Society & Culture - 18 October 2007

Jesus told his disciples to preach from door to door, but at the end of this scripture he says not to be transferring from house to house???

2007-10-18 09:38:21 · 4 answers · asked by Paul S 4 in Religion & Spirituality

We are making a grand ham dinner. I can smell it right now, and mmmmmmm am I happy. That's the thing. Simple pleasures can bring great joy. Thoughts? Insults?

2007-10-18 09:38:02 · 2 answers · asked by Frank B 5 in Religion & Spirituality

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_the_Bible

I use encyclopedias and wikipedia, is this a bad source?

it says something about the world being 6000 years old,

"the oceans weren't salty 3000 years ago" stated by a christian earlier

is this true and does this disprove all archaeological evidence that we have found in the ground?

2007-10-18 09:37:35 · 14 answers · asked by animosity 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I'm actually quite surprised by this. First there's Tchaikovsky, Marlowe, the suspicions of Da Vinci, the suspicions of Shakespeare, etc?

Know anymore?

2007-10-18 09:37:29 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

"Imagine the people who believe such things and who are not ashamed to ignore, totally, all the patient findings of thinking minds through all the centuries since the Bible was written. And it is these ignorant people, the most uneducated, the most unimaginative, the most unthinking among us, who would make themselves the guides and leaders of us all; who would force their feeble and childish beliefs on us; who would invade our schools and libraries and homes. I personally resent it bitterly."
~Isaac Asimov

thank you Isaac. Beautify worded. thoughts?

2007-10-18 09:36:37 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Do you believe it's possible for someone who has been pronounced dead, maybe dead for 5-15 minutes, to come back and tell about their experience? There are those who have told of having seen Jesus, and others who claim they went to hell. What do you think?

2007-10-18 09:34:16 · 16 answers · asked by Virginia B (John 16:33) 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I keep having these feelings & thoughts about getting intimate with someone the same sex as myself, but i dont know how i should go about it

2007-10-18 09:31:58 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

can I just give you guys a (((((((HUG))))))
I sit on here and so often see bad things being said about Christianity ...
however it is usually in defense of something some fundie has said
and there goes a tit for tat all night , back and forth between fundies and " others "
and you guys sit there , probably quite sad that things are being said about you , yet you do not deserve it
we often forget that there is another type of Christian out there , less vocal , more tolerant and respectful
who just follow the teachings of Jesus , the turn the other cheek or love thy neighbour rules

for the " others " .... can we give these guys a hug please ?

2007-10-18 09:31:32 · 45 answers · asked by ☮ Pangel ☮ 7 in Religion & Spirituality

and why

does your religion/lack there of/ play a role in this fact?

2007-10-18 09:31:06 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-18 09:28:52 · 14 answers · asked by Future 5 in Religion & Spirituality

"We believe that God designed and created the world, and governs it through natural laws that can be discovered through reasoning, observation, and experience. We feel that God does not reveal himself to us through inspired or revealed texts or by supernatural means, but through creation itself." Excerpt from the Peace Dale Christian Deist Fellowship's web site.

2007-10-18 09:28:31 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Sorry to sound intelligent. But I have these corrections I have to do on my report about the Bible.

2007-10-18 09:26:08 · 12 answers · asked by Connorclr 2 in Religion & Spirituality

today is my birthday october 18, and i turned 14.is their any people october 18 is birthday too.thank you.

2007-10-18 09:25:29 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Holidays

I wana be able to see spirits and have the ''sight''.

2007-10-18 09:25:20 · 9 answers · asked by austenbarn 1 in Mythology & Folklore

Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. But at midnight there was a cry, 'Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.' Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.' But the wise answered, saying, 'Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.' And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut. Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, 'Lord, lord, open to us.' But he answered, 'Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.' Watch therefore, for you know ne

2007-10-18 09:24:58 · 9 answers · asked by Horton Heard You! 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I have heard very few voices in strong opposition to pagan religions at large. Mathematically, I realize that pagans are a small minority within the community, so they naturally produce far fewer questions and answers than do the major religions.

Does this fully explain why I do not witness heated debates concerning paganism? Is this perceivedly moderate level of tolerance of paganism due simply to its low visibility within the public sphere, enabling it to sort of "fly under the radar?"

Or, is there something fundamentally different about pagan worship that discourages opposition from both atheists and monotheists, or at least encourages indifference from these other groups?

2007-10-18 09:21:15 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

for "religious" reasons?

Unclean!

2007-10-18 09:20:11 · 34 answers · asked by PediC 5 in Religion & Spirituality

God in us ge 2:7 it isnt our flesh so what is in the place called purgatory. our spirit is gods to begin with and returns to him when the flesh dies what is sitting in the purgatory

2007-10-18 09:19:36 · 23 answers · asked by mairszee 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I am most grateful for a year without a death of a loved one, no severe illnesses with any of my loved ones and for the fact that I have met so many wonderful new people, on this site!

Thank you all, for allowing me to get to know most of you, which has led to many happy times and much laughter!

2007-10-18 09:19:28 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

christian
catholic
baptist

they all belive in god.i'm catholic and i just don't get the difference/

thanks for carifying!!

2007-10-18 09:19:19 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

For those of you who didn't watch, religious fundamentalist terrorists attacked imagination-land last night on South Park. Today, some of the most highly imaginative R&S users have "died" (been suspended.)

I don't know who "killed" them, but based on the belief systems of those deleted, I would bet money on religious fundamentalists. (I'm not trying to attack religion, I'm just putting forth my own hypothesis as to what happened. If it turns out another group is responsible for the reporting I'll happily apologize to my fundamentalist peers.)

We've lost a cookie monster, a skittle-eating cat, and an Earle, among others. Several R&S users have gone "undercover" to protect themselves. Is our imagination under attack? How do we stop such an attack?

Should we call Chuck Norris?

2007-10-18 09:19:02 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Do you feel ashamed? Bad? Sad? Guilty? Are you worried about your reputation being stained? How do you go on in your life once you've been disapproved of?
How do you get over this feeling?

2007-10-18 09:18:21 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Don't lie to me.

2007-10-18 09:18:21 · 16 answers · asked by skrdude8389 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Like Children of the Corn for example?

2007-10-18 09:18:02 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Everyone says that god created the earth and the universe, but what do you created him?

2007-10-18 09:17:47 · 20 answers · asked by abc 1 in Religion & Spirituality

1.What are the important holidays and traditions of Christianity?
2.How has religion shaped your life?
3.What are the challenges, if any, to practicing Christianity?
4.What are your thoughts of Christianity vs. Hinduism?
5.What is the difference between meditation and prayer?
6.Is it wrong to kill organisms that we can’t see?
7.Do Christians believe in a “Universal Power”?
8.Where do the other religions 'fit in'?
9.How can an average person practice christianity and still live in this world Surrounded by much negative energy
10.What are feelings of war?
11.Is there a God vs. other religions debate within the religious teachings?
12.What made you convert or thoughts of christianity?
13.What are you views of other religions?

2007-10-18 09:17:39 · 14 answers · asked by smilez 2 in Religion & Spirituality

give Scripture reference with answer.

there are those who believe Jesus' walked on ice.

2007-10-18 09:15:22 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The deal is this;
You stop telling lies about atheists. And we'll stop telling the truth about your religion.
How's that for a deal?

*with apologies to Adlai E. Stevenson*

2007-10-18 09:15:14 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

thanks for all answers xxxx

2007-10-18 09:14:14 · 94 answers · asked by ? 3 in Religion & Spirituality

my 15 yr old son just informed me that he's interested in a student exchange to another country FOR A YEAR!!!! i almost started crying because i couldn't imagine a year without my son.

anyway, how would you feel about your child doing this and staying with a family who would raise him for a year and you know nothing about them?

if the family is from a different religion, how could he keep up the practice of his faith, which is important to him?

2007-10-18 09:13:33 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality