Society & Culture - 23 November 2007

Why are they (liberals) trying to destroy this great Christian holiday?

2007-11-23 00:51:31 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Last sunday I parked my car near two of the most attended chuches near my house. I'd say about 95% of those going to church were into and well past their 70s. I didn't see one young family going in. I stayed around for the next masses and it was the same again. Are old people just cramming for the final?

2007-11-23 00:51:16 · 42 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The names for the days of the week and the months of each year are all Pagan in origin. The names of the constellations are based upon Pagan myths. These are historical. What is the problem with accepting cultural influences which pre-date Christianity?

2007-11-23 00:49:45 · 31 answers · asked by Richard 7 in Religion & Spirituality

A friend of mine says that Jesus was Jewish, but this doesn't make sense. Had he been Jewish, wouldn't he have been named Jesus Jew, instead of Jesus Christ?

2007-11-23 00:47:58 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I have been wanting for a while now to find people to team up with to do challenges (such as sky diving, or a bungee jump etc) to raise money for charity. I could do it alone, but I would really like to find people who would be interested in getting together as a team to work together.

And not as a one off either. Ideally I would like to build a small team of people who would be interested in doing sponsored 'challenges' regularly in turns and rotating through different charities.

I'm not sure where to go with this idea, but does anyone have any advice? Are there any groups out there already who do the same thing? Or if not, how might I go about setting one up? And is anyone in particular interested in doing something like this?

2007-11-23 00:47:32 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Community Service

...When Jesus made wine----isn't he obviously the maker of it so why would that be forbidden?!

2007-11-23 00:43:19 · 23 answers · asked by Yummy♥Mummy 6 in Religion & Spirituality

can we all agree that when we're refering to the Christian god, we capitalize his name?:

Thus Sky Fairy instead of sky fairy.

Thanks!

2007-11-23 00:42:31 · 13 answers · asked by Brendan G 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Some bibles I have seen have had the name "Jehovah" replaced with "Lord" or "God" or "Father" or some other name of a position. Do you think it was right for somebody to come along and change that?

2007-11-23 00:40:24 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Turn the other cheek
Love your enemy
Allow them to crucify you and ask god to forgive them
not hoarding money but living on faith
helping the poor

are these the most important ones
what are more important?

2007-11-23 00:38:58 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-23 00:37:46 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-23 00:37:03 · 34 answers · asked by April 5 in Religion & Spirituality

i had my nephews and my brother over. it was fun.

2007-11-23 00:36:54 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Thanksgiving

2007-11-23 00:35:46 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

It is kind of tricky question. But it is wise too.

2007-11-23 00:32:49 · 7 answers · asked by Honey 1 in Languages

2007-11-23 00:30:05 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

2007-11-23 00:29:13 · 21 answers · asked by darshan_h_sheth 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-23 00:28:36 · 4 answers · asked by fartboy_x 2 in Other - Society & Culture

He's a Great Dane .

2007-11-23 00:26:25 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Mine is when I climb back down the ladder of the hay loft only to discover that (eeewwww!) I had poop on by boots on the way up!!!

2007-11-23 00:26:05 · 27 answers · asked by judy b 4 in Senior Citizens

What makes you so sure?

2007-11-23 00:25:42 · 26 answers · asked by MoPleasure4U 4 in Religion & Spirituality

You know, the big shopping day after Thanksgiving with so many stores opening as early at 4AM? Not me. I learned years ago to stay away from the stores after Thanksgiving. It's nuts, and brings out the worst in people. How about you?

2007-11-23 00:23:24 · 37 answers · asked by Lady G 6 in Senior Citizens

I haven't once seen him lose his temper in public or act "angry" in any way. Yes, he makes his points forcefully, but he isn't angry or vitriolic in the way that a Pat Robertson or a (formerly) Ted Haggard have been talking about gays or atheists.

I think the Christians just HATE it that some prominent atheist is willing (finally!) to speak up and say their Sky Fairy has no clothes.

2007-11-23 00:22:57 · 26 answers · asked by Brendan G 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-23 00:19:28 · 9 answers · asked by nelly 2 in Other - Society & Culture

I read in the newspapers. I question everything I hear on TV or hear from another individual because all you are hearing is someone elses point of view or their slant on something, but as Christians do you take everything you read in the bible as fact regardless of anything.

2007-11-23 00:16:34 · 12 answers · asked by soñador 7 in Religion & Spirituality

The store sells donated clothes, shoes, accessories, books music and bric-a-brac, as well as new gifts and cards

2007-11-23 00:13:33 · 16 answers · asked by Matthew H 1 in Christmas

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How come so many priests and pastors are liars........How is it we all believe that ..........many are called, few chosen............

but yet at every funeral(s), be it Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Charismatic, SDA, JW, Mormon and every one had another gospel, had another Jesus and another spirit

How is that everyone I had heard thus far....everyone had gone home to the Lord?? IT SEEMS THAT THE GOSPEL IS.... MANY ARE CALLED, ALL ARE CHOSEN. Somehow, somewhere...........the Gospel is changed into the Broadway gospel by false preachers (Matt 7:13-29) and we are all living in delusion!!!

NOTE: 603550 male Israelites came out of Egypt (Num 1&2, above age of 20, excl Levites), they crossed the Red Sea, but wandered for 40yrs. In the end, only two (Joshua and Caleb) entered the Promised Land, which is a pattern of their eternal rest (Heb3&4). What I am saying is that, the vast majority was NOT SAVED.

We could be 40yr in the church, and may not have been saved??

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2007-11-23 00:13:17 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

There is so much controversy over abortion. It should be a closed argument The Supreme Court has already decided the issue in Row Verses Wade. The fundies have an age of responsibility I think it's 12 before a child is responsible for his sins. They should revise and extend the ruling on Row verses Wade to include an age limit. Parents should be able to abort their kids at least until they are old enough to do some useful work around the house. Say about the age of twelve?

2007-11-23 00:12:40 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

allow me to start, about ISLAM:

Islam is an Arabic word that is linguistically derived from silm or salamah; it denotes peace, wholeness, and submission. As a religion, Islam teaches us that it is only through submission to God's will that we can find true peace—peace within ourselves, peace with fellow humans, as well as peace with God's creation.

The fundamental beliefs of Islam can be summed up as follows:

1.Belief in the oneness and unity of God. This entails belief in God as the one and only Creator, Cherisher, and Sovereign Lord of the entire universe.

2.Belief in God's angels. Angels are spiritual beings who are engaged in glorifying God and doing His bidding.

3.Belief in the Scriptures (revelations) that contain God's communications to His prophets and messengers. Among the scriptures are [the original] Torah, [the original] Gospel, and finally the Qur'an, which confirms and preserves intact the pristine, perennial religion revealed to all of God's prophets and messengers.

4.Belief in prophets and messengers. These were message bearers from God, who called mankind unto God; they were ideal Muslims (i.e., they submitted themselves wholly and totally to the will of their Lord). In this sense, the prophets are our true role models, as they represent the best of what humanity can aspire to and become.

5.Belief that both good and bad are decreed by God, as He alone is in charge of the entire universe.

6.Belief in the Last Day when all of humanity will stand before their Lord for final reckoning, where one's good as well bad deeds will be scrutinized by the One Who knows all.

Besides the above fundamental beliefs, a Muslim observes the five pillars, and lives a morally and ethically exemplary life, according to the best of his or her ability.

1.The first and foremost of these pillars is testifying to the oneness of God. By testifying to the divine oneness, one is recognizing God as the sole entity to worship, to attach one's ultimate loyalty. Such recognition frees one from bondage of matter and values that enslave, cripple, and dehumanize one.

2.The next most important pillar is offering five daily Prayers at the appointed times: dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, dusk, and before retiring to bed. Prayer in Islam is a direct communion with God, without any intermediary; it bestows on us grace, serenity, tranquility, and peace.

3.The next foremost pillar of Islam is offering charity. A believer parts with at least a minimum of two and a half percent of his or her wealth for the poor and needy, although he or she is encouraged to give more.

4.Fasting in the month of Ramadan closely follows charity as the fourth pillar. It is an institution intended to teach empathy with the poor, besides inculcating in us the need to overcome and transcend our physical desires in order to deepen our spiritual awareness.

5.Finally, pilgrimage (Hajj) to the house of God in Makkah, the house built by God's prophets Abraham and his son Ishmael. Pilgrimage brings us face to face with people of all races and colors, and challenges us to break the walls that separate us from one another and to embrace the true brotherhood of humanity as the sacred bond that unites all of us under the lordship of the one and only God.

The above cardinal tenets and practices of Islam are intended to instill, nurture, and deepen the basic attitudes and values of submission to the will of God. Islam essentially means to lead a life of mindfulness of God while being compassionate to all of God's creation. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked what was the best teaching of Islam; he said, "To feed the hungry and to spread greeting of peace to everyone, regardless of whether you know the person or not" (Ibn Majah and An-Nasa'i).

At the moral level, Islam teaches us to be truthful, honest, just, compassionate, virtuous; to shun all evils; to be ever bent on doing good deeds while sparing others of any harm or injury. Stated differently, it teaches us to think right, speak right, and act righteously.

At the spiritual level, Islam teaches cultivation of mindfulness of God—being grateful to Him, patient in adversity, and content with His decree and ever willing to make our will conform to His will.

2007-11-23 00:12:30 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I currently work with a Mike Hunt, John Smallberries and Sue Furbush...I had a customer named Harry Beaver... I swear I'm not making these up!

2007-11-23 00:09:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2007-11-23 00:07:12 · 6 answers · asked by carl 4 in Religion & Spirituality