Religion & Spirituality - 24 July 2006

This is a true news story. Kathleen McGowen claims to be descended from Jesus and Mary M.
Is it blasphemous to claim that she is a long lost great great ...granddaughter? But what if her book backs up Jeses stories? Then what would you think?

2006-07-24 08:32:48 · 13 answers · asked by Ann Tykreist 3

....just curious

2006-07-24 08:32:08 · 5 answers · asked by Tod P 2

ok satan worshippers you worship satan yeah, that means you know god exists but you go against him. satans mission is take as many to hell with him.

so you know what is wrong but you will still not accept right. is it because you choose to beleive something (devil) and not turn from it, even if you know it does not make sense and god has promised heaven for every beleiver.

so would a beleiver turn from his beleives when he discovers a religion with no contradictions ? or does he stay defiant and chooses to ignore and accepts his stay in hell forever?
d-4-1.

2006-07-24 08:31:24 · 8 answers · asked by ANGEL ICE 2

I hear that every suicide bomber is rewarded with several (52?) virgins in paradise. What if the suicide bomber is a gay? Is there a special remunerative scheme for them?

2006-07-24 08:31:24 · 9 answers · asked by peter p 1

People seem to get all upset that the world might only be around 5 thousand years old because of carbon dating, etc... but if you were God and you created the world in six days about 5000 years ago, how would you make a rock look? What would a rock look like a second old? A day old? How old is a rock suppose to look that God just created?

2006-07-24 08:30:25 · 9 answers · asked by nobodiesinc 1

Mother Theresa was a devout Catholic.
She had a special devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Knowing the above, and knowing how she lived her life, do you think she is in Heaven right now? Why or why not?

2006-07-24 08:29:04 · 17 answers · asked by Dysthymia 6

please answer an tell me your religion so i can draw some conclusions.

2006-07-24 08:28:55 · 45 answers · asked by TRC 2

Under Communism in the former Soviet Union and China, atheists tried to force everyone to their way of thinking. So much for atheism respecting other beliefs. In the few countries where atheists had too much power, they can be just as bad, as with Stalin and Mao. And all the extreme liberal atheists in the U.S. are always going on about how Communism is the solution to everything. Apparently, atheists can be just as guillable and ignorant as religious folk, or they would have known why the Soviet Union collapsed and Karl Marx was an impractical idealist.

2006-07-24 08:28:35 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

the book called 'the god part of the brain' lays out the idea that self consciousness can bring with it the fear of death

this is something unique to the human species

if you want, read 'the premise', an intro to the book, here:

http://www.godpart.com/html/body_the_premise.html
The Premise

basically, it says how religious belief and the belief in an all powerful, all good and all knowing god who looks after one's welfare comes out of the need for a coping mechanism for the stress of being confronted with one's mortality, due to being self-conscious.

so if we stopped wanting to be immortal, like we felt BEFORE we became self-conscious (if i'm getting The Premise right...) AND we develop better ways of thinking about the threat of death and failure, then will Faith evaporate?

will people's willingness to sacrifice so much, and so many lives, and the peace of the planet in the name of religion disappear when this stage of mental development is attained?

2006-07-24 08:26:39 · 13 answers · asked by Smegma Stigma 4

i just wanna know more about him

2006-07-24 08:25:18 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was just wondering?

2006-07-24 08:24:32 · 16 answers · asked by Hope 2

This is an answer from a previous question of mine. Does it some up the fundie argument against evolution pretty well?...


if we really came from apes why are apes still around? because wouldnt they all be humans? think about that oh and i hope you know that darwin ended up not believing in what he said because in the first place he said it was fiction and when he died he believed in god jesus

2006-07-24 08:24:29 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

How do you explain dinosaur fossils? That no evidence has been found to prove humans existed at that time?

I am Athiest and I am curious to hear your point of view. Please try to keep it as short as possible.

Please note that this is a question and not an attack on your beliefs. If you are offended, then move to another question.
Athiests, I am not asking for your opinions.

2006-07-24 08:23:34 · 30 answers · asked by elliott 4

the person was listed as dont_judge_me im only human.

2006-07-24 08:23:24 · 4 answers · asked by tgail152 1

Isn't that considered cruel and unusual punishment? Couldn't I argue that my human rights forbid any form of cruel or unusual punishment inflicted upon me?

Or is God so righteous and Just that basic human rights don't apply and he is free to torture anyone that he sees fit?

2006-07-24 08:22:41 · 12 answers · asked by theogodwyn 3

I know what is,But I was wondering if any of you knew.

2006-07-24 08:21:56 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you think your religion condems non religious people to hell.I dont believe in any religion but I am consistently told Im going to hell if i dont believe in jesus.I think people who think like this is unfair and dogmatic.I think naturally without religious interference.

2006-07-24 08:21:20 · 30 answers · asked by Maikeru 4

Using the rationale doesn't make sense: Just because a bird's beak changed (Darwin's finches - MICRO-evolution, better said, mutation) they say that is evidence of macro-evolution and that must have evolved from Beluga whales. (or whatever they say they supposedly evolved from) We have humans with bigger noses, is that so they can smell better? Does that mean all humans will have bigger noses now? I have strangely long fingers... does that mean that all of humanity will have longer fingers now? I mean, they are really useful. I should let whoever is in charge of picking the better human traits that these long fingers on people should become permanent. I mean, does this make any sense. I will die, and people will keep having the same kind of fingers, just like they have had for the last 6000 years of our existence.

2006-07-24 08:20:50 · 11 answers · asked by Caboman 3

EXAMPLE:
Man number 1: This man is feeding the homeless, providing clothing to those who have none and praying discreetly and reverently to God for his aide.

Man number 2: This man is knocking on doors saying "We are right. If you do not join us you are in danger of going to hell. It is all here in this book."

2006-07-24 08:20:48 · 32 answers · asked by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7

The Divine Mercy is done on a normal rosary, you do it every day at 3pm.You start by saying the "I Beleive", the "Our Father", "Mary" (i'm sorry guys i dont know the names in english). after you say that, you take a normal rosary and on the big beads you say " Eternal Father i offer you the Body, the Blood, the Spirit and the Divinity of your Son our Lord in the reparation of our sins and those of the whole world"; on the small beads you say "By His painful Passion, be merciful to us and to the whole world". after you've done the rosary you say 3 times " Saintful God, Strong God, Eternal God, be merciful to us and thhe whole world". they say if you do the rodsary every day at 3 pm whatever you wish for, if it is in accordance to God's will, the wish will come true. I just wanted to share! Later!

2006-07-24 08:20:41 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

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2006-07-24 08:20:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do people hate Muslims so much? Seriously, I'm Muslim, and I don't do anything bad! Just because Sadam Hussein is bad doesn't mean we're all bad!!! I want to hear what you have to say. Don't lie, I want to see how you feel about this.

2006-07-24 08:19:46 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know that God is there watching over us and helping us, but is there someone from above who is always watching our back? Or is that Jesus? Help. I'm confused.

2006-07-24 08:19:39 · 5 answers · asked by swimma35 2

think about ti...i know i would be ready...but do you ahve a good enough relationship with God that if he came back in 5 seconds would you be ready?

2006-07-24 08:19:14 · 12 answers · asked by Joanna 1

please dont ask me to bomb myself.. anyone jumping towards terrorism will be a bigot and i will report him.. please help me i need your help... what should i do.. now as i know chrstianity is not the true religion and its newer version is Islam.. what should i dooooooooooo???? i dont want to regret after my death.. the time is now.... please give me some information about how to convert and what to do.... thanks

"sorry for my bad english i am half Spanish Half Argentinian but have american Green Card"

2006-07-24 08:17:50 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

i see it everyday...ppl are ashamed to be a christian...but not me...it says in the Bible that if you turn your back on God then when you die he'll say he nvr knew you . cuz you nvr really knew him...

2006-07-24 08:17:00 · 7 answers · asked by Joanna 1

2006-07-24 08:13:15 · 33 answers · asked by mrmoo 3

If it is the link between humans and previous species, than many have been found. Perhaps they have never heard of Australopithecus or Homo erectus.

2006-07-24 08:11:53 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://correlationrevelation.com/

basic research methods people, correlation research cannot be used as evidence to support a causal inference.

this is because only experimental research designs are able to rule out competing explanations for the phenomenon.

this WIKIPEDIA article identifies the idea that 'correlation implies causation' as a LOGICAL FALLACY:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation_does_not_imply_causation

2006-07-24 08:10:51 · 3 answers · asked by Smegma Stigma 4

If it turns out you're both COMPLETELY wrong about the after life but there IS an afterlife. If god is a goddess and love is all that matters or god is a great wolf and the tribe is all that matters - will you still seek a way to damn the "unfaithful"?

2006-07-24 08:10:36 · 25 answers · asked by Alexander Shannon 5