Society & Culture - 8 November 2007

Go on give it a try.

Can you?

2007-11-08 21:45:18 · 43 answers · asked by Link strikes back 6 in Religion & Spirituality

If Buddha, Jesus amd Mohammed had a fight for ruler of the universe and peoples souls who would win? Sensible answers are discouraged!

2007-11-08 21:44:44 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I am! It has been a long week at school.
Thunder and Jesus have been my saving grace.
Aide stole candy from me. Tyler, Jairus, and Cameron got in a fight at recess because someone said those dreaded words, "Yo Mama."
ShaQuavia made Valeria cry when she called her "fatty."
However, some of them were angels.
When the weather changes, they get frisky.

Have a great Veteran's Day, everyone!

2007-11-08 21:44:30 · 8 answers · asked by batgirl2good 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-08 21:34:27 · 8 answers · asked by sarah c 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Here's another bad one I've heard from them:

"Why did it use to be okay to kill gay people according to the Bible (Leviticus 20:13)? I know Christians no longer believe it is okay to do that, but I have almost NEVER heard a Christian say it was did not USED to be okay thousands of years ago in the time of Moses. Why would God base such an extreme on when you happened to be born? So, did it USE to be okay to kill gays at one time? Yes or no?"

Here is my rebuttal. Yes, death was justified at one time for homosexuals, BUT it ONLY applied to Jews and ONLY to those who actually had sex. Also, the penalty for ALL sin back then used to be death. It wasn't just for gays.

God requires a sacrifice. Blood must be spilled. This is why animal sacrifices were offered in the Old Testament. When Jesus came, he changed things, so animal sacrifices were no longer necessary and executions for sexual sins were no longer necessary. He wiped those those sins clean for those that repent.

Agree?

2007-11-08 21:33:12 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

or are they aware that they are Protestants to start with?

I've seen a question here about where the name "Protestants" came from and what the Protestants are protesting about, that's why I thought to ask if the majority of Protestants no longer know why they are being called as such.

2007-11-08 21:29:26 · 9 answers · asked by Ťango 3 in Religion & Spirituality

...elaborate as you wish....

2007-11-08 21:26:11 · 41 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Surely now would be a great time to be doing them, but all we seem to get is Jesus's face in a slice of bread. Nothing that has been filmed, of tested, of proven to be miraculous. Why is that? When we were far more privative we got loads. Isn't that strange?

2007-11-08 21:23:39 · 12 answers · asked by Birdy is my real name 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I picture him as a healer, with great compassion and laughter, surrounding himself with beauty and treading dark dark paths amidst suffering.

And I see him laughing, and crying in sorrow and understanding.

(I am not religiously Christian, I do however believe in the Christ consciousness and Christ as a spiritual man, if anyone wonders or cares)

2007-11-08 21:23:04 · 13 answers · asked by Twilight 6 in Religion & Spirituality

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation (a Greek Interlinear) reads:

"This but is the everlasting life in order that they may be knowing you the only true God and whom you sent forth Jesus Christ."

The NWT translated it as "taking in knowledge of you" BUT the Greek text in the KIT says something quite different..."they may be knowing you." We need to know God through Jesus Christ in order to have everlasting life. All the knowledge in the world will not save us.

Yet the Watchtower Society, by altering the scripture here accomplishes two things in its own self-interest. First, since they dispense "knowledge" through the printed page, it follows that they want their people to be forever "taking in knowledge". Thus the distortion to fit their preconceived ideas. Secondly, they do not want their followers seeking after a relationship with Christ, but dependent instead on their organization. What do you think?

Visit: http://www.macgregorministries.org/jehovahs_witnesses/kit.html

2007-11-08 21:21:48 · 12 answers · asked by Justyn M. 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I see a lot of posts on here from people complaining about being white and not being allowed to call black people n****rs, people insisting that all Muslims are terrorists etc, etc.

So, my question is, how many of you consider yourselves to be racists?
I ask because most of the people I know are pretty liberal and I've been shocked at some of the statements made on YA, so I'd like to better undrstand where these pople are coming from.

2007-11-08 21:19:27 · 19 answers · asked by bonniethon (puirt a buel) 6 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-11-08 21:16:01 · 2 answers · asked by Ragnar 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-08 21:13:25 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

It seems so damn complicated. While you're at it, what did Buddha do, and how can there possibly be two Dali Lamas?

2007-11-08 21:12:46 · 8 answers · asked by justin r 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Is he just on vaction or what ?

2007-11-08 21:10:25 · 11 answers · asked by Godzilla Gal 4 in Religion & Spirituality

not magic but real miracles, would you try to crucify this person?

2007-11-08 21:09:52 · 9 answers · asked by Mimza 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-08 21:06:42 · 10 answers · asked by ? 2 in Religion & Spirituality

....about the Catholics without any further investigation and pass it on as facts, regardless if the rumors are facts or not?

2007-11-08 21:05:39 · 18 answers · asked by Ťango 3 in Religion & Spirituality

In 13 hours I will speaking to people who are depending on me. Just looking for some insight and how I may expound on these two verses and perhaps some connecting verses. Trying to make a point or two with a conclusion.

I'm trying to figure out how to get my email to youhmchrch.

What a faithful God we have, faithful in every way.

2007-11-08 21:03:54 · 7 answers · asked by eddielo 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-08 20:59:35 · 10 answers · asked by Maurice H 6 in Religion & Spirituality

"How can I believe in God when just last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of an electric typewriter? " Woody Allen

2007-11-08 20:57:07 · 8 answers · asked by Life goes on... 6 in Religion & Spirituality

"I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own -- a God, in short, who is but a reflection of human frailty. Neither can I believe that the individual survives the death of his body, although feeble souls harbor such thoughts through fear or ridiculous egotisms." Albert Einstein

2007-11-08 20:54:39 · 10 answers · asked by Life goes on... 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-08 20:53:23 · 11 answers · asked by Ťango 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I have seen American media and they treat Atheism like noone is Atheist, in fact most don't know what Atheists even believe.

A large poplution of Australia:

A) Doesn't believe
B) Isn't sure
C) Doesn't care

What are other places like?

2007-11-08 20:51:06 · 14 answers · asked by Sean of the Alive 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-08 20:49:06 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

I love lighting up a nice bowl of Vanilla cavendish. The hot, sweet taste of the smoke dancing on my tastebuds. The way the smoke swirls and dances in the air around me, as my living room fills with the sweet warm aroma of the tobacco, is almost hypnotic.

P.S. Don't even try to compare cigarettes to pipe smoke in smell, taste, and fullness. It is apples and oranges my friends, apples and oranges.

2007-11-08 20:45:55 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-08 20:45:42 · 13 answers · asked by Perceptive 5 in Religion & Spirituality

When you look at yourself and notice your two eyes, two hands, five fingers, one tongue, and so on.

Then you look at an ape. The ape got two eyes, two hands, five fingers, one tongue, and so on....

Just wondering why a creation worthy of Gods love and sacrifice like the human is so freakin' similar to an ape....

In fact dogs and cats and pigs got very very similar traits like humans...

We do concieve ourselves as special and sons of God.

Perhaps we aren't all that special...not anymore than the animals amongst us.

Just ponder over that...ponder of who is the one that thinks humans are so special..

Is it we humans ourselves that think we are special..or is it want we want to believe?

In that case anything can be written in a book to explain our special privileges as humans anyway we like..

The Bible is a very good example.

Oh well, back to the question...we and apes are very similar.....
a coincidence or naturale?

2007-11-08 20:43:48 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-08 20:42:45 · 12 answers · asked by Maurice H 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I'm on a limited income and want to do something nice for my husband granted he has an excellent job and makes plenty of money I just don't want to use the money he makes to pay for a gift for him because to me thats like him buying his own gift.

2007-11-08 20:42:04 · 12 answers · asked by Lori M 4 in Christmas