Society & Culture - 3 December 2007

Please tell me the difference
Why is it that some Christians consider Lord of the Rings good and Harry Potter bad?
What about Bewitched? I Dream of Jeannie? Wizard of Oz?

If the issue is the use of magic, then they all have magic.
If the issue is good vs bad magic - well LOTR's has two good and bad wizards, Harry Potter has good and bad witches, Wizard of Oz has good and bad witches.
Please help me understand what exactly makes the difference between a 'Godly' book with magic and a 'Evil' book with magic.

2007-12-03 08:33:25 · 26 answers · asked by Sister blue eyes 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Aren't you, like, uhhhh EQUAL to us?

Here's the definition of EQUALITY
"the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status "

That means, equal responsibilities. You're not children. You can pay for us half the time, and we'll pay for you half the time.

2007-12-03 08:33:19 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

I have a plug socket.

Whatever I plug into that socket turns itself on periodically(It has done this on lots of appliances recently)

Am I haunted or is it a sign I should play Wii?

2007-12-03 08:33:11 · 9 answers · asked by Link strikes back 6 in Religion & Spirituality

just curious...

2007-12-03 08:33:04 · 27 answers · asked by Pink Blooded bad0cheetah 3 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

i do, and im just curious, if you dont, why not?

2007-12-03 08:33:02 · 23 answers · asked by Candystripedlegs93 3 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-12-03 08:30:31 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-12-03 08:29:46 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

How many of you actually think anyone reads those extensive excerpts from Scripture, the Quran, or whatever? And what makes you think that someone who doesn't already accept that those works are Divinely inspired will be convinced by them?

This really is a serious question.

2007-12-03 08:29:42 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

We were all over my BF sisters house and I placed a napkin over my hand before I picked up some chips (since she didn't have any utensils to pick up stuff ) and they asked what I was doing and if I felt my hands weren't clean I should wash them! as if they were offended that I had done this....I felt like I was doing the proper thing. I just laughed it off but what was I supposed to do? I didn't want to put my hands on their stuff! LOL

2007-12-03 08:28:59 · 10 answers · asked by Tiffani 2 in Etiquette

If you go to through Leviticus 23:5-6: " In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the Lord´s passover. And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the Lord: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread."
Feast of the seventh month New Moon, The Feast of firstfruits, Feast of Harvest, Pentecost, Unleaved bread, The Passover and so on commented in Deuteronomy 16:2-3, Exodus 11:4-7, Exodus 12:28-29, Hebreuws 11:28, Acts 2:1, Joshua 5:10-11 and other scriptures are hidden clues of the End of Time, when converting to our modern calendar, we will understand about the end of the world on 21 October 2011 AD. Because that day will come as thief to those who are not watching, but the true belivers will know, Revelation 3:3, Ecclesiastes 8:5-6 and 1Thessalonians 5:4-6, have you study them?

2007-12-03 08:28:45 · 10 answers · asked by ? 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-03 08:25:16 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I see Christians are concerned with non-Christians celebrating Christmas. But, Santa Claus, gift giving, tree trimming, mistletoe are clearly non-religious activities.

I for one do not mind. It never even entered my mind, until today.

Maybe we should pick a different date so that Christians can celebrate the birth of Christ without all of the Christmas activities? Maybe August. Nothing happens in August, anyway.

That way, there would be no problem.

2007-12-03 08:24:38 · 9 answers · asked by Steve B 6 in Christmas

I am not racist, in any way?
However I do object to people hurting others?
Some extreem Muslims, will cut off hands and feet, will also whip a woman, when she has been raped, because they think she has been tempteding a man?
Now these people have been moving to the UK.
Why? from the time of Richard 2 Who fought the holy war, Christians against Muslims, we have never found them a people, we could understand and not wanted to.
So why do they want to come to this Country?
Well why not stay in Muslim world?

2007-12-03 08:24:10 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-03 08:23:33 · 20 answers · asked by MoPleasure4U 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Or are they just a revenue raising scam?

2007-12-03 08:22:00 · 1 answers · asked by Barticus 2 in Other - Society & Culture

should I accept that someone has it all layed out.

2007-12-03 08:21:50 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

and in addition to each person getting one other person something, we are all purchasing a little gift to make a gift basket for each person it has to be the same thing for each person, but they can be variations of the same things. Any ideas for what to get(15-16 yr old age group both male and female)

2007-12-03 08:20:39 · 8 answers · asked by Elizabeth R 2 in Christmas

Do Jews get presents on Hanukkah just so they don't feel left on because of Christmas, or is there a real reason for the gifts? Also, i think if their is no reason they should just celebrate Hanukkah without any gifts and get gifts on Christmas from "Santa." Christmas really isn't a Christian holiday any more.

2007-12-03 08:18:57 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Hanukkah

I am always late on the new techie things. I know these have been around a few years. We thought they would be nice presents for great Grandmas. Even the ones without computers. What do you think? They are expensive by moderate standards. Would you buy one for yourself or like it for a gift?

2007-12-03 08:18:45 · 20 answers · asked by Southern Comfort 6 in Senior Citizens

The answer is simple for those with religious beliefs. But, what about people like myself who do not believe in a religion or an afterlife? How can I talk about death to my children?

2007-12-03 08:17:53 · 47 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

For any reason-birthday, holiday, or no reason at all.

2007-12-03 08:17:48 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Holidays

Made the first person who did, ever did realize a GOD who created the world was in the heavens?

What happened, who and why did the first humans realize there was a GOD they could not see but knew he was the GOD who created them?

If GOD did not speak to the first human beings Adam and Eve how would they know who created them?

2007-12-03 08:16:09 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The Golden Dome is also known as the:
A. Shrine of Kaaba
B. Temple of Isis
C. Blue Mosque
D. Dome of the Rock
E. none of the above are correct
I think it's B

2007-12-03 08:15:58 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

hi i do believe in ghosts when i was about 7 i lived in an haunted house , my parents didnt believe us until they spent a night in our bedroom , i saw 2 men wearing tank tops in our living room and it still scares the crap out of me , have you ever seen a ghost??

2007-12-03 08:15:46 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

can you put examples.

2007-12-03 08:15:42 · 11 answers · asked by Bill Rammej 3 in Languages

For most of us, when we were children we believed in Santa Claus and at some point we found out he was fiction and the whole Christmas story was just that…a story.

It took a few years of MY childhood to get over there not being a Santa Claus, but I recovered. Today, I see children who believe in Santa Claus and get excited to see him at the mall and I think it’s cute, adorable, and it CERTAINLY has its place in a child’s life. Jesus himself said the best kind of belief is like that of a child, and I see this type of ‘belief without evidence’ all the time in R&S.

When I fell away from Christianity, the more I learned and researched about the history of Christianity, the more I reasoned and thought for myself, the more and more I felt like I’d been told a story from my childhood, just like the Christmas story.

So my question, is reflective of a greater question, are we atheists better off not believing that God exists?

2007-12-03 08:14:21 · 12 answers · asked by dougfr007 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Do you,.would you spank your own ?

2007-12-03 08:13:48 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

just the basic idea of what is says please.

thank you :)

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2007-12-03 08:13:09 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

My congregation book study us tonight but I have no idea where we're at. No one seems to be home right now and I want to study beforehand. And it's currently snowing so I don't want to walk across the yard to go to my hubby's house where my PC, WT Library and other info is stored lol
Please help?

Agape,
~eisha

2007-12-03 08:12:22 · 12 answers · asked by Xyleisha 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I have no idea what to buy my cousin-in-law for Christmas. She is 17 and a high school senior. She lives in Pennsylvania and wants to major in journalism in college. I know she likes all the normal stuff like starbucks, shopping, etc. but I wanted to get her something related to journalism that's fun and she can take with her when she goes away to college. Any ideas?

2007-12-03 08:12:18 · 9 answers · asked by ? 2 in Christmas