Society & Culture - 16 December 2007

Trip from Newark NJ to Montevideo Uruguay

Airport Cost (First Class) 4295.70


From 12/20 to 12/27 is how long I will be staying

Sheraton Montevideo Hotel (4 star hotel) $180 a night

Radisson Montevideo Victoria Plaza Hotel (4 star hotel) $210 a night

Palacio Taranco

This impressive 20th-century building was designed by French architects and now houses a decorative arts museum with Uruguayan furniture, clocks, paintings and more.
Attraction type: Art museum

This “Old City” by the harbor retains remnants of the past, like iron gates and colonial street lamps, and, with antique shops, museums and cafes, it’s a great place for browsing.

2007-12-16 15:11:40 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

How did the animals get to Australia?

2007-12-16 15:11:24 · 18 answers · asked by free will illusion 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I heard somone say they were a what is secular catholicism but didnt get a chance to ask them what it was. can someone shed some light?

2007-12-16 15:10:17 · 8 answers · asked by the_lovely_holly_golightly 2 in Religion & Spirituality

How do you stop a runaway train of thought?



(to those who answered this Q last night: my apologies for deleting it)

2007-12-16 15:10:15 · 22 answers · asked by ? 6 in Religion & Spirituality

And if so, how much lower, could it possibly go, before we are all doomed?

2007-12-16 15:09:39 · 12 answers · asked by Cowherd, Jr. 4 in Other - Society & Culture

Could you, would you accept? Details are welcome, politics aside.

2007-12-16 15:08:33 · 12 answers · asked by Thomas E 7 in Etiquette

There's not really much to say, I'm bored and I figure this could be pretty cool.

I'm 19 yrs old, an aspiring model (don't laugh, I get that all the time), and I live in Montreal. Oh, and my name is Jacque.

Just email me if you're interested and I'll get back to you as soon as possible.

:)

2007-12-16 15:06:48 · 7 answers · asked by madd_! 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-12-16 15:06:48 · 18 answers · asked by KtripleL 2 in Christmas

what is honestly so great about religions? the only thing that they have seemed to manage to do is hav some people kill others because of there views (which is rediculous). Honestly religion is by far the greatest cause of death in history. Why would other people being different from you, because of their beliefs, be reason to kill them and cause so much conflict?
To me religion only has the purpose of giving people answers to the unknown. And much of these answers have been proven false! So honestly why do people still feel so religious?
It dosent make sense to me...
please post your views

2007-12-16 15:06:26 · 12 answers · asked by Michael S 2 in Religion & Spirituality

if they just made up god??i dont really know if i believe in god or not.but it sometimes comes to my mind that anyone could just have made up that someone said all the stuff in the bible really happened??& how can u really prove it??thnx!!

2007-12-16 15:04:44 · 16 answers · asked by blaqkaudiorox 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-16 15:04:32 · 17 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7 in Religion & Spirituality

well my dad said once that my cuz was sick and i pray to him so he could get better and he got better like a couple minutes ago. so has anyone pray to jesus before and it came truth

2007-12-16 15:02:25 · 18 answers · asked by Joshua G 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-16 15:01:38 · 5 answers · asked by Das ist mein fluch 5 in Other - Society & Culture

my grandfather just past away and they say that when someone dies and they re put in their casket they take out their organs and sutff. me and my sister were wondering if htey take off the penis. lol weird question but we are curious.
must be a weird job huh?

2007-12-16 15:01:23 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If abortion is murder...what is a miscarriage?

God is a murderer?? Or is it like manslaughter on the women's part??

And if abortion is murder, how come most pro lifers are for capital punishment? Does life end after a forcible felony?

By the way...I am neither prolife nor prochoice. I like to sit on the fence.

Explain. And please no scripture. I really don't read it, I just skip over it.

2007-12-16 15:01:18 · 27 answers · asked by s7e28w81 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Does anyone know of any churches that do not allow all family members to attend a wedding of a another family because they do not attend the church, do not attend church or other stuff.

If they are any such churches here in the USA, why isn't there more of a public outcry over this disgusting and horrible practice? What should be done to end this ?

2007-12-16 15:00:32 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

what does talmud say about it?


peace

2007-12-16 15:00:20 · 9 answers · asked by Jilan A 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Do you think maybe God gave Dick Cheney a lesbian daughter as punishment for dodging the draft?

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/01/politics/campaign/01CHEN.html?ex=1398830400&en=1c0259e620183dd6&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND
http://www.slate.com/id/2097365/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMyGaLoLCCg

2007-12-16 14:59:51 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

......thoughts?

2007-12-16 14:59:50 · 8 answers · asked by ? 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Does anyone know of any churches that do not allow all family members to attend a wedding of a another family because they do not attend the church, do not attend church or other stuff.

If they are any such churches here in the USA, why isn't there more of a public outcry over this disgusting and horrible practice? What should be done to end this ?

2007-12-16 14:59:49 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

Does anyone know of any churches that do not allow all family members to attend a wedding of a another family because they do not attend the church, do not attend church or other stuff.

If they are any such churches here in the USA, why isn't there more of a public outcry over this disgusting and horrible practice? What should be done to end this ?

2007-12-16 14:59:28 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

do you still go to heaven if you commit suicide? if you believe in Jesus Christ as your savior, but you commit suicide, do you still go to heaven?


if you are not Christian or don't know what youre talking about, please dont answer.

2007-12-16 14:59:11 · 47 answers · asked by Lexasaur 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I was at a high school basketball game the other day sitting with all of my friends, and my mom a few rows behind me. When the national anthem began to play I, like everyone else, reverently folded my hands and faced the flag. My mother however put her hand on her chest, as someone does when they say the Pledge of Allegiance. From 4 rows away she broke the silence and started going "psst, psst" trying to get my attention so I too would put my hand on my chess. I ignored her hoping she would just stop, and stop distracting everyone around us. After about 30 seconds I did put my hand on my chess, because I thought she was too distracting. That aside, was it more disrespectful for me to not put my hand on my chess or for her to distract others around her??

2007-12-16 14:58:04 · 7 answers · asked by Dan 1 in Etiquette

someone told me that they have ,
but when i asked our Reverand here about it he said it couldn`t be any Christian Church because it wouldn`t be allowed as installing an ATM machine in a Church would be like inviting the money changers back into the Temple

2007-12-16 14:57:38 · 32 answers · asked by keny 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Maybe You are.......

Black and listen to Heavy Metal

or

White and attracted to only Black Girls

or

Hispanic but with Asian Ancestry and physical traits

or

etc.

2007-12-16 14:57:36 · 9 answers · asked by Leon 4 in Other - Cultures & Groups

im not sure if people just do this to make it not look so plain or if there is a real reason why we hang them on our tree's.

2007-12-16 14:56:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anthony C 1 in Christmas

I did accept this view as being correct for years but now I see that maybe he is a very wise man and a seeker of varified constantly consistent truth in the light. To me now if appears that he did not want to form doctrines or just accept assumed truths until he could himself npy verify. I see his words as "My Lord, and my Elohim is a possible translation which would agree with Genesis 1:1 and many other passages in the Bible

Please give it some thought and state your view of Thomas.

Thank you.

2007-12-16 14:55:39 · 18 answers · asked by cjkeysjr 6 in Religion & Spirituality

My children's friends compete to see who can get the most or best or most expensive gifts. My children seem to lose every time despite the $3,000 budget last year. This year I refuse to compete and have slashed the budget by more than half!! I am insisting that my children experience the meaning, as monetary seems to create a less than desireable characteristics.

2007-12-16 14:55:25 · 4 answers · asked by corinneami 1 in Christmas

If "God" already knows everything that is, ever was and/ or ever shall be, then isn't it very arrogant to assume that you somehow know better than "God" what is in the best interest for you or who/ whatever you are praying for?

2007-12-16 14:54:31 · 16 answers · asked by wtrain124 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Just wondering.
The statement was in an answer to my last question and the notion just seemed silly to me.

2007-12-16 14:53:44 · 22 answers · asked by queen of snarky-yack again 4 in Religion & Spirituality