Society & Culture - 16 November 2007

2007-11-16 04:38:55 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

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2007-11-16 04:37:44 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Extra points for identifying the author.

2007-11-16 04:36:41 · 18 answers · asked by bsxfn 3 in Religion & Spirituality

This is not ment disrespectfully, but I cant make my mind up which it is! Please help by letting me know which of these you are.

2007-11-16 04:36:29 · 23 answers · asked by New Sage 2 in Senior Citizens

In Genisis 12:2-3 God promises to bless those who bless the Jewish people and curse those who curse the Jewish people. I am well aware that many races have suffered persecution, however, no race has suffered as much persecution as the Jews. Let's look at the former Jewish persecuters. Egypt was once the most amazing empire in the world that built it's empire on Jewish slaves. Today Egypt is all but a third-world country, relying on greater nations for support. At one time the Roman Empire bragged "all roads lead to Rome." However, the Roman Empire imperially ruled the Jews. Today there is nothing left of the Roman Empire, but old momuments. In 1933 the most inhumane treatment of a humane race ever in history began in Nazi Germany with the Jewish Holocaust. Today, Germany is finished as a super power and must view it's former enemies (who freed the Jews) France and England as the greatest military powers in Europe and the United States as the greatest military power.

2007-11-16 04:36:11 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I mean....
- Everything in the holy book can be interpreted in a thousand ways.
- You´re born as a sinner and there is no way during your lifespan, to get rid of your wrong doing of being born.
- Then when you get to heaven, there is no guarantee that you will get in, and for some reason or another, you´ll possebly end up in hell.
- You never was provided with solid evidence for your belief, meaning that others, can freely bash you, without you being able to fend for yourself effeciently.
- The amount of conflicting information in the holy book is emormous and rather frustrating, as you don´t know what to believe, and is forced to ignore it.
- You´re being given empty promises, which you believe in, but which might not come true for you.
- Your prayers are not answered. You´re never given the new car before it goes out of production; the million dollars; a new arm just like the one you lost in a traffic accident last year...

So many uncertain things. Rather depressing, eh?

2007-11-16 04:36:10 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I don't understand the hierarchy involved, and the term "father" for a priest rings kind of not right to me.

another thing that bothers me is the lavishness of their churches, with the gold and decorations. it's kind of contradictory, no?

no, i don't want to hear how the entire bible contradicts itself, you're beating a dead horse with that one.

2007-11-16 04:36:04 · 16 answers · asked by kelsey.dgaf 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Or how many actually bealive they coexisted with humans?

2007-11-16 04:35:40 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

A friend has invited me to her Thanksgiving dinner because she knows I will be eating alone this year and she doesn’t want that. But I don’t want to go so they can enjoy there family gathering. Am I wrong?

2007-11-16 04:35:18 · 15 answers · asked by Gene 5 in Thanksgiving

2007-11-16 04:34:29 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

This is clearly a question of physics, theology, religion, televangelism, umm...?

2007-11-16 04:34:13 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-16 04:33:35 · 19 answers · asked by Zelda Hunter 7 in Etiquette

I received it in a text message and I have no idea what its about

2007-11-16 04:32:46 · 5 answers · asked by Francisco V 1 in Languages

2007-11-16 04:32:31 · 12 answers · asked by enemysprout 2 in Languages

The Qu'ran says that it is the truth from God.
The Bible says that it is the truth from God.
The Tanakh says that it is the truth from God.
The Book of the Dead says that it is the truth from God.
The Kojiki says that it is the truth from God.
The Book of Mormon says that it is the truth from God.... should I continue?

All of these books have believers that swear to their veracity and truthfulness, none of them have proof of their veracity and truthfulness that would stand up in a court of law. So, besides what you feel in your heart of hearts, what makes your particular holy book of truth any more valid than anyone else's?

2007-11-16 04:31:43 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

what exactly were those "evils"? i've known countless wiccans of all ages, and never have i come across anything in their rituals that was evil, yet some people in here claim this to the be case.

if you left wicca or any branch of paganism because of it's evils, what were they? please be specific and honest.

(i asked this recently and didn't get any answers from whom i directed it to, so i'm trying again. thanks to all who answered the first time)

2007-11-16 04:31:32 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

please let it come today God.

2007-11-16 04:31:16 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-16 04:30:52 · 19 answers · asked by mlstyl123 2 in Religion & Spirituality

They are not the kind of movie I think I can sit and watch......My 18 year old likes them.....Are they as bad as I think they are?

2007-11-16 04:30:10 · 21 answers · asked by Melissa R 4 in Senior Citizens

First of all:

The Employment Nondiscrimination Act, passed in the House of Representatives does not FORCE your private Christian organizations like churches etc to hire anyone they do not want to. I ACTUALLY READ THE EDNA Act and it gives private religious institutions full autonomy and 100% freedom on who they hire and fire. You will not be forced to hire a gay person or pagan person if you do not like gay and pagan people.

Second: Christian spokepeople have been saying that ENDA will silence religious speech in the workplace and we have the right to free speech.

But really, DOES ANYONE have free speech at work? Can we just go into the office and tell our bosses and co-workers ANYTHING we want? Can a muslim go around telling non-muslim women in the workplace they are whores unless they cover up? Company morale and mutual respect takes precidence over EVERYONE's personal and/or religious opinions.

2007-11-16 04:30:08 · 8 answers · asked by pixie_pagan 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I have found ,during my tour to france ,especially Paris last year that all sign boards are in french language.It was shameful for me to remain unable to read ,write and speak french language there.

2007-11-16 04:29:15 · 9 answers · asked by Maharaj K 5 in Languages

John 3:16 (New International Version) For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever BELIEVES IN him shall not perish but have eternal life. [caps added]

Does it simply mean to acknowledge/accept the existence of that person or thing? What is the difference between believing in Jesus and believing in King Tut?

2007-11-16 04:29:04 · 1 answers · asked by MrMyers 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-16 04:28:13 · 24 answers · asked by King Arthur 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I admit that I am ignorant in regards to many things. (Advanced Calculus, Wicca, History of Polka, Quantum Mechanics, Automobile Mechanics, Digestive Tract Mechanics)

Well I am not sure how many of the above things would be considered "mainstream". I guess the most mainstream item that I am pretty much ignorant about but I do appreciate is Art.

2007-11-16 04:26:44 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-16 04:26:39 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

A: Only so many Souls get into Heaven, So the more on earth at Armegedon, The more LDS will be in Heaven

B: When the Holy War comes, They will have more Soldiers.

C: Creating Child Labor Work Force

D: More the Merrier

2007-11-16 04:26:13 · 18 answers · asked by Matthew David 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Did you ever listen to Bill Wiese's "23 minutes in Hell"? He said in that afterlife that even though it was Hell and not Heaven, he felt just as physcial and pain stricken there as you're able to feel here in the physcial form. So in the afterlife, that must mean it's more like another dimension. If it's all spiritual and you don't have a concrete form in Heaven or Hell, and if your body is all wispy and dreamly like when you're dreaming, then you're never gonna feel whole, you're always gonna feel like something is missing, your actual body and all of the physcial, concrete sensations. So to all of you who say that Heaven can't be an actual physical concrete existance where you have all of your sense like you do now, I don't believe you. Why would have this concrete existance in Hell, but not Heaven?


If you haven't watched Bill Wiese's Hell story yet, here it is,
http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=1220088&fr=yfp-t-471

2007-11-16 04:25:52 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If everything pertaining to Christian teaching is to be found in the Bible, then it should say somewhere in the Bible that "everything pertaining to Christian teaching is to be found in the Bible". Where does it say that?

I have found the Church in the Bible, and I have found that the Church is the "pillar and foundation of thruth" (1 Timothy 3:15). I have found deacons and bishops in the Book of Acts, but I have nowhere found that everything pertaining to Christian teaching is to be found in the Bible.

Isn't this proof that protestantism and their Bible-only concept is false, and the Catholic belief in an authoratative teaching Church is true?

2007-11-16 04:25:16 · 46 answers · asked by Swiss Guard 2 in Religion & Spirituality

1. Does God exist?
2. Do all religions lead to God?
3. If God is good, why is there evil and suffering?
4. Is Jesus God?
5. What will happen to those who never hear about Jesus?
6. Is there really right and wrong?
7. What about all the wars that have been caused in the name of Christianity?
http://cozay.com/life

2007-11-16 04:24:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-16 04:23:40 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality