Society & Culture - 29 October 2007

i was watching the lost book of nostradamus last night and they mentionded thedark void and the like but the fact of where uor solar system is in the exact center of the galaxy and this only happens once every 13000 years so i wanna know WTF happened 13000 years ago or sorry add 4 years cuz it aint 2012 yet so it wouldbe 13004 no ive done a lil research and it says that the asiasn came cover to what we now call amerca??? nothing happened ndthis great alignment is supposed to happen every 13000 years? gimme a break ppl...i tell ya if this 2012 thing diesnt happen then i declare religion fake

2007-10-29 03:00:18 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Doesn't the statement "Freedom of religion" include ALL religions?
(No charismaniac answers - from ANY religion, please!)

2007-10-29 02:58:19 · 15 answers · asked by None 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-29 02:57:11 · 20 answers · asked by other boy 2 in Languages

I was in Costa Rica recently and a Brit and a French Canadian wanted my take on the political situation in the U.S.A. It made me wonder...

What do citizens of other countries, like the UK, Canada, France, etc. generally say about us (the USA) in their conversations?

And to the people who disagree with our (the Americans') current involvement in world affairs, I'd ask, please remember that not everyone is part of the stereotype. Some (a whole bunch) of us don't agree with what's going on and are tearing our hair out over the ignorance and apathy that the members of the majority apparently share.

2007-10-29 02:56:23 · 6 answers · asked by BZR 4 in Other - Society & Culture

The billboards are a close up picture of a new born baby wearing a wristband with the word HOMOSEXUAL written across it, and the caption says "Sexual orientation is not a choice."

What are your thoughts on this? Of course The Vatican has it's own convoluted opinion. Link to story.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071025/lf_nm_life/italy_gay_dc_1

2007-10-29 02:56:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Did I miss anything? Does it not concern you at all that there is some excuse to explain away every possible question regarding why God never shows himself? The excuses aren't even well-thought out.

2007-10-29 02:55:47 · 31 answers · asked by Linz ♥ VT 4 in Religion & Spirituality

For me I would say...Progressing

2007-10-29 02:55:17 · 25 answers · asked by plastik punk -Bottom Contributor 6 in Religion & Spirituality

My wife and I recently went to Monte Berico here in Italy, we went into the church and walked around. As we were walking around there were little statues in the wall. The first was a nun or a "saint" the people touched it like they got some feeling from it and made the cross sign. Than we walked some more, and of course there was mary, and they did the same thing. Now many of you claim that you don't worship mary or partake in idolatry but your origins do. Maybe the states have watered your religion down to hide the truth? Or maybe they did it to attract more people? But what I am saying is how can you sit there and deny these things when it's happening here in Italy, the HQ of catholicsm. Everywhere I go I see statues of mary, why not Jesus? Dare someone put up a statue or picture of Jesus, mary would have to be in it too. So why don't you just admit it that you worship mary?

2007-10-29 02:55:03 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I often see so called "Christians" post questions about the SCIENTIFIC Theory of Evolution and then "disprove" it by citing Kent Hovind or Behe.

Does the S in R&S stand for Science? I thought it was spirituality.

Not to rant, but many so called Christians continue to bait their brethren with silly posts like Catholics are not Xian nor are LDS or Mormons.

I fear that all of this idiocy spreads like wildfire, while any intelligent answers and or discussion is defecated upon simply because one poster agrees with the original poster's ideology rather than THINK, truly THINK for themselves.

What is your opinion?

2007-10-29 02:53:05 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

about a god existing,and write it all down.In 2000 or so years will it be called the bible?

2007-10-29 02:52:41 · 6 answers · asked by Cotton Wool Ninja 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I need help translating the following into Italian and/or Latin:

My feelings
Emotions of myself

Thank you.

2007-10-29 02:52:20 · 3 answers · asked by tdangel30 2 in Languages

Going home for the holidays, going to church, and visiting my friends' families are not options for me. My family of origin is very unhealthy. While I am on a spiritual path, I no longer believe in organized religion or the institutional church.

Yet, I do still love Christmas. It is a truly holy day, a spiritual day, for me--honoring the birth of Jesus (Y'shua) the Christ. Yeah, yeah, I know that Dec. 25 is prob. not the day He was actually born. Nevertheless this is the day most of us celebrate His holy birth, and the birth of all he represents: love, light, peace, liberation, goodwill toward all human kind.

I perform the next day, so I will be with friends then. What can I do on Christmas Day--to honor the day and to keep the holiday blues at bay?

For ex., for Thanksgiving I am going to Ithaca, NY (very cool) for a much needed mini-vacation in beautiful upstate NY with a friend fr. India who is also on his own for the holidays.

2007-10-29 02:51:42 · 6 answers · asked by Indi 4 in Other - Holidays

My Grandpa thought the phone was witchcraft. He lived in a rural area and they didn't have phone service until he was in his 60s. He couldn't understand how two people on opposite sides of town could talk to each other over a wire.

Right now I know an elderly gentleman who thinks microwave ovens, dishwashers, garbage disposals, and toliet paper are all witchcraft.

I know several elderly people who think makeup is witchcraft.

How many of you know someone who makes witchcraft accusations?

2007-10-29 02:51:09 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

In America, the price of healthy foods has skyrocketed and the government is doing very little to help the poor so many poor people can only afford things from a stupid dollar menu! Also, many Americans have problems even affording dollar menu items! I'm American and sadly, I don't get to eat too much since I prefer healthy foods over fast foods. My family and I don't make enough money to eat a decent amount of healthy food. I'm sorry for ranting, but foreigners, please educate yourselves about the decline of the American economy before you spew out your oral diarrhea!

2007-10-29 02:50:42 · 14 answers · asked by UpTheDownwardSpiral 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

If you are a real vampyre then I need you to descibe what it was like when you first started turning.

2007-10-29 02:48:10 · 10 answers · asked by AAA 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Hello everyone
A lot of my friends are on the "a small world" network, and I would really appreciate it if one of you trusted members could help me join. The reason I'm so desperate to get in is the following: I'm looking for an accomodation in Paris, and it's a lot easier through a small world (less competition!). I also would like to be able to build a network of my friends in it. Could anybody help me? I would be so grateful:)

2007-10-29 02:47:26 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Community Service

why are there many different opinions in northern ireland amoung the people on how they should be goverened?

2007-10-29 02:46:37 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2007-10-29 02:44:42 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Let's assume that God as in the God of Abraham exists. I say this with the hope of avoiding many of the seemingly necessary ,"God can't be wrong because God doesn't exist" and the like.

But can God be incorrect about something? Like God forgets to carry the one or smites the wrong infidel. Or is God completely infallible?

2007-10-29 02:43:46 · 26 answers · asked by Jake S 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Christians view the Bible as the word of God.

Christians worship God - Jesus Christ.

European Catholics reject the Bible, God, and Jesus Christ and worship the Pope instead.

Christians believe in capitalism and western democracies.

European Catholics reject capitalism and western democracies preferring instead a male only king for life to worship.

Major differences.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/case_bible/index.html

2007-10-29 02:43:45 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

interpretations, different perspectives?? Can one transcend oneself into higher truth??? if so how can one be sure that it is not a creation of ones mind??

2007-10-29 02:42:58 · 3 answers · asked by Disease Precipitated By Aging 1 in Religion & Spirituality

If you ever testify in court, you might wish you could have been as sharp as this policeman.




He was being cross-examined by a defense attorney during a felony trial. The lawyer was trying to undermine the policeman's credibility....

Q: "Officer -- did you see my client fleeing the scene?"

A: "No sir. But I subsequently observed a person matching the description of the offender, running several blocks away."

Q: "Officer -- who provided this description?"

A: "The officer who responded to the scene."

Q: "A fellow officer provided the description of this so-called offender. Do you trust your fellow officers?"

A: "Yes, sir. With my life."

Q: "With your life? Let me ask you this then officer. Do you have a room where you change your clothes in preparation for your daily duties?"

A: "Yes sir, we do!"

Q: "And do you have a locker in the room?"

A: "Yes sir, I do."

Q: "And do you have a lock on your locker?"

A: "Yes sir."

Q: "Now why is it, officer, if you trust your fellow officers with your life, you find it necessary to lock your locker in a room you share with these same officers?"

A: "You see, sir -- we share the building with the court complex, and sometimes lawyers have been known to walk through that room."

The courtroom erupted in laughter, and a prompt recess was called.

2007-10-29 02:42:22 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

I'm getting married this Saturday!!! My fiance and I are very involved in our church and we make sure we pray together and read the bible together each day. We have promised to keep God in over our marriage since we both believe with all our hearts that God brought us together right on time. Are there other couples out there who keep God in their relationship? We believe this is the only true way for a marriage to stay strong and happy is with God. Anyone else agree?

2007-10-29 02:41:54 · 15 answers · asked by Green Eyes 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-29 02:41:17 · 19 answers · asked by Faby 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Here is a link to most of the most recent scientist findings of evolution that were put into textbooks at my school and considered cold hard FACT.

http://evolutiondeceit.com/chapter10.php

We all know of them and we now know that they are evolution impossibilities. But for this breef time they were the facts and if I didn't believe them then I guess I was crazy.

Now evolution proves GOD false. So I guess scientist could use there imagination and draw up a bunch of pictures and make up stories so people would support their religious thoughts, while I was left asking questions.

Evolution Science is a religion for all the atheists of the world who want answers as to the genius of how the world was made.

They don't want to believe in God.

Some day I would like some one to show me the the magic pool of slime where all this life keeps comming from.

until then...

I'm a Christian.

2007-10-29 02:39:43 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-29 02:39:02 · 14 answers · asked by TD Euwaite? 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I'm wondering because I'm writing a paper about it, and the stereotypes that accompany Islam today in America. Please be honest! Your answers are appreciated!

2007-10-29 02:36:36 · 33 answers · asked by ~)~) 3 in Religion & Spirituality

now some of you ,alot actually have taken my opinion of this guy in my previous post as i did something wrong. ok what happened was when i first met this guy he talked about temptation, now who else but the religious talks about temptation..
anyway this guy even said he prayed and god didnt answer his pray, thats why i asked him the question are you a christian, anyway the topic was about his wife, she had 2 misscarrages
i hardly know the guy that well, sometimes when im at work when he talks about himself he mentions his wife and her pregnancy and here he is opening himself up to me, now if someone said that to you how would you feel.. what would you say ...my reaction was because i believe in jesus was "just pray man...pray for her you know" what else soothing and compassionate could you say that wouldnt be an offence,i knew the guys is hurting, why the **** would i purposely throw my relgious belifies onto him when he is in this state,im not a bible basher..i dont force any1

2007-10-29 02:35:43 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Hedonism

2007-10-29 02:35:08 · 8 answers · asked by Emperor Insania Says Bye! 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-29 02:34:50 · 21 answers · asked by messedupvampire 1 in Mythology & Folklore