Society & Culture - 28 September 2007

I am very confused when I hear "devout" Christians talking about how much they want to invade this country or that country. Their support of the Iraq War confuses me most of wall. Why not rise above such senseless violence?

Note: I am not claiming that all Christians support war. This isdirected to the many that do.

2007-09-28 08:27:25 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

he pursues a girl for a long time, he tries to get introuduced to her, or even follows her around just to be near her, or calls her name, or tries to get a date from her, but she ignores him, because she doesn't care for him, how would this guy feel? Would he be hurtful and mean, and then say nasty things about her or what? Guys, what would you do if you tried everything and this girl ignores you or doesn't acknowledge you?

2007-09-28 08:26:16 · 8 answers · asked by Born Valentine's Day 5 in Etiquette

Is that why we were commanded to not "take the lords name in vain" or am I interpreting that wrong?

2007-09-28 08:25:53 · 8 answers · asked by Jason 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-28 08:23:43 · 9 answers · asked by bballfreak90210 1 in Languages

2007-09-28 08:23:26 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Languages

...and that the universe has been expanding and contracting in a cyclical way (i.e., the big bang was just one of many). Not all scientists believe it, but if one day enough evidence supports it, will you believe it or trash it like evolution?

2007-09-28 08:23:13 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Latria is a Greek term used in Catholic theology to mean adoration, which is the highest form of worship or reverence and is directed only to the Holy Trinity.

Latria is sacrificial in character, and may be offered only to God. Catholics offer other degrees of reverence to the Blessed Virgin Mary and to the Saints; these non-sacrificial types of reverence are called Hyperdulia and Dulia, respectively. Hyperdulia is essentially a heightened degree of dulia provided only to the Blessed Virgin.

In Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglo Catholic theology, veneration is a type of honor distinct from the worship due to God alone. Church theologians have long adopted the terms latria for the sacrificial worship due to God alone, and dulia for the veneration given to saints and icons. Catholic theology also includes the term hyperdulia for the type of veneration specifically paid to Mary, mother of Jesus, in Catholic tradition. This distinction is spelled out in the dogmatic conclusions of the Seventh Ecumenical Council (787), which also decreed that iconoclasm (forbidding icons and their veneration) is a heresy that amounts to a denial of the incarnation of Jesus.

Veneration is a religious symbolic act giving honor to someone by honoring an image of that person, particularly applied to saints.

The Blessed Virgin, as manifesting in a sublimer manner than any other creature the goodness of God, deserves from us a higher recognition and deeper veneration than any other of the saints; and this peculiar cultus due to her because of her unique position in the Divine economy, is designated in theology hyperdulia, that is dulia in an eminent degree. It is unfortunate that neither our own language nor the Latin possesses in its terminology the precision of the Greek. The word latria is never applied in any other sense than that of the incommunicable adoration which is due to God alone. But in English the words adore and worship are still sometimes used, and in the past were commonly so used, to mean also inferior species of religious veneration and even to express admiration or affection for persons living upon the earth. So David "adored" Jonathan. In like manner Miphiboseth "fell on his face and worshipped" David (2 Samuel 9:6).

2007-09-28 08:23:01 · 11 answers · asked by cashelmara 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I will not violate.
if you don't like nasty jokes...don't read these.

2007-09-28 08:22:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

personaly i get insulted when people assume that i'm religious just cause i belive in god. i consider myself spiritual; nothing more. anyone else feel this way or is it just me?

2007-09-28 08:22:28 · 17 answers · asked by Doc 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-28 08:21:49 · 30 answers · asked by G's Random Thoughts 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-28 08:21:02 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-28 08:19:40 · 8 answers · asked by Learning is fun! 4 in Languages

2007-09-28 08:18:32 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

today i was brushing my teeth and when i spit out the foamy tooth paste, it landed in the shape of a fish.
is God trying to tell me something? or is some kind of fishy higher being trying to contact me? Aliens? tell me your opinion

2007-09-28 08:17:36 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I can only speak for myself, but I've never seen an atheist on here say that he or she would refuse to believe in any deity if overwhelming evidence were presented.
I have, however, heard people say that they would *not* give up their belief in god, no matter what evidence were ever presented to them.
Have you actually met a closed minded atheist?

2007-09-28 08:15:38 · 43 answers · asked by Samurai Jack 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I was born Jewish into an atheist background, but now am finding myself very spiritual. I like Christianity and Catholicism, and am not sure which one to choose. I never felt "at home" with Judaism, but I do like the above 2 religions I just mentioned. I am uncomfortable though, with the position the Catholic church takes on divorce. And, I particularly don't like why most people do not like "born-again" Christians. Thanks for your answers, everyone.

2007-09-28 08:15:37 · 27 answers · asked by 2016 1 in Religion & Spirituality

I mean, if the sauce was too spicy for Jesus to handle, then that would mean He's not really a the Son of God, right? But if he could handle a really picante hot sauce, then that would mean that he was incapable of making a seriously hot salsa! Couldn't God create some super habaneros for him or something? Help please!

2007-09-28 08:15:34 · 6 answers · asked by TubThumpin 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-28 08:13:51 · 4 answers · asked by kelbentl6 1 in Valentine's Day

What sort of holiday traditions does your family have that keep Christ as the focus?

2007-09-28 08:12:56 · 8 answers · asked by Stephanie W 4 in Christmas

No one has ever seen either. Yet if you have faith in one that makes him real. But the other everyone considers to be make believe.

Yet it's ok to tell children about the one til a certain age then tell them he isn't real but we contunie into adult hood beliving in the other. I mean really without proof can God be anymore real then Santa?

2007-09-28 08:12:34 · 28 answers · asked by moscow1677 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-28 08:12:08 · 36 answers · asked by G's Random Thoughts 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-28 08:12:04 · 13 answers · asked by Future 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I think that by showing people small kindnesses and leading by example I can improve the world...what do you think?

2007-09-28 08:10:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

They were talking about it on This Morning. A man was on talking about his sister who was murdered by her husband's family because she had an affair. The mother in law is now in prison for life. What are your thoughts on the subject?

2007-09-28 08:09:36 · 10 answers · asked by powder 6 in Other - Society & Culture

Coming in Y/A and reading all of the atheist's comments that constanly ridicule and challange all believers.

2007-09-28 08:09:28 · 56 answers · asked by phlada64 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-28 08:09:24 · 18 answers · asked by Thomas 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I am an Agnostic. My mind is not closed to new ideas the way I see in most people in this forum. Here are a few gound rules. You may NOT say "because I Believe, Have Faith, etc." if you are a Believer. The same goes for the Atheists out there. None of this "It's simple logic" nonsense. If you are going to claim one belief or the other there has to be a solid REASON given with some kind of proof given to back up that reason. Short, silly or just plain stupid answers will not be considered. I am looking for answers from thoughtful people, not idiots on either side of this who have no clue why they believe as they do. So there's the challenge people, anybody up for it?

2007-09-28 08:08:10 · 18 answers · asked by eyeque195 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-09-28 08:07:32 · 9 answers · asked by rieverrider 1 in Mythology & Folklore

Are we more closely related to dirt or monkeys?

2007-09-28 08:07:19 · 14 answers · asked by Jason 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Aren'y these just descriptions we use as humans? They don't actually exist, right?

I mean, was anything good or evil when dinosaurs roamed the earth? Before any life was on earth?

2007-09-28 08:07:19 · 17 answers · asked by Sheed 4 in Religion & Spirituality