Religion & Spirituality - 14 August 2006

perform marriages they do not believe in? Should people be allowed to claim a religious exemption from performing such services, or should they be forced to comply by law? Should threats of jail, fines, etc. be used to "prevent discrimination"? Why or why not.

2006-08-14 09:07:37 · 23 answers · asked by MamaBear 6

Many Christian denominations like to point out how wrong the Catholics are for doing things that are not in the Bible. Among other things, Catholics are infamous for worshiping Mary (they don't really, and people who think they do are ignorant, babbling monkeys who refuse to get a bit more informed--but that's beside the point).

However, when asked where the rest of the human race came from if God only created Adam and Eve (and who was it that Cain feared so much after he committed the First Murder), those same Christians conveniently answer that while it isn't written in the Bible, surely God created other people after Adam and Eve.

What gives? Aren't they basically the same as the Catholics who "corrupt" God's words by coming up with things that aren't there?

2006-08-14 09:05:49 · 48 answers · asked by teh_sexi_hotttie 4

Then why are there white people in Africa?

2006-08-14 09:05:43 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-14 09:05:06 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've seen numerous posts where Christians answer saying "You're an ******" or "I'm imagining beating your head in with a crowbar" ... and then they have to nerve to add on top of that "God is with me and watching me" or "Only God can judge me".

2006-08-14 09:03:57 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

For a moment, lets think of Religion as a team sport.

You were born into a large group of people called Universal Man.

Yet as you grew older, you were introduced to different sports (religions). Your family played a certain sport, you learned about different sports in school and on weekends you visited friends participated in their families favorite sports. Eventually you joined a sport.

You might take it seriously and become a professional or you might just play people in your community. Of course...as is the nature of sports, some people are left out. They are left out because they are not good players or because they don't have the right equipment to participate in the sport.

And each team feels that the people on other teams don't know anything about the sport and are playing by the wrong rules. They criticize one (arguing over who goes to heaven and hell another and throw objects at the players of other team (war).

So if your team wins, what have you won?

2006-08-14 09:01:55 · 8 answers · asked by LongAgo 5

bizzaro want to know..

2006-08-14 09:00:29 · 37 answers · asked by fatgirl2food 1

Because they were made in God's image.
How do we know God is white?
Because he's American.
How do we know he's American?
Because America is the best country. Why else would we have God on our money? Duh!

2006-08-14 08:59:02 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous

if the queen of swords keeps showing up over and over again in my reading, is it trying to tell me I'm a mean, evil, selfish, b***h?

2006-08-14 08:58:40 · 9 answers · asked by Gabrielle 6

5/6 years ago I went to a person who practices some kind of Black-Magic. Personally, I don't want to believe such things. But at that time I was in some problem(that's why I went to him). He don't take any money for his service. I used to go to that person for 5 or 6 months for some purpose and then stopped. I really still don't understand some of his unexplainable deeds. I and a friend of mine
are witnesses to that. So, now my point of view is in the words of Hamlet-"There are many things in heaven and earth". If somebody want to explore I will give him/her his adress. Unfortunately for Westerners--he lives in a country in South Asia.

2006-08-14 08:57:59 · 9 answers · asked by Mahfuz R 1

The soul would have no rainbow if the eye had no tears.

-Native American proverb

Peace and Love

2006-08-14 08:57:48 · 18 answers · asked by digilook 2

i am a born again christian spirit filled so i would like all christians to answer this. All information on queen esther

2006-08-14 08:56:46 · 15 answers · asked by teacher2you2000 2

2006-08-14 08:56:09 · 11 answers · asked by Coo Bird 4

How can Jesus have gone to the America's after his resurrection when
1) the america's had not been discovered yet?
2)he was resurrected 3 days after the crucifixion and said IN THE BIBLE that
Acts 1:9
'And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.'
'And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold two men stood by them in white apparel;
'which also said, ye men of Galilee, why stadn ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

And he will not return to earth until he comes back for his people. He has left the Holy Spirit with us to guide us.

2006-08-14 08:55:46 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you divorce, you married someone that you didn't truly know. Obviously, because one of you did something serious that the other didn't like. Either that, or one of you was not completely satisfied with the other.

You really should not marry someone that you don't know without a shadow of a doubt is the one. The only way to know that is through honesty, and years of "courtin'". Now, the Bible looks down on casual dating (according to withered old Bible Coots (I don't recall ever seeing the Bible condemn casual, non sexual relationships between singles)), but without it, you have no idea who you're marrying. Arranged marriages are the philosophy if an iron-fist government that delights in finding new ways to subgugate it's will on the masses. But, I must admit if the parents know eachother well, and they each know their children well, they'd be making your job a little easier.

We owe it to ourselves and our kids to take the time to get to know the people we intend to marry.

2006-08-14 08:54:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is that possible if someone is of Jewish descent?

2006-08-14 08:54:19 · 11 answers · asked by strpenta 7

Hail Eris!

2006-08-14 08:52:19 · 2 answers · asked by wideawake42 3

I think it's wrong but what about you? what do you think and why?

2006-08-14 08:51:26 · 33 answers · asked by Chi-Chi 1

a preacher told me this was wrong and he disagreed with it. this is straight scripture and i would like to know what you think it means

Ecclesiastes, chapter 3

19: For the fate of the sons of men and the fate of beasts is the same; as one dies, so dies the other. They all have the same breath, and man has no advantage over the beasts; for all is vanity.
20: All go to one place; all are from the dust, and all turn to dust again.
21: Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of the beast goes down to the earth?

2006-08-14 08:50:23 · 46 answers · asked by unitedfaith 4

and Stevens.n which is also a mixed up .17 stitched together if you understand S=e+e upside down. thus 1= a mixed up .I7 stitched together and 7=same and Stevens.n=same if I7=seventeen. and as TODD is a Stevenson the bible line the word existed then the WORD became god is true because in times new roman font the name ToDD is shown. and new world translation of the holy scriptures said satan ruled the world as god. but bible says god was hated by them. Why is that? what did He ever personally do to you? He is from among the poor and can't give you money or power so you lost faith in HIM? The bible states all things to glorify HIM. Thus the following words in times new roman font glorify HIM;
EMPEROR
KING
LORD
ANGEL
GENERAL
DEATH
HADES
GODDESS
LADY
GOD
123456789 if h is the upside down 4.

all pertain to LARRY also known as TODD S. born 1968.9.17 with sealed arm cuts appearing IIII I .

thus the promised visitation of god.

and god did put a M year seal on satan

2006-08-14 08:48:46 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

My mom asked me once to throw away my old boomerang...after literally interpreting her, it took me months to do that.

2006-08-14 08:48:23 · 11 answers · asked by Thinx 5

2006-08-14 08:48:09 · 4 answers · asked by sina k 1

WHAT DOES JESUS CHRIST LITERALY MEAN WHEN TRANSLATED FROM HEBREW OR GREEK????

PLEASE BE VERY SPECIFIC AND GIVE SOURCES
THANK YOU

2006-08-14 08:47:11 · 12 answers · asked by smncoll 2

He will be born in India, He will not be known as Jesus just then but over a period within 8 years. He will be known as 'Prema Sai' and all the religion of the world WILL come to accept Him as the Supreme. Mark ...my ...words.

2006-08-14 08:42:48 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-14 08:41:21 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

How much would you enjoy heaven, knowing that the God you're busy singing praises to is busy torturing untold bilions, and will continue to do so for all eternity? Just consider: all those children whose parents raised them with another faith, and who never got a chance to learn about your version of the Word; your friends who had a crisis of faith and drifted away from the church; your wife or husband, who was married once before and got divorcecd before they met you -- your god's going to cast them, one and all into a lake of fire. They'll suffer agony you can't even conceive of, torment greater than the sum total of all the suffering of the whole human race all the way back to Adam and Eve. And even after all that, God will barely have even gotten warmed up! And all the while you'll be singing hymns extolling his "mercy" and "compassion"....

2006-08-14 08:40:00 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Atheists or Agnostics?
Atheists hold an extreme position--denying the existence of God(let's say God is a super-intelligent and all-powerful and all-knowing designer or creator who EXISTS beyond space-time--not necessarily characterized by any particular religion).
Agnostics hold the position that existence of such being(contrary to
santa or easter-bunny who don't have those unique characters of the being God) might be possible or impossible because neither can be proved.

2006-08-14 08:38:32 · 21 answers · asked by Mahfuz R 1

asked if they had accepted Christ as their personal saviour? What kind of person do you target? Give a physical description.

2006-08-14 08:37:50 · 21 answers · asked by Paper M 1

I think it's wrong but what do you think and why?

2006-08-14 08:37:01 · 18 answers · asked by jesusfreak 1

First, I don't believe one single word of the bible. As a concerned christian it is your duty to help me see "the light". Without using any scriptures whatsoever...can you convert me? What else would you say to me? What would you stand upon? Where would/could you go in the conversation? No scriptures please (I've read them). Have you got anything inside that is real to share?

2006-08-14 08:35:37 · 42 answers · asked by Medusa 5