Society & Culture - 19 December 2007

Bet you never thought it was this.....

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2007-12-19 13:45:03 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Honestly I am not trying to offend anyone. Myths are found in religions. Some followers take them as symbolisms to learn values from. Some followers take them as facts. I am just curious on what every day believers (instead of religion scholars) take them as.

2007-12-19 13:42:45 · 16 answers · asked by Russ 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-19 13:42:24 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

Can it include pre-marital sex?
Does it count with swingers where all parties consent?
Doesn't the bible mention prophets and other good people who have multiple partners?
Does the bible say that concubines are a bad thing?

Just curious. But I'm asking about the bible, not opinions.

2007-12-19 13:39:59 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

A website recommending this speaks of the Latin Liturgy. It recommends parents and teachers to teach their children grammatical constructions, syntax, definitions and so on.

As the Scriptures were written in Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic it probably will not help them to understand what the word of God actually says.

Surely Latin is a 'dead' language. So it seems to be a bit of a odd if instead of making God's word easier to understand we complicate it.

Jesus spoke in the language of the people around him, though he used parables to test the extent of their real interest.

When the Holy Spirit came upon the Apostles as tongues of fire upon their heads it enabled them to speak in the languages of those who had come up to Jerusalem from surrounding countries. The people marvelled because they could all understand.

How will children understand what God wants them to do and to be if it is in a foreign language?

2007-12-19 13:39:58 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Is now a good time to buy real estate that was previously foreclosed because of subprime mortgages, or should we wait a little longer and see if the prices drop more?

2007-12-19 13:39:44 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Cause he's there at the beginning but then where was he during the time when Jesus was being crucified? Did he leave Mary for another woman?

2007-12-19 13:37:59 · 9 answers · asked by Stefy! 4 in Religion & Spirituality

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTTsyk-pyd8

We got a thousand points of light
For the homeless man
We got a kinder, gentler,
Machine gun hand
We got department stores and toilet paper
Got styrofoam boxes for the ozone layer
Got a man of the people, says keep hope alive
Got fuel to burn, got roads to drive.

Keep on rockin' in the free world,
Keep on rockin' in the free world
Keep on rockin' in the free world,
Keep on rockin' in the free world.

2007-12-19 13:37:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

As a fan of the Harry Potter book series, I'm curious as to whether there is any religious significance to the attributes/charracterists of the four Hogwarts houses.

Gryffindor - courage
Slytherin - power
Ravenclaw - knowledge
Hufflepuff - diligence

2007-12-19 13:37:34 · 18 answers · asked by Searcher 7 in Religion & Spirituality

christian argues that evolution has no science base, only speculation, what do you think? personally i think their God is all speculation without any physical proof

2007-12-19 13:36:31 · 35 answers · asked by df a 1 in Religion & Spirituality

im curse ur punk a.s.s if u doubt me bihhhhh

2007-12-19 13:36:10 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Which Christmas song,if any, always makes you get teary - eyed? For me,it's "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," as sung by Judy Garland.

2007-12-19 13:35:57 · 16 answers · asked by Dances With Woofs! 7 in Christmas

I read one of the answers here said that it's automatic excommunication for a Catholic just for having abortion, is that true? if so, if the person is excommunicated yet takes Holy Communion, what's going to happen?

2007-12-19 13:35:35 · 14 answers · asked by The Asker 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Okay so why did all of these non-atheist people show up, and why do some people think they can filter opinions by using a similiar headline?

2007-12-19 13:33:48 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

are they the same as we get with a paper hat toy and joke

2007-12-19 13:33:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

It's doubtful here in TX.

2007-12-19 13:32:53 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

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2007-12-19 13:32:01 · 2 answers · asked by bell : ) 3 in Christmas

2007-12-19 13:30:31 · 21 answers · asked by Joyful Days 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-19 13:30:20 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

I am doing a paper for school and I need to know the name of this christmas song. It has five wrods and the first word starts with G, the second word with a T, the third with a U, the fourth with an M, and the fifth with a H. I need these by tonight at 11:00. Please and Thank You!
i_love_eminem12345@yahoo.com

2007-12-19 13:30:01 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

If Jesus's last name is Christ does that mean his mother and stepfather were Mary and Joseph Christ?

2007-12-19 13:28:42 · 23 answers · asked by minshullj 3 in Religion & Spirituality

i noticed a lot of mormons using this phrase. it reminds me of a cult test

question #5 Cult-speak

The cult has its own language. The cult invents new terminology or euphemisms for many things. The cult may also redefine many common words or phrases to mean something different.

"Loaded Language" is one of Robert J. Lifton's Eight Conditions of Thought Reform -- an essential part of any effective brainwashing program. The cult-speak may include a bunch of well-worn slogans.The special words constrict rather than expand human understanding, and the slogans stop thought.

here are more phrases regarding loaded language:

http://www.tolc.org/language.htm

does anyone else get this?

2007-12-19 13:28:28 · 23 answers · asked by eelai000 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I had a strange encounter with a classmate last week,he was standing in the lunch room alone and when I entered he was staring at me,we both looked at each other to the point where our eyes got locked and our pupils were dilated,he kept his eyes on me this whole process was for 3 sceonds,and I shifted my eyes for a second to look at the vending machine and then involuntarily excuse me uttered from my mouth,with that he shook his head with a closed smile but shaking his head he scanned my lips,neck and god knows what else and than shook his head with a smile,turned his back and with hands in pocket started walking the other way......what does this whole scenario mean

2007-12-19 13:27:24 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

describes a christmas song or phrase.

2007-12-19 13:27:01 · 3 answers · asked by Samantha M 1 in Christmas

or that this whole life thing, is a test?

2007-12-19 13:26:06 · 10 answers · asked by Mrs. Smith 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-19 13:25:51 · 43 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

Do you support denying legislation to allow a persons right to die regardless of a persons faith or lack of one?

Do you support faith based laws such as a ban on abortion on people regardless of a persons faith or lack of one?

Do you support bringing Christianity back to pubic schools regardless of the non-Christian community such as Hindu, Jewish, and Muslim ( to name a few) that attend public school?

Do you support censoring public media outlets to conform to a sole pro-Christian view regardless of the diverse ethnic/religious society?

If you said yes to any of these questions

If the changes took place it would impact you as an individual or would it impact anyone who didn’t follow your beliefs more?


If the changes took place how do you think the non-Christian community would receive it?

Lastly, if the changes took place do you think the non-Christian community would feel free?

2007-12-19 13:25:19 · 13 answers · asked by phule_poet 5 in Religion & Spirituality

i heard that it was a pagan tradition.

i just thought it was interesting when i started to think about it...
who had the grand idea of putting a pine tree in their livingroom and decorating it with strands of popcorn and dried cranberries and multicolored lights, and put a star at the top?

does it symbolize or stand for anything? what's the reason behind it?

2007-12-19 13:24:10 · 1 answers · asked by scoot 1 in Christmas

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For now, I'll define the practice of "Respectful Evangelism" as the following:

1. Requesting permission to talk about your faith.
2. Accepting a refusal with grace and understanding.
3. Stopping when someone indicates in any way that they've heard enough.
4. Openness to hearing others' experience, even if it contradicts your story.
5. Never displaying dissatisfaction with the other person's response.

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2007-12-19 13:24:02 · 17 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7 in Religion & Spirituality

So I realize that I just don't care whether god exists or not. I would put a strong pascal wager bet on the "god doesn't exist" side, but it doesn't mean much, as I can't prove it. But I can settle the issue very easily.

I just don't care if there's a god, and if he exists, I don't want to be part of his project. I read the bible and every other page made my jaws open. My moral values find these readings appalling, so I decided that even if your god exists, I just don't care. So he can wipe me out of existence, end of story - issue settled.

Anyone else feel this way?

2007-12-19 13:23:07 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality