Society & Culture - 30 October 2007

I had someone say that anyone who is not a "Christian" is also not a Gentile...I was under the assumption that any non-Jew was a Gentile??? Any thoughts?

2007-10-30 09:12:03 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

During the holidays everyone wants to cook and brag what they think know how to cook. Cooking for me during the holidays is a wonder ful time for me and I know close families and friends will be at the house celebrating and having fun.

2007-10-30 09:11:20 · 3 answers · asked by ttbunny29 2 in Other - Holidays

2007-10-30 09:11:01 · 19 answers · asked by the Kid From Long Island 1 in Religion & Spirituality

i feel hated and unloved. like no one cares about dear old peter.

2007-10-30 09:09:33 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If we accept that a mother can kill even her own child, how can we tell other people to not kill each other?

Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love, but to use any violence to get what they want.

2007-10-30 09:08:31 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-10-30 09:08:15 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

It's an all-star conference set for the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif., Jan. 17-19.

Former President George H.W. Bush will speak.

Chuck Colson will make a presentation.

Larry King will be there.

Rupert Murdoch will address attendees.

Ben Stein will appear.

And Kay Warren, wife of Saddleback Church mega-pastor Rick Warren, will join Robert Schuller
It's called the "Rethink Conference," and Schuller promises 30 "Aha!" moments from the 30 different speakers confirmed for the event.

Not everyone is thrilled about this meeting of the minds. Some, including Christian author and former New Age devotee Warren Smith, suspect an agenda to subvert the church – to take the focus off biblical truth and absolutes
According to Smith, Schuller has always "done a good job of softening up the church" for what he sees as unbiblical New Age ideas. And that's just what he expects the "Rethink Conference" is all about.

Thoughts?

2007-10-30 09:07:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

A women has tuberculosis , and the father has syphilis
Together they had four children

Their first child was born blind ...
The second child was stillborn ...
The third child was deaf & dumb ...
and their fourth was born with tuberculosis

They're now pregnant with their fifth child
Would you recommend that they abort this child ?

a) - YES! THE BABY MAY BE DEFORMED!
b) - NO! THE BABY HAS THE RIGHT TO LIVE!

2007-10-30 09:07:08 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

For a long time I have noticed his disinterest in life increase.
I'm not so sure he will try to end his life, he is a Christian. I am sure he has given up. I am afraid he's trying to rationalize suicide, that somehow his mortal soul will make it to heaven if he ends his life because of his faith and love for Christ. His room covered in religious books, always resiting the rosary, not making it to mass any more. I visit with him but I am in denial, I don't know what to do, please do not be harsh.

2007-10-30 09:06:04 · 15 answers · asked by lee f 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-30 09:05:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Holidays

My father provided us with the basic necessities and was generous.. Now, he was a gambler 24/7 on days off, holidays, vacations and you got the picture. He even worked next to the gambling place. He would tell us how he would spend my mother's and his entire life savings and he would be so happy that we would be on the streets after he died. He told us to change our last names, and how he hated us, threatened us, and said our mother was like a cancer to him--she was married 40 years to him, and he would say bad things to anyone outside of the family about us as a family even things that were not true. He said he wanted us poor and miserable after he died and we would have to pick his dick hairs from the grave if we wanted anything..... this is all true... I hate my father to this day... Anyone give me insight as to what kind of person he was or what was with him. He said he loved gambling and would give it all away to the place he gambled because it was more important than his family..

2007-10-30 09:05:31 · 11 answers · asked by * 1 in Religion & Spirituality

http://godisimaginary.com/video2.htm is a video that anyone who professes the infallibility of their sacred text would benefit from watching. It helps answer the question...

Go in peace. Think.

2007-10-30 09:03:17 · 14 answers · asked by Bob 3 in Religion & Spirituality

If he has powers that only a god could possess, then it follows that he is a god. But if there is only one god, how could that be?

2007-10-30 09:03:07 · 11 answers · asked by 2 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-30 09:01:48 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Most people complain of one thing or another in America, and we have our share of problems too. Lots and lots and lots of them, and they're not getting any better anytime soon.

If our country supposedly has the best of everything, material wise, is it still worth putting up with the fast pace, soulless cut-throat, workaholic lifestyle that we treasure so much?

Also, people normally act like A=holes. Our country is FAR from a "class act."

We're turning into hater-nation.

also Immigrant-nation. Not that that's a bad thing, but it's ridiculous when they refuse to assimimlate to American culture and values and instead hate our country, but choose to leech money off of it. IT's ridiculous.

I personally thing life here has its pros and cons, and the cons mainly being the PEOPLE.

Americans as a whole, SUCK.

Either they're way too egotistic and arrogant, or hateful or cynical, bitter.

Finding a NORMAL happy, well-together American is like finding a happy junkie.

2007-10-30 09:01:46 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

So what?

That is okay. What exactly is the basis for any uproar over The Golden Compass (which is not even blatantly anti-Christian)? So it doesn't promote the same message you do? And?

Some articles:
LA Times http://www.calendarlive.com/tv/radio/cl-ca-golden28oct28,0,5769364.story
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,305487,00.html

2007-10-30 09:00:53 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-30 09:00:39 · 4 answers · asked by islandgirl God and family 5 in Religion & Spirituality

characters:
tim=boy that likes me
mike=my ex
tyler= my ex's ex
kevin=boy that i like
jae-ming= (good) friend

ok so 1 day i was in the drama room with tim ( we're both gay) so we're talking and i ask him to tell me 3 people who he likes...he only gave me 2...when i asked for the 3rd one he said " some things arent meant to be said..." so the i was like whatever then he asked me and i told him kevin (gay )(cute =] )
the next day tim + jae-ming decide to "try" to hook me up with kevin...i was like whatever....then i get a message like 6 days later that tim likes me! (tim is ugly and self centered...so no i do not like him) i find it weird that tim tried to hook me up with kevin while tim likes me! on top of that ...kevin knows i like him...its awkward when we talk and i really want him but im always too shy to talk to him....and i f i do what to talk about! then to continue i hanged out with kevin and like 4 other people but we didnt talk much just a few words were said and

2007-10-30 09:00:38 · 5 answers · asked by actinglover 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Hot or Not??

They are black with hot pink rim, not furry. I'm not wearing a costume with it but I don't support Playboy at all and I don't want people thinking that I'm a playboy bunny. My friend and I are just going together as bunnies wearing ears and normal clothes...maybe feather boas

2007-10-30 09:00:28 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Halloween

2007-10-30 09:00:00 · 3 answers · asked by gary 1 in Other - Society & Culture

My roomate woke up this mornign and was freaked out, he found hand marks like someone tried picked him up and then one on the right side of his stomach a whole palm, the were all slightly red out lined and were very distinct not as if he had fallen asleep on his hand or anything. Has thiis happened to anyone or can anyone explain this?

2007-10-30 08:59:46 · 10 answers · asked by mellymel180 1 in Religion & Spirituality

They only go for about 2 weeks before Winter Break anyways. The last 2 years I had serious issues with the school about religious songs being sung in class. The principal sides with me and mildly scolds the teacher but nothing is really done about it. Instead of going through the crap again I thought I'd just gather up his school work for the 2 weeks and he can do it at home. What do you think?

2007-10-30 08:59:27 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Anyone else a bit pissed off about all the stick athiests are getting on here every time they bring up something that questions faith? Were not saying your wrong if you believe in God, just having a nice discussion!

2007-10-30 08:59:20 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

There are systems going around as of late professing to be Kabbalah but there is only one authentic Kabbalah- a 5000 year old tradition. Older than Christianity, Islam, and even Judaism. Judaism has been the vehicle whereby this ancient tradition has been kept safe but it pre-dates Judaism. The Kabbalah is a vast system of understanding and knowledge that discloses the existence of everything. I have a forum located at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kabbalah_institute
I am inviting honest seekers to learn and share.
As an educated Jew I have learned the tradition of Kabbalah from my Rav who learned it from his Rav and so on and so forth in an unbroken chain.

2007-10-30 08:58:38 · 8 answers · asked by Sholom 2 in Religion & Spirituality

My friend is Jewish, male, alive and he want's to work for the UN.

Could he be the one?

2007-10-30 08:58:36 · 9 answers · asked by Kate 4 in Religion & Spirituality

for instance a right turn on a hi-way causes an accident, do you contimplate what would have happened if you went left?

2007-10-30 08:58:19 · 1 answers · asked by rerun52 2 in Religion & Spirituality

in the beginning etc... and God created the first man and puts him in eden. the man sinned and was shoo - shooed away from the place and fucks his helper named eve. eve gave birth and so on. one of their offspring commit a crime by killing his brother and was sentence to life journeys. and he came to a land called Egypt? why is there an egypt? why is there a cannibals in different parts of jungles in earth? why gautama sees it like others in the Norse and in other parts of the world?

2007-10-30 08:54:57 · 15 answers · asked by achiles30 1 in Religion & Spirituality

How can I turn my dragons blood resin into dragons blood oil?

2007-10-30 08:54:46 · 6 answers · asked by Disturbed Angel 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Both are men yet one man is made a god. Why?

Romans 5:15

15 But the free gift is not like the transgression. For if by the transgression of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many.

Even Paul called Jesus a man.

If one man can condemn everyone then he must also be god since one man can save everyone and is also considered a god.

I guess we should have a Quad-inity as opposed as a trinity?

Or am I just utterly way out in left field?

2007-10-30 08:54:17 · 10 answers · asked by Emperor Insania Says Bye! 5 in Religion & Spirituality

i'm a bit confused as a boy 4rm India wanna talk 2 me n he wanna b my friend. can anyone help me wid it???????????? waiting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n thanks in advance.............

2007-10-30 08:53:59 · 21 answers · asked by sweety 1 in Religion & Spirituality