Society & Culture - 8 November 2007

God knows the future... he is all knowing... if he created the world in the way he saw fit, then everything that happens was meant to happen and every one of his creations are created with their own innate behavior - their whole lives and the decisions they make in them would then be predetermined by god -- saying god is powerless to contend with our free will to "turn away from him" and go to hell... makes no sense so either: God is Cruel... God is not All powerful... or God does not exist.

I would like to hear a counter argument... theologists... fingers poised on your keyboards: GO!

2007-11-08 05:14:02 · 47 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I'm trying to plan a youth session on Science and Faith- does anyone have any good ideas? Quotes on Science from the Bible would also be appreciated!

2007-11-08 05:14:00 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-08 05:13:38 · 10 answers · asked by zoe p 2 in Religion & Spirituality

INFANT BAPTISM. Ready kids?

Fundamentalists often criticize the Catholic Church’s practice of baptizing infants. According to them, baptism is for adults and older children, because it is for only after one has undergone a "born again" experience—that is, after one has "accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior."

But, in Luke’s Gospel, we read: "Now they were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them; and when the disciples saw it, they rebuked them. But Jesus called them to him, saying, ‘Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of God’" (Luke 18:15–16).

The present Catholic attitude accords perfectly with early Christian practices. Origen, for instance, wrote in the third century that "according to the usage of the Church, baptism is given even to infants" (Holilies on Leviticus, 8:3:11 [A.D. 244]).

2007-11-08 05:12:59 · 30 answers · asked by Catholic Crusader 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I would like some positive answers?

2007-11-08 05:12:52 · 29 answers · asked by Bajingo 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Back story:
Our church has a past of kicking out preachers if they so much as sneeze without permission, and now we have this guy in there that is as dull as a rock, but the deacon who basically runs the place, (he's a rich guy and others are afraid to piss him off) put him there without anyone elses permission and now, our members are dropping off. One deacon, whose been a member for over 50 years quit this past Sunday, said he was too old to argue with them.....it's a sad situation.

And no, I don't agree with what they are doing, but I'm hoping that they will straighten up eventually.

ANYWHO! I do the bulletins for the church, and this week, I really want to stick it to the people who have been doing all the backstabbing, power plays, etc. Nothing mean spirited, but something that will brig out the guilt and hopefully let them know it's them thats causing the problems....

2007-11-08 05:12:41 · 5 answers · asked by mills0418 3 in Religion & Spirituality

and was it a coincidence?

2007-11-08 05:12:21 · 5 answers · asked by Lex Fok B.M.F. 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I asked politely. And it was deleted and a violation notice sent.

Why is this?

I read questions/answers here all the time from religionists stating that atheism is 'evil', and I wanted to know what the definitions of atheism *were* that people were using when calling it 'evil'.

Does anyone understand why that would be considered a 'violation?'

2007-11-08 05:10:56 · 26 answers · asked by Bajingo 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I used to pray. I know about sin.
Then my eyes were opened.
Think about this logically.
Praying to God. His answers to your prayers are
Yes
No
and Wait.
So no matter what happens, God did it.
God knows what is best
No I ask you
Pray to the wall.
Ask for the same thing
Keep in mind that the wall knows whats best for you
It may answer with a Yes a No or a Wait.
YOU WILL GET THE SAME RESULTS
And answers to a prayer are coincidence
I have had prayers answered, back when i was still Christian,
And now that i do not pray, the results are EXACTLY the same.

So why continue to pray if the results are the same?

2007-11-08 05:09:06 · 19 answers · asked by AwesomeJoeKnows 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I am a happily married Christian man who loves his wife dearly.
But like most men (not all), I get distracted by scantilly-clad women in public. The way some girls dress tells me that they desire the attention.......and it also reflects on the way they were raised by their parents.

I'm not generalizing all women here.......most of the women my wife & I know are from our church and dress very modestly & appropriately.

I guess my question is:
Why do this? Don't they realize that if they're flaunting it......they're asking for trouble?

I believe this parallels a spiritual battle......which is why I've asked it here.

Thanks,

Primo

2007-11-08 05:08:52 · 45 answers · asked by primoa1970 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-08 05:08:11 · 12 answers · asked by Dr. G™ 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-08 05:08:02 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Even though the mormons say Jesus is an angel and JW's say there are two GODs and the caths are into Idolatry.
I know the TRUTH, Jesus is GOD in the flesh here to redeem HIS creation. There is no purgatory. I'm not putting anyone down for their beliefs just want to know what all of you think. Thanks

2007-11-08 05:05:51 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvkf9Rs_wxk

I may be in favor of abortions, but at least I'm not a bore, son

2007-11-08 05:05:49 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I believe that It was once true If not still, That there have been creatures that resembled humans and could live under water.
There could be a different form of evolution, right?
Instead of Apes.
Considering Life began in the oceans...
I believe I was once A mermaid, I have weird dreams about it. And I feel this weird connection to them.
Its strange I know. LOL. Im just curious.
Do You know any information on this? Its been on my mind since I was very little.
Thank you

2007-11-08 05:05:18 · 10 answers · asked by cherryzz84 1 in Mythology & Folklore

2007-11-08 05:05:18 · 7 answers · asked by BriJean A 1 in Religion & Spirituality

how come he never showed up at any of my birthdays.

2007-11-08 05:04:45 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

After all, Christian "Heaven" is CELIBATE.
Why do most people want to look good, and preserve
their youth? What do they fear most of all from the aging
process? What IS the chief motivator for today's anti-aging
scientific research?
It is the threat that aging poses to SEXUAL VIABILITY.
Whether it is impotence, lost libido, or simply the ugliness
and undesirability that age brings, we DON'T accept it,
pious platitudes and "wisdom" to the contrary.
Could it be, there's a lot of hard, physical work to do in
"Heaven" that requires youth and vigor? (Add that to the
no-sex business and I've just decribed HELL though, haven't
I..?)
Indeed, why would Christians look forward to "never growing old" in "Heaven"? The place would seem more fitted to a population of pruny (albeit healthy and "spry") 98-year-olds, doing 98-year-old things. Indeed, physical beauty in the humans in "Heaven" would be a distraction from staring slack-jawed at "God", right?
-Which IS what "Heaven" is all about - right..?

2007-11-08 05:03:31 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

condoms being handed out to teens, teens having sex at 12 or 13, virginity being mocked or just obselete.

Adults not forming long term relationships but just using each other and a growing population of isolated individuals who use promiscuity to assuage their loneliness.


do you like this way we are going or not?

2007-11-08 05:02:28 · 8 answers · asked by thunor 5 in Other - Society & Culture

Isn't this another sign of United States weakness?
Are we falling apart?
We are falling apart Spiritually as a Nation, and now we are reaping the havoc and Chaos of a place that doesn't have GOD Blessing America.
God Bless America
Land that I love, stand beside her and guide her- I guess those words are now a thing of the past?
Thoughts?

2007-11-08 05:00:42 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

What are Tarawih prayers?
What is a retreat? Describe what happens?
thank you!!

2007-11-08 05:00:05 · 6 answers · asked by Lisa 2 in Ramadan

2007-11-08 04:58:47 · 10 answers · asked by STFU Dude 6 in Religion & Spirituality

without the person knowing it?

2007-11-08 04:57:33 · 28 answers · asked by witchywish 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Jesus thinks so! He even walked all the way to a fig tree thinking that he was going to get some ripe figs to eat, but when he got to the tree... there were no figs because it was not even the right season for figs!!! So he cursed the fig tree so badly that the poor innocent fig tree withered and died on the spot! Would Jesus write down this achievement in his resume? How do the Christians present their apologies for him...??? Atheistic answers are always welcome, too! We have to show Christian Yahoo that we are a civil and a well behaved abused minority in R&S... I'm collecting the answers to my questions for use in a broader public setting for everybody's benefit... Christians resent this kind of work because they hate the light... says the Bible...

2007-11-08 04:57:17 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Gods are used to explain the unknown.

Indians, for example, had the sun god as one of their gods. They believed that one needed to sacrifice an animal to make the sun rise the next day. However, now we KNOW that the sun doesn't even rise, we are merely rotating around it on a giant spherical rock.

Imagine if one were to go back in time and speak to an Indian and tell him "There are no gods" he may reply by asking you "Then how do you explain the rising of the sun, and the Growing of our Corn?" Just the way Christians now ask, "How do you explain the origins of the universe?" or "How do you explain where humans came from"? These are all unknown questions, because scientists and explorers have not yet found the truth.

Just like the corn god and the sun god fell to education, so will the Christian God, and any other god that tries to stand against truth and logic.

2007-11-08 04:56:24 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Isn't that technically a form of theft?

2007-11-08 04:55:58 · 13 answers · asked by MR TT, VT enthusiast 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Do people not realize that by saying the God Answers prayers with Yes, No, or Wait, is illogical? That means no matter what happens, God Did it. That is a little too convient isnt it?
The same thing would happen if you prayed to the wall.
It is all just coincidence

2007-11-08 04:55:49 · 14 answers · asked by AwesomeJoeKnows 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-08 04:55:33 · 16 answers · asked by Krsmatic 2 in Etiquette

2007-11-08 04:55:20 · 17 answers · asked by monno 1 in Religion & Spirituality

If you had to describe the types of answers you give in the R&S Section in one word, who would you do it?

2007-11-08 04:55:16 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality