Society & Culture - 13 August 2007

I got a seven year old nephew who believes in Santa.

He is very obsessed with Santa and waits for him every year.

He frequently asks me why Santa can't come more often, so i decided to tell him the truth that santa is a made up fairytale for kids.

I felt he was old enough to stop day dreaming about Santa.

However, he refused to believe me and said he could feel Santa was real.

So i asked him how Santa could appear at everyone's home simultaneously. He told me that Santa is omnipotent and he respects Santa as God.

I told him that he should believe in Jesus, not Santa as God.

He told me that he oftenly prays to Santa and Santa frequently answers his prayers.

So I asked him how he was so sure it was not a coincidence.
So he told me that he got a relationship with Santa and he got faith in Santa that nothing can disprove.

He told me it was not about the prayers, but it was about the relationship that he could feel, and it feels very real for him.

2007-08-13 16:21:32 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-13 16:19:59 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2 Thessalonians 2:11-12 (King James Version)

11And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

12That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

2007-08-13 16:19:15 · 18 answers · asked by robert 6 in Religion & Spirituality

very unlucky.. full of badluck.. in other words.. "not lucky" just think about it.. all your misfortunes have fell in on this day, just pay attention

2007-08-13 16:17:33 · 7 answers · asked by m 2 in Other - Society & Culture

What denomination or theology would be your closest "brothers in Christ" that you share the most beliefs with?

Please don't say, "none of them." You claim the Christian label, so do other Christian denominations.

2007-08-13 16:17:28 · 9 answers · asked by ccrider 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-13 16:16:36 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

witch is correct? for give me if the catholic bible also has many different versons of their book. I do not know much about them. What is the difference? and which one do you perfer and think is correct?

2007-08-13 16:14:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I have read several answers by "Mavis" tonight that seem racist and I don't think that is appropriate on here. I have NEVER reported anyone ...I don't want to...but I'm wondering if I should? Would you? She is probably just trying to get attention and with this question, I may be giving her that....but I want your opinions ----should I report her? (note: I don't hit the report button but this is getting ridiculous. Read some of her answers and you will see what I mean.)

2007-08-13 16:12:56 · 44 answers · asked by Native Spirit 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Assuming I am some heathen and have little knowledge of the bible to begin with, am a fast comprehending reader, and have LOADS of free time.

I have a week before school starts and nothing better to do with my life.

Do you think I could finish it?

Alright- rephrase, do you think that once I finished it in that ammount of time I would have gotten anything out of it?

2007-08-13 16:11:45 · 12 answers · asked by Chris 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Because of Religion we have wars and we have religious nuts. My question to the Atheist is what can we do to save the world form the polution that is already done and has no way out of the atmosphere? What should I expect from death? I'm not trying to be a smart ***, I just want to hear your opinions? I'll respect your comments.

2007-08-13 16:09:54 · 14 answers · asked by Vision 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Many people think of "faith" as either a feeling or a collection of ideas that represent one's convictions. Although both of these concepts involve elements of faith, the full definition is much broader. What is faith to you? Is your main element in faith in its relation to the invisible God?

2007-08-13 16:08:47 · 18 answers · asked by flannelpajamas1 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Also, post the religion/beliefs you follow.

Yes, I'm aware they are on the same political party and that this wouldn't be possible in the real life. I'm just curious what people here on R&S think. :)

2007-08-13 16:08:15 · 25 answers · asked by Stardust 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-13 16:07:46 · 17 answers · asked by montralia 5 in Etiquette

Atheists want to remove "One nation under God" from the Pledge. They are now fighing for "a moment of silence" to be removed from public places. A school in West Virginia was ordered to remove a picture of Jesus in the hallway and to top it all off.. Iran wants to destroy Zionism.

End of the world? Ummm, Yuppers...

2007-08-13 16:07:31 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Because i read somewhere that you get crushed into an atom but then where do you go ...you go to heaven but where does that one small atom go?????

2007-08-13 16:06:44 · 14 answers · asked by Emily P 1 in Mythology & Folklore

I ask because I think a beast is a rich, powerful institution that controls the world, or a large portion of it by all manner of manipulation and fear mongering. I can only think of one such institution that has had and still maintains that kind of power and it has one main image all must worship or die- or end up in hell . . . Hint . . . "it looks like a lamb but speaks like a dragon."

2007-08-13 16:05:32 · 7 answers · asked by Meow 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I have a friend who is a Jehovah's Witness and she wants me to convert to her religon.I am a Greek orthodox christian.how do I tell her I don't want to change religons in a nice way?

2007-08-13 16:04:56 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Genesis 2:7
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
In the Creation account, Adam, the newly created man, came alive when God Breathed into him "the breath of Life."
So what is a Soul?

2007-08-13 16:04:23 · 30 answers · asked by flannelpajamas1 4 in Religion & Spirituality

There are a lot of people asking about morals. So where do they come from. Is it your religion, the way you were raised, or something that you learn over time?
Would good, kind people that have never experienced religion be considered to be immoral, even if they help hundreds or thousands?

I have my own opinions, just opening up for debate.

2007-08-13 16:04:12 · 30 answers · asked by Innocence Lost 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Like a really stinky fart?

2007-08-13 16:03:32 · 7 answers · asked by j;eaojtoig;45jho;54ihu;45hujt54 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Would you agree with me?

2007-08-13 16:01:17 · 16 answers · asked by Janet Reincarnated 5 in Religion & Spirituality

We talked about marriage in heaven. Of course he is like everyone eles, there are no marriages in heaven.

I tryed to tell him that Gods will is not being done on earth as it is in heaven. He said that is ment for latter, not now. Right now we do not do his will.
he brought of celibancy, I said to him, that way is incorrcet. For you walk like a gay person and bring forth no life, ignoring your body.... Not ment to insult.
I said Jesus has a wife the chruch, and the father has a wife the Jews, you have no wife. He said my wife is Jesus's wife. I said no you have no wife. Funny Catholics are strongly against devorce and adutury, but the prist walk as if they have no bride, and take Jesus bride for them selfs. Sounds funny...:)

in my eyes anyway... This is not the way to walk as per marriage. But the rest of the church I like so far, over the pentacostal church and the other denominations.

2007-08-13 15:59:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I already use "Another fun-filled day in paradise", " --- at the happy factory", and " --- at the fun factory." People around me, and me also, are getting tired of these. Any help?

2007-08-13 15:58:27 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

Flavius Josephus (37 AD - 100 AD), Life

Why do many religions say they're "the only path."? Isn't that kind of self-centered.?

2007-08-13 15:57:41 · 9 answers · asked by LaserPhaser 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Recently the worlds oldest woman died. She was 114 years old. It suddenly occured to me that maybe I'm not doing all I can to have a long, happy, healthy life. So I ask. What is it that the Japanese do to live so long? What do they eat? What lifestyle do they live?

2007-08-13 15:57:38 · 21 answers · asked by frodobaggins115 4 in Other - Cultures & Groups

Anyone who had a nagging mother should be skeptical of an ethos that is "because everyone else believes it".

2007-08-13 15:57:22 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If the truth were one day come out who gwad really was would all the religions and people on this website ? andle it?
And I mean the real truth? With answers and everything?
And it did not convie with the answers found in the Church
or bible study. Would you be okay with it?

2007-08-13 15:56:38 · 1 answers · asked by darcyaf1 3 in Religion & Spirituality

James 5:14-15 tells us that if we are sick to call on the elders.Those who are healed also receive forgiveness of sin.Sin is the fountain of all our infirmatives,forgiveness is the fondation of all our healings.When we find ourselves sick we should be more concerned that our sins be forgiven than our sickness removed.

2007-08-13 15:54:25 · 12 answers · asked by don_steele54 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Such as Mormon apologetics, Catholic apologetics, christian apologetics? Isnt apologizing being sorry for something? how did this word come about?

2007-08-13 15:53:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

My friend is a very smart guy, funny, very very nice. BUT, he has this weird like giggly BUST OUT loud nervous laugh that he does all the time - very high-pitched and silly sounding. You can just see people look at him like WTF? He doesn't realize he does this I guess. I feel like I want to say "Dude, ,you need to tone that big ol guffaw giggly laugh down because it's screechy loud." But, how the heck do you say that to someone without hurting their feelings?

2007-08-13 15:53:12 · 4 answers · asked by Pat Smear 4 in Etiquette