Religion & Spirituality - 18 June 2006

why would a minister leave people on the church roll even when they have been gone for 10-15 year's and many have told him they have moved their member ship?

2006-06-18 12:30:53 · 22 answers · asked by mishoney 4

"The Bible says so" or "the teachings of Jesus" are not what I'm looking for. I am interested in *your* opinion only. I am trying to find out if people honestly make their own moral choices.

2006-06-18 12:29:06 · 11 answers · asked by RxGirl704 3

On the contrary. Now, I'm a creationist (Muslim), and I'll stay a creationist BUT let's put that aside now. Other than creation and the THEROY of evolution, were any other explinations presented to tell us : Why are we here? or : How did we get into here? Anything, : From other religions and beliefs, science..etc

2006-06-18 12:24:41 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've accepted God as my true savior. But I was wondering if you have to be babtized as in with the water and all.
I know it symbolizes a clean slate, and it's not that I don't want to be babtized, it's just I'm not a real active member of a church, and I would just find it weird to jump in there and get babtized within my first month there.

2006-06-18 12:23:50 · 23 answers · asked by Carley 1

Revelation says that the people of God in heaven will be clothed in white and they will have crowns of glory on their heads. Is this symbolic of the righteousness of Christ or actual physical clothes?

2006-06-18 12:22:10 · 12 answers · asked by Bryan G 2

2006-06-18 12:18:55 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-06-18 12:18:24 · 26 answers · asked by peaco1000 5

does minister's get a tax break on how many member's are on their church roll

2006-06-18 12:16:13 · 7 answers · asked by mishoney 4

Read this then I ask you again...is Islam a peaceful religion? Can you honestly say that?

One historical event that is often overlooked but that is very significant when trying to understand the Middle East is the original Jihad by which Islam conquered Israel from the Romans. Israeli oppression of Muslims clearly was not the cause of that Jihad because it took place when the Israelis were being oppressed by the Romans and the Muslims had not yet established a presence there. That Jihad was caused by the commandment to spread Islam throughout the world. The late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini explained in 1980 that:

"Our struggle is not about land or water, It is about bringing, by force if necessary, the whole of mankind onto the right path."

2006-06-18 12:13:38 · 21 answers · asked by crash 3

2006-06-18 12:13:26 · 19 answers · asked by pope 2

2006-06-18 12:12:40 · 14 answers · asked by pope 2

I'm 16 and a Christian and I want to hear if there are actually sound religious reasons for treating homosexuals as blasphemous. I'm not gay but it's appalling to see the hatred there is out there for gay people, especially by Christians. First of all, I think homosexuality is not a choice. It's something you're born with and you can't help it. There have been gay persons who have tried to be heterosexual, but it couldn't work - can you still call it a choice then? So how then can God hate someone for being born that way - that doesn't sound like God to me. The father at my school explained to me that homosexuality is not a sin, it is homosexual genital acts that are sinful. So as long as homosexuals do not have sexual relationships, wouldn't God still love them? And shouldn't everyone stop hating them and treating them like abominations for the simple fact that they're gay.

2006-06-18 12:10:12 · 28 answers · asked by sky_raider16 3

Gen 1:26 "And God said 'Let us make man in our image, after our likeness"

I can understand how some people might misconstrue the word image. It has many meanings.

But the word likeness has but a few: Copy...Portrait...Appearance...Semblance

The people who claim that we don't look like God, must think that God cannot communicate with us using clear language.

Why does God need anyone else to translate what He has so clearly communicated to us?

What make you so much smarter than God, that you have to take His words, and creat your own definition?

Rev 22:18 says "If any man shall add unto these things, God shal add unto him the plagues that are written in this book".

Every time someone says "But that is not what God meant", then they are adding their own thoughts and conceptions to the verses. And that is wrong.

2006-06-18 12:05:01 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was just told that Jehovah Witnesses don't celebrate any holidays. In fact they think Fathers day and Mothers day is a day created by Satan. So are birthdays. So, if these pagan days like New Years and Christmas are so evil, shouldn't you give the money back? Isn't Satan paying your wage? And don't tell me you give it to the church. God doesn't want "evil" money.

http://www.escapefromwatchtower.com/holidays.htm

2006-06-18 12:04:59 · 12 answers · asked by Rockford 7

Gen 1:26 "And God said 'Let us make man in our image, after our likeness"

I can understand how some people might misconstrue the word image. It has many meanings.

But the word likeness has but a few: Copy...Portrait...Appearance...Semblance

The people who claim that we don't look like God, must think that God cannot communicate with us using clear language.

Why does God need anyone else to translate what He has so clearly communicated to us?

What make you so much smarter than God, that you have to take His words, and creat your own definition?

Rev 22:18 says "If any man shall add unto these things, God shal add unto him the plagues that are written in this book".

Every time someone says "But that is not what God meant", then they are adding their own thoughts and conceptions to the verses. And that is wrong.

2006-06-18 12:04:15 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

In hebrew there is no lower case letter all the letter are the same size and the Bible was written in hebrew.....right? So GOD, God, god has the same meaning in hebrew.

2006-06-18 12:02:39 · 14 answers · asked by Messenger 1

2006-06-18 12:00:33 · 10 answers · asked by Darius II 4

if someone doesnt believe in heaven or hell where do they think they go when they die?where will they end up when they die?

2006-06-18 11:54:46 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-06-18 11:49:46 · 11 answers · asked by micheal t 2

i have research report and i dont really understand the 2 aspects: the worldwide social and cultural phenomenon and the unseen force. i'd really apreciate the help. thanks.

2006-06-18 11:48:38 · 4 answers · asked by strike 3

2006-06-18 11:48:22 · 47 answers · asked by dancingqueen6 1

Christ taught peace, love unity, & respect, & in a very charismatic way. but yet so many people of the Christian faith don't always act this way. so i wonder, in the examples set by it's followers, which religion (christian & non-christian) shows the most love, like Christ did?

2006-06-18 11:45:12 · 36 answers · asked by Anarchist Skywalker 7

Regading religion, any religion, I don't think there are disrepectful questions. I think that followers of any religion just say "DO NOT QUESTION MY AUTHORITY!"
If followers of religion, any religion, say that their god or gods, are very powerfu, how come that a follower needs to defend their god, gods or their religion and threaten or harm the questioner? Isn't their god, gods above of so called 'disrespectful questions?'

2006-06-18 11:43:16 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

after 5 year's and 6 months of takeing care of my husband who had terminal cancer now i'am takeing care of a daughter with 5 children who has 5 children and will soon have surgery for a brain tumor i feel all my time is dedicated to takeing care of sick people all the time but then again i think that if GOD bought me to this he will surely bring me through this but i still have some crying time where i don't think i can go on this way hope that you all will keep me in your prayer's will you?

2006-06-18 11:43:03 · 20 answers · asked by mishoney 4

2006-06-18 11:39:40 · 5 answers · asked by strpenta 7

Did god Create everything? and also does he know everything before its gonna happen? Where can I find things about this in the bible?

2006-06-18 11:39:03 · 29 answers · asked by Sarah D 3

Before I get attacked by the holy rollers, this is a quote from Stephen Hawking. He said that a universal law of everything (the holy grail of physics) would give us the ability to understand the entire universe and the ability to read the mind of God.

2006-06-18 11:37:21 · 17 answers · asked by bc_munkee 5

In one of the chapters of the bible I have read, someone (Noah?) had to talk GOD out of wiping out the human race and starting over, because he was angry with the way his creations acted?

2006-06-18 11:35:38 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

the thousands starving in desolate places in Africa and Asia.
Was he/she unaware or is the raping of a women and slow stomach churing starvation of ethiopians part of a smoove plan?

2006-06-18 11:29:04 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you cannot describe the character of the god that you believe does not exist, then you cannot say that it does not exist because god could merely stand for a great warrior or mother nature. Please explain in fair amount of detail what god you believe does not exists since I did not get the answers I was looking for in my last question.

2006-06-18 11:25:22 · 19 answers · asked by †ServantofGod† 3