Society & Culture - 27 December 2007

i work in an international call center. I am a benefit specialist for a magor credit card company. why do people feel the have the right to use profanity while specking with someone who is maybe not telling them what they want to hear, or fixing a problem fast enough for there liking. i was not raised like that and do not understand it.

p.s. doest everyone know also that all i have to do is click the release button on the screen and they will have to start from square one?

HA!

2007-12-27 20:18:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

2007-12-27 20:17:41 · 32 answers · asked by Gawdless Heathen 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Do we, people of prayer, and also all those who care about "saving the earth", need to pray about the incredible disappearing mountains of ice in Canada's north?

A huge glassier, the size of our giant province of Ontario, disappeared in Canada's Arctic north in 2007?

Is this ecology news story from Canada the biggest off all news stories in the world this year?

Have you noticed the global warming news happening, here in Canada, THIS year?
Have you noticed the odd news happening here in Canada in 2007?

This was a recent story in a major US paper about the ecology of Canada's arctic region...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/06/AR2007090602499.html

Have you noticed the odd news happening, here in Canada, THIS year?

check out this news story...

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/071226/national/year_oddities

Will you pray about global warming and/or protest the horrible news?!?

2007-12-27 20:12:10 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

a guy at work stole 20 dollars out of my wallet and im pretty sure it was him becuase hes been doing shady things to many people. how can i get back at him in a sneaky way?

2007-12-27 20:05:37 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

I don't know about anyone else, but the Bible I read says I'm not allowed to hate anyone.

We war NOT against flesh and blood...but against powers and principalities and spiritual wickedness in high places...

We are NOT allowed to hate another human being, for we are all made in the image of God. Am I wrong? Then prove me wrong, please, with Bible verses.

2007-12-27 20:05:18 · 28 answers · asked by Last Ent Wife (RCIA) 7 in Religion & Spirituality

to think.. this is it. it's kind of mindblowing, don't you think?

2007-12-27 20:03:56 · 42 answers · asked by Alex 2 in Religion & Spirituality

i put this in religion i b/c if i put this in gay/ls/bi sec. i think im going to get the same answer.

2007-12-27 20:03:07 · 24 answers · asked by Autum 5 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-12-27 19:58:00 · 14 answers · asked by Jimmy H 4 in Other - Society & Culture

Stories? We need stories???

2007-12-27 19:57:28 · 19 answers · asked by Wickwire 5 in Senior Citizens

why cant everyone understand that Jesus is the only
God.. ???

2007-12-27 19:57:23 · 41 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

i can't believe ppl's ignorance. i seriously got this reply from somebody on one of my questions about ppl's opinions on gay marriage. "Back in the time before jesus christ even entered this earth as a messiah no religion was recognised or used concerning marriage yes they had god's they had worshipped but that didnt deter marriage of any kind , there were no prejeduces like today , no church nor man has a right to judge love and marriage." they say this but in the old testament, leviticus says if a man sleeps with another man like he would with a woman, he is to be put to DEATH.

2007-12-27 19:53:59 · 18 answers · asked by mysteryman_sx 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I sometimes get these dreams that I'm ascending to heaven but then get cast down. I'm a very ambitious person and wish to be powerful one day. Could this be a sign of the next Anti-Christ. Would you like to be the one that controls the world for 7 years but go to hell upon death? There are people in Hell right now who are nothing and at least you would've lived and had power in life if you were the one. What do you think?

2007-12-27 19:53:08 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I see this theocracy fear posed by alot of nonchristians and was wondering what it is based on.
We managed to have school sponsered prayer for many years, people arrested for homosexual acts, abortion banned, and never did we become a theocracy. Now we have legal and unlimited abortions, gay marriage will one day soon be an American reality, we have dropped school sponsored prayer, governments, schools, and even the secular establishment have abolished the words Merry Christmas and have replaced them with more benign, less specific references (winterfest, holiday season, etc) A ton of politicians espouse "god" and as long as God is watered down and not too much in the public square its "ok" otherwise some Christians are made to look like hatemongers for having opposing opinions. My question is where is the fear that there is going to be a takeover by the Christian right and a formed theocracy? Is it not clear that Christianity in its true form is just not that popular anymore?

2007-12-27 19:35:37 · 15 answers · asked by Loosid 6 in Religion & Spirituality

need one word reply only.

2007-12-27 19:31:51 · 20 answers · asked by hot sexy lips 5 in Other - Society & Culture

I wrote a letter, if anyone would like critique it?....
****~,
First off, I appreciate you ‘trying’ by taking the music to the back of the house last night, however? It was right under my baby’s head and she was trying to sleep. It could also be heard throughout the whole house, I even tried different rooms, just so I could get her to sleep. And the vacuuming at midnight? I am trying to be patient, I really am but I don’t understand?Can this be done during the day please? Or at least before 9 or 10?
You said that we are loud when you are sleeping, but I have never vacuumed late at night, nor have I ever blasted my radio late at night, my boys also have a bedtime on school nights and on weekends I only let them stay up if they are watching a movie or something mellow . And when my boys do get wild, they get into a lot of trouble! just ask them how many days they have been grounded simply for being too loud. I do my best. We are just ‘living’, you know? You’ve got to live. I realize
these walls are paper thin and that every step we take must sound loud, but I just wanted to let you know, that we really do try our best to keep it down for you. There are 4 people in this apartment though, 3 of them under the age of 10, but still I am very hard on them and they know that if they jump they are in big trouble with me. So…if we are ever loud, it is a complete accident, never, ever on purpose. It has upset me, because I feel like the music thing is on purpose because you know that it bothers us when it is loud.
I just want to know, what would you do? I don’t know what to do when the house is rumbling and she is trying to sleep. I don’t want to have to ask you to turn it down, I really don’t. I usually just sit and hope that you will. My boys couldn’t sleep last night either, it wasn’t until the music stopped. (around 12:40 am ) that they finally fell asleep on the couch. Then on Christmas morning, screaming and loud music when I would have loved to just sleep with my daughter…
I understand that you ‘need music to clean’ although I’m not this way, I know a lot of people that are, so…what if I actually bought you an MP3 player? Even loaded it with music for you...would that help? I would totally do that. I would love to help you, I know how tough being a single mom can be! I don’t want this to be a silly toddler ‘war’, I think we are adults and better than that. I would like to be friends, even get to know you? I just hope you understand….
So, I guess I was a little taken back by your attitude last night. I was kind to you,but the response I got back was not. When you told me we were loud sometimes, I immediately apologized. You have not apologized to me anytime that I have talked to you about it.
You are totally right when you mentioned you haven’t complained about us before, but you have also not been considerate or even tried to keep it down. So, my question is this…so do you want me to not ask you to turn it down when it’s loud? I could do that, but do you want me to also be considerate as I always have been? Doesn’t seem fair if I am considerate and your not.
Please let me know if you would like help with an MP3 player or even help cleaning? I like music too! I guess I just thought that now that I live in an apartment I should play it loud in my car or headphones. Sorry this is so long, I was up kind of late and would just like to work this out with you…

2007-12-27 19:31:22 · 6 answers · asked by Kimmy M 1 in Etiquette

What do you think of this offensive piece of trash? My opinion is obvious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhThAwfa1gE

This was the hottest video on YouTube as of yesterday. It is an interview of a young man who is disabled and is made fun of thru the not so clever interview techniques of a character called HOOMAN.

2007-12-27 19:30:36 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in People with Disabilities

They always say to check 1 box, but I always check Caucasian and Asian. I was told to mark whatever they look "most like". I find this very offensive, we take pride in both of our races. Any advice?

2007-12-27 19:28:46 · 5 answers · asked by TwinMommy 1 in Other - Society & Culture

What are things that happened to people, of expiriences you had?

2007-12-27 19:27:39 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I hear it so often I almost despise it. I have never found an interest in the language because I hear it around me so often and sometimes by people who speak nothing but it. Yeah, I get that it's one of the most spoken languages in the US. But I just can't stand hearing or speaking it!

I love Italian however. I think it's one of the most charming, beautiful languages in existence.

So, am I wrong not to want to learn to speak and understand Spanish?

2007-12-27 19:24:34 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

What is up with this rash of really ignorant questions about the church, and doctrine, and now Temple garments?
And do you feel that Mitt Romney's campaign is calling unwanted attention to the church?
Why do think that a small-minded individual gets such a perverted pleasure, out of denigrating a particular religion??
How do you keep your cool when they belittle everything we believe?
How do you handle the misconceptions and downright lies, that these people tell about us.
And do you agree that the adversary is working overtime on yahoo answers????

What do you think, members??

2007-12-27 19:20:34 · 19 answers · asked by moonbaby 2 in Religion & Spirituality

The chosen one, the boy who lived against high odds, the leader of a band of rag-tag disciples, one who refuses the temptation to use the killing curse - and what about the Godric's Hollow war memorial that momentarily transforms into a holy family nativity scene on Christmas Eve?

2007-12-27 19:18:07 · 20 answers · asked by ivallrod 4 in Religion & Spirituality

for me... "Jesus wept." amazing how such a simple sentence can convey so much meaning.

2007-12-27 19:17:58 · 21 answers · asked by in any other world 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-27 19:12:19 · 21 answers · asked by jollypig 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-12-27 19:11:37 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Royalty

This was published in the November Issue of the Journal of Applied Psychology. Do you agree?

2007-12-27 19:10:53 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-27 19:10:46 · 13 answers · asked by Bobby K 3 in Religion & Spirituality

..if a very attractive Russian guy walked up to you in a gym and whispered "hey Elwood, wanna share a bowl of oatmeal" ?

2007-12-27 19:09:24 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

There are lots of famous people who are loved by most people. My question is would you sell your soul to be one of them?

2007-12-27 19:09:15 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Fulgens Corona, His Holiness Pope Pius XII
Encyclical Proclaiming a Marian Year
September 8, 1953

18. ... there is nothing "more sweet, nothing dearer than to worship, venerate, invoke and praise with ardent affection the Mother of God conceived without stain of original sin. (quoting Pius IX) ...

See http://www.newadvent.org/library/do...

I could withdraw this as evidence of a direct sanction of Marian worship if anyone can show me from the Latin that hyperdulia and not latria is used here. I have not been able to find the Latin version of this for verification.

I know paragraph 15 tries to head off the Protestant objection that Catholic devotion to Mary subverts the worship due to God. I find the argument lame. He is saying, in principle, we could worship anyone or anything as long as we gave ultimate credit to God, who is the source of all good things, for in so doing we do not cheat Him of His due. Technically, this would apply to the golden calf (Ex 32:5). Oops!

2007-12-27 19:03:31 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Make an iron chariot so heavy that he can't drive the people who are using it out of a valley?

2007-12-27 18:59:40 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality