Society & Culture - 4 November 2007

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2007-11-04 11:18:21 · 16 answers · asked by STFU Dude 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-04 11:18:20 · 20 answers · asked by big j 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I want to sing a song for a devotional in church and I was wondering what is a good song to sing that I could get for free? The person in charge of the devotional might not let me sing but I really want to. what could I say to him to let me sing?

2007-11-04 11:17:28 · 9 answers · asked by macncheese27 2 in Religion & Spirituality

If so, why didn't he just cut the cable leading to the steering system instead of going through all the dramatics?

2007-11-04 11:16:33 · 22 answers · asked by I'm an Atheist 3 in Religion & Spirituality

So my girlfriend and i have been dating for a month and shes ten years older than me, and she doesnt want me to party which seems like with anyone. So she breaks up with me EVERY freaking time I go out with my friends, maybe to try to ruin my night IDK and then wants me back the next day, and now she wants me back, but idk, I go to college and she should be happy for that, but I love her sooo much idk what to do about her ugh! And I only go out with the homies on friday nights, and the rest of the time im with her playing the guitar for her or doing something sweet for her, im so good to her and i never argue with her tho she sometimes wants to at those times i go out(tho ive ditched alot of parties/kickbacks for HER). What is up with her?!

2007-11-04 11:15:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I know as an Irish Catholic I don't feel very comfortable with the whole thing.

2007-11-04 11:13:53 · 19 answers · asked by Rita K 1 in Other - Holidays

There was this woman who was desperate to meet a companion.

She went to single bars, singles dances etc., but she could never meet anyone who would go on a date with her, much less sleep with her. So in her desperation she went to see a sex doctor, named Dr. Chang.

She asked Dr. Chang, "Doctor, please help me find out what's wrong with me!"

So Dr. Chang said, "Take off all yu cwothes." So she did. Then he said, "Now, get on yu hands and knees and crawl weal fas away frum me, den craw weal fas back to me." So the young lady did.

Dr. Chang looked at her said, "I know what wong with yu... Yu got weal bad case of Zachary disease!"

The lady asked, "What the heck is that?!"

Dr. Chang replied, "Dat's wen yu face lok zachary like yur butt"!

2007-11-04 11:12:36 · 9 answers · asked by ? 5 in Senior Citizens

2007-11-04 11:12:16 · 6 answers · asked by rahul v 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

but blacks can use it like it was an adjective. dont give me any crap either, its either offensive or its not. Dont even try the weak *** argument that its a cultural phrase because thats just bullsh*t. and anybody with any sense knows and recognizes that fact. I'll give you the answer.... it is because its a catch phrase to implicate "other than black" people as bigots.

2007-11-04 11:12:01 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

I'm attend the Hero Holiday trip to the Dominican Republic next summer (it's a volunteer program which includes building schools, going to orphanages etc). Anyone have any good ways that I could fundraise to buy extra gifts for the locals?

2007-11-04 11:10:55 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Community Service

...Stretch Armstrong dolls are made of?

2007-11-04 11:09:18 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Thoth is an Egyptian god

2007-11-04 11:08:50 · 2 answers · asked by _______ 1 in Mythology & Folklore

2007-11-04 11:08:39 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-04 11:07:28 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I thought they worshiped satan, but do not. So who?

2007-11-04 11:07:13 · 24 answers · asked by * 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Hello, I am interested in volunteering on Thanksgiving Day here in or near Los Angeles/San Fernando Valley, CA. Can anyone give me a listing of soup kitchens or volunteer opportunities in my area? thanx I appreciate all of your help.

2007-11-04 11:05:04 · 3 answers · asked by kiss_it 1 in Thanksgiving

Genesis 38:10

2007-11-04 11:02:35 · 23 answers · asked by Page 4 in Religion & Spirituality

What was it like for you at first?

2007-11-04 11:01:42 · 49 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

the journey of life after death from my prospective:
Muslims believe that the present life is a trial in preparation for the next realm of existence. When a Muslim dies, he or she is washed and wrapped in a clean, white cloth (usually by a family member) and buried after a special prayer, preferably the same day. Muslims consider this a final service that they can do for their relatives and an opportunity to remember that their own existence here on earth is brief.

The question of whether there is life after death does not fall under the jurisdiction of science, as science is concerned only with classification and analysis of sense data. Moreover, man has been busy with scientific inquiries and research, in the modern sense of the term, only for the last few centuries, while he has been familiar with the concept of life after death since time immemorial.
All the Prophets of God called their people to worship God and to believe in life after death. They laid so much emphasis on the belief in life after death that even a slight doubt in it meant denying God and made all other beliefs meaningless.

The very fact that all the Prophets of God have dealt with this metaphysical question of life after death so confidently and so uniformly - the gap between their ages in some cases, being thousands of years - goes to prove that the source of their knowledge of life after death as proclaimed by them all, was the same, i.e. Divine revelation.

We also know that these Prophets of God were greatly opposed by their people, mainly on the issue of life after death, as their people thought it impossible. But in spite of opposition, the Prophets won many sincere followers.

The question arises: what made those followers forsake the established beliefs, traditions and customs of their forefathers, notwithstanding the risk of being totally alienated from their own community? The simple answer is: they made use of their faculties of mind and heart and realized the truth.

Did they realize the truth through perceptual consciousness? They couldn’t, as perceptual experience of life after death is impossible. God has given man besides perceptual consciousness, rational, aesthetic and moral consciousness too. It is this consciousness that guides man regarding realities that cannot be verified through sensory data. That is why all the Prophets of God while calling people to believe in God and life after death, appeal to the aesthetic, moral and rational consciousness of man.

For example, when the idolaters of Makkah denied even the possibility of life after death, the Quran exposed the weakness of their stand by advancing very logical and rational arguments in support of it:

And he (i.e. man) presents for Us an example (i.e. attempting to establish the finality of death) and forgets his [own] creation. He says, “Who will give life to bones while they are disintegrated?” Say, “He will give them life who produced them the first time; and He is, of all creation, Knowing.” [It is] He who made for you from the green tree, fire, and then from it you ignite. Is not He who created the heavens and the earth Able to create the likes of them? Yes, [it is so]; and He is the Knowing Creator. (Quran, 36:78-81)

On another occasion, the Quran very clearly says that the disbelievers have no sound basis for their denial of life after death. It is based on pure conjecture:

And they say, “There is not but our worldly life; we die and live (i.e. some people die and others live, replacing them) and nothing destroys us except time.” And they have of that no knowledge; they are only assuming. And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, their argument is only that they say, “Bring [back] our forefathers, if you should be truthful.” Say, “God causes you to live, then causes you to die; then He will assemble you for the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt,” but most of the people do not know. (Quran, 45:24-26)

Surely God will raise all the dead. But God has His own plan of things. A day will come when the whole universe will be destroyed and then the dead will be resurrected to stand before God. That day will be the beginning of a life that will never end, and on that day every person will be rewarded by God according to his or her good or evil deeds.

The explanation that the Quran gives about the necessity of life after death is what the moral consciousness of man demands. Actually, if there is no life after death, the very belief in God becomes meaningless or even if one believes in God, it would be n unjust and indifferent God, having once created man and now not being concerned with his fate.

Surely, God is just. He will punish the tyrants, whose crimes are beyond count - having tortured and killed hundreds or thousands of innocent people, created great corruption in society, enslaved numerous persons to serve their whims, etc., because man has a very short life span in this world and because numerous individuals are affected by one’s actions, adequate punishments and rewards are not possible in this life. The Quran very emphatically states that the Day of Judgment must come and that God will decide the fate of each soul according to his or her record of deeds:

But those who disbelieve say, “The Hour (i.e. the Day of Judgment) will not come to us.” Say, “Yes, by my Lord, it will surely come to you. [God is] the Knower of the unseen.” Not absent from Him is an atom’s weight within the heavens or within the earth or [what is] smaller than that or greater, except that it is in a clear register - That He may reward those who believe and do righteous deeds. Those will have forgiveness and noble provision. But those who strive against Our verses [seeking] to cause failure (i.e. to undermine their credibility) - for them will be a painful punishment of foul nature. (Quran, 34:3-5)

The Day of Resurrection will be the Day when God’s attributes of Justice and Mercy will be in full manifestation. God will shower His mercy on those who suffered for His sake in the worldly life, believing that an eternal bliss was awaiting them. But those who abused the bounties of God, caring nothing for the life to come, will be in the most miserable state. Drawing a comparison between them, the Quran says:

Then is he whom We have promised a good promise which he will meet [i.e. obtain] like he for whom We provided enjoyment of worldly life [but] then he is, on the Day of Resurrection, among those presented [for punishment in Hell]? (Quran, 28:61)

The Quran also states that this worldly life is a preparation for the eternal life after death. But those who deny it become slaves of their passions and desires, making fun of virtuous and God-conscious persons.

Such persons realize their folly only at the time of their death and wish to be given a further chance in the world but in vain. Their miserable state at the time of death, and the horror of the Day of Judgment, and the eternal bliss guaranteed to the sincere believers are very clearly and beautifully mentioned in the following verses of the Quran:

[For such is the state of the disbelievers], until, when death comes to one of them, he says, “My Lord, send me back that I might do righteousness in that which I left behind (i.e. in that which I neglected).” No! It is only a word he is saying; and behind them is a barrier until the Day they are resurrected. So when the Horn is blown, no relationship will there be among them that Day, nor will they ask about one another. And those whose scales are heavy [with good deeds] - it is they who are the successful. But those whose scales are light - those are the ones who have lost their souls, [being] in Hell, abiding eternally. The Fire will sear their faces, and they therein will have taut smiles (i.e. their lips having been contracted by scorching until the teeth are exposed). (Quran, 23:99-104)

The belief in life after death not only guarantees success in the Hereafter but also makes this world full of peace and happiness by making individuals most responsible and dutiful in their activities.

Think of the people of Arabia before the arrival of the Prophet Muhammad . Gambling, wine, tribal feuds, plundering and murdering were their main traits when they had no belief in life after death. But as soon as they accepted the belief in the One God and life after death they became the most disciplined nation of the world. They gave up their vices, helped each other in hours of need, and settled all their disputes on the basis of justice and equality. Similarly the denial of life after death has its consequences not only in the Hereafter but also in this world. When a nation as a whole denies it, all kinds of evils and corruption become rampant in that society and ultimately it is destroyed.

The Quran mentions the terrible end of Aad, Thamud and the Pharaoh in some detail:

[The tribes of] Thamud and Aad denied the Striking Calamity [i.e. the Resurrection]. So as for Thamud, they were destroyed by the overpowering [blast]. And as for Aad, they were destroyed by a screaming, violent wind which He [i.e. God] imposed upon them for seven nights and eight days in succession, so you would see the people therein fallen as if they were hollow trunks of palm trees. Then do you see of them any remains? And there came Pharaoh and those before him and the overturned cities (i.e. those to which Lot was sent) with sin. And they disobeyed the messenger of their Lord, so He seized them with a seizure exceeding [in severity]. Indeed, when the water overflowed, We carried you [i.e. your ancestors] in the sailing ship (i.e. which was constructed by Noah). That We might make it for you a reminder and [that] a conscious ear would be conscious of it. (Quran, 69:4-12)

what do you think?

2007-11-04 11:01:05 · 10 answers · asked by muslim-doctor 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-04 11:00:04 · 17 answers · asked by STFU Dude 6 in Religion & Spirituality

when i sigh on and it shows that I have more than 1 point, or it I am just interested in what is going on with my account, I will go to "my profile" and check "activity details" this tell me what points I have received recently, and why.

2007-11-04 11:00:04 · 15 answers · asked by Hannah's Grandpa 7 in Senior Citizens

I mean really, if you were going to die wouldn't you do anything to NOT!??!!??

I would have been like gnawing at my shoulder just to get partially released.

2007-11-04 10:59:58 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

when i was in catholic school, one day in 7th grade i asked if Catholics could be considered cannibals. I asked this because during the holy communion thing, the priest turns the waffer cracker into the "body of christ" and the nasty wine into the "blood of christ", and as Catholics they believe that it truely has been turned to the body and blood of christ. so could it be possible that Catholics and Christians are to some degree cannibals? My teacher just stared at me and never answered the question.

I don't want to be offensive in any way, i just want to hear view points on the subject. It's just an interesting point on how people of god could be doing the most immoral act of society, the eating of another person.

2007-11-04 10:58:22 · 15 answers · asked by gr_rargh 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-04 10:57:50 · 10 answers · asked by STFU Dude 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-04 10:56:48 · 28 answers · asked by Virtual Evie 4 in Religion & Spirituality

And while we're on the subject, if we evolved from the monkey, then why are there still monkeys?
And hey, what are Atheists even doing in this section anyway?

THERE. ENOUGH ALREADY. I'm begging the collective Yahoo Answers world to stop with 2012/2011 end of the world questions. PLEASE.

Bottoms up.

2007-11-04 10:55:21 · 9 answers · asked by Last Ent Wife (RCIA) 7 in Religion & Spirituality

According to the Creator of chickens, and the author of the Record of their origins, chickens came first....what do you think??

2007-11-04 10:54:56 · 26 answers · asked by Eartha Q 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-04 10:54:51 · 1 answers · asked by amy3385017 1 in Languages

2007-11-04 10:54:45 · 9 answers · asked by white_painted_lady 5 in Religion & Spirituality

ok i earlier asked a question and now i have another. my dad committed suicide when i was like 11 years old. He was a christian before he went to jail for drugs. He still kinda lived life for God when he was in prison but then he got out and committed suicide. Will he still go to heaven or is my dad doomed to hell for committing suicide? SERIOUS ANSWERS PLEASE!

2007-11-04 10:52:04 · 9 answers · asked by Hannah 3 in Religion & Spirituality