Society & Culture - 2 September 2007

1. Worship and pray to you every day -- all day is better
2. sacrifice animals on the alter and spread the blood all over the place.
3. fight/kill all those that do not worship the same way as you
4. convince all others that the Earth is 6000 years old.
5. stone an adultress
6. don't drink alcohol in spite of the fact that Jesus turned water into wine so the people could party more.
7. wear only black clothes.

8. what else does god want the devout people to do.

2007-09-02 19:09:18 · 4 answers · asked by 1st Liberal 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I'm an atheist and it reflects my feelings well.

Faithless Lyrics
Artist:Rush

I've got my own moral compass to steer by
A guiding star beats a spirit in the sky
And all the preaching voices -
Empty vessels of dreams so loud
As they move among the crowd
Fools and thieves are well disguised
In the temple and market place

Like a stone in the river
Against the floods of spring
I will quietly resist

Like the willows in the wind
Or the cliffs along the ocean
I will quietly resist

I don't have faith in faith
I don't believe in belief
You can call me faithless
I still cling to hope
And I believe in love
And that's faith enough for me

I've got my own spirit level for balance
To tell if my choice is leaning up or down
And all the shouting voices
Try to throw me off my course
Some by sermon, some by force
Fools and thieves are dangerous
In the temple and market place

Like a forest bows to winter
Beneath the deep white silence
I will quietly resist.

2007-09-02 19:09:01 · 3 answers · asked by Cerulean 3 in Religion & Spirituality

So in the garden of eden adam and eve eat the forbidden fruit and are cursed by god with mortality and women are cursed to go through painful bloody childbirth which back then threatened the lives of mother and child. It's not like Eve knew much better, god seems to never have said a single word to her, so she has spoken to a snake and Adam, who was literally born yesterday.

Cain on the other hand commits fratricide becuase "god liked his brothers offering better" and is esentially rewarded for this.

What the hell is wrong with this picture? All I can get from this is god thinks it is better to kill your own family then to aquire knowledge?

2007-09-02 19:08:41 · 7 answers · asked by Gawdless Heathen 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Both processes require a leap of faith. Yet some non-believers with deep faith in a spontaneous creation for no reason, scoff at believers of a creation that was orchestrated by a sentient being.

2007-09-02 19:08:30 · 41 answers · asked by Chi Guy 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-02 19:07:47 · 19 answers · asked by ML 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Dear Fellow Wiccans,

Thank you in advance!
Regards with my latter question about Protection Charm… I decided to open up a little secret why I am asking for your help….
My friend who was also a novice Wiccan performed a dangerous spell out of curiosity. I did try to stop her and lectured her of how dangerous it would be since she was also a beginner. I am not sure of what name of that spell is but it is kind of summoning a spirit. And I’m pretty sure that she has not called our Goddess and God but other negative spirits.
She told me that she even doesn’t know if the circle she created is perfectly sacred. She had used tools, charm, etc. but the outcome is that she summoned lots of spirits which is now disturbing their quiet home. She hears footsteps, knocks, etc. and her family is fully alarmed. Her parents don’t know what she’s up to and as a friend I feel guilty for not trying my best to stop her. As of now, I’m busy researching for a method to help her. Kindly help us..

BB

2007-09-02 19:07:22 · 14 answers · asked by Morrigan 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Why not find inner peace within yourself instead of believing in a mythical entity

2007-09-02 19:07:15 · 30 answers · asked by arizonabrat 3 in Religion & Spirituality

wow i asked a question about jesus earlier,
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070902223548AAHASEh&pa=FYd1D2bwHTHwLLJhHe08RRNKaXl4dWUqqU_sBD_DmhDUWw--&paid=asked&msgr_status=

and i guess i didn't realize how defensive people get to religion and its extremely funny because theres answers from every angle disagreeing with others topics and agreeing to some some are completely different some are like he wasnt skinny some are saying he is some are he didnt have a beard some say he did some say he wasnt a carpenter some say he was which goes to show ONLY LIKE 5 PEOPLE EVEN KNOW WHAT THERE TALKING ABOUT instead of just saying what they were told

so my question is why do people answer these questions if there going to be rude and/or not know what there talking about

AND why people get so sensitive on the topic of religion thanks :D

2007-09-02 19:06:03 · 16 answers · asked by michaelwooden 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Okay, so theres this group of Jehova's witnesses that consistently show up at my door every month.

The first few times, I took the literature, sat down and actually read it. I surprisingly agreed with some of the concepts such as "What's happening to movies" etc.

But they kept coming... I'm fifteen, and my parents are out a lot of the time (they both work at the hospital), and eventually I just started throwing the stuff away...

Finally I worked up the courage to say "no thanks" I'm not sure if I offended him, but lo and behold, I watched him through the window; he lay down several fliers on my doorstep...

I really need advice... Is there some way I can get out of this without offending him... Do you think hes being slightly pushy... Is this organization based on handing out literature...

Like I said, any suggestions on how I can handle this with some form of tact, or will I accidentally offend him in some way...

2007-09-02 19:04:02 · 35 answers · asked by CanadianFundamentalist 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-02 19:03:57 · 16 answers · asked by coach 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-02 19:01:39 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

It seems that the reason Prince Michael of Kent is banned from sitting on the throne is because he married a Roman Catholic wife. Why is that? What about members of the Royal Family of religion other than Protestant (e.g. Orthodox, Buddhist, Muslim or Jewish)? Would they similarly be prohibited?

Do you think that such a law is relevant in this day and age?

2007-09-02 19:00:29 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Royalty

2007-09-02 18:58:01 · 8 answers · asked by Whiplashsmile 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-09-02 18:56:42 · 24 answers · asked by shoreke 1 in Religion & Spirituality

If you feel you could share - could you share what happened?

2007-09-02 18:55:55 · 9 answers · asked by CurlySue 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-02 18:55:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

2007-09-02 18:55:06 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-02 18:54:55 · 7 answers · asked by Fireball224 f 1 in Religion & Spirituality

is jesus good?

think before you right

2007-09-02 18:53:38 · 30 answers · asked by oOo_tophothari_oOo 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-02 18:52:20 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Because it wasn't respect for private property

2007-09-02 18:48:58 · 11 answers · asked by Darth Nihilus 5 in Religion & Spirituality

The Bible said that God made the Earth in 7 days. Well let me ask you this. Since a day is the amount of time it takes for the Earth to rotate 360 degrees, how did God define a day before he made the Earth???? Explain to me why it would be wrong to interpret that a day for God prior to the existence of Earth could not have been longer than 24 hours. For all we know, a day for God could be billions of years. You can't say that God created the Universe in 7 literal Earth days when the Earth did not exist yet. You especially cannot say it was six literal Earth days because the Bible does not specify what kind of day it was. All it says is that God made it in 7 days. For all we know it could be a Mercury day, or a Saturn day, or a Mars day, or maybe a day to God is some unit of time that we are unaware of. I don't see how the creation story in the bible contradicts the theory that the Earth is 4.5 Billion years old.

2007-09-02 18:47:09 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

why do people think 666 is the number of the devil and you can clearly see that 4 is the unlucky number.

4 is Shi in japanese meaning death.

2007-09-02 18:46:28 · 10 answers · asked by ~I wish you could smile~ 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I wonder just like any one else if the prehistoric people especially the guys had engaged themselves in some sort of homosexual activities?

2007-09-02 18:45:12 · 16 answers · asked by bel m 1 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I hope they are right-I'm never going to meet him!

2007-09-02 18:44:18 · 36 answers · asked by johnstonemac 6 in Religion & Spirituality

1. Where exactly was he when he created space?
2. When did he create time?
3. With what energy did he create energy?

2007-09-02 18:43:36 · 18 answers · asked by krishnokoli 5 in Religion & Spirituality

A rebellious angel v God almighty? Hmm...

And why did God create the bugger in the first place? He must have known what would happen (being all-seeing)?

2007-09-02 18:43:12 · 22 answers · asked by Swift Wings 2 in Religion & Spirituality

It shouldn't be awkward, but there's a transvestite/ hermaphrodite living down the hall and she (he) just sits in her room and doesn't go out. This is a fairly small campus so I want to be friendly towards her but why does it feel so strange?

Any suggestions?

2007-09-02 18:42:31 · 4 answers · asked by odette82 2 in Other - Society & Culture

Should I just learn about each religion, and then deny what is most sacred, or are there one or two legal actions that I could take to help speed things along.
Thanks in advance for your help.

2007-09-02 18:40:40 · 10 answers · asked by WTFWJD 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Some people are offended by it, but I've never heard much about what "it" is.

2007-09-02 18:38:45 · 5 answers · asked by Michael F 3 in Other - Society & Culture