Society & Culture - 11 December 2007

if your god is real than why im still here?
shouldn't i be dead already.
rational response quad rules!!!!
thank you atheists for putting that challenge on there.
it converted me in a instant

2007-12-11 12:58:56 · 18 answers · asked by WINDIWS VISTA ULTIMATE RULES!!!! 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Wiccans are sometimes involved in communicating with the spiritual realm in their practices correct? Has anyone succeeded in doing this? What do you believe are the sources of the spirits you contact, and what do you believe about God?

2007-12-11 12:58:33 · 11 answers · asked by Ivan Drago 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-11 12:56:49 · 5 answers · asked by damieng79 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Especially if you met through sharing the same beliefs, and had been married for several years?

2007-12-11 12:56:39 · 47 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I'm a Catholic and I believe in evolution, dinosaurs, etc. The first 12 chapters of the Genesis aren't actually supposed to be taken literally. They simply show God's love fore us, and humanity's evil and love for him. I forget the name for it, but it is actually a literary device used outside of religion. The most important sentence is at the end, and the story is constructed like a pyramid. I woulld also like to let you know that most CATHOLIC priests believe in evolution. Stop accusing us of believing in fairy tales. Learn what the true meaning of those opening chapters of Genesis actually mean, and then come criticizing us, and I doubt you'd have much to argue with.

2007-12-11 12:56:24 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The media falls all over itself when a star gets "outed", and you see gay people flaunt their lifestyle all over the place, but if a star shows one little sign of a mental illness,you never hear from them again. What's your views on this?

2007-12-11 12:55:38 · 13 answers · asked by Fondy Shotgun 28 3 in Etiquette

I wouldnt think It would be fair If Hitler went to Heaven(Even if he repented) While Ghandi Didnt... What is your opinion on this anyone is welcome to answer this :D

2007-12-11 12:55:31 · 22 answers · asked by ? 5 in Religion & Spirituality

If a person within the RCC doesn't believe a defined "dogma" of the Church (like papal infallibility for example), but keeps their opinion to themself, are they excommunicated; or do they have to publicly disagree with or defy the Church? Thanks for your answers.

2007-12-11 12:55:22 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-11 12:55:03 · 7 answers · asked by cristoiglesia 7 in Religion & Spirituality

if your'e atheist so what i dont have a problem with you so why do
atheist especially on here have a big problem with christians its like a vendetta like the 4th crusade or something i believe in god you dont i dont have a problem with you so why cant we just share our opinions and beliefs in a peaceful manner just because youre atheist doesnt make you my enemy im at peace with myself my beliefs everything why cant atheist be that way like for instance im answering a question about religion i say i believe in god and whatever and i have like 10 thumbs down when i check back at the question why are atheist so hateful

2007-12-11 12:54:34 · 23 answers · asked by Tavares 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Matthew 10:22: "And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end will be saved."
Matthew 24:13: "But he who endures to the end shall be saved."
Mark 13:13: "And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end shall be saved."
Luke 21:16-18: "You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death. All men will hate you because of me. But not a hair of your head will perish. By standing firm you will gain life."

It sounds like something more than faith is required: Endurance in the face of tests and temptations.

One things is clear: We can definitely rule out once in grace, always in grace. If getting into grace one time did it all, there would be no reason to teach enduring to the end.

2007-12-11 12:54:28 · 12 answers · asked by Bruce 7 in Religion & Spirituality

25 days until my bat mitzvah and I dont know haftorah trope or my partia. Anyone know a site or willing to help?

2007-12-11 12:54:09 · 3 answers · asked by henriette 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Our AWANA club, for it's bonus points, have asked the clubbers to dress as a shepherd(ess) or a wise man(woman...to be PC, of course). As a leader, I always try to match up what ever the 'club night' is. I've got a biblical costume and thought I'd tie a bag of Wise potato chips around my neck. That way, I'd be a WISE MAN.
Oh, come on! Admit you grinned a bit!
(AWANA? go to awana.org to find out what it is, if you've never heard of it)

2007-12-11 12:54:07 · 15 answers · asked by AmericanPatriot 6 in Senior Citizens

need a cool, neat-o gift idea

2007-12-11 12:53:36 · 27 answers · asked by Mystery 3 in Christmas

2007-12-11 12:52:42 · 10 answers · asked by . 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Last year, he went into my fridge and replaced my Monsters with Red Bulls. Has he gone too far?

2007-12-11 12:52:32 · 14 answers · asked by Mr. Crowley 5 in Christmas

Dear Mr. and Mrs. XXX

I want to thank you for the opportunity you gave me to work in your home, I regret to inform you that another position has been offered to me that suits the actual benefit of the services I provide which is child care. I am not opposed to light housework if and when it wouldn't interfere with my duties with the children. I am sorry but I felt by your actions that you were more concerned if housework was completed than you were anything else. My new position offers a lot of benefits to both myself and the family I will be providing my services to. I feel in the line of work I am in a certain level of comfort must be felt on both parts and I was uncomfortable in my position there. I am informing you now that as of Friday the 21st of December will be my final day. I apologize for any inconvenience, I am sure this would give you ample time to find a suitable replacement. Thank you for your understanding in this matter.

That's what i plan to turn in tomorow.

2007-12-11 12:52:22 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

for me it is my dad he is a self made man who came frome poverty to be very successful and respected by many

2007-12-11 12:52:16 · 5 answers · asked by irish_matt 7 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-12-11 12:52:10 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

I'm a native Spanish speaker but I'm certainly surprised at the use of Anglicism in some answers I've read here. Anglicism is a word of English origin adapted somehow to Spanish (i.e. carpet being translated as carpeta instead of alfombra).
My question is this: is there a dictionary or web site of commonly used Anglicism?
Thank you

2007-12-11 12:51:18 · 6 answers · asked by Jacaranda 3 in Languages

I think Phoebe is also an other name for Artemis.

2007-12-11 12:50:37 · 15 answers · asked by fantasywriter2025 4 in Mythology & Folklore

Somebody has busy fingers with the report button!!! ANYWAY, IT'S WEIGHTED DOWN WITH ICE AND VOLUNTEERS ARE TRYING TO SAVE IT BECAUSE IT'S THE ONLY THING THAT SURVIVED WHEN THE BOMBING OCCURED!!!!!!!!SORRY IF IT COST YOU POINTS!!!

2007-12-11 12:48:52 · 17 answers · asked by ndnquah 6 in Senior Citizens

2007-12-11 12:47:25 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

a mexican an argentinian and a spaniard? they look all the same to me

2007-12-11 12:46:31 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

the concept of a divinely inspired moral law.........


anybody help me out????

2007-12-11 12:45:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

For some reason, the analogy I picture in my mind is as scientists being children with Christians as grown ups, laughing at the children’s attempts to explain the universe without God. You know, Galileo shook things up a bit and the fossils being dug up by archaeologists might have caused some concern but Christians were still entertained by the discoveries of scientists. But then Darwin’s theory came along and all of a sudden, the children knew more than the grown ups and could explain how life develops without God. This turned the tables and the Christians were more like children clinging on to fairytale beliefs and ever since then, they haven’t been able to trust science.

2007-12-11 12:45:43 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

if they don't believe what you believe? Do you like impressing your beliefs onto gullible young minds to force them into your way of thinking without giving the opportunity to have other choices? I'm very curious about this. I've always considered forced childhood religious indoctrinations to be a form of mental child abuse and brainwashing.

2007-12-11 12:45:16 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=23&chapter=122&version=9

2007-12-11 12:44:15 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Yo, sometimes the road to the truth is, so elusive it's confusin
And reality becomes illusion
If I showed the masses where we was at or where we was goin
I'd shatter the social balance of the world as we know it
I'm talkin bout the grand deception, of 1947
When our souls were sold to the heavens
for technologically advanced weapons
Crystal enhanced, brain implants, and mind control methods
MJ-12 is not majestic
And the focal point of our problems on this planet are not domestic
You can accept it or be stupid and be a skeptic
and fail to recognize the secret society's deathwish
Ninety-seven percent of our Presidents were Masons
Responsible for launderin trillions of dollars from the nation
for the construction of underground military installations
Abductions and cattle mutilations
Experiments on human patients
can take place in several subterranean bases
A hundred and fifty stories below a basement
With knowledge of genetic information, you need to fear science not Satan
Cause through the manipulation of certain biological agents
they create strange creations
Top secret special operations
Low frequency sounds and lasers, people like Carl Sagan
that didn't believe in the Drake equation
were tryin to keep Western civilization on the need-to-know basis
Well you need to know that this is a game
and we're bein betrayed and played in the worst way

Yo, the holy script from Genesis 1-26
says, "Let us make man in our image under our likeness"
First of all who's THEY? You see if God
was truly a single entity that's not what he would say
We as the Elohim, Gods and Goddesses
posess a marvelously monsterous subconscious
Lifeforms that speak, in very high pitched sounds and squeaks
Short staccato clicks and beeps
A highly advanced form of speech
Even though to us it seems like they only chatterin they teeth
They used to swim deep in the oceans beneath
Til they fins transformed into limbs and they started to creep
Then they evolved into mammals with feet
And walked right from the shorelines onto the beach
They used gravity, cause it's actually the only force around
that could slow time and the speed of light down
The energy grid network, opened the gateway from Earth
to any point in the universe
Livin organisms and various, geomagnetic gravitational, anomaly areas
Space expedition teams in the lunar regions
reported seein, decapyramids and tetrahedrons
Liquid filled shoes, is what they used
to walk across the moon without leavin a clue
of where they been for the past twenty-three billion years
Before life on the surface even appeared
I hope you become aware what I'm spittin in your ear
was intended to stimulate your left-brain's hemisphere
I know it sounds weird, all these motherfuckin answers
and questions to the grand deception

2007-12-11 12:44:14 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

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For example, Christian support for slavery in the south, and against slavery in the north.

Catholic support for Hitler & Mussolini and Church of England support for Churchill.

What other examples can you cite?

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2007-12-11 12:44:11 · 13 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7 in Religion & Spirituality