Society & Culture - 21 November 2007

Did Christ abolish the Ten Commandments or did he uphold the Ten Commandments?

Support your answers from references from the Gospels(Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John).

2007-11-21 00:53:31 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

It was celebrated well before the catholics started stealing pagan rituals. So should we go back to the true meaning of christmas and leave Jesus out of it

2007-11-21 00:52:47 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

A lot of Western people have criticized Muslim societies for forcing women to cover themselves. Many of those same people have then banned (or tried to ban) veils in schools, work places and other public places. My question is, aren’t they doing the exact same thing they criticize others for? They too are trying to control women and tell them what to wear and what not to wear. Why are not individual women given choices and let decide for themselves whether or not to cover themselves? Why do societies always try to control everyone according to their own ideas?

Not being allowed to wear a veil if you want one is in my opinion just as bad as being forced to wear one when you don’t want to. Both are limits to individual freedom.

What do you think? Do you see any difference between those two?

2007-11-21 00:52:11 · 4 answers · asked by undir 7 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-11-21 00:51:27 · 3 answers · asked by ravi raj 1 in Other - Holidays

do you flip your pillow over to get to the colder side? just extremely curious!

2007-11-21 00:50:15 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

and over this 147 year period the US has been involved in countless wars and conflicts. Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, several South American conflicts (including Bay of Pigs, Grenada), Iraq War I, Iraq War II...resulting in hundreds of thousands of casualties. Does this mean christian leaders are blood thirsty?

2007-11-21 00:48:26 · 20 answers · asked by tyler durden 3 in Religion & Spirituality

If you do, here's a schedule for Christmas movies and specials that are going to be on television so you can plan ahead.

http://holidaypages4u.tripod.com/christmas_movies_tv.htm

It says "I'll be adding more Movies & Shows as the Holidays near, so check back often."

2007-11-21 00:47:00 · 13 answers · asked by Clare 7 in Christmas

Mega church ministers have private jets, mansions that revial the White House, and where is the money going? Clearly, they are not donating much of this cash to do God's work? They look good on Sunday morning and make no apology for the excessive wealth in the face of so much hardship and suffering, not only here in this country, but around the world. If this Teleavangelists are truely doing God's work, let them fly coach and buy suits at Walmart like the rest of us. Have you ever seen a skinny teleavangelists?

2007-11-21 00:46:54 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

My son has to wear tradional Indian dress (not native American) for a school nativity but as only a very small percentage of Indians are Christians I am wondering If tradional Indian dress is linked to relgions such as Hinuism thus making it inappropriate for a Christian celebration>

2007-11-21 00:46:02 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Use your reasoning & decision making abilities based on previous facts. what can not be explained can by hypothesized. So is God a hypothesis?

2007-11-21 00:44:55 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-21 00:43:41 · 8 answers · asked by timssterling 4 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Only 33 more days left!! Haha...

One of my friends has started shopping. I *guess* I'll start in a couple of weeks lol

2007-11-21 00:41:43 · 16 answers · asked by kaire 6 in Christmas

2007-11-21 00:40:11 · 29 answers · asked by NotAnotherNickName 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Take ANY statement as an example: "trees grow up from the ground". When you first heard this statement, at some point you thought "Yes, that sounds right to me..." and accepted it as fact.

The same can be asked of religious statements you read or are otherwise exposed to.

2007-11-21 00:38:34 · 26 answers · asked by I'm an Atheist 3 in Religion & Spirituality

is that their way to validate their own beliefs? isn't that an obvious sign of insecurity?

2007-11-21 00:38:12 · 18 answers · asked by Ťango 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I see questions on here all the time declaring various litmus tests for "true" christians. This is an honest question mainly directed to those who claim to be christians answer as much of it, or as little of it as you like.

What is a true christian in your opinion?

What are the core issues that must be believed?

What are areas you can disagree on?

I often see this related to issues of social concern or various doctrinal points, usually prefaced by "How can you consider yourself a true christian if you believe _________

So in your opinion can a true christian vary in their views on:

1. The creation account in genesis

2. Abortion

3. Homosexuality

4. Baptism (infant versus believer)

Of course, there are other issues. I'm just interested in the temperature of the forum--nothing more.

2007-11-21 00:35:40 · 32 answers · asked by Todd 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Though the RCC teaches on the fundamental dignity of human kind and that all are to be treated with compassion, respect and fairness. Does it believe that all races and social groups (black, white, yellow, straight, gay) or equal. It seems to seem that in the past and to some extent today, that whenever science or socialogy researchers conflicts with its beliefs especialy when it comes to Homosexuals the RCC denies theyre findings. . What I am saying is that not that they neccassarily racsist or homophobic but rather that its teachings on homosexuals is in conflict with the findings of ALL the major studies from credible researchers. A letter in 1987 from Ratzzinger said that homosexual people should not suffer from UNJUST discrimination but it also said that discrimination against them in housing and a host of vocations is just. (Teaching, Coaching, military and housing as well as the religous life)

2007-11-21 00:34:40 · 13 answers · asked by chinavagabond94122 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Does it sound weird to say "Don't be worried about me?"

English is my 2nd language.

Thanks in advance!

2007-11-21 00:33:36 · 16 answers · asked by Tanaka 4 in Languages

First Off Im Not An Athiest i belive thier is something out thier greater then us and thier is a god. However im sick and tired of everyone going around saying my religon is right convert or burn in hell forever . Hell must not be to hot if you can be in hell forever and not really burn. Anyways historians have proved chirstanity originated in africa they were called coptic chirstiains thier original bible was only meant to teach man morals values in faith and they gathered thier stories to put in thier holy book from all over the place the story of jesus comes from the egyptain tale of horus. Many of the stories in the bible were taking from other stories. Not to say thier is no god i belive in god but i have nor want any particular religon what am i going to go to hell ? well let me tell you this when europeans came to africa they knew it was south and hot so they called this place hell and africans devils and they thought they were divine because they came from the north where it

2007-11-21 00:32:29 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If I have a share in this ownership, I humbly vote that he be sent back to where he never came from.

2007-11-21 00:30:47 · 22 answers · asked by FRANsuFU 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-21 00:29:37 · 17 answers · asked by fas 1 in Religion & Spirituality

If you have any information please let me know and if you have links that would be nice too. Thanks

2007-11-21 00:29:22 · 4 answers · asked by Gubba 2 in Community Service

2007-11-21 00:27:41 · 6 answers · asked by p_a_m_i_e 1 in Religion & Spirituality

apparently cheap US flags aren't the only useless consumables that are "made in China" these days.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,312371,00.html

2007-11-21 00:26:28 · 12 answers · asked by Free Radical 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-21 00:23:52 · 2 answers · asked by nudiebob 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Is practicing celibacy good from health and religion point of view??
comments please......

2007-11-21 00:22:41 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

for those beasts to kill man? shouldn't god have made us with guns for arms to protect us from the animals we supposedly rule over?

2007-11-21 00:22:00 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If " a day is to a thousand years" then god needed to rest for a thousand years after creation.Is he still "resting"?

2007-11-21 00:21:38 · 43 answers · asked by Cotton Wool Ninja 6 in Religion & Spirituality

do you think you're just not into them or you're gay?

And, you only got 1 person to go by so.... you can't compare to anything else.

2007-11-21 00:21:38 · 11 answers · asked by fyxgyrl 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Why do we not have thanksgiving in the UK. Surely we should use any excuse we can for another family celebration or party?

2007-11-21 00:20:21 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Thanksgiving