Society & Culture - 21 November 2007

The many woman who are told their babies have a birth defect but then give birth to perfectly healthy babies? I know at least 5 women who were told their babies were seriously deformed and would survive and that they would be grossly deformed if they livet. Yet all 5 moms had perfect babies.

Do you think some doctors tell women this to get women to abort because they think the world is overpopulated?

2007-11-21 07:15:29 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Hi everybody! I'm Italian and i really need ur help!! I really like English and usually I try 2 understand songs without reading lyrics but this time it's very hard 4 me 2 understand this: "Im'a"!! I heard it in some songs..e.g. "Im'a say your aura is.."by Rihanna "Im'a show you how to move" by Rihanna, "Im'a do this as a fuckin' hobby" by Eminem and so on! So i think it means "I want" but i'm not sure!
byeee!!
ttyl!! p.s: sorry4 my English!

2007-11-21 07:14:27 · 8 answers · asked by valerio 2 in Languages

Thumbs ups gave us money and thumbs down made us pay money?

2007-11-21 07:13:19 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-21 07:12:50 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Thanksgiving

Some people take great hope in this verse because they construe it to mean that everyone will become saved. In reality, doesn't simply mean everyone will bow and recognize the King of the Universe? We all submit to His Judgment. That doesn't mean we're saved.

I find this somewhat sad.

2007-11-21 07:12:23 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I keep hearing people talk about this. I have no desire to do it, but just wondering, is this prairie sage or cooking sage? Seems like if it's cooking sage your house would just smell like burnt dressing? Is prairie sage burned in Native American rituals?

2007-11-21 07:11:00 · 8 answers · asked by ? 6 in Religion & Spirituality

As some of you can tell from my questions and answers, i am not a religous person. However when arguing about abortion, i tend to be against abortion. I believe human life begins after the egg and sperm meet, and that abortion is the killing of a human life. I do value all human life, so therefor i am against abortion. However, when i argue with pro choicers, they always begin their argument by calling me a religious nut...am i crazy for valuing human life, yet not being a 'christian'?..help fellow pro life atheists...

2007-11-21 07:10:49 · 64 answers · asked by tyler durden 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-21 07:09:19 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I'm curious ...

2007-11-21 07:08:44 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Can you give me any scriptual reasons for the apostacy?
Mt 15:9 (please read links before answering)http://www.goodnewsaboutgod.com/studies/holidays2.htm
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08329a.htm
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-VIY_Zv03crUGoASHW362nw--?p=2&n=28500

2007-11-21 07:07:52 · 4 answers · asked by zorrro857 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-21 07:07:16 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I had a weird experience. I was at a gay pride event and a group of evangelical fundamentalists came in and started praying right in the middle of the fairgrounds. When they started praying the Our Father, a bunch of gay Christians went up to them and tried to pray with them. While they were praying a lot of the fundies got mad and told the gay people to shut up and that they couldn't pray the our Father. They started singing Amazing Grace and the gay Christians sang with them. Then they got mad and went home.

Why would a Christian tell another person not to pray?

2007-11-21 07:06:15 · 11 answers · asked by Nathan 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I received an e-mail from a friend who thinks political correctness has gone too far and wanted your opinion.
It contained a poem about Merry Christmas not being in stores and Happy Holidays instead. I'm not going to print it here as it's too long. I posted it on the Christmas site and all I got was ignorant answers that had nothing to do with the question so I deleted it.

My thoughts were this. They should put up Merry Christmas signs as well as Happy Channukah signs and Happy Kwanza or whatever it's called as all these holidays fall within the same time period. Why delete one? Also, if you are not sure what religion someone is then I would think saying Happy Holidays to them would be correct. I can see someone getting upset if they were Jewish and someone said Merry Christmas. I can see trying to all get along and respect each others beliefs. I just don't think erasing Merry Christmas from everything is going to solve anything.

2007-11-21 07:06:14 · 18 answers · asked by lilith663 6 in Religion & Spirituality

This is a serious question:

She gave birth to hundreds of children, she lived hundreds of years, wouldn't that affect her physiologically? That's a lot of kids to feed.

2007-11-21 07:05:49 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence?
What you think?

2007-11-21 07:04:22 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Just wondering but do you believe in ghost? I do. You can call them spirits or ghost. I kinda look for ghost. I guess you could call me a ghost hunter. Me and my two cousins have out own ghost hunting site on xanga.com

2007-11-21 07:04:01 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

I have a friend in the military who is sending home prayer rugs for our children to play with as magic carpets. Is it disrespectful for children to play on a prayer rug? If so, I won't let them. Thank you!

2007-11-21 07:03:49 · 12 answers · asked by Honesty given here! 4 in Etiquette

This will go with my short shory.

2007-11-21 07:02:43 · 6 answers · asked by fantasywriter2025 4 in Religion & Spirituality

The most common defense for abortion is "the health of the mother", but in reality only 4% of abortions are performed for that reason and 3% because of possible complications with the fetus (i.e. eugenics). Less than 0.5% is attributable to rape (another popular defense). The other 93% are for various matters of convenience.

So when Christendom seeks to defend the "unborn", the reasons are pretty clear. Why is it that the unChristian so often take refuge in that 4% rather than approaching the issue rationally?

http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/psrh/full/3711005.pdf

2007-11-21 07:02:14 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The Roman Catholic Church claims it traces back the lineage of their Pope and Apostolic Traditions to St. Peter. It claims to be the Mother Church. And follows Apostolic Tradition EXACTLY.

The Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem is regarded by Orthodox Christians as the Mother Church of all of Christendom, because it was in Jerusalem that the Church was established on the day of Pentecost with the descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples of Jesus Christ (Acts 2:1-41). Thus, practicing Apostolic Tradition EXACTLY.

Why are they Not even in communion?
Why cast stones at the Protestants? Does this not also disqualify the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches method of using Apostolic Tradition, since they are Divided against themselves?
Both churches make the identical claim that they follow Apostolic Tradition EXACTLY. Just like the Protestants claim to follow Sola Scriptura Exactly.
Whose "Church Authority" shall we believe? Whose Tradition
is the one we should follow

2007-11-21 07:01:30 · 9 answers · asked by RG 5 in Religion & Spirituality

My opinion is that any "mother" who chooses herself above her children is selfish and irresponsible. If you are unable to assume the risks of parenthood you have no business getting pregnant. If you do get pregnant when contraceptives fail- you should assume any risks associated with having the baby as EVERYONE knows no contraceptive is 100% effective.

Your opinions?

2007-11-21 07:01:24 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

John O'neill wanted to investigate the terrorists who were planning to blow up the trade towers on 911, but he was prevented from doing so by our president. President Bush signed Presidential Directive W199I, making it a crime to investigate or hinder terrorists in any way. Disgusted that the Bush administration was obstructing justice and aiding and abetting terrorists, John O'neill washed his hands of the evils within our government.
O'neill was given a new career as Director of Security at the Trade Towers in New York City. His first day on the job? September 11th, 2001. John O'Neill was deliberately conspired against to be assassinated on 911. Why? The powers that be were afraid John O'neill would talk, and he would have. They wanted to shut him up. "The main obstacles to investigate Islamic terrorism were US oil corporate interests, and the role played by Saudi Arabia in it," O'Neill told the authors of an explosive book, Hidden Truth (Forbidden Truth in the US) Your thoughts?

2007-11-21 07:00:33 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I don’t believe in god because the bible sounds like mythology.
How could moses, a senior citizen, round up two of every animal on earth before a big *** storm flooded the earth??
It makes no sense.

2007-11-21 06:59:35 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-21 06:59:24 · 24 answers · asked by Elle 3 in Religion & Spirituality

What's the difference between saying it now, and saying it in Hell? And does that affect my 'free will'?

2007-11-21 06:58:51 · 16 answers · asked by I'/\/\AZILLA2 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I'm going to my boyfriend's family's house for Thanksgiving this year, we've only been dating a few months but since I live far from home and I can't make it home, his family invited me over. I was told I didn't need to bring any food, and I was planning on sending a Thank You card afterwards...but I was wondering if I need to being a hostess gift for his mother. And if I do...what should I bring? I dont know her very well, so I have no idea. Thanks!

2007-11-21 06:58:17 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

Two days ago I sent my biology teacher an anonymous letter, putting it into her "to be graded" box. Today during class, she said that she had two things to say that may not pertain to everyone. The first was that some people did badly on a test (nothing to do with my issue, of course). The other, was, though, that she had received a letter and she refused to accept it. She wanted the student to come to her if they expected any action on her part. (She even seemed a little angry when she said this.) Let me tell you a little about my situation though...

In my class, there is one boy who is constantly nagging me about how disgusting gays are, and how they have mental problems and so forth. I am gay, which he doesn't know.

I really did not want to go to the teacher directly or write her a letter signed with my name. I was embarrassed and afraid she wouldn't look at me the same way. Is it her responsibility to act? Should I email her now and sign my name (she said that's ok)? Thanks!

2007-11-21 06:57:14 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I personally can't think of many examples in which an organized religion has really promoted female equality. Maybe, Epsicopalians, because they support the ordination of women.

Just look at the Baptists, who have openly come out against having female preachers.

Look at the Muslim community, and Amish Community where women have to wear veils.

Do you think the Dali Lama would ever be a woman? Even Scientology is focused around a guy. Muhammed, Jesus, and Moses were all men, no surprise there. Do you think an orgainzed religion would ever be focused around a woman?

So women, my question is this. Why do you put up with these stupid religions that seem to be so focused on keeping you one step behind men?

2007-11-21 06:57:13 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

we keep getting these questions that go: 'is it ok if i kill an atheist ....'

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AtUJdJ7EVa_9cmCb7BR1KWfsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20071121114642AAwvjB1&show=7#profile-info-EVfwiRO0aa

'is it ok if i kill a baby ...'

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgwweDsHVSMrDM.x1kZFi2fd7BR.;_ylv=3?qid=20071121114011AAhTteg

why don't christians understand that doing bad stuff is wrong, even if you can get away with it?

2007-11-21 06:57:12 · 16 answers · asked by synopsis 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Other than this:

But I say unto you... whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire, MAT 5:22.

2007-11-21 06:56:58 · 11 answers · asked by Shawn B 7 in Religion & Spirituality