Society & Culture - 30 November 2007

2007-11-30 06:33:31 · 25 answers · asked by airforcewolf 4 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Would you be insulted if I named my teddy bear George??

2007-11-30 06:32:44 · 12 answers · asked by . 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Christians:
have plastic surgery
wear makeup
see psychologists
get haircuts
wear glasses
shave
use artificial limbs if born limbless

Why would you change yourself?

I don't want to hear "society" as the answer. :)

2007-11-30 06:32:38 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-30 06:32:22 · 17 answers · asked by airforcewolf 4 in Religion & Spirituality

under Islamic law, does that person have to legally change his name?

2007-11-30 06:31:33 · 6 answers · asked by I'm an Atheist 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I just started working for him about 2 weeks ago. He is into almost anything. He is a simple man. And he pretty much has everything. He is not a drinker. So bootle is out. Clothes is not an option. I was thinking Gift Certificate. But I don't know for what. HELP ......

2007-11-30 06:31:26 · 3 answers · asked by SuperStar 1 in Other - Holidays

What do I need to do for her to get the point?

2007-11-30 06:30:14 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

I had a very good laugh...
when Philip Pullman contemptably labelled The chronicles of Narnia as "Religious Propaganda"
Ha. what a joke...he is a bigot...but thinks that everyone else besides himself is. He's aloud to write a book with admittantly "anti-God" claims, to put it mildy, but CS Lewis isn't aloud to write a book with a Christian unlying theme.
I'm no relgious person, but I can't stands fools like that.

2007-11-30 06:29:22 · 19 answers · asked by egypt5 1 in Religion & Spirituality

When do you usually get all of your holiday shopping completely finished? How good does it make you feel when you can sit back and say "ahhh i'm done!"

2007-11-30 06:27:49 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

Aren't the Angels in Heaven singing sterile songs while the male God is blind? : )

2007-11-30 06:26:50 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

We have no fear of eternal death
We have no fear of the End of this system of things
We have the promises of a eternal body and life
Where no pain exsists
No Death exsists
The reunion of people we once loved and knew
The entire universe to explore GOD's infinite galaxies
God's Truth and Perfection
To walk with Jesus and ask him any question we ever had
To worship and adore our Lord with such infinite happiness
How wonderful is this to you?

2007-11-30 06:26:50 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I'm not talking about:
leaving cookies out for santa
setting up the tree same day each year
going to church service

I want to know your ideas of how to input some new traditions. Creative ideas!

2007-11-30 06:26:30 · 12 answers · asked by Violet 4 in Christmas

If the early Church believed in sola Scriptura, why do the creeds of the early Church always say “we believe in the Holy Catholic Church,” and not “we believe in Holy Scripture”?

For example, the Apostle's Creed, dating within 50 years of the New Testament and ascribed to the original Apostles, said:
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy *catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and life everlasting.
http://www.reformed.org/documents/index.html?mainframe=http://www.reformed.org/documents/apostles_creed.html

2007-11-30 06:26:07 · 13 answers · asked by Bruce 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Is there a differance in sins.Is a lie a worse sin than murder or do they all count as sin.It seems that people will support their religion and believe in it completely until it interfers with their personal life.I always thought that a sin is a sin no matter what.People now seem to pick and choose which sins to consider sins.Arent adultery,pre-marital sex,false witness things like these sins.But yet they are dismissed because the religious people don't mind them so much or they happily participate in these things,while condeming someone else to hell for their sins.Are sins only the things that you don't agree with,and if you aren't bothered by it then is it not a sin.How does this work

2007-11-30 06:25:30 · 15 answers · asked by upside 4 in Religion & Spirituality

besides a wrapped present!

2007-11-30 06:25:19 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

2007-11-30 06:24:58 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I have not been able to find a store that specializes in Judaism so dies any chains tores sell these items?
Thanks!

2007-11-30 06:24:24 · 4 answers · asked by יונתן 4 in Hanukkah

okay, it's known that i HATE my christmas tree. can't have a real one and can't stand the fake one. i mean, REALLY can't stand the fake one. i thought about cutting a giant tree shape out of wood, staining it real nice and covering it with little nails. lean that against the wall and still be able to put all my decorations on it. anybody ever heard of that? or have any suggestions?? come on now, you guys are the best!

2007-11-30 06:23:35 · 4 answers · asked by kimmy 4 in Christmas

You know--those darn people who don't believe in the interference of the strong spirits?

2007-11-30 06:22:23 · 18 answers · asked by ~Smirk~ Resurrected 6 in Religion & Spirituality

A young blonde was on vacation and driving through the Everglades . She wanted to take home a pair of genuine alligator shoes in the worst way, but was very reluctant to pay the high prices the local vendors were asking.
After becoming very frustrated with the "no haggle on prices" attitude of one of the shopkeepers, the blonde shouted, "Well then, maybe I'll just go out and catch my own alligator so I can get a pair of shoes for free!"

The shopkeeper said with a sly, knowing smile, "Little lady, just go and give it a try!"

The blonde headed out toward the swamps, determined to catch an alligator.

Later in the day, as the shopkeeper is driving home, he pulls over to the side of the levee where he spots that same young woman standing waist deep in the murky bayou water, shotgun in hand. Just then, he spots a huge 9-foot 'gator swimming rapidly toward her. With lightning speed, she takes aim, kills the creature and hauls it onto the slimy bank of the swamp. Lying nearby were seven more of the dead creatures, all lying on their backs. The shopkeeper stood on the bank, watching in silent amazement.

The blonde struggled and flipped the 'gator onto its back. Rolling her
eyes heaven-ward and screaming in great frustration, she shouts out:

"Damn.... ......... THIS ONE'S BAREFOOT TOO!"

2007-11-30 06:22:20 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

Do you believe in the book/movie in regards to laws of attraction?

2007-11-30 06:22:18 · 9 answers · asked by LESLIE P 2 in Mythology & Folklore

Its the thing that every one does at right before the Gosble is given. I never do it becase i dont know what it means. I always feel embasrised becase i dont do it. But when i was rasied our only a few people did it in the church.

2007-11-30 06:21:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The question pertains to Gillian Gibbon's sentence in Sudan.
I'm assuming the prohibition on naming excludes people. Is it legal in Islamic law to name one's child Muhammad?

2007-11-30 06:20:05 · 13 answers · asked by Jeff Paris 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Blasphemy is to speak disrespectfully of God. Taking the name of Mohammed in vain cannot be the same as taking the name of God in vain, unless you actually worship Mohammed. If there is no God but Allah, then calling Teddy-Mohammed "blasphemy" is polytheism. Polytheism and idolatry of a man. So anyway, how is "insulting Mohammed" equal to blasphemy?

2007-11-30 06:19:51 · 15 answers · asked by greengo 7 in Religion & Spirituality

And the 'background' music is so loud or so obnoxious that you can't think. I know I'm dealing with an old brain and - with distractions - it doesn't function well so does it bother anyone else? Sometimes I think the music is there to either amuse the employees or to keep them awake. It doesn't matter if it annoys the customers. Unfortunately my local grocery and drug store do this often.

A certain book store I used to frequent had a corner devoted to music and videos. The music manager would play one type of music and the book manager would play another and each would see who could play the loudest. To customers, it was sheer cacphoney - discordant sound - and not at all conducive to choosing a book. I'll bet someone in an office somewhere wondered why this book store sold so few books that they had to go out of business.

Background music was originally designed to keep large, cavernous buildings from having a 'dead' sound. It was never meant to be intrusive.

2007-11-30 06:18:49 · 20 answers · asked by Just Hazel 6 in Senior Citizens

So...was it mainly the choice of subjects that tipped the balance for Athena, or was her envy of Arachne's skill the greater prompt for her actions? This is a matter of opinion, I'm not suggesting links to texts.
And when Arachne was metamorphosed into a spider, did they supposedly already exist? Or is this a kind of spider creation myth?

2007-11-30 06:17:19 · 4 answers · asked by Z 1 in Mythology & Folklore

2007-11-30 06:17:05 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071130/ap_on_re_af/sudan_british_teacher

Does their god really love murder and hatred so much??

2007-11-30 06:16:44 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Hinduism is the religion that is most misunderstood and is the most wrongly practiced. It is the world's oldest religion and as a result it has become mixed with culture and superstition. The wealth of Hinduism itself has become lost and very few Hindus know what true Hinduism is.

Shall we seperate the Hindu religion from the culture and superstition that it has become mixed with and thus bring out the true beauty of Hinduism.

2007-11-30 06:16:13 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

...or just Ralph Cramden drooling over a nice looking rack?

2007-11-30 06:15:37 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality