Society & Culture - 26 December 2007

i always get this question "why are you wearing the hijab?"
i try to answer people the best way but i don't find my answer good enough
does anyone have a really good answer to answer a non muslim asking about this

another question i get when i talk about islam is how to do you know that the prophet (pbuh) is the last messenger or why is he the last messenger from god
but this question i don't want any verse from the quaran because they don't believe in it

2007-12-26 23:59:19 · 10 answers · asked by ♥ ṦṹṦṹ ♥ 3 in Ramadan

er1 always saying jw's are cults well ima jw and i wanna kno wat is the definition of a cult?

2007-12-26 23:59:16 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

why??

2007-12-26 23:56:59 · 4 answers · asked by concerned 2 in Religion & Spirituality

If a brother wanted help? I.e emailed saying he wanted to learn from you about Islam??

2007-12-26 23:55:36 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Ramadan

i've known friends that go to these ppl that supposedly read your eyes. they know your concerns and habbits and even your daily lifestyle by just looking at you. i wonder if this is true if you know anything about this or if you do this youself?

2007-12-26 23:55:00 · 15 answers · asked by tiger lily 3 in Mythology & Folklore

Jesus peace be upon him's birthday?All Christians know that isn't even for sure.............so their greatest and soul reason for their greatest holiday isn't even relevant.....so what does that leave????????

2007-12-26 23:54:36 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I always tell people that it is a pleasure speaking with them. But, they always tell me the pleasure is all mine. This is especially the case with men I talk to.

2007-12-26 23:54:19 · 25 answers · asked by Dimples 2 in Etiquette

I am married to a pastor. We have been married almost a year now. The problem is due to me being very emotional and him not being willing to deal with issues that are affecting our marriage (ex-wife for example) we have had such a tough time trying to get this marriage on the right track. Due to past hurts and failures, that happened before I met him, He has become so detached, indifferent and synical that I could scream. Yet inspite of the fact that our marriage is rocky to say the least, he continues to put the bulk of his effort/interest into the church and Pastoring. Then he expects me to sit there, be quiet, be pretty and be a wife. I love my husband but I believe that our most important calling/obligation right now is to our marriage and the covenant we made before God. Is it wrong of me to feel like he should take a year off from Pastoring to devote some quality effort into our marriage? I feel like nothing or noone else should take priority over our marriage, except God.

2007-12-26 23:48:37 · 23 answers · asked by ds 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-26 23:47:58 · 17 answers · asked by ndnquah 6 in Senior Citizens

This is primarily for other gay men, but I guess the girls can answer too! What kind of underwear do you like to see a man in? Be specific, please. Boxers, boxerbriefs, briefs? Colors, whites, any particular brands? And why? My personal fave is the standard white brief, as long as it's worn well. Meaning, not some big grandpa brief. Just curious to know!

2007-12-26 23:46:05 · 20 answers · asked by Jameson 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

then why don't they still sacrifice animals? I've failed to find anything in the old testament that says they should stop sacrificing. However Christians should've stopped sacrificing because God provided them with their unblemished lamb. I know many Jews still EAT lamb on Passover but they don't actually sacrifice one. Is this because of religion or because of society?

P.S. I'm not affiliated with the following website which does sum up my point and also brings up a good question for some other time. Why don't Christians celebrate Passover?
http://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/passover.html

2007-12-26 23:43:49 · 15 answers · asked by Buddy_Lee_Hombre_de_accion 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Or, as the purpose of the cross was more of torture than a means of killing, what about an iron maden?

2007-12-26 23:39:43 · 20 answers · asked by ‫‬‭‮‪‫‬‭‮yelxeH 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-26 23:31:36 · 16 answers · asked by royalsyyed 1 in Religion & Spirituality

that the novel/short story you have chosen to read has also chosen you too? Please share your experiences.

For example I choose a novel that is set in Winter and it is Winter now. Or I choose a novel that is about the break up of a love relationship and that's what is happening to me too.

Thanks to all who participate.

2007-12-26 23:29:06 · 7 answers · asked by happy inside 6 in Senior Citizens

OK, I don't quite know how to phrase this so please bear with me if I ramble or get a bit confusing.

My fiance is Roman Catholic, though he doesn't practise and hasn't been to church since he was a child. He wants to start going to church and doing Bible studies. I really want to support him with this and he's asked me to go with him, the only problem is that I'm a bisexual, Wiccan female, and hate it when I hear people saying that homosexuals and anyone that doesn't beleive in the Christian God will go to Hell and are evil disgusting people, I ALWAYS want to fight back and defend my beleifs and the rights of homosexuals, I'd be fine during Mass because I'm not about to stand up in the middle of churc and start arguing with the priest, but during Bible studies if someone starts going on about homosexuals being depraved and disgusting or Pagans being evil I know I'll want to go at it with them, so... my question is, should I just shut my mouth if something like this happens, or fight

2007-12-26 23:27:03 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

(Matthew 1:23) Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

2007-12-26 23:25:49 · 9 answers · asked by MoPleasure4U 4 in Religion & Spirituality

WHYYY ???.

2007-12-26 23:22:21 · 10 answers · asked by Azman M 4 in Religion & Spirituality

is considered to be Eid-al-Ghadeer by the Shia (Shi'is) muslims (which is celebrated mostly in all countries today).

It's the day when the Prophet of Islam declared in front of many muslims that Imam Ali will be his heir.

After the Prophet of Islam's death, a few remembered the prophet's words but the majority preferred Bakr who later seized the land of the Prophet's beloved Daughter, Fatima...

What do you think of Eid-Al-Ghadeer?

2007-12-26 23:20:29 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-26 23:19:20 · 19 answers · asked by Gary L 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-26 23:18:33 · 14 answers · asked by MoPleasure4U 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-26 23:18:03 · 9 answers · asked by ☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻ 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Someone posted a question here a few days ago about being uninvited to someone's home for Christmas. I was also invited to a friend's house. Although the invitation wasn't reneged, I felt like an outsider invading the homeland. I was informed they would be eating at noon. I arrived about 11:45 AM with a casserole to share. My friend was still in her nightgown. She said I should go and sit in the living room, then I was totally ignored for the next 2 hours. They didn't eat until after 2 PM. Nobody sampled any of my casserole as it was cold by then. After the meal, I handed out gifts. They opened them, said blandly "Thank you" then expressed no further interest in them. Then my friend went in the living room and fell asleep in the recliner. Her son slept on the sofa. Her husband sat in the kitchen and her daughter decided she wanted to watch TV. Nobody talked to me. When I tried to talk, I was shushed. I left around 5 PM with my casserole and no reciprocal gifts. I felt a little put off.

2007-12-26 23:16:30 · 26 answers · asked by weakestlink11 1 in Etiquette

setting up a mini sub- tropical rain forest in my back room?

2007-12-26 23:16:26 · 4 answers · asked by Rosie 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I am in the process of setting up a directory of Christian events and I would like suggestions for a name. A cool name, nothing obvious and boring. Preferably one word and easy to remember. The idea of the directory is that it will be full of life and colour.

2007-12-26 23:12:13 · 7 answers · asked by Francene M 1 in Religion & Spirituality

He threatens me and I really wan to thump him in the ear! I was taught to turn the other cheek ect.

Now I think I have found a loophole in the bible Acts 20:35
'It is more blessed to give than to receive"
I think it gives me the okay to thump him before he thumps me.

Tell me what you think about it

2007-12-26 23:10:16 · 18 answers · asked by agedownunder 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-26 23:08:29 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-26 23:04:09 · 34 answers · asked by G.xi 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-26 23:03:16 · 12 answers · asked by Ashwani B 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-26 23:01:34 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I find it equally disturbing that the qur'an says only Muslims will ever be let out of Jehenna, but non-Muslims will never be let out of Jehenna.

This punishment sounds nothing like the esma al husna.

Many Christians became atheists after realising how unjust eternal jehenna is. How many Muslims have done the same?

2007-12-26 22:58:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality