Religion & Spirituality - 18 June 2006

Islam is brought up, the immidiate picture the westerners have is about middle east? Why is it associated with only arabs? what about the Chinese, Malaysian, American, British, Polish, Russian, German, Indonesian, Philipinos, Indian, and most of the african countries? Are they also "terrorists" and violent and slave their wives? Why don't you go ahead and ask your muslim fellow countryman how Islam has changed his way of life?

2006-06-18 22:02:49 · 3 answers · asked by 【ツ】ρεαcε! 5

2006-06-18 22:01:37 · 7 answers · asked by Amoy_Imburnal 1

In a free society we should not silence the bigot, but we should certainly shun the bigot.

2006-06-18 21:58:18 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

If being Homosexual is a choice would any heterosexual people like to have ago at being gay for a day? Attempt to find the opposite sex unattractive and the same sex attractive, and then report back here and tell me how u got on?

2006-06-18 21:53:27 · 9 answers · asked by xoɟ ʍous 6

i am a christian teen. yesterday two of my hindu frnds turned up. one of them asked the other 'what's da vinci code all abt?'. She replied, 'bombardment on christendom!'. i objected saying tht i'd read the buk and didn't find it blasphemous n it was gud that it threw lite on the human nature of christ. however, the one who's read it is clueless. she is an avid buk reader n read it only bcoz of the bestseller tag. she hasn't understood it. i told her that before reading it u shud kno the bible. actually she doesn't even kno who is jesus n mary magdalene. after reading this buk she's having all wrong notions abt christ, that he was only a man. she doesn't kno tht he was THE SON OF GOD who came to earth as MAN.
my hindu frnd just regard mary magdalene as a prostitute. she doesn't kno tat she had a conversion when she came under the influence of jesus.
what shud be told to such ppl of diff religions?
da vinci code thru no light at the REAL WORK done by the church today, the charity, etc

2006-06-18 21:51:45 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is the "sin" of homosexuality not available to me?

[Note: I am heterosexual. I am asking this question to try to clarify for me why Christians keep saying that homosexuality is a choice and therefore a "sin." I do not think it is a sin, unless someone can convince me otherwise.]

2006-06-18 21:45:45 · 29 answers · asked by Heron By The Sea 7

Are all persons homosexual because they are happy and care free at times? And when did this inappropriate use of the word gay become acceptable or correct EVEN IN the church world?

2006-06-18 21:36:27 · 7 answers · asked by 1saintofGod 6

2006-06-18 21:32:10 · 11 answers · asked by BIG TEX 1

2006-06-18 21:30:22 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-06-18 21:21:25 · 15 answers · asked by schafer_mail 2

I'm not gay but some people say homosexuality is a choice. If it is a choice can u explain why there are homosexual animals and what the animal might have been thinking before they decided to become gay? If u are born gay why is it wrong to be with someone of the same sex?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animals_practicing_homosexual_behavior

2006-06-18 21:13:28 · 17 answers · asked by xoɟ ʍous 6

Should a person who goes to church, reads the Bible, prays daily, claims belief in Jesus but refuses to be batized be allowed to take communion? Why or Why not?

2006-06-18 21:08:56 · 15 answers · asked by schafer_mail 2

2006-06-18 21:05:48 · 26 answers · asked by schafer_mail 2

I'm really surprised we dont hear more about in on tv. I though wow! Everything that is was or ever will be REALLY is in the bible.

2006-06-18 21:05:31 · 13 answers · asked by double v 5

Whats the purpose of the bible and why do we need it within the church?? and why does the church play an important role in the celebration of the Eucharist ?

2006-06-18 21:01:06 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do they still believe in pergatory or that you go straight to heaven? If they don't belive in pergatory now, then why did they ever? What changed their mind? How long do they stay in pergatory? And whats all this talk about Hades and Gahenna and stuff?

2006-06-18 21:00:27 · 5 answers · asked by car_lover_42020 2

Why do we have to experience things like: suffering?

2006-06-18 20:58:04 · 20 answers · asked by yacekiih 3

2006-06-18 20:56:21 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

but only those who do the will of my Father who is in heaven." Matthew 7:21 If salvation is a free gift from God through belief in Jesus Christ (John 3:16) then doesn't the Matthew passage mean we have to work our way into heaven?

2006-06-18 20:55:18 · 19 answers · asked by schafer_mail 2

2006-06-18 20:50:37 · 12 answers · asked by MIKY 1

I have a deck of tarot cards that I cannot use, I bought them at a time of great upheavel and unhappiness in my life and every time I have tried to use them for readings I have had very negative results, either incorrect readings or it feels like they are "blocked" and I cannot read anything. I would like to dispose of them but don't want to just throw them out, is there any way I can dispose of them respectfully?

2006-06-18 20:49:39 · 35 answers · asked by sparkleythings_4you 7

Does he see everything I do, even the private stuff?

2006-06-18 20:45:48 · 20 answers · asked by Chad 7

2006-06-18 20:45:38 · 10 answers · asked by applesauce24k 1

I am not Catholic, but highly respect them, and am wondering what all non Catholic Christians out there believe concerning these apparitions and visions of Mary. I am talking about the "main" confirmed ones like at Fatima.They are either 1.)valid from heaven or 2.)from Satan in order to decieve people. If you answer that they are from heaven, then why aren't we all venerating Mary the way Catholics do, but if they are from Satan, then why do we tolerate this? Catholics can express their opinion on this also if they answer with an open mind and not hastily write "the official line" of the Catholic church.

2006-06-18 20:44:51 · 11 answers · asked by car_lover_42020 2

2006-06-18 20:41:01 · 17 answers · asked by applesauce24k 1

I would like to convert with them and continue my studies for the priesthood...

2006-06-18 20:37:44 · 1 answers · asked by archie cute 3

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2006-06-18 20:34:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

to support the non religious people who aren't comfortable with talking to the religious chaplains. Sometimes it's hard to talk to them because I have my beliefs, but I don't want to somehow offend them when I talk about them since they are religious. I have issues with religion influincing the rules and supporting predjudices that lie within the military, but I'm not trying to be disrespectfull when I talk about my views. They aren't there to cause other's grief, but they do sometimes. It's hard talking to someone who tells you you are wrong because god says so when You don't believe in the god that they are talking about.

2006-06-18 20:33:11 · 20 answers · asked by slee z 3

I am a Christian Reformed Believer (Protestant) and would like to know if you profess the words of the Apostle's Creed e.g. "I believe in God the Father Almighty, creator of heaen and earth. I believe in Jesus, his only Son, our Lord" and/or the words of the Nicene Creed e.g. "Creator of all things visible and invisible.."

2006-06-18 20:32:16 · 8 answers · asked by jess5691 2

u have met many people and they are in the other country, and they need me to be their b.f or something, why won't they just say, i need your love and attention, that can help me learn and grow up in a good way. because to be their b.f, is not going to give what they need. and its also hard to meet up. why not just say what u need from guys u like?

2006-06-18 20:31:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous