Society & Culture - 26 July 2007

2007-07-26 03:28:52 · 11 answers · asked by lacykat 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-26 03:26:49 · 28 answers · asked by Deke 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-26 03:25:36 · 14 answers · asked by crazy_one 4 in Mythology & Folklore

I guess mine will be God is one and Muhammad is his messenger :) But of course I am Muslim, what about you?

Thanks again for your useful thoughts and comments,
A.M

2007-07-26 03:23:47 · 11 answers · asked by   2 in Religion & Spirituality

Is this true? Why or why not?

If it is true, what then, doesn't take faith?

If it is not true, why is it repeated so often?

2007-07-26 03:22:41 · 21 answers · asked by Eleventy 6 in Religion & Spirituality

i put this on the religion and spirituality section because this is where alot of evolutionists seem to go

my question is if evolution suggest that the earth grew it's self
and everything in the earth changed to meet the conditions of the planet vs the earth being created and everything being put here


k NOW for the question
if this is true then why is it that all the planets around us who are as old as earth if not older has not grown into themself

if earth can grow into it's self and create life that happens to be in tune with its conditions then why cant venus or saturn or mars or that funny planet lol you know what funny planet i mean

2007-07-26 03:19:44 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Just trying to figure out why you (Athiests) answer questions in regards to the Bible or questions agnostics or religious believers have about their religion, God.

2007-07-26 03:19:30 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Love is something very special to be cherished. It's importantance in our lives can't be overstated.

Yet some christians toss the word about with such happy abandon that its meaning becomes devalued.

Isn't it an insult to those special people in someone's life when they declare that they love someone they've never met, don't know except for a few posts on answers, and disagree with on just about everything.......in an agressive manner?

The world needs a lot more love.

But more importantly, it needs people to CARE about everyone and accept that all people deserve to have a basic respect, dignity and freedom.

Do some christians mistake "care" with "love"?

Aren't they two very different emotions?

2007-07-26 03:16:34 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I have been attending a LDS Ward and I am considering joining because I really like their principles, which are very hard to come by in other religions. Anyway, when told that coffee could no longer be in my morning ritual, I was confused. I was told it was because caffeine is not good for you, but I was free to drink all of the sodas I wanted. I suggested that the sugar in sodas was more dangerous than the caffeine in a cup of coffee and soda also contained caffeine. Coffee is more dangerous because it is hot?!!!! I'm confused - no coffee, but you can drink a case of pepsi a day? Any insight would be helpful.

2007-07-26 03:16:25 · 19 answers · asked by D - 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I heard this beautiful, poetic expression from my teacher, that "____ of the universe is the Good will of God."
I cannot find the right world to translate ____ world into English. It's Korea, he said "Gyeul" (okay, I'm not helping you...) which in Korean can be translated into different worlds in different situation. In everyday conversation it means:
Grain of the wood = wood ____
Texture of silk = silk ____
Flow of breeze = wind ____
so basically it means matrix, but that matrix has sort of direction or flow.
If you noticed from my previous questions, I think (of my best) what he said can be translated as "The matrix of the universe is Good will of God" or "The direction this universe is flowing to is to realize good will of God" something like that, yet I don't feel the zest, or poetic feeling I felt when he said it in Korean.
Would you suggest other expressions!!!!! ~ my thank you kiss to all trying to help me!

2007-07-26 03:15:52 · 8 answers · asked by The Catalyst 4 in Religion & Spirituality

what does psalms 143 mean form the bible

2007-07-26 03:15:45 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I see monotheism as the well-spring of much of the world's misogyny, and here's the guy alleged to have the perfect morality, ignoring his concerned mother so he can show off for some priests.

Later, Jesus encourages his disciples to abandon their wives and children and follow him. Home-wrecker, ungrateful son...dude even cursed a fig tree because it didn't have any fruit when he wanted some. Is this really your idea of the perfect human?

(See Matthew 12 & 21, Mark 3 & 10, and Luke 11 for the relevant passages)

2007-07-26 03:15:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

There is one thing that I admire about Atheists... Yes I do... It is this... they always question and wonder. As a Muslim I do the same, While for some people Science might be the answer for me it is Islam. Now I do not agree with the concept of blind faith. I believe that things need to be logical and this is the area in which I resort to science :) YES I DO! I am a Mathematician and an engineer, thus things either make sense or they don't in that I might be similar to an Atheist. That said, DOES YOUR RELIGION ALLOW YOU TO QUESTION?

Thanks in advance for your kind remarks and useful comments,
A.M

2007-07-26 03:14:25 · 15 answers · asked by   2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-26 03:12:56 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-26 03:09:47 · 16 answers · asked by Asanghanwa N 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-26 03:09:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The time i saw him do it , it was too late..My rotty had eaten the whole ice lolly with the stick, Do you think it would be ok or should i take the dog to the vets. What would happen to my dog , do you think the stick would come out the other end...?

2007-07-26 03:08:37 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

prior to eating the fruit of the tree of knowledge?
So why would a just god punish them for doing something they did not know was wrong? Would that not be the same as if my 9month old baby threw her bottle and hit me and then I spanked her? What kind of father would I be?

2007-07-26 03:07:52 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

For me as a Muslim, is the knowledge that God is one, that I am here to worship God and that any question I might raise will have a really logical answer. That I do not have to accept things in blind faith and that everything will be explained to me.


Thanks for your kind response friends!
A.M

2007-07-26 03:06:02 · 15 answers · asked by   2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-26 03:05:51 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Here is something that would be of interest to matured persons (ie aka senior citizens).

It was reported that a cat, named Oscar, raised at a nursing home would curl up with a patient who would die within two hours. So far, he has been right in 25 cases. The report is at the url below -

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070725/ap_on_fe_st/death_cat

He would do so not any earlier - just about two hours before only, as one case showed.

Would you agree to pets at nursing homes?
Do you have similar pet stories/experience?
Weird, huh?

(There is a pic of the cat - really cute and loveable.)

2007-07-26 03:05:03 · 15 answers · asked by autumnleaves 3 in Senior Citizens

I'm just curious. The whole time i've been visiting R&S i've not seen 1 person who claims to actually worship the devil in a non-atheistic type of way. What led you to this decision, how has it changed your life? Are you a positive role model to children despite your beliefs? Do you get along with others well, or are you intollerant of others? Do you believe that if you were intollerant this is a personality flaw of yours, or bestowed by your religion? I'm just very curious as i've very infrequently speak with followers of satan who wish to share their experience with the religion.

2007-07-26 03:04:18 · 21 answers · asked by Agnostic Front 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I was aware of the existence of God, Good and bad at age 2. I became more aware of the scriptures at age 9 and got a broad understanding of different faiths at age 14. At age 22 I converted to Islam.

Thanks in advance for your kind response,
A.M

2007-07-26 03:03:06 · 19 answers · asked by   2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-07-26 03:01:21 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

I've been a witch since i was 14, I've been studying on my own all this time, but I want a teacher, who can teach me, I want to know MORE about The Lord and Lady. I can't get enough, I want to learn how to cast a circle, with NO mistakes, I want my Degree, Just because you have a degree does not mean you are a witch, (That I know), I only want a degree, because everytime you get a new degree, you learn something new, or more advanced stuff, that isnt in a book. I wish to learn about sabbats and esbats, magickal correspondences, Etiquette insode and outside the circle/coven, what rules i need to follow. Maybe i could become a priestess one day, maybe to teach new wiccans what i learned in my path. Teach outsiders about our faith,(without trying to convert them) that we are not you see on TV.

I read one of the principles of belief, saying what a true witch is what a true witch isnt, which makes me unsure, if I'm a true witch.
Am I ready for a degree?Am i really a witch?

2007-07-26 03:01:05 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

They tried to teach my son that we evolved from monkeys so I quickly enrolled him in a Christian Acacdemy, where he'll actually learn some good, Christian Moral Values. He'll also learn that we was created by God, and not "evolved" from monkeys.

2007-07-26 03:00:59 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

“This clash is an absurdity because ... there is much scientific proof in favor of evolution, which appears as a reality that we must see and which enriches our understanding of life and being as such.”

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19956961/

2007-07-26 03:00:46 · 24 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7 in Religion & Spirituality

Darwin's "Origin of the Species" was a balsy attempt to put forward an alternative theory of human origin based on personal observation, while surrounded by religious bigots who'd gladly crucify anyone who suggested anything of the kind.

When the Wright Brothers produced the first heavier than air flight at Kitty Hawk, the task was similarly denounced in advance by the leaders of science-religion. The Wright brothers' claims were pronounced fraud by scientists in their smug knowings, until the feat could no longer be denied.

Darwin's still theory, but the descendants of the same scientific community/religion who denounced heavier-than-air-flight, have embraced it as a new doctrine of faith.

How do the followers of the religion of science differ from the followers of any other religious doctrine, except in the scientific denouncements on intellectual grounds, as opposed to moral/ethical ones in doctrinal religions?

2007-07-26 02:59:52 · 6 answers · asked by Jack P 7 in Religion & Spirituality

God created the tree of Knowledge in the Garden of Eden, right? Then he forbids the eating of its fruit. When Adam and Eve did eat, it gave them knowledge. With God forbidding the eating of this fruit, does he not want us to have knowledge? Or just not the knowledge between good and evil? And if not the knowledge between good and evil, why do Christians (other religions as well, I know) feel they need to teach people right from wrong? Isn't that against God's implied command?

Blessings in the Light of Christ!
~Embracing my Pangelism

2007-07-26 02:57:54 · 31 answers · asked by Guvo 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Question for everyone, I am well aware that chrsitians aren't the only ones who forgive.

2007-07-26 02:55:40 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality