Society & Culture - 7 December 2007

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Regarding the fulfillment of the Parable of the wheat and tares:
“Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, ‘First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.’” – Matthew 13:30

Tares and wheat are in the church. That is, both a “tare” and a “wheat” call themselves “Christians”.

The “tares” are now starting to be “gathered together” in the churches that are coming together for the sake of unity at the expense of truth…

The “wheat” are now being “gathered together” as denominational barriers crumble because of truth, as we are unified by essential Gospel truths…

The gathering of “tares” is more physical and visible – as physical churches literally join in their liberal, heretical, and even blasphemous views – even in the spirit of “ecumenism”.

The gathering of the “wheat” is spiritual and not as visible to the world – but brothers and sisters in different denominations are more than ever extending the “right hand of fellowship” to one another, and often feel closer to each other in Christ then even of others within their own denomination.

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Your thoughts on this theory?

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2007-12-07 04:27:18 · 18 answers · asked by yachadhoo 6 in Religion & Spirituality

It is written.

2007-12-07 04:27:15 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/i-m/monarch.html
QUOTE "Startling new facts came to light in research for a Channel 4 programme on Richard III. The historian Michael K Jones had uncovered what appears to be strong proof that the 15th-century English monarch Edward IV was, in fact, illegitimate, thus throwing the legitimacy of all the kings and queens who followed into question. In fact, it appears that the royal line should have extended, not through Edward, but through his brother, George, Duke of Clarence, and his heirs." UNQUOTE

2007-12-07 04:27:13 · 26 answers · asked by Hello 3 in Royalty

and live in the Southern U.S.
I am constantly beseighed by other "Christians" , when speaking about religious faith, and beliefs...admonishing me for my Catholic beliefs, they seem shocked when I explain that Catholics ARE CHRISTIAN ...they are consistanlty asking if I have been "saved"...have I "Found Jesus"...
Why is it that NON-CATHOLICS do not believe, or have a hard time believing that Catholics are in-fact Christians??

2007-12-07 04:26:03 · 31 answers · asked by bopddbop 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I take this drunk to have and to hold up, until the liver does
part, through withdrawls and detox, as long as we both
shall cry

2007-12-07 04:25:15 · 20 answers · asked by tinabadina 3 in Other - Society & Culture

The prophet Roddenberry (PBUH) gave us the roots of faith and knowledge, but how many other testaments do you feel are True and inspired? Do you think any of the additions are blasphemy, and if so, who do you think should get the phaser-end of a galactic Jihad about it?

2007-12-07 04:24:56 · 13 answers · asked by chem sickle 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-07 04:24:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

why do you think there is so much injustice in the world?

discuss why increasing inequality is a social problem?

2007-12-07 04:23:31 · 2 answers · asked by LOST_fanatic:)! 4 in Other - Society & Culture

I see alot of job listings that go something like this:

"-exellent oral and written communication skills

-Strong computer skills to include windows, microsoft office
and internet explorer

-MUST BE BILINGUAL - SPANISH/ENGLISH"

I'm putting pimsleur on my iPod ... lol.

2007-12-07 04:23:13 · 19 answers · asked by $0.02 4 in Other - Cultures & Groups

I'm a christian and some things are a little hard to grasp. manly the old Testament stuff. Adam and Eve, Jonah and the Whale, Job, The Walls of Jericho.

I believe it to a certain extent but some of the stories really do seem like metaphors. So how do you deal?

2007-12-07 04:22:30 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Dont them little girls on sweet 16 make you sick??? My 16th Birthday wont nothing like that... neither was my 17th.. or 18th.. or 19th... NEVER had a big party like that.!!! grrrrr.. they are lucky huh?

2007-12-07 04:21:32 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Holidays

Do you promise to love and cherish him, in sickness and in health, for richer for poorer,
for better for worse, and forsaking all others, keeping yourself only unto him/her, for so long as you both shall live?

If so, wouldn't this be instructing to let nothing (including a god) come between you?

Just curious.

2007-12-07 04:20:30 · 17 answers · asked by Star 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I am not a parent and I don't have kids, I have had no intentions of having kids, I consider my hard heaed cousins my kids, the thing I hate about wrapping paper is you have to get enough of it wrapped around the gift u r wrapping, sometimes enough paper doesn't come on the roll, and you have to buy like 3 or 5 things or wrapping paper and if that is not enough work and stress, on trying to wrap as many gifts as you can before the kids get up or before you have to stop what you are doing to pick the kids up from school and they come home to see what you have been planning on wrapping that you didn't have time to wrap because you had to pick them up from school, and the worst thing about taping is not creating a huge mess.

2007-12-07 04:20:25 · 6 answers · asked by I represent possibility- Shawn 3 in Christmas

My friend like to ask me "what are you up to", what is this actually means? and what should i reply ?

Also, i heard people like to say "handful", for instance, my colleage talk to me and said "this is my daughter(when showing me her daughter pic), she keeps me handful". What is that "handful" means in this situation ???

Thanks a lot if i can get my doubt off.

2007-12-07 04:20:11 · 6 answers · asked by fedor_fan 2 in Languages

2007-12-07 04:18:52 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

in the midst of this promotional boycott of the movie, the golden compass, talking all about how it's not only anti-catholic, but pro-atheist (meaning it's automatically bad), i have not heard one person voice anything in defence of atheists. in stead, we sit back and just allow the real whiners to complain all they want.

2007-12-07 04:18:36 · 22 answers · asked by just curious (A.A.A.A.) 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Some of the questions here have inspired me to revisit what I learned in my college Islamic philosophy class, but I can’t find the specific material I want. I have Googled for Ibn Sina’s proof of the existence of God, but I cannot locate a website that simply spells out the proof; they’re all articles or papers that reference it.

Additionally, I cannot recall who is credited with the proof of the perfection of God, so when I Google it, I get better known western philosophers but I want the Islamic philosophy version.

Any suggestions of sources would be helpful!

I’m even willing to go look at a real live book if needed.

2007-12-07 04:17:16 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Also, why do they think that in order to pluralize a word in English, you need to add an s to the end of it?

2007-12-07 04:16:35 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-07 04:15:52 · 8 answers · asked by piffken 2 in Languages

Since you believe there is nothing beyond this current life, doesn't that mean your life is pointless? If it is pointless, why even bother? I am serious in this question. I have a major illness and if I thought this was all there is to life, I would ventilate my skull. I do not fear death nor do I fear God, but I just want to do more of His work before I meet Him face to face.

How do you keep up any hope if you feel this is all there is?

2007-12-07 04:15:42 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus%2012;&version=9;

2007-12-07 04:15:09 · 6 answers · asked by Gap™ ( uses the WikiBible™ ) 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-07 04:15:02 · 8 answers · asked by piffken 2 in Languages

2007-12-07 04:13:02 · 13 answers · asked by dj.hatchytt 3 in Religion & Spirituality

If it is all "in heavenly father's plan", how can any death be considered "untimely"? I've been to many services for the departed at many different churches of different religious faith and people always speak of the death as "untimely". This does not make scense...

2007-12-07 04:12:26 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I love the answers by Christians, for example, where they always have to slip in "God is real". Besides making me laugh, thanks for that, it also makes me confused because you appear to believe that by stating that it makes it true. That is like a person stating "Santa Claus is real", makes that true as well. Can you see how childish that actually is? Those are the statements that a child makes, stating and believing in the tooth fairy or the Easter bunny or Santa Claus or the Flying Spaghetti monster or God does not make them real at all.

2007-12-07 04:12:00 · 15 answers · asked by disturbed001500 2 in Religion & Spirituality

that just the pot calling the kettle black to which she got super offended and said I was going over board. Ok how is it going over board when someone puts down your state and everyone from it and then when you see they are from a state that's equally outback and not really famous for too much and you say well isn't that just the pot calling the kettle black? Come on, Iowa... Vermont. It's not like Iowa has some huge advantage over Vermont. When I think of Iowa I don't think of anything. When I think of Vermont I see the place where the artificial fishing lure was invented, the lever action rifle was invented, those T-shaped rulers, not to mention everything General Dynamics has done, IE: smart armor, vulcan guns, the MK19 grenade launcher, smart missiles, etc etc. Iowa? I can't even think of a thing. Sorry.

2007-12-07 04:10:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

A yes or no answer is good enough...Thanks.

2007-12-07 04:10:44 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

One that didn't try and exterminate others?

Can an atheistic society live in piece with others and not try and exterminate them or oppress them?

I'm serious in this question and it is not an attempted slap at secularism. I have searched for a society like some here would like to have but have not found one single example of one that didn't oppress or try and exterminate others.

Look at China, the former USSR, Nazi Germany, Cuba etc...

Isn't this a strong reason to shun secularism?

Religious countries have had oppression but I don't know of any that killed millions like the secularist ones have. And before you try and use Nazi Germany as a "Christian" society, it won't fly. If they were a supposed Christian society why did Hitler exterminate millions of Christians? He pretended to be religious to win over the people and once in power he turned on them and killed even his top SS for being Christian.

2007-12-07 04:10:33 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

if so, what songs?

2007-12-07 04:09:23 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

I was on the train, waiting for the door to open. The train has motion sensors. This means that if you enter the area where the door is the door won't open, and you'd have to find another exit. So I was waiting for the door to open and the woman in front of me looked like she was going to go before the door finished opening. Not even thinking, on an instinct I gently touched her arm and was politely like "no don't go, it won't open." She then proceeds to yell at me. "Don't touch me. Use your words. This isn't the first time I've ridden the train, etc." I say, "I'm sorry." She yells at me again. I say I'm sorry again, but you don't have to be mean about it.

I just don't get this reaction. Can anyone please help me understand this so I can get over it. I'm kind of still in shock and keep replaying it in my head. Thanks!

2007-12-07 04:08:27 · 17 answers · asked by jessicarachel06 2 in Etiquette