Religion & Spirituality - 5 August 2006

2006-08-05 08:30:09 · 67 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean, people say they would rather be poor tand know god, then be rich and not know him, and i head people say they would give up thier children for god, and also, people say god is real, but most cant give proof,i mean, i cant prove hes not real but why do people do this?and also people say they would kill themselves too. it would just be nice to see a world with more open minded people

2006-08-05 08:30:05 · 20 answers · asked by Cattlebat 2

I'm not christian so I don't believe in creation, I saw this clip and couldn't stop laughing! Watch it and tell me that that his case is concrete.
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=872489128012450937&q=earth+age

2006-08-05 08:29:35 · 12 answers · asked by jallygood 2

2006-08-05 08:24:36 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

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2006-08-05 08:21:29 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was walking the Mall the other day when suddenly I spied a totally and completely hottie cutie boy. I felt something within me churn and begin to explode outwardly...I suddenly turned into a lioness!.I know this because I had this deep growl pop out of me at first sight of him. Then as he approached me I heard this purring sound come out of me. He smiled at me and I smiled back and when he approached me a tremendous cloud of estrogen began to appear all around me as I gazed with lioness skills upon his facial features. I accidently of course dropped my pretzel and was ready to swoop in for the kill. I prayed and asked the Lord Jesus if this was my wanted prey and suddenly...my estrogen cloud disapated and I was changed into a simple mild mannered girl again. Do you think this was a sign that I was onto the wrong guy ? Was he not my type or is there a better one ? Maybe he didnt like pretzels ? I wonder..is there any hope of romance for this morphing girl in the world of evolution ?

2006-08-05 08:20:52 · 12 answers · asked by ? 2

How about the atheists that are out there? What would cause you to think contray to the way you do? Those that I seen change were not stupid but quite educated and suddenly they were accepting by faith the ideologies that they battled before.

2006-08-05 08:19:44 · 13 answers · asked by messenger 3

This isn't some stupid are there atheists in foxholes.

So my question is, does your country or religion make glorious dieing in war for your country or religion? I believe I've heard Islam says there is a reward of 72 virgins; there are Christian documents from the third century that said the reward would be 72 raisans for the Christian who died in Battle. England and America have slogans and in Basic training we were "prepped for war" in such ways, but ultimately were told "The goal in war isn't to die for your country its to make the other bastard die for his".

Also, why do you think smaller groups of organized people, tribes in Australia for example, don't have his kind of ideology of risking death in war, research has shown that they organize for battle in such a way to limit death of the attacking force, through finding an advantadge in ambush for example, going to great lengths to avoid suicide in battle. Your thoughts regarding formal government religion and war

2006-08-05 08:19:21 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

First, the geocentric thoery of bible was proven wrong. Second, slaverism of bible was denied. Now, gays are being legalized even though, in bible prohibits it. Is this enough evidence that christianity is flawed? Few moments of bad karma result in eternity of hell, is this really fair? More and more christians every day are becoming athiest, the faith is getting lost. Is the end of christianity coming?

2006-08-05 08:19:04 · 28 answers · asked by a girl... 2

I recently asked as an unbeliever not to be prayed for. And the answer by most believers was "no".

Now, believers pray for us because they think that will have a result on us. No matter if this result really exists, that IS what they want to do with their prayers.

The legal systems of most countries consider INTENT. And believers' intent when they pray for us IS to change us somehow.

Wouldn't this make their prayers for me an intent to change me, in spite of the fact that I have the legal right not to be a believer?

Is prayer for an unbeliever not illegal?

For your reference, this is the question I referred above:

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AkU8mmDTyA687Uy88cmwU0MgBgx.?qid=20060803123946AAZjWBG

2006-08-05 08:18:50 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I aint religious and find it funny that people argue over different religions.I cant understand the passion, and before you answer, i dont want to understand it.

2006-08-05 08:17:08 · 18 answers · asked by tunachunks199 1

I believe that no good can come from any religion, so I do not affiliate myself with any nor do I believe in an after life or any higher being. I am a scientific person, I believe in reality and what science has proven. I just want to know if there are any other people on here that believe the same way I do, or in a similar way.

Please, to all the religious people out there, I am not trying to disrespect any of you. I respect your choice and do not wish to get into an argument over what is the right religion. Please only answer if it pertains to my question.

2006-08-05 08:16:41 · 13 answers · asked by TikiTantrum 2

The psychology behind suicide bombings.
By - Pierre Rehov, documentary filmmaker

On July 15, MSNBC's "Connected" program discussed the July 7th London attacks. One of the guests was Pierre Rehov, a French filmmaker who has filmed six documentaries on the intifada by going undercover in the Palestinian areas. Pierre's upcoming film, "Suicide Killers," is based on interviews that he conducted with the families of suicide bombers and would-be bombers in an attempt to find out why they do it. Pierre agreed to a request for a Q&A interview here about his work on the new film.

Q - What inspired you to produce "Suicide Killers," your seventh film?

A - I started working with victims of suicide attacks to make a film on PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) when I became fascinated with the personalities of those who had committed those crimes, as they were described again and again by their victims. Especially the fact that suicide bombers are all smiling one second before they blow themselves up.

Q - Why is this film especially important?

A - People don't understand the devastating culture behind this unbelievable phenomenon. My film is not politically correct because it addresses the real problem, showing the real face of Islam. It points the finger against a culture of hatred in which the uneducated are brainwashed to a level where their only solution in life becomes to kill themselves and kill others in the name of a God whose word, as transmitted by other men, has become their only certitude.

Q - What insights did you gain from making this film? What do you know that other experts do not know?

A - I came to the conclusion that we are facing a neurosis at the level of an entire civilization. Most neuroses have in common a dramatic event, generally linked to an unacceptable sexual behavior. In this case, we are talking of kids living all their lives in pure frustration, with no opportunity to experience sex, love, tenderness or even understanding from the opposite sex. The separation between men and women in Islam is absolute. So is contempt toward women, who are totally dominated by men. This leads to a situation of pure anxiety, in which normal behavior is not possible. It is no coincidence that suicide killers are mostly young men dominated subconsciously by an overwhelming libido that they not only cannot satisfy but are afraid of, as if it is the work of the devil. Since Islam describes heaven as a place where everything on Earth will finally be allowed, and promises 72 virgins to those frustrated kids, killing others and killing themselves to reach this redemption becomes their only solution.

Q - What was it like to interview would-be suicide bombers, their families and survivors of suicide bombings?

A - It was a fascinating and a terrifying experience. You are dealing with seemingly normal people with very nice manners who have their own logic, which to a certain extent can make sense since they are so convinced that what they say is true. It is like dealing with pure craziness, like interviewing people in an asylum, since what they say, is for them, the absolute truth. I hear a mother saying "Thank God, my son is dead." Her son had became a shaheed, a martyr, which for her was a greater source of pride than if he had became an engineer, a doctor or a winner of the Nobel Prize. This system of values works completely backwards since their interpretation of Islam worships death much more than life. You are facing people whose only dream, only achievement goal is to fulfill what they believe to be their destiny, namely to be a Shaheed or the family of a shaheed. They don't see the innocent being killed, they only see the impure that they have to destroy.

Q - You say suicide bombers experience a moment of absolute power, beyond punishment. Is death the ultimate power?

A - Not death as an end, but death as a door opener to the after life. They are seeking the reward that God has promised them. They work for God, the ultimate authority, above all human laws. They therefore experience this single delusional second of absolute power, where nothing bad can ever happen to them, since they become God's sword.

Q - Is there a suicide bomber personality profile? Describe the psychopathology.

A - Generally kids between 15 and 25 bearing a lot of complexes, generally inferiority complexes. They must have been fed with religion. They usually have a lack of developed personality. Usually they are impressionable idealists. In the western world they would easily have become drug addicts, but not criminals. Interestingly, they are not criminals since they don't see good and evil the same way that we do. If they had been raised in an Occidental culture, they would have hated violence. But they constantly battle against their own death anxiety. The only solution to this deep-seated pathology is to be willing to die and be rewarded in the afterlife in Paradise.

Q - Are suicide bombers principally motivated by religious conviction?

A - Yes, it is their only conviction. They don't act to gain a territory or to find freedom or even dignity. They only follow Allah, the supreme judge, and what He tells them to do.

Q - Do all Muslims interpret jihad and martyrdom in the same way?

A - All Muslim believers believe that, ultimately, Islam will prevail on earth.They believe this is the only true religion and there is no room, in their mind, for interpretation. The main difference between moderate Muslims and extremists is that moderate Muslims don't think they will see the absolute victory of Islam during their lifetime, therefore they respect other beliefs. The extremists believe that the fulfillment of the Prophecy of Islam and ruling the entire world as described in the Koran, is for today. Each victory of Bin Laden convinces 20 million moderate Muslims to become extremists.

Q - Describe the culture that manufactures suicide bombers.

A - Oppression, lack of freedom, brain washing, organized poverty, placing God in charge of daily life, total separation between men and women, forbidding sex, giving women no power whatsoever, and placing men in charge of family honor, which is mainly connected to their women's behavior.

Q - What socio-economic forces support the perpetuation of suicide bombings?

A - Muslim charity is usually a cover for supporting terrorist organizations. But one has also to look at countries like Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Iran, which are also supporting the same organizations through different networks. The ironic thing in the case of Palestinian suicide bombers is that most of the money comes through financial support from the Occidental world, donated to a culture that utterly hates and rejects the West (mainly symbolized by Israel).

Q - Is there a financial support network for the families of the suicide bombers? If so, who is paying them and how does that affect the decision?

A - There used to be a financial incentive in the days of Saddam Hussein ($25,000 per family) and Yasser Arafat (smaller amounts), but these days are gone. It is a mistake to believe that these families would sacrifice their children for money. Although, the children themselves who are very attached to their families, might find in this financial support another reason to become suicide bombers. It is like buying a life insurance policy and then committing suicide.

Q - Why are so many suicide bombers young men?

A - As discussed above, libido is paramount. Also ego, because this is a sure way to become a hero. The shaheeds are the cowboys or the firemen of Islam. Shaheed is a positively reinforced value in this culture. And what kid has never dreamed of becoming a cowboy or a fireman?

Q - What role does the U.N. play in the terrorist equation?

A - The U.N. is in the hands of Arab countries and third world or ex-communist countries. Their hands are tied. The U.N. has condemned Israel more than any other country in the world, including the regime of Castro, Idi Amin or Kaddahfi. By behaving this way, the U.N. leaves a door open by not openly condemning terrorist organizations. In addition, through UNRWA, the U.N. is directly tied to terror organizations such as Hamas, representing 65 percent of their apparatus in the so-called Palestinian refugee camps. As a support to Arab countries, the U.N. has maintained Palestinians in camps with the hope to "return" into Israel for more than 50 years, therefore making it impossible to settle those populations, which still live in deplorable conditions. Four hundred million dollars are spent every year, mainly financed by U.S. taxes, to support 23,000 employees of UNRWA, many of whom belong to terrorist organizations (see Congressman Eric Cantor on this subject, and in my film "Hostages of Hatred").

Q - You say that a suicide bomber is a 'stupid bomb and a smart bomb' simultaneously. Explain what you mean.

A - Unlike an electronic device, a suicide killer has until the last second the capacity to change his mind. In reality, he is nothing but a platform representing interests which are not his, but he doesn't know it.

Q - How can we put an end to the madness of suicide bombings and terrorism in general?

A - Stop being politically correct and stop believing that this culture is a victim of ours. Radical Islamism today is nothing but a new form of Naziism. Nobody was trying to justify or excuse Hitler in the 1930s. We had to defeat him in order to make peace one day with the German people.

Q - Are these men traveling outside their native areas in large numbers? Based on your research, would you predict that we are beginning to see a new wave of suicide bombings outside the Middle East?

A - Every successful terror attack is considered a victory by the radical Islamists. Everywhere Islam expands there is regional conflict. Right now, there are thousands of candidates for martyrdom lining up in training camps in Bosnia, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Inside Europe, hundreds of illegal mosques are preparing the next step of brain washing to lost young men who cannot find a satisfying identity in the Occidental world. Israel is much more prepared for this than the rest of the world will ever be. Yes, there will be more suicide killings in Europe and the U.S. Sadly, this is only the beginning.

2006-08-05 08:15:40 · 4 answers · asked by reneyhun 5

That the words said 2000 years ago have not been distorted or corrupten in any way? That nothing has been added or removed? How can we be sure?

2006-08-05 08:14:58 · 38 answers · asked by BonAqua Identity 3

2006-08-05 08:13:33 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

If we all worshipped the fact we are all equal in general 'being', then the world would'nt have anything to war about. If a person is civil to me I dont care where they come from, or what they look like, I'll treat them just as kindly back. we all have the right to live and work in this life, no matter where that is. If someone wanted to go to a different country to make a better life for themselves why should they be abused for doing so. I love people who want to live and ENJOY their lives, not fight because "my gods better than your god" crap.

2006-08-05 08:13:17 · 18 answers · asked by titusluiggi 1

2006-08-05 08:12:50 · 8 answers · asked by Jeff the question master 1

she shared with me that she had a muslim boyfriend and was having sex w/him, tho not yet married. she is veeery open w/me. i told her since she has The Lord, (saved about a month ago) she does not need a muslim to marry her. now she appears in love w/me & keeps askin me to satisfy her sexualy til she gets a christian to marry her. i pity her honest feelings, tho sometimes i fl so tempted. am married. do i run away frm her tho she is a babe spiritually & leave her for dead?or shd i continue helping her spiritualy? i feel that her feelings are a fact even to many.. we nd to face facts/realities & not run away frm them. help me since i don wanna sin twice. i strictly DONT & was very clear to her that its bad, am married, but she seems too young spiritually, to understand tht once forgiven u shd forget what u did & move on in christian love, not lust. help! we don nd to lose a babe.

2006-08-05 08:10:40 · 21 answers · asked by Zak 1

This is a test of imagination and exploration into the depths of your personal comfort, fantasy, curiosity, adventure, experience, knowledge and ultimate unity. Get creative here. I love to hear your ideas, just maybe I can look at your thoughts and add them to my own version of heaven.
Please no biblical or scriptual reference, heaven is in your hands for this one.
Also, since earth could be a heaven for some...try to be unique and come up with a new version.
Also, I am about to write a fantasy novel and need new ideas.
What creatures, places, magic, people would be present there.

2006-08-05 08:08:37 · 8 answers · asked by Corey 4

This is guaranteed to drive them bats.

But who actually challenged us to think this way. Was it Jesus Christ or the Buddha who lived 500 years before Jesus walked this earth ?

2006-08-05 08:07:05 · 18 answers · asked by Ralph R 2

Even though the meaning of life is supposedly non-existent, i have always wondered what people think on the matter.

2006-08-05 08:06:41 · 36 answers · asked by Steven P 2

Upon plain reading of Leviticus 11:9-12 I read that eating Shrimp is an abomination. I understand many believe that the wording of it is such that its the shrimp that are dirty and not the eating, even thout the wording in the NKJV is verse 12:Whatever in the water does not have fins or scales—that shall be an abomination to you (NKJV). I understand from Matthew 15:11 Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.(NKJV) is used to say that we are no longer under the dietary restrictions from Leviticus.
If you answer that Leviticus was good rules for the desert becaus of food preparation, did food prepraration change in Jesus's time making it ok to eat shrimp? Is it still a sin to eat shrimp, is it still an abmonination? Did Jesus reverse the ruling much like in the Constitution the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments reverse out the slavery rules in the original 1789 document, the 3/5 rule for example was eliminated.

2006-08-05 08:06:05 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hospitals are full of the devout believers, yet many of us non-believers are walking around (very prosperously I might add). Why would a just God not reward his flock with benefits, and smite hethens like myself for blaspheming His name? I think it's because he's made up. If not, then prove me wrong.

2006-08-05 08:04:00 · 26 answers · asked by bc_munkee 5

2006-08-05 08:02:17 · 20 answers · asked by djwajih85 2

Do you need to be exorcised yourself? Why? How? Who? What?

2006-08-05 08:00:31 · 11 answers · asked by Axel ∇ 5

I have a few questions for anyone who wants to answer.

*If Jesus is God to you, why did it take him 9 months to grow in Mary's stomach? If he's God why didn't he just appear?

*If he was carried in Mary's stomach to grow, wouldn't he be half human? If you beleive he was God's son he was also Mary's son as well.

*Wouldn't it make more sense to just appear rather than causing all this controversy as to wheather Mary had sex outside of marriage and got preggers?

*If Jesus is God and God is God than is Christianity really a monothestic religion or polythestic because technically you have 2 Gods.

2006-08-05 07:59:31 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-05 07:58:24 · 12 answers · asked by bc_munkee 5

I have this Bibile that I found in my room. I think it used to be my moms. I have no intentions on reading it. Should I give it back to my mom.

2006-08-05 07:56:26 · 31 answers · asked by Lexi 5

Someone told me that "three's a charm" and I just wanted to know more about it. They said, "always carry something or have something in three's" and it kind of freaked me out".

2006-08-05 07:52:49 · 15 answers · asked by krayzbeautifu 2

To be a member two different religions simultaneosly?

2006-08-05 07:52:29 · 20 answers · asked by BonAqua Identity 3