Society & Culture - 27 October 2007

how did you better yourself or society today?

2007-10-27 13:05:04 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-27 13:04:45 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

What does Love mean?
Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it
Touching words from the mouth of babes.
What does Love mean?
A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, "What does love mean?"
The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think:

"When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love."
Rebecca- age 8

"When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.
You just know that your name is safe in their mouth."
Billy - age 4

"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other."
Karl - age 5

"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs."
Chrissy - age 6

2007-10-27 13:04:31 · 17 answers · asked by Hannah's Grandpa 7 in Senior Citizens

You all say you don't pray to Mary, that you ask her to pray for you. We all know Mary is dead, so how is it possible for you to ask her to pray for you without praying to her? Perhaps Father K could be roused for this one?

2007-10-27 13:04:14 · 14 answers · asked by frenzy-CIB- Jim's with Jesus 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I am a christian prodistant, and I ask..... Why? Why do we argue? Why can't we live in peace? I f we look into most religions in the world muslims, jewish people, and all major religions today we will find that they preach peace. Why do we feel the need. Don't tell me satan or whatever.... We all have a choice, sure they are partialy responsible but we have the free will to ingnore them. I wonder what any of the gods people believe in would think of them. As a christian I know God is discusted with it all. So I ask, Why?

2007-10-27 13:02:54 · 24 answers · asked by (o_o) 4 in Religion & Spirituality

For instance, let's say you can convince yourself deep in your heart that you are destined for truly great things. Is that enough to make it true?

2007-10-27 13:02:33 · 11 answers · asked by Linz ♥ VT 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Also, what is the Catholic Conference of Bishops view on substance abuse?

2007-10-27 13:02:19 · 1 answers · asked by PunkRocKa25 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Which of the fall/winter holidays are most important to you? Why?

2007-10-27 13:02:15 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Thanksgiving

Ok, so I would love to know everyone's personal beliefs about their religion/spirituality and why they believe in it. I am really confused about how I feel about various religions and I would like to know other peoples thoughts and perspectives so if you could just write a little bit about your religion/spiritual beliefs and why you believe them I would be really grateful.

2007-10-27 13:01:16 · 17 answers · asked by C.A.S. 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I've heard that he's at the highest level of Scientology.
Does that mean he forked over a ton of money to get there?
About how much?
And if so,
What are the merits of that?
What does he get in return besides knowing a little bit more of a story. Or is that it? What are the merits of being the highest level of scientology?

2007-10-27 12:58:49 · 10 answers · asked by Big Peter Johnson 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-27 12:58:26 · 16 answers · asked by Oracle 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-27 12:57:27 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in People with Disabilities

2007-10-27 12:57:04 · 20 answers · asked by Not of This World Returns 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Give me your best points, pro and con.

About me, to give you places to come from
-I'm a libertarian, I believe in free will, letting people make their own choices and mistake.
-I believe strongly in letting people be themselves, being real, and forgiveness.
-My father is homophobic, my mother is not (she's a hippie)
-Jesus is (much) more than my homeboy.
-I am familiar with the Bible. If you would seek to go from that angle, I would ask that you read this first and give me a counterargument to it (it deals with the scripture from a pro-gay point of view). http://www.soulforce.org/pdf/whatthebiblesays.pdf
I encourage Christian responses from both sides.
-If you are a Christian, and don't have time to read that pamphlet, give me non-biblical evidence for it being wrong please.

Thanks, and happy convincing. Best answer to the most convincing arguments on either side. shoot!

2007-10-27 12:55:42 · 35 answers · asked by Mrs. Eric Cartman 6 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I've observed this scene nearly every time I've visited a Roman Catholic Church in the USA.

I observed several praying to Mary, at the Mission Church located in San Gabriel when I was there in March.

Those praying were mostly Hispanics, not Muslims.

The San Gabriel Mission is located in Southern California about five miles or so south of Pasadena.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/27/iraq.christians.ap/index.html

Pastor Art

2007-10-27 12:53:58 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-27 12:53:02 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Community Service

if we were monkeys y don`t we see monkeys walk arond like half monkey half human????? Does it tell u that i Belive in God i am a Christain.

2007-10-27 12:52:56 · 18 answers · asked by emmy 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Here's the prayer as I used to recite it (as a Catholic):

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Is such a prayer sinful?

2007-10-27 12:52:02 · 57 answers · asked by ZER0 C00L ••AM••VT•• 7 in Religion & Spirituality

maybe this will wake thing up.

A bus stops and 2 Italian men get on.? They sit down and engage in an animated conversation that seems to be English.

The lady sitting next to them ignores them at first, but her attention is galvanized when she hears one of them say the following: "Emma come first. Den I come. Den two asses come together.? I come once-a-more! Two asses, they come together again. I come again and pee twice. Then I come one lasta time."

The lady can't take this any more, "You foul-mouthed sex obsessed pig," she retorted indignantly. "In this country we don't speak aloud in public places about our sex lives."

"Hey, coola down lady," said the man.
"Who talkin'abouta sex?
I'm a justa tellin' my frienda how to spell Mississippi."

2007-10-27 12:49:42 · 19 answers · asked by Hannah's Grandpa 7 in Senior Citizens

a beautiful young 60 something being pregnant. This is very important me so please answer honestly, as I really have to know, as I am, well I think I am having morning sickness. Or it could be my husband's cooking, so please tell me what you think.

2007-10-27 12:48:45 · 36 answers · asked by ? 5 in Senior Citizens

I live in a small apartment in a building owned by my partner, in a rough area of a small city. The house next door was a crack house when I first moved in here, but it was busted by the cops, "flipped", and resold to an out of state man who now rents it out. The current tenants are a spanish-speaking-only family consisting of a mother, father, and their four young sons under the age of 6.
My problem is that the children are always outside screaming and crying, from 7am until 9pm. None of them seem to attend school. They fight continuously, and throw rocks and hard plastic toys at me, my partner, our cars, our apartment building, people walking by, etc. I've tried to reason with the children, I've tried to speak with the mother, but I don't know spanish and they don't know english. I can't get in touch with their landlord, who lives in New Jersey. What do I do? Is there something I can say in spanish to make them behave? Should I call children and youth services?

2007-10-27 12:47:34 · 6 answers · asked by Barney Blake 6 in Languages

5% of the people cause 95% of the problems in the world. The rest of us are just trying to get by and live decent modest lives.

2007-10-27 12:45:32 · 18 answers · asked by goatman 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-27 12:45:08 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The people on here who claim to be Christians have ZERO sense of humor. Atheists and others seem to do just fine, and realize when a question is tongue-in-cheek, so what's up with Christians?

2007-10-27 12:42:14 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

(I'm referring to the fifties-ish era, and this is just for a story I'm writing.)

2007-10-27 12:40:47 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

I just read this one user here about abortion, and some says, "Oh so you are for this and that like against the capital punishment," etc. What was that about? If a person believes in one thing, automatically, all the other things are assumed to be believed as well like against capital punishment? I'm against Abortion and but i am for capital punishment. why? Because that is my belief. If a person believes one thing, that's only one thing you KNOW they believe it.

I notice some christians believes abortion is wrong and some believes Atheists to be abortion loving. But there are Atheists who knows it's wrong too, And considering I'm an Atheist, i believe it's wrong to kill a baby. I don't care what you do with the baby, but i only disliked the idea.

I believe that if something is agreeable or disagreeable to you like the capital punishment, abortion, gay marriage, etc, then who are we to say who is right and who is wrong? They both have its own views.

2007-10-27 12:40:14 · 5 answers · asked by mystic_lonewolf22 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Do Americans think the rest of the world has any time for them, Do we think their oppinion counts, Why do they elect Peanut Farmers, Actors and Complete Loony Tunes to positions of Power? Dosent make sense or am I missing somthing.

2007-10-27 12:39:50 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

Just wondering how these people say we can't say Christianity is right and all others are wrong. Can they justify that? If we believe in it, why can't we view it as true religion?

I hear some secularists going around saying "All religions are the same". Never mind the fact that they have totally different doctrines and all claim each other to be false.

"All religions are peaceful"-Have you watched news lately?

"All get you to heaven"-Any justification? If all get you to heaven then why do I need to be Christian? Just asking the secular Christians mainly who keep saying this.

Just tired of hearing PC rants by people who want no judgement or absolutes in our society.

2007-10-27 12:39:30 · 14 answers · asked by asdf 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I pass churches and things on my way home, so Im thinking its religious (duh)...However, im Agnostic, so I know little about these things.. I grew up Baptist, but we never went to church, and I know very little of the bible..

2007-10-27 12:38:10 · 20 answers · asked by thedoors02 2 in Religion & Spirituality

If you don't believe in God would you just accept your soul going to a place you aren't sure about??If you believe there is a hell do you think you will find peace there after death??It sounds like it is awfully hot there.

2007-10-27 12:36:49 · 28 answers · asked by Godsgirl 4 in Religion & Spirituality