Society & Culture - 15 August 2007

I want to preface this question. This is not a judgement, just a question from an ex catholic. I grew up in the 70's after Vatican II passed. I did eventually leave the church in my teens. My question is, why almost universally are there so many who identify with Catholicism, yet do not embrace their dogma? I have good friends and even my husband are Catholics who havent stepped foot in mass in 15-20 years and disagree with just about everything they teach, yet they are calling themselves Catholic, they want to baptize their babies, and put holy water on dying relatives. I know only one person who is a Catholic who attends and embraces it all out of soo many. It makes me feel that the catholic church is one of the most legalistic, yet the most liberal; which seems like a contradiction to me. Can any Catholics weigh in? Thanks in advance!

2007-08-15 19:43:11 · 14 answers · asked by Loosid 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-15 19:41:40 · 20 answers · asked by Ethan S <3 Da Ben Dan 4 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Somehow my question didnt get posted...If this one gets posted I'll add it to my added details shortly after!

2007-08-15 19:40:03 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

just curious as to what caused you to change beliefs?

Please respect each others choice, be Nice guys No bashing.

2007-08-15 19:37:57 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-15 19:36:42 · 23 answers · asked by Sarah 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I mean the whole point of posting an answer is to at least attempt to post an answer correct?

2007-08-15 19:35:57 · 13 answers · asked by The Bog Nug 5 in Religion & Spirituality

then why does he allow for people to give birth to mentally challenged kids who have to watched over their whole lives,whats the point in this?

2007-08-15 19:35:13 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-15 19:33:34 · 3 answers · asked by Ismaila H 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

So I was listening to Catholic Answers today (Im Christian) it is a Holy Obligation Day for Mary. The man said that Mary was born without sin, just like Jesus. I was raised Catholic and never knew this. I dont believe for a minute its biblical, rather dogmatic, however I had to call my mom who is a dyed in the wool catholic and she told me other Christian denominations believe this very thing too. Any Born agains know about this? Agree or disagree?

2007-08-15 19:33:08 · 11 answers · asked by Loosid 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-15 19:32:10 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I'm a christian just trying to get a perspective. As christians where here to try and save the lost not condem them to hell. Just don't get it, Please be for real.

2007-08-15 19:31:38 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Why do people swear on the Bible? Isn't that the stupidest thing you've ever heard...I mean I know someone who swore on the Bible they were not cheating on their wife (which they were) but anyway, does the Bible not say that swearing is a sin...don't swear to God...yet people do it all the time and act like it's proving something...HELLO.....

2007-08-15 19:31:06 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Wouldn't you rather not exist than be sent to hell?

So, if this god is truly loving and merciful, couldn't he just make people 'not exist' (annihilate) instead of torturing them for eternity, which is the most unfair unjust punishment conceivable?

2007-08-15 19:30:47 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-15 19:30:37 · 18 answers · asked by KrishanRam(Jitendra k) 3 in Religion & Spirituality

agnostics would be beaten up before deciding on what to do?

2007-08-15 19:29:19 · 24 answers · asked by ? 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-15 19:28:38 · 10 answers · asked by The Bog Nug 5 in Religion & Spirituality

no fork allowed. Are you up for the challenge?

2007-08-15 19:27:52 · 6 answers · asked by christie 5 in Etiquette

In Nomine Patris, Et Filii, Et Spiritus Sancti.


Can you please translate this term for me?

2007-08-15 19:27:46 · 1 answers · asked by Ray 3 in Languages

I know that Americans are ready to mind their own business and respect other people's freedom of choice, but I am always hearing that in Europe such groups are treated in a much more tolerable way. Is this true? Could countries like Britain, France and Germany be more tolerable than America? Wasn't America supposed to be the true "free country"? If not, then what does the Statue of Liberty do and why is it standing in Ellis Island???

2007-08-15 19:26:15 · 6 answers · asked by Ash'ari Maturidi 5 in Other - Cultures & Groups

their kids had kids with family members and so on. i dont know how it works.

2007-08-15 19:25:34 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Like when somebody says, "I put that on my mama, or I put that on everything that exists, I put that on God", and it's a lie.

2007-08-15 19:24:46 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The biblical god is sending 66% of the earths population to Hell, thats just non-Christians alone. What a nice guy.

Why does god give us the free will to choose atheism, or to......'choose' homosexuality (according to Christians) or to choose to sin, if you just get sent to hell for choosing it?

You can only choose one thing, Jesus, or else you go to hell.

So why give us a choice but only one thing to choose from?

2007-08-15 19:19:40 · 46 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-15 19:19:15 · 4 answers · asked by hamoh10 5 in Religion & Spirituality

well i am kinda going throught something where i cant dicide what to believe in so i am wondering if the celtic god and goddess brigid and bres are good to believe in?

2007-08-15 19:19:09 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

For me, anyone who is into that automatically registers to me as a crackpot. That means, in other words, someone I avoid wisely.

I've actually run into a few random people like that, only to find out later I was totally right. Call that a generalization, but in reality, it's terribly true.

Mental illness is a terrible thing.

2007-08-15 19:18:46 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2007-08-15 19:18:34 · 17 answers · asked by loving_human 4 in Religion & Spirituality

What would Satan have to offer, other than burning in hell?

2007-08-15 19:18:13 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-15 19:17:57 · 6 answers · asked by Sylvana K 1 in Mythology & Folklore

Does God keep creating more to accommodate all the people that reproduce, or did he just make a certain number and when they run out, that's it?

2007-08-15 19:16:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Link to article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20279326/?GT1=10252

Tell me what you think. Do you agree with the bishop's suggestion? Why or why not?

2007-08-15 19:14:49 · 24 answers · asked by Buттerfℓyεїз 4 in Religion & Spirituality