Society & Culture - 22 July 2007

He talked with spirits, He healed the sick, He prayed, He meditated, He loved. For goodness sake, shouldn't we emulate this behavior and tap the source of Goodness for all humanity?

2007-07-22 11:52:30 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Some seem to label it virtuous. Is it really? Should you believe anything you hear? Would that make you a saint? Does one need recognition from one´s neighbors on who believes the most without proof?
Does that sound reasonable to you?
Do you want to just follow the crowd because everybody else does it?
Can you even justify that to yourself in your own brain?

2007-07-22 11:51:51 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

...or gods?
Christians believe that Jesus is the only God and that He is the physical presence of the Trinity whilst God the Father is the mind of God and God the Holy Ghost is the Spirit of God.

This is no different than people. We all have a body, mind, and spirit. Do Mormons think that our body, mind, and spirit are three different people? Do they think that God's Body, Mind, and Spirit are three different people? When Christ founded the Roman Catholic Church He knew what He was talking about but when Joseph Smith Jr. started the Mormon church recently in the nineteenth century he clearly didn't look at all angles.

2007-07-22 11:51:11 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Who is a Quaker and what do they do? What are their beliefs? I can't find sufficient information on this subject...please help....

2007-07-22 11:49:15 · 6 answers · asked by Serena 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I am a catholic and my father has always been an atheist, which I respect a lot. He has always been a real caring father, respectful and always wanting to help people. I am very happy he is my father and if I was to be born again, I wished he was my parent again.

What do you think is the purpose of people like him in this world? What do you think is going to happen with him after he dies?

Please..no atheists answering this question :)

Thanks for your opinion

2007-07-22 11:48:29 · 25 answers · asked by Yerba74, Free Hugs 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I went to Catholic school for 10 years and I really don't understand this. A few months ago I asked this question and I almost got suspended for "questioning christian teachings.'

2007-07-22 11:48:06 · 44 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If a husband is an ordained pastor, he can ordain whom he deems worthy. Can he ordain his wife? Will it be legal?

2007-07-22 11:47:26 · 5 answers · asked by Hicktown girl66 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-22 11:44:29 · 30 answers · asked by Notfooled 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Sistas: This makes me SICK. Ever since slavery other Black women have used the lightness or darkness of others skin as means for taunting. Sororities have split up (AKA and Delta), friends and families torn apart, all for the sake of two Black women being disgustingly vain. Now here we are, hundreds of years later, STILL segregating each other by the incontrollable means of skin!? Do you know how much SHAME that should bring to you? Do you know how much Black blood was shed for that same subject? Yet, Black women continue to do it? Why? Do you really think the color of your skin judges your character as a Black woman? Would you be proud of your daughter if she went out and only had light/dark skinned friends because the others weren't pretty enough? Do you think that those women who lost a part of themselves, were beaten, ostracized, and lonely because of the color of their skin would feel good if they came back here? And it's BLACK women contributing to the stupidity? Why sista? Why

2007-07-22 11:44:00 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

why do people think agnostics and atheists are the same thing when they are clearly NOT?

2007-07-22 11:43:29 · 17 answers · asked by labohemianartist 4 in Religion & Spirituality

i do .give ur reasons y u dont if u dont.

2007-07-22 11:43:12 · 32 answers · asked by play_boi_buni 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I am in a weird rut where I beleive all of this came from somewhere, BUT I don't beleive anyone is watching over me. But I still want to be Jewish. How do I explain to people that I can still be a Jew and agnostic at the same time!

2007-07-22 11:42:59 · 7 answers · asked by labohemianartist 4 in Religion & Spirituality

to bring them toast and tea in the morning. While they are still in bed,and bring them the morning paper with their second cup of tea.

2007-07-22 11:41:25 · 6 answers · asked by ? 5 in Other - Society & Culture

Whether you wanted to influence them or on the contrary whether you wanted to respect their free will:

Would you:
a) Talk directly to them, no surprise, a pure show of benevolent power? (or maybe evil?)
b) Upgrade your Sacred Book once in a while, so everybody would talk about the same page? (And would agree on the same interpretation)
c) Instill doubts into their minds about your existence (through some damned atheists *lol*) to play with their feelings and enjoy discorde, destruction and war?
d) Send signals and clues like in some tedious riddle games to see if they are smart enough to understand them, then choose the worthiest of them for some reward?
e) Leave breadcrumbs of information in a metaphorical maze, playing with them at will, creating floods, earthquakes, etc?
f) would you do something else? What?
Would you care to answer to every prayer? How would you do that?
Why would you act the way you chose in your answer?
Please elaborate on your reasons.
Thank you.

2007-07-22 11:39:48 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

i do! i need the energy to mingle, especially with the phony ones, that takes a lot more..

2007-07-22 11:39:35 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

talk or how did the snake learn human talk when he doesn't have the facial structure to speak it? Or is the Bible a mess of fairy tales?

2007-07-22 11:38:50 · 17 answers · asked by shericomes 3 in Religion & Spirituality

by intolerant I mean stringent Islamic based laws on personal affairs (Islamic based marriage and divorce laws; Saudi Arabia sexist laws; laws interfering in the private life; intolerance of homosexuality and "pagan religions") As an atheist, what about separation of church from state; freedom from religion?

The "majority of people there are Muslims" argument is unsatisfactory. If minorities came into the West in the 1920s, Christian, nuclear family age - would that justify a Christian theocracy?



http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGMDE230152004

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/people/features/ihavearightto/four_b/casestudy_art07.shtml

http://www.hrw.org/backgrounder/mena/saudi/

http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/engASA330181999

2007-07-22 11:38:14 · 5 answers · asked by green 2 in Religion & Spirituality

but believe in my own heart. What do you think? If I go but don't like the sermon, etc. what is the point? Right??? Just curious. There is one on television I like - Joel Osteen.

2007-07-22 11:35:00 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-22 11:30:58 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

any mormon that's read my answers on R&S should know that i do not agree with LDS scripture/theology/beliefs. however, one thing i very much like about your church is the focus on family. i think family is the fabric of society. i also like that you raise youth to be upstanding citizens and good decision makers. there, so after all my criticism, i do think this aspect of your church is deserving of much respect. would anyone else like to share something they like about the LDS? mormons, is there something you like about avg. mainstream christians?

2007-07-22 11:29:24 · 19 answers · asked by KellyKapowski 3 in Religion & Spirituality

http://www.tentmaker.org/jesusteachingonhell.html
That's a really interesting argument that disproves hell, but near the middle I noticed that it says Revelations already happened. I'll put it under additional details.
My question is: When was the wedding feast and what is the new Jerulsalem?

2007-07-22 11:29:19 · 6 answers · asked by Charlie 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Tell me about your beliefs, what most people don't know about Judaism. I am trying to learn more about all people here. Thanks!

2007-07-22 11:28:46 · 5 answers · asked by ♥ terry g ♥ 7 in Religion & Spirituality

good r bad it does matter cause i totally believe in them because of culture and my ancestors from africa

2007-07-22 11:28:32 · 15 answers · asked by hate mi kill mi nam mi raw !!! 2 in Mythology & Folklore

Just wondering.
Im light skinned and I know alot of white people hate dark skinned african americans.......but I never heard them say anything about light skinned people.
If you dont like dark skinned do you like light skinned?

2007-07-22 11:26:00 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

translate: What do You think of ME? to urdu.
Please. Thanks for any help.

2007-07-22 11:25:27 · 6 answers · asked by Mana 2 in Languages

lol... whats the deal with buying cars that might as well be road dead?

2007-07-22 11:25:21 · 14 answers · asked by MONEY 2 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Ok how about this:

Let's say you tried to commit suicide by shooting yourself, and the gunshot didn't kill you immediately, and while being rushed to the hospital you had a change of heart, and repented for trying to commit suicide....
but you didn't get to the hospital in time, and died on the way...

would you still go to hell?

2007-07-22 11:24:41 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I have watched a few documantaries on the history and Pbs channels that discussed about John and his book. The experts in question mentioned that John suffered froma mental illness, and he was describing in his book events that happened in his own times , HIS FEAR, AND PATHOLOGICAL ILLNESS made him histerical in describing those events already happened. Historians and other experts were also warning us that if people actually believe in those things as events that have yet to come, they might make them happen AS A SELF FULLFILLING PROPHESY.

I wanted to watch those videos again, but I DO NOT REMEBER THE TITLE, does anyone know? I really want to buy those dvd's, and educate some of my friends that believe that crap.
thanks

2007-07-22 11:23:42 · 6 answers · asked by ateo 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Please, no circular logic (this means don't quote scripture to "prove" your point). I'm looking for a logical, scientific explanation for why Christians assume they're right and every other religion is wrong.

2007-07-22 11:23:40 · 10 answers · asked by Axel Foley 1 in Religion & Spirituality

i've heard that they do. if so, how so?

2007-07-22 11:22:36 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups