Society & Culture - 17 December 2007

Jenny awoke during the night to find that her husband was not in bed.She went downstairs looking for him. He was sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee in front of him. He appeared to be in deep thought, just staring at the wall. She saw tears rolling from his eyes as he sipped his coffee.

"What's the matter with you, my dear? Why are you down here at this time of the night?" she asked.
"Do you remember twenty years ago when we were dating and you were only 16?" he asked.
"Yes, I do," she replied.
"Do you remember when your father caught us while dating?"
"Yes, I do remember," she replied.
"Do you remember when he shoved that shotgun in my face and said, "Either you marry my daughter or spend twenty years in jail?"
"Yes, I do," she said, getting a little teary- eyed herself at his fond recollection.

He wiped another tear from his cheek and said, "You know... I would have been released today."

2007-12-17 06:42:38 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

Don't get them on UK TV.

2007-12-17 06:41:12 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

1. Animals are said not to have a soul. So, do they go to heaven?
2. If I'm old when I die, do I get to change out my old body for a newer, younger one?
3. If I had been married three times, and widowed three times, do I get to sleep with all of my husbands?
4. If I have an enemy or two, and really hated them, will they be there too?
5. If I read the conditions for entering heaven, and I qualified, could I choose not to go there?

2007-12-17 06:40:56 · 11 answers · asked by ladyren 7 in Religion & Spirituality

It seems to be all about food, booze, presents, pine trees, mistletoe, season's greetings, snow, winterval and chocolate advent calendars.

Even the Vatican's crib has moved out of Bethlehem into Joseph;s workshop in Nazareth.

2007-12-17 06:39:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

2007-12-17 06:38:45 · 39 answers · asked by jlau_hn 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I have many gifts to wrap and I don't want to spend more than a minute or so on each one.

2007-12-17 06:38:14 · 9 answers · asked by Carlu 1 in Christmas

ok i know, no1 knows for certain but i just want to hear some opinions about 2012. it creeped me out even more when i saw i am legend. so anyways 2012 i need to hear somefacts about it and what u have to say.


i will most likely chose YOU for best answer so ya

:D

2007-12-17 06:37:53 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

I take care of a 90 year couple in their home. I have NO CLUE as to what to buy them for Christmas. The are rich, so I don't want to buy them a gift card because they don't need any "help" buying things. The don't watch too much tv. The don't do too much of anything. Help Please!

2007-12-17 06:36:42 · 7 answers · asked by CJ 4 in Christmas

Approx. how much time do you spend on the internet at work? How many of your employers have rules against internet usage and you still use it? What is the main reason you surf the web on the job?

2007-12-17 06:36:36 · 4 answers · asked by me 3 in Other - Society & Culture

in relation to how they say gays are not the christian thing and they refer to a certain section about how the bible states man and woman

2007-12-17 06:35:51 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

My boyfriend (an employeed adult) sent out a christmas wish list to family and myself. I thought only kids had these? Is it just me, or is this rude?

2007-12-17 06:34:16 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

,can anybody furnish me with any?

2007-12-17 06:34:04 · 13 answers · asked by ? 3 in Religion & Spirituality

If you think they should, what about european immigrants, no one would suspect them being illegal because of their skin color. Arizona is trying to make a law that says cops can ask, but isnt this taking a step backwards in society? I thought we were done judging people based on skin color.

2007-12-17 06:32:16 · 22 answers · asked by DJ C 4 in Other - Society & Culture

"I keep bothering you because I actually have a crush on you"....

Why else do we atheists keep bullying fundies and fundies keep ringing our doorbells and running away?

2007-12-17 06:31:10 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Cray Unstable Weather (Winter and Summer Solstice)- With Spring to bring more severe Tornadic Conditions, deep freezes, summers with torrential devastating floods,hurricaines droughts and extreme deadly heat in the summer.

If you put your faith and celebrate the weather and the Sun and Moon Gods etc why don't you tell your pagan god's to do something about the climate that is reeking havoc on the planet?

I'm sure you know that for Christians we believe the weather is all part of GOD's plan and this system of things that will end, and perfection will come to earth with Jesus, however your pagan gods aren't fairing so well if you are celebrating the gross climate changes killing people across the planet with devastation.

Thoughts?

2007-12-17 06:30:47 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

My brother in law and my sister who has dementia are coming in from another state, so I thought I would make them a box of fudge and candy and my brother in law a bottle of scotch.
My brother, who never shows up for Christmas, I thought I would send him 3 ribeyes for him and his wife and son on Christmas eve from my butcher. They are excellent steaks.
My son told me not to give his girlfriend a clothing item since she has tons of clothes, so I thought about giving her a neclace.
What do you think of all this?

2007-12-17 06:30:44 · 9 answers · asked by happydawg 6 in Christmas

2007-12-17 06:30:26 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

An 80-year-old man went to his doctor for his
quarterly check-up. The doctor asked him how he was
feeling and the 80-year-old said "Things are great and
I've never felt better. I now have a 20 Year-old bride
who is pregnant with my child. So what do you think
about that?"

The doctor considered his question for a minute and
then began. "I have an older friend, much like you,
who is an avid hunter and never misses a season. One
day when he was setting off hunting, he was in a bit
of a hurry and accidentally picked up his walking cane
instead of his gun. As he neared a lake he came
across a very large male beaver sitting at the water's
edge. He realized he'd left his gun at home and so
couldn't shoot the magnificent creature but out of
habit he raised his cane, aimed it at the animal as if
it was his favorite hunting rifle and went 'bang,
bang'. Miraculously, two shots rang out and the beaver
fell over dead.

Now, what do you think of that?" asked the doctor. The
80-year-old said, "If you ask me, I'd say somebody
else pumped a couple of rounds into that beaver."

The doctor replied, "My point exactly".

2007-12-17 06:30:03 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

(I'm talking to YOU, Southerners!) If so, please quote the verse or text. I would hate to flick people off based on a religious misunderstanding.

2007-12-17 06:29:08 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Since that appears to be how God made others?

aka the Eve precedent?

2007-12-17 06:26:36 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

People invent these gods and then they have the audacity to claim that these gods intervene with their lives. Seriously, how narcissistic is that? There are over six billion people on this planet. Can you imagine that sum? I can't.

Anyway, if there is this "god," he has lots of things to do, so people should consider that for a moment. There are the affairs of six billion other people, and not to mention, I am sure if he exists he has some other enterprises to take care of.

All this proves is that people believe in god because they seek the comfort in knowing that someone with super-power is looking out for them and making sure that they won't suffer. I agree, this would be very nice, but it doesn't make it true.

Here's the next excuse I am expecting to hear: God can do everything, he is everywhere, and can therefore handle all our affairs at the same time.

That's just another excuse which cannot be disprove, but I must ask. How did you get to know this? God told you this?

2007-12-17 06:26:00 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

but why does ti seem 90% of atheists are in Y!A? Is Y!A the official site for atheism?

2007-12-17 06:26:00 · 27 answers · asked by Traveler 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-17 06:25:05 · 18 answers · asked by STFU Dude 6 in Religion & Spirituality

and if not, why?

2007-12-17 06:24:53 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

When we know. Are we just being redundant, or do we not truly understand the Will of God?

2007-12-17 06:24:12 · 20 answers · asked by Semp-listic! 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I hear a clinic near me is in dire need of egg donors. One clinic even called me to talk about it. I have two friends that have donated their eggs, but to be honest, I think they did it for the money. I don't need to do it for the money (however, it's a nice incentive), but I would like to know more about what Christians say about this? I want to help if there are women out there that really need it, but I just wonder what draw backs I should think about before I consider doing it. How much of my DNA is really distributed to a baby in this way? What characteristics of mine could the baby pick up? If anyone has any information on this, thoughts, beliefs, background knowledge, Bible references (doubt it, but...), just anything that would help me with my decision, please let me know. Serious answers only please.

2007-12-17 06:21:27 · 7 answers · asked by Anne R 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I'm hoping to get a Lap Top, Ipod and clothes....not that much eh!

2007-12-17 06:19:32 · 12 answers · asked by neligl 2 in Christmas

2007-12-17 06:17:42 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

what could u tell me???

2007-12-17 06:16:42 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Valentine's Day

cause like there is a lot of controversy. support your opinion with FACT. do not say the bible says yes or the koran or torah says no. cause that would not be a good way to support it. use FACT!

2007-12-17 06:14:57 · 43 answers · asked by whoa!i'mhot 2 in Religion & Spirituality