Society & Culture - 4 November 2007

1 And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard....

2 And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.

3 And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty.

4 And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled.

5 And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.

6 Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.

7 But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.

8 And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.

9 What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.

2007-11-04 07:08:38 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I have seen so many religions .!! so many people following so many gods..!! i dont understand what to follow..!!???
what does religion teaches us??
I dont want any specific religion .. just tell me wat is religion..!!

2007-11-04 07:07:36 · 16 answers · asked by Legolas 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I hear that is what most retired people are supposed to do.

2007-11-04 07:06:33 · 11 answers · asked by Hannah's Grandpa 7 in Senior Citizens

Are Atheists more comfortable with their belief than Christians?

What are the reasons for all the vastly different opinions Christians (especially fundamentalist Christians) give, especially when responding to questions posed by Atheists?

2007-11-04 07:06:25 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

your questions are always the same, like "why do Catholics pray to Mary and the Saints", "why do Catholics pray to graven images", "why do Catholics call your priests father", so on and so forth.

you keep on asking the same questions over and over despite all of the explanations and clarifications that we Catholics provide.

is it possible the case is not because you can't understand but simply because you DON'T WANT to understand?

2007-11-04 07:04:41 · 18 answers · asked by Perceptive 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I have been friends with this guy for a little over 7 months. He has so many gay tentatives, and he does so many things to me that everyone at our office thinks he is gay. I have asked him flat out if he was gay and he told me no. So we began hanging out more, and so I wrote him this long letter expressing my feelings for him, and then he stopped talking to me for almost 3 weeks. Now things are back to the way they were but the jokes and hanging out more are getting more occasional and closer. Examples of things he does:

He doesn't smoke, and I do. He comes in and takes a lit cigarette out of my mouth and puts it into his?

He used to not do anyhting with me alone, now he asks me to lunch, and out.

He comes to my house, and we talk without the TV on, and sometimes he talks a lot about the male anatomy.

He even uses like 5 haircare products for his hair and dresses a little metro (so-to-speak).

Should I tell him how I feel or should I just go with it and see what happens?

2007-11-04 07:03:27 · 25 answers · asked by Just Tony 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Marshmallows-
Starburst-
Skittles-
Good and plenty-
Do you look at the food labels for the key ingredients-?

2007-11-04 07:01:16 · 12 answers · asked by me me 3 in Ramadan

I heard this claim on here. I have seen it made before. Often the Old Testament is quoted in the New and it is word for word. Can anyone show me where word for word the apocrypha is quoted in the NT?

2007-11-04 07:00:03 · 12 answers · asked by Bible warrior 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I'm an atheist and I usually keep it to myself because whenever I tell someone that I don't believe in God, they immediately judge me and single me out. There's a common ground here people, we both believe in morals, so why can't we accept others beliefs? I have a lot of friends who are christians, mormons, catholics, but I don't pass judgement on them. I'm not an evil person, in fact, I am spiritual in my own way I just choose not to go into religion or believe in any god.

2007-11-04 06:58:35 · 36 answers · asked by Sublime Girl 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Typically, where does it come from? Is it special stuff from a catholic supply store, or does the priest just to go bevmo and get a 5-liter box of franzia?

2007-11-04 06:57:04 · 8 answers · asked by mazdamandan 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I find it irritating sometimes when I'm at a party or in public with friends and someone comes by with a camera and is snapping pictures etc. I don't really like having my photo taken that much and I don't really want to be in anyone's photos. It seems invasive and a little presumptuous to me, am I being too sensitive??

2007-11-04 06:56:43 · 6 answers · asked by Tyler L 2 in Etiquette

MANY Catholics:

Will say they are not Christians.

Will say they are not “born of Spirit”, or even know that Jesus spoke about this in John 3.

Will say they have no idea whether they would go to heaven, or not.

Have no concept of what the “Gospel” is.

Believe that they merit justification by their works (though the Catholic Catechism clearly states that justification is by grace alone, and based on the merits of Christ alone – unbeknownst to most Catholics and Protestants, alike)

Will NOT say that they are “saved”, don’t know what being “saved” means, don’t know how one is “saved”, don’t know why they need “saving”, and don’t even know what they are “saved” from.
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How far can we go before we conclude that these are doomed for hell unless brought from the darkness and into the light?

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And more poignantly:

If the FRUIT of a tree makes evident what kind of tree it is…
…then with all this rotten fruit, what does it say about the “tree” of Catholicism?

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2007-11-04 06:55:24 · 14 answers · asked by yachadhoo 6 in Religion & Spirituality

God forgot about overpopulation problem? or He just likes to scare people as usual, in this case with Apocalypse? I know He said that a man and a woman should be together and make babies. but did He said how many babies? there are families that have 12 kids - as 12 apostles. have you seen any street in big cities in Asia? people barely walk.

but why God wont accept homosexuals? they can save two problems: overpopulation and orphans. well female couples could make babies (with help of sperm bank), but not male couples, so two gay men cant increase population, so they are already solving overpopulation. think if there were no homosexuals, then everyone would make babies and population would grow more faster.

and because gay men cant make babies, they can adopt orphans. look at all those little kids in orphanages, its not normal. so homosexuals can solve two things population growth and orphans that needs parents.

2007-11-04 06:54:42 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Jeremiah 10:2-4: "Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not." (KJV).

why do christians still have a tree every year if it is forbidden? is it the same reason they eat pork when they arent supposed to? because they are picking and choosing what they want to obey or is it just because they have never read the bible all the way and studied it ? if you have a religion wouldnt you like to know what it consists of ? what are the rules of the religion?
i was christian all my life i converted to islam 2 years ago and i never ever read or was taught this about the trees, not in church or anything we set up a tree every year in church why didnt we learn this?

2007-11-04 06:53:22 · 9 answers · asked by ? 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I love Trance/Dance/House music. Throughout the world, especially in Europe it's extemely popular but apparently here in the U.S. its not. Artists like Tiesto, Paul Van Dyk, Kaskade, etc. are famous throughout the world and this type of music dominates clubs in Europe. However, it doesnt here. The reason I compare us to Europe is because we are ethnographically very similar (most of the country being Euro descent and all). So I guess I would like to know why is it that Hip Hop and rap are so prevalent here and why it's the preffered music to dance to rather than trance?

I'm just sick of going to a club and hearing about "supermaning a hoe" instead of good, sophisticated music.

2007-11-04 06:53:00 · 7 answers · asked by dxfg x 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

which would be better for the human race?

thanks in advance for any answers-smile and enjoy the day

2007-11-04 06:51:59 · 17 answers · asked by lazaruslong138 6 in Religion & Spirituality

...save them from their sex addiction?

2007-11-04 06:50:50 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-04 06:49:21 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

This one always baffled me.

2007-11-04 06:48:49 · 21 answers · asked by sky 3 in Senior Citizens

after deleting an account: Be warned! They got a R&S regular, next could be you. (so embarrassed I forgot his/her name!)

http://news.yahoo.com/comics/rubes;_ylt=Ajsy5_B8d5gLP2Oj_0jpi6wDwLAF
Sunday Nov 4,2007. Comic: Rubes.

Follow the law - or sleep with the fishes, or worse...

2007-11-04 06:48:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

In Exodus it makes it sound like Yahweh is a god amongst other gods.

It isn't until you get into Leviticus and Deuteromony that you start to see a shift from gods to a living god and gods made by the hands of men.

From our perspective our god is the only one because he commands us to worship him alone.

Does that negate the existence of other gods?

2007-11-04 06:48:15 · 21 answers · asked by Emperor Insania Says Bye! 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Christmas will be here before we know it! and I wanted to know....What's your fav. Christmas song? Mine is :

Last Christmas-By Wham!

http://lisak.vodpod.com/video/232567-wham-last-christmas


Enjoy! And Merry Almost Christmas!

2007-11-04 06:46:16 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

I thought it was very upbuilding like how Jesus corrected peter on how many times to forgive. and to not get the sliver out of our neighbors eye but see the rafter in our own.

2007-11-04 06:45:33 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Thank you for your answers! :)

Have a wonderful week ahead! :)

2007-11-04 06:45:28 · 12 answers · asked by Moon :) 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-04 06:45:03 · 20 answers · asked by : 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I was just wondering, do you have an overall aim in life or philosophy to live by? If so, I'd love to here them.

2007-11-04 06:45:03 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-04 06:44:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Why are they now considered inspired? Jerome did not considered them inspired. In fact he wanted to leave them out. For over 1500 years they were not considered inspired. They were considered good spiritual reading but not inspired by God. Why consider them canon now?

2007-11-04 06:43:31 · 10 answers · asked by Bible warrior 5 in Religion & Spirituality

If they are too low they will contribute towards osteoporosis.

2007-11-04 06:42:37 · 5 answers · asked by Post Girl 5 in Senior Citizens

It is stated that NO man can know when the end will happen.

2007-11-04 06:42:08 · 7 answers · asked by drakelungx 3 in Religion & Spirituality