Religion & Spirituality - 27 July 2006

If we swore using "Mohammed" we probably have Muslims upset, have your own personal Al quida on your doostep.
If we swore by saying "Buddha" we would offend a lot of people.

How come Christians have to hear the name of Jesus profaned.

If I hear it from someone I pray for them. That they will someday call on the name of Jesus for salvation and repent.

The cosmic enemy of God - Satan - hates Jesus and he uses people as a tool to swear at Him. So if you like to use His name as a swear word remember you are just a tool.

2006-07-27 18:44:43 · 19 answers · asked by Vic Grace 2

why is it in areas where people are mostly uneducated that higher majorities of the population are religious?

2006-07-27 18:43:55 · 34 answers · asked by dino_ou812 3

i'm not trying to turn anyone Athiest, I'm a Christian. But something's always bothered me. Our society's becomming more and more free, not necessarily in good ways. For example, Sexuality is common and more accepted. I've been raised to think that you shouldn't have sex before marraige, and I'm really confused now. There are a LOT of Christian people, but you can always hear in shool about who slept with whom... If they say they're Christian, why do they disregard that old belief? was it because that was just something the Church said, but was never actually mentioned in the bible? I really don't understand the origin of that belief, and homosexuality too. Why don't people care about it anymore, but are still Christians?

2006-07-27 18:39:50 · 17 answers · asked by toku_kuns 2

2006-07-27 18:39:20 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

Someone called punpkin who I've been sort of debating with over e-mail since yesterday just accused me of being a Muslim man in disguise. O.o

Here's part of her e-mail:

"look mate i dont care who the **** you are but i knew from the start that you were a muslim man. do you know why? let me tell you
when you replied to my first question about homosexuality among muslims you answered that there are no gay muslims (For the record, I never said this). only muslims reply as such because they try to cover up the real truth. i have been a muslim for 10 years married muslim men and lived in muslim countries and no muslim can fool me. i can read the mind of a muslim at once"

So my question is... do I look or seem like a Muslim man to you? I mean, I've got a link on my profile to my Myspace, which I guess I must have filled with fake pictures of an imaginary girl in Texas with fake friends...

Does the fact that I defend Muslims make me a not only a Muslim, but a Muslim MAN?

2006-07-27 18:37:57 · 19 answers · asked by Girl Wonder 5

2006-07-27 18:37:27 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

If so, does that mean that as a Buddhist you must avoid taking antibiotics or anything that would intentionally target their distruction? ... I am NOT trying to be disrespectful here in any way shape or form - this is a genuine questions and I am looking for a genuine answer. So if you are not familiar with the subject, kindly spare us the "cute" responses.

P.S. I know that ground worms are considered sentient beings in Buddhism and it is hard for me to image that they would have much more mental/spiritual capacities than bacteria (which by the way, happen to constitute nearly 90% of all the cells found in our human bodies).

2006-07-27 18:36:43 · 9 answers · asked by lowonbrain 2

After all is said, Christ remains the door out of this world. Are there any other religous or spiritual persons to compare with 'the Door'?

2006-07-27 18:36:35 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

which after Lourdes appeared then

2006-07-27 18:36:33 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

god does or does not exist? No-one can be 100% certain until u r dead, so why do we continually argue over this issue when no-one is right. All we have are our beliefs, and they are not facts.

2006-07-27 18:35:22 · 16 answers · asked by bobatemydog 4

Why wasnt the Holy Spirit present before Jesus was crucified?

2006-07-27 18:34:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-27 18:33:55 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

1) Is it because you fear his wrath or crave his love? Which one plays a bigger role in how you worship God?
2) Do you work hard by pleasing God to get to Heaven or stay out of Hell?

2006-07-27 18:32:54 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

So in America, we believe in crime in punishment, but also more importantly no cruel and unusual punishment...the punishment must fit the crime.

We also believe in redemption. If someone breaks the law, we don't give up on them. We punish them to teach them a lesson and then we give them another chance.

However, god doesn't do any of this things. So is America more just than god?

God does not punish us and sees if we are better, god just throws us in hell and throws away the key.

2006-07-27 18:32:32 · 14 answers · asked by theFo0t 3

Is it possible to explain religion with the help of the
physical and mathematical theorems?
Yes. It is possible.
Because creating all MATERIAL WORLD the God
could only working in an absolute reference system
and only under physical and mathematical laws.
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1.
What is absolute reference system?
Now it is consider, that reference frame connected with
relict isotropic radiation T = 2,7K is absolute.
But T = 2,7K is not a constant factor.
This relict isotropic radiation continues to extend and decrease
and, hence, approximately over a period of
20 billions years will reach T=0K.
That is structure of Nothing, of Vacuum, of Absolute Zero.
2.
What a geometrical and physical parameters can the particles have in
the structure of Nothing, in Vacuum, in Absolute Zero in T=0K?
According to the laws of physics :
J. Charles ( 1787), Gay-Lussac ( 1802),
W. Nernst ( 1910), A. Einstein ( 1925)
particles in a Vacuum cannot have density, volume
and consequently should be flat figures.
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These laws tell, that
then closer to zero T=0K, then the particles lose more their volume.
The volume of these particles aspire to infinity.
And then this “ infinity” comes the brain of physicists
stop to work. They refuse to think any more.
And I say when volume of the particles disappear they
become “flat phantoms”.
These “flat phantoms” are not abstract particles, they are real ones.
Quantums of light flies with speed c=1 have such geometrical form.
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What is a quantum of light?
=============================
The secret of God and Existence hide
in the “Theory of light quanta”.
Socratus.

2006-07-27 18:31:41 · 9 answers · asked by socratus 2

For the past several months I have been asking a few questions and responding to a few questions, as well as reading most of the answers to the various quuestions. Obviously many are glib or sarcastic responses, and thats to be expected, however, there appear to be many sincere responders. I dont necessarily agree with most of the Christian apologetics, yet occasionally I see a good response. It is not sincerity I question but rather the lack of study of Scripture, be that as it may be Most of the Atheist response appear to be more or less sarcastic, though a few have attempted to give reasonable answers to the various challenges. Now, my question, has anyone here been persuaded by argument or reasoned answers to change your previous position or belief from reading this forum?

2006-07-27 18:29:35 · 11 answers · asked by Laughingwalt 3

2006-07-27 18:28:51 · 11 answers · asked by sp 1

do you have a study bible too?

2006-07-27 18:25:33 · 33 answers · asked by soulsista 4

Years ago DC Comics released a short lived super hero Batwoman who was straight. Now they have re-released the character and made her a lesbian. Do you think there actions were appropriate seeing that comic books are predominantly marketed towards children? Do you think their actions were a genuine attempt to help the gay community or simply exploit them for profit? What do you think their motives were? Personally, Batwoman straight or gay just doesn't do it for me and I see it bombing regardless.

2006-07-27 18:23:06 · 13 answers · asked by cave man 6

I used to drink beer and take pills to numb myself so I wouldn`t feel the pain.,but when I gave my heart to the lord and try to deal with it on my own,it is so hard!

2006-07-27 18:21:39 · 14 answers · asked by pumpkin 4

And also, did he pass gas?Was he a gasy Savior?

2006-07-27 18:21:17 · 14 answers · asked by EasterBunny 5

Is the NLT better than the NIV and other modern Bible versions?

2006-07-27 18:19:54 · 15 answers · asked by Best Dude 1

accustomed to I guess. I'm jewish and I've noticed that alot of other jews write it the same way too. I don't know why I do, but I was just wondering if someone out there does know.

2006-07-27 18:18:37 · 11 answers · asked by Lisa&Michael U 3

A friend told me I was amazing, and when I asked him 'how', he couldn't answer, which leads to my question- What makes a person amazing? I refuse to believe it is something superficial, and would enjoy recieving any answers!

2006-07-27 18:15:15 · 5 answers · asked by Jane W 1

Well I thought it'd be a good idea to go looting just like the jib-a-boos did in New Orleans. So I got into this house and it's an old lady. She asks me if I want cookies, so I say sure. When she turns around I roundhouse kick her upside the head and take her TV and run. Well the power was out and I couldn't use it, so the next night I came back and she was there again, (sucker) so I punched her in the spine and raped her. I used a condom so they can't find out who it was. I think I might have been in the wrong here, and I need help. I had some life changing events and think I found God. Where should I go to pray, and you have any numbers for me?

2006-07-27 18:15:11 · 10 answers · asked by matt 1

Catholic and Christian songs are also welcome
please include the ff details:

Title & Artist

2006-07-27 18:11:30 · 4 answers · asked by itsyouitsme 2

2006-07-27 18:11:13 · 18 answers · asked by Iwanna know 1

Does God random pick certain genes for certain people, does he hand pick the DNA for every individual?

2006-07-27 18:09:46 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

No this is not a question it is a response. I used the apparently very fowl word "retard" to describe some of the answers on another question I asked earlier, like people saying "Catholics aren't Christians because they worship people", please tell me of a religion that doesn't worship people.

2006-07-27 18:07:56 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

"And in his life he did walk upon the waters and they did see and they did know and cried witchery.And he did feed them from the one piece of bread and they did eat of his flesh as a blessed sacrament that watered life into his bread and gave birth to more bread." G.A.P. 1:2

Source:
http://www.freewebs.com/holyfairy/puffy.htm

2006-07-27 18:07:43 · 3 answers · asked by EasterBunny 5