Society & Culture - 2 July 2007

2007-07-02 11:09:39 · 25 answers · asked by OBMIJ 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Like "abracadabra" when he changed water into wine? Or "shazaam!" when heeling the blind? or maybe "by the power of grayskull!" when he walked on water? etc??

(they'd be in Hebrew of course)

2007-07-02 11:08:08 · 9 answers · asked by Ann Tykreist Jr. 2 in Mythology & Folklore

I know thats all that matters, and if I allow love to motivate my decisions, then whatever god or source of divine energy that sees it fit to judge our souls could surely not hold it against me.

2007-07-02 11:07:40 · 8 answers · asked by The King in Yellow 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Some claim the new testament gives examples of prophesies come true, but it is evident that people distorted events to make them appear to be old testament prophesies come true.
One can prophesy anything, and then twist a later event to make it appear related. Fortune tellers do it all the time.

2007-07-02 11:06:48 · 10 answers · asked by americanhero_aa 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-02 11:06:09 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

christians consider themselves *saved* BY jesus FROM jesus???

Isnt that just a tad dysfunctional?

2007-07-02 11:05:13 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-02 11:04:52 · 22 answers · asked by OBMIJ 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Is there any question you've always wanted someone to ask on Religion and Spirituality, but were afraid to ask yourself? I'll do it. I have breasts of steel.

2007-07-02 11:03:55 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I've read that the Egyptian Pharaohs believed that they were gods. As there were no other gods for them to marry outside of their family, they would marry their sisters, so as to maintain the royal/divine bloodline. In a family as exclusive as this, it seems odd that they would adopt a baby they found floating around in a river.

Is there any archaeological or historical evidence that the pharaohs or their families ever adopted anyone?

2007-07-02 11:03:55 · 3 answers · asked by Azure Z 6 in Religion & Spirituality

what can i do to get out a heartbreak? even if he doesnt even noe it!

2007-07-02 11:03:51 · 6 answers · asked by summer07blast 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Fellow travelers on the way, I request your assistance.
I'm almost 17 and I have a really unhealthy addiction to porn and masturbating. I do this as a vain substitute to the fact that I have found no girl worthy of my love and fear I won't until I've achieved enough money to move to tahiti or that I never will at all. I try to keep telling myself that my day is gonna come and that the grass is greener on the other side, but that doesn't help much because I feel I've been waiting too long already. I've been trying to stop time and time again but everytime I do I relapse. Can you help a struggling fully confirmed Christian out?

2007-07-02 11:03:00 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-02 11:02:05 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

2007-07-02 11:01:47 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I'm catholic, i attend church, put money in collections, believe in God, Jesus, the virgin Mary, attended private catholic elementary school. Now onto my question does it make me a bad Catholic that i think that there is nothing wrong w/gay people and i believe they should be allowed to get married like everyone else. I also believe in a woman's right to choose. I don't like abortions but i'm noone to tell anyone else how to lead their lives. Does this mean that i should not be catholic? i dunno i'm confused

Also aren't we supposed to follow Christ's teachings and aren't these teachings about love, so why would i turn my back or judge people because of their live decisions.

2007-07-02 11:01:05 · 21 answers · asked by Ang111 2 in Religion & Spirituality

This information was originaly posted by Sinthyia

"I have more to boast of than ever any man had. I am the only man that has ever been able to keep a whole church together since the days of Adam. A large majority of the whole have stood by me. Neither Paul, John, Peter nor Jesus ever did it. I boast that no man ever did such a work as I. The followers of Jesus ran away from Him; but the Latter-day Saints never ran away from me yet" (History of the Church, Vol. 6, pp. 408, 409).

Proverbs 6:16 These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: 17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, 19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.


This is also troubling...
* Brigham Young said that the "Christian God is the Mormon's Devil..." (Journal of Discourses, Volume 5, page 331).

2007-07-02 10:59:29 · 21 answers · asked by Felepe 4 in Religion & Spirituality

was cute or handsome when he was on earth.Just a question. Do you think anyone wanted to hook up with him?

2007-07-02 10:58:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

if so what does it mean,one night my brother went to bed,and woke up suddenly to see a man dressed all in black,sitting on his bed wearing a top hat and a cape,it scared him so much he did not want to go to bed again

2007-07-02 10:56:21 · 14 answers · asked by bluebrancall 7 in Mythology & Folklore

Stop with the rude comments you are only hurting yourself. Every action has a reaction.

ANYWAYS
If someone doesn't kill themself but kills someone else on purpose they can still be saved yet if someone kills themself instead of someone else they just go to hell?
Where is the fairness in this? Especially if that person had a nonselfish reason for killing themself. Is it because after you kill someone if you are still alive you can go to church or something?

2007-07-02 10:54:45 · 21 answers · asked by Yuri ^_^ 5 in Religion & Spirituality

it says in the bible that in the end times the jewish people will come to israel from the 4 corners of the earth.

will they one day decide, oh i think i'll move to israel?
or will people persucute them so the have to get away and the only safe place is israel?
or will god tell them to go?

if you don't believe in the bible please don't answer. this is a serious question

2007-07-02 10:53:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The Book of Revelation speaks about the Anti-Christ and no dis-respect but it sounds like this Madi individual a False Prophet Wolf in Sheep's Clothing....

If you believe Jesus Christ is coming back, then why don't you look for the 2nd coming of Jesus in the Holy Scriptures because that is where you will find him and how he will return

Are you afraid of being fooled by the GREAT DECIEVER* Satan himself?

2007-07-02 10:53:27 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Can i change being gay?

ok heres the deal: a few weeks ago i started losing my attraction for girls and gaining for guys. every now and then i would masterbate to guys pictues so people told me to try a guy. so i did and did not like it at all. its not that im totally turned off by girls but its like im brainwashed and dont tihnk they are hott anymore. i ahd a girlfriend for 3 years who i had sex with a lot and loved it. i dk if i am becomin gay or its just a phase. is there any1 out there who has experienced wat i am doin. the last thing i want to do is become gay im very depressed and confused. how do i change it before it gets worse because im obviously not gay if it just started happeneing and i have been with multiple girls and liked it, right? also is there any1 out there that has been cured from being gay or abotu to become gay and all the sudden cahnged back liek i want to do. how do u cure it and i dont want to hear theres no cure becuz ther are ex- gays

2007-07-02 10:53:21 · 14 answers · asked by tmoney2803 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

... then why doesn't everyone want to get a hold of it?

2007-07-02 10:51:28 · 22 answers · asked by Dr. G™ 5 in Religion & Spirituality

This question was mainly inspired by all the people on answers who suggested i speak to my local church about questions i post on answers. The question is if you had a social or personal issue would you feel comfortable speaking to someone at your local church face to face and would you feel a priest or minister is the right person to speak too? I do'nt think i would. Serious answers please.

2007-07-02 10:50:37 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Do you fundies actually believe this?

Luke tells us specifically that anyone who divorces and remarries another is committing adultery.

So, by a literal interpretation of 1 Corinthians 6:9, the divorced, fornicators, effeminate or abusers of themselves with mankind will not inherit the kingdom of God.

So, do you really believe then that considering 50% of the population is divorced, 10% are gay and most everyone fornicates...that anyone will get into heaven...

And please don't give me this repent stuff...because for the only way for a divorced person to repent would be to remain celibate...same for a gay person, or fornicator...

So, do you think the JW's are right...only 144,000 will get into heaven?

2007-07-02 10:49:23 · 7 answers · asked by G.C. 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-02 10:48:48 · 23 answers · asked by Equinoxical ™ 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Evolutionary psychology tells us that we just have had civilization in the last few seconds in terms of the history of men and we are still carrying forward the psychological drives created by scarcity and life in the wild. Obesity being most visible. Seems GDP is in direct relation with how obese a nation is. In any case, in evolutionary terms, we are given to excess of hedonistic pleasures (food being only one). But the question is, how do we become modern? How do we adopt to the pace of modernity and un learn the evolutionary instincts? Obviously, these instincts are bringing us to the brink of destruction. Aggression, excess search for comfort and pleasure, hoarding of resources, insularity, racism all seems to be the footprint left by evolution in terms of the difficulties we had faced while making this journey to modernity. How do we become modern then? How best to adopt to the current? Is it through education as Rousso or Plato thought? What do we do???

2007-07-02 10:48:31 · 5 answers · asked by fundirse 1 in Other - Society & Culture

thosands of people getting shot every day ? or why is there a war in they world ?? why doesnt god help these people ? why doesnt he if he is so powerful why doesnt he just make the world better? is it because he is not real maybe ??? im atheist any way but i like to see people explain it to me

2007-07-02 10:48:03 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Everywhere yout turn, lust, greed, sodomy, and the like are surrounding us.

2007-07-02 10:47:58 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I just don't understand as to why people think he's made up, or some people wrote the bible as a bunch of lies to control you.

2007-07-02 10:47:57 · 53 answers · asked by kiya b 2 in Religion & Spirituality

The truth of the Great Snot Demon and his son Booger Boy.

2007-07-02 10:46:28 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality