Society & Culture - 18 December 2007

In the immortal words of Mr. Rodney King, "Why can't we all just get along?!?"

Been reading about Prophet Isa and it astonishes me that we are all talking about the same thing... yet, we are worlds apart. Why do you think we can't find common ground?

2007-12-18 07:45:23 · 25 answers · asked by Sage Daily 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Last Christmas, I originally just bought my friend a Christmas gift but then her boyfriend bought me a gift just from himself. I felt obligated to go out and get him something in return. What should I do this year? I feel obligated to get him a gift just because he got me one but at the same time, I'm a closer friend to his girlfriend, not him.

2007-12-18 07:44:50 · 16 answers · asked by Thing 5 in Etiquette

2007-12-18 07:43:32 · 26 answers · asked by Snookles © 3 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Hi, I have a Christian fellowship group. http://christianchitchat.org. We would like to send snail mail cards to the lonely, ill, elderly, or anyone who would be blessed by receiving cards. Does anyone know of any sites where we can find those that would enjoy receiving our cards.
Thanks so much.
God Bless,
Lori

2007-12-18 07:41:37 · 6 answers · asked by Lori C 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Has anyone ever done one of these? Are they beneficial?

2007-12-18 07:40:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

Just thinking about praising God for all eternity really makes me want to have a cigarrette. I hate waiting in line.

2007-12-18 07:39:05 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If not, then what?


I was born into a Christian family and most of my friends are Christian. But I just always had a hard time having faith and recently I've came to the decision that I'm Atheist.

2007-12-18 07:38:41 · 41 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

This question is mainly for pagan types...
I'm talking about your ritual

2007-12-18 07:38:17 · 15 answers · asked by Keeper 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Hi There,

Me and my wife have a religious dispute over our kids school, when we were looking for a school to send our kids to we looked at several local state schools and were not impressed at all. So we made the decision to look at a Catholic Private school, (an all girls school) we went to look at the school and were immediately impressed by their facilities, they have an excelled academic record and over 95% pass rate for kids graduating (it’s a all in one school where the kids stay from starting to finishing school)

Our problem is that we are not catholic; we are actually from as pagan based religion. We made the school aware of this and we also made them aware that our children wore pentagrams, they school said that was fine so long as they wore them under their clothes and out of sight, we agreed to those terms and enlisted our children in the school, paid for their first years tuition, bought their uniforms and school branded note books and stationary and they started school at the start of the last school year.

Everything has been fine up until now when the school has changed principles and the new principle is forcing our kids to attend mass, and is telling us unless our children stop wearing their pentagrams and attend mass and religious studies he is going to expel them from school. Our kids wear very expensive solid silver pentagrams on a gold chain, the principle took them off our kids and refused to let them wear them, he also instructed the teachers to check to see if the kids were wearing them at the start of every lesson and has wrote is very nasty letters saying that we are “disgracing the school by sending our children to school wearing symbols of the devil” in those exact words

I just want to know if we have any legal standing, we want our kids to keep attending that school because of its excellent record and pass rate, but this new principle seems to be putting his religion above our childrens education

So is there anything that we can do?

2007-12-18 07:37:08 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Why not when they fumble, or strike out, or miss a foul shot? It seems hypocritical to me that thye only show these signs when good happens. It must be Satan that is influencing the play when bad things happen. Maybe the other teams should point skyward when bad thngs happen to their opponents, or would that be unsportsmanlike?

2007-12-18 07:36:03 · 5 answers · asked by ron4back 2 in Religion & Spirituality

move to refuge camps, would you ...
a) reject their claim
b) move the current residents of Kentucky to refugee camps
c) whine about the liberal media

2007-12-18 07:33:57 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

the Palestinians?

2007-12-18 07:31:50 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

is this really bad?
saying f**king jesus out loud if i really did a few years ago


im christian


what if i didn't say the whole thing?
i have some mental problem, having unwanted thoughts, trust me i don't want to say that kind of stuff nor do i need to, so i kept saying it in my mind, so i got frustrated, so i MAYBE said it out loud to make it worse, so i won't be horsing around or be uncomfortable saying it in my mind

2007-12-18 07:31:36 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I need help writing a wedding ceremony that is wiccan and christian. One that has aspects of both religions but won't offend anyone. One where the christian family members will like and also the wiccan ones. Something that may not be considered "wiccan" but the wiccans will know.

2007-12-18 07:31:20 · 7 answers · asked by vanishing2pink 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Matthew 10:34?

2007-12-18 07:29:41 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-18 07:29:05 · 5 answers · asked by chasemyboy3 1 in Christmas

What are some counter arguments you make to defend yourself in different situations?

2007-12-18 07:28:45 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

Why was my cousin sexually molested?

2007-12-18 07:27:55 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

There is name brand cereal, such as Kellogs and Post but why is there no name brand milk?

2007-12-18 07:27:12 · 13 answers · asked by simply_sweet_lovely 2 in Other - Society & Culture

If someone claims they know something through faith, is it absurd to believe that they can be persuaded with rational arguments?

2007-12-18 07:26:56 · 28 answers · asked by Eleventy 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I read a long time ago that the Catholic church and the Lutheran church were talking about merging. Is that true? Any progress there? What's the latest on that? Thanks!

2007-12-18 07:26:35 · 8 answers · asked by happymom 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-18 07:26:32 · 15 answers · asked by Julin 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-18 07:24:57 · 12 answers · asked by Soccer 1 in Etiquette

I read once in a parenting magazine that a check worth a week's salary is appropriate. I'm guessing that many people don't give that though....

2007-12-18 07:24:40 · 8 answers · asked by Laura 2 in Christmas

I wanna become closer to my coworkers but im very, very shy. what should i do to get them to realize that i am a nice person without looking like im trying too hard. suggestions?

2007-12-18 07:24:12 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

Why is it so difficult for me to pray? I love the idea of having someone to look after me, and I also like the thought of praying for other people, but I have so much doubt as to whether God exists. It just gets in the way. Any ideas?

2007-12-18 07:24:07 · 15 answers · asked by 659017 3 in Religion & Spirituality

judgement day, and that day they will go to heaven or hell?

what is that religion called?

do you believe in that?

2007-12-18 07:22:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-18 07:21:15 · 5 answers · asked by Ronnie D 1 in Languages

For those (atheists) to understand that the reason that we believe or choose to follow God, is because he is the only one (thing) in our lives that promises eternal love for us (and for you)? Isn't that what everyone wants? And do you think that those who do follow Him, would continue if they didn't get what they were looking for?

2007-12-18 07:19:39 · 16 answers · asked by Antie Pantie 7 in Religion & Spirituality

There are numerous sleighs in all corners of the UK with collecting boxes being carried by accredited collectors. Do you ask these people where the money goes? Do you know what Rotary International is?

2007-12-18 07:19:20 · 4 answers · asked by MANCHESTER UK 5 in Community Service