Society & Culture - 1 July 2007

how much do those same teachings help you to discern between what is truth and what is unbiblical?

as a member of the lutheran church, i know plenty about tradition. for me, personally, traditional teachings have given me a firm foundation, but not much more, and still, i've had to discard some of those teachings, as i feel that a lot of church doctrines put limits on God. it has been very beneficial for me to study other doctrines, and to ''chew the hay and spit out the sticks.''

however, it's not the same for us all. i'd like to hear from everyone here- state your particular denomination (or lack thereof), as i am convinced that denominational teachings make a big difference in our opinions on this matter (catholics will most likely exalt tradition, while charismatics will most likely denounce it). for instance, i go to a lutheran church, and i'm a confirmed member, but i consider myself to be non-sectarian/ non-denominational, and i have already stated the reason for that.

2007-07-01 17:56:09 · 7 answers · asked by That Guy Drew 6 in Religion & Spirituality

at least according to one of the answerers here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ap2hEgCTX5TJtPuS...7r8Dd7BR.?qid=20070701214247AA7QISq

so please enlighten me. what wonderful reason does the all-good god have for something like this?

2007-07-01 17:54:19 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I'm telling a native German that he can have the coin he wants from me. I really want the translation to be EXACTLY as I have it written above. Help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

2007-07-01 17:52:26 · 6 answers · asked by stradless 1 in Languages

Of all the things he could have ignored, how called a jewish psychiatrist fail to explain racism. of course he killed himself before the holocaust, but stil ....

2007-07-01 17:50:42 · 5 answers · asked by $0.02 4 in Other - Cultures & Groups

my parents say that next summer i can go study German in Europe. but i have no clue the best and the worst of language programs, there are no site reviewing them and each one looks good on there own site, so if you've ever studied abroad and enjoyed it, and learned a lot, tell me who you went through

2007-07-01 17:49:48 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

2007-07-01 17:47:26 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Science has recently learned it causes a lot of problems for us.

And religiously didn't this start when God cast Adam and Eve out of the light of God and into the light of the sun?

2007-07-01 17:47:19 · 8 answers · asked by Sean 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Just to see what the more interesting questions answered tonight were I went along checking the ones with the most stars and here they are:
(1) who will admit they have a devastating crush on me? 18 +
(2) What the heck is wrong with these people? 15 +
(3) Does scotch help understanding R&S on Sunday? 07 +

My simple question for anyone that would enlighten me is what was so special about these questions that made them receive so much praise?

2007-07-01 17:47:12 · 12 answers · asked by S.O.S. 5 in Religion & Spirituality

what impact would this have on the world and especially christians?

2007-07-01 17:45:10 · 20 answers · asked by ForeverFREE 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I was wondering if any of you have been to the web site www.wayofthemaster.com ? If so, what did you think of the interview videos with Kirk Cameron?

2007-07-01 17:44:55 · 6 answers · asked by Daniel D 2 in Religion & Spirituality

If virginity is part of your identity and it makes you feel good to be a virgin, I say rock on. You may feel that way every single day for the rest of your life. Or you may eventually decide that you no longer want to be a virgin. Both are totally fine.

2007-07-01 17:44:44 · 9 answers · asked by toonking 3 in Other - Society & Culture

Christians always say that we choose to go to hell because God gave us free will. But if God is omniscient, and knows exactly what we're going to do before we do it, then it never really was a choice in the first place. God created hell and then created billions of people knowing exactly who was going to hell and who was going to heaven. If God created someone knowing before they were even created that they were just going to go to hell, why would he create them in the first place? Wouldn't creating someone just to send them to hell be, by definition, sadistic? When you consider this, is hell really a choice? If we are all just part of the creation of an all knowing God, and we are just doing what he knew before we were created that we were going to do, then we never really had free will in the first place.

2007-07-01 17:44:33 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-01 17:44:08 · 14 answers · asked by warjo2611 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

What about the unfortunate women who are raped? They are punished enough knowing that they carry the child of a rapist. They have been violated, then have to face the horrific desision of letting the child live, and be stared in the face everyday by the child of a rapist, or do they abort it and feel guilty for the rest of their lives?

2007-07-01 17:42:47 · 21 answers · asked by Lifeless Energy 5 in Religion & Spirituality

We all have our own perception of beauty. Describe to me what you feel it is. Where have you seen it?

2007-07-01 17:42:28 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

In relation to the Bible...

2007-07-01 17:41:30 · 6 answers · asked by chimerauk 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-01 17:40:34 · 28 answers · asked by Kaliko 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I don't want to choose between them. How can I reconcile the differences? They are truly good, decent, kind people. How can that be wrong?

2007-07-01 17:40:30 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I thought god created everything, then why would he create the devil or did the devil just appear out of something else he created? why can't god do something with the devil.
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2007-07-01 17:37:48 · 15 answers · asked by Ben Z 2 in Religion & Spirituality

i just asked a question to a guy about sex and im underage and he just rants on about its not right and its sinful. did i overlook sumthing in the bible that said that i shouldnt have sex?

2007-07-01 17:37:32 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Kind of like a life for dummies book.

2007-07-01 17:37:07 · 18 answers · asked by Sean 7 in Religion & Spirituality

..cAthoLic pRocLaiming der seLf as a ChristiAn..aRe theY? or nOt?..
i miN..caThoLic came from Romanz..in hisTory Nero is a Romanz..hU Burned a miLlionz of Christian..
and Y Martin Luther became a preacher(lutheranZ) instead of being a priest in a Catholic church..and y does he wrote a book about the bad things of catholic? wat does Martin saw in Catholic?
does catholic change? or they hiding there self?
and also..Y there teaching people not to open or read the Bible?..christian read their Bible.

im just confusing! 0_o

2007-07-01 17:34:16 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-01 17:33:14 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

if its a jewish person who believes that jesus was the messiah then wouldnt they be christian?

2007-07-01 17:32:09 · 3 answers · asked by . 2 in Religion & Spirituality

THIS DREAM> It's was like a painting. but slowly moving.
I saw a dark sky with some orange and red clouds. As I looked down I saw three figures standing on what appreared to be small cliffs. just below that I saw people fighting with swords. I was also fighting with a sword and a shield. I heard my name being called and I Looked up because it seemed like it came from above.
When I looked around, I was surrounded by light. It seemed to light up the ground and people around me. Then I defended myself with my sword and my shield, as three warriors attacked at the same time. Then I heard my name called again, twice. I was on one knee holding my shield high deflecting a blow from one of the three. Then I heard my name called again and I woke.
This dream is happening more frequently. I am having difficulty falling asleep after as I try to figure out what's going on. I vibrate after I wake up and as it slows down, I thimk I fall asleep. I Dont feel like there nightmares.

2007-07-01 17:25:56 · 12 answers · asked by eaglestalon 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Like in America, the average thing is to be right-handed. Parents put the pencil in their baby's right hand when they teach them to write. Is it different for Russia?

2007-07-01 17:23:58 · 15 answers · asked by lost.in.love 4 in Other - Society & Culture

The Holy Bible gives the cause of this cancer and blight: " Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four footed beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet. Romans 1:22-27

2007-07-01 17:21:41 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-01 17:21:24 · 15 answers · asked by Madalyn 1 in Etiquette

For the love of money, power, sex, food etc...

But love is the answer, the answer to what?

2007-07-01 17:15:35 · 15 answers · asked by Sean 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-01 17:12:18 · 43 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality