Society & Culture - 11 December 2007

2007-12-11 11:32:08 · 14 answers · asked by Watch it bub! 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Do any other atheists fancy setting up a book of the month club? I suspect the choices will be a bit naff: Mills and Boon, L Ron Hubbard, etc. Still, it'd help pass eternity.

Any recommendations for the Infernal Reading Society?

2007-12-11 11:26:57 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

should we end all our answers with
"our dark Vatican masters command it"?

because i'm told that we apparently are ordered around by them, so we might as well acknowledge it...

other suggestions:
"my worship statue would agree"
"my conjuring of spirits something or other"
"Mary!"
"crucifix!"
"something in Latin!"

or perhaps

"my pagan religion that somehow stole from other religions that were long gone by this time, mixed with other religions that were long gone, transposed over the religion we claim to follow, would agree with me"


any other suggestions would be great. comments?

2007-12-11 11:26:54 · 14 answers · asked by Quailman 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Or is just angels and kings and everyone else saying he was?

Please provide a quote if he said that anywhere.

2007-12-11 11:25:42 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

This is just making it ok to make up what you think Jesus would do yourself. This is not biblical. It should be What Did Jesus Do. You are creating a Jesus to suit yourself. This is Idolitry!
Do you have your own views
on God?
Idolitry of the imagination is the oldest sin
in the Book, "these men have set up their
idols in their heart..." Ezek. 14:3. God says
that no idolitors "...shall inherit the
kingdom of God." 1 Corinthians 6:9-10

2007-12-11 11:25:21 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ap1rLxbWXQWJAqV1Fuw4_m_d7BR.;_ylv=3?qid=20071211120335AAT7kCw

2007-12-11 11:24:02 · 18 answers · asked by Shawn B 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I'm 25 and need ideas for stocking stuffers for my mom. She's incredibly hard to shop for- she doesn't wear perfume or makeup, she doesn't listen to music, and she doesn't have any real hobbies.

I'm looking for ideas that are relatively cheap (preferably under $10 each) and will fit in a stocking. I appreciate your help!

2007-12-11 11:23:39 · 7 answers · asked by K 4 in Christmas

2007-12-11 11:23:26 · 19 answers · asked by MR.LV 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-11 11:23:16 · 12 answers · asked by Fat J 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

check this page out

http://www.jesus-is-lord.com/tencomma.htm

like we all know catholics pray to idols, yes

2007-12-11 11:22:46 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-11 11:22:26 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

Hi,
what can i do, as kindness, on the internet without spend my money?

That interests me very much, thank you.

(excuse me for my bad english!)

2007-12-11 11:22:01 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Community Service

If Yeshua/jesus wandered the country side doing acts of healing, kindness, and preaching love, why isn't that enough for him to be remember for. Why did they add these impossible acts to his story.

2007-12-11 11:21:58 · 17 answers · asked by TheAsender 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Rome premier dinner cruise on the Tiber River.

how do you say that in german?

2007-12-11 11:21:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

effort, belief and faith led no where. When your heart and soul believed 100%, what is left besides devastation? Thanks.
Nancy

2007-12-11 11:21:19 · 18 answers · asked by Nancy E 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-11 11:21:03 · 18 answers · asked by Enigma®Ragnarökin' 7 in Religion & Spirituality

homemade cookie or candy treat for Christmas what would it be? Mine would be those Mexican Wedding cookies.

2007-12-11 11:20:25 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

2007-12-11 11:20:11 · 24 answers · asked by SoulEaterKurizu 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Which name is better for a little girl? thanx!

2007-12-11 11:19:09 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I was wearing the same exact thing and it was in the same room and EVERYTHING ! what does this mean????

2007-12-11 11:19:07 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

Well, I've been advised I'm going to hell on this board so many times now I could probably get a group discount for my family and friends.

Why is this such a standard method of getting your point across on here? Atheists don't go around telling people that if they continue to believe in God, there won't be an afterlife.

Hmm. OK, well, I can see why that wouldn't work so well.

Seriously, though. To the guys out there who play this trump card every round, why? Is it part of what you're taught, that non-believers should be threatened with the stick, so you get to keep the carrots? Is this the love thy neighbour policy? Do you actually think I'm going to be concerned about going to a place I don't believe in? I'd be more intimidated if you threatened to send me to Disneyland. Are you glad to tell me this? Happy? Gassy?

Yes, yes. I know all Christians don't do this. Especially you there, fingers poised above the keyboard to protest. But if you have, what's /that/ all about?

2007-12-11 11:14:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

How?
I want to stop being a b**** when I interact with people face to face.

2007-12-11 11:12:55 · 9 answers · asked by rebekkah hot as the sun 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Your chest gets worse before it gets better. Is this the case?

2007-12-11 11:12:51 · 27 answers · asked by Yoda 4 in Senior Citizens

First of all, we don't wear dark, long, flowery dresses, and carry square pocketbooks like our Grannys did, but we are not teenagers anymore either. I have a difficult time finding nice looking clothing besides low cut T-shirts, shoes w/heels, hip pants, sweats, and crazy patterned clothing.

2007-12-11 11:12:48 · 26 answers · asked by kriend 7 in Senior Citizens

The "a" in "citta" has an accent on it.
Thanks in advance for everyone who answers.

2007-12-11 11:12:17 · 6 answers · asked by Adrianna 4 in Languages

And not the other way around?

Does he really want people to worship him so much?

2007-12-11 11:09:57 · 44 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

What do you think of artists like Tracy Emin. The Chapman Brothers, Damien Hurst etc.?

2007-12-11 11:09:37 · 13 answers · asked by Yoda 4 in Senior Citizens

I don't get it: your eternal merit is based on whether or not you believe in arcane stories, not how you live life. This seems like a collosal oversimplification by God (a supposedly omniscient being). Also it seems a bit harsh to torture people who have lived morally and honestly for an eternity simply because they didn't believe that Jesus was the son of God.

For the record purgatory doesn't exist; it was created by the Catholic Church to play on people's fears during the middle ages and get money.

It seems like an all-knowing being who had an eternity to think about this would at least go to the length to allow people like humanists to go to a seperate place where they 1) don't have to be burned forever and 2) don't have to believe in random stories that were probably translated poorly.

The whole thing doesn't make sense to me, can someone explain it to me?

Also please only post actual answers.

2007-12-11 11:09:20 · 29 answers · asked by mannzaformulaone 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-11 11:08:07 · 18 answers · asked by Mike 4 in Religion & Spirituality

If you believe in the bible word for word doesn't that mean you have to believe everything like:
slavery is OK: "Your male and female slaves are to come from the nations around you..."(Leviticus 25:44-45)

it is wrong to have a field with two kinds of crops:"...do not plant your field with two kinds of seed. Do not wear material woven of two kinds of material." (Leviticus 19:19)

You can't eat shellfish: "But all in the seas or in the rivers that do not have fins and scales, all that move in the water or any living thing which is in the water, they are an abomination to you." (Leviticus 11:10)

This website gives more examples:
http://www.fallwell.com/ingnored%20old%20testament%20verses.html

In case you do not follow the bible word for word:
Doesn't that mean that the Bible is supposed to be interpreted?
Then who is in charge of the interpretation?
Is it up to every person to interpret the Bible themselves?

I'm just asking, serious answers are appreciated...

2007-12-11 11:08:00 · 14 answers · asked by thatsneakyguy 3 in Religion & Spirituality