Religion & Spirituality - 5 July 2006

2006-07-05 11:43:37 · 18 answers · asked by brianna j 1

2006-07-05 11:41:40 · 14 answers · asked by carpediem3000 3

is it possible that in that misoginist society Mary would have got away with having just one child? what happened with Joseph? was he not a widower? did he have any sons or daughters from previous marriages? well i stop, it is starting to sound like the begining of Santa Barbara,or worse Falcon Crest

2006-07-05 11:38:56 · 43 answers · asked by Anonymous

Or did Jesus' death solve his hair issue too?

2006-07-05 11:38:07 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-05 11:37:58 · 10 answers · asked by Kenny ♣ 5

catchy huh?
will i know its the wrong catagory but its summer and my skin is volcanic!!!thats why i ador winter!!!not summer!
well i wanted to ask:how do you get rid of acne and scares?
thank you!

2006-07-05 11:36:40 · 9 answers · asked by Grack 5

They just believe in the simple teachings of Jesus minus the sprinkling of holy water, wearing special under-garments, and wearing fancy robes.

2006-07-05 11:36:00 · 5 answers · asked by zeepogee 3

Please, I'm not bashing, I have been a very good girl and have been trying to keep an open mind, though it seems that many of the so called "Atheist" who answer questions here seem very young. Spelling, grammar, and basic language art skills appear to be quite limited in many. Do your parent know you are atheist? How do they feel about it? Do they make you go to church with them? How do you handle that?

2006-07-05 11:35:20 · 28 answers · asked by mslorikoch 5

2006-07-05 11:31:55 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-05 11:31:17 · 28 answers · asked by Micah 6

2006-07-05 11:30:18 · 26 answers · asked by carpediem3000 3

I mean is god going to say something like we now have to pay a luxury tax?

2006-07-05 11:28:18 · 14 answers · asked by ast5792 1

Whom do ye publicans (although hopefully not REpublicans) regard as the benevolent Christian whose example you follow? Why? Please, doest me a favor, and respondeth not with my name, for I am no Christian, I am a soy Christ.

2006-07-05 11:27:16 · 7 answers · asked by Tofu Jesus 5

"he never wrote a book. He never held office. He never had a family or owned a home. He didn't go to college. He never lived in a big city. He never traveled more than 200 mi. from the place he was born. He did none of the things that usually accompany greatness. He had no credentials, but HIMSELF."--Bryan Halls reffering to JESUS CHRIST.

2006-07-05 11:25:42 · 31 answers · asked by esero26 3

2006-07-05 11:24:28 · 9 answers · asked by carpediem3000 3

Dont tell me that the christians are stupid or idiotic because they dont like Harry Potter. They are against it because the bible says in Revelation that all liars, sorserers, witchcraft ext. will burn in the lake of fire (hell). The "Christians" who are with Harry Potter need to rethink. I Stopped reading them about a year ago. I'm not saying I'm the perfect Christian or anything, I still watch TV, which is bad (I'm trying to stop) and do a lot of other bad things but at least I attempt to stop. What are your opinions? Dont curse at me or any thing because I'll report you!

2006-07-05 11:24:02 · 18 answers · asked by c1 3

Here's your test

1. What lead you to becoming an Atheist in the first place?

2. How did you feel being and Atheist?

I know that you Christians that claim to be former atheists are lying for the sake of discrediting Atheists.

ATTENTION REAL ATHEIST. PLEASE READ THESE SO CALLED FORMER ATHEISTS ANSWERS AND STATE YOUR OPINION OF THEM

2006-07-05 11:23:57 · 7 answers · asked by Black Atheist 1

Please don't respond if you're just gonna bash the Bible, on the other extreme, just give me some fluffy crap like "Just trust Jesus and everything will be ok." Thanks!

2006-07-05 11:23:42 · 12 answers · asked by great southern trendkiller 3

ok god is so an alien, if you noticed the way people first discribe god its totally the discription of an alien aubtuction.
this plant has been getting visited by "god" (the alien) from the beginning and totally was created by "god".
what do you think about that and if a realigion where to start based upon this theory would you join it i would i think it would be way fun to go church, those christens would be so jelious

2006-07-05 11:23:07 · 4 answers · asked by mo 2

Lets just say that Judgement day comes and all the christians and muslims and other religions find out that they are going to hell and that they worshipped the wrong religion and the only people in heavan were the ones that worshipped rats and statues.

What would you do?

2006-07-05 11:22:26 · 9 answers · asked by ast5792 1

2006-07-05 11:20:52 · 13 answers · asked by mightymight 5

Is salvation really a free gift? I have heard many Christians say that salvation is free and that all that is required is that you receive it. If this is true, then why does it matter whether you receive it in this life or whether you receive it after bodily death, when you and Jesus could open the gift together?

Isn't it true that the Christian religion actually does not teach that salvation is free but that salvation is obtained through the act of faith? And doesn't this explain why Christians believe that salvation is no longer offered after bodily death--because at that point, faith would no longer be necessary and therefore could no longer be earned?

If faith is required to be saved, then doesn't salvation become an earned commodity? Or do Christians believe that faith itself is a gift?

Is it possible that Christians are very confused about what they believe when it comes to these doctrines of salvation and damnation? Many Christians I know reject the doctrine of predestination and election that I discussed earlier. They state very emphatically that they do not believe in the Calvinistic god, the kind of god who eternally torments people for not having what he alone can give them. Yet, at the same time, these very same Christians tell unbelievers that they will pray for them, and when a person does "accept Christ", they pray and thank God for the conversion. Isn't praying that God will "draw someone to himself" or thanking God when a person becomes a Christian an indication that the one praying believes that it is God who changes a person's heart and not the person himself? And if you believe that God does the converting and that faith itself is a gift, then how is your god any different than the Calvinist god since it would then be obvious that your god does not give this "gift" to all?

2006-07-05 11:19:16 · 13 answers · asked by Mahfuz R 1

2006-07-05 11:15:52 · 33 answers · asked by gr4 1

2006-07-05 11:15:43 · 28 answers · asked by carpediem3000 3

Is it true that if you're Christian, you shouldn't become a model. Our church talked about how beautiful all the celebrities are, but that they're not acting like the way God made them. When I say acting, I mean how they are trying to look like something they're not when God made them beautiful already without the makeup

2006-07-05 11:13:37 · 20 answers · asked by model true 2

Evolutionists do not have solid support from science when they say everything has “evolved”.

In fact, evolutionists who reject God and miracles have three of the biggest problems in the universe.

Problem No. 2
No scientific law can account for non-living things’ coming to life. The soil in your garden didn't turn into the trees and flowers. They came from seeds, cuttings, or grafts from other trees and flowers.

Atheistic evolutionists have long believed that at some time in the distant past, life arose from non-living substances. British biologist T.H. Huxley in 1869 and physicist John Tyndall in 1874 were early promoters of the idea that life could be generated from inorganic chemicals. But biology has found no law to support this idea, and much against it. The invariable observation is that only living things give rise to other living things. Life could not begin if God and miracles took no part!
want more? http://www.users.bigpond.com/rdoolan/evoluwrong.html

2006-07-05 11:13:08 · 11 answers · asked by stretch2390 2

Many Christians I have spoken with believe that people who do not believe as they do or people who do not love Jesus will suffer eternal torment in hell. The question I have for believers who adhere to this doctrine is this: Can love be bought with threats of harm or with promises of reward?

If you love Jesus because you want something (heaven) from him, how are you any different than a prostitute? In this case, what is it that you really love: Jesus or the thought of heaven?

On the other side of the coin, is it right to worship something simply because you fear it? Is it right to bow to a dictator, no matter how evil this dictator is, if doing so will keep you from going to the gas chambers or to the ovens? Who is more worthy of admiration, an individual who refuses to succumb to an evil dictator, regardless of the threats of harm, or an individual who sells his soul for the promise of a reward?

Looking at it in a slightly different way, if a man said to a woman, "Love me or I will hurt you" is there anyone in their right mind who believes that the woman would really love the man to avoid being hurt? She might profess love and she might, in order to avoid being hurt, behave in a manner that seems loving, but deep down inside, I doubt that she would ever really be able to love such an individual. I know I wouldn't.

What would Christians who believe that hell awaits those who do not become Christians think of a mother who said to her child, "Love me by the time you are six, or I will bake you in the oven." In this case, the parent does give the child a choice, but what kind of choice is it?

Some Christians have compared Jesus sending people to hell to a parent who says to a child, "Don't go into the street or you will be hit by a car." This analogy fails, however, for many reason, the most obvious one being that in the case of Jesus, hell (unlike the cars) does not exist beyond his ability to control it. A more accurate version of the analogy of the parent warning his child about the dangers of going into the street would be a parent who says to his child, "Don't go into the street or you will be hit by a car." Then when the child goes into the street, the parent jumps into his car and runs the child over.

Many Christians, when evangelizing, attempt to paint a kind and compassionate portrait of Jesus by stressing how deeply saddened he is when he has to put people in hell. However, if the parent who bakes her child in the oven when the child fails to love her weeps as she preheats the oven in which to bake her child, would we really believe that she was grieved over her decision? Or if a parent weeps as he beats his child to death, should this cause us to believe that the parent is a compassionate and loving individual, who only has his child's best interest at heart?

Some people might argue with these analogies, saying that not everyone is God's child. Even if this is true, however, unless you are a Calvinist, you would have to believe that God loves everyone and desires for everyone to come to know him. If God really does wish for everyone to know and love him, then why would he put a limited-time-offer on his invitation to know him and why would he endlessly torture people who failed to accept his invitation? Only the most egotistical and psychotic of lovers tortures those who fail to accept his offer for a dinner date, and we as a society agree that an individual who hurts those who fail to love him should be severely punished. If we as a society agree that this type of behavior is psychotic and worthy of punishment, why do we glorify these monstrous and hitleresque qualities in a god?

Some people say that our society is sick and that we as a people are in need of salvation. Perhaps there is some truth to this. But is the religion (Christianity) adopted by our society really the cure or is it merely one more manifestation of the disease?

2006-07-05 11:11:07 · 8 answers · asked by Mahfuz R 1

Say you live in heavan and you are having a blast and one day you decide you want to watch the sinners burn over and over again in hell. Can you reuqest to visit hell and watch and laugh at the people in hell all burning up and screaming for help they will never receive?

2006-07-05 11:10:46 · 20 answers · asked by ast5792 1

Did God rest for 1000 years and that's why he wasn't around to make sure Adam and Eve didn't eat from the Tree?

Wouldn't that be considered negligence?

Or is going on vacation and leaving your kids at home good parenting?

2006-07-05 11:08:13 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Aren't these contradictions? I see Christians who wear fur coats that cost thousands of dollars, drive BMW's, Hummer's that destroy the earth at a rate that is totally irrational, live in houses with 3 or 4 car garages - how can someone be a Christian and live extravagantly?

This in my opinion, is not celebration of success - it is celebration and indulgance of excess - note the difference.

2006-07-05 11:07:50 · 27 answers · asked by rt 3