Society & Culture - 3 November 2007

Mormon leader Orson Pratt clearly stated, "Thus each God forms a world for the accommodation of his own sons and daughters who are sent forth in their times and seasons and generations to be born into the same. The inhabitants of each world are required to reverence, adore, and worship their own personal father who dwell in the heavens who dwells in Heaven which they formerly inhabited." (Orson Pratt, The Seer, p. 37)

Imagine a Mormon creating a world of their own where their constituents can really worship and adore them. What a blatant lie from the Mormon officials.

2007-11-03 06:53:35 · 10 answers · asked by Justyn M. 1 in Religion & Spirituality

OF SOUL
OF PHYSICAL FORM
OF THOUGHT
OF SPIRITUALITY

2007-11-03 06:53:13 · 23 answers · asked by The More I learn The More I'm Uneducated 5 in Religion & Spirituality

My family is die-hard Christian. They've been decans, Sunday school teachers, church programmers, evangelists, camp counselors, team leaders, play directors, puppeteers, etc. As a family we used read the bible (the whole thing, not just the good bits) once a year. I was involved in every youth activity you could imagine as a kid, read every C.S. Lewis book out there and, naturally, went onto bible college & seminary. Two years later I was kicked out for three violations of my "commitment of faith." I guess bible college isn't the ideal place to begin questioning the existence of god. But just the same...

The problem now is that I'm an adult atheist and very comfortable living this way. I've never been happier. But when my parent's visit it's difficult. I don't want them to feel like failures because their child isn't "saved." They were good parents and I love them. How can I maintain the good relationship I have with my family without having to play Christian?

2007-11-03 06:51:16 · 22 answers · asked by greenpin 1 in Religion & Spirituality

If you believe in GOD, should you just stop your ways show you love GOD and dont continue to be homosexual?

or are your sexual urges stronger than your love for GOD

2007-11-03 06:50:36 · 53 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Did you hear about the nurse who swallowed a razor blade? She gave herself a tonsilectomy, an appendectomy, a hysterectomy, and circumcised three of the doctors on her shift.

2007-11-03 06:47:03 · 33 answers · asked by ? 5 in Senior Citizens

My mom and dad are difficult to buy for. I can't think of anything to get them.. do you have any really cool ideas other than gift cards for dinner?

Budget is $25-30 for each of them.

Thank you! =)

2007-11-03 06:46:55 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

This is absolutely priceless...enjoy!

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/ver/223/popup/index.php?cl=4582999

2007-11-03 06:46:52 · 16 answers · asked by sage seeker 7 in Senior Citizens

2007-11-03 06:46:21 · 25 answers · asked by musicman 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Yesterday I was at a youth group event and the youth leader told me to clean something up, and I procrastinated,so he choked me to get my attention. I got mad so In pretended to cry and made up a strory about how someone choked me when was 5. Now I feel horrible for doing that? What should I do now?

2007-11-03 06:42:54 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

does it say int he bible where animals go when they die or do they just return the to earth which they were brought upon?
atheist save ure comments spare ure lil time on earth

2007-11-03 06:42:17 · 6 answers · asked by BLAH!! 1 in Religion & Spirituality

how do i get this guy to like me because i like him but he doesnt know it and he's a year older

2007-11-03 06:41:08 · 6 answers · asked by mo 1 in Valentine's Day

Are the Fundie wife beating methods ineffective or something.

2007-11-03 06:39:42 · 11 answers · asked by Y!A-FOOL 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-03 06:38:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

What do you think are the critical reasons why Blacks are the most segregated minority group in the United States Socioeconomics? Sense of community? Racism? Anything else?

2007-11-03 06:37:01 · 12 answers · asked by mzpretty 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

I recently joined a collective called 'join me' who perform random acts of kindness, at least once a week, to someone else, for absolutely no personal gain whatsoever. We call them GOOD FRIDAYS. Hey, you can join too!
http://www.join-me.co.uk/

but anyhow, I need ideas? like handing out umberellas on rainy days and tings.

2007-11-03 06:36:48 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-03 06:35:09 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Go Bulls!!!!!!!

2007-11-03 06:34:31 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

2007-11-03 06:34:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

please reply..someone asked me

2007-11-03 06:31:24 · 9 answers · asked by snow l 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Didn't he teach that we will be "blessed" (set aside for Heaven) if we follow his teachings of how to care about each other and get along with each other?

When Jesus said "I am the way", do you really think he meant his sacrificial body or his "teachings" which he spent his whole life doing.

(Prescription: Read only Jesus' sermons, parables, and advice for 1 week. Then you might be shocked by all the things Paul "made up" about what he thought Jesus meant.)

2007-11-03 06:29:29 · 23 answers · asked by Diana Enright 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Or just some of them? And what are some ways that they can be answered?

2007-11-03 06:28:23 · 44 answers · asked by . 4 in Religion & Spirituality

There is a great challenge and suffering to the prophetic.
Does any Christian have experience with the challenges of birthing prophetic gifts?

2007-11-03 06:28:06 · 3 answers · asked by Sis Cochran 1 in Religion & Spirituality

psalm 139:16 ".....he planned the days of your life in advance, choosing the exact time for your birth and death"

If this is true then god has pre-planned every abortion...and the mother and doctor who agreed with this abortion are just puppets in gods major plan..

2007-11-03 06:26:38 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

A young man was walking through a supermarket to pick up a few
things when he noticed an old lady following him around. Thinking
nothing of it, he ignored her and continued on. Finally he went to
the checkout line, but she got in front of him.

"Pardon me," she said, "I'm sorry if my staring at you has made
you feel uncomfortable. It's just that you look just like my son,
who just died recently."

"I'm very sorry," replied the young man, "is there anything I can
do for you?"

"Yes," she said, "As I'm leaving, can you say 'Good bye, Mother'?
It would make me feel so much better."

"Sure," answered the young man.

As the old woman was leaving, he called out, "Goodbye, Mother!"
As he stepped up to the checkout counter, he saw that his total
was £127.50.

"How can that be?" He asked, "I only purchased a few things!"

"Your mother said that you would pay for her," said the clerk.

2007-11-03 06:24:17 · 26 answers · asked by ? 5 in Senior Citizens

or was it brought about to consolidate all religions to make a stronger Rome.

2007-11-03 06:23:42 · 11 answers · asked by Ibredd 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I also believe in Land of Amazon Women where only women live and their average height is over 8 feet.

Do you think it's ok?

2007-11-03 06:22:03 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

In other words, do you think of God as a spirit or an energy, or as a person in the sky?

2007-11-03 06:21:55 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-03 06:21:06 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Exodus 12:29: At midnight the Lord struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on the throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner, who was in the dungeon, and the firstborn of all the livestock as well.

Sounds pretty messed up to me.

2007-11-03 06:20:45 · 17 answers · asked by Hugh G. Rection 5 in Religion & Spirituality

In this modern age, deciding what is and is not income is not always straightforward. I've got a couple questions about what constitutes income for the 10% tithe:

1) Do unrealized capital gains count as income? If so, how are those gains evaluated?

2) Does interest income, for example from bonds, count as income?

3) What about interest income that is automatically re-invested, for example in a bond fund?

4) Does income that occurs within a retirement account such as an IRA count as titheable income?

5) What if you run a business, and you have a choice about re-investing revenue into the business or paying it to yourself as income, does the requirement to tithe play a part in this decision (that is, if you reinvest in the business, you get less income and tithe less)?

6) What happens if you miscalculate, and your tithe is not 10% in God's eyes? Do you lose your place in Heaven? Does God let you know you've underpaid?

2007-11-03 06:20:04 · 6 answers · asked by cosmo 7 in Religion & Spirituality