Society & Culture - 16 November 2007

God knows who he wants to have who. if he doesnt want this baby born then why does he let it conseive and if he does want it to be born then why does he let abortions happen. i just thought of this qustion after i read one of the other qustions someone else posted and id wondered simular stuff a little while before trying to figure out why someone would have an abortion

2007-11-16 03:32:17 · 18 answers · asked by lifes a pain drama's no game 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-16 03:31:30 · 2 answers · asked by Meat Bot 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I asked a question yesterday about a gentleman I've been working with scheduling a portrait session to get some headshots done for work. I kind of got the feeling he was trying to turn our appointment into a date when he suggested we have dinner afterwards-saying it was his way of repaying me for being so kind through his numerous reschulings of his appointment. I e-mailed him back and said "Actually, I'm thankful for your offer, but that won't be necessary. I don't mind that you've had to reschedule. I understand. Also, I need to get home after your session because my husband is working and my babysitter isn't available past 4:00." He wrote back and said "I know dinner isn't necessary, but a girl's gotta eat. It's okay if you bring the kids. I know this is good for us both."

What the heck does he mean by THAT?!?

2007-11-16 03:30:14 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

and what state do you live in

2007-11-16 03:29:54 · 13 answers · asked by born2hunt_forced2work 2 in Etiquette

Jesus stuff?

2007-11-16 03:29:42 · 14 answers · asked by HamThugger 3 in Religion & Spirituality

...and your God really IS infinitely loving and merciful, would you feel slightly cheated if he actually ACTS in an infinitely merciful and loving way by throwing the Pearly Gates wide open, allowing everyone -- sinner and saint alike -- into heaven?

2007-11-16 03:29:28 · 30 answers · asked by The Reverend Soleil 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I read a question which got me thinking? I have always told people that there is actually evidence for the existence of Jesus but have never really bothered finding out if this is true or not?

And when I say actual evidence I don't mean the bible. I mean Roman records and whatnot.

2007-11-16 03:28:30 · 15 answers · asked by Lynsey W 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I just had to watch this the other evening while hubby was busy w/paper work. He gets tired of the old movies but this is one I never tire of watching. Raymond Burr was so sinister. One of Hitchcocks best IMO.

2007-11-16 03:26:10 · 17 answers · asked by Southern Comfort 6 in Senior Citizens

Are we made to believe that we must check our sense of humor at the altar? I spend my mornings in laughter at the quips of my friends with opposing views. Though once I thought I was going to be stoned when laughing at the "Jesus is coming. Everyone look busy!" bumper stickers while at church..

Seriously, don't you think God has a since of humor and wants us to enjoy ours as well? Why are some so offended by a witty remark that happens to oppose their own view?

2007-11-16 03:25:33 · 30 answers · asked by Celestian Vega 6 in Religion & Spirituality

By JULIANA BARBASSA, Associated Press Writer
44 minutes ago

LAKEPORT, Calif. - Three young black men break into a white man's home in rural Northern California. The homeowner shoots two of them to death — but it's the surviving black man who is charged with murder.

In a case that has brought cries of racism from civil rights groups, Renato Hughes Jr., 22, was charged by prosecutors in this overwhelmingly white county under a rarely invoked legal doctrine that could make him responsible for the bloodshed.

"It was pandemonium" inside the house that night, District Attorney Jon Hopkins said. Hughes was responsible for "setting the whole thing in motion by his actions and the actions of his accomplices."

Prosecutors said homeowner Shannon Edmonds opened fire Dec. 7 after three young men rampaged through the Clearlake house demanding marijuana and brutally beat his stepson. Rashad Williams, 21, and Christian Foster, 22, were shot in the back. Hughes fled.

2007-11-16 03:25:32 · 12 answers · asked by Kooties 5 in Other - Society & Culture

You clap for Tinkerbell, too, don't you?

(Maybe it'll post this time.)

2007-11-16 03:25:04 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

promised a land to the isrealites... that promised was done when moses led the israelites to Canaan... the jews feel they are the people from that story and the palestinians? what? do they think that they are people from the exodus? were they those israelites? please muslims and palestinians or arabs.. I would like to more about Palestinians and they origins.. the exodus from the islamic point of view

2007-11-16 03:24:35 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Don't people want to follow Jesus's word, and go to heaven?

2007-11-16 03:24:19 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I'd like to sponsor a child but had a previous experience where they continually sent mail asking for more money. I want to find an organization where as high a % of the money I send as possible goes directly to the child - not to mailings looking for $25 for an Easter basket and $50 for National Day celebrations and so on.

2007-11-16 03:24:04 · 4 answers · asked by auskan2002 4 in Community Service

we (Muslims) believe that Jesus is one of our prophet.

2007-11-16 03:20:26 · 25 answers · asked by huzaifaahamed 1 in Religion & Spirituality

My office said that we have to pick three things that we would lik for christmas (25 dollars is the limit) so we could pick names.I've had no time to think.What could I ask for? I am 20 years old if that helps any.They made a rule that says no gift cards....

2007-11-16 03:19:55 · 10 answers · asked by Ashlee 2 in Etiquette

Christians for example... 2/3's of the world are not Christian. And many Christians think that only their particular denomination is correct while others are wrong.

Yet ALL people of all faiths believe God has spoken to them. Muslims and Jews say they KNOW they have the one, true book of God. Hindus know they have the most compassionate and historically accurate texts that could only have been divinely inspired.

Muslims KNOW that if one does not follow the Koran, one will go to hell. They also say that their book has produced more accurate predictions and prophecy than any other books.

So what have YOU done DIFFERENTLY to make sure you are not deluded like these other folks?

Thanks in advance.

2007-11-16 03:19:21 · 22 answers · asked by skeptic 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-16 03:17:45 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Has your kid ever said anything regarding religion that just made you so proud?
Here is part of a conversation my son (D) and I were having the other day: (he's 8)

J: According to the bible God made Adam and Eve and from them came everyone else.
D: That doesn't make any sense. Then everyone would be like, related to everyone. That would mean everyone was like, having incest or something.
J: *laughing SO hard*
D: What? Seriously!
J: Well, that is one of the many reasons Momma doesn't believe in God, a lot of the bible just makes no sense...to me. It's okay if you do though. Religion is very personal, YOUR religion is no one else's business but your own.
D: Yeah but like, some people really think like dinosaurs went on the ark and stuff with Noah? That's crazy. Dinosaurs were here and gone before people came.
J: Well, I agree but they have the right to think that if they want. Don't they?
D: Pshhh, I guess. [rolls eyes]

Ahhhh youth....

2007-11-16 03:17:21 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Coffee is not allowed in rest homes unless it is decaf. Coffee is also not allowed in county jails...only chickory beverages. Medical professionals SAY coffee is bad for your joints, yet they have no prove. They also say it is bad for your heart & blood pressure, yet no proof exists. So, I pose this question...DOES caffeine cause some type of inner turmoil for seniors that puts them at odds with everyone, or just those who mix caffeine with meds (blood pressure, etc) & stress out to the point of being a health risk that puts a financial burden on insurance companies & themselves.

2007-11-16 03:17:09 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

You were worship no other god from me.

(It's one of the ten commandements)

Does this mean that he is acknowledging the existence of other gods and telling us not to worship them? Do these other gods exist? Can we choose a god and be right whichever one we choose?

2007-11-16 03:16:38 · 15 answers · asked by Lynsey W 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Everyone's always talking about how perfect the universe is; it's 'just right' for us to live here...Sorry, but I don't see it:

My eyes will no longer function properly if I look at the sun.

The sun will give you skin cancer, just for being in it too long.

Oh what is it, 20% of the Earth's surface is actually solid ground? And we can't even live on the majority of land.

Isn't the Andromeda Galaxy on a collision course with ours?

Just curious, what are these 'perfectly designed' aspects of our universe? *BeADickAndGetAReport* Kthxbye.

2007-11-16 03:16:12 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

It's simple, atheists, theists, and polytheists have just as much solid evidence as everyone else, so it's equally likely that everyone is right and wrong. In cases such as this, where there are two or more equally likely possibilities, all of these possibilities are true at once until the real answer is seen. As such, continued debates of the matter are pointless, since everyone's view is inherently correct and incorrect simultaneously until we can see for sure, right?

Put in much more simple terms, if you were to flip a coin, but cover it the moment it landed without looking at it, it will be at that moment, simultaneously heads and tails until you look at it and determine which of those two equally likely possibilities it really is. Now, I know what you're thinking, "even if we can't see it, it's still physically one or the other, right?" That is true, but in what way is religion physical, it's all about perception, is it not? Not trying to change anyone's religion here, btw

2007-11-16 03:15:39 · 14 answers · asked by Uryx 3 in Religion & Spirituality

...knowing he was going to send people there?

Especially if people didn't believe because there was no real proof?? That seems like a crappy reason to torture someone in hell forever to me. If he gave us hardcore evidence, and people still said screw it, I could maybe see him banishing those people. But as things stand now, why? Does anyone know or have an opinion or thought on this?

2007-11-16 03:15:35 · 22 answers · asked by Kiwi 5 in Religion & Spirituality

The more exposure the church gets, the worse off they are.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/1107/AntiRomney_antiMormon_calls_being_made_in_Iowa.html

2007-11-16 03:15:21 · 6 answers · asked by Meat Bot 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Are people really that lazy?

2007-11-16 03:14:14 · 12 answers · asked by Mr Geek 2 in Etiquette

I live in the South of Texas and a lot of people only speak Spanish. Am I wrong to think that if you live in the US you should know or at least try to speak English? I don't go to Mexico expecting people to speak English.

2007-11-16 03:12:31 · 11 answers · asked by Darling 2 in Languages

Since Trinitarians Believe There Are 3 gods, But One god.. Does Your Head Swerve From Left To Right When Talking To Your Truine god?

2007-11-16 03:11:35 · 13 answers · asked by conundrum 7 in Religion & Spirituality

In intelligent design, a species would be perfect. Then why do they disappear? Also, if a human eye is so perfect that it must have been created by an intelligent creator, then why have slugs such miserable eyes? Why bother putting inferiorly designed creatures next to superior creatures?

2007-11-16 03:10:54 · 10 answers · asked by Rikounet 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Without questioning the principles of religious freedom which Americans have always had, the evidence seems so overwhelming that we were founded as a Christian nation. In fact, if we traded quotes back and forth (listing quotes from the founders who saw us as a Christian nation and those from men like Thomas Jefferson who may have not), it would probably be about 1000:1 ratio in favor of a Christian nation. Same thing with all other evidences (all Supreme Court decisions prior to 1960, state and federal laws, public school policies and practices, quotes from famous forefathers, presidents, supreme court justices, etc.). Yet pretty much all I hear from those on the opposing side is what "wasn't" said in our U.S. Constitution (though our state constitutions are filled with references to God and Christianity), a misuse of the term separation of church and state, or the Treaty of Tripoli.

2007-11-16 03:10:52 · 17 answers · asked by whitehorse456 5 in Religion & Spirituality