Society & Culture - 22 January 2007

What makes a person a Jew?

according to Isaiah and his predictions-it is believing in the Jewish Messiah!

Yet when the temple was destroyed in 70ce/ad many Jewish people had come to know the Messiah personally, as many know Messiah Jesus today too. But for the ones that fulfill the prophecy that we would despise and reject him-these Jewish people made a new religion which rejects Moses & Isaiah our Jewish Scripture leaders-saying God lied -we dont need a blood sacrifice-we reject the prophecies of Messiah Jesus and make our own way of salvation and new religion.

Moses stated "Thus saith the Lord, The life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it on the altar to make atonement for your souls." Leviticus 17:11

Isaiah 700bce predicted Isaiah 52:13-53:12 "He will be exalted, but first marred more than any man, despised and rejected and lay down his life to make atonement for our sins."

Why is an athiest Jew and not Moses& Jewish believers in the Messiah a Jew?

2007-01-22 02:15:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-01-22 02:15:19 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

In the Catholic faith we are taught that the trinity is God the father, Jesus is the son and the Holy Spirit. I want to hear what readers' ideas and thoughts are. What have your experiences been.

2007-01-22 02:13:41 · 8 answers · asked by JOHN 7 in Religion & Spirituality

It is really hard to put this question in a way that nobody feels offended, but please bear in mind, I mean no offence with it. Basically, I came to America two months ago, and although generally I've had pleasant experiences, there are things which bother me a lot. One is hypocrisy. It is amazzing how people pretend to respect the law. Whenever I talk to people (or read Yahoo answers) I hear "don't drink alcohol when you're 15, because it's ILLEGAL". Not because you're more likely to have alcohol problems later if you get used to drinking at a young age. "Don't have sex when you're 15, because it's ILLEGAL". Not because you'll get pregnant and your childhood will be screwed up. I'm a student pilot, and I often hear "don't fly in the clouds when you are not rated for instrument flying, because it's ILLEGAL". Not because you will die. In short, everything that is wrong is wrong because it's illegal. They don't care why it's illegal. Can somebody explain this to me?

2007-01-22 02:11:39 · 2 answers · asked by harakiri 3 in Other - Society & Culture

Have any of you ever had a ghostly experience?

2007-01-22 02:10:14 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

some people say we go to heaven, some say another world or even re-born, i dont know what to believe.

2007-01-22 02:10:08 · 23 answers · asked by M00NWALKER 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-01-22 02:10:07 · 4 answers · asked by auditorsudhakar 3 in Religion & Spirituality

For example,

I've often asked Atheists who demand "proof" of God what happens when a human dies, and traditionally the Atheist says nothing, and I ask can you prove it?

I don't believe in God, I'm more of an Agnostic, because I like to have a world view of things that have been proven.

Just wondering since I see so many people who find errors in the Bible and the Quran, if they have found any errors in their own thinking.

Self examination is so much more fun that editorilizing the Illiad and the Odessy, wouldn't you agree?

2007-01-22 02:09:46 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Having watched big brother I cannot comprehend how stupid Jade, Danielle and Jades backward boyfried really are. It's the 21st century and we live in an educated, capitalist society where people like Jade and her boyfriend still struggle with the idea of geographic location, spelling, mathematics and basic science. Why is this? Civilisations that existed 4,000 years ago are, mentally, more advanced than these people and, no doubt, others like them.

2007-01-22 02:09:12 · 22 answers · asked by swilliams1106 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

what a joke the worst ever thing in this world especially muslims

2007-01-22 02:07:56 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Well, I told this hyphothetical story that if Adam and Eve were Chinese then they could have eaten the snake and not the apple when he got alarmed.

2007-01-22 02:06:50 · 1 answers · asked by jaycangeles 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Why are they even in the religion site? Why do they choose to answer w/ ignorant answers? I believe they are here b/c deep down inside they do believe in God. Let us pray for them, for revelation of who our creator is.
BE BLESSED AND REJOICE IN THE LORD!

2007-01-22 02:05:48 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-01-22 02:05:47 · 20 answers · asked by Chris M 1 in Etiquette

to whistle "Aga do do do" when stood in a long que in the post office on a Monday afternoon

2007-01-22 02:05:43 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

For instance this matter of man,woman relationship.This dichotomy gives rise to a lot of confusion.Is it the same in other religions also?

2007-01-22 02:05:20 · 1 answers · asked by Padmini Gopalan 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Heres another line from the film - 'Jade don't surf',


Give up?



Its big Brother the musical of course, now who got it right?

2007-01-22 02:05:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

My husband and I have been invited to dinner at a co-worker's house. There are about 6 couples in total attending. The email invite sounded semi-formal, certainly not casual.

I asked the host if there was anything I could bring. The reply was, "No, I think my wife has everything taken care of." Normally, I would show up with a bottle of wine after that response. However, you don't show up at this particular house with wine. The husband is a wine connoisseur. He works part-time in a wine shop, and is the resident wine expert around the office.

Is it rude to show up empty-handed? The only other thing I can think of to bring is fresh flowers. Any other ideas?

2007-01-22 02:05:09 · 29 answers · asked by jenn 2 in Etiquette

2007-01-22 02:05:03 · 5 answers · asked by good day 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Untill 7 years ago I knew this was the case and knew I was very greatful for Jesus dieing in my place. However it also really messed with my head - from a very young age I thoroughly believed I was worthless with no redeeming feature other than God loved me and Jesus had been willing to die for me.
As you can imagine that wasnt quite healthy.
However it was what was drummed into me - how has everyone else responded to this type of teaching - no graphic horrifying stories please i have left my details out. I just want to know how much you believe it, how you interpret it and how you live with it?
I will just clarify that my 'sins' were things like feeling angry at the dog, shouting at my mother or 'taking the lords name in vain'.

2007-01-22 02:04:24 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

"If you believe what you like in the gospel, and reject what you don’t like, it’s not the gospel you believe, but yourself."

Peace and Love

2007-01-22 02:03:28 · 5 answers · asked by digilook 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I have been trying to figure this one out. If believing in God is your answer tell me who made him. God may answer the question of how we got here but it does not answer how anything exist at all. Even god had to start somewhere right? How did this beginning start in the first place?

2007-01-22 02:03:20 · 7 answers · asked by elyse 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Basically I was due on April 9th, which would have made me aires, but I was actually born on January 8th, which makes me capricorn. My husband is a capricorn and I was wondering if I am actually an aires.

2007-01-22 02:03:17 · 4 answers · asked by MoeMow 1 in Religion & Spirituality

If humanity cannot outlast the universe then all the sacrifices of our ancestors were completely IN VAIN! If the day of our complete destruction were to arrive, people wasted the only lives they got. When all have perished, what good is the "fun" some of us had? It is nothing. It would be as though it never happened.

On another note, I read this story called "The Last Question" by Isaac Asimov that really got me thinking. What if we can outlast the universe by mastering the ultimate technology? All the dreams of mankind would be fullfiled!

This is the only real hope it seems, since religion is so suspicious. Do you believe we will get past our wars and greed and hatreds in order to eventually find this "New Heaven"? Do you believe that humanity's love of life is stronger than its hatred of it?

2007-01-22 02:03:10 · 10 answers · asked by Zeek 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Don’t hate me for this, check my other question on romance and laws of physics, you will see why I am burning the hell out of you.
Error #1

Is there any mountaintop on a round earth from which one can see “all the kingdoms of the world” (Matthew 4:8)? (If this is not to be taken literally, why does the devil take Jesus up “an exceeding high mountain” at all?)

Error #2

Is there any kind of life after death, as most Christian denominations teach (backed by numerous texts) or is it true that the dead do not have “any more for ever a portion in any thing that is done under the sun” (Ecclesiastes 9:6)?

Error #3

Is it true that "No man has ever seen God at any time" (John 1:18) or did Isaiah (6:1) and Moses and the elders (Exodus 24:9-12) see God?

Error # 4

Did the plot of the king of Syria with Pekah, the son of Remaliah, against Judah fail (II Kings 16:5) or succeed (II Chronicles 28:5-8)? In light of the passage from Chronicles, what are we to think of the prophecy regarding this plot in Isaiah 7:1-7? See especially verse 7: "Thus saith the Lord God, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass." Is the Bible telling us that the plot that God said shall not stand or come to pass did stand and come to pass?

Error # 5

In II Kings 9 and 10, we are told the story of Jehu’s anointing as king and his going into battle at Jezreel against Ahab. He was commanded to do this by God (9:6-10), and later, God announced that Jehu had "done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart" (10:30). Why, then, does Hosea, a couple of centuries later, write, "And the Lord said unto him ... I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel"? The blood of Jezreel was shed at God's command and with his approval, yet he says he’s going to take vengeance for something that never would have happened without his own command. Worse yet, he’s going to take vengeance on "the house of Jehu" – that is, on descendants who had not even been born at the time of the bloodshed of Jezreel.

2007-01-22 02:03:01 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

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2007-01-22 02:02:02 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2007-01-22 02:00:55 · 12 answers · asked by squeaky 3 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Does the potential of a possible chance at salvation outweigh all of that suffering?

Why didn't God create them with such a great start like he does Americans?



God ALLOWED them to be born in misery and live miserable lives and if they thank him for that THEN they get rewarded.... right...

2007-01-22 02:00:36 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-01-22 02:00:25 · 1 answers · asked by ash 1 in Other - Society & Culture

Seriously, how is it possible for a woman to rape a man. I thought rape was to penetrate someone, not just touching and grabbing without permission. That to me i thought is sexual assault. Can anyone explain.

2007-01-22 02:00:24 · 2 answers · asked by gurllucky7 4 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-01-22 02:00:21 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture