Society & Culture - 19 December 2006

Serious question. I believe Jesus loved us so much, He came down to earth, lived a sinless life and then died on the cross to take the punishment for OUR sins so we wouldn't have to and that we could be saved through Him.

But my question is: if He loved us so much, why is the BELIEF part so important? If He was willing to come and DIE for us, why would He then say 'I died to save you, but if you don't believe Me than I'm sorry but your gonna be punished FOREVER'?!

I don't know whether hell is 'eternal' or not but it seems to be the commonly-shared belief. I am a very loving person and couldn't imagine punishing someone forever, not even my worst enemy.

Jesus is surely even more loving than me, so why would He condemn someone forever just for the crime of not believing??!

It doesn't make sense to me. In theory you could have a really loving person who doesn't believe going to hell, and then someone like say Hitler repenting on his death bed and going to heaven.

???

2006-12-19 22:21:27 · 18 answers · asked by Buck Flair 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I think if I was super wealthy, I'd wear nothing but brand new sox every day, fresh out of the package!

2006-12-19 22:21:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Royalty

And he said it's ok i'm father Christmas .Would you believe him or would you call the police

2006-12-19 22:20:17 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB8JJ8e5I0w

2006-12-19 22:19:51 · 12 answers · asked by muslim 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Your IQ score is just a measure of how well you can do a certain test. Everybody who has ever run a marathon is happy to state their time, no matter how slow, but there seems to be a stigma about stating your IQ. BTW, I think mine is about 140. I'm cool with that.

2006-12-19 22:19:43 · 7 answers · asked by Thou Shalt Not Think 3 in Other - Society & Culture

I am a gay man living in Iowa and want to marry my Boyfriend. we have been Dating for almost 2 years now and have NOT moved in together yet. He did ask me to marry him and I did tell him NO, but I explained that it is because I am already with him and having a Marriage or "civil union" doesn't do anything for us legally and why spend the money to have that ceremony until it will be recognized by the law that we are married that will give us rights like they do of all married couples in the nation... rights such as Insurance and taxes. This is a Big issue for him. I think I am right in waiting until it is acceptable legally and in NO way wanted to hurt him, we love each other very much. . I think the world of him and think that when I decided to date him I won the lottery of life We have dropped the issue with out arguing but The issue hurt him deeply, not that I said no, its the fact that it isnt legal. It hurts both of us. am I right to have said NO and wait for laws to change?

2006-12-19 22:19:15 · 21 answers · asked by qcdon30 2 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

do you think that it would effect anything for you, if you found out that all the major events in your life, to date, and for the future... had all been predestined, planned out and scheduled in a manner beyond your concious awareness.

this is assuming whatever evidence you were shown, was whatever it was that you would need in order to belive it and accept it as true.

this is a hypothetical, so even if your conciously entirely confident that it is not so,.... imagine that mabe, despite that, you WERE given enough evidence, in such a manner that you would belive it.

if you INSIST that nothing like that could ever be shown to you, what makes you so confident? what have you seen, experienced, or felt that makes you belive so?

and what if it was further explained that this planning was not done by some entirely outside force, but by a wiser, greater part of your own self, and your concious self simply does not remember doing so.

2006-12-19 22:19:01 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

God has allegedly spoken to lots of people, considered sane/insane and good/evil respectively. For example, Joan of Arc, who went on to kill lots of people in a pretty secular based conflict. Moses through a burning bush (lets not split hairs, it’s a pretty out there way of communicating) and numerous others. He has commanded people to kill in his name LONG before Sutcliffe claimed it (the Bible gives too many examples to list, Judges is a good one though). And let’s not forget, God stuck down the first child of every family, guilty or not, as the final plague against Egypt – so morally dubious actions all over in the sense that people not directly guilty are being made to pay for crimes they are associated with.



So when someone like Sutcliffe goes out and kills mostly prostitutes (who lets face it, are pretty sinful) in the name of God, what basis is there for saying one case is authentic and the other is wrong. Or even more simply put, that one is right and the other is wrong?

2006-12-19 22:18:59 · 14 answers · asked by Caffeine Fiend 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I am!!!!! hehe! only 1 more day of work and then its all fun!!! :)

2006-12-19 22:18:37 · 20 answers · asked by **SARAH** 3 in Other - Holidays

2006-12-19 22:17:42 · 20 answers · asked by Andrew F 1 in Christmas

I was wondering if because of the fact that she is a queen she has ever done any cooking.

2006-12-19 22:17:03 · 7 answers · asked by maturitedetravail 1 in Royalty

2006-12-19 22:16:37 · 21 answers · asked by AngryAmerican82 3 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Please watch this as the prime example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kclto8ubdUo

Speaking in tongues is a bunch of bullocks, but let's pretend for a second it was true. Why would it make sense that Christians go around mumbling some strange giberish for god? I always thought it be the "evil satanists" that go around doing weird stuff like that and shaking in the floor like cheap epilepcy.

2006-12-19 22:13:07 · 9 answers · asked by Alucard 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Shes about 30 years old, dresses well.. It's a present from me not from the class. I need something quite original, although not too much.. Ohh what to do? help ;\

2006-12-19 22:10:16 · 10 answers · asked by fllape 2 in Christmas

From BBC website:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/1559151.stm

2006-12-19 22:10:00 · 9 answers · asked by muslim 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-19 22:09:35 · 13 answers · asked by zloewez 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-19 22:09:27 · 5 answers · asked by davidjamesmar 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2006-12-19 22:08:46 · 12 answers · asked by srao 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I am trying to write an advert in Magnar, can you help me out?

(if you are a native Magnar speaker?)

Cyber café with 8 dedicated games consoles, and 34 Internet terminals. MSN - SKYPE - web cams – headphones – microphones – only £1 per hour.
Open from 9 am until 6pm Monday till Saturday

2006-12-19 22:07:52 · 2 answers · asked by DAVID C 6 in Languages

have a better job than that girl did?

2006-12-19 22:07:43 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2006-12-19 22:03:33 · 17 answers · asked by Roland 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Anyone who says "Christians/Islam has never persecuted the jews" really needs to go back to their high school World History class.

2006-12-19 22:01:48 · 15 answers · asked by Alucard 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Afterall, he stuck me wid this little brat like 1980 years ago.

2006-12-19 22:01:40 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

partner is too general and Mrs doesnt work either! Civil partner is too cumbersome, any suggestions??

2006-12-19 22:00:55 · 45 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

When it comes down to it, it is my rear end on the line and not theirs, so my soul would be my own concern anyway.

2006-12-19 21:59:20 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The only downside is that if they come to my funeral, it means they outlived me, but still......

2006-12-19 21:57:36 · 8 answers · asked by Mr. Bad Day 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Sometimes I answer from my heart; only to find that the question I have answered was a taunt from an emotionally dysfunctional and mentally deficient moron... Is it worth the effort?

2006-12-19 21:56:39 · 16 answers · asked by dawn 3 in Other - Society & Culture

we all know that there may be a hundreds of the same shoes but the one we have bought is ours. We can also buy the same car, book, jeans, computer and many, many other things. It is not important that there are many others equal products because what is ours is ours.
Therefore, when we watch TV or go to movie, we are just one of many. but, anyway, the information from TV, CD or movie became ours because we have bought that.
will you enjoy the movie or song or video because you like it and you have honestly paid for that or you will worry that so many others people are having the same experience?
so, if you buy the excellent Japanese or USA car, like Toyota or Ford, will you enjoy or your will cry in frustration that also many others have the same model?

2006-12-19 21:52:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

I am santa for many children every year(costume) my biggest problem EYEBROWS beard & mousatch OK , How would you make white eyebrows?? HO HO HO Merry Chcistmas.
Thank You.

2006-12-19 21:51:24 · 4 answers · asked by jerry m 1 in Other - Holidays

What do you think of your physical features? Are you jelouse about another person whos better than you? Which one would you choose:a)being a stupid hot chick that atracts everyoneb)being a normal educated person

2006-12-19 21:48:34 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups