Society & Culture - 17 October 2007

were you raised to believe from birth?
are you a convert from another religion?
did you find him some point in your life?
do you not believe he exists?

2007-10-17 06:33:14 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Do any wiccans/witches know of a traditional spell to perform on halloween to "invoke the spirit" for the purpose of pyschic gifts and to ward off "pyschic attacks?? - Traditional wiccan only!

2007-10-17 06:32:39 · 9 answers · asked by snowbunny360 3 in Religion & Spirituality

If i don't go to church and i believe in god, is in that enough?

2007-10-17 06:32:31 · 19 answers · asked by Leo 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Moses said, 1 wife for one man

Jesus said, one wife for one man also as moses told you before already

He also aid not to sdtone women and amended upon the law of moses

so if he is a prophet

how come to some muslim communities his words have no meaning

and why did muhammed preach a totally different message with regards to polygamy and revert back to saying adultery is punishable by death?

the porphets before have adhered to one another, or improved on the message of the following prophets
jesus agreed with moses, but said only God can judge you of your sin, do put down your stones

so where did mohammed get the authority to say, pick up your stones again?

2007-10-17 06:31:41 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Since there is no scientific evidence to show conclusively how life began on Earth and since we would need life in order for it to evolve, is the theory of evolution then a "religion"? By the recent definition of "faith" being "belief without proof", since those who believe in evolution have no proof for the origin of life. No one has demonstrated or proven that abiogenesis is how life began or that it is even possible and the Miller Urey experiment was inconclusive at best.

2007-10-17 06:30:40 · 23 answers · asked by TheNewCreationist 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-17 06:30:26 · 21 answers · asked by BODIN 1 in Religion & Spirituality

Hi everyone.

I'm a little confused. I'm questioning my faith.
I'm a gay university student. I am also Catholic.

What I am most upset about is the fact that the Catholic church sees homosexuality as something to be "fixed." I know for a fact that I didn't have a choice in my sexual orientation. I would rather be straight than be gay, but I know that I can never change. How can the church say that I am going to Hell if I can't do anything to fix the problem?

Homosexuality is a way of life, but it is never CHOSEN. I'm not hurting anyone, so why is it a sin?

I can't decide one day that I'm going to start having urges to have sex with females. How can the church tell me to fall in love with a woman and get married when I will never have these urges for her? I think ignoring my homosexuality would be the biggest sin. I would hurt the woman that I married more than anyone.

And yet, it is still wrong to be gay.

I am something to be fixed.

Thanks for reading.

2007-10-17 06:29:32 · 8 answers · asked by Method_To_My_Madness 2 in Religion & Spirituality

so much that you would give up your life for them?

2007-10-17 06:28:52 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I'm guessing the majority of us do, but let's see...

2007-10-17 06:27:45 · 68 answers · asked by Drake the Deist 2 in Religion & Spirituality

It seems that many non-Catholic Christians have a mild resentment for Catholics on the basis that they've sort of muddied the world's view on Christ over the centuries. Is this justified, or should there be more of a coalition effort to spread the gospel in a united way without organizational differences? Or are the differences healthy?

2007-10-17 06:27:41 · 16 answers · asked by Jon S 2 in Religion & Spirituality

1 John 1-2
"My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have ONE who speaks to the Father in our defense—JESUS CHRIST, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world."

Given the scripture above...

1. Why do you believe that your sins should be forgiven by absolution from a priest/pope/nun/bishop??

2. why do you all replace repentance with the sacrifice of penance?

2007-10-17 06:27:08 · 7 answers · asked by ARIZONA 3 in Religion & Spirituality

What is the purpose of God creating barren planets and moons like Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Phobos, etc, when it would have been quite enough just to create the Sun , the moon and the earth?

Are they created for our entertainment?

2007-10-17 06:24:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

after a guy knows you are a lesbian and/or reads your profile (myspace, 360, everything else) and knows you have no interest in talking or having anything to do with guys, how many still try?
im wondering cause im bored at work and nearly every girl on 360 is a lesbian that wants nothing to do with dudes

2007-10-17 06:22:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Ok I make gifts for my husbands troops for just about every hoilday becasue many of the guys are away from home. I wanted something that was cool and had a wow factor, you know something other than cookies, cupcakes, or boring bags of candy. any ideas? HELP PLEASE !!!

2007-10-17 06:21:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Halloween

2007-10-17 06:20:55 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

If so, imagine that non-drinkers constantly harassed you about drinking and pointed out all the harm you were doing to your body every time you had a drink. What if non-drinkers equated all people who drink with rampant alcoholics and drunk drivers? Would you like it every time you mentioned something about having a casual drink, going to a bar, or anything at all referring to alcohol, nondrinkers laughed at you, called you drunks and alcoholics, and said "you shouldn't drink?"
Well, that is exactly how you atheists are treating believers in the Religion and Spirituality section. If you don't believe in God, fine, but don't attack us because we believe; just like you wouldn't want nondrinkers attacking you because you drink.

2007-10-17 06:20:42 · 56 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I seen a statue at my friend's house.
It's a wooden statue about the size of an adult's extended hand.
The statue has a curved down rectangle connected to it's hand.
It almost seems like the god is holding a rectangle parachute.

All she told me was they bought it at their Hawaii vacation and the locals told them it's a god.

help?

2007-10-17 06:19:42 · 10 answers · asked by Maré P 2 in Religion & Spirituality

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200709/NAT20070928c.html

Being part of the cities hotel tax is being used to sponsor events such as the Folsom Street Fair

2007-10-17 06:19:39 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Why is that stupid song so popular amongst straight people? I fail to understand how celebrating through song the story of a husband and wife writing and answering personal ads for a tryst/affair is remotely romantic at all. To me it shows lack of committment, lack of character, and lack of good communication skills. Am I wrong for feeling this way?

2007-10-17 06:19:24 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

I don't need you to give me any details, just something i could do a speech on. The more lighthearted and fun the better. I need to be convincing people of something... I go to a baptist college, so keep it g-rated. Maybe something on religion, but i don't want to prostelytize(spelling?)
I need to keep it six minutes. So please if your'e gonna tell me to do my own homework, boo on you. I just need an idea, I'l research and write the speech myself.

2007-10-17 06:18:49 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I noticed that an earlier question asked about how to tell when we're led by the Holy Spirit. A good question, certainly. But many --- if not *most* of the Christians who answered said, "Oh, there's no way you won't know. I was slain in the Spirit (or subsitute anything you like here, you know the drill) and I knew." But what of the more common, more daily leadings? I don't always find them to be so obvious.

For example, I think we all know the story of Elijah, the earthquake, the mighty wind and the 'still small voice' from 1 Kings 19.

Am I missing something here, fellow Christians? Please do keep in mind that I am fully on board with the moves of the Holy Spirit and am not trying to discount anyone's experiences --- rather that I just think these *are* more the exception rather than the rule. Am I incorrect?

2007-10-17 06:18:09 · 16 answers · asked by KL 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-17 06:17:08 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

scared maybe?

2007-10-17 06:16:06 · 29 answers · asked by kramaster 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Some people say Christians, for example, are bigots because they use the Bible to justify their beliefs that people are not born gay.

I would like to hear your point of view of how Christians are misusing the Bible and what really makes them a bigot.

Thank you, I look forward to some great answers.

I'm going to lunch so I'll be back in 45 minutes.

2007-10-17 06:15:46 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

There is a set of JW that blanket my neighborhood twice a week for their house to house preachings. The first few times I answered the door and was very polite to them although I am Baptist and don't believe what they believe. The first time I opened the door they were made aware that I am a Baptist. Anyhow, I was having a birthday party for my daughter (I am aware that they don't celebrate birthdays or any holiday). I had lots of guests and balloons on the mailbox. It was obvious that I was having a gathering and busy at the time. Here come the JW ringing the doorbell and knocking on the door. I thought that it was very disrespectful for them to interrupt my child's gathering to preach to me when they already know that we do not share the same beliefs. I informed them that I was very busy and having a gathering. It was like the information didn't register to them. They kept talking. I finally had to say thank you for coming by and shut the door. Why don't they have more respect...

2007-10-17 06:15:08 · 23 answers · asked by Cynthia E 3 in Etiquette

A lot of the early support for the Big Bang theory came from Creationists. Now they don't like it anymore, so I'm wondering what happened?

Why did they change their minds?

2007-10-17 06:14:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

It's socially acceptable to fun of fat people. It's hilarious when they make movies to portray fat people as ugly, crazy, foodaholics. No one thinks twice about staring or making rude comments about fat people. And no one cares that half the things that are said aren't true. But when a fat person turns the table and starts making fun back, all of sudden skinny people have a problem with teasing. They can't call you a twig, but you can call them a whale. They can't stare at you, but you can stare at them. They can't say you're an anorexic who starves themselves, but you can say they are lazy and eat all the time. They can't say you look nasty like a bag of bones, but you can say they look nasty like a tub of lard.

Bottom line for both sides, if you can't take it, don't dish it out. Or better yet, let's all just stop making fun of each other and learn to except our differences. We're all equal.

2007-10-17 06:14:05 · 8 answers · asked by Group836 3 in Other - Society & Culture

Some people say Christians, for example, are bigots because they use the Bible to justify their beliefs that people are not born gay.

I would like to hear your point of view of how Christians are misusing the Bible and what really makes them a bigot.

Thank you, I look forward to some great answers.

2007-10-17 06:13:51 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Without worrying about which theory is right or wrong -

I am I curious about what groups of people support Creationism and reject Evolution? The only group that I am aware of is American Christians and primarily American Protestant Christians. I personally have never meet anybody who was not Protestant who thought this way but perhaps I have lead a sheltered life.

2007-10-17 06:12:11 · 22 answers · asked by Alan 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-17 06:11:21 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality