Religion & Spirituality - 30 July 2006

2006-07-30 10:40:56 · 39 answers · asked by Bobby 3

how is it that if our "creator" created us then how is it that the "creator" came to be??? if they created us how were they created to be able to do that???

2006-07-30 10:40:16 · 9 answers · asked by trumpets_rock88005 2

9 ‘These you may eat of all that are in the water: whatever in the water has fins and scales, whether in the seas or in the rivers—that you may eat. 10 But all in the seas or in the rivers that do not have fins and scales, all that move in the water or any living thing which is in the water, they are an abomination to you. 11 They shall be an abomination to you; you shall not eat their flesh, but you shall regard their carcasses as an abomination. 12 Whatever in the water does not have fins or scales—that shall be an abomination to you.

Leviticus 11:9-12 (New King James Version)

Mainworry, one of the Christians on this website, once responded to one of my attacks on Leviticus 18:22, the one that says homosexuality is an abomination, with the following, which I would like to ask you the Christians on this website:

WHAT DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE WORD ABOMINATION
a·bom·i·na·tion Pronunciation Key (-bm-nshn)
n.
Abhorrence; disgust.
A cause of abhorrence or disgust.

2006-07-30 10:40:04 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

The people that followed the Christ called themselves Christians, what was the Religion of Jesus him self if he was sent for the children of Israel?

Any logic answers ?

2006-07-30 10:39:30 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

Isn't this hypocritical?

I'm a Catholic Christian, and my favorite saying is:
"You don't leave Peter because of Judas."

2006-07-30 10:39:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

According to John 18:14, It is not God will that any should perish.
Matthew 18:14
Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.
or
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
But, there is always a but, But God is omnipitent. He knows the first to last. He knows all! If he knew that in creating John Doe that John Doe would die and not go to heaven, WHY CREATE HIM?
Sounds like Predestiny. But if we had predestiny, Why did Jesus come and go thru a horrible death just for us.
I Dunno, If I was to have a child with my wife and I knew it was gonna go to hell, I would not have had the child.
Well there it is, If God created us to go to heaven or hell, KNOWING,,,, is it predestiny or free will.

2006-07-30 10:38:38 · 14 answers · asked by chardonn55 2

2006-07-30 10:37:43 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I sure would if I were a gal!!!

2006-07-30 10:36:28 · 12 answers · asked by tammers 3

Would it be fair to say that believing that the IPU doesn't exist IS your religion? Then why can't you understand that atheism is not a religion either? You don't believe in Zeus. Does that mean that you practice the religion of not believing in Zeus? Is baldness a hair color? How do you figure your dishonest word games will win anybody over to submitting to your way of thinking? It's pretty Orwellian and funny when you use your doublespeak to claim both that "Atheism is a religion" and that "your belief in Jesus is not a religion" in the same breath. No wonder you love the verse that says that it is all foolishness to those who don't believe. It must supply you with some comfort.

2006-07-30 10:36:05 · 14 answers · asked by 自由思想家 3

I am a female. I dress like one and I act ladylike as I believe. I do not feel that I am oppressed by this, neither do I try to mandate that all women should live as such. To each their own. What I am saying is that I am not alone and many other women of different beliefs feel the same way and do not wish to be "liberated." Women have always been more than equal as far as I am concerned. {Just ask my husband, I tend to get respect and dignity, he likes to eat.}

2006-07-30 10:35:30 · 11 answers · asked by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7

2006-07-30 10:35:21 · 16 answers · asked by CATHY 1

written by a lady in CA in 1890 in response to a gentleman in PA, who said he would pay $1000 to any who could make a riddle he could't solve..he had to pay the lady. but the money went to an 8 year old boy who knew the answer.

one word, five letters long, in the King James version 4 times:
God made Adam out of dust, but thought it best to make me first. So i was made before the man, according to God's holy plan. My body is complete, without arms, or hands, or feet. My ways and acts did God control, but in my body he placed no soul. A living being i became, and Adam gave to me a name. Then from his presence i withdrew, for this man Adam, i never knew. All my Maker's laws i do obey, and from them i never stray. Thousands of me go in fear, and seldom on earth appear. I travel from pole to pole, thousands of people did my death bright lights behold. Fear of death doesn't trouble me; for pure joy i will never see. so get your bible, read with care, you will find my name recorded there

2006-07-30 10:35:18 · 7 answers · asked by Alex 2

2006-07-30 10:33:36 · 44 answers · asked by jony103 1

I grew up in a Pentecostal family. I used to attend Baptist churches. I guess you would say "I used to be a Christian." I still believe in God, just not in the same way as most people. I feel that God has done a lot of great things in my life, but I do not subscribe to the whole Bible/Jesus/Moses/Commandments/Holy Land rhetoric.

My main beef with Christians is that some denominations go around with a "holier than thou" attitude, pushing their religious beliefs on other people, telling people they NEED to accept Jesus into their hearts, and telling people that they will be praying for them.

You know, here in the Midwest USA, if a Jew went around "preaching the gospel" of Judaism to people, or if a homosexual went around trying to turn people gay, there would be a MASSIVE backlash from society at large. BUT, Christians seem to think that they can do the same thing without consequence because they are "right."

Why can't Christians keep their religious preferences to themselves?

2006-07-30 10:32:57 · 19 answers · asked by AeroMidwest82 4

To have an evolution there are two things you would need, one is a span of time, and the other would be change. The “Creation” took place over six days (the seventh being the workless day of rest), which is a time span, and each day something was added, which is “change”. If God said “Let all that I desire exist”, and...poof...it was suddenly there, then that would be creation absolute! But it did not work that way. Maybe God is the ultimate Mad Scientist!!!

2006-07-30 10:30:59 · 30 answers · asked by Jedi Baptist 4

ok, the things it says Jesus did im surpised he didnt have swarms of Women wanting him.

like all the Men in the village wanted to stone this one woman for cheating on her husband you know what Jesus said he first asked her if it was true, he said to the men you have judged rightly she is guilty of adultery, but let he who is sinless cast the first stone. they all backed off, and jesus could of casted a stone but instead he dropped the stone and forgave her. for her sins.

and I wonder with all these kindness did women have the hotts for jesus

2006-07-30 10:30:49 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Anyone with a brain knows these simple facts: That if you are Christian, you have to commit a sin to help spread AIDS, commit a crime, not take responsibility for creating children, or murdering them. Why would a MORAL ATHEIST call people who believe this stupid? Do they simply misunderstand Christianity, or are they actually immoral people?

2006-07-30 10:29:47 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-30 10:28:07 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-07-30 10:27:58 · 6 answers · asked by O'Hare 1

2006-07-30 10:27:49 · 17 answers · asked by Subconsciousless 7

I have read several posts about how Christianity/Islam/Judaism oppresses women. I am curious to hear how my faith has oppressed me as I am quite happy with my life. If someone wishes to they are free to believe and choose what to believe and where to worship. It is not a demand.

2006-07-30 10:27:15 · 7 answers · asked by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7

i became a christain at 17 , and since then i have walked a walk of suffering/pain/and many many losses i am 45 now and nothing has changed no matter how obediant i am to him and his word. how does god pick who he will bless and protect ? how does he pick who walks a walk of constant pain /rejection and loss...? my walk w/him has been sheer determination and i guess you would call faith because i know that the world (tho they look like that they are prospering more than the children of god are) has nothing to offer but the same and more.... so how does god choose? that is my question ....i am ready to give up ! i am tired and lonley and i need to have more than a pin point of light that illuminates my path my eyes are be comming blurry and weary/i want to see the glory of god and i want and need to have a breakthrough in my life ,i am at the point that i need to see gods word in action in my life! pls pls do not answer if all you have is a critical and judgmentalness to offer!

2006-07-30 10:26:26 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

So many people on Yahoo call us names and make fun of us. I am not offended, I just feel very sorry for all the people who don't believe in Jesus. You sound scared and lost.

2006-07-30 10:26:01 · 26 answers · asked by Izzy 5

It seems like people think is is some act of the devil. I see it as like minds, focused intent, and self-determination and believing in yourself. Am I seeing this wrong? I have never tried it but am trying to understand it. Open minded guy here.

2006-07-30 10:25:18 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've heard that some buddhists take vows of silence that can last years, and I don't understand how they could do it. People say I'm quiet, but I have a strong need to express myself when I have a pressing thought. A vow of silence might drive me crazy.

2006-07-30 10:25:09 · 4 answers · asked by Subconsciousless 7

On my previous question i asked about bible-interpretations. I used Romans 1:26-27 as an example, because i do not interprete it as being about homosexuality.

In Romans 1:26-27 the apostle Paul describes non-Jewish women who exchange "natural use for unnatural" and non-Jewish men who "leave the natural use of women, working shame with each other."

When i go back 2,000 years and try to understand why, i understand this:

Paul is writing this letter to Rome after his missionary tour of the Mediterranean. On his journey Paul had seen great temples built to honor Aphrodite, Diana, and other fertility gods and goddesses of sex and passion instead of the one true God the apostle honors. Apparently, these priests and priestesses engaged in some odd sexual behaviors -- including castrating themselves, carrying on drunken sexual orgies, and even having sex with young temple prostitutes (male and female) -- all to honor the gods of sex and pleasure.

2006-07-30 10:24:41 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

No interpretation of trip is supplied.
Peace and Love

2006-07-30 10:23:38 · 10 answers · asked by digilook 2

I am asking how many Catholics would sanction a female priest and how many female Catholics want to be priests? I am a female Catholic and I would personally say no way to both.

2006-07-30 10:23:37 · 9 answers · asked by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7

2006-07-30 10:23:04 · 9 answers · asked by Bobby 3

I was just musing about how even Jesus was respectful to sinners. How come you Christians are not more like him?

2006-07-30 10:22:58 · 24 answers · asked by Tim 47 7