Society & Culture - 26 November 2007

What do these three names have in common? "Candace, Vashti, and Athaliah" ?

What do these names have in common? "Reuben, Simeon and Levi"?

2007-11-26 03:59:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Attention to Jesus Christ? if he is a christian and understands the Holy Bible would he really be hosting this summit?
U.S. promotes a political division of Jerusalem to accommodate demands of the Palestinian Authority, which seeks to base the capital of a future Palestinian Arab state in the city. The split of the Israeli capital is on the table at the Annapolis Middle East peace summit beginning Tuesday.
Political sources in Jerusalem said Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is studying the request. The opening of PA offices in Jerusalem would serve as a major statement that the city would become the capital of a future Palestinian state, said senior Palestinian negotiators

2007-11-26 03:59:50 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Or Christa McAuliffe? We still don't teach them about the "History" that was current events when I was in high school, so why should we worry about the "history" that goes back to when the world started that nobody can even prove? Isn't Molhmar Quadafy more important to learn about than the talking snake? Why Should Abel's death, which nobody can prove happened, outrank the seven astronauts on the Challenger when we WATCHED them die on national TV?

2007-11-26 03:59:14 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Hey everyone (JW’s only please),

I made a promise a couple years ago to someone who is now no longer a witness, promising to give him some stuff if I ever wanted to get rid of it.

Should I try to find a way to get these things to him that is still upholding our standards, or should I just go ahead and give them away to whoever wants them? I don’t want to break the promise, but at the same time, I don’t want him to get any more upset with me than he already is in connection to him not wanting to come back into the congregation.
(He hasn't currently shown any intrest in comming back anyway...I've only seen him attend a few of the meetings and both Memorials in the past couple years)

Biblically, what should I do? How would you handle the situation?

2007-11-26 03:59:09 · 17 answers · asked by Howiej28 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Please help me!! My flux capacitor is broken and I need to get back to 1987 ASAP!!! Doc needs me...its a long story. Can anyone help me fix it??
**A degree in astrophysics would help out here**

2007-11-26 03:59:08 · 2 answers · asked by Romantic at heart 1 in Other - Society & Culture

For example:

There once was a lord from Nantucket
who turned water to wine in a bucket
on the plus sign, he died
all his followers cried
all because Judas said "F*** it."

~Jason Fenwick

(I know Jesus was not said to be from Nantucket... but hey, it's just a story, after all. Who cares if the "facts" are factual.)

2007-11-26 03:58:09 · 12 answers · asked by Trina™ 6 in Religion & Spirituality

It is just a screen, isn't it? There can't be such a think as a moon or a sun, can it? They lie, don't they? There's something strange going on...Shhhh.

2007-11-26 03:57:48 · 14 answers · asked by Chickoon 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-26 03:57:10 · 22 answers · asked by inbetweendays 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-26 03:57:08 · 1 answers · asked by Willie A 1 in Other - Society & Culture

His arguments are ridiculously shoddy - almost puerile - especially in the light of recent discoveries and cosmological models. Their fallacy should be obvious to anyone with a brain.

Yet despite this, Aquinas seems to receive very good press hereabouts, and is frequently trotted out proudly as if unassailable by theists.

Does anyone know of a site/source where the Quinquae viae 'proofs' are properly demolished? I'd like to see what the experts make of them.

CD

2007-11-26 03:56:34 · 8 answers · asked by Super Atheist 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Is there a debating society that can be joined in London. All the ones I have looked at are based at Universities and are for students only. I am a working woman and would like to join a club that debates many issues in contempory Britain. Where can I find such a club or society?

2007-11-26 03:55:02 · 3 answers · asked by Fluffy ♥ 4 in Other - Cultures & Groups

For without me, you can do nothing. John 15:5

God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what ye are able. 1 Corinthians 10:13

You can ask God to help
He'll always give you the strength to do anything He wants you to do.

2007-11-26 03:54:41 · 19 answers · asked by inteleyes 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Do you realize that the hysterics that people go into over things like The Golden Compass and Harry Potter just makes your arguments and beliefs about God and religion seem less valid to many, many people?

Think about it.

If you really believed in the power of God and in your children's (and your own) faith, you wouldn't have a problem with them watching a movie like The Golden Compass that makes you think about the things people do in the name of religion. If your faith was so strong and you'd done such a good job raising your little kids as Christians, you'd have no problem having them watch a movie where Marilyn Manson or someone does nothing but look at the screen and go "Satan is awesome and God is not" repeatedly.

Why are you so afraid of things that are a work of fiction and are made for entertainment and enjoyment?

2007-11-26 03:53:22 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Does telling your children of things such as the Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy and Santa make it difficult for them to distinguish between fact and fiction? Is that why you won't allow them to watch or read Harry Potter and the Golden Compass - because you worry they may not be able to tell it's not real?

2007-11-26 03:52:33 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If september means 7th moon-th (month), october means 8th, november 9th, and december 10th. If janus (january), febra (febuary), mars (march), etc. are 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc, months respectfully, what happened to the 11th and 12th moon-th? If you think new years begins at midnight, on the evening of the two headed god of janus, then you should re-boot your religious mind. If you think the heart of febra (feb. 14th) was taken by Julius Ceasar, then your holy-days are of a religious nature. I won’t even go into the days of the week (thor’s day). Give me a break, how silly.

Will you accept a more scientific calendar which is found in the Hebrew Scriptures and abandon the solar calendar and go back to a proven and accurate moon cycle calendar?

2007-11-26 03:51:36 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-26 03:51:26 · 5 answers · asked by Heathen Mage 3 in Mythology & Folklore

First and for most. I think all the controversy around "The Golden Compass" is unneeded. The movie will come and go. Like "Eragon." I've never even heard of the books or he author. Until all this came out. I don't even think most Christians are as outraged as people think.

I personally am looking forward to Batman and Hulk next year! anyway. . .

But I think that the difference between "Narnia" and "Materials" is that Lewis wasn't demonizing anyone. It seems that Pullman is. Now I'll admitt I haven't read the books. But from what I can gather from interviews by Pullman he's just making sweeping generalizations.

What do you think?

And YES I KNOW I should read the books!

2007-11-26 03:49:38 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

For her class naming the class Teddy Bear Muhammad. Why is everyone so afraid of Christians "taking over" when in all reality we should be concerned with the influence that is slowly moving westward? What are your thoughts?

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,312895,00.html

2007-11-26 03:48:58 · 10 answers · asked by Loosid 6 in Religion & Spirituality

im middle age, i used to have a bag of toys years ago from them, then i gave away, dang it.

2007-11-26 03:47:04 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

What do you think of Indonesia preparing for the Big One by a Brazilian Psychic?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071119/od_afp/indonesiabrazilquakepsychicoffbeat_071119125913;_ylt=AjvLxKws9wHCLiEZGFNYL22s0NUE
Local officials in a quake-prone Indonesian province said Monday they were taking precautionary measures after a Brazilian psychic warned a powerful earthquake would strike next month.

Husni Hassanuddin, a spokesman for Bengkulu province on Sumatra island, said the Indonesian embassy in Brasilia had passed on a letter from a "professor" and psychic predicting a quake would rock the island on December 23.
A 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit near the city of Iwaki in Japan on Monday
Four earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.0 or greater were reported by Indonesia’s meteorological agency early Monday.

*Natural disasters have quadrupled in two decades*
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=071125143308.tk2ewf60&show_article=1
Birth Pains?

2007-11-26 03:46:17 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I have heard a few awful news stories and i am all torn up inside. I don't know how somebody could hurt a baby. I feel like I want to protect all the babies in the world, but I am helpless.

There's the detroit couple who abused and scalded their 1-year old. When police investigated, they found a 2-month old baby that had been creamated on a bbq grill and the bones hidden.
Then there's the snippet i caught about the baby that was dead, bleeding from the mouth and rear. They suspect sxual abuse.
Then there's Baby Grace that washed up on shore in Texas.

Seems like demons do exist and they live all around us. The only thing that helps me feel better is that God must put these babies in an extra special place in heaven for what they had to endure while they were here. And for the babies that are being treated like this and don't die, I don't know how to help them. They might be better off dead and that's a terrible thing to say.

Is there anything I can do?

2007-11-26 03:46:14 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

wonder about it at some point in your life? Any experiences you want to share. Please be nice, Just asking opinions...........

2007-11-26 03:44:54 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-26 03:44:51 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I have lots of friends, but not enough money. £5 or under please? Also, could you give me a link if possible.

2007-11-26 03:44:07 · 13 answers · asked by A♥ 3 in Christmas

Is a peer-reviewed study in a scientific journal more trustworthy than Ken Hovind's or Richard Dawkins' research?

Why?

2007-11-26 03:43:38 · 13 answers · asked by Eleventy 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-26 03:43:32 · 6 answers · asked by Holly Carmichael 4 in Religion & Spirituality

There were a hundred and five named smurfs and only five named snorks--there was no such thing as a clockwork snork, and the smurfs had no comparable character to either Tooter or Ocky--the Smurfs were a giant family, while the snorks were four kids hanging out after school--obviously Snorkianity and Smurfiism are two VERY different religions--why can't you see that?

2007-11-26 03:43:22 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I want to know if merfolk were real would they have gills on their neck.

2007-11-26 03:43:06 · 2 answers · asked by fantasywriter2025 4 in Mythology & Folklore

2007-11-26 03:42:22 · 29 answers · asked by Holly Carmichael 4 in Religion & Spirituality

John 20:19–23 "On the evening of that day.. ..Jesus said to [the apostles] again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you... ..If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained."

Did you know that this is just one of the Scriptual reasons for the authority of priests/bishops to forgive sins in the name of Christ? Christ, here, has given this authority to the apostles. This authority was handed down through Apostolic Succession. Notice how in verse 21 Jesus says, "As the Father has sent me, so I send you." In other words, Jesus is giving his apostles the same authority that he received from his Father. Now what authority did Jesus receive from God the Father? We see earlier, in Mark 2:10, that he had the authority to forgive sins. Jesus brought the power of forgiveness from heaven to earth. So now, in John 20:21, he is giving that same authority to his apostles. Very Biblical.

2007-11-26 03:41:52 · 7 answers · asked by Catholic Crusader 3 in Religion & Spirituality