Religion & Spirituality - 23 July 2006

2006-07-23 05:48:22 · 20 answers · asked by tallo 1

The Holy Word of God makes for fabulous rolling paper.

Beyond that, pretty much worthless.

2006-07-23 05:47:41 · 20 answers · asked by kubrickian 2

Although they vary on their opinions of what KIND of life we will discover, many scientists believe we are on the thresh-hold of discovering extra-terrestrial life. It may be microbes. It may be civilizations. Of course, we won't be able to visit them for millenia, be they microbes or intelligent beings.

But if intelligent, advanced civilizations are discovered, with or without religion, which date back thousands of years before cavemen sparked the first flame, what will be the impact on earth-based religion? Are there some religions that could handle it better than others? What if the ET religions make more sense, and span a doctrinal understanding of many ET civilizations? What if they claim that THEIR Savior is OUR Savior? Their Lord, our Lord? And OUR understanding LIMITED until combined with THEIR understanding.

This is all hypothetical. I'm not trying to offend. But frankly, trite, unintelligent remarks will come from those who would likely lose their faith first - IMHO

2006-07-23 05:47:12 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-23 05:46:03 · 11 answers · asked by Binky 2

2006-07-23 05:45:56 · 41 answers · asked by howard the dolphin 1

Like to the point that you attain a realm of lights and different colors and feel like a light being wrapped in peace? Is this evil? Or, just a deeper connection to God and the heavens? I don't pray to anyone but God. Meditation helps me find answers to the things that burden my heart. When I reach that level, I feel like I am light, like pure energy. Since I am only a new Christian, do I have to stop this?

2006-07-23 05:44:59 · 12 answers · asked by kookabura_z 1

If you met the DEVIL and it'd make all your wishes come true in exchange for your soul, would you STILL make wishes?

Why do you choose that?

2006-07-23 05:41:53 · 33 answers · asked by Professor Franklin 4

Please think about your answer before you post it and if your going to say it's stupid or something then please give a reason why it's stupid.

2006-07-23 05:41:48 · 24 answers · asked by lymondlee 1

Is this the same Tyre that is linked with Sidon in scriptures? I had thought that those ancient cities were in what is now southern Iraq.

2006-07-23 05:41:47 · 3 answers · asked by RunningOnMT 5

I have found that Religion is part of Spirituallity. You don't have to have a religion to be Spiritual. Contray to some beliefs, Christianity is a Religion. How about you?

Peace and Love

2006-07-23 05:39:02 · 24 answers · asked by digilook 2

A survey on sex, religion, and infidelity conducted by Euro RSCG Worldwide took a peek into the bedrooms of five countries--the United States, Great Britain, France, Germany, and China--and found that more than anyone else, Americans' sexual behavior is very much influenced by their religious views.
A substantial 39 percent of Americans said they agreed that "my religious beliefs factor into my sexual behavior," while at the other extreme, a very meager 3 percent of French respondents agreed and an overwhelming 91 percent disagreed.
No other nation surveyed came close to the United States in terms of allowing religion into the bedroom. The nearest was the United Kingdom with 16 percent in agreement. In Germany, just 6 percent agree that religion influences sexual behavior.
"If the last few years have proved anything, it's that sex and religion are highly charged subjects that need to be handled with great care," said Ira Matathia, managing director of the New York office of Euro RSCG Worldwide, in a news release announcing the survey findings.
Perhaps the most surprising finding of all was that fully 15 percent of the Chinese respondents said that religion plays a role in their sex lives. Chinese authorities have long discouraged religion (and, for that matter, sex) so it's striking that even 15 percent acknowledged this was true for them.
Other findings about sex, religion, and infidelity:
The Chinese are by far the most likely to think that monogamy is the natural state for human beings: 70 percent of them agree, compared with 57 percent of Americans, 44 percent of the French, 42 percent of Brits, and 40 percent of Germans.

Almost 60 percent of Britons think it is normal for a 30-something to have had 10 or more different lovers over the course of his or her single years. This compares with 52 percent of Germans, 49 percent of Americans, 30 percent of French, and 17 percent of Chinese.

Oddly, 23 percent of the Chinese think that extramarital affairs in which no one gets hurt are acceptable. Compare this to 11 percent of Brits and 9 percent of Americans. (The French and German samples were more in alignment with China than with the United States or the United Kingdom.)

In all the countries except the United Kingdom, higher proportions of men than women are tolerant of extramarital affairs that cause pain to neither party.

2006-07-23 05:38:03 · 11 answers · asked by Doug B 3

Today is Sunday and I am thinking about going to church. Does anyone know of a good Christian redneck congregation that I might attend? One with lots of Republicans and doomsdayers? Oh Jesus, take me home!

2006-07-23 05:37:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

As a Jew-i was given the Jewish scriptures at my BarMItzvah-as i studied it Moses said (Leviticus 17 vs 11) thus saith the Lord, "The life of the flesh is in the blood and ive given it to make atonement for your soul." forgiveness is in the blood sacrifice-Isaiah chapters 52 vs 13-53vs 12-explained it prophetically that one would come to fulfill this approx 700bce "He shall be exaulted but first marred more than any man, and he will be the anointed one (the Messiah), who will lay down his life as an atonement for our sins."
well it was a big step for me to go against what my synagogue said-that Moses was wrong and Isaiah also-that we dont need a blood atonement for sins anymore-and i believed Yeshua (God is salvation-in english Jesus) as he said in Revelation 3 vs 19&20 that he stands at my heart door and knocks to come in, deliver from sin and be my friend." so i prayed and became a Jew with a Jewish Messiah-"Come into my heart, forgive my sins, help me, and be my friend, amen"!

2006-07-23 05:37:00 · 17 answers · asked by ? 5

Not just mine, but for all twenty something billion people who ever lived, yet it is going to cost Gandhi and Buddha eternity in hell to pay for theirs; After trillion and trillion and trillion of years of non ending torture at the hands of an angry and spiteful god, they will still have an eternity of suffering to go. Why did Jesus get such a huge discount on the price if Sin? Did God play favorites with him, because he was family? Why can't we get the same deal to pay for our own sins, let alone the sins of everyone we love? Would you be willing to sacrifice just ONE weekend, a painful but short death on Friday, Sleep of death (or visit to hell) on Saturday, and a wake up call eternal glory early Sunday Morning if it really could pay for all your sins?

JESUS DIDN'T SACRIFICE HIS LIFE FOR YOUR SINS, HE MERLY SACRIFICED ONE WEEKEND FOR THEM!

2006-07-23 05:36:22 · 8 answers · asked by 自由思想家 3

so if you believe that god created earth and all then what about the dinosaurs?

2006-07-23 05:34:44 · 17 answers · asked by migurl48706 3

What can a handful of good souls do to change the way things are? Why are there homeless and impoverished in the US, the worlds (supposedly) richest nation? Why? That should show the evil and greed of money right there.

2006-07-23 05:34:35 · 11 answers · asked by kookabura_z 1

2006-07-23 05:30:51 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-23 05:30:02 · 15 answers · asked by brianna_the_angel777 4

Does anyone remember? How many games did you play there? Weren't things less serious back then, you know before time existed. ;)

2006-07-23 05:28:45 · 9 answers · asked by Corey 4

2006-07-23 05:28:08 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just look at Thailand, Phlipines, India, France , UK, Nigeria and many more. why can't Muslim live peacefully with other religon. What wrong with their head.

2006-07-23 05:26:54 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Baranquilla , Colombia , MALAMBO , Palmar ????

2006-07-23 05:26:46 · 1 answers · asked by c4712c 1

I know this is very long, but PLEASE BE PATIENT and read it ALL, THEN answer:

1. Willingness of Jesus Christ to Die for Our Sins:

Peter and the two sons of Zebedee were with Jesus Christ before the elders of the people and the chief priests came to take him to crucify him. Jesus at this point talked to Peter and the two sons of Zebedee as in Matthew 26:38 "Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me." Then Jesus went a little further way from them and prayed to God as in Matthew 26:39 "And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt."
It is very clear from the above verse in Matthew 26:39 that Jesus had no intention of dying. In this verse it is shown that Jesus was praying strongly (Matthew mentions that Jesus repeated these prayer three time) to have this death removed from him. Had Jesus Christ been sent to be crucified he would not have hesitated to be killed at all. When I relate this to my Christian brothers, they tell me that this hesitation comes from the flesh side of him (in other words he was tempted), and that his soul which is godly does not have this hesitation at all. When we look at Matthew 26:38 we see that Jesus is contradicting this idea by saying, "My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death." (Matthew 26:38). He himself says that it really his soul that is hesitating and not his body. These are Jesus' own words.

2. God Answered the prayers of Jesus Christ:

After Jesus made the above mentioned prayer he was answered by God according to Hebrews 5:7 "Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared." These words clearly show that when Jesus was praying strongly to God, God would grant him his request. The word "heard in that he feared" (Hebrews 5:7) mean that God granted him what he requested. So the above verse shows that when Jesus asked of God to "let this cup pass from" (Matthew 26:39) him, God respond to his prayer and saved him from death or crucifixion.

3. The Post Crucifixion Prophesied Events never happened:

When the people were asking Jesus Christ if he was going to show them a sign, He replied by saying that the only sign that they should expect is the sign of Jonas. Jesus also made sure to specify what exactly this sign was. The details are shown in the following verses:
Matthew 12:38 Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
Matthew 12:39 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
Matthew 12:40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Jesus here emphasized what will happen to him by specifically saying that he will be like Jonas in terms of the number of days and nights he will be in the heart of the earth, " For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth." (Matthew 12:40). Now let us see if this prophecy came to pass.
Jesus was crucified on Friday, this is certainly known among all Christians, and that is the reason for calling that Friday by "Good Friday". Jesus was buried on Friday night. Now let us start counting:
1.Friday night Jesus was buried. This is night number 1.
2.Saturday day Jesus was still in the grave. This is day number 1.
3.Saturday night Jesus was still in the grave. This is night number 2.
Mary Magdalene, very early in the morning before sun rise and after the Sabbath (Saturday), went to the see Jesus, and he was not there. The following verses relate this event:
Mark 16:1 And when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.
Mark 16:2 And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.
Mark 16:3 And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?
Mark 16:4 And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.
Mark 16:5 And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.
Mark 16:6 And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.
The number of days and nights that Jesus had spent in the heart of the earth is 1 day and 2 nights. This clearly challenges what Jesus had prophesied. When I tell this to my Christian brothers, some of them responded by saying that what Jesus wanted to really say was that he will be gone for a while, and not that he will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights. This is clearly not the case. Had Jesus meant that, he would have said it, but it is clear that he wanted the people to know that this was a sign (miracle) and that it will be like Joans' sign, and that he will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights. These were his own words.

2006-07-23 05:26:30 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is not meant to offend anyone, it's just a little simple experiment. If someone is offended, sorry for that.

From the next example sentence, please just pick the word that offends you most:

"Goddammit, it's a f*cking shame that we still allow starvation and hunger in this world"

2006-07-23 05:26:03 · 17 answers · asked by Thinx 5

If there is no religion, how many people would have lived?
I don't need a number!!! Just think about this question and tell me you thoughts.

2006-07-23 05:24:01 · 7 answers · asked by Haliluya 2

i have nothing to say more so i will let the pictures speak for me
but i do have one Q? they say that we all are equal ,we all are humans
so why no one cares when lebanses civilians killed and the whole world turn upside down for 2 soldiers
i am not talking about who has the right or not in this war but why the arabic blood doesnt account or we are not humans like u are pp???

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article14069.htm

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article14137.htm

2006-07-23 05:22:08 · 14 answers · asked by maryam 2

Well, if your religion is true, then they must. Don't you believe that the pope is God's representative on earth? And didn't the pope know about, and cover up, for pedophile priests?

So, according to Catholicism, Jesus agreed with pedophilia.

Better have the Vatican make a new doctrine.

Thou shalt diddle little boys, in the Holy name of the blessed Mother.

2006-07-23 05:19:11 · 16 answers · asked by kubrickian 2

2006-07-23 05:18:46 · 37 answers · asked by 自由思想家 3

My young son (on my avatar) loves Jesus and thinks he lives in church. I don't want to deny him church, but I don't get positive vibes from the ones I have visited. They are either "fashion show" churches, or "all about the benjamins" churches, or a combo of both. I buy kid level Christian reading/coloring materials for him and am looking for good morals from the bible in a childrens book for bedtime stories. For myself, do I HAVE to be in church to be a good Christian? My spirit tells me no. I have prayed and meditated on it often. What else can I do?

2006-07-23 05:16:05 · 12 answers · asked by kookabura_z 1

2006-07-23 05:15:22 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous