Society & Culture - 17 November 2007

It's a pagan holiday, yo! Even a dummy knows that!

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2007-11-17 12:00:13 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-17 11:59:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I just read a post where a person will not be able to afford gifts for their children this year. Does anyone have some substantial advice on how to make their childrens season a happy one?

i.e. I know there are Toys for Tots, but how do you contact them, what are the prerequisites, etc...

Also, I know many businesses, companies, school districts, faith based charities and other charities collect gifts for children-how would you go about finding out how they distribute them?

My school asks teachers and community members to try to be aware of families that may need extra assistance and reaches out to them, but I'm sure there are some families who slip through the cracks.

Any advice would be great!

2007-11-17 11:59:29 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Simply because I don't believe in God doesn't mean that I also don't believe in death being a transition from one life form into another. Do people even realize that Buddhists and pretty much every Non-Western religion is also Atheist?

2007-11-17 11:57:55 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-17 11:57:21 · 3 answers · asked by Newton D 1 in People with Disabilities

2007-11-17 11:56:10 · 48 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-17 11:55:51 · 13 answers · asked by Holy Holly 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Have you ever thought that? Have a think and please let me know.

2007-11-17 11:55:27 · 18 answers · asked by insert_ nickname_ here! 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-17 11:55:19 · 2 answers · asked by jt 5 in Languages

And will their religion play a part in your decision in allowing them to play with your kids?

2007-11-17 11:54:38 · 15 answers · asked by Mandy--relatively harmless 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-17 11:53:52 · 43 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I know that most people don't see x-mas as the birth of Jesus, but as a time for showing love to family. But in origin, it is a religious holiday, so why should athiests celebrate aswel? Would you expect Non-Jewish to celebrate Hanukkah?

2007-11-17 11:53:47 · 67 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

It's that time again. The friday after Thanksgiving the malls and chain stores will be swamped with deal buying shoppers. How much money do you spend on that day?

Also, what time do you hit the stores? I get up at 6, I'm out the door by 7:00 am.

2007-11-17 11:53:05 · 17 answers · asked by plastic 7 in Christmas

I love the power of sermons in Baptist churches, I love the traditions and rituals of Catholic Churches, I love the openness of ideas in Unitarian Churches, and I love the inner peace of Buddhism. Can't I study them all and take the good of what I like from each?

2007-11-17 11:52:45 · 15 answers · asked by Ohio Girl 1 in Religion & Spirituality

which church you should pick ?
if you never went to any before ...

2007-11-17 11:51:13 · 15 answers · asked by cher 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-17 11:49:06 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Last sunday in a room of three hundred plus people a few people got baptised and then a few minuts later a few more and then a few more and then I look to the congregation and there were ten people sitting down and the rest were getting baptized, one of the pastors heard about right afterward and her eyes lit up and her jaw had to be scraped off the floor... then we had a thanks giving feast which felt more like a wedding feast if you know what I mean. This friday a few of us decided just to worship God in a prayer house and see where God was leading us. We prayed and sang and sang for only three hours but near the end drunk and silly from the Holy Spirit we sang Matt Redmans You never let go and when we got to the part "I can see the light that is coming..." there was this lamp that wouldn't turn on as much as we tried to; that turned on and we all started to laugh and jump up and down as excitement. And then a girl prophecied. Is it just us or is it happening everywhere?

2007-11-17 11:49:03 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Sometimes I get permission to open my gifts at midnight and sometimes, I can open the gifts on christmas day.

2007-11-17 11:48:29 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

2007-11-17 11:48:07 · 7 answers · asked by Newton 1 in Languages

great stuff.

2007-11-17 11:47:45 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

Hajiib into the bank with an AK47 under my robes, they call out the S.W.A.T team? Don't they understand cultural differences?

2007-11-17 11:47:02 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If you have,,did he say he seen an "out of towner"?

2007-11-17 11:45:07 · 8 answers · asked by Inou 3 in Religion & Spirituality

In the Religion and Spirituality section, what is the AM.

I take it that the atheists feel the need to belong???

2007-11-17 11:44:38 · 19 answers · asked by Searcher 7 in Religion & Spirituality

if not, what should happen to them?

2007-11-17 11:44:19 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

why do the black girls in my grade always make fun of white girls saying that :
OH THEY HAVE NO BODIES
wtf. im NOT skinny
im 5'5 and 125 pounds. now thats not skinny.


and why is it that
if a white person says a racial slur , they get in trouble
black people can crack jokes on white people and get away w/ it .
come on.. its true.

2007-11-17 11:44:18 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

I don't belong to any Organized Religion, by the way. Just in case you were about to call Buddhists (who are by far less angry than either of the two groups) arrogant or some equally as annoying a comment.

2007-11-17 11:42:57 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-17 11:42:44 · 5 answers · asked by conundrum 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-17 11:42:15 · 19 answers · asked by Tland 3 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-11-17 11:42:06 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

My question is based on what is prevailing in most regions in India. Black is also used as a colour to express grief and protest in India. This is an innocent question and I request my brethren in Yahoo Forum not to misconstrue it.
I am dark in complexion and I am proud about it.

2007-11-17 11:42:06 · 10 answers · asked by Nimit 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups