Society & Culture - 7 November 2007

For example I am reading about a Bishop of Veracruz who infiltrated the revolutionary army in Mexico and confessed dying soldiers in disguise. He would say, "If there was a priest around, would you confess to him?"

also when he was discovered, he was ordered to be execuited for suspicion of being a spy. His last wish before being shot was to eat a piece of bread. When they brought him one he asked for another. So they asked him, why he is so hungry. He told the "comandante", it is because he is a musician and he had to sell his instrument for food. So they asked him whathe plays, he said evrything, trumpet, piano, violin (which was true). So they walked over to an instrument store across the street and gave him an accordion. he played it so well that the liutenant was very impresssed and brought him that night to the bars and "less than holy places" to play and sing. After he was finished, the liutenant was drunk and told him,

2007-11-07 13:17:46 · 7 answers · asked by the good guy 4 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-07 13:17:08 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-07 13:16:59 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

that they always get thumbs down? We are all allowed our ideas, but when someone states a serious answer, which is a good answer, and gets 8 or 10 thumbs down, don't you think that's kinda wrong? Discuss.

2007-11-07 13:16:39 · 6 answers · asked by Tweekus Ultimuus 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-07 13:16:31 · 6 answers · asked by Hot Coco Puff 7 in Royalty

I feel like GOD needs to be more phyiscally active in my life.. i know he is perfect and i know he has the power to do anything ....alot of ppl keep telling me god isnt a lucky charm and doesnt work magic....GUYS i KNOW THIS ...but honestly GOD's love should be more then a bible and hearing him talk to us ..he should allow AWESOME things to take place in our lifes... i want to tell ppl one day that god DID this for me.. he opend this door and he did alot of things that were not possible for me to do...that it was GOD....that is one thing that upsets me about god...he wants us to seek him and that im doing but he needs to open doors...thats all it takes for me personally..if he would himself to me thru life cirumstances i would totally freak out ( in a good way) and have a stronger desire to please him..but honestly at the end of the day i feel like he is sitting on his thorn watching me suffer and says "Oh thats to bad, so sorry" I know alot of the pain im dealing with is due to poor

2007-11-07 13:16:05 · 16 answers · asked by seaofhope08 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-07 13:15:40 · 5 answers · asked by Hot Coco Puff 7 in Other - Society & Culture

ok is jesus the son of god or a part of god

2007-11-07 13:14:51 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-07 13:14:15 · 26 answers · asked by Hot Coco Puff 7 in Mythology & Folklore

over the beasts??

Eccl 3:20-21 insists that " all go to one place: All are from the dust, and all return to dust. " Hence, " man has no advantage over beasts, for all is vanity." The JWs cite this verse to prove that human beings do not consciously survive death. " Does each human have a spirit that goes on living as an intelligent personality after it ceases to function in the body? No." ( Reasoning from the Scriptures, 1989, 383 )

2007-11-07 13:14:10 · 8 answers · asked by Nina, BaC 7 in Religion & Spirituality

If you believed in God, do you really think he would condemn someone for something like that?

2007-11-07 13:13:16 · 20 answers · asked by beegones2012 1 in Religion & Spirituality

how are santa and jessus related on chistmass and please don't tell me that it's because they're on the same day

2007-11-07 13:12:02 · 8 answers · asked by sara h 2 in Christmas

2007-11-07 13:11:53 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-07 13:11:51 · 11 answers · asked by jp 1 in Religion & Spirituality

what is the religions that has the largest number of followers?

2007-11-07 13:11:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Really, do you trust the laws of science enough , without ever having done it, that you will have a bad experience if you put your finger in the electric outlet? Here is what I want some willing christian to do. Pray real hard. Pray some more. Then go stick your finger in the electric outlet and let me know if God or Science was correct. I never saw a commandment in the bible "Thou shalt not putteth forth thine own finger unto the electric outlet". So if it's not in the bible, it must be okay to do. Unless......you trust science about this. And if you trust science about this, why not trust it about god?

2007-11-07 13:09:39 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

WHY?

2007-11-07 13:08:27 · 5 answers · asked by Big Mike 1 in Other - Society & Culture

2007-11-07 13:07:42 · 4 answers · asked by Caryn F 3 in Religion & Spirituality

The JWs claim that the person identified as " wisdom" in Proverbs 8:22-31 is Jesus. Since wisdom is said to be created ( v.24 ), this means Jesus was created being.

" He was very special person because he was created by God before all other things. ...For countless billions of years, before even physical universe was created, Jesus lived as a spirit person in heaven and enjoyed intimate fellowship with his Father, Jehovah God, the Grand Greator. - Proverbs 8:22" ( The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived, 1991,11 )

2007-11-07 13:07:01 · 11 answers · asked by Nina, BaC 7 in Religion & Spirituality

I think so.
How "under god" was added to the US pledge.
How "under God" is on US money.
How gay marriage is illegal is most US states.
How people think "god says" is a logical argument in a debate.
There are many more reasons. I know the US was never completely free, but when did Christianity start getting pushed on all of us?

2007-11-07 13:06:42 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I noticed some people think it is wrong to celebrate christmas if you are not religious. So does that mean a white guy couldn't celebrate kwanzaa? Or a mormon couldn't celebrate chanukah? Sure it would be against what they normally do, but who cares? It's a preference.

2007-11-07 13:05:41 · 53 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Or when he bound her with wire, put her in a plastic bag and buried her alive?

HOw dare anyone claim that God intervenes in their mundane lives to help them stop drinking, or get a job etc. when God doesn't intervene for this little girl....

2007-11-07 13:05:34 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

what does it do? Does it make noise? How does it manifest itself if it is not at peace?

2007-11-07 13:02:43 · 5 answers · asked by Born Valentine's Day 5 in Mythology & Folklore

inteligent life.... and of those life... very close to ours. if there is life allll over the galaxy. when do we start to understand .. that there isnt a god?. since we cant allll be his favorites... can we?. on other possible worlds.... would their bibles have the same words in them as ours?...since its the word of god

2007-11-07 13:02:31 · 16 answers · asked by pencilnbrush 6 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-07 13:02:06 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

How is that possible? The bible is VERY black and white about it so how do you get around it in your head? Honestly not trying to bash gays here. I have slept with just about as many men as I have women but... I could never believe in a god that created me the way I am only to call me an abomination.

2007-11-07 13:01:42 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-07 13:01:07 · 4 answers · asked by mishpocha 4 in Religion & Spirituality

The reason I ask is that recently I've seen several replies from people, who claim to be members of a certain church group, including one member of the clergy, claiming that they are not sure.

If you claim to be a Christian, why wouldn't you be sure?

By the way, I am sure that if you asked any of the folks who attend the Tuesday night Bible study I attend, they would tell you that they are sure as well. There are ten of us.

Along with your answer please give your denominational affiliation. Thank you!

2007-11-07 12:59:15 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-07 12:58:24 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Drink if you want to. I'm well aware that the question has been asked 327 times. But why does the burden of proof rest on the shoulders of believers? Why quote Dawkins religiously on this?
Yes, if one person says "There's a purple monster in my closet," the burden of proof rests with him to prove it.
But if a majority--indeed billions of people all say there is a God, and a small minority (about 10%) say there isn't, then the burden rests with the 10% to convince the 90%, does it not? Is that not one the very reasons we're here? So why use that illogical reasoning to cast aside a question rather than meeting it head on? Would someone care to illuminate?

2007-11-07 12:57:32 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality