Society & Culture - 1 December 2007

I am 14 (almost 15). My mom is baptist, my dad is catholic. I was raised baptist, but I have decided to become Catholic, for spiritual reasons. My parents know and accept it. My dad is happy about it. My dad is currently living out of state but will be back in a couple months. I was wondering if there was like a big sister/brother program for teens looking to become catholic, where a catholic teen that is my age could help me on my way.

2007-12-01 15:33:23 · 9 answers · asked by Amber Barbara 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-01 15:32:31 · 50 answers · asked by LittleDaisy. 6 in Senior Citizens

The slower Pace of Life and the fact hat we had time for each other.
I loved that we would actually talk for hours and hours about stupid things or nothing or about very important things.
No one knows how to talk anymore.
We would sit up all night sometimes, even if some one had to work. It was important to be with people, people were important.
And the Music......
Our greatest fear was across the Atlantic! And Cancer....

2007-12-01 15:32:11 · 18 answers · asked by Bolles Harbor Alive-New 360 pg 3 in Other - Society & Culture

Muhammad's first wife was Christian. Was Muhammad also a Christian at some point in his lifetime?

2007-12-01 15:32:02 · 21 answers · asked by Lu 5 in Religion & Spirituality

i have seen this movie probably 2 dozen times and every time i bawl , get that ache in the chest, and the lump in the throat that i have to try and control so that i don't sob out loud. is there a movie that gets you like that?

2007-12-01 15:31:39 · 15 answers · asked by ⓑⓐⓨⓢⓐ ™ 6 in Senior Citizens

And why?

2007-12-01 15:29:35 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Muhammed. I dont understand the problem because Muhammed is the most popular name for a male in the world. So you can name your son that, and thats ok, but a teddy bear, you should be put to death?

2007-12-01 15:29:26 · 37 answers · asked by raudru83 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-01 15:28:01 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I call myself a Christian, but only after years of trying to discover why I was a Christian and exploring other religions. What turned me off before was the feeling that too many ppl seemed to focus on fear and "not going to hell" as there reason for being a Christian. They then proceeded to try and convert others by threatening them with hell. My question is: Why do so many Christians seem to believe more in the power of hell and God's wrath than his love and empathy?

2007-12-01 15:25:48 · 74 answers · asked by BoogyBoo 5 in Religion & Spirituality

you feel obligated to make at Christmas or else it just wouldn't be Christmas-a certain candy, craft, cookie, etc?

2007-12-01 15:25:36 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Senior Citizens

no longer a false prophet???

Do you think it is a wise decision to base one's eternal destiny on the Watchtower Society as God's channel of truth because they admit that they have made mistakes??

2007-12-01 15:24:06 · 18 answers · asked by Nina, BaC 7 in Religion & Spirituality

The Hebrew Bible is all about repentance and return to doing justice, loving mercy and walking humbly with thy God. It is all about the story of the path of the Hebrews awareness of their role in their relationship and walk with God. Micah summed up the Torah in that manner of "what does the Lord require of thee but to do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with thy God. long before Jesus spoke of mercy.
The New Testament changes this and claims that UNTIL Jesus the Gentiles had no path of salvation turning the teachings of Torah and Tanakh topsy turvy! They make God part of an exclusive rights club and try to claim that it is all a matter of belief and not how you live. Then condeming to eternal torture anyone who doesn't believe as they do. Torah doesn't teach that at all

2007-12-01 15:22:59 · 9 answers · asked by TSIRHC 3 in Religion & Spirituality

I know it happens to everyone I was just wondering if there is an age when you noticed.

2007-12-01 15:22:20 · 23 answers · asked by LittleDaisy. 6 in Senior Citizens

Why did the Jews refuse to believe that Jesus was the real messiah? I mean, Yahweh is THEIR god. The old Testament is THEIR book! If anyone is going to know who the real messiah is it’s going to be the people who wrote the first freakin’ book! Who do these apostles think they are? Coming along and telling the Jews that they know more about the Jewish religion than the Jews themselves. It’s disrespectful, I tell ya! Disrespectful!

2007-12-01 15:21:54 · 37 answers · asked by mam2121 4 in Religion & Spirituality

I'm not just talking about white people, I mean people of all races.

PS
I'm not racist, I have just always wondered this.

2007-12-01 15:20:58 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Society & Culture

that calling names, abusing, threatening and being arrogant and dismissive as well as closed minded about everything that in any way questions their dogma, is not going to win them converts? When will they realise that the behaviour they exhibit to others is what not only they themselves are judged on, but their religion also? When will they realise they are their own worst enemy?

2007-12-01 15:20:50 · 23 answers · asked by russj 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-01 15:19:58 · 13 answers · asked by * 6 in Religion & Spirituality

I have noticed that their are some Goddesses that in times of old were only worshiped by Women.
I was wondering if there are any Gods only worshiped by Men?

2007-12-01 15:18:45 · 5 answers · asked by Bobby The Wolf JPA 3 in Religion & Spirituality

If the baby you save from abortion turns out to be gay, would you still defend his or her rights?

2007-12-01 15:17:12 · 15 answers · asked by sk692 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-01 15:16:41 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

My friend told me that if a black cat crosses your path it means GOOD luck, but isn't it suppose to be bad luck?

2007-12-01 15:15:52 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

When you ain't got nothing you've got nothing to lose.
Some sort of criminal thought or fact of life

2007-12-01 15:13:34 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Has it become an addiction for you?

2007-12-01 15:11:25 · 31 answers · asked by Traveller 5 in Senior Citizens

Jesus was most likely just one of the many messiah hopefuls who lived during the Roman oppression, but the only one who had his small band of disciples create a new religion after he died by trying to fit aspects of Tanakh to his life. Why isn't this theory more widely accepted since it is plausible. His followers could have moved the rock thereby creating a new myth to replace the old one.

2007-12-01 15:10:26 · 22 answers · asked by TSIRHC 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Only God can be perfect and that is the sacrifice which is required for the atonement of our sins. So, if your theology is correct then the Gospel is wrong because according to prophecy and imperfect sacrifice is not sufficient to restore mankind. If you are right, Jesus died for nothing. How do you get around this theological problem you have created with your doctrines of men.

2007-12-01 15:09:42 · 15 answers · asked by cristoiglesia 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-01 15:06:45 · 13 answers · asked by Tyrone Biggums 4 in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-12-01 15:06:38 · 26 answers · asked by Shannon B 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Yea... I'm not bashing here....but I seem to see Hinduism as a mass-cult rather than a religion.
I mean, you go to every little village in India, each one of those little villages has it's own popular god or goddess, it's different in each community. And yes, they do have common scripture and holy books, but I still see Hinduism as a very intricate cult that has variations. Reminds me sort of like Ancient Rome, there was no official set of gods for any one city, each had their own "populares" or favorite deities they prayed to, you know? It just seem so for Hinduism because of the vast panoply of gods they pray to. Any opinions?

2007-12-01 15:05:57 · 30 answers · asked by Ultra N 2 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-01 15:05:38 · 14 answers · asked by superpsychoblond 1 in Etiquette

Besides your own church,do you go to other Christian churches?

2007-12-01 15:05:29 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality