Society & Culture - 23 December 2007

I am from New Zealand and just assumed that everyone had a "boxing day".....that was until I went to the USA on Boxing Day and people looked at me blankly when I said it.

Is it only the Commonwealth countries that have it or have other countries picked up on it as well?

2007-12-23 14:00:54 · 5 answers · asked by mareeclara 7 in Christmas

Can any Jew or Jewess explain why the Almighty God inspired the Ketuvim ("Writings") to have the book named after a Gentile Moabite woman called Ruth?

2007-12-23 14:00:19 · 6 answers · asked by A T O M I C Jw slayer 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Adam & Eve are white so how did black, asian, etc. people get here?

2007-12-23 13:59:22 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

so bad. Do u ever get sad at chritmas time?

2007-12-23 13:59:06 · 7 answers · asked by ? 3 in Christmas

Will Pat Robertson still love me?

2007-12-23 13:58:53 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If God created us then who created God?

2007-12-23 13:58:05 · 14 answers · asked by I_got_the_wow_effect 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Can anyone really be offendedby this? It's just too cute!
http://pic70.picturetrail.com/VOL1792/8010826/15041833/294511580.jpg

2007-12-23 13:57:31 · 10 answers · asked by queen of snarky-yack again 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-23 13:57:26 · 27 answers · asked by ? 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-23 13:56:35 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If yes, why they MOSTLY appear in United States?

2007-12-23 13:56:25 · 24 answers · asked by r_in_london@yahoo.com 3 in Mythology & Folklore

This happens to be an extensive study done by our brothers and sisters from the Seventh Day Adventist congragation. This information is most deffenatly a book to go threw due to the information with in it's covers. It will help others recognize the wiles of the enemy with in their realm of life

Lets not through out the baby with the bath water.

2007-12-23 13:54:04 · 6 answers · asked by SabbathDayFreedom 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Like, we usually stay up until 12:30 and watch a movie, but maybe we can do something else, too.

2007-12-23 13:53:58 · 8 answers · asked by ? 3 in Christmas

There are over 30,000 Christian denominations, so some of the ones you don't believe will probably in your view be false. Eg. some Anglicans view Catholics as Mary-worshiping idolaters, and some Catholics have negative views of the Orthodox & other denominations as being 'false' break-aways from the true church. Some Greek Orthodox say they're the only true, original Church, since the new testament is a Greek bible.

Most Christians believe if you reject Jesus you'll be condemned for eternity. So who do you believe and hope God will rather accept:

- the person that accepts Jesus for the wrong reasons; ie.a person who believed and defended the wrong denomination, whose false teachings are directly against what Jesus actually taught;

OR

- the person who rejected the Church because the Church's teachings were indeed false and the person who left was exactly right. The person subseqently left Jesus because perhaps the majority ignorantly convinced that person they're wrong.

2007-12-23 13:53:56 · 10 answers · asked by grassfell 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-23 13:53:44 · 9 answers · asked by citymouse1174 1 in Christmas

2007-12-23 13:52:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I can understand that a megolamaniac would punish his slave for disoedience, but why did god care if he counted people in israel or not? that makes no sense

2007-12-23 13:52:31 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

It's great learning all these recipes from across the pond!

2007-12-23 13:51:53 · 13 answers · asked by Yoda 4 in Senior Citizens

There is DOMA = "Defense of Marriage Act" passed under Clinton's administration. How does allowing states NOT to recognize a binding contract from another state protect marriage?

And there are all these "Definition of Marriage" amendments to "protect" marriage.
I'd like to ask: "How can my marrying my same sex partner imperil YOUR marriage? Or anyone’s future marriage? What exactly needs protection? And from what? Heck -- I want to STRENGTHEN the ideal of marriage by participating in it!

And how about social justice? Should I not be treated under the law the same as others? And be able to

Many express the view that this is against the Bible, or this is not what marriage means, etc. Good -- that’s your opinion and are entitled to it. But can you ANSWER MY QUESTIONS? How is my marrying my partner imperiling marriage?

I want to be married, not "civil unioned"-- which to me is an insult. I want the same regard and dignity to be attached to my relationship. However, can

2007-12-23 13:51:35 · 26 answers · asked by roccopaperiello 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-23 13:50:02 · 16 answers · asked by SandyO 5 in Senior Citizens

for "Destined to Rule" or "Destined to Reign" or something of that nature. Anyone know of a good website I can get this at?

2007-12-23 13:49:45 · 2 answers · asked by Cynthia 4 in Languages

if humans were evolved from apes, monkeys and such what the hell happened??? how come apes still exist?

2007-12-23 13:47:42 · 24 answers · asked by i'm a diva 3 in Religion & Spirituality

God is just used as a source of comfort to those who are about to die and for their families to make their deaths easier and people in ancient Mesopotamia invented the concept of God to answer their questions as to why their crops were not growing right in the summer, etc.

Evidence:
-If God answers all prayers, like it says in the Bible, then all cancer patients who pray for a cure should be cured, correct?
-there is no scientific evidence of God's existence
-children die of cancer, there are wars that have dragged on for centuries over who is right about a supposedly understanding God, people are born without limbs, and I can go on and on- people say this is God's plan, but if this is God's plan, then I want nothing to do with this tyrant
-Jesus was a jerk and you would know this if you read anything outside the Bible, which was put together by carefully selected pieces of literature by agreement at the Council of Nicea, and unfavorable descriptions of Jesus were burned

2007-12-23 13:47:28 · 46 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

you know how people say God Bless you even if they dont kow you.I have heard we should not waste our time Is this biblical. I wonder

2007-12-23 13:46:45 · 20 answers · asked by mairszee 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I mean, think about it: If most people in the US are descendant from Europeans, how come there are still people in Europe?

It's kind of like the perfectly valid question about evolution: If humans evolved from apes, how come there are still apes?

I think it's a lie: Most Americans aren't descendant from Europeans at all. God just put us all where we are, just like he created Adam out of dirt and Eve out of a rib.

2007-12-23 13:46:41 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

In Genesis 26:34, the Bible says "When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite"

In Genesis 28:9, the Bible says "Esau went to Ishmael and took Mahalath daughter of Abraham's son Ishmael, and sister of Nebaioth, to be his wife in addition to the wives he had."

In Genesis 36:2-3, the Bible says "Esau took his wives from the Canaanites: Adah daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah daughter of Anah son of Zibeon the Hivite, and Basemath, Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebaioth."

Thus, we see the following:
1)Judith--Daughter of Beeri the Hittite
2)Basemath--daughter of Elon the Hittite
3)Mahalath, daughter of Ishmael

1)Adah--daughter of Elon
2)Oholibamah--daughter of Anah, granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite
3)Basemath--daughter of Ismael

I've been told that perhaps Adah is the former Basemath and the latter Basemath is the former Mahalath, but what about Judith and Oholibamah?

This is inconsistent?

2007-12-23 13:46:01 · 9 answers · asked by strbrstlvr 1 in Religion & Spirituality

i find it interesting that "good christian people" share so many believes, yet they are so un-united. they teach to love one another, yet stab each other in the back. from all i've seen in religion it's all hypocritical bull ****. the thing i find most interesting is that they can't seem to open up to new ideas. they go to a "holy war" with terrorists and islamics because they are radicals but wouldn't you have to be a radical to be in a holy war in the first place? i know this isn't really a question so i guess really all i want is to know whether people agree or not since christians won't open their minds or try to learn from anything that's not in the bible and my fellow athiests will only answer positively because it's against christianity

2007-12-23 13:43:16 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-23 13:42:57 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

2007-12-23 13:41:35 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

why is it that alot of people have mean things to say if u have something mean to say or Dont like It then dont resond or go to the next Question


there alot of people Are asking questions


expacially about Christmas


Alot of thEse people u cant see SO Be nice

alot Of people ask if Santas real u dont now How old they Really are U could be rouning There believes aboUt sanTa


im just saying alot of kids are Probley woundering if Santa is ganna be going to there house


and is just woundering like u
DO U argree with me write me if ur ganna write me some bs then dont write me??

Happy hOlidays


everyoNE

2007-12-23 13:41:12 · 11 answers · asked by One Lov3 4 in Christmas

I would imagine an angel, but in Magic the gathering dragons are depicted with greater power

2007-12-23 13:41:09 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore