Religion & Spirituality - 14 July 2006

2006-07-14 01:00:57 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

The Catholic Church acknowledges that humans are sinners and they will commit sins no matter how strong they are (because no human aside from Jesus (and arguably Mary as well) is without sin). So considering that sinners will and do commit sins, wouldn't the Catholic Church do well to say "If you do commit the sin of premarital sex, then in that case unprotected sex is a greater sin than protected sex.". I think this would be more productive than a total ban on birth control. Am I wrong?

2006-07-14 00:58:56 · 11 answers · asked by Kevin S 1

This is hard for me to put in words but here goes. What i am trying to say is we know God because God was with jesus and jesus (by his fathers authority) told us the helper (holy spirit) would come. When we recive this, generally we know god because we are flooded with love and we may recieve some gifts, and we just know that this is (as we are told is jesus manifest in us, and God is with jesus, so we are with God) the one true God. Do other faiths have the holy spirit, are flooded with love and know the same God we know? e.g Islam, e.t.c.
LOVE GOD, I know thats all we need and praise and honour jesus and God and the holy spirit. Praise you god have mercy on me
PLZ dn't slate me, i'm still a babe.

2006-07-14 00:58:05 · 6 answers · asked by blakeisthebest 1

Many Christians believe that external acts of worship can assume salvation better than one's moral transformation. It's to these human-made additions to God's Law that Jesus refers when He says "Any plant my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled out by the roots."
The purpose of religion is to lead humanity toward God. This final aim can only be reached through profound transformation of the soul. Any religion that doesn't make human beings better than they are at present fails in its pupose. We can also positively say that any religious belief that supports human beings in their wrong-doin is either flawed at the core or has had its priciples miscontrued. This is exactly what has happended to religions where the form has become more important than the substance. Belief in the value of ritual acts is meaningless if it doesn't stop violence, cheating, stealing, lying, slander and the abuse of others in all its forms.

2006-07-14 00:56:35 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was surprised to learn of how little Jews there actually are in the world, only 15 million?? I am speaking of Jews as in the faith not the race, as i know the two boundaries blur from time to time.
So why is it when religious people debate with atheists and the like, they always bring up Judaism and not one of the many other prevalent faiths in the world? Is it solely because the origins of this religion come from the same stories and myth’s as Christianity?
I know that it is similar due to it being an Abrahamic religion and monotheistic. But also would it not take away some of the validity of Christianity as it shows how religion is like any other social construct, susceptible to constant change as it is only a human construct?

2006-07-14 00:56:24 · 6 answers · asked by A Drunken Man 2

2006-07-14 00:55:52 · 10 answers · asked by MamaBear 6

if Adam & eve had 2 sons can somebody tell me where did the next generation come from.....i am not trying to be funny...

2006-07-14 00:54:01 · 13 answers · asked by Joe King 4

Hello,

People sometimes I feel like I've been here before,

Or that some things don't add up what do you think?

Thankyou

2006-07-14 00:51:52 · 16 answers · asked by East Bay Punk 4

2006-07-14 00:50:23 · 7 answers · asked by MamaBear 6

2006-07-14 00:48:32 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-14 00:43:08 · 20 answers · asked by David S 5

I know this seems pretty out there* but if God made all the animals on the earth and the fish in the sea and everything that flies in the air and creepth on the ground, do you think it’s possible that animals have some concept of a God or higher spiritual being. For some reason I find it difficult to believe that the concept of God is strictly in, of and for the sole domain of contemplation by mankind.

And no, I’m not a vegetarian.

*and I know some idiot is going to stop reading there and say it’s pretty out there or question my intelligence, I ask this with complete sincerity and soundness of mind.

2006-07-14 00:42:08 · 19 answers · asked by Daedalus 2

2006-07-14 00:41:47 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Time measurement was introduced much later. How did God measure time?

2006-07-14 00:28:23 · 16 answers · asked by bird in the sky 3

I mean why do you think for example a 14 year old girl living on the street whit barely enough money to feed herself who has been rapped should be forced to have her life ruined as having an abortion you think would offend you fictitious imaginary friend? Why do you think a mother and a baby should die during birth as is sometimes the case. Why do you think a severely brain damaged baby who would have an appalling standard of life from it's illness should be forced to endure that? If you don't want an abortion fine but don't force everyone else to ruin their life as your imaginary friend might get offended. 1 happy life is worth more than 2 sad ones. Say no to jesus.

2006-07-14 00:25:51 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-14 00:24:36 · 17 answers · asked by innocent_citizen 1

Just wondering what religious people think of ignostics, i know what they think of atheists and agnostics. But surely ignostic people must offer them a new perspective to argue their outdated beliefs against.

2006-07-14 00:24:35 · 3 answers · asked by A Drunken Man 2

And don't just say because it creates life. How do we know that if you can't get pregnant "traditionally" that you weren't supposed to have kids? And in the case of multiples you often create "damaged" life. Is it really right to knowingly bring a child into the world that will only suffer? how do we know that this was not something of the devil? I know many ppl say "anything good is of God" but any christian knows that the devil is tricky, and can often pass things off and make them seem good.

2006-07-14 00:23:28 · 7 answers · asked by evil_kandykid 5

2006-07-14 00:22:41 · 32 answers · asked by a theist 2

what religions become today, where religions are going and where we all going together?
is religion just a poor ritual without real connection to GOD
or is it neccesery to heve it like it is.

2006-07-14 00:20:42 · 13 answers · asked by renatoGita 1

every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that he is Lord? He is going to be in charge of the greatest battle ever! Casting his enemies away into torment forever! Wake up to biblical scholarship!

2006-07-14 00:19:02 · 6 answers · asked by nobodiesinc 1

It is good and traditional, but it is not the most accurate translation. They seem to act as if it is Hebrew and Greek itself! Come into the world of scholarship and Biblical exegesis and translation...

2006-07-14 00:14:41 · 13 answers · asked by nobodiesinc 1

2006-07-14 00:13:54 · 13 answers · asked by einnervoice 1

let the healing begin...

2006-07-14 00:12:57 · 7 answers · asked by As I am 3

Can any one differentiate spiritualism and theism?

2006-07-14 00:11:14 · 6 answers · asked by murali_siddharth 2

what are they,?? are they the same or just entirely different????

2006-07-14 00:09:25 · 7 answers · asked by rockist_depressed5 1

2006-07-14 00:09:24 · 10 answers · asked by witty5 2

I really don't get this issue. I heard one of the ladies that had like 5 or 6 babies, say that when they were given the option to have a "selective" reduction that they didn't want to play God. Yet isn't it kind of playing God, to have ivf, and other procedures done when you can't have babies?

I'm not a huge abortion advocate, but I do believe in freedom of choice. But I really don't get the difference. I mean yeah one is technically killing, but how is creating damaged life any better?

2006-07-14 00:08:27 · 14 answers · asked by evil_kandykid 5

With all the different faiths and beliefs in this world....what makes you fell different from all the rest around you. Cant we all be one big happy family/ummah?

Think about how your answer is different from those that you think are different from you.

2006-07-14 00:07:53 · 9 answers · asked by nouman20 2

then why is it that God want you to do this and that but yet he states in the bible he does not have to prove anything? why is it easier to live in sin than in good ? you would think if god realy wanted you to be in heaven he would set it up to where it was easier to live a life in goon and not sin. and how do we know the bible is true? after all it does state that there will be false whitness that many many people will follow so how do we know the bible is not one of them?

2006-07-14 00:04:22 · 9 answers · asked by dxhbk 1