritical nonsense to me.I honestly cant work out how this can be so please enlighten me with your thoughts.

2007-10-18 02:48:03 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

i seriously thought it was supposed to be a joke when i first saw it. there was that comic about the dinosaurs and modern man together and the other ones i saw were equally inaccurate.

i've seen more and more people using this site as reference. is it really meant to be serious?

even if you have fundamental beliefs in christianity, you have to admit that this site is pretty wacky and out there, don't you?

i'm not trying to be mean with this question, it's sincere. may i suggest that if you do take this site seriously, that you may want to keep that to yourself when debating your faith with non believers, because it will be detrimental to your arguement.

2007-10-18 02:47:34 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I want to know

2007-10-18 02:47:14 · 13 answers · asked by maura clarke 1 in Other - Holidays

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/18/opinion/18robb.html?th&emc=th

As an effort to get Republicans on board to support the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), the House has offered to increase funding for abstinence-only sex ed, an approach shown to be ineffective, by $28m. That amount would provide health care for 150,000 more children. Does this sound like a good idea? How can anyone justify this? When that money could go to so many better uses, how can our nation's leaders make such a proposal? I can almost accept that as the only way to get this bill to pass and get ANY more children into health care programs, but it seems so irresponsible to do it just to play politics.

Given that abstinence-only sex ed is a largely religious idea, what do you think about this trade off? Can it possibly be worth it? Would you support it?

2007-10-18 02:46:32 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

ok...i only seem to be turned on buy black guys here latel...i mean there is nothing wrong with it because i think they are the hottest ones but y?

2007-10-18 02:44:07 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

(1). What causes "burnout" in a ministry? (2). How can one recover from it? Thank You for your help!

2007-10-18 02:43:32 · 15 answers · asked by Gilligan 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-18 02:41:58 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

No tin foil suggestions please!

Thus far, I have a chain mail shirt (real chain mail!), which is short sleeved and a hefty wooden sword. What else could I add to it to make it real good?

2007-10-18 02:41:44 · 3 answers · asked by KC 3 in Halloween

2007-10-18 02:40:59 · 14 answers · asked by annswers 6 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Somebody asked for people's views on abortion and I said I thought everyone should have them and I got a violation.

Why is banning everyone from having them OK but requiring that everyone have them wrong?

2007-10-18 02:40:45 · 25 answers · asked by NONAME 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Hi, I am 17 years old. Here are the facts, I belive that someone created this earth but do not have enough proof to just say, "OH, GOD DID!" I don't get how most people can just belive something they are told, that they or anyone else wasn't even around to witness? Now, most people are thinking "That is what faith is!" But I am more of a "Believe it when I see it person". My question to all of you guys, is What relgion is aimed toward what I am thinking. I was Cathloic and I want to be a different relgion because I don't belive all of this bull**** coming from everyones mouth. I want to either hear it from God himself or belive in a religion based on fact. Please help, thanks!
-Kyle

2007-10-18 02:40:39 · 24 answers · asked by Cancer 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I am speaking of R/S participant "Former atheist who loves Jesus", although I see he has changed his name to "Atheists need salvation too".

We exchanged several e-mails yesterday and I found him/her (not sure) to be intelligent and personable.

We agreed to disagree on the brainwashing I think influenced him/her. I get the feeling he is a he.

Anyway, I just wanted to share this, take it as you wish.

2007-10-18 02:39:14 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

We own 2 businesses. My husband's brother works for one of them. We have a secretary for them both. My husband saw that his brother charged a carton of cigarettes to an account and got all over him and questioned him about it. On another occasion, the secretary forgot to make a large deposit. In the meantime she wrote me a check. I deposited it and shortly after, it bounced and ended up costing me $500 out of my account. My husband did not tell her about my monetary loss but only told her checks bounced because she didn't make the deposit. Since then we have hired another secretary part time and my husband corrected the original secretary for studying at work when there was other work to be done. She now has had an attitude for a month because he corrected her and is jealous of the new secretary. Why would she act this way. Why would she think she should be treated special????

2007-10-18 02:38:49 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

I work with a guy who explains Rahab couldn't be a prostitute because the Jewish spies would not have asked for help.

Isn't redemption through trusting God part of the story of Jericho?

2007-10-18 02:38:19 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-18 02:36:48 · 11 answers · asked by annswers 6 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-10-18 02:33:31 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I know things such as mein do, like meinem, meinen etc
And the case system is used to change der into den etc
But can nouns change their endings? and how?
Thank you

2007-10-18 02:31:23 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages