Society & Culture - 29 November 2007

People look down on me because I think they can tell I'm different. Some of them call me "fag" but I've never told anyone I'm gay except online. How can they tell?

2007-11-29 19:22:36 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

tell me whom do u think is bravest?

2007-11-29 19:20:05 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Hi.
I have some conflicting points from different sources and was hoping someone could specify which is more correct.

My textbook tells me

"The extreme ascetic view sees sexual relations as appropriate only for the purpose of procreation and it is thus a necessary evil."
This tells me that sex, apart from procreation, is not had, in extreme groups of Judaism.

Another books says,
"Though rabbinic judaism took shape in the midst of the greco-roman world, it rejected a good deal of greco-roman though, including the idea that the human soul is good while the human body is evil. Unlike Christianity, therefore, Judaism never looked down upon bodily pleasure and did not associate sex with sinfulness."

Is it safe to say that the textbook is correct when talking about extreme cases only, or is there no chance of any Jew having the view that marital sex can be sinful.

2007-11-29 19:18:44 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

At the age of 16 I'm still not baptized. I consider myself a Christian but I have never finish reading the Bible. When I first went to church I was age 12 and my pastor purposed to baptize me in his swimming pool. I only went to church for a couple of weeks and he already purposed to baptize me.

This leads to my first question:
Can I be baptized even though I have never read the bible (this was when I never started reading it.)?

Sadly I stopped going to church and never got baptized because I live pretty far from it and school, society, etc gets in the way. I always wondered would God still treat me the same way as a baptized person when I die.

This leads me to my second question:
In your opinion or facts, would God treat me differently then a baptized person? If yes, how would he treat me? If no, what is the point of being baptized?

I plan to finish reading the bible but not sure if I will ever be baptized. I would love to hear your comments.

2007-11-29 19:17:08 · 9 answers · asked by Hinder 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-29 19:14:54 · 21 answers · asked by LIEUTENANT K STAR!!!! 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Do you know it's not of works. It's not because you were good?
You must read the Bible. Let God speak to you through the Bible. Don't believe in some denomination. The Bible is the Truth. How else do you think all this life and perfection is here? You don't want to spend eternity in hell.

2007-11-29 19:13:51 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Hi, my daughter, who is five, invited her teacher to her birthday party orally. I never thought to even invite her teacher, she told me that her teacher said yes. I don't know if her teacher said yes to be nice not to hurt my daughter's feelings, or if she really wants to go. She actually has 2 teachers at school. I don't know if I should ignore this, or actually send an invitation to both of her teachers. Sorry, I know this might be kind of a wierd question, any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks, =).

2007-11-29 19:10:52 · 14 answers · asked by pawdog530 3 in Etiquette

you always say you hear the Holy Spirit, can you describe how?

2007-11-29 19:10:02 · 24 answers · asked by Ťango 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-29 19:03:11 · 3 answers · asked by student 2 in Other - Society & Culture

What's the highest office a human can hold in heaven? If I'm really good can I be a general? Maybe even president some day?

2007-11-29 19:01:28 · 12 answers · asked by 12th 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I personally find it rather confusing because the two just don't seem to go together to me. I'm atheist but I respect people and their beliefs. So please don't shun me.

2007-11-29 18:58:17 · 21 answers · asked by k1ssxmeeh 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Tuberoot asked :

Christians, Do you sit around a worry about what Atheists think?

I know I don't. They are a pretty sad lot if you ask me.

Yet a quick look at his profile ..........

Isn't 'Atheist' just a man made word that attempts to explain away things they don't understand?

What are some of your favorite Atheist contradictions?

Are Atheists surprised when Christians witness to them on a Religion and Spirituality Forum?


Do Atheists have faith that they are right about there being no God?

Since the Atheists here are acting like a religion, will they start worshiping themselves in public?

Did you notice that R&S Atheists are acting just like religious people?

Isn't Atheism just a man made word to explain away things that they cannot yet understand?

Why are Atheists here night after night preaching their religion faithfully?

Since Atheists are completely in denial about having faith in what they believe, can they admit to ignorance?

+many more

2007-11-29 18:50:46 · 7 answers · asked by Achtung Barry 1 in Religion & Spirituality

How did/will you overcome it?

2007-11-29 18:46:01 · 19 answers · asked by ******** 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Many people will call Jehovah’s Witnesses a cult and/or a sect. Since many will just go along with what other uninformed people say and will not do the research and find out the truth…I’ve done the research for you. I’ve had to add several “Additional Details”, so please read it all, as I have been able to dispute the false claims. Please tell me why people think that Jehovah’s Witnesses are a cult or a sect?

2007-11-29 18:45:18 · 5 answers · asked by Howiej28 2 in Religion & Spirituality

What do you know about Scientology?

Why do you think so many people find Scientology appealing?(aside from many celebrities being Scientologists)

What are some of your opinions on it?

What is your opinion based on?

2007-11-29 18:45:15 · 12 answers · asked by dropdeadcherry 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Charles Darwin, Richard E. Lenski believe in random order which means no design, which means that it takes time, created by GOD, yes time was created and everything happened within the last 10,000 years.

2007-11-29 18:41:07 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

She is a Japaness Actress.
14 years of age.
She stared in these movies:
Sexy voice and Robo,
Memoirs of a Geisha(little Ciyo).
Zodiac:Leo
Chinese zodiac:Rooster

2007-11-29 18:40:06 · 1 answers · asked by georgi d 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Or can Islam not co-exist with other religions?

I'm studying southeast asia currently, and it seems that Christianity (Malaysian Christians vs. Malaysian Muslims, and Filipino Christian vs. Filipino Muslims) and Buddhism (Thai Buddhists vs. Thai Muslims) can't peacefully exist with Islam.
Muslims live in predominantly Christian America, but I think it's peaceful because Islam is fairly new in America and there isn't a big religious following yet. In the UK, tensions are rising, so peace doesn't seem likely there.
Does practicing Islam freely and unreserved mean that other religions can's exist or are there religions that work with Islam?

(It isn't Muslims that always break peace. In Thailand, it was the Buddhist that 1st attacked the Muslims)

2007-11-29 18:38:12 · 16 answers · asked by confused 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-29 18:36:51 · 16 answers · asked by Alexander 1 in Etiquette

And I know many follow different gods from one another sometimes. However, is there a universal "Creator God"? Is there text within your religion that has a story and a specific god/goddess that is responsible for creation of the world and how they created the world?

2007-11-29 18:36:48 · 10 answers · asked by Loosid 6 in Religion & Spirituality

What do you know about Scientology?

Why do you think so many people find Scientology appealing?(aside from many celebrities being Scientologists)

What are some of your opinions on it?

What is your opinion based on?




curious.

2007-11-29 18:36:38 · 4 answers · asked by dropdeadcherry 4 in Other - Society & Culture

Is he some kind of intestinal parasite?

2007-11-29 18:36:14 · 14 answers · asked by Vermin 5 in Religion & Spirituality

My family wont buy a real one and i miss the smell. Do you guys have any ideas on how to make it or the room smell like a Christmas tree?

2007-11-29 18:34:25 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

Why don't most Christians/Catholics take virginity serious in the U.S? Please don't be offended, because I ask this not intending to offend anyone. Also it's true, and I know its part of your religion to keep your virginity until marriage. But sex before marriage is glorified in the U.S, on TV and in real life. It makes Christians/Catholics (I Christians/Catholics but I know their not the only ones) look bad, when in fact it's against your religion. Why does it seem that you guys don’t care? And no one does anything to at least lessen the glorification on TV? That way *maybe* in real life people will not think it’s “cool” or “ok” to have sex before marriage. Please don’t side track just answer my questions, thanks.

2007-11-29 18:33:07 · 28 answers · asked by me me 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I have had way more problems than average to the point people always say I am unlucky and do you think God is trying to tell you something

I tended to blame God saying "why are you doing this to me God" or gos must be trying to tell/ teach me something and I am not getting it

I almost died Monday missing death by one second where the car impacted at a 50 mph impact. In talking with a neighbor who saw pictures of the car (which they cut me out of) she said God spared my life and I need to thank god and in talking somehow it came to me through things she said that the devil tried to kill you tonight that maybe it was not Gos causing all these bad thongs to happen but rather the devil to keep me focused on misery, hate, worry, depression etc to blunt the good god could do with my life and that the good things that came out of the bad things the devil did were from God but not the bad event..I thought I was mad at god kind of and felt I could not trust him..I recently after 23 years s

2007-11-29 18:32:56 · 30 answers · asked by janie 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I used to love christmas time. It was my favourite time of year but now I cant get into it. It just all seems so tacky and just a big commercial crapfest. How do I rediscover the magic?
I think it is maybe a money thing.....but still, I miss the magic.

2007-11-29 18:31:09 · 8 answers · asked by bluegirl6 6 in Christmas

When was the first time you decided to become an atheist, and why? Also, what do you think about those of us that do believe in a higher being and so on?

2007-11-29 18:30:36 · 23 answers · asked by ♥ 3 in Religion & Spirituality

My best guess is L. Frank Baum, author of the Wizard of Oz, but I still not sure.

2007-11-29 18:30:32 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

I woundering can any body help me out here with christmas gifts. I am not probley going to have a lot of cash this month to buy my Dad & Step mom & my two sisters Christmas gifts this year because i have to pay extria cash this month for rent. and also i need some cash for my self to go to this anime store. so can any body help me out here? or any ideas

2007-11-29 18:30:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

im the supervisor and ill do what i want

2007-11-29 18:28:13 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette