Society & Culture - 17 November 2007

This girl, just out of High School, had her sentence for being with a man not her relative increased to 200 lashes and 6 months in jail after being gang raped by seven men due to media coverage.

She was raped by Muslim men.
She was convicted by a Muslim judge, in a Muslim country according to Muslim law by the guardians of Islam's holiest shrine.

here is the story:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071116/ap_on_re_mi_ea/saudi_justice;_ylt=An48ycoa7KehCN2KgyEk0MkLewgF

Your views?

2007-11-17 09:30:56 · 74 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-17 09:29:39 · 9 answers · asked by Ade B 2 in Etiquette

2007-11-17 09:28:04 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-17 09:27:42 · 7 answers · asked by Gen•X•er (I love zombies!) 6 in Other - Cultures & Groups

people with horribly bad breath always wanna tell you secrets?

2007-11-17 09:27:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

I have this problem: I am sooo gay. For some reason, it is affecting everyone else's relationship with God, because I have a "non-mainstream" sexuality.

So, my question is, can you fill my head with lustful feelings toward men, instead of undying love and a future with the girl that I love? That should make me less sinful, right?

Much love,
Cas

2007-11-17 09:26:52 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

why do we laugh god is real because why would he give us emotions. If there eny scientits out there who knows about why we have emotions i would be happy thanks
-wahh2324 p.s i know i spell wrong please dont tell me

2007-11-17 09:26:44 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-17 09:25:52 · 13 answers · asked by Da Man 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I was kind of surprised to see that 53% of Wyoming's population is non-religious.

2007-11-17 09:25:33 · 8 answers · asked by STFU Dude 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Regardless of your spiritual beliefs why are some people for it? i know that not everyone is religious and things such as gay marriage, prostitution and other things can be debated. but abortion? If your killing something with a heart beat isn't that the same thing as murder, regardless of your religion?

2007-11-17 09:23:53 · 68 answers · asked by PTK 5 in Religion & Spirituality

What are your experiences?

2007-11-17 09:22:57 · 16 answers · asked by starseed11 1 in Religion & Spirituality

In Rent during La vie boheme (near the beginning, check the lyrics) they say:

Dies irae - dies illa
Kyrie eleison
Yitgadal v' yitkadash

the first line is latin for "The day of wrath, that day"
(from Dies Irae)
the second line is greek for "lord have mercy"
the third is Yiddish, but i can't find the meaning for the life of me. help please?

and it doesn't come up with online translators.

2007-11-17 09:22:23 · 6 answers · asked by alaina 2 in Languages

I'm protestant. Never really gone to church. Help me out?

2007-11-17 09:18:49 · 21 answers · asked by dontworrybehappy 3 in Religion & Spirituality

A frequent comment here is that it's not possible to be a Christian and then NOT be a Christian (ie., people like me who were Christian and then became atheists).

I, for one (and I know MANY other atheists share this experience), believed as strongly in Christ as anyone. I wanted to be a Christian, to have a relationship with Christ, to be filled with the Holy Spirit...I wanted it so bad I could taste it. I read the Bible...I prayed...I listened for that small, still voice. I felt what I believed to be the presence of Christ, of the holy spirit, etc.

Yet now, I am not a Christian. I am an atheist.

According to many people here, I was never a "real" Christian, based on the fact that I am now an atheist. I wasn't doing it right, I didn't open my heart, I didn't open my mind...but at the time, I absolutely did.

So...if I wasn't "really" a Christian at that point, in spite of being absolutely certain that I was...how do you know YOU are a "real" Christian?

2007-11-17 09:16:48 · 25 answers · asked by War Games AM 5 in Religion & Spirituality

What happens to a person for being homosexual, in that religion?

2007-11-17 09:15:31 · 20 answers · asked by larissa 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Prominent creation scientist Em Adjineri has been studying influenza and has discovered that it disproves evolution. If evolution were true then the influenza virus would mutate rapidly and we'd need to get new flu shots every year.

But we don't need new flu shots every year. If we did, people would be lining up at clinic to get a flu shot sometime during the fall months. But this obviously doesn't happen.

To those of you who will say "But Vishal, this does happen! We do get new flu shots every year!" you don't realize that what doctors call a "flu shot" is actually a "spending shot." That's why you get them just before Christmas.

They drive people into a frenzy of spending to increase economic activity during the winter months. It's all a plot by the wicked atheists to push capitalism on the unsuspecting masses.

Since the influenza virus doesn't mutate, evolution is false.

2007-11-17 09:15:19 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

if so..
how many hours a day do you spend here??
if not,how much time do you spend here??

2007-11-17 09:15:03 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

STUPID?
i am 14 and REALLY INTERESTED IN THINGS LIKE
racism, religon vs science
that type of stuff

BUT MY VOCAB AND KNOWLDGE ISNT AS HIGH AS SOMEONE WHO HAS ACTUALLY STUDIED ALL THESE THINGS

just becoz i am realllyy interest bt dont speak lyk an intelligent person does it make me "dumb"?

2007-11-17 09:13:31 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Befor you people get mad hear me out. I know that's something new for you. Santa Claus, the easter bunny and the lockness monster all have the same thing backing them up. Hear say from crazy people. None of them involve truth or facts and are all widely believed by people with the intellagance of second graders. So aren't they the same?

2007-11-17 09:12:14 · 18 answers · asked by religionisforboosers 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-17 09:11:56 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The Amish are a wonderful gentle people, I'm an Atheist and I have so much respect for them.

After the slaughter of those little girls in the classroom last year, for the Amish to not only forgive the parents of the killer, but to invite them to their gatherings!, and "take" them into their family with wide outstreched arms is about the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. To me, it's about human compassion and love, and those things transcend theology.

2007-11-17 09:11:55 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

A couple months ago, my whole life was religion.
i was also on the verge of suicide.

but then, for some reason, i decided to stop praying, and stop reading my scriptures.

and now i'm happier than i've ever been.

i just thought it was interesting...any comments?

2007-11-17 09:09:04 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

We got an email from the church newsletter saying to beware of Philip Pullman's Golden Compass movie (northern lights) because it encourages atheism.
Is this just another Harry Potter situation or is he actually trying to turn kids against god. i read somewhere that the archbishop of canterbury likes him.

2007-11-17 09:07:40 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I would like to know because i think i am a lesbian i so far have not been attracted to boys my age yet and i am a bahai but i still dont know if they would accept me like how christians do not accept homosexuals well i need to know if the bahai faith would or would not accept me

2007-11-17 09:07:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Or other "hot toys" such as these.
You would think that God himself would put an end to the Elmo craziness but nope here is Elmo again on the top of the "must have this Christmas Season" List.

I am wondering what I should stock up and sell on Ebay?

2007-11-17 09:06:46 · 9 answers · asked by queen of snarky-yack again 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I really am not sure how celebrating the birth of Christ is wrong. I know the date is not right and is related to some pagan holidays. But the whole meaning of Christmas is to celebrate the birth of Christ. So can you please tell me why celebrating Jesus is wrong?

2007-11-17 09:06:11 · 20 answers · asked by Bible warrior 5 in Religion & Spirituality

The answer that you were gonna pick as best .... got deleted. Did it ever happen to you?

People sure report much and without any real reason

2007-11-17 09:06:03 · 18 answers · asked by larissa 6 in Religion & Spirituality

it has a symbol of christ on a cross while he was suffering - first disrepect he looks nothing like and why wear it proundly - hes in pain . the videos - Passion of christ shows a man who again look nothing like him / how would you feel if you were beautiful and some next mug shot was acting you in a video

if it was really him on the cross as i belive it was judas on the cross then that would really piss me off if i saw that cross - its like someone tryin to take the piss

2007-11-17 09:04:19 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

if science is prooving everyhting these days
and for which people have stopped believing in god,,

the why hasnt science yet bee n able to answer the SIMPLEST QUESTION EVER?

how was the universe created?

is there ny evidence?

WILL THERE BE ANY EVEIDENCE???


PLEASE BE NICE 2 ME AS ILL JUST IGNORE UR NEGATIVE ASNWERS

if u dnt agree with me just justify urslef-

dont be mean!!!!

2007-11-17 09:03:47 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If Islam is as you guys say it is, then why isit the fastest growing religion in USA and the world? it has more converts then any other religion. Doesnt that say something? Don't study Muslims, Study Islam.

2007-11-17 09:03:16 · 12 answers · asked by Peace Missile 3 in Religion & Spirituality