Society & Culture - 18 December 2007

with our prez that our economy is OK.

My fixed income hasn't changed appreciably in the past 5 years yet many essential items like groceries and gasoline have almost doubled in price. Is GWB living in the real world?

2007-12-18 11:50:18 · 16 answers · asked by Just Hazel 6 in Senior Citizens

Jer. 33:17 - Jeremiah prophesies that David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the earthly House of Israel. Either this is a false prophecy, or David has a successor of representatives throughout history.

Dan. 2:44 - Daniel prophesies an earthly kingdom that will never be destroyed. Either this is a false prophecy, or the earthly kingdom requires succession.

Isa. 22:20 - in the old Davidic kingdom, Eliakim succeeds Shebna as the chief steward of the household of God. The kingdom employs a mechanism of dynastic succession. King David was dead for centuries, but his kingdom is preserved through a succession of representatives.

Isa. 22:19 - Shebna is described as having an "office" and a "station." An office, in order for it to be an office, has successors. In order for an earthly kingdom to last, a succession of representatives is required.

2007-12-18 11:49:58 · 10 answers · asked by Beauty&Brains 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Guys--if you don't mind being called that--I have question. Why do gay men so frequently adopt a lisp? Is it intended to make them more feminine?

2007-12-18 11:47:47 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-12-18 11:46:42 · 20 answers · asked by beek 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-18 11:45:54 · 24 answers · asked by christina w 5 in Etiquette

2007-12-18 11:44:47 · 16 answers · asked by christina w 5 in Mythology & Folklore

What Christmas present can I buy my 30 year old male friend who is a teacher?
He teaches maths and hates football(just incase someone suggested I buy him a football).

2007-12-18 11:44:44 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

2007-12-18 11:44:09 · 12 answers · asked by Alisha 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I worked with a guy who decided it would be an act of faith on his part to let go of the steering wheel and let God drive the car. Needless to say, he crashed the car. He was actually surprised!

2007-12-18 11:42:43 · 30 answers · asked by Incognito 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-18 11:42:40 · 13 answers · asked by roger 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I have wondered why so many seem to have these expert attitudes? Sort of this ego in that they know more than anyone else If you don't have the answer to a question, you should ask a Mormon. Why do Mormons have to be experts at everything? I'm not saying all. but some are. FYI.

2007-12-18 11:41:59 · 14 answers · asked by Retrocaster 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-18 11:41:54 · 5 answers · asked by Dakerra C 2 in Etiquette

the children's minds? And why are they so concerned with what others do with their bodies anyway? Aren't America's neglected children a more important issue?

2007-12-18 11:41:35 · 7 answers · asked by topink 6 in Religion & Spirituality

...the Christian religion is a scam used to create profit and power, and was designed to keep this power in the hands of a few to manipulate and enslave the masses?

2007-12-18 11:41:20 · 17 answers · asked by Really???!!!! 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-18 11:40:13 · 2 answers · asked by Jacobo L 1 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-12-18 11:39:43 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

My brother is a minister, he and his wife are having problems..she got so mad one day and tore up this bible....what do you think will happen to her for doing this and what could make a person so mad that would make them to this....he asked why did she tear it up and her answer was why did she do this, and her reply was, I was mad at you....

2007-12-18 11:39:28 · 24 answers · asked by essenceofbeauty4u2 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-18 11:39:25 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-18 11:38:24 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

In ancient Israel, it came to pass that a trader by the name of Abraham Com, did take unto himself a young wife by the name of Dot. And Dot Com was a comely woman, broad of shoulder and long of leg.
Indeed, she had been called Amazon Dot Com.

She said unto Abraham, her husband, "Why doth thou travel far from town to town with thy goods when thou can trade without ever leaving thy tent?" And Abraham did look at her as though she were several saddle bags short of a camel load, but simply said, "How, Dear?"

And Dot replied, "I will place drums in all the towns and drums in between to send messages saying what you have for sale and they will reply telling you which hath the best price. And the sale can be made on the drums and delivery made by Uriah's Pony Stable (UPS)."

Abraham thought long and decided he would let Dot have her way with the drums. The drums rang out and were an immediate success. Abraham sold all the goods he had at the top price, without ever moving from his tent. But this success did arouse envy.

A man named Maccabia did secret himself inside Abraham's drum and was accused of insider trading. And the young man did take to Dot Com's trading as doth the greedy horsefly take to camel dung. They were called Nomadic Ecclesiastical Rich Dominican Siderites, or NERDS for short.

And lo, the land was so feverish with joy at the new riches and the deafening sound of drums, that no one noticed that the real riches were going to the drum maker, one Brother William of Gates, who bought up every drum company in the land. And indeed did insist on making drums that would work only with Brother Gates' drumheads and drumsticks.

Dot did say, "Oh, Abraham, what we have started is being taken over by others." And as Abraham looked out over the Bay of Ezekiel, or as it came to be known "eBay" he said, "we need a name that reflects what we are," and Dot replied, "Young Ambitious Hebrew Owner Operators."

"YAHOO", said Abraham. And that is how it all began, It wasn't Al Gore after all.

2007-12-18 11:37:49 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Why?

2007-12-18 11:36:41 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2007-12-18 11:36:04 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

about other people's beliefs and why other people believe the things they do?

if no, why not?

if yes, why yes?

thanks in advance for answering.

2007-12-18 11:35:14 · 28 answers · asked by The Asker 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Has anyone had any supernatural things happen to them. Like strong Dejavu or wishing somthing will happen to you and then it does. Does this happen all the time or just once and a while?

2007-12-18 11:32:44 · 9 answers · asked by Maggie 2 in Mythology & Folklore

Whenever I talk with people and it comes down to giving me an example of how Asian people, talk be it Japanese, Korean, Thai, or Chinese it comes out sounding like Chinese. Why is that? There are those few who don't make it sound like Chinese either. >>

2007-12-18 11:29:43 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

2007-12-18 11:29:02 · 42 answers · asked by cillydancer:) 4 in Christmas

2007-12-18 11:28:06 · 14 answers · asked by HAND 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-18 11:27:55 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

2007-12-18 11:27:32 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Yikes! Have I gone too far?

2007-12-18 11:27:13 · 26 answers · asked by frenzy-CIB- Jim's with Jesus 4 in Religion & Spirituality