Society & Culture - 27 October 2007

Just look at how many references there are in the Torah, Koran and the bible about heathens, infidels, smiting those who don't believe, killing those who disagree. You all know its there. How can anyone claim these "books" aren't responsible for likely the majority of intolerance on the planet?

2007-10-27 15:47:48 · 17 answers · asked by XX stnirptooF 1 in Religion & Spirituality

How come when I tell someone who doesn't really believe in God OR.... has different religious beliefs who don't really praise God. How come when they sneeze and I say "God bless you" or "Bless you" they say thank you??...... I thought they didn't believe in God...or belong to a religion that dosn't recognize God.??


Does this mean everyone secretly beleives in God but doesnt know it yet????

2007-10-27 15:46:45 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Religion could just be about believing in a God, it doesn't have to involve how you treat others. Just as there are moral philosophies and moral Aetheists, why is there moral Christians as well? Why has Religion got a philosophy?

2007-10-27 15:46:38 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I realize both are important but if you had to pick one which would you decide upon and why?

2007-10-27 15:44:22 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

Jesus is real and He is our Savior! Jesus is our soon coming King. Jesus is the only way to heaven! Have faith and believe in the Almighty God Jesus Christ! Accept Jesus before its too late for you. I want you to go too heaven. Not hell. Praying for the lost! Jesus loves you!!

2007-10-27 15:43:51 · 23 answers · asked by supergirlfantasy11 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Think about it. There are a vast number of religions and theistic beliefs in the world, each depicting a different God. Christianity is the most prominent, at about one-third, but even the seperate denominations have their own beliefs.

So, which is it? Only one can be correct. There is a slim chance that a given individual has the truth.

And when arguing the existence of God, why do believers think that there reasoning supporting a supreme being validates their and only their particular conception of a god?

2007-10-27 15:41:23 · 18 answers · asked by James 5 in Religion & Spirituality

...okay probably not but that is what I am afraid of.

I have grown up in the same church all my life. the whole congregation knows me and loves me and i love them back. my priest is amazing and i love him to death. the problem?

I lost God. I used to be such a strong and devout Christian but then something happend. All of a sudden I realized that I hadnt prayed in months. I freaked out and apologized to God and tried to pray and ask his forgivness but it was awkward and I couldnt pray. I kept getting distracted. It became so bad, I stopped praying.

I go to a private school and was told if you dont accept Jesus and love God then you won't go to heaven. This scared me to death. Part of me longs for God but part of me is telling me I don't need him and can do everything on my own. I am scared I will go to hell. I am a good person but the thought of death makes me sick with nerves. I am terrified of going to hell. What should I do?

2007-10-27 15:41:06 · 29 answers · asked by MissSamanthaAnne 1 in Religion & Spirituality

My friend and I have lunches, walk in the mall, walk my dog ,sometimes a movie.

2007-10-27 15:41:03 · 18 answers · asked by ncgirl 6 in Senior Citizens

If I asked 10 about a number of verses I would get 10 different answers to there meaning. If it was the word of god why isn't it easy to understand the true meaning?

Bad translation is not a valid answer to me.

2007-10-27 15:40:05 · 25 answers · asked by Jason Bourne 5 in Religion & Spirituality

What pulled you back?

2007-10-27 15:39:15 · 13 answers · asked by ccrider 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I hate me girlfriend(s) i hate my sex life - what should i do???

2007-10-27 15:38:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-10-27 15:37:53 · 14 answers · asked by MR TT, VT enthusiast 2 in Religion & Spirituality

In Justme case it will be monday I think but you are dtill included in the q. :-)

2007-10-27 15:36:37 · 27 answers · asked by ncgirl 6 in Senior Citizens

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reuDc98bKYg&mode=related&search=

2007-10-27 15:36:29 · 14 answers · asked by Donna 7 in Senior Citizens

2007-10-27 15:36:19 · 1 answers · asked by bellanote 1 in Other - Society & Culture

i belive im buddist, christian, hindu, jewish, atheist and what ever else is out there. i think there all correct. anyone else believe in all religions

2007-10-27 15:35:03 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Words: Ju­lia W. Howe, 1861, alt. This hymn was born dur­ing the Amer­i­can ci­vil war, when Howe vis­it­ed a Un­ion Ar­my camp on the Po­to­mac Riv­er near Wash­ing­ton, D. C. She heard the sol­diers sing­ing the song “John Brown’s Body,” and was tak­en with the strong march­ing beat. She wrote the words the next day:

I awoke in the grey of the morn­ing, and as I lay wait­ing for dawn, the long lines of the de­sired po­em be­gan to en­twine them­selves in my mind, and I said to my­self, “I must get up and write these vers­es, lest I fall asleep and for­get them!” So I sprang out of bed and in the dim­ness found an old stump of a pen, which I re­mem­bered us­ing the day be­fore. I scrawled the vers­es al­most with­out look­ing at the p­aper.

The hymn ap­peared in the At­lant­ic Month­ly in 1862. It was sung at the fun­er­als of Brit­ish states­man Win­ston Church­ill, Amer­i­can sen­at­or Ro­bert Ken­ne­dy, and Am­er­i­can pre­si­dents Ron­ald Rea­gan and Ri­chard Nix­on.

Music: John Brown’s Bo­dy, poss­i­bly by John Will­iam Steffe (MI­DI, score). John Brown was an Amer­i­can abo­li­tion­ist who led a short lived in­­sur­­rect­­ion to free the slaves.


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Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword;
His truth is marching on.
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! His truth is marching on.

I have seen Him in the watch fires of a hundred circling camps
They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps;
I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps;
His day is marching on.
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! His day is marching on.

I have read a fiery Gospel writ in burnished rows of steel;
“As ye deal with My contemners, so with you My grace shall deal”;
Let the Hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with His heel,
Since God is marching on.
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Since God is marching on.

He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat;
He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment seat;
Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him! be jubilant, my feet;
Our God is marching on.
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Our God is marching on.

In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea,
With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me:
As He died to make men holy, let us live to make men free;
[originally …let us die to make men free]
While God is marching on.
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! While God is marching on.

He is coming like the glory of the morning on the wave,
He is wisdom to the mighty, He is honor to the brave;
So the world shall be His footstool, and the soul of wrong His slave,
Our God is marching on.
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Our God is marching on.

2007-10-27 15:34:59 · 4 answers · asked by sisterzeal 5 in Religion & Spirituality

I realize that not all Christians do this, but.....

Why do you keep asking this same type of questions, when you are always answered by atheists who have a better set of morals than you do? Atheists have morals because we have sole responsibilty for our actions. Yet you require a redeemer and are therefore unresponsible. We see there are consequence and benefits to all of our actions. Your system of morals consist of reward in heaven or punishment in hell.

Understand this:

When I do good, I see the benefits.

When I do bad, I and others suffer the consequences

2007-10-27 15:34:27 · 14 answers · asked by Shawn B 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I´ve got a great idea for a TV show it´s called I´m a non entity get me in here where perfectly ordinary normal people like me try to get into important places like Windsor palace,the BBC,the restaurant in British home stores or Posh and becks toilet.

2007-10-27 15:34:18 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Etiquette

2007-10-27 15:33:47 · 9 answers · asked by KeYe... 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

2007-10-27 15:33:18 · 57 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I personally get so tired of people just copy and pasting verses from the Bible as an answer. Can you not think for yourself? Or, is that forbidden to you by your religion? I also have a problem with anyone who only ever copy and pastes. Be they atheist, Muslim, Taoist... et cetera.

2007-10-27 15:32:42 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The only one so far that I'm familiar with is the story "The Song of Bernadette"
Am very curious about other ppl throughout history and all over the world who had 'visions' of her, and what were each of these 'messages' given to each person when she "appeared"? thanks

2007-10-27 15:32:06 · 2 answers · asked by Yvonne 4 in Religion & Spirituality

How does God decide, does it go on the number of prayers or how good the prayers are?

2007-10-27 15:29:59 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I assume that it’s to serve god and get to heaven, right? Now what doesn’t make sense is that god supposedly knows where every soul is going, even before he made the universe. So then, why have a life to live first? Free will you say? So, lets examine the process of life and death as god made it. If you believe in him and die, you go to heaven and god gets credit for bringing you there. But if you sin and go to hell, god is blameless because of free will. Even though god knew you were going there from the begining, it’s still your fault because you made the decision.

SO, what is gods reasoning to create a mortal life for eternal souls? By this logic god has created a mechanism to condemn large amounts of souls to eternal torture by using a loophole that absolves him of any wrongdoing. Smells like spiritual genocide to me. Any thoughts?

2007-10-27 15:29:47 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

The following says all have sinned. Not all but Mary, but all. If Mary did not sin then the verse below must be wrong. (Jesus is the obvious exception to this since He is God and thus cannot fall short of His own glory.)

Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

2007-10-27 15:29:15 · 20 answers · asked by Bible warrior 5 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-27 15:27:30 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Sounds kind of childish for the Creator of the Universe to be running the whole salvation thing that way.

2007-10-27 15:26:51 · 10 answers · asked by ccrider 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-10-27 15:26:34 · 2 answers · asked by EBONY 3 in Religion & Spirituality

a sentence contains a subject and a verb and is two or more words

2007-10-27 15:26:30 · 12 answers · asked by Avery 3 in Languages