Religion & Spirituality - 23 July 2006

Many Christ Cultists claim that religion (particularly the Christ Cult variety) is needed to give people a moral compass. Atheists are viewed more negatively than any group in the United states because they lack morals and cant be trusted or some such..

So are we to believe that your belief in Christianity is the only thing keeping you all from robbing , murdering and Rape?

Looking around I see plenty of so called Christians killing, stealing and Raping. So what gives? Without the Jesus mumbo jumbo would all of you be running amok (worse than you are now)?

2006-07-23 20:17:48 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-23 20:16:09 · 14 answers · asked by Manny_Pacman 1

The Bible is a complicated work. Verses that are metaphors, some that are literal, diffrent laws for diffrent people. Okay, good. So why is people drop a verse here, and a verse there, and dont bother to read them in Context. Dont you realize doing that is like picking up a copy of "Pride and Predjudice" , reading a single line on each page, and thinking you know whats going on!

To understand the Bible, to see it fit together, and come together accuratley, you have to read it as a whole, all verses work together. How many of you verse droppers bother with the rest of a chapter, or book? Bible readers, does it bug you just a little to keep pointing it out, that verses are often taken out of context?

If you want to use the Bible to dispute religion, you should read it first.

2006-07-23 20:15:43 · 17 answers · asked by sweetie_baby 6

kicked satan out of heaven was because, satan refused to let god f u c k him up the a$$

2006-07-23 20:07:59 · 18 answers · asked by crazyman_2 1

I need help with this decision. It isn't final, but I want to find all of the pros and cons of it. I am thinking of becoming a nun. I was wondering if anybody can answer some of my questions.
They are:
How old does one have to be to become one?
Where can one go to "sign up"?
How long does it take to become a nun?

I live in Germany, but I don't want to become a German nun. Would I have to go to the states or are there places here.
Please no bad comments, just sincere answers if you have them.
Thanks and if there is anything else that you all think I should know I would be happy to hear it.

2006-07-23 20:06:20 · 11 answers · asked by Crystal 3

2006-07-23 20:06:12 · 5 answers · asked by happu 2

2006-07-23 20:05:57 · 7 answers · asked by monamoursansfin 1

In Luke 1:48, the Blessed Virgin Mary states: "From henceforth all generations shall call me blessed."

A question for Christians who take the Bible literally:

Do you call Mary "blessed" as commanded by Holy Scripture? If no, why?

Thank you for your answer.

2006-07-23 20:02:46 · 19 answers · asked by Patrick C 3

Read something like that in the bible. Please clarify

2006-07-23 20:01:05 · 7 answers · asked by Ejsenstejn 2

I know, in many religions, you're not supposed to (no idolatry, no graven images, etc), because any representation would be less than the glorious whole (and would thus be an untruth), so please don't bother telling me all that. I know.

I'm curious, from a philosophical/psychological standpoint, how various people in various places and various situations think of God (whoever their god may be) when they think of him, her, or it.

Do you picture him as a person? Do you think of it as an object? Do you imagine a force? A field?

When praying, do you pray toward something in particular? A direction? A mental picture of an entity?

And, by the way: Please don't tell me to read the Bible. I have. And please don't tell me I'm going to burn in hell for questioning God or committing idolatry or whatever. I haven't indicated anywhere in this question my personal beliefs, so you don't know yet if I'm Christian, Hindu, buddhist, Muslim, or what. The question is about you.

2006-07-23 20:00:36 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

All atheists pray on their deathbed.
I have not met a real atheist so far.

Like one atheist marine once wrote in a book called
"we thought we heard the angels sing" : THERE ARE NO ATHEISTS IN FOXHOLES.

All the atheism happens in good times.

2006-07-23 19:56:51 · 15 answers · asked by chris_muriel007 4

It has no order in it, and seems very chaotic. It leaves a lot to be interpreted, and as a result leaves a lot of people in confusion. It seems like God has ADHD when I read it.

2006-07-23 19:56:43 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-23 19:55:31 · 3 answers · asked by april_alee23 2

HOLLA BACK

2006-07-23 19:54:11 · 23 answers · asked by tizhariyah 2

If Jesus was God, and Jews worship God, wouldn't they technically be worshipping Jesus in the view of Christians, and thus be saved?

2006-07-23 19:51:23 · 14 answers · asked by Nowhere Man 6

2006-07-23 19:51:20 · 9 answers · asked by NoPrejudice9 1

Why is it that some Atheists make the argument Christians believe because they are afraid of something, or need a crutch? Im happy if I die and heaven awaits, and if I die, and there is nothing anymore, why would I care, Im dead. Im not afraid of living either, or any punishment that awaits, I am an adult, and am willing to accept sometimes my choices bring me harm.

Why do some Christians act like Atheists are afraid? Clearly they are not afraid, or theyd be clutching for any way to stop from dying, or tremble at the thought of living?

Cant we all just accept we are afraid of boogeymen, spiders, heights, maybe even one another, whatever, but that fear plays no part in our choices when it comes to religious choice, or non-religious choice as the case may be?

2006-07-23 19:49:35 · 8 answers · asked by sweetie_baby 6

Why do extremist, militant muslims call out to Allah as they perform bombings, executions, beheadings ect.?

2006-07-23 19:49:10 · 11 answers · asked by Jake S 2

2006-07-23 19:48:22 · 16 answers · asked by Robbie B 3

I found this statement and I just wanted to see if anyone can argue against it.

This statement does not suggest either a dual or triune deity. What John's Jesus meant by the word hen ("one") becomes clear from his prayer concerning the apostles: "That they may be one [hen], just as we are one [hen]" (John 17:22), which means that they should be united in agreement with one another as he (Jesus) is always united in agreement with God, as stated: "I [Jesus] always do the things that are pleasing to Him [God]" (John 8:29).

There is thus no implication that Jesus and God, or the twelve apostles are to be considered as of one essence

2006-07-23 19:47:06 · 13 answers · asked by Gamla Joe 7

Remember that my blind ship mates. that is who you should be serveing not man!

2006-07-23 19:43:23 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-23 19:42:27 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Am I "saved" or am I damned to Hell?

Does it matter that:

I believe in God,
I seek to do His work,
I believe in the teachings of Jesus,
I try to follow the Ten Commandments and other Old Testament laws, and
I try to "Love God before all others and love my neighbor as myself" (the two teachings that Jesus emphasized in his Sermon on the Mount)

IF I no longer believe that Jesus is the Messiah and do not accept Him as my personal Lord and Savior?

Does that make me damned for all eternity?

2006-07-23 19:40:27 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

Biologists have long known that each local habitat around the world is host to unique species found nowhere else. Lemurs live on Madagascar, "Old World" monkeys in Africa and "New World" monkeys in South America. Noah's Arc is a great childrens' story, but does it make any sense to continue to act as though it is historical fact? (I see people are still imagining they can see it on Mt. Ararat.)

2006-07-23 19:36:37 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Are you confident with what you believe in, or don't believe in? I am. I am happy to be. I hope everyone feels the same way, but I don't know if they do. I think it took me a while to get this way. I still know there is so much mystery and so so much more to learn, yet I feel peace in my heart knowing that no one can ever take my faith away from me, and it's something that I'll have forever. Do you feel the same? :]

2006-07-23 19:36:02 · 10 answers · asked by genuine♥ 3

"God is not a man, that he should lie,nor a human being, that he should repent."

This is a direct quote from the Old Testament (Numbers, Ch. 23, verse 19).

How can Jesus be praised as God when even the Bible doesn't recognize him as such? It was an interesting find, something I'd never expect to see, so I wanted to throw it out there to see what some of you had to say.

2006-07-23 19:34:18 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why are these things so difficult for God believers to have?

1. We have the power to feel secure without believing in a Skydaddy

2. We have the power to accept death as being the end

3. We have the power to have faith in OURSELVES to get through difficult times

4. We have the power to be good without expecting a reward

5. We have the power to be good without the intimidating threat of going to hell

6. We have the power to accept not knowing without turning to fairy tales

7. We have the power to disagree with the majority

8. We have the power to deal with reality without imaginary assistance

9. We have the power to not need imaginary love

10 We have the power to express how we feel even though we are hated and feared by millions

2006-07-23 19:31:38 · 16 answers · asked by Black Atheist 1

No matter how many times your skydaddy leave you in the gutter, you still say you love him

If your skydaddy dont answer your prayer, you just say"it wasn't meant to be". You're defending him for doing you wrong

If your skydaddy allows you to get hurt in a hurricane, you feel that you owe him more praise

2006-07-23 19:26:44 · 9 answers · asked by Black Atheist 1

I was raised christian, and have tried several times to lead that lifestyle. I have also failed several times at it. I feel its just not in me. So my question is, if God knows whether or not your name is written in the book of life at the beginning of time, before you were even born, why even bother trying? Only he knows if you are going to make it to heaven or not. I feel as if I'm reaching for something that, for me, is not possible. I have tried reading the bible, praying, going to church...and trying to do right. But, I don't agree with everything, and I feel it would be wrong to pretend because God would know if one was pretending anyway. So, why should I even bother trying?? I have prayed several times for Jesus to come into my heart and change my ways...but it has not worked. Is it my destiny for my name to NOT be in the book of life? If so, that seems so cruel.

2006-07-23 19:25:00 · 22 answers · asked by Ashlyn S 1

2006-07-23 19:23:52 · 18 answers · asked by Em C 1