Society & Culture - 14 November 2007

They ordain people as ministers, for free, over the internet. Is there any basis in any religion, or denomination? Does this ordination mean that you don't have to pay taxes if you use your home as a fellowship hall/ religious gathering location?

2007-11-14 07:36:35 · 7 answers · asked by yourdreamhaven 2 in Religion & Spirituality

I want to know if you like Narissa or Serena for my mermaid goddess.

2007-11-14 07:36:30 · 3 answers · asked by fantasywriter2025 4 in Mythology & Folklore

Refer to my last question, "Did I go too far" for background. In response to what I did, the bishop of the local ward, pulled my wife aside at church, and basically told her that they would be cutting contact with her, except when she is at church. No one will visit her at our house, and she will not have visiting teachers. She tried to explain, that as long as they weren't there to visit me, it wouldn't be a problem, but he didn't care. He basically said, as long as she is with me, she will get no contact or help from the church except on Sundays. She will probably be released from her calling as well. Does anyone else think they are being childish? My wife feels like they are abandoning her just because I left the church, and don't want contact now.

2007-11-14 07:36:04 · 28 answers · asked by friendlyexmo 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Is this normal or am I losing it? Paula and I have seven boys and fourteen grandbabies, but only this one Girl. She is the apple of my eye, she is not even 19 yet and her husband is 19. pray

2007-11-14 07:35:40 · 49 answers · asked by don_steele54 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Just randomly walking down the street and I shrunk?

2007-11-14 07:35:34 · 7 answers · asked by . 3 in Etiquette

I am of course referring to Matthew 17:1-6, Luke 9:12-15, Mark 9:2-8. In these verses, Moses and Elijah appear, and Jesus converses with them. Apparently, the transfiguration was important enough that three of the four Gospel writers included the event.

Were Peter, James, and John hallucinating or dreaming, or did the transfiguration of Jesus, with Moses and Elijah actually appearing, really happen?

If you believe the latter, why is it so difficult to believe that Mother Mary might have also appeared to her spiritual sons and daughters?

2007-11-14 07:33:45 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I'm just wondering.

2007-11-14 07:33:09 · 23 answers · asked by lorenchen88 2 in Religion & Spirituality

Do you believe that as Jesus was resurrected from the dead that you too will be resurrected?

2007-11-14 07:32:58 · 27 answers · asked by A Voice 5 in Religion & Spirituality

If you are not a believer in God's bible please be respectful and let those who do believe answer.

In Romans it talks about the elect going to heaven. Do you feel that the elect are all who have accepted Christ and will go to heaven. Or do you feel that only yhe Elect will be able to accpet Christ.

I'm not sure of the whole verse but its the one about is it not up to the potter to decide what to do with the vessel he has made?

2007-11-14 07:31:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I am over retirement age but work 30hrs a week 'cos I want to. My Partner is at home all day and during the last 3 years has yet to finish the bedroom, the bathroom, the shed lighting and wiring, the..... I could go on and on. Suffice it to say I am more than a little p....., peeved about this!
I have offered to help but he says No, he will do it tomorrow and never does. What can I do?

2007-11-14 07:30:42 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

Whether you are Christian, Jewish, Islamic, atheist, pagan, etc, I want to know what you would do in the following two situations. Please explain why. Also, state your religion, so that we can compare the mindsets of different ideologies:

1) You are standing on a small bridge over looking a railway. You see behind you a train heading towards you, full of people. In front of you the track splits. One direction leads towards a sink hole that has opened and that will certainly kill most if not everyone aboard. The opposite direction is safer, but a single person is standing on the tracks and will certainly be hit and killed if the track is diverted towards him. The switch to change tracks is right next to you.

Do you...

a) Allow the train to fall into the sink hole killing everyone on board.
b) Switch the track so that only the single person gets killed.


2) You are standing on a small bridge over looking a railway. You see behind you a train heading towards you, full

2007-11-14 07:27:47 · 63 answers · asked by Byron A 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Who created God? Can he just be? If he can just be, why can't the universe just be?

2007-11-14 07:27:35 · 20 answers · asked by XPEH BAM 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-14 07:26:59 · 17 answers · asked by <3 my nut brown maiden 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-14 07:26:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

What are you doing to make it better, as your group comprises 1/3 of the world population and is charged with helping others less fortunate?

2007-11-14 07:22:51 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-14 07:22:44 · 6 answers · asked by originalkippyj 7 in Mythology & Folklore

and why?

2007-11-14 07:22:23 · 17 answers · asked by icosrwala 2 in Religion & Spirituality

They have their own soldiers

2007-11-14 07:21:38 · 20 answers · asked by ? 6 in Religion & Spirituality

And what will they say when it's starts raining?

So far they are getting thunderstorms, and millions of people have experienced the Power of Prayer..

2007-11-14 07:21:19 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Like "AM Enforcer"?

Thanks!

2007-11-14 07:20:32 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

We have bellybuttons by us being attached to the umbilical cord in our mothers womb.if adam and eve didnt have any parents and werent in any womb, does that mean they didnt have a bellybutton?
Your opinions please
Thanks

2007-11-14 07:20:10 · 25 answers · asked by Mnb1 1 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-11-14 07:19:38 · 35 answers · asked by Nerds Rule! 6 in Religion & Spirituality

Seriously now.

Who wants to be in a forum where level 7 users, users that have obviously given hundreds or thousands of Best Answers, get deleted without even being given a reason?

What is the point of such a forum? Why bother even remotely trying to provide others with a valid answer anymore? Why be in this section? Really now.

2007-11-14 07:18:13 · 25 answers · asked by ? 6 in Religion & Spirituality

DRAGON 2008
"I BELIEVE IN U.S."

2007-11-14 07:17:26 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

we can see so many future tellers based on pamistry,there is any sense in these lines?

2007-11-14 07:16:37 · 7 answers · asked by omana 1 in Mythology & Folklore

Surely since Genesis doesn't include the creation of bacteria, it is false. Since there is a gap, it is obviously not true.

2007-11-14 07:15:03 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

If you are a "flood enthusiast" please puruse this site if you have any intellectual honesty. Let me know what you think
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-noahs-ark.html

2007-11-14 07:14:03 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

They cant even vote for there own Pope and now there being told what and probably who to vote for >The Bible warns us to keep the laws of govt unless it goes against God's law , not the church law . .Im sure some catholics have there own moral standard and dont have to be told what to do ,. At least they would if the followed the bible

2007-11-14 07:14:01 · 9 answers · asked by the only 1 hobo 5 in Religion & Spirituality

My wife's church has over 10,000 members and is raising 200 million to pay for a new church. Do you know how many homes can be built for that amount of money? This type of thing isn't limited to my wife's church, "building funds" have become common in many of today's churches, in addition to tithes, offerings, prayer offerings, and the multitude of different ministry offerings. Many of these pastors have homes nicer than I do (and I am by no means without means).

The way I see it, there is no reason for a pastor to have a private plane or a church building worth more than 1 million (despite the size of the congregation) as long as there is even ONE person in his community that is without food and shelter. There is no reason for a person who gets paid from the contributions of others to have fine clothes when people in his/her community can't afford decent clothes.

I know that some churches do some charity work, but they are by far the minority. Where is the money going?

2007-11-14 07:13:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

…only to find the prisoner doesn’t want to be free?

2007-11-14 07:12:57 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality