Religion & Spirituality - 17 July 2006

2006-07-17 04:37:45 · 7 answers · asked by sabrina 3

in the Bible or God or Revelations, how do you explain that Israel is now at war? It is clearly in the Bible. They want peace- that is also in the Bible. Explain it!

2006-07-17 04:37:09 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-17 04:36:24 · 9 answers · asked by jane doe 6

2006-07-17 04:36:13 · 10 answers · asked by Mr MOJO123 2

Can these quotes be true?

"True divine religion needs neither arms nor fingers for its use; it is all spirit and heart."

"The Lord said, "If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you would tell this sycamore tree,'Be uprooted, and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you."

"We honored man by the gift of free will.
Half of him is honeybee, the other half snake.
True believers are stores of honey.
Stores of poison are those who do not believe."

2006-07-17 04:33:28 · 7 answers · asked by digilook 2

2006-07-17 04:32:56 · 23 answers · asked by Mr MOJO123 2

2006-07-17 04:32:44 · 5 answers · asked by J G 1

Everybody has a different idea about what God is.
Are you an atheist because you don't believe any religion, or do you honestly feel that there is no creator?

2006-07-17 04:32:06 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

I normally fall asleep at weddings. Note that these weddings were very boring TWO HOUR LONG weddings.

2006-07-17 04:31:41 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-17 04:28:44 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do some of the nonbelievers assume that believers are uneducated and naive or have not experienced life "outside the box"? Almost everytime a religious person asks a question referring to God or religion, they will say we are not intelligent or closed minded? Don't they realize that faith has nothing to do with man's knowledge and we try not to lean into our own understanding, but put our faith in something higher than ourselves? Why does that mean we are closed minded?

2006-07-17 04:27:31 · 25 answers · asked by luvnlvn 3

I'm looking for music that is Christian in lyrics but modern in sound.
Is there Christian music with a fallout boys beat? What i currently have is BarlowGirl and Relient K. I like the rock beat, the slow stuff don't do much for me. THANK YOU!!!

2006-07-17 04:27:16 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Pride- that’s a tough one, I am proud of my friends and family and their accomplishments and my own, to excess? Probably not but I have it just the same.
Envy- I don’t envy much if it all, so I am good here.
Anger- Well, come on you answer questions here too…
Avarice- Tough one, I make more than I actually need to survive and I purchase items more luxurious than absolutely needed to survive. Is that greed? I do donate more than 10% of my gross to charities and ironically they are usually Christian charities that do work with homeless and displaced families.
Sadness- really am pretty happy all the time
Gluttony- I am not overweight but I do have a hearty appetite
Lust- Well I could probably work on this. Enough said…
And I think I good with those 10 commandments,
So all in all I try (to the best of my abilities) to be a pretty good person, it seems like the only fly in the ointment is that I do not believe in God. That is what is keeping me tied to the bowels of Hell … and I am not really worried about going to Hell since it doesn’t exist…But can you at least see the hypocrisy of a lot of Christians (not all-mostly televangelists) condemning me when I am really living life according to their rules with that one major exception?

2006-07-17 04:27:15 · 17 answers · asked by go_to_girl 3

Do you, as a regular to this section, love one another who is your fellow regular, or do you come here just to beat up on some one else verbally.

2006-07-17 04:22:54 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

When did you accept Al-Islam & why?

Here's my deal:

I was raised by the Nation of Islam ( my mother couln't keep us all in one place), but born Catholic. I was drawn to Islam, but couldn't get ready for N.O.I.'s racial stance.

Upon coming home, I started back to Church , became an altar boy, and was SERIOUSLY considering a life as a Fransiscan Monk!

Then, I began going to a protestant church, where I began to see the hypocrisy Jesus (S.A.W.) talking about: the "floor show", 15 churches on the same block, all chasin' the same nickel from the same poor folk who couldn't even afford to give it in the 1st place, the preacher who's "gettin paid" offa Jesus, the molestations, the jelousy and greed, not to mention the hierachy (I've got more than you, so I sit up front).

Yet & still I eventually became an evangelist, but when I began to bring in the bums & ho's, The church put an abrupt stop to that.

In 1990, my mom took sick with lymphoma, so I looked for herbs for her at a shop. I ran into a Muslim who was more than helpful. He accepted a ride from me with his kid in tow. I asked him was he concerned in that he didm't know me, and he told me "Ma' sha'allah" (Allah has deemed it so...).

I remembered the comfort of praying directly to God without man's interference. It was so peaceful.

1 month before my mom died, I made my declaration. No one from any of the churches she attended gave any support, except one of the Senior female members who"saw" to my father while my mom was sick. (She's now his wife. How Christian...)

When you go to Friday prayer, you truly understand that Allah(S.W.T. ) is no respector of person. You will see a homeles person next to a banker. A plumber next to a doctor. But when the call to prayer is heard, ALL bow down equally before Allah.

That is why I changed my religion...

2006-07-17 04:22:48 · 11 answers · asked by toyoyo 3

I dont mean adaption or natural selection, i'm talking evolution, does it fit in with creationism, I know my scientific answer on this subject but i want other peoples views. :)

2006-07-17 04:21:54 · 10 answers · asked by noachian 2

For some it does, in todays society you need to do certain dishonest activities to succeed. look at our politicians, police, celebraties and even religious folk.................need i say more

2006-07-17 04:20:28 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

Mohmmad was chased away from mecca, after that he got some kind of enlightment in a cave.he captured medina by force and after that it took him nearly a decade to capture mecca by his followers by military conquest.The rulers were forced to convert.In the succesive years many of your warriors went on great ventures easwards destroyed many places of worship of Zorastrians and non believers,destroyed many great civilizations and went all the way to India ,COUNTLESS historical data proves that your people coverted under the swords.No monarchy converted readily
Now the world is democratic & more powerful that is why you do not posses your old abilities (that is why the terrorist destroy Hindu temples,90% of all terrorist are muslims and they attack on grounds of religion).
Dont you know a WW 3 can spark of and many of your people can be killed .so when will you jihadis stop.
(No i am not achristian)
AND ANOTHER THING
Mohmmad said that all his muslims should stay together in an Islamic country and not with Infidels, so why are more than 14 crore of you staying in India after partition go to Pakistan which has been created for you. Why you are staying in Briain, France and Other Western Countries of Infidels(just because they are so advanced and better than you)

2006-07-17 04:18:27 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

In other words, you can replace the $ axis with "Devil's Influence".

When people pause to think about life, it falls:
- It fell into the Great Depression after the Roaring '20's
- It fell after 9/11 following the decadence of the '90s

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=%5EDJI&t=my&l=off&z=m&q=l&c=

2006-07-17 04:17:48 · 5 answers · asked by thepaxilman 2

Please state which faith you are - and then state what other faiths you are willing to have peace with?
Dont put conditions on it........ WITHOUT condition..... who are you willing to live peacefully with?

2006-07-17 04:17:30 · 17 answers · asked by Alexander Shannon 5

2006-07-17 04:17:06 · 15 answers · asked by NICH178 2

AND UNITED STATES, UNITED KINGDOM AND UNITED NATION IS STILL ON THE SIDE OF ISRAEL

2006-07-17 04:13:56 · 23 answers · asked by PAKSYET 1

2006-07-17 04:12:17 · 13 answers · asked by Armaggedon_Amateur 1

A Catholic, a Christian (they are not the same thing), a Moslem, a Buddhist, a Jew & an atheist all live long healthy lives.

The Catholic never misses mass, when he sins he fervently recites his hail Marys. Once in his life he'll try to travel to Rome to see the Holy of Holies, the Pope. He'll pray the Rosary. In times of great distress he'll call upon Mary mother of God to intervene on his behalf.

The Christian helps those he can. He prays to God, he does not curse, or at least tries not to, he doesn't cheat on his taxes, doesn't tell lies, doesn't lust after the flesh or material things. His life is full of good deeds.

The serious Moslem will pray five times a day facing Mecca. He'll travel to Mecca at least once in his life. He strictly observes Ramadhan, Zakaat and other religious practices.

Same goes for the Jew - different practices though

The Buddhist will meditate, seek inner peace, nirvana.

The atheist is honest, never killed anyone...just doesn't believe in God.

2006-07-17 04:11:03 · 24 answers · asked by Traveller 1

Jews are killing Muslim children in Lebnon and Palestine. WW3 is being predicted. People are saying that this world war will be between Muslims and Non-Muslims. Muslim countries are not united together. It seems the will lose this war. What will happen then?

2006-07-17 04:09:57 · 11 answers · asked by I am Changed 2

If it was part of God's plan and was to full fill prophacy, then why is Judas villanized?

2006-07-17 04:07:48 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm talking everything... everyone would be automatically raised as Christian. All schools would teach about the Bible and creation theory. The ten commandments could be displayed everywhere, anywhere, at any time. All public offices and buildings would be run according to Christian ideals. The president would be Christian and run the country strictly according to Christian ideals. All laws would be written so as to work with what the Bible teaches. The goal would be to have as many people as possible in the country believe in or grow up believing in God and Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour. Note, nothing would be forced on those who are not Christians or do not want to be Christians, however, they will have to create their own avenues of worship/non-worship without the help of government, public office, etc. Also, those you maintain a non-belief or different belief will not be punished unless a law is broken. Would you want to create a society like this, and if yes/no and why?

2006-07-17 04:07:29 · 27 answers · asked by xenomorph_girl 3

If you believe in free will, then you have to deny that god does not know all and see all.

If you are given two choices, take the apple or the cookie and god knows absolutely (because he knows everything that is going to happen) that you are going to take the cookie, then you have no free will.

Simply put, if he knows your choice = no free will.
If he doesn't know, then you have free will = he isn't all knowing.

God could guess that you are going to take the cookie or even make an educated guess that you will take the cookie, but you would only have free will if god could be WRONG.

This doesn't disprove the existence of god, but if you believe that people have free will then it means that god does NOT know everything.

If the reverse is true and we have no free will, then we are not responsible for any of our actions and we are just doing what god wants us to do, including sinning. That would mean that we are all just pawns in his game.

*Thanks to Duck Phup

2006-07-17 04:06:37 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-17 04:06:29 · 6 answers · asked by Wayne S 3

I am not a believer of any organised religion.

Do christians or other believers believe that without god, there would be no morals, no right and wrong?

Further to that, if God appeared and said raping is good, killing is ok if done on Sundays, would these two things then become morally right?

2006-07-17 04:04:38 · 13 answers · asked by Jeremy D 5