Society & Culture - 17 November 2007

A boy in my class if sorta my boy friend but should I get him a christmas gift or not we are kinda close but I really don't know if I should bc he might think it was wierd HELP

2007-11-17 04:47:19 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Valentine's Day

He can't sleep at night, because the fundamentalists keep telling him "God is going to get you". And if God is everywhere, then He must be under his bed.

2007-11-17 04:44:55 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

our christmas wish has been answered and in a few hours, my step-sister will recieve a new heart,without which, she would not have suvived til christmas. she's a 40 yr old,wonderful, warm hearted person who needs some prayers. if you could see it in your hearts to put in a good word for her survival and recovery, and for the family that lost there loved one so that she could live, it will not be forgotten. thanks you all.

2007-11-17 04:44:04 · 10 answers · asked by racer 51 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I am reading some books "the laws of thespirity world. There are some incidents "as communicated by "Telepathy" by deceased. Do any one of us have any such experience?

2007-11-17 04:43:13 · 3 answers · asked by bhargavan2004 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I have been walking in the indescribable Presence of God after I returned to the Garden and Kingdom of God after my salvation and subsequent spontaneous, involuntary Baptism of the Holy Spirit on March 13. Yet Jesus Christ says there will be times when we will seek Him and not find Him, times of drought. I have had a spiritual abundance of the Presence of God (Holy Spirit/Shechinah) since my Baptism, and see God present in everything I do and the entire world that I perceive.

Yet, I read someone on here who had the Presence leave them after 7 years and then they had to walk by faith. This would scare me, although I have faith in God, to not dwell in His Presence for the rest of my life.

After your Baptism and indwelling (enlightenment), has the Presence of God left you for any reason? When? If so, did it ever come back or did you ever recover it?

thanks

2007-11-17 04:41:41 · 5 answers · asked by Christine S 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-17 04:41:25 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

This will be my last Christmas. I am very sick and have been told that I will not make it past Aug of 2008. I have an 8 month old son and A fiance whom I adore. Both are my life/I am there life not to mention theres no family on either of our sides and I want his to be the best Christmas I can. We dont have very much money at all, and this is my sons 1st Christmas. I know that Christmas is a time of togetherness, family and love butI have a problem. I want to get them both a gift that will last forever. Something that they can look back on and know I am right there with them.I found out that my fiance is buying me a star with my name. Thats my gift and will be passed to my baby boy when I am gone so that he knows Mommy is right there with him watching over and protecting him. I want something just as nice for them and I cannot find/think of anything. I need something special and unique yet affordable... I need something truly memorable for there last Christmas with me. Any Ideas?

2007-11-17 04:40:03 · 12 answers · asked by geniusmommy 1 in Christmas

My explanation:

first i dont believe any man can understand Gods nature 100% so why do we argue over it. it will take the eternity of heaven to understand the nature of our God.


I believe Jesus is the """Begotten""" son of God (ie is God in flesh) and the holy spirit is God (not God's spirit as God IS spirit) we become sons of God but not Begotten sons.

so God is revealed as Father, Son, Holy Spirit. 1 God revealed in 3 persons.

This question is for Christians, not atheists, im sure you'll post your unwanted responses and give all Christians a thumbs down but i will be paying no notice to them.

2007-11-17 04:39:35 · 15 answers · asked by mg© - anti VT™ MG AM© Fundi4Life 6 in Religion & Spirituality

i no this is kinda random but i need to put it on a card im giving to my friend Meghan

2007-11-17 04:37:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

2007-11-17 04:37:23 · 8 answers · asked by Stevie Ray Vaughn lover 4 in Senior Citizens

2007-11-17 04:37:17 · 31 answers · asked by Al Qiyamah{top lawyer inshAllah} 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Islam is supposedly the religion of peace. So why do so many Muslim countries have governments that terrorize it's citizens? This includes jailing and executing rape victims, executing homosexuals, and persecuting non-Muslims citizens. Why does this happen in the religion of peace?

And don't "blame the media." The media is just showing what is happening.

2007-11-17 04:37:12 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

...because I'm half German.

2007-11-17 04:36:21 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

I am currently reading through The God Delusion and God is Not Great in an attempt to understand the atheist point of view. Are any atheists willing to match me by reading Mere Christianity by CS Lewis and The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel.

2007-11-17 04:35:42 · 20 answers · asked by mrglass08 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Until GW Bush and his Senate cronies WRECKED it by reversing the Court's social polarity from being personal-liberties-oriented to no longer caring for our individual freedoms, the Court had been **benevolent** for more than 100 years. No American alive has ever seen nor experienced the breed of Supreme Court that we NOW are saddled with.

More background... please read this before answering:

http://apifar.blogspot.com/2007/11/vital-warning-unseen-unheeded-now.html

Does America stand a chance as a free country with an ANTI-freedom Supreme Court? Or is a perpetual nightmare about to descend upon our society? Can we possibly still... somehow... **restore** our Court to its former benevolent majority before it's too late?

2007-11-17 04:35:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

A) Major annoyance
B) Moderate annoyance
C) Minor annoyance
D) Whaddaya mean they don't hafta? When did that happen?

2007-11-17 04:33:27 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I for one think that ALL killing is wrong, the death penalty, wars in other peoples countries etc...but we seem to disregard that and justify it under 'murder; bad...killing;fine' when no actual difference was mentioned in the bible, it is the semantics of a word that was translated many times before we even saw it in english...

we eat shelfish, wear clothes of differing fabrics...these seemed to have been big social issues at some point, but now we disregard them as they don't fit our society,
We don't keep slaves now, even though the bible says it's fine, we don't treat women as sex-slaves anymore...

isn't it time religion caught up with issues such as homosexuality, genetics and divorce?

2007-11-17 04:33:19 · 12 answers · asked by GEISHA 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Do they really have a good FOUNDATION to claim they are true disciples of Christ just by following the bible alone?

Of all, is their salvation truly secure? For Catholics, each and every venial sins (unrepentable and conconfesed) are accountable for, let alone mortal sins.

Denying the sacrament of reconciliation and the priests as such, how are the protestants going to clean their souls b4 they meet Christ?

Without the real body and blood of christ how are they going to strengthen their faith and combat sins?

Yes they can ask the Lord directly for forgiveness but can their conscience be cleared? For catholics, confessions gave the penitents the great relieve when their sins are forgiven on behalf of God via the priests which Christ stated clearly in the bible whichever sins they forgive on earth, are forgiven in heaven, those retain will on earth will be as such in heaven.
Can protestants really feel the relieve just by self-confession to Christ alone?

2007-11-17 04:33:18 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-17 04:33:14 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I know it's around this time of year, but when exactly?

Right before thanksgiving?
right after thanksgiving?
right before christmas?
right after christmas?
In the beginning of the new year?

2007-11-17 04:32:14 · 8 answers · asked by Jared 4 in Thanksgiving

Jesus either loves everyone or he doesn't.

2007-11-17 04:31:42 · 13 answers · asked by TSIRHC 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I’ve grown up in Canada, traveled all through the states and England, and everywhere I go I find religious disputes. I grew up Catholic, going to Catholic and public school in and around Toronto ON. I wrote papers in both my religion classes in Catholic school and World Religion classes in public schools, about the all the similarities in the major religions. Heck, the one written about the similarities between Islam, Judaism, and Catholicism, was so long I got docked points! People seem to “hate” Islamist because they are grouping them together with Al-Qaeda, which is not fair because they are extremists going outside of the teaching of Islam. The fact is that they are one of the few religions, (Catholics Mormons are some of the others), to enter disaster areas and help people. Heck, its even part of their religion to donate money to the less fortunate!
Why do some people hate other religions or have such strong feelings against them?
Do you even know what you are talking about?

2007-11-17 04:30:44 · 11 answers · asked by Laura Elizabeth 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Hi Folks,

I get to the USA quite a bit, and was a bit taken aback recently when someone said to me "Gee, you have a cute English accent"

Stand back a tick !

I replied that I just spoke English, and it was she that was speaking with an American accent.

Gods. I do not care what accent folks have, but to query the way I speak pucker English is a bit much.

Any similar tales ?

By, yoo'aarl

Bob

2007-11-17 04:29:53 · 21 answers · asked by Bob the Boat 6 in Languages

2007-11-17 04:29:14 · 13 answers · asked by bonscott 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-11-17 04:28:51 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Don't you find this disturbing?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO2l7ziEIuk

they also claim Einstein was a creationist, Einstein was an agnostic:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstein#Religious_views

why do they feel the need to make things up?

2007-11-17 04:28:31 · 12 answers · asked by PD 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I know that I am saved, I know that Jesus loves me, and I know Im going to heaven... But my spriritual walk with God has become stale. I continue to struggle with the same sin today that i struggled with before i was saved: pornography. Satan has a solid foothold in my life- I can feel the Lord pulling, but he's moving dead slow. When darkness comes to seize the day, I turn off the light and fade away... My heart has become so dirty, and I have allowed detestable things into my mind. I have looked into the abyss for so long that i dont recognize my own reflection. I feel like paul when he said; " What I do, I do not understand. For I do not do what I want, but I do what I hate...but I see in my members another principle at war with the law of my mind, taking me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members..." I need someone who inquires of the Lord to give me practical guidance for dealing with this sin, lest I should wither away like the fig tree...

2007-11-17 04:27:42 · 26 answers · asked by alex a 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Gimmie your answer, protest wit each other, also when you give your statment, have an answer!

2007-11-17 04:27:35 · 23 answers · asked by Insert Screen Name Here. 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

I have been smoking for ½ of my life, since I was 15. I have tried the gum, commit lozenges (effects my heart) I have used the patch, it gave me a nasty rash. I have prayed and had others pray for me. I am very religious, but perhaps I am just really weak. I have seen pictures of blacken lungs, seen people die of lung cancer and still I can’t quit. Jesus is the Lord of my life and I want to be clean of my addictions, but I still automatically grab my smokes, when I’m stressed I stress smoke…I’m smoking now.

½ my life plus one year, so over half my life I have been addicted. I have heard some people using self hypnosis, or affirmations to help them. I want to try this using my MP3 player, but I only have a few, can any one give me more affirmations, or ways that really helped them when they have been smoking as long as I have?

Here’s what I have so far, what can you add to my list?

2007-11-17 04:27:18 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

one with beauty or one with brains?

2007-11-17 04:24:52 · 7 answers · asked by gorgeous gm 4 in Other - Cultures & Groups