Society & Culture - 21 October 2007

Well... I was wondering that if you wanted to learn Japanese somehow, how would you do it? In terms of "learn" I mean to learn to speak it... Its not exactly easy I've discovered... No language is that easy to learn of course but I'm 13 and trying to teach myself some. I know i wouldn't say "a lot" of words but I know... vowel sounds... sentence order... few particles... not too much though. Any reccomended website to study off of?
~Oh and I oppose online dictionaries because I feel that they aren't reliable lol

Ideas? Anything would help... Thanks~ :D

2007-10-21 14:00:55 · 4 answers · asked by Desperate4Answers 1 in Languages

Bukhari:V4B55N544 "Allah's Apostle said, ‘The first group who will enter Paradise will be glittering like the moon and those who will follow will glitter like the most brilliant star. They will not urinate, relieve nature, spit, or have any nasal secretions. Their combs will be gold and their sweat will smell like musk. Their companions will be houris. All of them will look alike and will be sixty cubits (180 feet) tall.'"

Bukhari:V4B54N476-544 "The Prophet said, ‘In Paradise they will not urinate, relieve nature, spit, or have any nasal secretions. Everyone will have two virgins who will be so beautiful and transparent the bones of their legs will be seen through their flesh.'"

2007-10-21 13:59:58 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Ok, when you think of vampires, what is the feeling you get? Fear? Arousal? Also, do you prefer your vampires vicious? or seductive? (this is for a class im taking..) Brad Pitt in interview with a vampire, or Nosferatu?etc.....

2007-10-21 13:58:05 · 7 answers · asked by islington9 4 in Mythology & Folklore

Ive carved a pumpkin and i was wondering if i could do anything with the guts on the pumpkin. any recipes or anything?

2007-10-21 13:54:23 · 5 answers · asked by Cool Girl 2 in Halloween

I need 3 reasons help guys (:

2007-10-21 13:54:03 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Community Service

Answer the following questions, and I will tell you the exact date of your demise and how it will happen.
1. What is your astrological sign?
2. What is your favourite colour?
3. When was the last time you had an Oscar Meyer Hotdog?

2007-10-21 13:53:23 · 45 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

for halloween i wanna be and 80's girl...i watched a couple of madonna videos and this is what i got so far..
- a bright colored leotard
- bright colored leggings((under my leotard)) that go down to my feet.
- bright colored leg warmers
- a belt over my leotard
- bright colored heels((not super high since im only 13 and have never walked in heels before))
- a sweat headband thing
- my hair in a ponytail to the side
- and chunky earrings


am i missing something or is this good....im asking because i know nothing about the 80's =] thank you all

do you like it?

2007-10-21 13:52:48 · 11 answers · asked by Joy 2 in Halloween

i think human is a product of mixing/mating between an animal (human-like-body) with ghost/genie(jinn)/spirit creature. Long time ago.

because i kind of see ghostly feature on human compare to animal.

the question is, what do you think?.

maybe we are the distance relative of the ghost/genie that we are always afraid of. hoho. who knows.

2007-10-21 13:48:23 · 13 answers · asked by xc 3 in Religion & Spirituality

For those of you here with an interest in politics, what are your thoughts on Ron Paul? I recently got wind of him and I kinda like his stance on most issues. Alot of democrats seem to be keen on him as well. However, I can't believe he will actually become a candidate. What are your thoughts on him?

2007-10-21 13:45:14 · 15 answers · asked by Loosid 6 in Religion & Spirituality

im nonbiased and dont care one or another. just want to know what u feel about ur faith or lack of

2007-10-21 13:43:43 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

chicken wings

2007-10-21 13:42:21 · 4 answers · asked by m27flip 1 in Other - Society & Culture

Rura mihi & riguli placeant in vallibus amnes,
Flumina amen, sylvasque, inglorius ~Vergil

i took latin years ago and can make out a few words, but i'd like to know the full meaning

2007-10-21 13:41:30 · 4 answers · asked by blackcat3556 4 in Languages

Perhaps he says what Luke 21:8 says deceivers say?
Perhaps he's been wanting to vanish for over 50 years?
Perhaps we could help him vanish by using our remotes?

2007-10-21 13:41:18 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

one sercet you could never tell
what is it

2007-10-21 13:40:40 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I am a Muslim. One of the 5 pillars of Islam is Zakat, to give 2.5% of your annual wealth to those less fortunate. I am getting my very first job so I'm wondering how much should I give it to. Its going to be at a coffee shop, so not so much. And should I give 2.5 percent of every check I give to charity of the masjid. But also, isn't Zakat like Taxes and doesn't the government automatically take tax away from your check.

2007-10-21 13:40:36 · 3 answers · asked by Faraj - King Of Ramadan Section 2 in Religion & Spirituality

and be one of those three people?

2007-10-21 13:40:31 · 8 answers · asked by JiveMan 2 in Halloween

Rules:

It can't be something you yourself said.
It can't be from your holy books/Bible.
Make is less than 20 words or so.
Name the speaker if you know it.

I'll start. I'm Christian and my favorite is from Gandhi. "I love Jesus Christ. It's his followers that I'm not fond of."

2007-10-21 13:37:25 · 17 answers · asked by Nathan 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-21 13:36:37 · 39 answers · asked by Moon :) 7 in Religion & Spirituality

And, if so, what is it?

And if it does not have an official religion, does it have some official theological stance, like mono-theism?

Thanks.

2007-10-21 13:36:28 · 18 answers · asked by Zezo Zeze Zadfrack 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-21 13:36:25 · 6 answers · asked by I'/\/\AZILLA2 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Nothing too skimpy especially because it's chilly where I live.

2007-10-21 13:35:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Halloween

and a huge insult to God?

I always found this story particularly repulsive.
Is our God a kind benevolent merciful, forgiving being, or a blood seekingn monster?

How would a benevolent God demand the sacrifice of any one, and especially his son, before forgiving a disobedience or any thing else?

Surely this is the thinking of barbaric, ancient, pre-Israelite tribes and others, practicing infanticide and human sacrifice. We can see the beginning of its disappearance in that horror story of Abraham attempting to sacrifice his child to God and changing his mind the last moment.

Christ brought about his own death in order to fulfil an ancient Jewis prophecy about the Messiah? God is not guilty.

2007-10-21 13:34:11 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I am in a most respectful, deeply heart felt way, would without hesitation, if the Dear Lord blessed me in such a way, move in that direction. I'm older, married.....how would a person start, the money involved ,etc.

2007-10-21 13:33:03 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-21 13:32:38 · 4 answers · asked by shonda j 2 in Christmas

not the phrase " nor have they any longer a reward " mean there will be no resurrection or rewards after life - even for Jehovah's Witnesses?

2007-10-21 13:32:28 · 12 answers · asked by Nina, BaC 7 in Religion & Spirituality

The "fish" is nothing more than the zodiac sign for Pisces, which is the current astrological age that we are in. The astrological "month" of Pisces began roughly around the time that Jesus was alleged to have been born...what an interesting coincidence.

The cross and crown that you see at the top of this religion page? Also a pagan symbol for the zodiac. The "crown", or "corona" or "crown of thorns", represents the sun and its rays. The cross represents the 4 divisions of the year-the summer and winter solstices, and the spring and autumnal equinoxes that divide up the 12 astrological signs (representing the constellations they name).

These pagan symbols for the worship of the sun god (sun god, God's Son, wow, what another coincidence) existed long before Jesus was born.

So if Christianity is the one true religion, why did they adopt pagan signs as their religious symbols?

2007-10-21 13:29:42 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

As a child I received instructions in both the Bible and the Talmud. I am a Jew but I am enthralled by the luminous figure of the Nazarene." Einstein
"No one can read the Gospels without feeling the actual presence of Jesus. His personality pulsates in every word. No myth is filled with such life." Einstein.
"I am not an atheist. I don't think I can call myself a pantheist. The problem involved is too vast for our limited minds. We are in the position of a little child entering a huge library with books in many languages. The child knows someone must have written those books. It does not know how. It does not understand the languages in which they were written. The child dimly suspects a mysterious order in the arrangement of the books but doesn't know what it is. That, seems to me is the altitude of even the most intelligent human towards God. We see the universe marvelously arranged and obeying certain laws but only dimly understand those laws." Einstein

2007-10-21 13:29:28 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-21 13:29:28 · 12 answers · asked by Emma Chica 3 in Mythology & Folklore

Organizationally, what is the Catholic Church in England like? Since Catholicism has only been legal in England for 180 years, how did the Church re-establish itself in England? Does it have an Archbishop of Canterbury of its own in contrast to the Anglican one, etc?

2007-10-21 13:28:53 · 4 answers · asked by Doliath 1 in Religion & Spirituality

can we do whatever we want? can we magic up our favourite meal whenever we want it? is casual sex ok?

2007-10-21 13:25:57 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality