Society & Culture - 28 October 2007

Uh uh - holding head in hands - I HATE Mondays ! And I didn't even have one drink over the weekend (well, not alcoholic anyway). Plz can someone in here cheer me up? I'll do the same for you too if poss.

2007-10-28 20:46:54 · 16 answers · asked by sasha 2 in Senior Citizens

This is what gandhi said about PROPHET MUAHAMMAD(P.B.U.H).
Gandhi says in Young India:
"I wanted to know the best of one who holds today's undisputed sway over the hearts of millions of mankind....I became more than convinced that it was not the sword that won a place for Islam in those days in the scheme of life. It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement of the Prophet, the
scrupulous regard for his pledges, his intense devotion to this friends and followers, his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute trust in God and in his own mission. These and not the sword carried everything before them and surmounted every obstacle. When I closed the 2nd volume (of the Prophet's
biography), I was sorry there was not more for me to read of the great life." This was because our beloved PROPHET MUHAMMAD left us at an age of 63.
A teacher is never judged on the basis of students worth punishing in a class.

2007-10-28 20:46:22 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The best one will have the best answer and why your place is too famous

2007-10-28 20:39:38 · 6 answers · asked by Delhiwood 1 in Other - Society & Culture

do you think its wrong beying a crossdresser?what is your though.

2007-10-28 20:37:31 · 15 answers · asked by barbrasugar 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

10:14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold

(King James Bible, 3 Kings)

2007-10-28 20:35:20 · 12 answers · asked by Gravitar or not... 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Isn't it just a remnant of WWII? Why do we continue to do this? Back in Benjamin Franklin's day it might have been useful, but what is the usefulness of Fall back and Spring forward today?

2007-10-28 20:32:24 · 7 answers · asked by Starjumper the R&S Cow 7 in Other - Society & Culture

Tin Tin - I wish you have had chance to read them when you were kids :)

2007-10-28 20:31:35 · 4 answers · asked by Thomas 1 in Religion & Spirituality

The condition of the dead is made clear at Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10, where we read: “The dead know nothing . . . There is no pursuit, no plan, no knowledge or intelligence, within the grave.” (Moffatt) Death, therefore, is a state of nonexistence. The psalmist wrote that when a person dies, “he goes back to his ground; in that day his thoughts do perish.” (Psalm 146:4) The dead are unconscious, inactive.When pronouncing sentence upon Adam, God stated: “Dust you are and to dust you will return.” (Genesis 3:19) Before God formed him from the dust of the ground and gave him life, Adam did not exist. When he died, he returned to that state. His punishment was death—not a transfer to another realm. What, then, happened to his soul? Since in the Bible the word “soul” often simply refers to a person, when we say that Adam died, we are saying that the soul named Adam died. This might sound unusual to a person who believes in the immortality of the soul. However, the Bible states: “The soul that is sinning—it itself will die.” (Ezekiel 18:4) Leviticus 21:1 speaks of “a deceased soul” (a “corpse,” The Jerusalem Bible). The Bible says that when a person dies, “his spirit goes out, he goes back to his ground.” (Psalm 146:4) Does this mean that a disembodied spirit literally departs and lives on after a person’s death? That could not be, for the psalmist next says: “In that day his thoughts do perish” (“all his thinking ends,” The New English Bible). What, then, does it mean when Ecclesiastes 12:7 states that when a person dies, “the spirit itself returns to the true God who gave it”? Does this mean that the spirit literally travels through space into God’s presence? Nothing of the sort is implied. Since the spirit is the life-force, it “returns to the true God” in the sense that any hope of future life for that person now rests entirely with God. Only God can restore the spirit, or life-force, causing a person to come back to life.

2007-10-28 20:29:46 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Please state yes of no if you follow a religion. I've seen many Christians cliam that they are not a religion, I wondered what other Christians and other faiths feel about their religions.

So please state what religion you are. i.e Jew, Muslim, Christian, Hindu, Pagan etc...

And also state whether or not you believe it is a religion.

2007-10-28 20:28:27 · 12 answers · asked by Bajingo 6 in Religion & Spirituality

From the responses of my last question, it seems like a lot of people believe that angels have free will.

However, over and over I've read in books, seen in movies and been told in church, the thing that makes mankind special and unique is free will.
No other creature is supposed to have it. Can anyone find the place in the bible that explains that for me? Can others comment on why both men and angels can have free will but be different?
Could the reason Satan and a third of all angels were banished from heaven was not that they were evil, but because the wanted or discovered free will? And they became evil after their exile from their hatred of mankind's gift and God's intolerance.

2007-10-28 20:25:51 · 12 answers · asked by Sam T 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Do you agree? Yes? No? Why?

"'Abdu'l-Bahá replied that superstitions were of two kinds; those that were harmful and dangerous, and those that were harmless and produced certain good effects.

For example, there were some poor people who believed that misfortunes and punishments were caused by a Great Angel with a sword in his hand, who struck down those who stole, and committed murder and crimes.

They thought the flashes of lightning were the weapons of this angel, and that if they did wrong they would be struck by lightning. This belief caused them to refrain from evil actions.

The Chinese held a superstition that if they burn certain pieces of paper this will drive the devils away; they sometimes burnt these pieces of paper on board ships when they were travelling in order to drive away devils, and by so doing they set fire to the ships and destroyed many lives. This was a type of dangerous and harmful superstition."

(Abdu'l-Baha, Abdu'l-Baha in London, p. 72)

2007-10-28 20:23:36 · 10 answers · asked by Gravitar or not... 5 in Religion & Spirituality

for those who are not american:
the first time you visted this section, did it suprise you how extremely christian many americans are?

for those who are american:
would you say the ratio of beliefs expressed on here typical of what you see in america?

2007-10-28 20:20:35 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I see 444 all the time and it is certantly coming from God although I am curious to all that God is trying to show me, what do you think God is trying to show you.

2007-10-28 20:13:39 · 6 answers · asked by mikeh 1 in Mythology & Folklore

2007-10-28 20:11:41 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

WHAT DOES POMPINO MEAN IN ITALIAN? I MET SOMEONE ITALIAN WHO KEPT ON SAYING THAT HE SAID IT WAS SLANG FOR AMERICANS VERSION OF CHEESE WHEN TAKING A PICTURE BUT IM CURIOUS???

2007-10-28 20:10:51 · 11 answers · asked by missy808 2 in Languages

they are assertive......

2007-10-28 20:08:41 · 15 answers · asked by Nat 2 in Other - Society & Culture

As far as I understand, non-catholic baptims (the immersion ones) are just done in regular water.
Is the fact that catholics use "holy water" ever supported in the Bible, or is it unbiblical?

2007-10-28 20:05:11 · 9 answers · asked by Delfina D 3 in Religion & Spirituality

their color, their costume, the apperance

2007-10-28 20:05:10 · 2 answers · asked by T.Nivetha T 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

where would you go? How would you get food? how would you stay away from them?

2007-10-28 20:00:04 · 11 answers · asked by djbred18 3 in Mythology & Folklore

It seems all evolutionary attributes have some downsides to them.
For example, fish can breathe in water, but die if exposed to air long enough; a salamander can regenerate limbs, however, they are extremely frail.
Our greatest evolutionary advantage is self-awareness, the ability to analyze one's own thoughts and recognize one's own existence.
But is seems the downside of not functioning on instinct alone is being prone to delusions induced by fear of the unexplained and the brain trying to make sense out of a seemingly chaotic environment.

Your thoughts?

2007-10-28 19:59:51 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

In the 10 commandments, it mentions something about not worshiping another God or something because God is a jealous God,......My question is why is it (according to the bible), that he tells us not be jealous but yet, he gets jealous if someones into another God????

2007-10-28 19:58:36 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

"27. O SON OF DUST!
All that is in heaven and earth I have ordained for thee, except the human heart, which I have made the habitation of My beauty and glory; yet thou didst give My home and dwelling to another than Me; and whenever the manifestation of My holiness sought His own abode, a stranger found He there, and, homeless, hastened unto the sanctuary of the Beloved. Notwithstanding I have concealed thy secret and desired not thy shame."

(Baha'u'llah, The Persian Hidden Words)

2007-10-28 19:57:51 · 3 answers · asked by Gravitar or not... 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Hi. So yeah i think i lost my previous costume that i was planning on wearing during the time i was moving my stuff from one house to another.

As of right now i only have a cape with red collar.
i was wondering if anyone could think of anything i could do to obviously make this into a costume.
It would be nice to have prices as low as possible seeing that my parents will NOT buy me a new costume.

THank you for your ideas :D

2007-10-28 19:48:32 · 6 answers · asked by CMeFly 2 in Halloween

Undoubtedly there will be athiest that will respond to this question, but honestly it is for the opinion of others who whole heartedly believe but are still looking to make sense of their faith.

It helps to strenghthen my faith when I believe I can understand God's plan a bit. Here is a fairly simplified version of why I think we are here and why faith is important. I asking others with faith why we are here, what is God's plan? Is there anything fundamentally wrong with my scope of understanding?

Sorry if you've seen this before. Here it is.
We were created in God's own image. Not meaning God has ten toes and an appendix, but more like our souls share the same needs and wants as God. We want to love and be loved, it is perhaps the only thing that our souls really need.

God was all alone in the begining, so he did what most of us would do if we were in his position with unlimited power. He first made the Angels to worship and love him, but it was as if they were slaves. Their love seemed to have no meaning because they didn't have a choice, they had to love and worship God because they were created to without any other purpose.

God created man in such a way, in such a world were we were given the ultimate free will. If there was undeniable proof of his existence, we would be obligated to love and worship him out of fear. Rather, the fact that our love is out of pure faith makes our love the most valuable thing in the Universe. He seeks a companionship based on love, not obiligation.

2007-10-28 19:46:30 · 17 answers · asked by Sam T 3 in Religion & Spirituality

where do I have to go to and what do I have to do. do they have people with disabitality.

2007-10-28 19:40:10 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Truth is the true manifestation of the almighty himself. When you talk the truth, he is there in it. When you support truth, you are supporting him. Being truthful is religious. Following truth is worship.
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2007-10-28 19:36:46 · 25 answers · asked by ? 4 in Religion & Spirituality

The truth which has made us free will in the end make us glad also.
All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.
It is very hard to say the exact truth, even about your own immediate feelings – much harder than to say something fine about them which is not the exact truth.
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
The truth will set you free. But first, it will piss you off.
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2007-10-28 19:34:53 · 7 answers · asked by ? 4 in Other - Society & Culture

:)

There are so many rules in Islam where Jewish people mostly do not follow. It make muslim looks more jewish then the jewish itself.

- G-d
- pray time
- dress
- forbidden food
- special day
- fasting
- etc


comment from Jewish and Muslim please, others are welcome


peace

2007-10-28 19:34:52 · 10 answers · asked by Jilan A 5 in Religion & Spirituality

stupid idiots ,

if god created earth in 7 days , where did he live before ? he must have been a grown man because i dont see a 7 day old baby being capable of such a task ,
what did he live on ?? no earth / animals = no food ?

who made god ? i thought adam and eve was the first ?
and if so , who made adam and eve , and then who was their ansestors and so on and so on,

science says we come from the ape


its all a croc of shyte


i say , humans and all other living creatures are aliens, ( we are the aliens ) and lack of data / history means nobody knows sweet F.A

2007-10-28 19:32:54 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

All I keep hearing is about how:
"The Jews call Jesus a bastard"
"The Torah promotes nuclear war"
"Jews think Christians and non-Jews are subhuman"

What is the deal with all of the misconstruing? People claim that they've read the Torah or the Talmud and say that it promotes nothing but bigotry and hatred. This is surely not the religion I've grown up with. I am so sick of people assuming things about our religion based on their own skewed views! What do you all think?

2007-10-28 19:29:52 · 18 answers · asked by future_jewish_public_defender 4 in Religion & Spirituality