Religion & Spirituality - 31 July 2006

I have trusted Jesus Christ as personal savior, but sometimes God seems distant in my life.

If your a believer, what do you do to strengthen your relationship and grow closer to the Lord?

2006-07-31 14:45:20 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

It was only for like a month or so.
No one ever talks about this. I know the pope is suppost to be perfect but come on.
I hope I don't hurt anyone by asking this,
I just can't wrap my mind around this one.
God bless.

2006-07-31 14:37:13 · 6 answers · asked by erickallen101 2

we in the end times?

2006-07-31 14:37:05 · 30 answers · asked by mishoney 4

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2006-07-31 14:35:15 · 4 answers · asked by hawkeyes 3

Or to pray silently when they wish, or to wear crosses,Stars of David, or head scarves if it is an expression or requirement of their faith? Do we live in the U.S.A. or France? Would our founding fathers approve of this and do you?

2006-07-31 14:35:14 · 12 answers · asked by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7

about having 1.5 billion dollars of your tithes going towards paying off the settlements for the molesting of (mostly) young boys whose lives were ruined?
Your children!
And the church would just move the offenders to another parish!

2006-07-31 14:34:34 · 4 answers · asked by Acts 2 38 3

Where can I find or download a Copy of "La Clef Des 150 Psaumes de David" in United States

2006-07-31 14:34:26 · 1 answers · asked by cboursiq 2

I'd think hating people because they are not your sex/race/colour/religion would be totally unacceptable, yet our society defends this practice so long as it is done through a religious veil.

Catholic Women are not allowed to be priest. Women in Islam are secondary to men. The Jewish faith believes they are chosen by God. Also, many religions preach hate and intolerace towards homosexuals.

Even more outrageous:

Christians think god came to earth, then died and saved our souls in the process. They also think he's coming back, really soon... Strangely, Shites (of Islam) have a similar belief about one of their prophets.

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2006-07-31 14:33:54 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

what's the other 90% of it for?being with a supreme being in heaven,or hell,or nothing at all?i personally think there is a helluva lot more too it. much love &respect to all.

2006-07-31 14:32:46 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

I really like this guy but he questions so much about God and faith and religion...I'm a christian myself but I'm so bad at debating..I wan't to be encouraging but I can't find the right words to get him to be more open to learn more about it without being critical or negative.. I wish I was gifted with the right words so that he could just understand what it means to have the lord in your life..I really care about this guy but it hurts to know that he has no faith..

2006-07-31 14:31:48 · 44 answers · asked by purpleLeo 1

Hello friends and family,

Good news! Turner made it through his first round of treatment without having to go to the hospital. He is neutropenic, but his counts are now going up, he never got a fever. But his scar where his stitches are is leaking spinal fluid again. It has been restitched, it leaked again and was glued with surgical glue, it is leaking again. So they have put him in the hospital until his counts get high enough that they can surgicaly fix the problem. They think he is not reabsorbing all his spinal fluid, you make over a liter of spinal a day and the old is reabsorbed. So we had a CAT scan today to see if that is the problem(spinal fluid pressure from buildup). So, we are waiting at the hospital until his counts are high enough to do something corrective. He is finally starting to eat again, not a lot, but he is a least keeping it down. So we have about two weeks to put some weight on him before he starts all over. Let's pray for hearty eating and strenght! Thanks for your love and prayers!

Love,

Melaina
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2006-07-31 14:30:42 · 1 answers · asked by a_phantoms_rose 7

2006-07-31 14:26:44 · 35 answers · asked by Raï 3

Seriously, my sons are homeschooled but many of their friends have been telling us they are not allowed to say Grace, pray, wear crosses or crucifixes, or display ANY type of religious expression. I am sure that this is for ALL religions. We live in the U.S.A. not France! Is this going on everywhere?

2006-07-31 14:25:33 · 13 answers · asked by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7

Why do you feel so? Any facts to support your answer?

2006-07-31 14:24:03 · 21 answers · asked by I love screwdrivers! 5

Ok, so I know I'm gonna get a lot of bashing from this one but here it goes....

I'm a Traditional Catholic who does not believe or go by what Vatican II teaches and I don't think that the past few popes especially Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI are real popes. I think that especially after JPII kissed the koran and had the Hindu blessing and saying that all religions are the right religions he went against everything the Catholic Chruch teaches. I do not believe that he should be considered a saint or that he was "martyred" by being shot in the abdomin decades ago. I'm not trying to bash other religions or anyone who disagrees, but I would like to hear who agrees with me.

2006-07-31 14:21:11 · 42 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't usually venture into this section, But I have come across the statement in another answer that "atheists dont have morals"
Is this a widely held view amongest you religious types out there?
I'm not at all religious and do not belive in any god, in any shape or form.
BUT I do think some of your ten commandments are a pretty good set of guidelines to try and live my life by.
Is this really so bad?

2006-07-31 14:20:22 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous

i can not believe it!!! you poeple talk like this..... i have never seen muslims really mock or talk about christianity.. or any other religion regarding its rules and obligation...... the muslim women is really treated like gold.......... She is beautiful and pure... i would be delightful to argue with some of you about the islamic dress code and why really women where it!!! I do not think Jesus would like you to mock at other people's religion!!!!! and by the way boys if you want to get married go and fetch some girls at the Hawiian beach!!!!!!!!!HOW LOW AND IMMORAL AND IMMODEST!!!!AND CHEAP!!!!

2006-07-31 14:20:11 · 7 answers · asked by techaondarn 1

...perhaps I'm asking for the impossible: to provide evidence to disprove a philosophical argument. Just try...

2006-07-31 14:18:23 · 17 answers · asked by ericobacayba 1

first i have to say that quran was revealed to prophet mohammad who couldn`t read or write 1400 years a go in arabia.
this is one of the miracles of quran what do you say????


The word "land" appears 13 times in the Qur'an and the word "sea" 32 times, giving a total of 45 references. If we divide that number by that of the number of references to the land we arrive at the figure 28.888888888889%. The number of total references to land and sea, 45, divided by the number of references to the sea in the Qur'an, 32, is 71.111111111111%. Extraordinarily, these figures represent the exact proportions of land and sea on the Earth today

The statement of "seven heavens" is repeated seven times. "The creation of the heavens (khalq as-samawat)" is also repeated seven times.

"Day (yawm)" is repeated 365 times in singular form, while its plural and dual forms "days (ayyam and yawmayn)" together are repeated 30 times. The number of repetitions of the word "month" (shahar) is 12.

The number of repetitions of the words "plant" and "tree" is the same: 26

The word "payment or reward" is repeated 117 times, while the expression "forgiveness" (mughfirah), which is one of the basic morals of the Qur'an, is repeated exactly twice that amount, 234 times.

When we count the word "Say," we find it appears 332 times. We arrive at the same figure when we count the phrase "they said."

The number of times the words, "world" (dunya) and "hereafter" (akhira) are repeated is also the same: 115

The word "satan" (shaitan) is used in the Qur'an 88 times, as is the word "angels" (malaika).

The word faith (iman) (without genitive) is repeated 25 times throughout the Qur'an as is also the word infidelity (kufr).

The words "paradise" and "hell" are each repeated 77 times.

The word "zakah" is repeated in the Qur'an 32 times and the number of repetitions of the word "blessing" (barakah) is also 32.

The expression "the righteous" (al-abraar) is used 6 times but "the wicked" (al-fujjaar) is used half as much, i.e., 3 times.

The number of times the words "Summer-hot" and "winter-cold" are repeated is the same: 5.

The words "wine" (khamr) and "intoxication" (saqara) are repeated in the Qur'an the same number of times: 6

The number of appearances of the words "mind" and "light" is the same: 49.

The words "tongue" and "sermon" are both repeated 25 times.

The words "benefit" and "corrupt" both appear 50 times.

"Reward" (ajr) and "action" (fail) are both repeated 107 times.

"Love" (al-mahabbah) and "obedience" (al-ta'ah) also appear the same number of times: 83

The words "refuge" (maseer) and "for ever" (abadan) appear the same number of times in the Qur'an: 28.

The words "disaster" (al-musibah) and "thanks" (al-shukr) appear the same number of times in the Qur'an: 75.

"Sun" (shams) and "light" (nur) both appear 33 times in the Qur'an.

In counting the word "light" only the simple forms of the word were included.
The number of appearances of "right guidance" (al-huda) and "mercy" (al-rahma) is the same: 79

The words "trouble" and "peace" are both repeated 13 times in the Qur'an.

The words "man" and "woman" are also employed equally: 23 times.

Will they not ponder the Qur’an? If it had been from other than Allah, they would have found many inconsistencies in it.
(Qur’an, 4:82)

The number of times the words "man" and "woman" are repeated in the Qur'an, 23, is at the same time that of the chromosomes from the egg and sperm in the formation of the human embryo. The total number of human chromosomes is 46; 23 each from the mother and father.

"Treachery" (khiyanah) is repeated 16 times, while the number of repetitions of the word "foul" (khabith) is 16.

"Human being" is used 65 times: the sum of the number of references to the stages of man's creation is the same: i.e.

Human being 65

Soil (turab) 17

Drop of Sperm (nutfah) 12

Embryo ('alaq) 6

A half formed lump of flesh (mudghah) 3

Bone ('idham) 15

Flesh (lahm) 12

TOTAL 65

The word "salawat" appear five times in the Qur'an, and Allah has commanded man to perform the prayer (salat) five times a day

2006-07-31 14:15:51 · 20 answers · asked by Afshin A. 1

God never said that evolution couldnt happen. Christ never said anything against evolution. The bible never said anything against it. I dont believe that man came from apes but I do believe in the idea of evolution and natural selection

2006-07-31 14:15:29 · 19 answers · asked by h nitrogen 5

A lot of people get drunk and say cr@p they don't mean. Just because he said the "J" word he gets publicly crucified! When are the Jews going to lighten up?

2006-07-31 14:14:39 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do you flock around your so-called prophets and faith healers like Jimmy swaggert and benny Hinn. Isn't that the same thing you are condemning the catholics for?

2006-07-31 14:14:23 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

C'mon they do so many stupid things, they basically take the kids lives away from them and force them to do so many stupid things. They used to force you to do things like putting powder on your vagina that made it painful to touch or putting metal belts on you that made erections painful, and on top of it all they are just stupid. It is like walking back to the BC times. I hate them, Catholics go away and die on in a desert.

2006-07-31 14:14:18 · 10 answers · asked by mathcore321x 2

I came up with this poem and turned it into a song because of a break-up with my girlfriend that devistated me.


I want to know the truth in a rose. I want to know the truth inside a well tied bow. I'II cry for you if you blow, but don't expect that I'II show. I might as well cut off my toes and then you'll see the traces of me. Blood stains I'II bleed, underneath my feet lurk feens of creed. The only way to understand the woes of foes is if I pluck the petals off a rose. And with the red into my bed I'II sleep in damp moisture. I bleed in this suffocating house arrest. This is my test. Then I'II rest inside a coffin beneath a rose.
I'II never love you less when you're getting ugly best.
There is no reason for a feast if it can't be blessed. You're going to be chained to your own street with your own leash. And you can't stop suffering, uttering shrill like a beast...

I had to stop there because it gets to explicit & revealing

2006-07-31 14:14:00 · 10 answers · asked by Reighn J 2

2006-07-31 14:12:16 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Christ said is clearly, all other issues of Christianity start from these 2 commandments. Religion is not about hate for 90% of the people who are believers.

So what about godless societies that have been and are the most oppressive that have ever existed. The Nazi’s were given a scientific justification (natural selection) for ethnic cleansing (Jews), and many nations use this justification today. The godless Marxists eliminate (kill) capitalists and (kill) believers and (kill) anyone else who gets in their way to create a dreary and oppressive society. Open your eyes, would you like to live in Cuba or North Korea, or during Stalin's programs and Mao's revolution. 10's of millions of people suffered and died.

However, I admit that are a few stupid believers (?) on this site that do not speak for the rest of us sane people.

So what is better, people who believe in a Loving God who will hold them to account, or a godless society where life is meaningless.

2006-07-31 14:10:13 · 20 answers · asked by Cogito Sum 4

and he/she is the only person that you are having sex with.. support your answer..
then please give some bible text to support your answers...

tnax alot..

2006-07-31 14:09:51 · 10 answers · asked by [][][][][][][][][] 3

I always worry about my mom on Tuesdays, because she go to church.And she always promises me she'll come at 11. But she comes at 11:30.I tell people to pray that my mom will come. How can I stop worrying so much. I pray to God. But it takes time. Please help me .

2006-07-31 14:08:50 · 9 answers · asked by holla! 2

If you tell me that for my finite misdeeds, an omnipotent, loving God has prepared an everlasting fire for me, I'll tell you that you're an incoherent barbarian.

2006-07-31 14:07:19 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Psalm 82:1: God stands in the congregation of the mighty; He judges among the gods.

Can someone give me an explanation of that scripture, please? Who are the gods? I know that the original hebrew for "gods" is Elohim.

Serious answers please. Thanks.

2006-07-31 14:06:11 · 10 answers · asked by Beauty_Queen 4