Society & Culture - 26 December 2007

If it is suppose to be Jesus birthday (which its not)
shouldn't people be giving Jesus gifts not each other or at least gifts to further the preaching of the gospel?

2007-12-26 14:22:43 · 36 answers · asked by Bride of Christ 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-26 14:22:02 · 14 answers · asked by Pastafarus 2 in Religion & Spirituality

The question is simple, is it possible to “sense” or “for-tell” events before they happen?

2007-12-26 14:21:58 · 5 answers · asked by D.J.jr 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Yes, I'm a Christian. But I don't understand this. WHY DO BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE???

Drunk driver killed my little brother 3 weeks ago. Best young Christian I knew. Baptized in 4th grade, led worship in church (no voice change yet). Baby faced little blond kid, pale unblemished face, twinkly blue eyes, 13 but looks 11, captained 7th grade boys basketball team. Beautiful kid. He invited new students to sit with him during lunch and was always generous with his time and money when it came to charity. He gave 75 dollars to Hurricane Katrina fundraiser and couldn't buy something he wanted, but that was fine with him. I remember this one time when we were doing inner city missions last Christmas, and he gave his jacket and socks to this sick old lady and they prayed together and she was healed. The Bible was open on his lap in the hospital when he died.

Simon Balthazar, 7/12/94 to 12/7/07

It just doesn't seem fair. Think of all that Simon will miss out on in this life.

2007-12-26 14:21:03 · 17 answers · asked by JT 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Well, I was surfing the web and I somehow came across this quote: "What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God."

I find this interesting. According to this biblical quote, we should regard our body as a holy vessel of God. Our body is compared to a temple for the Holy Spirit.

Now, I've been hearing nearly my whole life that the body is full of sin and is of this Earth. According to the preachers through many sermons, the body is not pure, clean, etc.

That quote that I mentioned before is the total contradiction of what I've been taught. You can't say that the body is a temple for the Holy Spirit yet it's sinful and not pure at all.

Which is right?

2007-12-26 14:20:36 · 14 answers · asked by ArmedSquirrel 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-26 14:20:02 · 6 answers · asked by Dee 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

i met a libran man at the gym hes a trainer. now we have been talking and flirting. for the past several days i was there i felt he was avoiding me. when i asked his co-worker that i wanted to speak to him he came out. but it was due to business. and yes i wanted to see him. but he seemed a little agitated . we talked about shop. then i broke down and . told him i liked him. he looked at me in shock and said i like you also. but i have a girl. i said good for you. then as i was finishing working out he stood there talking and staring he could have left but he did not. it made me ,nervous but i asked him did i give him the wrong impression that i did not mean to. then i found out that another lady is pushing up on him hard. i been cool i speak and finish working out. i have caught him staring at me on several occassions. i dont know may be i am just smitten. truthful answers only.

2007-12-26 14:19:15 · 5 answers · asked by mecca 1 in Etiquette

I'm writing a paper on evolution for my english class, and according to my research, creationists believe the world was created about 10,000 years ago, while evolutionists believe it's been around for millions of years. My question is (for any Bible-buffs out there), does it actually say in the Bible that God created Earth 10,000 years ago? I've only read that it says God created Earth 'in the beginning'. If it actually states a specific amount of years, I would really love to know, because a vital part of my argument rests on this point. Thanks a lot

2007-12-26 14:18:46 · 11 answers · asked by Jackie 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I am supposed to drive to Philly tomorrow to visit my friend ( I live in NY). I do not feel like driving there, nor do I have the extra money to go there. Can you please give me suggestions as to what reason I can give as to why I can't go?

2007-12-26 14:17:47 · 17 answers · asked by organizeddivas 5 in Etiquette

2007-12-26 14:17:23 · 26 answers · asked by Bride of Christ 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I want to celebrate the end of the year with fireworks, but I don't know where to buy them in conneticut?? or New Yok? does anyone knows where to buy them?? thank you.

2007-12-26 14:17:17 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

2007-12-26 14:13:51 · 14 answers · asked by Queen of Pentacles 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Me and my friends and having Christmas after Christmas because we are and i need small girly gifts that are fun and not corny. i need five little girly gifts and ideas of what to put them in but the whole total cant be more than $25 i need answers quickly please

2007-12-26 14:13:12 · 9 answers · asked by A G 1 in Christmas

If so, you need to acknowledge that he said that a very wise being created everything, it was no accident of some explosion (which destroys, not creates). Basically, Einstein was a believer, not a scientist that believed in the big bang theory.

2007-12-26 14:13:08 · 36 answers · asked by MadforMAC 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-26 14:12:48 · 11 answers · asked by charles c 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I live in a universtiy town where many are highly educated. I have noticed that this doesn't necesarily make a person intelligent or wise...

I have also noticed that some who are highly intelligent lack emotional intelligence and common sense...

When I speak of wisdom, I mean a knowledge that comes from both the head, heart and experience. Atheists are always speaking about intelligence as if it is their holy grail, the only thing that matters.

My question: is it better to be intelligent or wise? Does it serve humanity more to know rocket science or to know how to love?

2007-12-26 14:11:48 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

...a black person white (or vice versa); so why try and make a non-believer a believer? Why not just let others be? Maybe they're happy as they are?

2007-12-26 14:11:12 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

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2007-12-26 14:11:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2007-12-26 14:10:43 · 9 answers · asked by Queen of Pentacles 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-26 14:09:29 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

I can't quite wrap my mind around the concept of having existed forever past, based on the mathematical principles of infinity.

If this God has existed for an infinite amount of time, then there would therefore have to be an infinite amount of time before an event would occur, and would thereby never happen.

Here's a visual aid for my question
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l233/zurahn/inf_diagram.gif


Without a start before what something had not existed (i.e. the God then being created, after which he could do things), how could anything happen, for there would be infinity before something could happen.

Do any of the religions worshipping the Abrahamic God have a explanation for how this works? I'm a little lost.

2007-12-26 14:08:22 · 20 answers · asked by Zurahn 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Would religion be better if the religious interpreted their texts metaphorically as opposed to literally?

2007-12-26 14:07:04 · 20 answers · asked by Nature is the ultimate force 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Mine was a gift to myself LOL, it was a pair of slippers that I forgot to try on before I purchased them.

2007-12-26 14:06:41 · 6 answers · asked by Soundproof 6 in Christmas

What is your word for today - brothers and sisters in christ we all can teach all others are watching us.

2007-12-26 14:05:49 · 7 answers · asked by foxy_blue00 3 in Religion & Spirituality

1) The adulations of those whom believe in a God which others say does not exist?

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2) The complaints of those as to why they would go to hell for not believing in the God they don't believe exists in the first place?

2007-12-26 14:04:52 · 14 answers · asked by ♫DaveC♪♫ 7 in Religion & Spirituality

And what is appropraite to write in them?

2007-12-26 14:03:48 · 7 answers · asked by Lily-Ann 2 in Etiquette

I live in an Apartment. Neighbors are using drills to drill things into their walls. It is loud and invasive. I dont want to complain unless I have to. Is 10 o clock a decent time to ask them to be quiet? Or should I wait longer? Remember: apartment. Thanks.

2007-12-26 14:03:42 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

2007-12-26 14:03:29 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

Over the history of man kind, religion has corrupted the government, led to wars, and caused mass murders. Whenever and wherever there is religion, there are at least a number of people who are unhappy. For example, the church became corrupted in the Middle Ages and caused a lot of discontent, and 60 years ago, there was the Holocaust. If you think about it, it did more bad than good. Then why do we all follow a religion?

2007-12-26 14:02:45 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

"44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. 45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure." - Daniel 2:44,45.

2007-12-26 14:02:35 · 10 answers · asked by NJ Gold 5 in Religion & Spirituality