Religion & Spirituality - 13 June 2006

Well me and my friends were doing something we usually do once a month, and thats we form groups of every religon among us (So far we have christian(7), jewish(5), wiccan(2), atheists(1), and hindu(2)) and we have a religous discusion about all the differeent faiths, in order to keep an open mind. Our topic this week was what if the God you believe is God isn't the true God? What would you do, and, if you believe in heaven do you think you would still be allowed to enter?

2006-06-13 04:48:33 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

Most of the time.

2006-06-13 04:47:02 · 27 answers · asked by jrhod263 3

Sex, violence, on tv, games and movies
Sexual gender films in school
passing out condoms without parental consent
the moring after pill
Stores carry clothes inwhich our little girls show way too much of thier bodies.
Everthing is accecptable, a society of no boundaries
Same sex unions
what does the future hold?
Does God weep?

2006-06-13 04:46:10 · 7 answers · asked by grandma 4

HOSPITAL WINDOW

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room's only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back. The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation.

Every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.

The man in the other bed began to live for those one hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and color of the world outside.

The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every color and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.
As the man by the window described all this in exquisite detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine the picturesque scene.

One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade passing by.
Although the other man couldn't hear the band - he could see it. In his mind's eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words.

Days and weeks passed.

One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep. She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away.

As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.

Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside.

He strained to slowly turn to look out the window beside the bed. It faced a blank wall. The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window.

The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall.
She said, "Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you."

Epilogue: There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations. Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled.

If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can't buy.

"Today is a gift, that's why it is called the present."

God, grant me the Serenity to accept the things I can not change, Courage to change the things I can, and Wisdom to know the difference.

2006-06-13 04:44:41 · 11 answers · asked by ••Mott•• 6

2006-06-13 04:44:19 · 16 answers · asked by flyguy03 3

If you are an apheist, please tell me whether or not you believe in evolution.

If you are an evolutionist, please tell me whether or not you believe in a supernatural force.

2006-06-13 04:43:43 · 13 answers · asked by chaz 2

I saw a pastor this morning. I have confessed my sins, but he says that I need to be a witness. But I still have old habits and afraid I am a bad witness. Also, I don't think it is my job to try and change people. If God wants converts, won't he call them like he called me? I think people will feel critisized if I go around with the attitude that they are going to hell... Please help? I want to do the right thing...

2006-06-13 04:42:44 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

christians always say that they will only go to heaven but i feel if you do good and be honest to your self you will still get into heaven. if that is what people think is wrong without christianity they need to think again since i have been here before in past lives as well. there is more to life than just following a book or a guy named jesus.

2006-06-13 04:38:11 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think if the new testament was one of the missing or destroyed books, Christianity might not exist. Is our understanding of God's will incomplete, as we are missing so much of what was recorded?

2006-06-13 04:38:04 · 13 answers · asked by hichefheidi 6

2006-06-13 04:37:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

"Good man" should be interpreted as you wish but explain what do you think a good man is.

2006-06-13 04:34:38 · 44 answers · asked by caesareor 2

2006-06-13 04:32:45 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

When asked why do you exist? what is the purpose of your life? Most (atheist) would answer by saying to reproduce and pass on genes for the continuation of the species or something like that. But why is that? Why has nature (as you would acredit the system to) create a system to sustain itself for an indefinate amount of time? Why does life propagate and try to reproduce itself? Is life just a series of accidents? Chew on that.

2006-06-13 04:31:57 · 25 answers · asked by Human 2.1 4

2006-06-13 04:31:27 · 17 answers · asked by birgeheather55 1

2006-06-13 04:29:22 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-06-13 04:28:53 · 47 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-06-13 04:26:06 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

There is a wise Spanish saying by a former Mexican President: "El respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz." -Benito Juarez. Translation, something like this in English: "The respect to other's right is peace. Let's make a world of SHALOM.

2006-06-13 04:26:05 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-06-13 04:22:46 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-06-13 04:21:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

a. Duh
b. intrinsic contradiction
c. philosophical contradiction about the goodness of God
d. it's old and moldy
e. what are the chances?
f. it disagrees with scientific evidence, like, all of it
g. the what?

2006-06-13 04:20:57 · 53 answers · asked by Anonymous

And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, river and streams of water in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.

2006-06-13 04:18:34 · 16 answers · asked by ? 3

2006-06-13 04:17:39 · 33 answers · asked by mrmiser27 1

what is it? what's the big idea?

2006-06-13 04:17:09 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-06-13 04:17:00 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why don't people just do what they think makes them a good person and not what a book or church leaders tell them that makes them a good person? God gave us the power to choose, so why can't we make our own choices about what is good and what's not?

and dont say it's because "what the bible says" because i dont believe in the bible. I think it was writen by people (and god had no hand in it) and people were ignorent and believed it.

ps. don't report me because i'm saying things that "are against your religion" because i have freedom of speach. I'm not insulting anyone, i'm just giving my opinion

2006-06-13 04:15:39 · 20 answers · asked by im_a_stupid_ugly_person 2

Do you think the people belonging to this movement really believe the teachings of Christ? Or is this an example of the corruption of modern religion? How much worse is this than a TV preacher trusting his partners to send him money?

The Patriotic White Aryan Movement (PAWM) has as its objective the racial, ethnic, and moral cleansing of North America. We intend to unite Canada and the United States into a single, White, Christian, English-speaking nation, a homogeneous country with absolutely no place for or tolerance of racial, ethnic, religious, linguistic, or cultural minorities.

2006-06-13 04:14:27 · 25 answers · asked by jon 3

I am really scared that I know what the results to this question will be. Please prove me wrong, thanks... :'(

2006-06-13 04:12:01 · 42 answers · asked by theConquerworm 1

2006-06-13 04:11:11 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

If I said the following was to be part of my moral ethical code, would you as an atheist agree it is in your moral ethical code, and in saying you agree would it become our shared moral ethical code,

1. Don't murder.

2. Don't rape.

3. Tell the truth.

What other things would we be able to agree on and put in our moral ethical code as atheists?

2006-06-13 04:10:48 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous