Society & Culture - 17 September 2007

You deleted your question, and I was unable to send you my answer. Here it is:

Yes there is, you can find Jesus in the Baha'i scriptures.

Go to this site and search "Jesus." You will find 533 sentences with the name "Jesus" in it.

BAHA'I REFERENCE LIBRARY
http://reference.bahai.org/en/

Go to this site and download Ocean. It's a ~free~ library of appx 1000 religious books. Once you've downloaded and installed it, do a search for "Jesus" in the Baha'i section, and you'll get a LOAD of hits. I just did a search for "Jesus," and the results said:
Found 1467 sentences in 520 documents.

OCEAN
http://bahai-education.org/ocean/

2007-09-17 07:21:54 · 7 answers · asked by Dolores G. Llamas 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I am curious. I have talked to many Christians and they say God would not create someone as gay, meaning, no one would be born gay.

I disagree. I am looking for some Biblical evidence that God would not make someone gay (but He would allow a child to be raped, tormented, and murdered.)

In the Old Testament, the is a list of people who could not come before God (one leg shorter than the other, etc...) yet God created them? Would God have created someone and not allowed them into the Tabernacle?

Incidentally, I believe homosexuality is a sin, but I believe the issue is far more complicated than Christians want to think because it is easier for some Christians to hate homosexuals than it is to reach out to them.

Can both be true? God creates homosexuals and homosexuality is a sin? I think a resounding YES. I am looking for opinions and biblical evidence to the contrary. Please no verses on homosexuality being a sin; I concede this already. Also, please no bigoted responses about homosexuals, God clearly loves us all.

2007-09-17 07:20:20 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I found this picture some months back, and I am DYING to know who these people are! Ten points to the first correct answer.

Okay, here's the link:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/anastasiah/1397337717/

2007-09-17 07:19:11 · 4 answers · asked by ? 5 in Other - Society & Culture

Do you think it's right that the Vatican is filled with UNBELIEVABLE amounts of wealth, gold, and priceless objects, while just outside there are starving beggars? I went to Italy this year and saw this for myself, hmmm, would Jesus approve?

2007-09-17 07:16:46 · 7 answers · asked by I am the Badger Princess. 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-17 07:16:19 · 40 answers · asked by Scott L 1 in Halloween

What makes you think they got anything else right or could tell what was or wasn't the word of God? Jews have had The Messiah prophecies a lot longer than Greeks and Romans, so they knew exactly what was prophecied and what wasn't. Yet, somehow Greeks and Romans have convinced the world that they know Hebrew prophecy better than Hebrew, and that their version of the Jewish Messiah fulfills the prophecies (of course, they never state what those prophecies are, because they know they have no list, just a bunch of scriptures that they took out of context).

Chrisitans, why do you never ask Jews about Jewish scripture? You are being terribly deceived if you think Jesus is the Jewish Messiah, and all one has to do is ask a Jew what the prophecies are. But I don't expect you to do that. You like your beliefs unfounded and completely detached from the religion from which it came, so I expect you'll just brush this off as blaspheme.

But what would a Jew say about this?

2007-09-17 07:16:16 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11559364@N00/162854613/

lo and behold we have 4 hellraiser movies,

lo and behold we have many puzzleboxes just like the one in the movies.

lo and behold we have a bible, lo and behold we have.....

no holy grail.

no ark of the covenant.

no people who walk on water.

2007-09-17 07:16:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-17 07:12:28 · 8 answers · asked by sego lily 7 in Religion & Spirituality

pinkpanther or scooby doooooo

women empowerment or male domination

instrumental music or loud pop culture

revenge or truce

pearl or diamond

hot chocolate or cold chocolate

love at first sight or love after friendship

win the race slowly and gradually or fast and immediately

2007-09-17 07:12:18 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

DO U THINK THAT IF WE WHERE ALL DEAD THE WOLD WILL BE A BETTER PLACE

YES OR NO

2007-09-17 07:12:02 · 12 answers · asked by hiay XXX 2 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-09-17 07:09:03 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

in a new directive nothing must be worn below the elbow(rings watches etc.) in order to eliminate superbugs. Watta lotta crapola!!! The things to do in order to help would be 1. Make sure that doctors, like nurses,wash their hands after each patient and 2. bring back the NHS employed domestics who took a pride in "their" ward and were part of the team and not paid rubbish money, expected to do too much work in too short a time with no sick pay,in order to line the pockets of contractors. There, I've said it. What do you think?

2007-09-17 07:08:52 · 28 answers · asked by Yoda 4 in Senior Citizens

2007-09-17 07:08:36 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-17 07:06:30 · 25 answers · asked by buddyman2005 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-17 07:06:30 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

I'm not chinese and I don't like milk,
so do white people really can fly ?

2007-09-17 07:06:06 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

How is that pronounced?

2007-09-17 07:05:51 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

Is it just a personality difference?

Does it have to do with how we were raised?

If there were empirical evidence of, for instance, God, would it change anything for those that don't worship?

2007-09-17 07:05:40 · 19 answers · asked by Linz ♥ VT 4 in Religion & Spirituality

The asker removed this question:

Why is there no mention of Jesus outside the Bible or Koran?

I was disappointed because I wanted to know where Jesus is mentioned outside the Bible & Koran (surely he must have been!)

Please cite... otherwise your words are meaningless to me

2007-09-17 07:05:35 · 16 answers · asked by vérité 6 in Religion & Spirituality

God calls each of us to be visionary leaders, but we must (((be careful))) that vision is born out of (((His Spirit, and His Word,))) not the latest self-help program. These ideas lead us away from dependence on God to a self-based psychology designed to give us more power, prosperity, and significance.

The result is heresy. Our faith in God becomes faith in faith. It is born out of hard work and diligence rather than obedience to God's Spirit. The problem lies in that these philosophies sound good, and can even be supported by some Bible verses. Beware of anything that puts the burden of performance on you rather than God. There are times in our lives when God doesn't want us to climb every mountain. Sometimes He wants us to go around. Knowing the difference is the key to being a man or woman led by the Spirit and Word of God.

2007-09-17 07:03:11 · 6 answers · asked by ? 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I'll agree that the only type of evolution is micro-evolution (variation within one kind) if you'll agree that all living things are of the "life" kind. Do you accept?

2007-09-17 07:03:00 · 3 answers · asked by Meat Bot 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-17 07:02:48 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

don't you ever just want to jump through the computer and beat the snot out of some of these people that spew purposefully hateful gay bashing?... and then when we get all riled up they say "see?... i knew you F@gs would just insult me"... as if that proves their point!... man... i don't think i have a shoe BIG enough to shove up their rumps!

2007-09-17 07:01:44 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-09-17 07:00:29 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

'For there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so' - Shakespeare.

2007-09-17 07:00:08 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Such as celebrating Ester, this false pagan goddess is
associated with intercourse and fertility to include rabbits and eggs.

KJV - Acts 12:4
And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after EASTER to bring him forth to the people.

NIV -
After arresting him, he put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out for public trial after the PASSOVER.

American Standard -
When he had seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him to four (A)squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the PASSOVER to bring him out before the people.

2007-09-17 07:00:07 · 14 answers · asked by Chi Guy 5 in Religion & Spirituality

http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc417.html

2007-09-17 06:59:40 · 5 answers · asked by Yahoo admins are virgins 5 in Religion & Spirituality

That the fruit was an apple when in fact the Bible does not say what type of fruit it actually was but only that it looked desirable to the eyes of Eve.

(Genesis 3:6) . . .Consequently the woman saw that the tree was good for food and that it was something to be longed for to the eyes, yes, the tree was desirable to look upon. So she began taking of its fruit and eating it. . .

2007-09-17 06:59:35 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

There are many kinds of Nigerian Scams. One is a romance scam just like going on to a dating site and you chat with what seems like a nice girl or guy and you get taken in. that doesn't seem like greed driven. intelligent driven or lack or, or poor ill educated. I saw a similar question on here last week and all the answers were aimed at poor people, greedy people and non educated. most answers were as if none of us could be taken in. Google the name peterwalcolt and see the website on romance scams and read all about it. Btw peter walcolt is a made up name don't worry.

2007-09-17 06:58:54 · 4 answers · asked by katie d 6 in Other - Society & Culture

if youre born in a country that is mostly christian, you will most likely be christian or atheist(because christian countries give the right). if youre born in muslim country, you will most likely be muslim. same for hindus, same for buddhists. most people dont choose their religion, its taught to them.

but who taught you that your religion is true and the other religions are false? an old book? every religion claims to have miracles. every religion has contradictions and proof for itself. why do you think your religion is better or truer than another, if most of you have never tried it? if there is someone who has tried *all* religions and says that my toilet seat is the true god, then ok.

they all claim that they are the right way. why? any "god" could have done the miracle right? even a toilet seat.

2007-09-17 06:57:53 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality