Society & Culture - 1 December 2007

What would be your strategies to get more people on your side in the 21st century?

2007-12-01 07:22:29 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

See the answer by Rev. Michelle here:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ApdwsLtfkVTnoQeB7AJK0mbd7BR.;_ylv=3?qid=20071201120510AAHU59h

apparently some Christians give their children Christmas gifts with notes saying they are "from Jesus". Do any of you know this practice? If not, what are your opinions on this?

2007-12-01 07:22:26 · 9 answers · asked by Ray Patterson - The dude abides 6 in Religion & Spirituality

help please!

2007-12-01 07:21:39 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

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Sir Alexander Fleming - Discovered Penicillin.

John Boyd Dunlop - Invented the Pneumatic Tyre.

Alexander Graham Bell - Invented the Telephone.

James Watt - Pioneer of the Steam Engine.

Alexander Bain - Invented the first Fax Machine.

John Logie Baird - Invented Television.

James Young Simpson - Discovered Chloroform.

Charles MacIntosh - Invented Waterproof Cloth.

John Loudon McAdam - Invented Tarmacadam for roads.(Tar)

John Napier - Added the point to the Decimal Fraction.

Archibald Barr - Invented the Optical Range Finder.

James Chalmers - Invented the adhesive postage stamp.

George Cleghorn - Discovered that quinine bark acted as a cure for malaria.

Sir James Dewar - Inventor of the vacuum flask.

John Paul Jones - Established the US

2007-12-01 07:20:49 · 18 answers · asked by Angel Bonnie 4 in Senior Citizens

If i were a christian which im not!!!!!! im just me Brandon Fix
a kid with a lot on his mind and cant help it but i think religion is the main problem in the world..... could you imagine if the bible were never created? Im pretty sure you can!!!

You know i dont see why Christians get all offensive

i dont belive in gods!! i do believe in my myself


Havent you ever heard "you can do whatever you put your mind to" I dont see why you need to ask questions to someone when there right in front of you........

I know that sounds weird cause i question why am asking this question right now............

Im not looking for answers or FACTS of god i allready know the answer


I just want to hear what you all think of my OPINION which remember is just my opinion

2007-12-01 07:20:13 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Me and my friends have decided to do secret santa this year and I have picked a male friend.
He's not my closest friend and we haven't known each other too long and I'm at a bit of a loose end as of what to get him. I don't want to spend over £15 and was wondering if anyone had any good suggestions?
Thanks.

2007-12-01 07:20:13 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

14-year old Dennis Lindberg, a Jahovah's Witness who lived in Mount Vernon with his aunt, died because he refused a blood transfusion. The article at the link tells the story. In part, it reads, "Born to drug addicted parents, Lindberg moved into a Mount Vernon home with his aunt four years ago. He joined his aunt's faith and became a Jehovah's Witness."
http://www.fox11az.com/news/topstories/stories/kmsb-20071130-NWjc-leukemi.5531bccb.html

MY QUESTION: Considering the influence his aunt had on him, would Dennis still be alive if he had stayed with his drug addicted parents, rather than with someone who's lifestyle contributed to his death?

2007-12-01 07:19:44 · 16 answers · asked by Yinzer from Sixburgh 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-01 07:17:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

I visit my dads grave site at least once a month. And my sisters grave on the major holidays. Their in 2 separate cemeteries. Always taking flowers or balloons depending on the occasion.

2007-12-01 07:17:09 · 15 answers · asked by Ynot 3 in Etiquette

The Sudanese anger is not totally due to naming a teddy bear Muhammed. Prophet Muhammed himself never said not to name anything after him.He wouldn’t care.
But those gestures of disrespect and degradation of the muslims’most respected religious symbol serve as reminders to muslims of the ongoing campaign against their religion and culture,it just adds up to :

1. Early Christian Crusades
2. Colonization

And in modern history,

3. the Wstern conspiracy with the Jews to carve out a country for the latter by slaughtering the whole muslim nation of Palestine for the last 60 years against the UN resolutions and voices of freedom all around the world.

So,it is not totally due to the Teddy Bear.

That teacher is an idiot,British people have been dispatched to spread the English language in muslim countries for years. They have a tradition of what to expect,how to respect other people's religions and habits.
Besides,she must have heard of the riot following the cartoons.She was supposed to be a good example of respect for her students.

All countries have laws that are expected to obey.Let us say,she speeds in her country-Britain and a cop chased her and fined her or sent her to jail,wouldnt it be ok or would her prime minister and people like you interneve to condemn the cop ?

Britain also has defamation laws where individuals and businesses are fined and sent to jail with no fuss,but defaming the most noble teacher of more than 1 billion people is fine with you.

Or how about this Iraqi women,why I dont see you defending them ?

Iraqi women jailed in Abu graib

http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0528/p01s02-woiq.html

US women abused in the US

http://www.ndvh.org/educate/abuse_in_america.html

http://www.amnestyusa.org/Womens_Human_Rights/Abuse_of_Women_in_Custody/page.do?id=1108288&n1=3&n2=39&n3=720


Enough double standards !

Try to think about the thousands of innocent mulsims thrown in Guantanamo for no crime other than they happened to hold muslim names like mohamed in some of airports in the land of freedom,tolerance and loving god.

http://www.islamreligion.com/category/85...

2007-12-01 07:13:34 · 8 answers · asked by Hope is Positive 3 in Religion & Spirituality

‘The Superbly Relenting” (At-Tawwab)
“At-Tawwab” is the name of Allah that we will talk about today. This name renews hope in our life. Basically, it means that if a sinner returns to Allah in repentance Allah will accept him happily and He will never reject his slave’s apology. Allah says what can be translated as, “And He is (The One) Who accepts repentance for His bondmen” (TMQ: 42:25(, “Do they not know that Allah He, Ever He, accepts repentance from His bondmen” (TMQ, 9:104).
Allah always accepts apologies and never rejects them, even if humans do. People fear rejection of their apology by others, so some tend to avoid that, but with Allah they need not have this fear because ‘The Superbly Relenting’ always accepts your return to Him (SWT)[3].
Do you think your sins are major and unforgivable? Even though, your true apology will still be accepted. When Allah says that He accepts repentance from His slaves, He does not address one particular group. Rather He addresses all sinners, even if they have committed sins such as, adultery, disobedience to parents, bribery, betrayal, drinking alcohol, marital abuse, gossiping, etc. Whatever your sin is, He will happily accept your return to Him.
On the Day of Judgment your bad deeds will be listed openly and you will be in a shameful situation that could be avoided by going back to Him (SWT) in this world.
What are you waiting for to reconcile with Allah? Return to Him. In fact Allah is the one telling you to return to Him. He (SWT) Himself is calling us to go to Him although He has no need for us, and we are the ones in need of Him. There is a place in hell called saqar; it is prepared for those who do not pray and do not help the poor.
Spare yourself from facing a great torture by Allah ‘The Superbly Relenting’.
Furthermore, those who are aware of their sins usually repent and return to Allah more easily than those who are unaware of their sins. Those who are aware of their bad deeds tend to get frustrated by their wrongdoings and hence repent, but those who are unaware of their mistakes cannot repent, for they do not know! This is a critical position that many might find themselves in. Everyone should think of what they have done to improve the world. Try to recall the sins you have committed and repent. Save yourselves from a terrible hereafter by recalling your sins or mistakes and repenting for them. Return to Allah; He has given you this chance to return for He is ‘the Superbly Relenting’.
The Prophet (SAWS)[4], whose sins are already forgiven, used to ask for Allah's forgiveness and repent a hundred times a day. What about you? Allah named himself ‘the Superbly Relenting’ because He likes you to return to him. He likes you to repent and go back to Him. Allah (SWT) misses us when we are away and He will accept our repentance at any time. Humans on the other hand grow tired of your mistakes and may reject your apologies. Notice how mothers are so caring for their children, forgiving them when they do wrong and apologize; Allah is even more caring than a mother. Praising Allah and being thankful makes you increase your strong points. Repentance, however, makes you work on your weak points.
Allah (SWT) always wants us to return to him and He is even happier than you would be by your return. Allah's happiness is not like that of mankind because there is nothing like Him. Moreover, the happiness of one who gives is more than that of one who takes. Allah rejoices at our repentance more than we do. Besides, Allah rejoices at the repentance of His slave as he feels submissiveness and humbleness towards Allah, which represent the best way of worshiping. I am sure that each of us knows his sins; so, let us repent to Allah now. Note also that repentance raises your rank and brings you closer to Allah.
When Allah banished Satan from jannah (Paradise), he (Satan) swore by Allah’s might and majesty to misguide mankind as long as they lived. Allah then swore by His Might and Majesty to forgive us, mankind, as long as we ask for His forgiveness. Allah forgives us because He chose us to be His successors on earth and to be reformers. That is why He (TWT)[5] says what can be translated as, “And (remember) as your Lord said to the Angels, “Surely I am making in the earth a successor.” …” (TMQ, 2:30). Imagine what might happen if Allah does not accept our repentance? We will commit the same sins again and again and consequently mischief will be widespread on earth. The purpose of repentance is to introduce and maintain reform in our societies.
Repentance gives us hope, and helps us reduce our weaknesses. It also helps us to get to know Allah, because as we repent to Allah, we know that He is The Ever-Magnificent, The Ever-Merciful, The Avenger and The Ever-Forgiving. Allah could have preserved us against committing sins, but He wants to polish us. If we commit no sins, we will feel arrogance and conceitedness just like Satan. Ibnul-Qayem relates that Adam cried when he descended from jannah because he had eaten from the tree. As a result, Allah told him that if He preserved him and his offspring of sins, whom would He shower with His mercy, forgiveness and patience? Before committing his sin, Adam used to live in the jannah like a king; however, after eating from the tree, Adam became a mere slave. Allah prefers a sin that makes a slave submit to Him than a fair deed that makes him boast. Allah prefers the moaning of a repenting sinner to the glorification of a boaster.
Allah wanted Adam to go down to earth to reform and spread devoutness. Allah’s name, The Superbly Relenting is related to His name The Ever-Merciful. Allah loves to reckon us with His mercy instead of His justice. If He reckons us with His justice, He will let us do whatever we want in this life then enter hellfire in the hereafter. With His mercy, He will guide us to repentance even by treating us harshly. Sometimes He guides us by a small sign, sometimes by leniency and at other times by a trial[6] if we do not repent to him quickly. Hence, either we hurry to Allah, or He will get us to hurry to Him.
Allah (SWT) says what can be translated as, “…thereafter He relented towards them that they might repent…” (TMQ, 9:118). This means that Allah's forgiveness precedes the repentance of His slaves. However there is another ayah[7] that can be translated as, “Except (the ones) who repent and act righteously and ascertain the evidence; then, to those I relent, and I am The Superbly Relenting, The Ever-Merciful.” (TMQ, 2:160). In this ayah, Allah's forgiveness follows His acceptance of the repentance of His slaves. Allah first guides us to repentance, and when we repent, He accepts it.
There are four conditions for repentance to be accepted. Three are between us and Allah while the fourth is between us and others:
1- To regret our sins with true remorse (shedding tears, performing umrah[8] or asking Allah's forgiveness…)
2- To stop committing the sin
3- To be determined not to return to this sin again. At the time of Musa (AS) (Moses), the rain stopped for a long time. When Musa and the Israelites performed the prayers for rain, Allah told him that the rain would not fall unless a sinful person among them, who had committed sins for 40 years, left them. The man decided to repent to Allah, because if he left, his wrongdoing would be revealed, and if he stayed, they would all perish of thirst. When the sky rained, Musa (AS) asked Allah how it rained although no one had left. Allah told him that this was because He rejoiced at the repentance of this person. When Musa (AS) wanted to know who he was, Allah told him that He had covered him as a sinful person, so He would not expose him after his repentance.
4- If you owe any person a right because of a sin you should give it back to them.
Allah forgives us every time we commit a sinful deed, as long as we repent to him. If we do the same sin again and again to such an extent that we feel ashamed to repent, we must do good deeds in return. Allah says what can be translated as, “… Surely the fair deeds will put away the odious deeds…” (TMQ, 11:114)
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[1] The word Allah is the Arabic term for God. Although the use of the word "Allah" is most often associated with Islam, it is not used exclusively by Muslims; Arab Christians and Arabic-speaking Jews also use it to refer to the One God. The Arabic word expresses the unique characteristics of the One God more precisely than the English term. Whereas the word "Allah" has no plural form in Arabic, the English form does, and the word 'Allah' in Arabic has no connotation of gender. Allah is the God worshipped by all Prophets, from Adam to Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad.
[2] The extra night prayer performed in Ramadan.
[3] SWT = Subhanahu wa Ta'ala [Glorified and Exalted Be He].
[4] Salla Allah alayhe Wa Salam [All Prayers and Blessings of Allah be upon him]
[5] Tabaraka Wa Ta`ala [Blessed and Exalted be He].
[6] A tremendous trial by Allah, in which the faith of a true believer is being tested.
[7] A verse in the Qur'an
[8] Voluntary short pilgrimage that can be performed at any time of the year

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2007-12-01 07:13:14 · 3 answers · asked by alainaljaria 1 in Religion & Spirituality

what is the perect christmas gift. what would be nice

2007-12-01 07:12:42 · 10 answers · asked by kylesjohnson1 2 in Christmas

2007-12-01 07:11:46 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If Jesus said you shouldn’t do something and someone else told you that Jesus didn’t mean that , and it would be ok to go ahead and do it?
Would you say to yourself,” I wonder why Jesus said not to do that? I don’t see anything wrong with doing that and other people have said it’s ok to do that

Would you do what Jesus Said or would you ignore what Jesus said and go ahead and do what someone else said?

2007-12-01 07:09:34 · 22 answers · asked by e 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Bring on old age!!! At 85 years of age, Morris married Lou Anne, a lovely 25-year-old.
Since her new husband is so old, Lou Anne decides that after their wedding, she and Morris should have separate bedrooms, because she is concerned that her new but aged husband may over-exert himself if they spend the entire night together.After the wedding festivities Lou Anne prepares herself for bed and the expected knock on the door. Sure enough the knock comes, the door opens and there is Morris, her 85-year-old groom ready for action.
They unite as one. All goes well, Morris takes leave of his bride, and she prepares to go to sleep.After a few minutes, Lou Anne hears another knock on her bedroom it's Morris. Again, he is ready for more action. Somewhat surprised, Lou Anne consents for more coupling.
When the newly-weds are done, Morris kisses his bride, bids her a fond goodnight and leaves. She is set to go to sleep again, but, aha, you guessed it - Morris is back again, rapping on the door, and is as fresh as a 25-year-old, ready for more action.
Once again they enjoy each other. But as Morris gets set to leave again, his young bride says to him, "I am thoroughly impressed that at your age you can perform so well and so often. I have been with guys less than a third of your age who were only good once. You are truly a great lover, Morris."
Morris, somewhat embarrassed, turns to Lou Anne and says, "You mean I was here already?"
Alzheimer's --- it has its advantages.

2007-12-01 07:09:14 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

A month ago, a coworker I barely knew called me at 7:00 pm and told me he was hit on a bicycle and was now in the emergency room. I got there by 8:00 and he was banged up pretty badly. For the next 5 hours, I ran errands for him, took pictures (which he used in court), helped the doctor, ran him to a pharmacy, then took him home. I got home at 3:00 a.m.

He later told me that his settlement was big enough to cover medical bills, pay off all his debts including his new car and now has money to invest. He hasn't even bought me a soda. Should I be compensated especially since he used my photos in court?

2007-12-01 07:09:12 · 12 answers · asked by Radman 3 in Etiquette

Isa 41:4 "Who has performed and accomplished it, Calling forth the generations from the beginning? 'I, the LORD, am the first, and with the last. I am He.'"

Rev 22:13 "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end."

In Isaiah God the Father claims to be the first and the last.

In Revelations Jesus claims to be the first and the last.

Either we have two firsts and two lasts or Jesus and God the Father are both God.

How can we resolve this logical dilemma given the propositions taken from the scripture?

2007-12-01 07:06:38 · 12 answers · asked by Miguel 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-01 07:06:37 · 9 answers · asked by Gee 1 in Christmas

Does that mean they hate there own kind, or just too stupid to understand what is going on.

2007-12-01 07:04:49 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

Really if ya think about it... you basically pay him with services not to destroy you... is like the ultimate eternal protection racket... I'm just sayin'...

2007-12-01 07:04:12 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-01 07:00:30 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I have been dating this girl for 2 years and i know that she had sex with girls before we went out, but recently i found out she is getting more intrested in women again. I'm not one to share and neither is she. We love each other and we don't want to break up so how do couples deal with it. Do i get a lot of girl on girl pornos or what? Again i don't want to share.

2007-12-01 06:59:58 · 13 answers · asked by Derek D 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

How can simple disbelief in anything be a sin? Belief is not a morla issue, it's a truth issue. How can the "believe or go to hell" assertion make sense to any thinking person?

2007-12-01 06:59:43 · 15 answers · asked by neil s 7 in Religion & Spirituality

. make a resolution to treat all peoples with respect, fairness and kindness with malice towards none.

2007-12-01 06:59:40 · 2 answers · asked by Winnie 5 in Other - Society & Culture

THE AFTERLIFE

A couple made a deal that whoever died first would come back and inform the other of the afterlife. The woman's biggest fear was that there was no heaven. After a long life, the husband was the first to go and true to his word, he made contact. "Mary... Mary.... "

"Is that you Fred?"

"Yes, I have come back like we agreed."

"What is it like?"

"Well, I get up in the morning, I have sex, I have breakfast, I have sex, I bathe in the sun, then I have sex-twice, I have lunch, then sex pretty much all afternoon-supper-then sex till late at night, sleep then start all over again."

"Oh Fred you surely must be in heaven."

"Hell no, I'm a rabbit in Kansas."

2007-12-01 06:58:44 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

........married a child, a 10 year old girl?

Was he locked up for 15 days?

2007-12-01 06:58:04 · 14 answers · asked by Rebz 5 in Other - Cultures & Groups

I have to personally sign 600 "office" Christmas cards and I am trying to think of a one word salutation. Any ideas??? Cheers, Peace,Greetings,Joy, and Love have already been used by others.... The shorter the better. Maybe in another language, other than English???

2007-12-01 06:58:03 · 4 answers · asked by charnel 3 in Christmas

My small brother is bawling his eyes out and demanding to know where his gift is.hES DENYING that santa is real.Help.

2007-12-01 06:56:52 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

just wondering. i think there are many different answers depending on ur religion

2007-12-01 06:55:29 · 25 answers · asked by peepoohead7 2 in Religion & Spirituality

for people that know the difference, please explain.
being a true witch, there is no kind of rede or law of three. so why do wiccans claim to be witches. most of who claim to be wiccan witches are these teeny bopper kids or people that just found their religion.

witches does this upset you?

2007-12-01 06:54:24 · 13 answers · asked by me 2 in Religion & Spirituality