Society & Culture - 3 December 2007

I am trying desperately to wrap my mind around this. I just don't know how to suspend disbelief surrounding it. Or maybe disbelief is the wrong word to use. I just don't understand it. It makes no sense. I mean, what is the need for his death? I understand the need for his life - a physical representation of divine love and wisdom people can actually see, but why must he die? That's the one piece of the story I can't place. I guess I know that he is dying to take away the sins of all people, should they choose to believe in him. But why must he die to do this? And how does his dying do this?

2007-12-03 13:09:35 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Sports has "Bowls" and "Cups." What should be the next championship?

2007-12-03 13:08:34 · 7 answers · asked by Wickwire 5 in Senior Citizens

is there a one true religion? i think that there can be only one true religion, because a thing cannot be false and true at the same time, and therefore all religions that contradict the teaching of the true Church must teach falsehood. If all religions in which men seek to serve God are equally good and true, why did Christ disturb the Jewish religion and the Apostles condemn heretics?

2007-12-03 13:07:59 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

by adding chemicals into a test tube. It was in Yahoo Science news.

2007-12-03 13:06:51 · 27 answers · asked by 1st Liberal 6 in Religion & Spirituality

It seems they're disappearing from history with little evidence for such. It's the largest genocide in history and it's simply being erased by pushy Catholics.
From another recently posted question I saw the Wiki genocide article contains no negative mention of the Vatican, and it looks like the Wiki inquisition section(s) depict that era as 'a grand old time indeed'. Why is nobody doing anything to stop this?

This is sick. What the Vatican did is no different to the American-Indian massacres and Jewish Holocaust, yet nobody gives a crap any more. The bloody pope already admitted and apologized for it, what more proof do you want!?

2007-12-03 13:06:50 · 9 answers · asked by Trajan 2 in Religion & Spirituality

We all have those times when something stresses us and gives us that '' knot ''in the pit of our stomach.
What does it for you?

2007-12-03 13:06:49 · 10 answers · asked by Global gipsey. 2 in Other - Society & Culture

approximately?

2007-12-03 13:03:57 · 35 answers · asked by Wickwire 5 in Senior Citizens

2007-12-03 13:03:31 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

a Christmas office party? What drink? What amount?

2007-12-03 13:02:19 · 28 answers · asked by Wickwire 5 in Senior Citizens

2007-12-03 13:01:37 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Community Service

Why does God care so much if people follow different religions? This is mainly referring to the God of the Bible and any other religion that follows the line of "you will go to hell for eternity if you do not follow this religion".

The Bible says that God knows all so if when he created mankind he KNEW that people will follow different religions. So why create man when he knew most will be destined for destruction?? Is this not cruel?

I've been raised a Christian my entire life and went to Church all most every Sunday but stuff like this still does not make sense to me. Someone please give me a well-thought explanation and please no religion/christian bashing.

thanks.

2007-12-03 13:01:27 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Or at least one you can tolerate, I know some people don't care for his music but it's everywhere if you listen.

2007-12-03 13:00:56 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender

2007-12-03 13:00:22 · 11 answers · asked by aj 2 in Religion & Spirituality

is the reference of God to be a shepherd in the Old Testament or the New testament of the Bible?

2007-12-03 12:59:34 · 6 answers · asked by LO 3 in Religion & Spirituality

family member
celebrity
politician
Who???

2007-12-03 12:59:15 · 34 answers · asked by Wickwire 5 in Senior Citizens

Why does God let people go to hell and pay an Infinite amount of pain for such a ephermeral life?

Why do we deserve infinite pleasure for a finite deed?

And if Hell is pure pain and Heaven is pure pleasure, how do we recognize or sense one without the other?

2007-12-03 12:57:45 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Ok...the recipe calls for a 2.5 can of tomatoes. Please translate that into modern day size can of tomatoes. Does it mean 2 1/2 cups?

2007-12-03 12:57:24 · 12 answers · asked by kayboff 7 in Senior Citizens

If you grew up Christian you most likely have been told in the end of times a new idor mark will be forced on all and without it you will not be able to work, travel or purchase goods.
You were told you will be alienated and persecuted and will suffer much hardship and possible death for refusing the mark of the Beast
You were told that he would enter with new ideas and solutions for the world and people would gladly accept and realize there mistake when it was too late.

knowing that most of the end times prophecies in the Bible have come true and the end times are allready here will you submit under pressure to the new Real ID in 2008?

If your not sure what it is yet I will include some links and you can answer after you check it out ...


http://www.news.com/FAQ-How-Real-ID-will-affect-you/2100-1028_3-5697111.html

http://www.realnightmare.org/

http://www.ncsl.org/realid/

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/16/real.id/

2007-12-03 12:57:17 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Do You tremble at the fact that if you do something wrong, God Will Take Your life?

It seems like God Takes advantage of us.

Do You Beleive this?

2007-12-03 12:56:33 · 16 answers · asked by Twister Trent 4 in Religion & Spirituality

Recently I've gotten more peace in Buddhism, especially in:
Karma
Reincarnation
Middle Way

Has anyone here embraced or are originally Buddhist and also experience the inner peace?

2007-12-03 12:56:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

HELP !

2007-12-03 12:55:33 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

What happens when a choleric guy meets a violent cold blooded guy? Would the choleric guy chicken out?

2007-12-03 12:54:53 · 2 answers · asked by Ronaldini E 1 in Other - Society & Culture

Japanese company develops portable toilet for cars. Would you use one?

2007-12-03 12:54:25 · 33 answers · asked by Wickwire 5 in Senior Citizens

2007-12-03 12:54:04 · 17 answers · asked by Yahoo Sucks 5 in Ramadan

Here is what the person said:
"There are tons and tons of fake relics. It seems that every one that is examined actually dates to the Middle ages. So there is certainly a history of the church lying about things and like it or not the Catholics had all the information that your faith is based on throughout the entire Middle Ages. So that calls into question anything associated with it. "

Pretty damning huh? I know what this person is saying is true because I have researched it personally - faked relics such as the shroud of Turin drew scores of pilgrims and cash to the churches that hosted them.

Now I know personally that Jesus Christ is Lord of the universe, so I am not in doubt about that, but don't the Catholic Church's actions give the whole religion a black eye?

So how do you defend your Church when non-Catholics bring up facts such as these?

"God is light and in him there is no darkness at all."
1 John 1:5

2007-12-03 12:53:49 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-03 12:53:09 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I want Harry Potterrelated phrases for Christmas and Valentines Day
Ex) Have a very Harry Christmas.

2007-12-03 12:52:04 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Christmas

Serious Answers Please...Thx.

2007-12-03 12:51:46 · 12 answers · asked by conundrum 7 in Religion & Spirituality

You know how like the Catholic church is against everything?

Well like theres this sin I've committed...and uhh...I feel really uncomfortable expressing it because I've kept it secret for years.

Now I go to a Catholic School and the whole grade [of about 72 people] are going to confessions...the preist might know my name and because we're going as a group, he'll definately know how old i am.

should I tell the preist that I m.......bate?

also, since i've never had sex before...am i still a virgin?

2007-12-03 12:51:23 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-12-03 12:49:13 · 3 answers · asked by DanKohner 4 in Religion & Spirituality