Society & Culture - 16 November 2007

It is a two-part series that finishes up today. They tell the story of a woman who hordes everything - now I forget if it was 75,000 pounds or 75 tons of stuff that had to be removed from her home. 15 giant dumpsters worth of stuff. It's a 3000 square foot place with no more room than a path through it. Her grown children "turned her in" to get help for her. Her husband was just overwhelmed with it all. You can see more on oprah.com.

Do you know people who live like this? Can you imagine? I feel for the families of people who can't control something of this magnitude, and give her kids credit for trying to get her some help. Today, after finishing up the story and showing more of how difficult it was to get her to let go of the stuff, they will reveal the cleaned up house.

http://www2.oprah.com/index.jhtml

2007-11-16 06:08:42 · 30 answers · asked by Lady G 6 in Senior Citizens

2007-11-16 06:07:11 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2007-11-16 06:06:29 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

and eat their own bread etc.
http://scriptures.lds.org/en/isa/4/1#1

2007-11-16 06:06:23 · 11 answers · asked by Priestcalling 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I love the Lord but sometimes I have felt the spirit of oppression one day when I worked in insurance everyone was being negative and I could feel this in the air and I asked a co-worker who is a christian and he said he felt that there was opression too.

My question is can you feel vibes whether something is negative or postive, does the Bible have anything to say about this energy?

Also when I clean my house I open all the windows and pray over each room that Gods peace would be present and I ask God to remove all negative thoughts and energies we might have brought into the home. Do any of you do this?

Do you also think that words spoken that are negative go into the universe and continue to cause hurt even long after the words are spoken?

2007-11-16 06:04:20 · 13 answers · asked by encourager4God 5 in Religion & Spirituality

dibs on Mary!!! (though I will probably end up being the donkey!)

2007-11-16 06:04:20 · 21 answers · asked by GEISHA 3 in Religion & Spirituality

http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/personal/11/16/flying.spaghettimonster.ap/index.html

What say you ....?
:) Love, S.P.
xoxoxo

2007-11-16 06:03:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

http://scriptures.lds.org/en/dc/132/1,38-39,55#1

mitt romney declared that plural marrige is an abomination. I heard it on the news several months ago. but Joseph smith defended plural marriage as a restoration of the fulness of the gospell. Some even taught a person must accept a plural wife in order to gain celestial Exaltation.
but i know the BoM denounces it. i also know that STRANGE wives are denounced in the book of Ezra.
God, the BoM says, Loves the chastity of women. so? i ask where is the ultimate Expounding of this doctrine when a Later prophet (president) of the church made an official ban of plural marriage. ?

2007-11-16 06:02:36 · 4 answers · asked by Priestcalling 3 in Religion & Spirituality

will you assume that baby belong to a monkey?

2007-11-16 06:02:27 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Our son's work-mate has recently come from Ghana to Scotland and is a Roman Catholic. He's keen to join any Catholic processions going on in the city around now. Somehow, I think the weather there might be a deterrant for processions, but if there are any events you Scottish Catholics know of, could you kindly advise? Then I'll pass the info on. Ta!

2007-11-16 06:01:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I work in a university setting in an office that caters specifically to student needs; therefore there is constant traffic by students, faculty and staff. With that said, my shared office space with our 22 year old administrative assistant is flooded with music throughout the day. I realize that some people “need” noise but I do not. It is challenging to meet/advise students in the semi-private environment while music is blaring. Even daily tasks and phone calls are an issue. (On occasion the selections are inappropriate for the office). She is a nice girl but how do I approach her and/or my supervisor while not sounding like a tattletale or a complainer?

Please only answer with repsectful and professional suggestions.

2007-11-16 06:00:59 · 3 answers · asked by the cook 1 in Etiquette

2007-11-16 06:00:45 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

Will I need gasoline for the mower? Will there be gasoline in heaven?

2007-11-16 05:58:21 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-16 05:56:44 · 12 answers · asked by SisterCF 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-16 05:55:23 · 15 answers · asked by I'/\/\AZILLA2 3 in Religion & Spirituality

There were some answers in the question "what is the answer to life?"

2007-11-16 05:55:19 · 5 answers · asked by Evanna Christie 1 in Other - Society & Culture

That most the people that have these AM or VT "badges" are atheists.

And most atheists here bash people for being followers...anyone else find the irony hilarious?

Also, does anyone else feel bad for them because it comes off as a desperate attempt to be accepted or be part of a group?

2007-11-16 05:54:42 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I'd love to know what they believe...I just don't want anyone, missonary or whatever, to come to my house. I don't need anyone to "explain" things to me. If the first Mormon (LDS, whatever) people could interpret for themselves, I'm sure I can manage without someone staring over my shoulder. Seriously, I like reading people's holy books, I just don't want to be bothered by people trying to convert me. Anyway this can happen?

(I'm might be willing, if I have to, to pay for it if they sell it in stores, but I've never seen it, and I prefer free things anyway.)

2007-11-16 05:54:41 · 25 answers · asked by Skalite 6 in Religion & Spirituality

My 3rd grader has a wonderful teacher this year. We would love to give her a gift for Hannakah, is this appropriate? If the teacher were not Jewish, we would have no issues with giving her a Christmas gift, but we don't want to be insensitive to her religion since we are not Jewish. If this is appropriate, when should we give it to her, as Hannakah is for 8 days?

2007-11-16 05:54:27 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Do you go to the in-laws or the parents' or crazy Aunt Sally's, or do you take a ski weekend with your friends or spouse? Do you go along with the family's plans because you want to, or because you'd feel guilty if you didn't?
For those of you that do your own thing on the holidays, do you feel guilty for skipping out on family plans? Or are you made to feel guilty by family members?

2007-11-16 05:52:20 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

I'm not black or white,but my boyfriend is from Mexico, & he told me that about two thirds of Mexicans strongly dislike American Black people & American White people.His friends told me the same thing.is that true.They even have racist words 4 them.Is that true???

2007-11-16 05:52:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

I decided to quantify the vitriol in R&S. I looked at the 10 most recent questions and counted the number of vitriolic remarks (those that included a direct insult either towards Christians, a specific member or towards another member's religion which had no associated redeeming quality or meaning behind the negative remark) made by those claiming to be atheists (i.e. containing an atheist reference in their name or by the blatant obviousness of their comment) and by Christians (using the same criteria). I only counted negative remarks and ignored those that were neutral, positive or dubious. I ignored the Saudi Arabia rape thread, even though it would have clearly painted atheists in a poorer light, because the distinctions were more difficult there. In total, I counted 32 vitriolic atheist remarks and a single vitriolic Christian remark. So why is it that atheists are so distinctly more vitriolic than Christians?

2007-11-16 05:51:43 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

After all, he's just carrying out "God's will" by killing people in a war zone, right? I mean, didn't "Thou Shalt Not Kill" come with a bunch of fine print?

2007-11-16 05:50:11 · 3 answers · asked by The ~Muffin~ Man 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-16 05:50:10 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Crime Statistics > Rapes (per capita) (most recent) by country
VIEW DATA: Totals Per capita
Definition Source Printable version

Bar Graph Map Correlations


Showing latest available data. Rank Countries Amount (top to bottom)
#1 South Africa: 1.19538 per 1,000 people
#2 Seychelles: 0.788294 per 1,000 people
#3 Australia: 0.777999 per 1,000 people
#4 Montserrat: 0.749384 per 1,000 people
#5 Canada: 0.733089 per 1,000 people
#6 Jamaica: 0.476608 per 1,000 people
#7 Zimbabwe: 0.457775 per 1,000 people
#8 Dominica: 0.34768 per 1,000 people
#9 United States: 0.301318 per 1,000 people
#10 Iceland: 0.246009 per 1,000 people
#11 Papua New Guinea: 0.233544 per 1,000 people
#12 New Zealand: 0.213383 per 1,000 people
#13 United Kingdom: 0.142172 per 1,000 people
#14 Spain: 0.140403 per 1,000 people
#15 France: 0.139442 per 1,000 people
#16 Korea, South: 0.12621 per 1,000 people
#17 Mexico: 0.122981 per 1,000 people
#18 Norway: 0.120836 per 1,000 people
#19 Costa Rica: 0.118277 per 1,000 people
#20 Venezuela: 0.115507 per 1,000 people
#21 Finland: 0.110856 per 1,000 people
#22 Netherlands: 0.100445 per 1,000 people
#23 Denmark: 0.0914948 per 1,000 people
#24 Germany: 0.0909731 per 1,000 people
#25 Bulgaria: 0.0795973 per 1,000 people
#26 Chile: 0.0782179 per 1,000 people
#27 Thailand: 0.0626305 per 1,000 people
#28 Kyrgyzstan: 0.0623785 per 1,000 people
#29 Poland: 0.062218 per 1,000 people
#30 Sri Lanka: 0.0599053 per 1,000 people
#31 Hungary: 0.0588588 per 1,000 people
#32 Estonia: 0.0547637 per 1,000 people
#33 Ireland: 0.0542829 per 1,000 people
#34 Switzerland: 0.0539458 per 1,000 people
#35 Belarus: 0.0514563 per 1,000 people
#36 Uruguay: 0.0512295 per 1,000 people
#37 Lithuania: 0.0508757 per 1,000 people
#38 Malaysia: 0.0505156 per 1,000 people
#39 Romania: 0.0497089 per 1,000 people
#40 Czech Republic: 0.0488234 per 1,000 people
#41 Russia: 0.0486543 per 1,000 people
#42 Latvia: 0.0454148 per 1,000 people
#43 Moldova: 0.0448934 per 1,000 people
#44 Colombia: 0.0433254 per 1,000 people
#45 Slovenia: 0.0427648 per 1,000 people
#46 Italy: 0.0402045 per 1,000 people
#47 Portugal: 0.0364376 per 1,000 people
#48 Tunisia: 0.0331514 per 1,000 people
#49 Zambia: 0.0266383 per 1,000 people
#50 Ukraine: 0.0244909 per 1,000 people
#51 Slovakia: 0.0237525 per 1,000 people
#52 Mauritius: 0.0219334 per 1,000 people
#53 Turkey: 0.0180876 per 1,000 people
#54 Japan: 0.017737 per 1,000 people
#55 Hong Kong: 0.0150746 per 1,000 people
#56 India: 0.0143187 per 1,000 people
#57 Qatar: 0.0139042 per 1,000 people
#58 Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: 0.0132029 per 1,000 people
#59 Greece: 0.0106862 per 1,000 people
#60 Georgia: 0.0100492 per 1,000 people
#61 Armenia: 0.00938652 per 1,000 people
#62 Indonesia: 0.00567003 per 1,000 people
#63 Yemen: 0.0038597 per 1,000 people
#64 Azerbaijan: 0.00379171 per 1,000 people
#65 Saudi Arabia: 0.00329321 per 1,000 people
Weighted average: 0.1 per 1,000 people

2007-11-16 05:49:23 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Have we lost our moral authority? How do we regain it?

2007-11-16 05:49:11 · 6 answers · asked by The ~Muffin~ Man 6 in Other - Society & Culture

What do you do for Christmas and are there any traditions?

2007-11-16 05:47:15 · 21 answers · asked by Ciara 6 in Christmas

She was nice all-right, but when I took my son to the bathroom she took my plate I wasn't finished with (before my wife could even stop her), she took our dinner rolls without asking too (we weren't done eating those either), and she dropped off our check and disappeared for 8 minutes before she wandered back to pick up my credit card.

2007-11-16 05:47:09 · 36 answers · asked by It's the hair 5 in Etiquette

I was blocked from answering this question, so I will answer it here.

We do not worship the Pope, Mary, nor the saints.

God alone is worthy of worship.

We ask Mary and the saints to pray for us, just as all Christians do of family and friends.

We honor the Office of Saint Peter, which is occupied by the current Pope. We welcome an Apostolic Blessing, if we should be so graced, by the Bishop of Rome -- the Pope -- who is the successor to Saint Peter.

2007-11-16 05:46:58 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-16 05:46:44 · 16 answers · asked by STFU Dude 6 in Religion & Spirituality