Society & Culture - 27 August 2007

2007-08-27 05:03:58 · 23 answers · asked by . 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Why do I have to be tolerant of anyone?
Not only is a person a bigot that says "I am tolerant" they are also lying hippocrits.

2007-08-27 05:03:48 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I girlfriend wants me to confess this week and I ask why do I have to confess to priest and not to God directly? She couldn't answer me why. So she going to confess today and ask the priest why. I will let you know what the priest said tomorrow.

2007-08-27 05:02:56 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

...those inmates in Alien 3? Or is that just me?

2007-08-27 05:00:17 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

..."Peace be with you!" - John 20:19
How would you respond to a group of fellow workers if you were their leader and you poured your life into them, teaching them all you know for three years, only to have them disband and go their own way when troubles came? What would you say to them after you were reunited for the first time? Perhaps you might scold them. Perhaps you might cite each one's offense. At the least, you might shame them for their lack of faithfulness and courage.
After Jesus was crucified and raised from the dead, He appeared to the disciples. His first words to them were, "Peace be with you!" The word grace means "unmerited favor." When someone loves you unconditionally, without regard to your behavior in return, it becomes a powerful force in your life. Such was the case for the disciples when Jesus appeared to them. They could have expected reprimand. Instead, they received unconditional love and acceptance. He was overjoyed to see them. They were overjoyed as well.

2007-08-27 04:57:20 · 3 answers · asked by ? 5 in Religion & Spirituality

If you are an atheist do you realize that you have more faith than someone believes in God because their is more evidence that God is real and less that he is not real?

2007-08-27 04:57:09 · 36 answers · asked by stormyblythe 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-27 04:55:53 · 6 answers · asked by Young Gun 2 in Religion & Spirituality

You can throw out the freewill card but that doesn't change the fact you could've prevented someone's eternal damnation. I mean it's not your fault if you have a child and he or she has a cruel life but one finite life is infinitely better than hell. I would think it's better for no one to go to heaven or hell then for a thousand people to go to heaven and one person burn in hell. It's more important for that one person's torturing to end than for everyone else to feel absolute pleasure.

2007-08-27 04:54:42 · 30 answers · asked by Paperdoll 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Here's my concern: Now there is a Hell, and it will eventually be crammed with billions of souls writhing and screaming in agony thoughout eternity --

And it's all because he decided to create stuff in the first place?

He cannot abolish Hell, because he's already told all sinners and unbelievers that they will burn and rot forever...?

So, God is basically stuck with a place full of souls in misery and torment, moaning angrily, knashing their teeth?

Whereas -- before he started creation, the universe contained no suffering?

Question for church folks: Does God ever get depressed about this situation, and wish he could undo it?

Also, replies from Bible scholars appreciated.

2007-08-27 04:54:42 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

A friend of mine asked this a long time ago, and I found the answers very interesting, so I am asking again with the hope of getting answers from different people.

Were you raised in any particular religion? What point in your life did you realize it was all a lie? How did it make you feel?

I was raised LDS, and from the get-go I would ask questions in Sunday school about where dinosaurs came from, who made God, and other similar questions that were never answered to my satisfaction. I was skeptical for my entire childhood. Once I got into college, I started to research my faith, and found areas that were completely false and even disturbing. As I researched other religions, I found that they contained vast contradictions, and hateful behaviors. The day I realzed God did not exist, I felt sick inside. I clung to the idea that God might be real, and this was completely lost. I feel liberated now, and I love seeing things for what they really are.

How about you?

2007-08-27 04:52:00 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhnAQRSP3nvhhH6_6ZmeFhnsy6IX?qid=20070824144314AAWPV18&show=7#profile-info-RsAYOOEraa

I'd like to thank my mom, my dad, my neighbors who inspired me to chase my dreams, and my brother who gave me the strength to get it done.

I'd like to thank Joseph and Brigham and Wilford for giving me the fuel I needed to keep me going. Thanks also to all of you, who challenged me to elevate the level of my critiques.

Above all, I'd like to thank Chuck Norris. Just because.


And to make this R&S-acceptable, what's your favorite Primary song?

2007-08-27 04:51:58 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

In Ireland we speak mainly english becuase when they tried and failed to take us over we were made speak english and our irish language speakers declined.

Now in gonna get the rebelilious irish saying "Ohh we dont need it what is the point" I respect what you say but WHY are you lettin Irish people be walked all over having to speak a launguage that isint even ours. Are you afraid. How proud would you feel to speak your own launguage alongside english

Obviously without the english language we would not have the economic prosper we now live in. Each time you say that Irish is not needed or pointless your giving it a bad view for the young irish people who are goin to make it our main language in the next 20-30 years. Don't let it die out and let us be laughed at please im only 16 it shouldn't be up to me to save our language

comments from other nationalities would be helpful

I dont mean just irish I also mean all languages of our immigrants partners

2007-08-27 04:50:49 · 9 answers · asked by Danny Eire 2 in Languages

Please answer with respect TO the question or you will be flagged... and only intelligent answers please, nothing without distinct reasoning and coherent responses... please do not preach about jesus or whom ever...




Do you believe that religion is fighting an uphill battle to keep faith and followers due to the disproof of religious claims by science and logical means? and if so/not explain why...
Studys have shown that attendance rates at all denomination churches have been steadily declining with the steady development of scientific methods and abilities... which is my premise for asking this question.

2007-08-27 04:49:42 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I am interested in learning about and from you! Thanks!

2007-08-27 04:47:49 · 8 answers · asked by Argo 3 in Other - Society & Culture

We are All, even the atheists, are on the right Spiritual Path


Namaste

Peace and Love

2007-08-27 04:46:33 · 17 answers · asked by digilook 2 in Religion & Spirituality

From: http://www.bible.com/community/news_details.php?id=745§ion=community&areaid=140&type=News
"Presbyterians Consider 'Gender-Inclusive' Trinity"

Presbyterians have stopped short of approving gender-inclusive language for worship of the Trinity, along with the traditional "Father, Son, and Holy Spirit." Leaders of the Presbyterian Church USA decided to "receive" a policy paper on the subject rather than approve it....church officials can propose experimental liturgies with alternative phrasings for the Trinity, but congregations will not be required to use them. One of the proposed alternatives is "Mother, Child, and Womb." Supporters of the variations argue that language limited to the Father and Son "has been used to support the idea that God is male and that men are superior to women." But Presbyterian conservatives say the church should stick close to the way God is named in the Bible and note that Jesus' most famous prayer was addressed to "Our Father."

I'm shocked!

2007-08-27 04:46:24 · 10 answers · asked by ? 3 in Religion & Spirituality

specifically?

2007-08-27 04:46:01 · 44 answers · asked by HumanBaby 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Im not a lesbo but we both need to know how?

2007-08-27 04:44:31 · 31 answers · asked by Sarah L 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

My father is in heaven and i love mary

2007-08-27 04:43:14 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

What is the source of your sense of justice?
There is no such thing as relative justice, it is a contradiction of terms. In order for one's sense of justice to have meaning, it must be based on a firm moral standard.
So by saying that God is not just, you are expressing your sense of justice. What we observe is that moral sensibilities are properties of personal beings, not natural forces. But what kind of being would be 1)personal, 2)beyond humanity, and 3) have moral sensibilities? The answer: God!

Therefore, the sense of justice actually confirms the existence of the thing (God) being questioned, for only a personal, transcendent, holy god is a sufficient moral basis for ou sense of justic. Things cannot be ultimately just unless there is an ultimate justice, aka God.
God has given everyone an awareness of who He is through general revelation, which includes disclosure of God through creation and conscience.
Therefore, God cannot be denied. God is.

2007-08-27 04:42:54 · 35 answers · asked by Onward Christian Soldier 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-27 04:42:32 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-27 04:42:26 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

"i'll end up dying alone in my rental apartment some time around 2074 and there will be no one to arrange me a funeral - although i ---->will have lost maybe even 20 pounds since i died<----"

The ending is tricky. (:

2007-08-27 04:42:23 · 5 answers · asked by Did i just say something silly? 3 in Languages

why dont you get it off your chest and tell doctor red nose about it

2007-08-27 04:40:25 · 32 answers · asked by The Funky Alien zombie Bunny 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-27 04:37:34 · 4 answers · asked by Jewel 7 in Languages

see things from two different perspectives. I used to be Christian for 18 years of my life. I understand their point of views, but they cannot see past what they believe and then judge accordingly. Why is this?

2007-08-27 04:37:00 · 14 answers · asked by Energybeing 2 in Religion & Spirituality

If you were to go to somones house, "i lived in the Tokyo area" it is customery to cup your balls apon entry/exit. If anyone knows why this is, please let me know. I really enjoyed that cultural aspect of Japan and would like to implement this in my house in Cali. I was going to have a huge party, and was afraid that everyone cupping my balls when they enter and leave may not sit well with someone. In Japan, they did it the opposite of what I am saying and I liked it. So I will change things a bit but will still try to keep the custome going.

2007-08-27 04:36:48 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

Grace neither tempts(laws) nor can be tempted(lawed).
Grace neither makes nor takes sides have side effects.
Grace cannot lie(law) nor die(law). Law Law does both.

2007-08-27 04:36:09 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

for the record, i DO believe in god.

2007-08-27 04:36:06 · 51 answers · asked by yin yang 4 in Religion & Spirituality

my hubby is atheist. he believes that when he dies, that's it. life's over. you're dead and burried with no afterlife. he told me he would really like to believe that there's life after death, but he just doesn't. he's not hard wired that way, even though he was raised christian.

so, i'm curious, how many other atheists would like to think that there's something after death, even though you don't believe that to be the case? if you were able to believe in life after death, what do you think would it be like?

2007-08-27 04:35:53 · 43 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality