Society & Culture - 28 October 2007

My parents were big on the whole "eat everything on your plate" thing; the reason that my fathr is now over 250lbs.

I was wondering if this behavior stemmed from growing up after the great depression when everything was scarce or especially from low-income families. Some older generations had this mentality and others do not so i was wondering where that mentality came from.

2007-10-28 08:28:28 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2007-10-28 08:27:36 · 16 answers · asked by Stereotypical Canadian, Eh? 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-28 08:27:34 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

A fundamentalist just said this meaning that if God didn't give us free will, it would be un-godlike. If he just programmed us to love him it would even be cruel. Here's more:

"Adam and Eve were made to love God. Would that love be genuine if it was forced? If they had no choice? Forced love wouldn't be love at all, in fact it would be cruel and un-Godlike."

So if that would be cruel, what do you call it when a god creates beings capable of experiencing pain knowing that their ultimate destiny is eternal torment?

I would like fundamentalists to answer, but ,of course, everybody's welcome.

And if you're just going to say, "Hell is a choice," "People send themselves to Hell" or as a fundamentalist member named Isaiah once said to me, "Read it and weep, sweetie," then don't bother answering, please. I'm looking for OTHER answers to this pivotal question.

2007-10-28 08:27:09 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If you were slapped on the face by another man, how will you react?

1- Turn the other cheek (as suggested by the bible)
2- Just as if nothing happened.
3- blame/insult him
4- Slap him just in the same way he did.
5- Beat the crap out of him
6- Kill him

2007-10-28 08:25:17 · 34 answers · asked by Kimo 4 in Religion & Spirituality

are true Christians? Can't we just let our differences rest for one day at least?

2007-10-28 08:23:12 · 7 answers · asked by Midge 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I'm being a ghost-like thing for Halloween...what color should I paint my nails? My whole outfit is gray and white and my skin is painted white and I have these very alive looking nails. lol

2007-10-28 08:20:59 · 50 answers · asked by Laura D 3 in Halloween

I don't want answers that are not serious, if your not you waste your time, I scan over them, I am asking if there is people that really want God in thier lives but just don't know why they can ask?

2007-10-28 08:18:53 · 10 answers · asked by Lynn C 5 in Religion & Spirituality

After I pay all the mortgage, all the grocery expenses, all the medical expenses, gasoline, school expenses, clothing for son, household repair expenses, car repair expenses. I can hardly make ends meet as it is. I honestly don't know where the money would come from. I shop at Aldi's for food, don't ever buy myself new clothes or shoes, only buy things on sale for son, cut my own hair, son cuts his own hair. Please advise.

2007-10-28 08:18:07 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-28 08:15:54 · 27 answers · asked by Sarah 2 in Religion & Spirituality

what do you think we can do to free our planet of terroism

2007-10-28 08:13:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

im a muslim and i want to know wat do christians and jews think bout us do u hate us do like us can u live in peace with us or do just want us to go away wat do u think bout muslims do u think we r terorists or do u considere us as normal people that u could be friends and best friends with tell me ur opinion honstly?

2007-10-28 08:12:56 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I'm working on a project for school, and am teaching what is really inside of typical candies people eat all the time. If you can also list the effect of the ingredient, or what the base of it is. Thank you very much!

2007-10-28 08:11:52 · 4 answers · asked by Tisiphone 2 in Halloween

What are the differences in all of the bibles, i.e the NIV, KJV,NKJ, NCV, etc.... I mean, the bible is the bible, right? So what is the differences in the versions? Have things been changed in each one? I don't understand.....

2007-10-28 08:11:45 · 7 answers · asked by Melanie K 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-28 08:11:08 · 48 answers · asked by Page 4 in Religion & Spirituality

(I was rasied catholic)

It is nowhere in the bible. I am wondering where purgatory came about and why Catholics belive so heavly in the idea that it exists.

2007-10-28 08:10:00 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

They both believe in the same god. The god is the church. The church is not the god.
Catholics believe that born-agains are nuts. Born-agains belive that Catholics are the anti-christ.

2007-10-28 08:08:58 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

my mom is very protective. know any bands??

2007-10-28 08:07:51 · 3 answers · asked by maggie xo 1 in Religion & Spirituality

(I was raised catholic by the way)

Why do you guys go to this. Confession was created to the church as a way to scam people out of their money. Today however we still use this tradition (however it is free of cost)I personally think you should repent to God in your house. Not repent to some priest.

2007-10-28 08:07:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

the look of ice frozen to tree limbs? With the sun shining it looks like trees encrusted with diamonds!

Too bad it means ice on the roads as well.

2007-10-28 08:04:51 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

Was he maybe thinking, this might not be a good idea?

What? Oh, God didn't create Satan? Oh, he created him, but didn't know he would turn out bad?

Well okay, that explains it I guess.

2007-10-28 08:04:20 · 8 answers · asked by Saint Nearly 5 in Religion & Spirituality

If you believe in evolution, all these things are a part of that, and there is no other answer, or reason to look for one. Everything is just a curious but natural result of some strange and astronomical coincidences, which take great faith to believe.
This also means that there is no reason for life ("reason for life" meaning some being capable of reasoning, planed all this.) No reason, no value.
The universe is pointless (and logicaly, it must be so, unless someone had a point in puting it here) and if people die or suffer, it doesn´t matter unless you put artificial meaning to it.

If, God The Creator, has awakened you to the great invitation he has made through the Holy Offering given in the brutal and bloody suffering of Jesus Christ, you can see that all this is the natural outcome of rebellion towards God.
You can only know this if God has touched you personaly.
It isn't a matter of logic, or intelect and is not a result of believing the Bible. It is the knowing of God.

2007-10-28 07:59:39 · 22 answers · asked by Gypsy Priest 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-28 07:58:37 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

you are so sure that God does not exist, but yet Christians think the opposite. In your personal opinion, why do you think that is so?

2007-10-28 07:57:46 · 9 answers · asked by uh ohhh 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-28 07:57:24 · 23 answers · asked by The Lost Elf 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I asked before what I, an 18 year old male should let my girlfriend dress me up as. You guys voted and chose for me to dress as a girl. Should I really do this. I feel the impression I have gotten is I should go pretty far, which I am fine with, but I wanna make sure thats wut the community thinks. The best answer included costume links. Let me know what I should be with details so my girlfriend doesnt make it worse haha. If you have any other ideas let me know.

2007-10-28 07:56:05 · 6 answers · asked by i_am_a_bro 2 in Halloween

My older sister and I got into a huge verbal argument. I became fed up and called her a f**king c**t and she got mad as hell. She dragged me by the arm to the kitchen sink and pinned me against it . She grabbed the bottle of Palmolive dish liquid, and forced some of that horrid stuff in my mouth. When I was able to get away I ran to the bathroom and did my best to rinse out my mouth; by adding water it made it foam up more. I still can't get this horrible taste out of my mouth; I've been rinsing it for hours.

2007-10-28 07:55:54 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-28 07:53:52 · 32 answers · asked by ? 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Please no online translations.

i no its Voy a but i dont no about carve and pumpkins thanks so muchh!

2007-10-28 07:51:07 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

her grieving process. My dear friend Gloria has recently lost her husband Pete. Pete and Gloria have been my best friends from the time I was a 15 year old run away. We have lived on the Island together for many years.
Gloria has gone into a deep depression and keeps collasping. She has surrounded herself with all the photos of Pete that she can find, she even calls his cell phone just to hear his voice.
My husband and I told her that as soon as we close on the property we will be coming to get her and put her in our 42 foot RV, she can live next door to us.
I spoke with her this am and she is so distraunt, I'm afraid if this continues she won't last a month.
I don't have a place to put her until we close on the property. I am so far away from her that it's impossible for me to be there.
She really is a lovely lady, a nurse.
Can anyone give me any ideas as to how to help my good friend out?

2007-10-28 07:49:49 · 17 answers · asked by Cheryl 6 in Senior Citizens