Society & Culture - 17 November 2007

Pickled herring in cream sauce (Swedish side I guess) for me.

I am always told to bring it and no one ever touches it (except me since I bought it and it is not cheap).

2007-11-17 04:24:12 · 10 answers · asked by busterp 3 in Thanksgiving

http://www.creationmuseum.org/

Be honest.

2007-11-17 04:23:47 · 31 answers · asked by >_< 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I already know the water analogy - liquid, solid and gas. But do you know another or better one?

Please don't answer this question if you don't believe in God.

2007-11-17 04:23:20 · 28 answers · asked by ♫ 2 in Religion & Spirituality

We’ve had another great year on Yahoo! Answers, thanks to the people in the Answers community who take the time to ask and answer questions that keep us all interested, engaged, and often entertained. In fact, we spend so much time together online, it would be nice to meet up and get to know each other a little better in person.


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We hope to see you in Washington!


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2007-11-17 04:21:55 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

2007-11-17 04:21:47 · 12 answers · asked by The Mad Padishah 2 in Religion & Spirituality

It seems the guilty always condemn

2007-11-17 04:21:11 · 13 answers · asked by Valerie C 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Again, I'm not gay but everytime I ask a question like this people seem to get stuck on the fact I somehow must be.

All I have to say is, that if there is a gay person in the family, there is often a problem with them loosing relitives, friends over the issue. They also (and Im stereotyping) might not have a great relationship with their fathers, and need a good father figure (in God) to look for support, love, moral guidence.

Why would such a valuable resource push away these people, if anything they are prime converts, 'easy pickins' as they somethaves no family to rely on...I thought religion was supposed to be helping society, not destroying it.

2007-11-17 04:20:20 · 51 answers · asked by GEISHA 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Meyan, Aztec, and other early American civilazation's calenders? Has anyone else also been to the pyramids of Central and Southern Mexico, and / or those Central and South America?

2007-11-17 04:18:56 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

......I was told that it was frowned upon for JW's to read any other literature besides the Bible...and that education wasn't encouraged because the Bible was all they needed to know about since the end times were near. Is this waste of healthy minds for the cause worth it in the long run?

2007-11-17 04:17:58 · 34 answers · asked by AuroraDawn 7 in Religion & Spirituality

When my boss introduces me to his wife, she might say something like: oh he's told me so much about you. What's the best ethical way to respond in this case? Should I just smile, or what? As I don't know what is being said behind my back I don't want to say anything that might jeopardize my work relationship with this person, or make it appear other that what it is. From the business point of view I can work very good with him, and we make a great team. Due to this others might think it's going further than that, but that's not the case. So I really don't want to provoke anything by saying something I shouldn't. Anybody been through this and how did you cope?

2007-11-17 04:15:43 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

cosmetics mean growig beared and hai in particular style, particular style of dress.

2007-11-17 04:15:35 · 7 answers · asked by rajendra s 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-17 04:14:50 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

My mom will be hitting the big "80" soon and we have pretty much been there, and done that for the other birthdays. Any ideas would be appreciated.

2007-11-17 04:14:39 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

I am here to spread the true message of Islam and I am, sure like me, all my other muslim friends are doing their bit in that direction. This is so needed in today's times specially when all sorts of media are doing their devil's act in augmenting the malicious anti-islam propoganda which only diverts the minds of nonmuslims to the wrong side of facts about Islam. It's easy to tag any write up as a piece of rant and brush it aside but very few have the guts to call a spade a spade. In my experience of the past two months that I have been here, I have met more people who have a problem with someone trying to improve the image of islam than those who are genuinely interested in knowing what's on the other side of piledup misconceptions. My point is that no matter how acceptable or unacceptable one may find the fundamentals of any religion, please acknowledge the fact that you can never know better than the people following it. Hence, when any muslim gives clarifications for something you have believed to be a part of that religion, trust and accept what he is saying instead of throwing punch lines like "WAKE UP GUYS, HOW LONG WILL YOU ALL FOOL PEOPLE" or "SO YOU THINK ANYONE IS READING WHAT YOU HAVE WRITTEN?". I Take it as a compliment because you give such lines when you don't have matter to combat what the person has written. If I am accused of ranting, tell me who is'nt using this space to their advantage. Infact except for a few who ask one line questions, this forum is flooding with people who are writing writeups in their questions to either protect Islam or criticisie it. Then there are those who don't write lengthy paragraphs, rather direct towards links carrying content going upto two pages. I can give my example, I used to believe that ganpati is worshipped only by maharashtrians and south indian hindus and not by others. This was strongly embeded in my mind because my gujrati firends never worshipped ganpati. Now, to my surprise when I met one who did, after initial bit of arguing, I accepted that my experience was limited. Although my perception was not really about religious practices of all hindus, this incident taught me that my perception of practices of people belonging to other religions will always remain 'MY' perception and can never be better or more than what the followers of that religion know. Like many hindus have told me this about HINDUISM: "Idols are considered as manifestation of God, just as photograph of a human being." or "For us to concentrate on God without having seen any idol or image of God is really difficult... So, to enable us concentrate on that supreme power, we have idols and images of God.." Ask yourself, is that what muslims do with KABAH? NO WE DON'T. But, this forum is full of such pedant nonmuslims who are teaching us our religion. I mean, whether it is the Issue of rules pertaining to veil by muslim women, 'Terrorism'on the basis of misinterpretted Quranic verses, Nonmuslims reading wrong versions of translations of QURAAN apart from ignoring HADITH and TAFSIR or Lies about muslims worshipping the KABAH. Most of the nonmuslims have their version of Islamic knowledge on it and expect us to gulp it down our throats as 'THE REAL PICTURE OF ISLAM", how ridiculous is that?
This is exactly why I have developed sour relations with most of my nonmuslim friends on this forum, who are busy criticising me these days through their questions. If I know what the true picture of ISLAM is it is because I am a muslim and if they have a different vision of the same due to their experience with muslisms, I am ready to challenge those muslims as well? bring them and I will prove them wrong? For instance I am ready to publicly slap a muslim who says those 'verses in question' in QURAAN are hinting towards terrorism. I agree I should not get irritated but how else do you deal with these 'I KNOW ALL ABOUT RELIGION TYPES'?.

2007-11-17 04:13:20 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

God, did not bring diease, death, destruction, illness or anything bad into this world.

Notice that all the bad stuff happened AFTER satan had fooled Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden?

Why do people give God credit for death and destruction when its really satans fault?

2007-11-17 04:10:12 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

And why do they worship like that?
please don't just give me a link to a website

2007-11-17 04:09:20 · 2 answers · asked by gogoes 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I have recently been to and Orthodox funeral where money was collected and given to the priest who conducted the Chuch service. These services continue for a few months after the death as well and they keep collecting money for them. What is this all about???

2007-11-17 04:08:35 · 21 answers · asked by Freedom 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-17 04:06:31 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I know that homosexual is wrong ang the Bible says that it is wrong. I keep messing up and then coming back to God, messing up and then coming abck to God. How can I break this cycle and just stay in God's presence? This sin is bothering me to no end. Please help!

2007-11-17 04:05:52 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

as multi-million dollar priest sex abuse claims mount?

http://www.religionnewsblog.com/12945/pope-to-abandon-idea-unbaptised-babies-suspended-forever-in-limbo

2007-11-17 04:04:26 · 7 answers · asked by Brendan G 4 in Religion & Spirituality

If God has a plan for us all (someone dies and they say it was God's will) then why does it do any good to pray? If someone's prayers get "answered" then it's because they prayed, but if they don't get answered it's because God had another plan. So if you pray that someone gets well or doesn't die, is it because someone prayed for them?

2007-11-17 04:04:07 · 23 answers · asked by Tara O 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-17 04:03:54 · 11 answers · asked by realchurchhistorian 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I mean why do we go against Gods will.God wrote that persons
Destiny like that.

2007-11-17 04:03:49 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

your mind. That is washing it. Then we are to obey His Word & follow after the leading of the Holy Spirit. So? When we disobey, God allows the devil to scare us. So? Then we need to obey or else the devil scares us. (Submit to God, resist satan & satan flees.)

Doesn't it seem God is brain washing us to obey Him & change our behaviors? That we love the Lord our God with all our heart, mind, soul & strength? That we give our everything to God, all our secrets too?

Then He tells us what is happening in the future (like at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb) & we can't change it but conform to Gods plan?

2007-11-17 04:01:11 · 23 answers · asked by LottaLou 7 in Religion & Spirituality

and say it's God just testing her and/or her family?

Sick puppies.

2007-11-17 04:00:29 · 11 answers · asked by Brendan G 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Does it make sense to use religion to deny advances in science just because it doesn't fit into what the Bible says? Wasn't that what the Dark Ages fostered?

2007-11-17 04:00:14 · 17 answers · asked by AuroraDawn 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-17 03:59:05 · 12 answers · asked by realchurchhistorian 4 in Religion & Spirituality

My teenager thinks a cloak like Snapes would be cool any idea where to buy one, or where to find a pattern to make one?

2007-11-17 03:59:02 · 6 answers · asked by ziggy_brat 6 in Mythology & Folklore

this has happened to him before one time a few years ago. he feels that it is a bad presence and it holds him down. he also said that he could not breathe or move. what could this possibly be? is there a logical explanation?

2007-11-17 03:58:21 · 38 answers · asked by ★SuGar and SpiCe★ 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I am traveling to Mass to see my fiance and spend thanksgiving with his family. I have met his mom and one brother and they love me. For thanksgiving dinner we are going to his other brother's house to have dinner with the rest of the extended family. I am nervous because I want them to like me. My fiance says they will love me and to be myself....ANY TIPS?

2007-11-17 03:56:08 · 6 answers · asked by PhoenixRising 2 in Thanksgiving