Society & Culture - 24 September 2006

2006-09-24 16:14:24 · 13 answers · asked by Sergio__ 7 in Religion & Spirituality

portray mary and joseph. Afterwards all the members of the church were up in arms about it, half were outraged, and half thought they just had to comment on how lovely it was that they had used black people, and really make a big deal out of it. The whole time I was thinking, why does it matter, why do you have to make a big deal either way? It was 2 human beings walking down the aisle, thats it. whats your opinion?

2006-09-24 16:14:23 · 21 answers · asked by ? 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I thought about being a ladybug but I do not know about finding a coustume for that.

2006-09-24 16:14:15 · 16 answers · asked by megan_mose2002 1 in Other - Holidays

2006-09-24 16:13:59 · 7 answers · asked by Xo 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I'm Christian, and not doubting God & His Word, but am just curious how others work out the dicotomy between the time frames spelled out in the Bible, vs. those that can be scientifically demonstrated, through archeology, palentology, geology, etc. How does the micro-evolution we can clearly see play into all of this?

2006-09-24 16:13:18 · 15 answers · asked by Howie 3 in Religion & Spirituality

He is only 5 years old. He just started to talk about Jesus and all that stuff. Although I want my son to be able to learn both religions, how can I approach him and teach him Islam without confusing him?

I do not want him to feel overwhelmed. I want him to understand that his religion is Islam, however there are people out there that believe in different religions and that we should respect them.

Please answer this question seriously. If you are not Muslim and don't understand my dilemma, please keep your comments to yourself.

Thanks...

2006-09-24 16:13:06 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

God Has Not Revealed Himself to Me, So He Must Not Exist
Is God's lack of direct revelation to humans a good proof that He does not exist?
A teacher is using the "scientific method" to teach the class about evolution...

TEACHER: Tommy do you see the tree outside?
TOMMY: Yes.
TEACHER: Tommy, do you see the grass outside?
TOMMY: Yes.
TEACHER: Go outside and look up and see if you can see the sky.
TOMMY: Okay. (He returned a few minutes later) Yes, I saw the sky.
TEACHER: Did you see God?
TOMMY: No.
TEACHER: That's my point. We can't see God because he isn't there. He doesn't exist.

A little girl spoke up and wanted to ask the boy some questions. The teacher agreed and the little girl questioned the boy.

LITTLE GIRL: Tommy, do you see the tree outside?
TOMMY: Yes.
LITTLE GIRL: Tommy do you see the grass outside?
TOMMY: Yessssss (getting tired of the questions this time).
LITTLE GIRL: Did you see the sky?
TOMMY: Yessssss.
LITTLE GIRL: Tommy, do you see the teacher?
TOMMY: Yes
LITTLE GIRL: Do you see the teacher's mind?
TOMMY: No.
LITTLE GIRL: Then according to what we were taught today in school, she must not have one!

2006-09-24 16:12:19 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060924/wl_nm/france_mosques_dc_1
Violent actions by some Muslims are strongly reported all over the world while racist and violent Christians (do not mention Israeli massacres in Palestine and Lebanon) are under reported or at best not linked to the religion of the offender. Why? No one said that Christianity is violent after Abou Gharib prison crimes in Iraq done by the USA solders, no one says that Judaism is violent after (I can not count the number of massacres done by Israelis). We should try to get to a common understanding that there are violent and fanatic INDIVIDUALS within each and every religious group. The only way out is to work together for peace, reconciling and mutual understanding.
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2006-09-24 16:11:54 · 10 answers · asked by haggobti 3 in Religion & Spirituality

and the chains represent truth. Since satan once bound will lose his ability to decieve the nations any more. What binds lies better than the truth. Is this possible?

2006-09-24 16:11:48 · 5 answers · asked by RM 2 in Religion & Spirituality

to all the christians i have learned a great lesson. i am sorry to all the christians i gave a hard time to and i am and idiot ,i tried to force you guys into a religion of which you had no intrest in. and i was reminded there is no compulsion in religion. and i tried to change people and i was learned that one must change himself to be changed.

2006-09-24 16:11:19 · 1 answers · asked by servant of AR-RAHIM mostMERCIFUL 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-09-24 16:11:17 · 9 answers · asked by auntfran8 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Who would win in a fight? And No bible quotes please.

2006-09-24 16:09:56 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

What's the reason Catholics pray to Mary? The Bible never says to pray to Mary but only to God in the first commandment.

2006-09-24 16:09:00 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I seem to remember somewhere in the Bible it talks about the "seed of the women" so at that time they knew that the women contributed to a conception. In the gospel, it says that Mary was conceived by the Holy Spirit, so Joseph was only the legal father, not the genetic father. But what about Mary?

2006-09-24 16:08:06 · 10 answers · asked by The_Pickle 2 in Religion & Spirituality

let the dead in the spirit bury the dead in the physical. Is it possible that when Adam called Eve the mother of all the living, he meant the mother of all the spiritually alive? Is it possible that when God said, "let us make man in our image." He meant with His behaviors and practices and not with His shape and form?

2006-09-24 16:06:21 · 7 answers · asked by RM 2 in Religion & Spirituality

why do light skinned black/mulatto babies and chidren have to be with dark skin parents in commercial/tv/movies not all light skin people have a dark parent some of us have light skinned black ,mulatto parents and white parents why is this......................?

2006-09-24 16:05:42 · 13 answers · asked by mulattoworld 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

they be saved from hell?

2006-09-24 16:04:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

well im baptised christian but i dnt believe in that stuff anymore, well but i do believe there is a GOD although i dnt know what is it, it could be a machine, an alien, nature or wtv i just believe that there is something out there. so what am i? how do u classify it? oh and i do respect jesus as a person and the things he said are right but i just dont BELIEVE in him or pray for him cuz i also respect the things that ghandi said but still i dnt follow anyone...

2006-09-24 16:02:42 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Is their elitism a defense mechanism, because they are so few? Does it help them to pretend they are smarter than others?

2006-09-24 16:02:34 · 13 answers · asked by Aspurtaime Dog Sneeze 6 in Religion & Spirituality

When Israel, kills civilians.

2006-09-24 16:01:19 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

I am reading all kinds of great crap that is so off based I love it. What else is there that I am wrong about?

2006-09-24 16:00:43 · 12 answers · asked by tsavo 2 in Religion & Spirituality

15For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. 16To the one we are the smell of death; to the other, the fragrance of life. And who is equal to such a task?

2006-09-24 16:00:10 · 30 answers · asked by Ken 2 in Religion & Spirituality

My cousin is deaf. She and I have pretty much grown up together, since she is only about 8 months older. She is a very intelligent, college educated woman. I often think about her aquisition of language, and I can understand how she could pick up signing, but what about reading and sounding out unfamiliar words? I mean no disrespect to the deaf community, I have just always wondered.

2006-09-24 16:00:09 · 5 answers · asked by Margarita 2 in Languages

What about all of those dead monkey people they found in Africa? Are scientist trying to say that Jesus was a monkey??? What if Jesus was a monkey? But archaeology sights proved that the Bible was true. But monkeys VS. Jesus...I'M LOSING MY FAITH HERE HELP ME!

2006-09-24 15:59:37 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

http://christiananswers.net/q-aiia/letter-judaism.html

2006-09-24 15:58:53 · 8 answers · asked by strengthfornow 1 in Religion & Spirituality

To choose good from evil (the kindhearted are made rulers in heaven) and to develope maturity (God doesn't want to spend eternity with a bunch of crying babies). How are you progressing?

2006-09-24 15:58:32 · 10 answers · asked by RM 2 in Religion & Spirituality

What are your personal views on the topic in general not just religiously. Thanks!

2006-09-24 15:58:25 · 15 answers · asked by Morgan J 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-09-24 15:58:20 · 4 answers · asked by Midge 7 in Religion & Spirituality

(this is not meant to be a rude comment) but i don't go around telling everyone that i am straight u know what i mean, also i was wondering who started the (i don't know how to spell it) lisp, why do gay men talk like that i'm just curious thank you for answering

2006-09-24 15:56:52 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

http://www.inplainsite.org/html/christianity_religions.html#WhyChristianity

With so Many Religions, Why Christianity?

The story is told of a social worker in Nigeria who once visited a youth in one of the back streets of Lagos. On his bedside table he found the following books: the Book of Common Prayer (of the Anglican Church), the Muslim Koran, three copies of Watchtower (the magazine of the Jehovah's Witnesses), a biography of Karl Marx, a book of yoga exercises, and - maybe what he needed most - a popular paperback entitled How to Stop Worrying!

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"Only about sixteen percent of the world's population is classed as non-religious"
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When faced with the multitude of religions in the world today, all claiming to believe the truth, it is no wonder that many people are confused. The number of followers of each of the four major religions (Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism) run into hundreds of millions. Only about sixteen percent of the world's population is classed as "non-religious". So if we want to know the truth about God, where do we start?

There are various ways of approaching this problem. One way is to retreat into indifference: "How can we possibly know anyway? Maybe they have all got it wrong! Let's wait until death to find out who was right - that is, if there is indeed anything on the other side." Another approach is to assume that all religions are equally valid. It doesn't really matter which we believe as long as we believe in something (or Someone). A cynical historian once said that, to the populace all religions were equally true; to the philosopher all were equally false; to the politician all were equally useful!

The problem with both these approaches is simply that they are assumptions. They are not based on any factual evidence, and assumptions have a nasty habit of proving to be wrong. Maybe all religions do not all lead to God, or heaven, any more than all roads lead to Rome. After all some roads lead to London, or New York, or Timbuktu. Even a superficial study of the world's religions will reveal that they not only teach very different things about God (or gods) but also about how you get on side with him (or her, or whatever) - or whether it is even necessary to get on side with him! Sincerity in our search is essential, but it is possible to be sincerely wrong.

The purpose of this booklet is to assist those who wish to take a third approach, which I suggest is a better one. That is, to start with another assumption, that if God does exist then he would want us to know the truth and has given us ways of finding it out. It is a fundamental doctrine of Christianity that God wants to reveal himself to us and wants to enter into a loving relationship with us. He also gave us minds to be used. If you start with these assumptions and do some sincere inquiring and still don't find this God, than at least you are no worse off. However, I am hopeful that you will be pleasantly surprised.

2006-09-24 15:56:43 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality