Society & Culture - 11 November 2007

I have to write an essay on what to avoid while giving speeches and I'm at the point where you should avoid sexist, racist, etc comments.

Why? Other than the obvious that your listeners will be offended?

2007-11-11 23:59:06 · 10 answers · asked by twentyseven 1 in Etiquette

Hold the spit. What IS the answer to this simple, clear question?

2007-11-11 23:58:36 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

What question will you ask God, one fine day?

2007-11-11 23:55:38 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-11 23:54:15 · 11 answers · asked by Christine W 2 in Religion & Spirituality

We are volunteer catechists and we handle children ages ranging from 6 to 13 years of age. We teach them catholic catechesim every week in our respective communities and we are in dire need of supporters who could possible help us in feeding them during the scheduled classes. Right now the volunteer coordinators take turns in bringing food for the children but we have quite a big area to cover and there are many children who would like to avail of this program.
Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.

2007-11-11 23:54:07 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

the same thing as a baptism, but across the board?

2007-11-11 23:53:56 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

What is true fasting?
How do you study the Bible?

2007-11-11 23:52:49 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I am about to go get me some kind of McDonalds breakfast, and am wondering how many I am sinning against for doing so.

2007-11-11 23:52:09 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-11 23:50:23 · 12 answers · asked by questionlady 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-11 23:50:01 · 16 answers · asked by questionlady 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Can anyone help translating 'what price for freedom?' to latin? Looking for a tattoo, so dont really trust online translators. thanks heaps

2007-11-11 23:49:39 · 3 answers · asked by Mk 2 in Languages

what about the theif on the cross?

2007-11-11 23:49:34 · 13 answers · asked by questionlady 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I am looking for the earliest explicit patristic witnesse (year, author, book, chapter/paragraph) for...

(1) Mary's ever virginity
(2) Mary being free from personal sin
(3) a prayer being offered to a saint
(4) the lawfulness of, or command to, paint and venerate icons
(5) mandatory celibacy of bishops.

2007-11-11 23:48:23 · 6 answers · asked by seforjes 1 in Religion & Spirituality

What methods of transport,home heating and cooling,recreation do you use?
If you were told to live in a cave because you would save the planet,would you do it? If someone 'proved' your job was a big polluter would you quit it and find a 'green' way to live.
If there were no caves to find,how do you make a shelter without using rocks and dirt or trees(don;t want to disturb the enviroment now do we?) Are you beginning to see how you 'greenies' only talk but can't walk the walk?

I don't know or care about you but I like living in the 21st century.Makes more sense than that garbage you propose.

2007-11-11 23:48:13 · 2 answers · asked by madgringo41 2 in Community Service

2007-11-11 23:45:21 · 3 answers · asked by Derek M 2 in Community Service

Since red hair is mainly an Irish Scottish thing (I think) that means who ever wrote the bible is not only racist but the most heinous of crimes... HAIRIST!!! And since I’m Irish, that means my little brother is Irish, and if he's Irish AND has red hair that means who ever wrote the bible hates him (obviously not particularly him) therefore I hate the men and women, I’m not sexist... unlike some... that wrote the bible, and that’s why I do not believe in Christianity... Is any of this getting threw to you?

2007-11-11 23:44:59 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If someone "Kills God" was it ever God? or meant to be an imposter?

I was just wondering what the fuss is about, because if the premise is as described, it's not the Biblical God anyway.

So why the fuss? Can't you just say she kills someone pretending to be God?

2007-11-11 23:44:18 · 12 answers · asked by Link strikes back 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Considering that Mary lived at a time when she was the property of all the male members of her household, it was very progressive of her, and Jesus, to nag Jesus to go do something at the Canna Wedding; and for Jesus to not ignore his mother and DO IT!

Mary was a powerful leader, first among the Apostles, there when Jesus performed his First Miracle, she's the one that nagged him into it, and was highly respected by those in her circle of influence. Not something that ANY woman of that time should or could have done, but she did!

2007-11-11 23:44:04 · 9 answers · asked by Spiritual_Director_4_Women 2 in Religion & Spirituality

tell me a bit about my future i would like to know if im goin to have any more kids and if i will ever be happy and have enough money my dob is 21/12/1980 and i was born in newham

2007-11-11 23:42:03 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-11 23:41:57 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Valentine's Day

2007-11-11 23:41:55 · 2 answers · asked by questionlady 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-11 23:41:25 · 14 answers · asked by questionlady 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I do, but then I think: You can still stand up for your principles. I'm a human rights acitivist. I still work with survivors of torture and there's still time for me to make a difference.

2007-11-11 23:40:46 · 20 answers · asked by cymry3jones 7 in Senior Citizens

Why do you think people agreed with what you wrote? Was it just pure logic or a truly heartfelt response? If you can could you provide a link to the answer?

2007-11-11 23:36:01 · 7 answers · asked by A-chan 4 in Religion & Spirituality

When I go to the gym, I normally work out wearing my swimsuit, so I can just jump in the pool to cool off at the end of my session. I've been doing this for maybe a year and it's never seemed to bother anyone.

Now, there's a new deputy manager just started working there, and she came into the gym and saw me and got really annoyed and demanded that I wear "proper" gym clothes. I pointed out that I had been wearing a swimsuit in the gym for a long time and no one had complained.

She then started saying it was a safety issue. How on earth can wearing a swimsuit be unsafe? If anything, loose-fitting clothes are more unsafe because they're more likely to snag on something.

Fortunately, the other people in the gym (staff and customers) were on my side -- I know most of them.

But why would she get so annoyed about me wearing a swimsuit in the gym? I know it's unusual, but I've seen a few other women do it, presumably for the same reason I do.

2007-11-11 23:33:51 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

My local church has announced, no-one should see
this film, why is this so?

2007-11-11 23:29:09 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

1. am i sinning if i do a thing thats wrong but im not sure if its really bad?

2. what is the language in heaven?

3. the bible says that we should obey our parents.but what if they tell us to do something but we know its wrong? like worshipping other gods..should we still obey?

2007-11-11 23:26:55 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Double standards, one rule for us, another for everyone else etc?

2007-11-11 23:26:19 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

what about those heterosexuals that violate ONE of the Ten Commandments (of which there is no mention against homosexuals, and of course everyone knows is the DIRECT word of God almighty). Then do those heterosexuals joint the homosexuals in purgatory to burn for all time?

2007-11-11 23:22:28 · 19 answers · asked by Mezmarelda 6 in Religion & Spirituality

o.k., three week's ago i was standing in my kitchen when all of a sudden this bird smack's into my window then gets up and fly's off, don't know what kind of bird, just yr average suburban one's about medium size, then today again the same thing happened!, neither of them went into the house and this has never happened in the 3yrs i've been here, what do you think? could this mean something?

2007-11-11 23:15:19 · 8 answers · asked by JD 2 in Mythology & Folklore