Society & Culture - 13 July 2007

There are a number of Bible references to angels assuming human form (be it messengers, guardians, etc).

Do demons (fallen angels) have this same ability, to appear in human guise?

Just wondering.

(and please, people in general, no jokes about mother-in-laws)

2007-07-13 17:29:42 · 14 answers · asked by Rob 5 in Religion & Spirituality

You christians go around trying to convert everyone else to christians, so how do you know your religion is the true one, and the other's not? After all, you only got your bible as reference to your belief. Other religions also have their holy texts. And the story of Jesus sounds very similar to many other stories, Buddha for instance. It is not possible that all religions are true, there could only be one(or none is true). There is nothing in your religion that makes it more believable than other religions. As a matter of fact, religion is made up by man(but that's another topic). You christians go around and say how every other religious believers other than your own won't go to heaven. Assume that christianity is true, would it be fair to abandon people with different beliefs? After all, what makes christianity more believable than other religions?

2007-07-13 17:28:42 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Two of my friends and I used a Ouija board tonight. It gave us a lot of predictions. Have you ever had any predictions from a Ouija board really happen?

2007-07-13 17:28:01 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

I have somewhat of a southern accent coming from TX. My family have DEEP TX accents. I just wanted to know what people think. We sound really similar to Steve Harvey but a little more country. LOL!!

let me add I hate my accent! LOL!

2007-07-13 17:26:46 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-07-13 17:24:28 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-13 17:20:28 · 15 answers · asked by anil m 6 in Other - Society & Culture

I don't get it, if you ask "How can i become gay?" , then you get a million responses.

But if you ask "Can someone help me, im about to kill myself?", you only get at least 7 answers, if that.

Whats the deal?

2007-07-13 17:18:09 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Im 14 and been really confused. Is Jesus the son of god..yeah he is the bible says so..but then we call Jesus God?? I just don't get it. My church sometimes talks about Jesus as God's son but then other times as Jesus is the God!! Can you help me explain and tell me your thoughts on this?

2007-07-13 17:17:20 · 30 answers · asked by gmsgurl13 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I have a friend (and by friend I mean I really have a friend ) who suffers from low self esteem. She is heavy (5'4 and about 230lbs) and has Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome which causes her to have wierd patches of hair on her (that no one can see). So her attitude stinks most of the time and she has a hard time trusting people from church because she's been hurt so much in the past (people making fun of her, etc..). How can she learn how to open up and not be full of anxiety? She is 24, married, no kids. Husband doesn't go to church with her. This is serious so no rudeness please!

2007-07-13 17:16:41 · 14 answers · asked by Y!A P0int5 Wh0r3 5 in Religion & Spirituality

i was just wondering if u believe in ghost or something i like wondering about this stuff

2007-07-13 17:15:14 · 16 answers · asked by kimmy 2 in Mythology & Folklore

2007-07-13 17:14:21 · 24 answers · asked by anil m 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Why muslims has the right from a book to call me by a name I did not choose: "Infidel" and why they have the right to "fight" us until we believe in what they do?, why muslims are the only "religion" with the obligation of spread, dominate earth with an Islamic law?

Is this not the basement of all the muslims wars?, are muslims then believing they are better than us? why they don't live us believe in what we want?, is not the same right that they have?

Why Muslims are the only ones in more than centuries burning churches and Buddist temples and there is not any religion blowing Mosques, except Muslims themselves? Intolerance maybe?

Can Islam live in peace with these basic lines with Christians, Buddhist or Atheists without an Islamic law treating us as slaves?, why I don't see a Jew blowing himself in a German restaurant after Hitler?, has the jews more education and moral than muslims?

Can Islam allocate itself in this world without a massive war?

2007-07-13 17:13:48 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Does anyone believe that the Earth was created and that evolution is part of that creation? Intelligent design? Can one believe in both?

2007-07-13 17:13:48 · 22 answers · asked by yarn whore 5 in Religion & Spirituality

While making certain life decisions I wonder about the human race. Our thoughts and actions are shameful; we can be selfish, greedy, dishonest…. Why? What is the main reason for us to be this way? Do we realize we are very minute beings that can die any moment, any day, whether young or old? Do we think about the millions of things that can go wrong with our body? One single switch in only one of the millions of reactions of our body could lead to a defect. I can die tomorrow morning when I walk to my car, it could even happen while I am asleep today!
This makes me wonder, what is there to life? Think about it...Of course there is love, relationship, family, money, power and everything else that exists. But at the end, what is it all for? Think, what is our final destination after living in this corrupt world, after the greed, lies, drugs, sex, violence. Don't we all leave one day, for our works and names to be forgotten?
I believe life can be more meaningful if we realize there is something much bigger than us. We are all seeking happiness here. I believe true happiness comes from being a righteous person; a good person who helps those in need and one who has accepted and follows God.
Any reactions? What do you think? What gives you meaning in life even with all the above things in mind??

2007-07-13 17:13:15 · 13 answers · asked by truth 2 in Religion & Spirituality

homosexuality? Is it wrong and a sin and if so what verses in the bible clearly support this opinion?

thanks

2007-07-13 17:11:58 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If so, what? And more importantly, why?

I'm trying to get more of a feel for how so-called followers of the Bible approach the questionable areas...

2007-07-13 17:08:55 · 21 answers · asked by Skye 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Does God also need to rest? Sounds more like a human to me. And by the way, remember when God called Adam and Eve who were hiding in the bushes? The way He called them it sounded like He didn't know where they were and that they had eaten the fruit. He found out after they came out that they had eaten from the Tree of Life(the way God made it sound). Doesn't God know the future? Why did He have to pretend like He didn't know? Or would that be too much of a headache for the writer? Oops! I think Snow White is much less contradictory within itself than the Bible....

2007-07-13 17:08:25 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Here it is, ladies and gentlemen, the big reveal...

I am in fact an atheist. I posted a series of questions tonight parodying some of the christian fundamentalist questions that I grew so tired of.

But I also grew VERY VERY tired of the way some of my fellow atheists behave. They accuse religious people of being self righteous zealots, and call christians "idiots" amongst other things, without seeing that they themselves are in fact biggoted self righteous zealots.

These questions have been a double whammy, to show how I feel about the EGO problem in this section. You can't behave like that! Both sides are wrong!!!

I was being ironic and sarcastic, and if you read over my questions again you can say that. TO all the people who called me an idiot, I say... OWNAGE!!!

And no, the risk of hypocricy inherent in preaching self righteousness is not lost on me.

Anyway, I am an atheist, not an idiot, quite the contrary in fact. Just learn your lesson people!

2007-07-13 17:07:25 · 17 answers · asked by irishcharmer84 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-13 17:06:28 · 13 answers · asked by fireypitsofhell69 2 in Religion & Spirituality

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when I said you forgot to capatalize the word Catholic I was joking, but please don't tell me there's a difference between catholic, and Catholic. There was no other Church back then that was orthodox, but the Catholic (pertaining to Universal) Church/faith, so why do you guys keep on saying catholic Church, and Catholic Church are two separate things?

2007-07-13 17:05:43 · 4 answers · asked by Borinke 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-13 17:04:52 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-13 17:03:35 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

10am- soccer game
12pm- computer
1pm- tennis with cousin

2007-07-13 17:03:16 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Holidays

Believer to non-believer; 'You remind me of a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat.'
Non-believer to believer; 'Well, you remind me of a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat that was never there in the first place.'

2007-07-13 17:00:40 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I don't mean is there anything factual in your particular holy book - like it mentions the Euphrates river, or some historical character - those things only prove that the writer(s) knew their surroundings.
I'm wondering if you can tell me one thing about your god (no matter which god that is) that is factual?

2007-07-13 17:00:24 · 5 answers · asked by ? 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-13 17:00:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Holidays

Something that means something about strong. I know there is one "misery and fear are in my path" or something like that. Can you give me a [or more] good bible verse?

2007-07-13 16:58:56 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-13 16:57:13 · 4 answers · asked by Wise@ss 4 in Religion & Spirituality

A Connecticut church as booked The Hartford Funny Bone Comedy Cafe & Restaurant in The Shoppes at Buckland Hills mall for the months of August & September to hold their services in.

The mall has squashed the plan because it violates the clubs lease but the church is apealing.

Do you find this a bit odd?

2007-07-13 16:51:51 · 8 answers · asked by genaddt 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Think about it... A-Theist. That means without God! How can you be religious without God? You can't call atheism a religion because you don't believe in religion, fools!

You don't even believe in God, or an afterlife, or anything supernatural like that! It's silly! How can it be a proper religion if you don't have any of that?!

You atheists might as well NOT HAVE any religion.

The only book you have is The God Delusion, and that isn't a proper religious book, because the bible is thousands of years old, and that makes it a proper religious book. Richard Dawkins wasn't inspired by God to write it, heck, he doesn't even believe in God, so how could it be religious ???

Why don't you guys get a real religion?
Become Christians, which is a real religion.

One final word to all our atheist friends, the christian god is a loving god, join our religion, as your religion has no god, which is silly.

IT DOESN'T EVEN RESEMBLE A RELIGION!
It's like u people are ANTI RELIGION

2007-07-13 16:50:24 · 36 answers · asked by irishcharmer84 2 in Religion & Spirituality