Society & Culture - 23 December 2007

2007-12-23 04:55:03 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

How would you explain evolution and the fall of man? Or the concept of Adam being the first man? Or that Death existed before the fall of man? Or would you just dismiss the entire genesis account? But then what would that say about Jesus who makes reference to Adam? Was he just making an allegorical reference? Is Genesis entirely figurative? What are your thoughts on all this?

2007-12-23 04:54:04 · 29 answers · asked by Nautica™ 5 in Religion & Spirituality

not possible to build something so big

then think if it was built how did he feed all the animals

this story is not true

your thoughts please

2007-12-23 04:49:54 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

My mother, who is not ill but cannot live without me helping her out financially lives with me. I think it is time for her to live in a community with other seniors so that she will have a social life and I need my space. My other siblings don't help me here and I was considering that it'd be best to have her in a senior community.

It seems the websites for these places don't list exact costs for this. We're in NY, so if anyone has any idea how much it costs monthly for a senior who is not ill to live in one of these places, please advise.

I have ordered brochures but thought some of you might have some answers for me today.

2007-12-23 04:47:21 · 6 answers · asked by Crystal S 4 in Senior Citizens

I mean there's the acne issue, then there is the body shape issue (I know, circle/oval is a shape too). Guys needa be buff and gals needa be slim.

Besides being born perfect (with porcelain skin and amazing body), how do you stay gorgeous all the time? Lol... I'm 17 y/o btw.

2007-12-23 04:47:05 · 14 answers · asked by numero uno 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

This lady asked for a lift to Church today morning and since i had time, i dropped her there. When we reached the Church, She said "Merry Christmas" and asked if i celebrated Christmas myself. I gave the honest reply that i celebrate all occasions irrespective of religions but deep down inside i felt that if occasions can not bring new agendas of Love and Peace then they merely become a cultural thing. I kept these feelings to myself because its sad to see so much poverty and lack of Peace around the world these days. Religion is just another hurdle to find Worldwide unification. Dont get me wrong, i am theist but i think the journey is about hardships without complians and expectations. My question is "Dont you think religions institutions should be an icon of hope and Love for humanity and not merely people segregated for belonging to a specific religion or denomination?"

2007-12-23 04:45:58 · 17 answers · asked by semi enlightened 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-23 04:45:46 · 9 answers · asked by Deb 1 in Christmas

Did Jesus exsist before creation and Adam and Eve and if so where does it say the writer and the verses please write as much as you know and thank you for answering this question today and have a Merry Christmas

2007-12-23 04:45:25 · 25 answers · asked by ? 1 in Religion & Spirituality

...I ask this because I feel somehow that Christ is more than Jesus.
I just want to know what you are thinking.

2007-12-23 04:44:40 · 13 answers · asked by Claudia A 2 in Religion & Spirituality

What do catholics believe? Are christians and catholics different? What do they have in common other than being humans? What do they believe about the prayers? Why do they believe the teachings of the church?

And most importantly...
For catholics and/or christians only...
Why are you Catholic?
Why are you Christian?

2007-12-23 04:42:32 · 14 answers · asked by Arcen 1 in Religion & Spirituality

these girls at my school make fun if me becuase I can't say all the words they can in english because I am really from polland and they make fun of my friends for haging out with me and now all the kids a school think I weird or don't talk to me plz give me advice to get them to like me again

2007-12-23 04:42:18 · 18 answers · asked by SummerMommy 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/601-7334011-5396109?asin=B000KHLI5O&AFID=Shopping&LNM=B000KHLI5O|Heart_Pendant_Necklace_with_CZ_Stones&ref=tgt_adv_XSC10001

is this a good christmad present for thid girl i like we are both 15 bt she is 9 months older than me. is it to overboard for not dating, or is it a sucky gift, or what.

2007-12-23 04:41:31 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

(Deuteronomy 22:28-29 NLT)
If a man is caught in the act of raping a young woman who is not engaged, he must pay fifty pieces of silver to her father. Then he must marry the young woman because he violated her, and he will never be allowed to divorce her.

What kind of lunatic would make a rape victim marry her attacker? God?

The O.T. got much more violent and vicous words of God in it but I don't want to expose it.
I know this was the law for Israel people.
But that is not important.
For whoever those vicious killing and raping laws were for God still made them.

How come an all loving God show such evil and violence?

You can't say that prophets misinterpreted or twisted Gods words since that would disvalidate the whole Bible.
How can you know whether the modern Bible is tampered with or not?

NOTE:
My son asked me this question after reading the O.T. Bible I had in the shelves.

I don't blame him from not attending church anymore.

Comments?

2007-12-23 04:38:59 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Is there something you want to say to someone living or dead, just something that's been heavy on your heart?

Sometimes we need a place to say something in our heart without needing a reply, right?( Just the counselor surfacing in me again, though Roseann RoseannaDanna tries to stifle her a lot.:)lol

I post this in a kind spirit so please, please respond tactfully. Even if what you have to say is venting in can still be done tactfully.
I chose to post this in the Senior section because they are family to my heart.

2007-12-23 04:37:13 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

Lmao. This dog is spoiled rotten and i need to get it a gift for Christmas!! HELP!!

2007-12-23 04:36:30 · 37 answers · asked by kay. 1 in Christmas

I want star trek memoribelia and books.

What do you want?

2007-12-23 04:35:07 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004088502_santa23m.html

2007-12-23 04:34:11 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Is the reason for the season to "Collect the whole set"?--Tree, santa, frosty, snowglobe........they came out with an animated inflatable ice skating rink this year--the wal-mart god saw it and knew it was good.........

2007-12-23 04:33:39 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

WAS JESUS PREACHING A DIFFERENT MESSAGE HERE THAN WE PREACH TODAY? OR ARE WE PREACHING A DIFFERENT MESSAGE THAN HE PREACHED?



Mark Chapter 10
17 And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?

18 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.

19 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.

20 And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.

21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.

22 And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.

2007-12-23 04:32:47 · 33 answers · asked by don_steele54 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-23 04:31:02 · 9 answers · asked by Sharon L 1 in Etiquette

I created an imaginary transgender-friendly country where everyone can choose to live as a man or as a woman simply by presenting as their gender of choice--regardless of how masculine or feminine they look. So even someone who looks like Arnold Schwarzenegger can live as a woman if he is so inclined.

http://www.geocities.com/girlinside123/daruny/

Any person can live as their gender of choice without physically transitioning. The catch is 1) changing one's body through hormones and/or surgery is frowned upon, and 2) male and female are the only genders recognized, so you must pick one.

If there were such a country in the real world, would you choose to live there instead of transitioning in your own country? If you have already transitioned, would you have preferred to live there instead of transitioning in your own country?

2007-12-23 04:30:39 · 11 answers · asked by GirlInside 3 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-12-23 04:26:31 · 31 answers · asked by Konrad K 1 in Christmas

2007-12-23 04:25:24 · 15 answers · asked by ~Nicki~ 2 in Other - Holidays

I know 7-eleven is open. There are always huge lines there on Christmas Day. Any place else is open on Christmas Day?

2007-12-23 04:24:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

Jesus' dad was a jerk!

2007-12-23 04:22:27 · 37 answers · asked by Buke 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Or DEMAND authority over others that they don't have? Like being bossy & DEMAND being in control when it's not their place?

2007-12-23 04:22:08 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

2007-12-23 04:21:20 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

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2007-12-23 04:20:36 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

Dear Santa:

I rarely ask for much. This year is no exception. I don't need diamond earrings, handy slicer-dicers or comfy slippers. I only want one little thing, and I want it deeply.

I want to slap Martha Stewart.

Now, hear me out, Santa. I won't scar her or draw blood or anything. Just one good smack, right across her smug little cheek. I get all cozy inside just thinking about it. Don't grant this wish just for me, do it for thousands of women across the country. Through sheer vicarious satisfaction, you'll be giving a gift to us all. Those of us leading average, garden variety lives aren't concerned with gracious living.

We feel pretty good about ourselves if our paper plates match when we stack them on the counter, buffet-style for dinner. We're tired of Martha showing us how to make centerpieces from hollyhock dipped in 18-carat gold. We're plumb out of liquid gold. Unless it's of the furniture polish variety. We can't whip up Martha's creamy holiday sauce, spiced with turmeric. Most of us can't even say turmeric, let alone figure out what to do with it.

OK, Santa, maybe you think I'm being a little harsh. But I'll bet with all the holiday rush you didn't catch that interview with Martha in last week's USA Weekend. I'm surprised there was enough room on the page for her ego.

We discovered that not only does Martha avoid take-out pizza (she's only ordered it once), she refuses to eat it cold (No cold pizza? Is Martha Stewart living?) When it was pointed out that she could microwave it, she replied, "I don't have a microwave."

The reporter, Jeffrey Zaslow, noted that she said this "in a tone that suggests you shouldn't either."

Well, lah-dee-dah. Imagine that, Santa!

That lovely microwave you brought me years ago, in which I've learned to make complicated dishes like popcorn and hot chocolate, has been declared undesirable by Queen Martha. What next? The coffee maker?

In the article, we learned that Martha has 40 sets of dishes adorning an entire wall in her home. Forty sets. Can you spell "overkill"? And neatly put away, no less. If my dishes make it to the dishwasher that qualifies as "put away" in my house!

Martha tells us she's already making homemade holiday gifts for friends. "Last year, I made amazing silk-lined scarves for everyone," she boasts. Not just scarves mind you. Amazing scarves. Martha's obviously not shy about giving herself a little pat on the back. In fact, she does so with such frequency that one has to wonder if her back is black and blue.

She goes on to tell us that "homemaking is glamour for the 90s," and says her most glamorous friends are "interested in stain removal, how to iron a monogram, and how to fold a towel." I have one piece of advice, Martha: "Get new friends."

Glamorous friends fly to Paris on a whim. They drift past the Greek Islands on yachts, sipping champagne from crystal goblets. They step out for the evening in shimmering satin gowns, whisked away by tuxedoed chauffeurs. They do not spend their days pondering the finer art of toilet bowl sanitation. Zaslow notes that Martha was named one of America's 25 most influential people by Time magazine (nosing out Mother Theresa, Madeline Allbright and Maya Angelou, no doubt).

The proof of Martha's influence: after she bought white-fleshed peaches in the supermarket, Martha says, "People saw me buy them. In an instant, they were all gone." I hope Martha never decides to jump off a bridge.

A guest in Martha's home told Zaslow how Martha gets up early to rollerblade with her dogs to pick fresh wild blackberries for breakfast.

This confirms what I've suspected about Martha all along: She's obviously got too much time on her hands. Teaching the dogs to rollerblade. What a show off.

If you think the dogs are spoiled, listen to how Martha treats her friends: She gave one friend all 272 books from the Knopf Everyman Library. It didn't cost much. Pocket change, really. Just $5,000. But what price friendship, right?

When asked if others should envy her, Martha replies, "Don't envy me. I'm doing this because I'm a natural teacher. You shouldn't envy teachers. You should listen to them." Zaslow must have slit a seam in Martha's ego at this point, because once the hot air came hissing out, it couldn't be held back. "Being an overachiever is nothing despicable. It is only admirable. Never lower your standards," says Martha.

And of her Web Page on the Internet, Martha declares herself an "important presence" as she graciously helps people organize their sad, tacky little lives. There you have it, Santa. If there was ever someone who deserved a good smack, it's Martha Stewart. But I bet I won't get my gift this year.

2007-12-23 04:19:37 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

2007-12-23 04:19:14 · 11 answers · asked by Kelly 3 in Christmas