Do YOU remember 9-11? And how the Churhes were filled

Do YOU remember 9-11? And how the Churhes were filled...?
I was in Indianapolis Indiana the morning of 9-11. I drove my rented car back to Florida, for the Airlines were not FLYING! I flew each week for the Next Month and found No Children on those flights! Remember how MANY WENT TO CHURCH, that had Never Before Attended? MY QUESTION: What has happend to change = THOSE THAT WERE SEEKING GOD = = IN That Time Of National Terror and Concern FOR Themselves and for Our Nation? ? ? Thanks, RR
Religion & Spirituality - 15 Answers
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those people now realize that there is no god because september 11th wouldn't have happened in the first place
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The only people that thought "god" was going to protect them are also stupid enough to forget their fears very quickly.
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I could never forget 9/11. Tragedies like that do tend to send people seeking answers. But it soon wears off I guess when things get comfortable again. But it doesn't mean they didn't get any answers. Maybe they just seek the answers within, instead of in a group setting, like a church.
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That is exactly how Americans are failing God.
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I remember 9-11 but it gave me absolutely no desire to return to church. I do remember telling my wife though that it was a good thing I was pushing 40 or I might have had the urge to join the Army.
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It does seem fickle but that is the general nature of people. Apart from those who are utterly devoted to the church, many only run to God in a time of crisis. When it seems like there is nothing else to believe in, why not take a punt on the big guy? I'm sure that many started in that time of despair and stuck with it.
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That's a good point. I remember seeing people praying in the streets, restaurants and grocery stores. Where I work we had 7 people in those trade towers when they got hit. People at work were openly praying for those people. But now, we get in to trouble for having a Bible study during lunch hour.
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Some times people have to be scared out of their witts to go and seek God and Jesus. Yah I remember that morning. I drove past Hancock International Air Port at about 6:30 AM that day, and aircraft wise. nothing was coming in or going out.
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Yes, by gum, I do! And don't you think it would be just dandy if we had a national disaster of that dimension every week, so the churches could be full all the time? We need more death and disaster so God is not forgotten.
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I'm not sure what your point is here, but one doesn't have to go to church to seek God. By the same token, you can't just assume that someone who attends a church service IS seeking God by being there. God is just a natural part of my every day life, as I live by His scripture that assures us that He will never leave us, nor forsake us. I don't have to attend a church service to know that. There are many people who have decided to concentrate on being spiritual, and having a personal relationship with Christ, rather than a religious one. It's what is in peoples hearts that is important, not how many people are filling up the pews.
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I remember, I wasnt even a Christian yet but I went to church too. Yes, it was packed. Im sure some went out of fear by the initial shock, something to reassure them that God is still here and paying attention. A lot of people stopped going once they got reconsumed with their own lives, but then there were people like me who were moved to consider life and eternity as something more than just a philosophy. If you can take a minute (and anyone here who wants to) go visit my blog and read my 9/11 entry entitled "My Ground Zero" Id like you're feedback on it (click my name for a link to my 360 )
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That's a good point. Don't you think it says a lot about why people choose religion in the first place? They want answers in turbulent times and they will put their faith in what ever satisfies their immediate needs. But some soon realize that religion does NOT have the answers (or at least not very good ones). So most satisfy themselves elsewhere. Some, will decide that THEY need to do things that will uplift the world for religion never can.
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That is a good question,My opinion would be,When things are smooth,we tend to forget ,untill something happens, that we can"t control .We will call on God,so maybe that is one way He gets our attention. What would grab our attention now,I don"t know.
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Because we were born with a natural desire to worship God. God put that in us. But, some people push that down and turn away from it. Some people worship false gods. When disasters happen, peoples first inclination is to cry out to God.
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It's amazing how these things happen people don't want anything to do with God until they need their lives saved they seem to think that if they pray when they need him that he will just be there for them nomatter what! God does not work that way, would you? I doubt very much that if someone was only using you that you would want to help them when they need you and the rest of their time they never even thought of you at all or even to think to say hello to you when they saw you, down the road, People seem to orget that God knows their inermost feelings of their hearts, so he knows the motivations and when it's a put on just to save oneself, and God also knows that under those conditions that is just a selfish thing to save oneself if time and again people think they don't need God until something bad hapens to them or near them that they then think that God could help them with then thae may try to attach themselves to God do they really think that God is so desperate that he will help them under that type of relationship the throw at him, they themselves wouldn't accept that type of relationship from someone would they

Cheap flights anyone asap

Cheap flights anyone asap!?
From TPA (Tampa,FL) To IND (Indianapolis,IN) ROUNDTRIP Depart:June 16 Return:June 28 Please and Thank you! +10pts. for cheapest :)
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136 on Airtran for the roundtrip including taxes Depart – Tue Jun 16 2009 AirTran Flight 412 Departs: 11:19a Tampa (TPA) Arrives: 1:35p Indianapolis (IND) Coach | Fare code: HO14XN | Boeing 737-700 (Narrow-body Jet) | 2h 16m | 840 miles | 7 seats remain Return – Sun Jun 28 2009 AirTran Flight 420 Departs: 6:30a Indianapolis (IND) Arrives: 8:36a Tampa (TPA) Coach | Fare code: H14ZXN | Boeing 737-700 (Narrow-body Jet) | 2h 06m | 840 miles | 7 seats remain book at orbitz,com
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Best advise is to go to travelasity.com or orbits. Many cheap tickets their..Buy them the earliest you can. Good Luck and have fun!!!
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Yes !! ten points please !!
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there are quite a few sites that you can search that will likely give you the best prices available. just go here: http://bookme.com/flights.php and you will be able to compare prices on all the reputable travel sites in just a couple minutes. it's very convenient and will save you a bunch of time and money. Also, make sure you buy them online... otherwise they charge much higher fees for phone orders. good luck.

How to plan a road trip

How to plan a road trip?
I'm planning a honeymoon road trip for next summer. We both love to travel but it will actually be a couple weeks AFTER our wedding. Our wedding will be in May. Here is our current list of destination, starting in northwest Arkansas, where we'll live. (The wedding will be in Alabama): Eureka Springs; St Louis; Chicago; Indianapolis; Cincinnati, Charleston, WV; DC; Baltimore; Hershey, PA; Philadelphia; NY; Providence, RI; Boston, MA We are planning to rent a more fuel efficient car. I am thinking the rent will be from $300-500 and gas (depending on unpredictable gas prices) will be around $300-400. We also were hoping it'd work to pick up the rent in AR and drop it in MA, at which point we'd fly back from Boston. The flight for 2 people is gonna run us around $400. The only thing we have left to figure out is food and housing (hotels, camping?, etc) If you are from any of these places or have traveled through please leave me any ideas! If you are an experienced traveler or know what it takes to roadtrip like this, I'd love to hear your thoughts!! THANKS!!!!
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just have fun!!! I wish you a fun time
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well I love hot springs I wanna move there maybe you can give me some tips for that in exchange... :-) well if you take a trip to the north I love train amtrak and you can take a round trip is more cheap that gasoline you can reach many places and with out hotel (you save here) and is not a tired trip, and you can pick a travel pass for a week , 15 days or even a month and you can down of the train in any city and take again to the next day for travel closer you can rent a car too, so if you take the trip to chicago and Saint louis go to the arch in saint louis in Chicago go to the lake shore drive take a trip to visit sue the Dino in the Field museum you can go to many places in front of the lake take a trip in helicopter if you go to NY pass for Buffalo for visit Niagara falls you can cross to canada and take picture from the tower great views even you can go to Toronto is very closer and is a nice city if you want go to the east coast NY take a trip for the great avenues and then go to the sea and take a trip to the light house there is many great things , if you take the road visit the high way Number 66 is pure history if you go for the side of Mississippi take pictures in the river travel in some of the old steam ships are great too.and go to the Elvis home nice things too. and have a great time!

why did I have to put my shoes on to board the aircraft

why did I have to put my shoes on to board the aircraft?
I was in Indianapolis yesterday and had my shoes off to go thru security. Since I was just going to th 1st gate, I decided to carry my shoes and just walk onto the plane in my socks, I usually take my shoes iff anyways, and didn;t feel like lacing them up fir 2 minutes just to remove them. However when I got to the door of the plane the flight attendant told me that I had to have shoes to board. I showed her my shoes in the bag,and she made me go back down the walkway to building, put my shoes on and walk BACK to the plane. Why does stuff like this happen?? Is there a real reason or was just control issues,
Air Travel - 6 Answers
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Because if you injury your foot then they could be liable for this. Given the things that can be on the floor of the average plane why would you walk there barefoot?
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I think it's both control and stupidity. If you passed the security check, then it shouldn't matter....
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It's a safety issue. If there was an emergency and needed to leave the plane you would want/need to have shoes on to protect your feet. Flight attendant's number one job is to keep everyone safe.
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once you go thought security you are *suppose* to put your shoes back you arent suppose to walk around the airport with out shoes
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Logic and reason defies what these guys want you to do - when you travel you better learn to behave just like a sheep !!
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They really shouldn't have allowed you to walk through the airport in just your socks. But, you definitely can't walk onto or around a plane without shoes. It's a safety hazard. Without shoes, your feet could get injured (by luggage or part of the plane). Also, in the case of an emergency, you would need to be able to exit as quickly as possible. It was for your safety and the safety of all the other passengers and crew. :)

What do I need to know about flying for the first time

What do I need to know about flying for the first time?
I'm 20 years old and flying for the first time (by myself, I mean) from Indianapolis to St. Petersburg, FL. I would love some tips about what I need to do and what I need to know as well as what I'm not allowed to bring, etc... My flight is booked with AirTran and as I understand it, they charge a fee for "checked" baggage... I'm wondering what that is. I only plan on having my large purse with me and one medium sized duffel bag. Is that what they mean when they say "checked" baggage. What about the compartments above the seats? Can I store my bags in there? And again, I definitely am curious about what items aren't allowed. What about personal toiletry items like razors, etc? Are those ok? Sorry if I seem clueless but I really don't want to encounter any trouble because I am such an inexperienced traveler so any tips or hints you can offer would be greatly appreciated!
Air Travel - 7 Answers
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that your airplane could crash
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no razors, no lotions, no liquids, bring as little as possible with you as carry-on. and yes there are compartments above the seats for your bags. I flew by myself in the summer and it was my second time ever flying. It's actually less scary than you might think. good luck!
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Here is the airport rules on Prohibited items: http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm http://www.luggageonline.com/about_airlines.cfm
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Bring Gum! Your ears are gonna be hurting once you get up high cause of the air pressure! Chewing gum makes it better :] Dont sit next to a fat guy either or he will fall asleep on your shoulder and drewl on you :[ Lol.
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"Checked" baggage is any baggage that you don't carry onto the plane yourself. Usually it's anything that's too big to fit under the seat in front of you, or in the compartment above you. So your purse will be "carry-on" (which you WILL carry onto the plane yourself), but your duffle bag almost certainly will need to be checked. You can ask whether you need to check the duffle bag when you are checking into the flight. You would need to chekc in before going through security, if you have any bags you need to check, or if you don't already have a boarding pass. When you check in at the AirTran desk, you can take care of both of those. As far as what you can take through security, basically don't bring anything sharp, or anything but the smallest amounts of liquids or gels. Also make sure that all your liquid and gels are together in a quart-sized zip plastic bag. Most things that you aren't allowed to carry on, can go into your checked bags instead. This page has all the details: http://www.seatguru.com/articles/tsa_prohibited_items.php When you go through security, just watch what other people in front of you are doing. Usually they'll have plastic trays that you put your stuff on, before it goes through the x-ray. Things that need to go into these trays include: your shoes, any coat or jacket, any small carry-on items, and laptop computers (even if you normally put the laptop inside your bag, you need to take it out of the bag before putting it through the x-ray). You should also put any metal items on your person through the x-ray so that you don't "beep" when you walk through the metal detector (it's like a freestanding doorway with no door, beside the x-ray). So if you have keys, coins, etc. you can put those into a little bowl they'll have there, before you walk through the detector. Or you could put those things into a pocket in one of your bags before putting it through the x-ray. Once you are through security, you might want to buy a bottle of water (or bring an empty bottle and fill it from a water fountain after you're through security). It's easy to get dehydrated on planes and you may have to wait a while for them to bring drinks around, so having your own water is good. You may also want to bring earplugs (to block out the noise of the engines - it can bother some people), and gum to chew to help your ears pop when the plane is descending. Also, if you've ever gotten car-sick or motion sickness, take some dramamine or bonine or similar before you fly. Finally, if it'll be a long flight or you think you'll be tired, another good idea is to bring one of those neck pillows. Have a good flight!
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By checked baggage they mean the luggage that you are checking at the ticket counter because you don't want the hassle of carrying it through the airport with you. It then goes into the back of the aircraft. Almost all airlines charge some sort of fee, I've found it ranges from $15-30 per bag, you might want to call and ask about AirTran, or check their website. Some airlines charge for a 2nd bag, so try to only have one if you check any. Since we are girls and tend to carry all our stuff when we travel, Such as makeup, gel, hairspray, etc, this is where it gets tricky. The pros and cons of checking vs not checking a bag. If you just have a duffel, you are probably wanting to carry it on with you and put it in the overhead bin, however, you can only have 1 quart size ziplock baggie full of your liquids and they have to be the small travel liquids, you can find them at walmart or target for fairly cheap. All liquids that you put into your baggie have to be 3.4 or so ounces. Razors are fine, you can't have any aerosol cans, such as hair spray or liquid starch at all. They will remove them from checked or carry on bags and throw them away. I work for an airline and see a lot of things get wasted because people dont ask, like you are doing. If you are going to be gone for awhile and have full size shampoo and conditioner, things that are liquid, you need to decide if they are worth checking your bag, or if the 20 you spend checking your bag could have bought new ones when you get to Florida. If you have any more questions feel free to email me at pacificnative@yahoo.com
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Some of the answers so far are good. You CAN take a standard safety razor with you. the TSA website specifically says so. It can be in a bag that you carry onto the plane. The security people will not have any problem with that. Tens of thousands of people fly every day with a safety razor in their carry-on bag. I do. If your duffel bag is larger than about 22" x 14" x 9", then you will have to take it to your airline's ticket counter and give it to the ticket agent, so it gets put into the cargo hold of your plane. The "checked" baggage is the stuff that goes in the plane's cargo area. If your duffel bag is that size or smaller, then it will be OK to carry it with you, and put it into the overhead compartment once you find your seat. But, you can also check it if you don't want to haul it all over the airport with you - your choice. Hair dryers, curling irons, hair straighteners are all permitted in carry-on luggage, if you happen to want to take any of those. Cameras, music players, laptop computers, other electronics can all be carried on (in fact anything that is valuable should always be carried on board). Medications - prescription and over the counter - are all allowed on board. Any liquids, pastes, gels - like shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, hand lotion, creams, liquid makeup items and so on - must each be in a container that is 3.4 ounces (100ml) or less, and all of those items must be in a single, 1 qt. zip lock, clear plastic bag. If you want to take larger quantities of any liquid, then you must put those into a bag that you will check at the ticket counter. Aerosols are permitted in small quantities, but huge cans of hairspray, for example, would be confiscated from a carry-on bag, and would probably be removed even from checked luggage by an inspector. The TSA web site really has all of the information you need about what can and can't be brought, how to pack for efficient screening, and other travel tips. I highly recommend it. See http://www.tsa.gov

Airfare help? from USA to Bosnia

Airfare help? from USA to Bosnia?
I and my family 2 adults 2 kids(5 years old) wanna visit Bosnia this summer.We can't exactly fly 1st class because moneys tight. What is the cheapest way to get their?Is a direct flight there possible? Last time we went to Detroit -amsterdam-zagreb - drove to bosnia. Would it be possible to fly directly their from the usa? Is it cheaper to just land in Europe(paris berlin etc.) and drive there ?Is landing in Sarajevo cheap? I am close to these major cities Chicago,Detroit,Indianapolis. 2 adults 2 kids and i think im a adult too I am 15 ill be 16 by summer. Thats all I got if you need more info email me. THx 4 ur Help :D
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To Sarajevo : Lufthansa has direct flights from Munich, Austrian from Vienna, British Airways from London and Malev from Budapest. If you search these four airlines' shedule, you can find the best fare with Malev. It is always cheaper to fly all the way with the same company, not to combine. Malev's share partners fly both to Chicago and Detroit. If you book early in advance you will have better options and cheaper seats. British Airways has nice offers right now for the next year bookings. Lufthansa has flights from all three mentioned cities, but is quite expensive. Ask them about spec. offers and early bookings. The same applies for Austrian and British Airways. There is also possibility to fly from USA using charter flights to Europe, but always search for towns having direct flights to Sarajevo: Madrid, Koeln, Munich, Budapest, Vienna, Ljubljana, Zagreb, Beograd, Ancona and/or London. Good luck, Dado bosanski!