Respectful answers please, anything immature will just be ignored.

Anyway, I know that many Atheists argue that religion was and still is the cause of intolerance and hatred (although I believe that people who try to use religion to fuel hatred have other motives) but you cannot deny that it’s what gives many people hope and keeps them going. For an example, people in rural villages in Tanzania have nothing. They live on maize and beans and even the children have to work hard all day. They’re villages are riddled with Malaria, Yellow Fever and many other diseases but guess what? They smile, they’re hospitable and welcoming and little things make them happy. Most of them were Christian or Muslim and devote followers of their faiths and it was clear that this is what kept them so positive. I rarely see livelihood and friendliness like theirs in my country, where many people are agnostic. I think that believing in God generally makes people happier individuals (I’m talking about the majority, not extremist cases).
People real the whole thing before answering. I love and believe in God too.
Hi Brain *waves*
I’ve been there, that’s how
I know that there are bad people out there who give religion a bad name but you can’t deny that it’s the greatest source of hope for many who may have otherwise given up.

I think it does all kinds of good, and while I don’t particularly care to get involved with it, or hold any particular religious views, I think most of the atheists you see running around the internet are pretty much just thin skinned, pretentious little jerk offs, so to speak.

Anyways, just to make a quick example, go read your local scandal sheet, whatever it is, the one that reports all the swell murders that take place in your area every weekend, and count how many of those events took place in religious places, like churches, versus how many took place in nice, a-religious places, like bars.

No I think anyone who bothers to look for any amount of time would have to conclude that religion does all kinds of good in the world. Nothing is an unalloyed benefit of course, but I won’t waste my time trying to discourage it.

I am doing a report and i dont know anything about this topic PLEASE HELP!

A tiger does not preserve the livelihood of India in anyway.

rural livelihood

People are struggling around the world and going without many of the basic needs such as medical care and food. The United States is no exception.

essential and lifestyle items in the countryside.

As I attained marriageable age, my parents wish that I should marry as early as possible. But there are no working guys of our own community available in and around my place, so that I could marry and continue in my job. There are marriage proposals from parents of candidates who are working as Software engineers in MNCs and othere reputed companies as well. But I shall have to leave my job and go as a housewise. I am afraid of the fate of these software engineers, as I fear that there is no continuity in their jobs and earnings. As long as their projects continue, they will earn their bread and butter. As they become older (after 5 to 8 yers of service), they are replaced by new generation engineers even at low salary packages. Thus I suspect uncertainty of livelihood in the long run. I prefer to marry a guy who is having stable income in govt sector in and around my place, so that I need not give up my govt job. So that we both can work together and with even small salary, we may perhaps lead a more peaceful life than that of a METRO life in cities where these software people/ MBA related job holders remain. Is my thinking correct ? Or am I unnecessarily worried? Please anyone guide me.
As there are no candidates of our community in my local area, I may have to go for inter-caste/inter-relegion marriage. As a female, I am worried about which stand I should take in the right direction.

you are excessively worried and a good software engineers earm more than govt job and there jobs are stable….with experiance there salary increases…..gud luck for ur marriage

What is your opinion of Along Mexican border, US ranchers say they live in fear Despite government assurances that they’re safe, they say the level of violence is rising ?

FALFURRIAS, Texas — While walking along a dirt road bordering his property, a South Texas farmer complained about living in fear of Mexican traffickers smuggling drugs and illegal immigrants across his land. He would later ask his visitor not to reveal his identity, for his safety and that of his family."I’m a citizen of the United States. This is supposedly sovereign soil, but right now it’s anybody’s who happens to be crossing here," he said. "I’m a little nervous being here right now. Definitely don’t come down here after dark."

The farmer said a federal law enforcement agent told him to buy a bulletproof vest to use while working in his fields. Whenever he goes out to survey his agricultural operations, he always tells his office where he is headed, and he has purchased a high-powered rifle.

"One of the basic points of the federal government is to protect the people of this nation to secure the border, and they’re not doing that," he complained.

Story: Cartels using Ariz. mountaintops to spy on cops
The Obama administration and many local officials have said the U.S.-Mexican border is safer than ever and that reports of violence on the American side are wildly exaggerated. But the farmer scoffed at that argument. "I walk this soil every day and have since I was old enough to come out on my own," he said. "In this part of Texas, it is worse than it’s ever been."

Moving families to safer ground
A report recently released by the Texas commissioner of agriculture said cross-border violence was escalating. "Fear and anxiety levels among Texas farmers and ranchers have grown enormously during the past two years," the report said, adding that some “have even abandoned their livelihoods to move their families to safer ground."

Retired U.S. Army Gen. Barry McCaffrey, who served as the U.S. drug czar during the Clinton administration and as an NBC News military analyst, is a co-author of the report. During a recent interview, McCaffrey said that while major cities along the Texas border are "pretty safe," the rural areas between towns are "largely unprotected, and across those areas the (Mexican) cartels are conducting massive movements of illegal drugs and other criminal activity."

read more @ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45440385/ns/nightly_news/

You know, I am a US citizen living in Mexico. I moved here last year from Phoenix, AZ. I am here to tell you that it is safer living in Mexico than it is in Phoenix. The border cities are beyond dangerous.

I do live in a border city in Mexico but it’s kind of the exception to the rule. It’s no more dangerous than your average US city. But cities like Juarez, Tijuana and the US bordering cities are simply dangerous. The US govt doesn’t care, they pretend it’s fine, they lie to citizens, but when you live there and see it day after day you realize just how bad it is.

What community? Your proposal must have livelihood (income generation) ideas that are culturally appropriate for both women and men, that can be done given the present infrastructure (roads, mass transit, cell phones, sanitation, vehicle availability) and geography and climate.

I know that Republicans feel lawsuits filed against corporations for negligence and/or loss are all "frivolous". I also know that Republicans feel that tax cuts are the cure-all for corporations and wealthy individuals. Will they logically conclude that tax cuts are necessary to pay for all the frivolous lawsuits from the fishermen that have lost their jobs, or the resort owners and employees who have lost their livelihoods?

Are you saying BP couldn’t write this off as a Business expense? If they can they can get a tax break from Obama.

The savings aren’t passed on to us, we are still pay extortionate prices, 1000x cost of manufacture.

No that would be the results of the unions, who force employers to pay $30.00 an hour to wash the toilet.

Here is my appeal of a violation I received for an answer I gave:

Dear Yahoo moderators,

When I stated in my answer that Yahoo staff were idiots, I meant no offense to idiots, per se. In fact, I think that it is admirable of Yahoo to employ these marginalized members of society and provide them with a livelihood in these difficult economic times. In my answer, I was simply referencing Yahoo’s exemplary unbiased hiring policies, that are among the best examples the job market can show as far as providing opportunity for the differently-abled. That Yahoo has such an overwhelming majority of staff falling in this category is by no means a mark against them; it is no less than heart-warming to see such compassion at work, that no matter what the detriment to the technical functioning of the site or the interaction between staff and site patron, Yahoo remains loyal to their staff. My keyboard is damp from my tears, I admit.

So, you can see that I meant nothing insulting to this neglected category of the workforce, but was only saluting Yahoo for its vision and compassion. Please restore my answer and points, and, if this is being reviewed by one such challenged individual, may I say God bless you, and please enjoy your bus ride home.

My appeal was DENIED!!! I do not understand why, given the clarity of my appeal, and how polite I was. Why was this turned down?!
How is it hate speech when I was complimenting Yahoo on their open-minded hiring policies?!

Thank you so much for sharing this. It’s likely that no human read this at all. Appeals are simply denied these days, if not ignored completely.