Society & Culture - 26 August 2006

What's your take on the so called lost books of the Bible.
Gospel of Mary, Gospel of Thomas, Gospel of Judas, etc.

Some are saying that Mary Magdalene was the 13th disciple.

Opinions please?

2006-08-26 03:56:13 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

i can only speak classical arabic though, which is a good thing right?!

2006-08-26 03:55:50 · 4 answers · asked by sundus_k 1 in Languages

Is it true what the circulating emails have been saying that there is going to be a movie about Christ that is pornographic in nature, showing the disciples to be gay, and that the title of the movie is "Corpus Christi" or The Body of Christ?

2006-08-26 03:52:58 · 17 answers · asked by Rica 1 in Religion & Spirituality

that God wants us to use correct spelling at all times? Therefore, misspellings are a sin?

(NOTE: This question is inspired by a number of Y!Answers users right here on the R&S board who have repeatedly said, "God gave us science." So if you think it's a stupid question, it's partly their fault.)

2006-08-26 03:51:41 · 15 answers · asked by ? 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I don't care if they are dirty or clean.....just make sure the are LOL.

2006-08-26 03:48:31 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

For those who don't know the man, Pat Robertson is a very wealthy TV preacher who should be an embarrassment to all decent US citizens and sane Christians everywhere.

"You know, I don't know about this doctrine of assassination, but if he thinks we're trying to assassinate him, I think that we really ought to go ahead and do it. It's a whole lot cheaper than starting a war ... We have the ability to take him out, and I think the time has come that we exercise that ability. We don't need another $200 billion war to get rid of one, you know, strong-arm dictator. It's a whole lot easier to have some of the covert operatives do the job and then get it over with."

"Wait a minute, I didn't say 'assassination.' I said our special forces should 'take him out,' and 'take him out' can be a number of things, including kidnapping." – clarifying his call to assassinate Hugo Chavez

2006-08-26 03:46:51 · 25 answers · asked by lightfoolstheway 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-08-26 03:46:46 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

America, for example, produces 25% of the world's Carbon Dioxide, which is leading to global warming.

2006-08-26 03:45:41 · 14 answers · asked by bobkgin 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-08-26 03:44:52 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-08-26 03:44:49 · 11 answers · asked by Alecks Q 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I heard that this became normal in Europe and America

2006-08-26 03:44:48 · 14 answers · asked by bakr_abid 1 in Other - Society & Culture

is there any way she can move on in life without the fear that she has to give up the most important thing in her life?

2006-08-26 03:43:08 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

not to offend any goths but I mean I can't be around them, they freak me out. I've been bitten by goth chicks before. I don't know why they did it. Some of my friends are friends with goths and one of my friends sisters is goth and likes me (she's only 12) and she drags me into hot topic so her friends can oogle over how cute we are. I don't think this is healthy. Who else has had these things happen to them?

2006-08-26 03:40:28 · 20 answers · asked by Krazi3 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2006-08-26 03:40:11 · 16 answers · asked by Baby Jack born 4/5/09 4 in Religion & Spirituality

does it mean that thinking people should believe everything that prophets said? as modern educated people shouldent we be using our brains to decide what we should be believing?

2006-08-26 03:39:57 · 11 answers · asked by ahmed 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-08-26 03:39:49 · 8 answers · asked by iamlaura2006 1 in Other - Society & Culture

2006-08-26 03:38:24 · 7 answers · asked by K 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2006-08-26 03:36:59 · 12 answers · asked by Claire 1 in Languages

I was doing a sprit guide meditation and I had a can of tobaco come up missing that i know i had set beside me, something i would surely miss not having .So thinking i missplaced it I jokeingly asked for it back.........I turned around and it was on counter in front of me!..........Is there really sprit guides ?

2006-08-26 03:33:22 · 8 answers · asked by darkvale 3 in Mythology & Folklore

What if intelligent life, humanoid in form, were to come (in peace) to earth, but laugh at our ideas of god? If they were more advanced than us, but otherwise very similar to the humans on Earth, would you take their lack of an idea of god to mean that the basic Christian view that god created the universe and provided a way for all people to worship him to be wrong? Would there be some other reason why they wouldn't believe in god? Why the idea of such a thing never existed to anyone on their planet? How exactly would you react to this?

2006-08-26 03:32:38 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I have heard at many places that Wine is considered as Blood of Jesus. And Blood of Jesus purifies ones sins..
I have even heard that during conversion to Christanity one is given Wine... So can A non Alcoholic become a Christian or is it necessary for every christian to Drink Wine?
Serious Answers only Please.. Proof from Bible passage in support of your answer would be appriciated...

2006-08-26 03:32:02 · 15 answers · asked by Parsu 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Is it true that a man can marry his sister or aunt? Which religion on earth allows this kind of marriage ?

2006-08-26 03:31:57 · 17 answers · asked by bakr_abid 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I mean I don't have a hissy fit every time I'm called a honkey and hear trailer park jokes but if you say something true like "why are blacks more promiscuous or more likely to be on government assistance" they get angry & call me "yous a homo"???

2006-08-26 03:31:18 · 24 answers · asked by Rosco P. Coltrain 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

It seems to me those who believe in Armageddon and the Rapture have very little cause to worry about the condition of the planet, since Armageddon will wreck it and the Rapture will renew it, and the belief in the imminence of both precludes the existence of future generations who will have to live here.

So can it be said that the belief in Armageddon and the Rapture keeps America and the West from taking more useful steps to protect the biosphere of this planet and preserve it for generations to come?

2006-08-26 03:31:14 · 9 answers · asked by bobkgin 3 in Religion & Spirituality

It is mentioned in the book of Isaiah chapter 29 verse 12:
"And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned."
Does it ring a bell???

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OR
John chapter 14 verse 16:
"And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever."

Gospel of John chapter 15 verse 26:
"But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which
proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me"

Gospel of John chapter 16 verse 7:
"Nevertheless I tell you the truth; it is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not
come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you".

Some Christians say that the Comforter mentioned in these prophecies refers to the Holy Sprit. They fail to realise
that the prophecy clearly says that only if Jesus (pbuh) departs will the Comforter come. The Bible states that the
Holy Spirit was already present on earth before and during the time of Jesus (pbuh), in the womb of Elizabeth, and again when Jesus (pbuh) was being baptised, etc.

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Gospel of John chapter 16 verse 12-14:
"I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth is
come, he will guide you unto all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. He shall glorify me".

2006-08-26 03:29:50 · 25 answers · asked by Afshin A. 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Do people even look out for one another anymore like 50 yrs ago? People have become reclusive and whenever you try to help someone or even smile at them in the street, they give you a funny look. How could you possibly live your life like that?

2006-08-26 03:28:24 · 18 answers · asked by naughty boy 1 in Community Service

Coz I'm a homo-thug ................. Holla at cha boy Gaysta Jeezy!

2006-08-26 03:27:04 · 28 answers · asked by Gaysta_Jeezy 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I feel it does. Some of this stuff just writes itself.

2006-08-26 03:25:40 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

i don't really believe in heavan or hell, but if it is your soul that goes why does it matter what you do to your body? also what about the people who have thier ears pierced? are they doomed too?

2006-08-26 03:23:21 · 14 answers · asked by tandypants 5 in Religion & Spirituality

If god exists,why did he create us? . Plenty of religions fighting against each other in his name, Countries fightin, Wat for?????
Wat's the big deal????

2006-08-26 03:22:10 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality