Society & Culture - 29 August 2007

I cannot locate any, and I think a lot of these questions could be answered there as well.

Maybe they should change R & S to philosophy.

2007-08-29 17:04:58 · 12 answers · asked by Sapere Aude 5 in Religion & Spirituality

political issues are always the most highly discussed issues. Gay marriage, abortion, stem cell research, prayer in schools, the pledge of allegiance, evolution-creationism, gun control, the 10 commandments, all of which are absolutely, positively, completely, entirely, and totally unimportant. On a very, very, very, very, very rare occasion, you might hear a politician bring up an issue concerning the economy, but if you blink, you will miss it. Who cares about the billions of dollars of debt when we can whine and cry and moan back and forth at each other over issues that don't matter???

2007-08-29 17:02:56 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Homosexuality is not a choice! Now some Christians do accept that people are born gay but still say that homosexuality is a sin. For those who still think homosexuality is a choice, please read this link and I’m sure you’ll have a second thought! http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aqw6ASx5B2It2nmFYXkY_l8jzKIX?qid=20070829022207AANlbDF
These Christians who accept that gays are born that way still compare homosexuality to murdering, stealing, raping and etc. They compare murdering to homosexuality in the sense that you can have the urge to murder but you can choose whether or not to act upon your urge. First of all, to compare homosexuality to those things is completely absurd and ignorant! Murdering, stealing and raping all cause damage to another person. But homosexual activity does not hurt someone else! See the difference?

2007-08-29 17:02:05 · 20 answers · asked by Wild Falcon 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I've just been assigned a really big school project, and I'm so scared that I won't be able to finish it on time with all the other assignments I have to do. I'm trying so hard to get good grades this year, I really am. I'm under so much stress.

Sorry, I know this is kind of a selfish prayer :(

2007-08-29 16:59:40 · 16 answers · asked by Susie 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-29 16:56:37 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Who made it?

I would think that many people made it.

So how thats an argument for a single creator god?

Why would I think that only one person was involved in making it?

2007-08-29 16:56:20 · 17 answers · asked by sahara_springs 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I am lesbian and am pretty sure I have it. My girlfriend doesn't and tells me I am making it up. With most people I can just tell by talking to them. I'm not stereotyping, I can just feel it.

2007-08-29 16:55:24 · 12 answers · asked by whata waste 7 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

please explain to me what this lil baby did to do this to him in the name of religion ?
http://www.allaahuakbar.net/image/ashura2.jpg

2007-08-29 16:52:03 · 18 answers · asked by المهبول 2 in Religion & Spirituality

My song "Dont Push Your Belief"
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It's free to download

2007-08-29 16:52:03 · 44 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Some explain to me why they think that their Christian Pastors, Catholic Priests and so forth are infallible.

What makes your Pastor or Priest or Leader right and the Guy down the road wrong?

2007-08-29 16:47:37 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

1. OF ALL THE HUMAN TRADITIONS taught and practiced by the Roman Catholic Church, which are contrary to the Bible, the most ancient are the prayers for the dead and the sign of the Cross. Both began 300 years after Christ ... 310AD.

2. Wax Candles introduced in church about 320AD.

3. Veneration of angles and dead saints about 375

4. The Mass, as a daily celebration, adopted 394AD.

5. The worship of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and the use of the term, 'Mother of God', as applied to her, originated in the Council of Ephesus in .... 431AD.

6. Priests began to dress differently from the laity in 500AD.

7. The doctrine of Purgatory was first established by Gregory the Great about the year 593AD.

8. The Latin language, as the language of prayer and worship in churches, was also imposed by Pope Gregory I. 600 years after Christ ...600AD. The Word of god forbids praying and teaching in an unknown tongue. (1Cor.14:9).

9. The Bible teaches that we pray to God alone. In the primitive church never were prayers directed to Mary, or to dead saints. This practice began in the Roman Church about 600AD. (Matt. 11:28; Luke 1:46; Acts 10:25-26; 14:14-18)

10. The Papacy is of pagan origin. The title of pope or universal bishop, was first given to the bishop of Rome by the wicked emperor Phocas, in the year 610AD. This he did to spite Bishop Ciriacus of Constantinople, who had justly excommunicated him for his having caused the assassination of his predecessor emperor Mauritius. Gregory I, then bishop of Rome, refused the title, but his, successor, Boniface III, first assumed title "Pope." Jesus did not appoint Peter to the headship of the apostles and forbade any such notion. (Lk. 22:24-26;Eph.1:22-23;Col.1:18;lCor.3:11).Note:-Nor is there any mention in Scripture, nor in history, that Peter ever was in Rome, much less that he was pope there for 25 years; Clement, 3rd bishop of Rome, remarks that there is no real lst century evidence that Peter ever was in Rome."

11. The kissing of the Pope's feet began in 709AD. It had been a pagan custom to kiss the feet of emperors. The Word of God forbids such practices. (Read Acts 10:25-26; Rev. 19: 1 0; 22:9).

12. The Temporal power of the Popes began 750AD. When Pepin, the usurper of the throne of France, descended into Italy, called by Pope Stephen II, to war against the Italian Lombards, he defeated them and gave the city of Rome and surrounding territory to the pope. Jesus expressly forbade such a thing, and He himself refused worldly kingship. (Read Matt 4:8-9; 20:25-26; John 18:38).

13. Worship of cross, of images and relics was authorized in 788AD. This was by order of Dowager Empress Irene of Constantinople, who first caused to pluck the eyes of her own son, Constantine VI, and then called a church council at the request of Hadrian I, pope of Rome at that time.

14. Holy Water, mixed with a pinch of salt and blessed by the priest, was authorized in 850AD.

15. The veneration of St. Joseph began in 890AD.

16. The baptism of bells was instituted by Pope John XIV, in the year 965AD.

17. Canonization of dead saints, first by Pope John XV in 995AD. Every believer and follower of Christ is called saint in the Bible. (Read Rom, 1:7; I Cor. 1:2).

18. Fasting on Fridays and during Lent were imposed in the year 998AD.

Imposed by popes said to be interested in the commerce of fish. (Bull, or permit to eat meat), some authorities say, began in the year 7OOAD. This is against the plain teaching of the bible. (Read Matt.15:10 1Cor. 10:25; 1Tim.4:1-3).

19. The Mass was developed gradually as a sacrifice; attendance made obligatory in the 11th century. The Bible teaches that the sacrifice of Christ was offered once and for all, and not to be repeated, but only commerated in the Lord's Supper. (Read Heb.7:27; 9:26-28; 10: I 0- 14).

20. The celibacy of the priesthood was decreed by Pope Hildebrand, Boniface VII, in the year 1079AD. Jesus imposed no such rule, nor did any of the apostles. On the contrary, St. Peter was a married man, and St. Paul says that bishops were to have wife and children. (Read 1st Tim. 3:2,5, and 12: Matt 8:14-15).

21. The Rosary, or prayer beads was introduced by Peter the Hermit, in the year 1090AD. Copied from Hindus and Mohammedans 1090AD. The counting of prayers is a pagan practice and is expressly condemned by Christ (Matt 6:5-13).

22. The Inquisition of heretics was instituted by the Council of Verona in the year 1184. Jesus never taught the use of force to spread His religion ...1184AD.

23. The sale of Indulgence, commonly regarded as a purchase of forgiveness and a permit to indulge in sin, began in the year 1190AD. Christianity, as taught in the Bible, condemns such a traffic, and it was the protest against this traffic that brought on the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century.

24. The dogma of Transubstantiation was decreed by Pope Innocent III, in the year 1215AD. By this doctrine the priest pretends to perform a daily miracle by changing a wafer into the body of Christ, and then he pretends to eat Him alive in the presence of his people during Mass. The Bible condemns such absurdities; for the Lords Supper is simply a memorial of the sacrifice of Christ. The spiritual presence of Christ is implied in the Lord's Supper is simply a memorial of the sacrifice of Christ. The spiritual presence of Christ is implied in the Lord's Supper. (Read Luke 22:19-20; John 6:35; I Cor. 11:26).

25. Confession of sins to the priest at least once a year was instituted by Pope Innocent III, in the Lateran Council, in the year 1215AD. The Bible commands us to confess our sins direct to God. (Read Psalm. 51: 1 - 10; Luke 7:48; 15:21; John 1:8-9). 26. The adoration of the wafer (Host), was decreed by Pope Honorius in the year in 1220AD. So the Roman Church worships a God made by human hands. This is plain idolatry and absolutely contrary to the spirit of the Gospel. (Read John 4:24).

27. The Bible forbidden to laymen and placed in the Index of forbidden books by the Council of Valencia in 1229AD. Jesus commanded that the Scriptures should be read by all. (John5:39: lTim.3:15-17).

28. The Scapular was invented by Simon Stock, an English monk, in the year ... 1287AD. It is a piece of brown cloth, with the picture of the Virgin and supposed to contain supernatural virtue to protect from all dangers those who wear it on naked skin. It is fetishism.

29. The Roman Church forbade the cup to the laity, by instituting the communion of one kind in the Council of Constance n 1414AD. The Bible commands us to celebrate the Lord's Supper with unleavened bread and the fruit of the vine. (Read Matt. 26:27; I Cor. 11:26-29).

30. The doctrine of Purgatory was proclaimed as a dogma of faith by Council of Florence in 1439AD. There is not one word in the Bible that would teach the purgatory of priests. The blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth us from all sins. (Read I John 1:7-9; 2:1-2; John 5:24; Rom. 8: 1).

31. The doctrine of 7 Sacraments affirmed in 1439AD. The Bible says that Christ instituted only two ordinances, Baptism and the Lord's Supper. (Read Matt. 28:19-20; 26:26-28).

32. The Ave Maria, part of the last half in 1508AD. It was completed 50 years afterward and finally approved by Pope Sixths V, at the end of the 16th century.

33. The Council of Trent, held in the year 1545, declared that Tradition is of equal authority with the Bible 1545AD. By tradition is meant human teachings. The Pharisees believed the same way, and Jesus bitterly condemned them, for by teaching human tradition, they nullified the commandments of God. (Read Mark 7:7-13; Col. 2:8; Rev. 22:18).

34. The apocryphal books were added to the Bible also by the Council of Trent in 1546 These books were not recognized as canonical by the Jewish Church. (See Rev. 22:8-9).

35. The Creed of Pope Pius IV was imposed as the official creed 1560 years after Christ and the apostles, in 1560AD. True Christians retain the Holy Scriptures as their creed. Hence their creed is 1500 years older than the creed of Roman Catholics. (Read Gal. 1:8).

36. The Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary was proclaimed by Pope Pius IX in the year 1854AD. The Bible states that all men, with the sole exception of Christ, are sinners. Mary herself had need of a Savior. (Read Rom. 3:23; 5:12; Psalm. 51:5; Luke 1:30,46,47).

37. In the year 1870 after Christ, Pope Pius IX proclaimed the dogma of Papal Infallibility 1870AD. This is a blasphemy and the sign of the apostasy and of the antichrist predicted by St. Paul. (Read II These. 2:2-12; Rev. 17:1-9; 13:5-8,18). Many Bible students see the number of the beast (Rev. 13:18). 666 in the Roman letters of the Pope's title: "VICARIVS FILLII DEI." -V.5, I-1; C-100, l-l: v-5, 1-1; L-50, 1-1; 1-1-Total, 666.

38. Pope Pius X, in the year 1907, condemned together with 'Modernish", all the discoveries of modern science which are not approved by the Church... 1907AD. Pius IX had done the same thing in the Syllabus of 1864.

39. In the year 1930 Pius XI, condemned the Public Schools ... 1930AD.

40. In the year 1931 the same pope Pius XI, reaffirmed the doctrine that Mary is "the Mother of God.... 1931AD. This doctrine was first invented by the Council of Ephesus in the year 431AD. . This is a heresy contrary by Mary's own words. (Read Luke 1:46-49; John 2:1-5).

41. In the year 1950 the last dogma was proclaimed by Pope Pius XII, the Assumption of the Virgin Mary ....1950AD

2007-08-29 16:47:10 · 25 answers · asked by Graham 5 in Religion & Spirituality

The National Academy Of Scientists are 90% Atheists.

There's also a high percentage of Historians who are Atheists

2007-08-29 16:45:52 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-29 16:45:07 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

was not bearing fruit, before he approached it. And that too, in the off season.

So somehow he got surprised or upset and cursed it, as if he never knew anything long time ago.


Hmmm... Or was he a good actor?

2007-08-29 16:41:11 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

It is a well documented fact that mother teresa intentionally and willfully hospiced sick poor people that could have been cured by anti-biotics and other relatively inexpensive medications. She and her followers collected these ignorant people, laid them out and let them slowly die with no pain medications and minimum food and water while asking you all to donate money to her cause. They hoarded the money and her bought up some of the most valuable realestate possible in major cities all over the world.

It is also a well documented fact that they warehoused poor orphans in conditions that would have made nazi prison camps look like luxury.

http://macintyre.com/content/view/533/105/

2007-08-29 16:40:05 · 10 answers · asked by Atrum Animus AM 4 in Religion & Spirituality

As described in Rev 6: 1-8

2007-08-29 16:39:58 · 6 answers · asked by trinity 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Example:

Drinking distilled water removes the pain and swelling of arthritis.

2007-08-29 16:38:08 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I just can't get rid of this pernicious habit offending way too many people with rude remarks. I don't really mean it ever but I just can't get rid of this sarcastic personality and only later I realize I had been insensitive. My reputation is of being sullen and rude.

For example:

A woman with a baby in the crib: "Nice baby; doesn't look like your husband though".

You know it's like too much and too early.

I also don't feel like saying "please" or "excuse me" though I do say "thanks" and "sorry" when needed.

2007-08-29 16:37:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

It is all faith...right??

2007-08-29 16:37:16 · 23 answers · asked by Man of Ideas 5 in Religion & Spirituality

It is well known that Christians believe Jesus is God's only son. I understand why they think this...but reading some of the answers on this site, it seems that many (not all) Christians believe that Jesus and God are the SAME entity.

What is going on with this? What are Christian churches teaching its members nowadays?

I grew up Christian...but with age, research, and thorough questioning/analyzing of my faith, I ran as fast as I could away from the church. I still respect and validate the importance it plays in so many lives, though...even if it is not for me.

I can't understand, however, how anyone could use the term God and Jesus interchangably. Please clarify for me. Thank you in advance for your responses.

2007-08-29 16:36:51 · 22 answers · asked by Ciespi 2 in Religion & Spirituality

when people call you ugly...or just something to do or say that will make them feel stupid... good ones!!!!!!

2007-08-29 16:33:28 · 24 answers · asked by aviator 2 in Other - Society & Culture

Wouldn't you expect it to be absolutely AMAZING?

instead what we get to read is a crazy horror book written by a lunatic

2007-08-29 16:33:27 · 28 answers · asked by sahara_springs 3 in Religion & Spirituality

John 14:23 states: “Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.”

The Father and Jesus will come to us and dwell with us. How can the Father and Jesus dwell in us if we consider Jesus as a human being like you and me?

Jesus also said in Matthew 28:19-20 – “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.”

If Jesus is just a human being, how can He be with us “always, even unto the end of the world”?

What is your opinion on the matter?

2007-08-29 16:31:58 · 11 answers · asked by Peace Crusader 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Are you living from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil; you will surely die.!
Are you living from the Tree of Life - Jesus is that Tree; you shall lives and never die !

Choose Knowledge or Choose the Truth - Jesus ?
Choose to be your own gods or choose God and give Him the Glory?
Choose Knowledge or choose God's gift of Faith to understand and truly know?
Choose Knowledge or Choose God's Revelational Knowledge?

Knowledge is earthy; Truth is heavenly !
Knowledge is temporal; Truth is Eternal !
Knowledge is death; Truth is Life for evermore !
Knowledge is not Truth; Truth is beyond Knowledge and much more !

What more can I says.
I have try to awaken you from your hypnosis of Words and Knowledge and if that doesn't wake you up , nothing will!

What say you all, who worship Knowledge, and not the Truth?
Come to the Fount of Knowledge; The Ancient of Days; to find true Wisdom and Understanding

Religious and Secular Scholars can't intimidate you no more.

What say you all?

2007-08-29 16:31:30 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Have you guys heard this joke about the Koran? Hilarious!!

The quran is at a job interview. The boss asks, "Do you have references?" quran replies, "Torah and Bible, call them." So the boss calls Torah, and Torah replies, "I have never heard of him." Confused, the boss calls Bible and Bible says, "I know him; he is a liar and a thief and is actually from Satan, the devil, don't believe him." Pressed by the boss, quran defends "they are liars." And the boss reasons: "if they are liars, why do you use them for references unless you are insane?"

2007-08-29 16:31:26 · 15 answers · asked by ? 1 in Religion & Spirituality

The symbol you have on your was originally displayed sitting on it's tail. Why? Because it is meant to resemble the vulva of the vagina. You are all driving around with vagina's on your car!

RE: This fish predates Christianity and stands for pagan fertility awareness and sexuality. Ichthys was the son of the ancient sea goddess Atargatis. Other mythic names given to this entity are Aphrodite, Tirgata, Delphine, or Pelagia. The Goddess Aphrodite Salacia, was worshiped on Friday, her sacred day. They ate fish and took part in orgies. The part of this ritual that was taken by the Christian church is the eating of fish on Friday. The word also means dolphin or womb. It has also been depicted as a mermaid.

The fish was also established in the Middle East with the goddess of Ephesus who covered her genital region with a fish amulet. There is also a tale of the fish that swallowed the penis of Osiris.

2007-08-29 16:30:13 · 10 answers · asked by Atrum Animus AM 4 in Religion & Spirituality

The question says it all.

2007-08-29 16:29:42 · 25 answers · asked by tmzach2002 1 in Religion & Spirituality

She is a good friend...she just died days ago...
She is too young to die,she was 18,she was a dancer,she just signed a contract to work,her birthday is near (9/10) and she was in luv wit a guy....
Then she was gone 'cuz of a car accident
Please pray for her .... just please,I feel so decay,I can't believe that she died....I feel so sad
Rest In Peace,Miky !

She is a member of Yahoo Answer too :
http://answers.yahoo.com/my/profile;_ylt=AgGXUiLy2yuuNaPsh2cXX.vsy6IX?show=aKc9r4DTaa

This is my sad memory about her :
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-.QjS_pUyab987X2Q6IWFljD_Dvobjqcu

2007-08-29 16:26:41 · 17 answers · asked by crystal_heart100 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-29 16:25:54 · 15 answers · asked by ? 4 in Religion & Spirituality

The bible doesn't count by the way.

2007-08-29 16:25:31 · 20 answers · asked by Helga G. Pataki 6 in Religion & Spirituality