Society & Culture - 8 November 2007

I know someone is going to report me for this (they always do) but I found a GREAT site with Mp3 files:
http://www.bringyou.to/apologetics/audio.htm
I just wanted to share that with Catholics, or anyone else who may be interested.

2007-11-08 02:14:43 · 9 answers · asked by Swiss Guard 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-08 02:14:14 · 12 answers · asked by raveena 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-08 02:13:29 · 7 answers · asked by Bert 1 in Diwali

Golden Pyramid with a square base.....Just like a tabernacle.......which means tent,.....and another discription in the bible would be a MOUNTAIN of the Lord......It just makes me wonder because a pyramids base is square like New Jerusalem and it being discribed as a MOUNTAIN and a TABERNACLE........WHICH both are Triangular.........and we must consider the the Great Pyramide of GIZA THAT HAS A CHAmBER WITH THE DIMENTIONS like THE ARK OF THE COVENANT......Some might think i'm off my rocker.....but there are many that belive as what i discribed......The question is what do you think......I mean other then my sanity?

2007-11-08 02:12:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I am genuinely interested in knowing as to why " american " people pronounce words such as , water, ( they say Warder ) or, united ( they say, unided ) or investigated ( investigaded) or party, ( they say pardy )
and there are a few more, but why ??
please, i do not want any silly replies, I'm just trying to find an answer. Thankyou.

2007-11-08 02:12:05 · 32 answers · asked by myoho 1 in Languages

I had one early this morning.

Jesus in His Glory with countless Saints & Angels. The sky was lighted up.

Now I can understand why those on the earth will moan. Because they aren't with Him.

I asked God in prayer a bit about this. And Jesus said that I am going to see the King soon.

What do you think you will do or feel when you stand before the King?

2007-11-08 02:12:01 · 7 answers · asked by t a m i l 6 in Religion & Spirituality

It never ceases to amaze me how some people in life seems to be taking things so seriously that they never stop to consider the one thing that is most important......

ARE WE HAVING FUN YET?
and if so, please, can you give me 3 examples?

And as for those who want to scorn me, bless you all.....

Happy Day and Blessed Be!
)o( Trinity

2007-11-08 02:10:41 · 18 answers · asked by trinity 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-08 02:10:19 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Don't you think they should compete for non-believers and whoever makes the best offer wins? You know, kinda like that commercial where banks compete with each other to give you a loan.

LOL

What do you think?

2007-11-08 02:09:26 · 11 answers · asked by ☼ɣɐʃʃɜƾ ɰɐɽɨɲɜɽɨƾ♀ 5 in Religion & Spirituality

How do contemporary Buddhist practices reflect the

foundations of the religion?

2007-11-08 02:08:44 · 3 answers · asked by marebeer 1 in Religion & Spirituality

In regards to the child who started some of the wildfires and the possibility of charges being brought, what are your thoughts?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20071107/us_time/willachildbechargedinthefires

2007-11-08 02:08:34 · 13 answers · asked by laneydoll 5 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-11-08 02:07:43 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

According to the Bible - the gospels, Jesus healed Peter's mother-in-law of ~ a cold/fever. This means Peter was married.

Where is St. Peter's wife buried?

http://www.bible.org/page.php?page_id=2216
http://etext.virginia.edu/kjv.browse.html

2007-11-08 02:07:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I'm only speaking about the sin of coveting. Not any other sin you think stripping is. And no i'm not a stripper. So what's your opinion, based on your Bible knowledge. And remember it's a sin to make up your own interpretations so i'm NOT invoking that sin on you. If you don't know the Bible's thought on this, save us from false information by not responding. In Jesus's name. 1*Luv

2007-11-08 02:07:31 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-08 02:06:48 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

he fancies me i think but i feel awkward being near him while i'm there! Help?

2007-11-08 02:06:22 · 17 answers · asked by crln_fshr 2 in People with Disabilities

I see shadows in my home.I do not own any pets. I would like to know what this symbolizes. Also my son kept running to the same corner laughing and babbling as if he was talking to someone or something. I know this sounds a bit out therebut I'd like serious answers as I am a concerned mother. Anything would be of help. Thank you.

2007-11-08 02:05:04 · 6 answers · asked by princesslola4u 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-08 02:04:59 · 23 answers · asked by Ťango 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Pat Robertson, the man behind the infamous 700 CLUB.
He is now endorsing who I consider to be the worse
Republican ever for our time. Mayor Rudy Giuliani. I
think we all know who he is. Former mayor of NYC.
Now he is being sponsored by Patrick Robertson, a
so called Christian..... I think he is not exactly who he
says he is. He might as well vote Democrat, and quit
hijacking the Christian Right ! Because that is what he
is doing, and the Church should stand up against this
outrageous democracy. Cause that is what they think
it is. This is not 2004. If you are a Christian, then you
should be against this, too. So what do you think ?
Is Pat Robertson a hypocrite ? Best answer wins.

2007-11-08 02:04:30 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

what would you be sure to take? Other than family, of course.
This came from a discussion at home about material things. There are things we would hate to lose, but none of it is worth risking life for.

2007-11-08 02:03:33 · 41 answers · asked by Lady G 6 in Senior Citizens

2007-11-08 02:01:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

Hi, as a kid our version of thanksgiving was always going to grandmas, it was stressful, not very much fun and always felt like we were just going through the motions. Now that I have 2 small children ages (at time of) 28 months and 11 months and a husband(dog too but she doesn't factor into this lol) I want to make new traditions, fun ones that are not just going through the motions. My parents can't come but a close family friend in his late 50's will be coming as well. I want to trim the tree(we are cutting a fresh one the sunday prior) eat a nice meal and beyond that I don't know what else to do, football is out, no one but my husband enjoys it currently. Any ideas? We live in iowa, in a house in a small town near des moines. Also meal ideas would be great, I don't really know what are traditional foods. thanks everyone in advance

2007-11-08 02:00:51 · 5 answers · asked by mommy to be of 3 3 in Thanksgiving

How do I express the term of commerce in Hindi language? For example, Ministry if Commerce or Department of Commerce? Would appreciate the exact word.

2007-11-08 02:00:03 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

How do you feel about people making a profit on the Bible (selling Bibles in Christian Book Stores) and other 'Christian' products?

Do you think that the people profiting are actually Christians themselves?

Who's having the last laugh?

Just curious what you people think.

(For reference I'm not a Christian)

2007-11-08 01:59:53 · 13 answers · asked by Feta Smurf 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-08 01:59:13 · 9 answers · asked by Meat Bot 3 in Religion & Spirituality

If You Have Sex Before getting married will you go to hell??

2007-11-08 01:57:35 · 24 answers · asked by Amber R 3 in Religion & Spirituality

This is a reply that I got from a medical doctor, to a question concerning a Jehovah's Witness mother who died and left behind 2 new born baby girls after delivery.

The Watchtower pints nonsense about how Blood is not necessary. This is a reply from a real doctor, not a publishing company.....Will you listen now?
I'm a doctor and have found myself in the appalling situation of trying to save a life where the patient refuses blood because they are a JW. If they have signed a form there's nothing we can do, but if it's a child ie if the parent refuses to allow their child a life saving transfusion, we can overrule them.

They get their anti transfusion beliefs as follows:


They cite four biblical texts (Genesis 9:4, Leviticus 17:12-14, Acts 15:29 and Acts 21:25). They say these mean that blood, the life-force, belongs to God and is not there for human use. They believe it a sin to eat not just black pudding but also to eat the flesh of animals that have not been properly bled.

And they extend the ban to transfusions. They won't even allow someone's blood to be stored before an operation and then used after it to replace their own blood loss. Blood is not to be stored; it is to be poured out and returned to God. Some JWs even reject dialysis or cell salvage on these grounds. Some will not accept red cells, white cells, platelets or plasma, but accept "fractions" made from these components.

There is a philosophical problem here. When a substance is broken down into components does the original remain? Some 90-96 per cent of blood plasma consists of water. The remainder is albumin, globulins, fibrinogen and coagulation factors. JWs say these may be used, according to conscience, but only if taken separately. Opponents say is like outlawing a ham and cheese sandwich but allowing the eating of bread, ham and cheese separately.

They are criticised for other inconsistencies. Blood fraction products are only available because of blood donation – a practice JWs condemned as unethical.

Many JWs still carry a signed and witnessed advance directive card absolutely refusing blood in the event of an accident. And the church's website still carries alarmist material about the dangers of transfusions in transmitting Aids, Lyme Disease and other conditions. It also exaggerates the effectiveness of alternative non-blood medical therapies.

What do doctors think?

The British Association of Anaesthetists guidelines insist that the wishes of the patient must normally be paramount. US doctors take a similar view; they know giving blood to someone who does not want it could get them sued – one of the busiest trauma hospitals in Florida even has a blanket policy of refusing to treat JWs.

Other countries, like France, take a more dirigiste view. And a landmark case in Dublin recently ruled that doctors were right to give a woman blood during childbirth because the right of her child to have a mother over-ruled her own right to refuse the blood.

There are even more subtle dilemmas to come. One asks whether doctors are obliged to give chemotherapy, which is normally accompanied by a blood transfusion, to patients who insist on having it without the blood, without which it is highly likely to fail. As medicine advances things are likely to get more, rather than less, tricky.

One more thing. Their literal interpretation of the Bible allows them (not unlike the Catholic church) to keep child abuse secret: Not good. They take Deuteronomy 19:15 literally, which demands two witnesses to a crime (not easy in cases of abuse). And they cite 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 – "Does anyone of you that has a case against the other dare to go to court before unrighteous men, and not before the holy ones?" – to justify trying to deal with criminals with courts of elders rather than courts of law. A Panorama investigation reported they have an internal list of 23,720 reported abusers which they keep private. Studies in the US suggest they have proportionally four times more sexual assaults on children than the Catholic Church.

Any religion which literally interprets the Bible, and keeps its doings secret can be a cause of harm in my view. And the idea that a woman can die leaving twins, motherless because of an obscure text in the Bible appals me as a doctor and a human being.

Dr Evie Wallace

2007-11-08 01:55:50 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

From prior discussions here we know that some of us dislike cutting down a live tree for a few weeks' enjoyment, and prefer realistic but fake trees. Others insist the trees are grown just for this purpose. Some have to compromise with family members who want it one way or the other. What's planned for your Christmas decor this year - real or fake?

As for me - LOL - it will probably be ceramic; no room for a tree!

2007-11-08 01:55:32 · 41 answers · asked by Lady G 6 in Senior Citizens

I'm so angry. My father was injured in the war and some of his closest friends were killed. How can God let this happen? They go to church every Sunday except while deployed (they cannot get to a Christian church).

2007-11-08 01:55:25 · 43 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

...of seeing things...and accepting life just the way it is...?

2007-11-08 01:54:51 · 8 answers · asked by Aquamarine 5 in Religion & Spirituality