Society & Culture - 31 October 2007

I watched this movie the other day where this girl died, and this other girl was was already dead stepped into her body and took it over. The first girl wasn't like dead and buried, it wasn't a zombie movie. It was just at the moment of death as her spirit was leaving her body, the other girl stepped in and kept her body alive. Of course it was one of those happy ending things where Mom got help in getting her daughter's spirit put back in her own body and she didn't die after all.

Mostly, I'm just wondering if their are any actual legends or myths behind that movie or if it was entirely author imagination.

2007-10-31 23:58:21 · 8 answers · asked by Sue B 2 in Mythology & Folklore

... and yet they always criticize the Jews and Christians for having the Torah and Bible changed/modified? I mean, whenever we ask Moslems back the foundation of that argument, Moslems always answer: "According to Mohammed..." or "It's written in Koran that..." or "Allah condemns them..."

Give me a break! Is there any archeological proof, or any logical argument here? And not such typical argument like because it's written in a book that or a figure (real or not) said that...? Without any strong evidence, those argument is kind of non-sensical one, isn't it?

2007-10-31 23:57:49 · 5 answers · asked by Professor Franklin 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-31 23:57:46 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

As a Christian I belive that I should live my life to serve and worship God.

What is the reason for an atheist to get up in the morning.

If life was going badly and there was no-one there for you, what would be the point of carrying on?

For people who give stupid one sentance answers: what would you do if in the situation above?

2007-10-31 23:57:02 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

hi

i love crossdressing and do it as often as possible - but i need to do it in public and take 'the next step'. Any advice? i regularly wear lingerie under my everyday clothes - thongs and holdup stockings etc but i'd like to go further
x

2007-10-31 23:52:57 · 20 answers · asked by Stacy Denise Wilson 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Judaism
Christianity
Islam

Recently Mormonism is being considered the 4th
http://www.christianpost.com/article/20071026/29848_Mormonism%3A_The_4th_Abrahamic_Religion%3F.htm

Are there any others still around today with those numbers?

Hinduism is high up in the numbers too and they've been around awhile.

2007-10-31 23:52:15 · 9 answers · asked by Emperor Insania Says Bye! 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-31 23:43:59 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I read that a man won a lawsuit against them for picketing his son's funeral. That is good. I bring that up because that prompted me to learn a little more about them besides what was in the news. So I went to their site and found something brewing that had me chilled to the bone.

It wasn't any one thing but a combination of different observations.

1 - Their children gleefully kick around the US flag and proclaim the hateful doctrines with childlike laughter and glee. They may only picket now but how about a few more generations of this, what will it become?

2 - They all get happy and excited when people die. I will explain this in a minute...

3 - Phelps himself gives me the creeps. I watched one of his videos and it is the first time in a very long time that I felt a spiritual hatred coming from someone.

4 - They believe they are commanded by God himself to cheer death of people by taking certain old testament verses out of context during Israel's wars.

2007-10-31 23:43:32 · 17 answers · asked by Emperor Insania Says Bye! 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Do you support them?

2007-10-31 23:39:14 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

In another question I saw a muslim man say that a reward in Heaven is 72 Virgins. Are these virgins real women from Earth, like us?

He also said that it's accepted in the islamic world that more men that women will reach Heaven. With 72 women per man, the numbers aren't adding up. Are these extra women magiced up? Are they nothing more than possesions like a house or a car?

2007-10-31 23:37:44 · 9 answers · asked by Sam T 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-31 23:31:58 · 7 answers · asked by ducks_1234 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-10-31 23:28:37 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

Or do they have faith in the surgeons qualifications?

Other question: Would an Atheist trust a Christian surgeon less than a non religous surgeon or one of a different religion?

Note: I am not saying anyones incorrect etc, just curious to how they view these things?

2007-10-31 23:28:36 · 28 answers · asked by Link strikes back 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-31 23:28:25 · 12 answers · asked by nashatdd 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-31 23:27:44 · 12 answers · asked by ravishingV 7 in Mythology & Folklore

Someone asked me this the other day. Her in the eastern US we associate south with summer, fire , etc. becasue that is where it is hotter and north with winter, cold etc. becasue that is where it is colder but in the southern hemisphere, is it reveresed? I thought it was an interesting question. Anyone know? Do directional associations change based on your geograpihcal location?

2007-10-31 23:26:25 · 5 answers · asked by ImUURU? 3 in Religion & Spirituality

will he have a list with names and if he calls your name, you have to lift your hannd and he will tell you if you have been excepted into the kingdom or how does that exactly work??

2007-10-31 23:25:26 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

From the perspective of Christians, are Christians actually the Jews? Meaning that Christians are the inheritors of all of the covenants, responsibilities, and promises from God in the Old Testament? The only difference being the added, new Covenant is present, having been brought by Christ?

There are many Evangelical Christians groups that support the nation of Israel. They preach that Israel is important in prophecy and the fact that the Jews are there is significant and might indicate something about unfolding prophecy. But aren't modern day Christians, in fact, Jews themselves?

I realise that Christianity is an 'offshoot' of first century Judaism, but it would seem that from an historical perspective Christians are no less Jews. I know this could be a controversial question as the next glaring question would then be: what is the status of modern day Jews? But of course this would be no different a question for Christians looking at any other religion.

Your thoughts?

2007-10-31 23:24:37 · 18 answers · asked by Zezo Zeze Zadfrack 1 in Religion & Spirituality

In mathew; bystanders offer vinager and gall.
in mark; Wine and myrrh
In luke; it's the soldiers that offer vinager.
In john; nothing is offered, But jesus is stabbed with a spear which is not mentioned in other three gospels.Could this have been made up to ensure that nobody doubted that jesus actually died?
As you progress through the gospels Pilate becomes less willing and the jews more determined to cruxcify jesus.
Would a christian not see this as evidence that the romans corrupted the truth to show themselves in a more favourable light. And make all the gospels invalid?

2007-10-31 23:23:54 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I read about this today(court case decision announced): In 2006, Kansas Baptists from Westboro attended the funeral of a US Marine who died in Iraq. A US MARINE WHO DIED FIGHTING IN IRAQ !!! (just wanted to be clear about that). They cheered his death at the funeral, and paraded signs saying "You're going to Hell" and "God hates you" ...at his funeral... a US marine who died in Iraq. Why ? Because he was Gay.
No matter how against your religion homosexuality is, you do not go to a funeral and do these things, not if you claim to be Christian. How did it ever come to this ? If they'd have stopped to ask "What would Jesus do ?" , surely He would simply have prayed for the marines' soul.

2007-10-31 23:23:22 · 15 answers · asked by fakesham43 2 in Religion & Spirituality

doesn't it just come back after you take a crap?

2007-10-31 23:21:04 · 21 answers · asked by Daisy Indigo 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I eat everyday at my work cantine so am familiar with the staff that work there but I dont talk to them.

Yesterday. one of the women on the till said '' Have you lost some weight''? ''I spotted you the other day''.

(What a direct and thoughtless rude question?!)

I replied, ''Oh um thanks for noticing..''

She gave me no eye contact whatsoever.

Does anyone else consider this plain rude? I dont even know the woman and Never speak to her.

Im 26 - for info.

2007-10-31 23:17:46 · 61 answers · asked by Autumn 2012 3 in Etiquette

i would like to know this because sometimes i see a really bad answere . what is the purpose of thumbs down

2007-10-31 23:17:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2007-10-31 23:13:31 · 11 answers · asked by pete the pirate 5 in Other - Society & Culture

…and do all their t-shirts have wine stains?

2007-10-31 23:13:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Scenario:

You're a devout church going Christian and you've just discovered that your son or daughter is expressing disbelief in God and is on the verge of becoming an atheist or agnostic. Fortunately, a new drug has become available at your local apothecary that leaves you slightly more open minded to supernatural ideas without any other side effects or risks.

Do you give these to your kid to renew their belief in God?

2007-10-31 23:10:59 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Us Muslims give Jeaus (pbuh) more power then Christens do and yet they call him son of God - we say he spoke in his cradle years and makes bird with clay and blows on it an it becomes alive - the priest say that's dump but its them that call him son of God

2007-10-31 23:08:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

It is really hard to learn the game if you are the first to play it!

2007-10-31 23:08:19 · 9 answers · asked by Peter D 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-31 23:07:05 · 17 answers · asked by Stitch 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-31 23:06:51 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality