Religion & Spirituality - 14 August 2006

If humans came from monkeys, why are there still monkeys?

2006-08-14 07:32:15 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous

if she is just a regular person like the rest of us ( christian belief ) whats the big deal? And why don't " Christian " churches have statues?

2006-08-14 07:32:03 · 18 answers · asked by The Angry Stick Man 6

2006-08-14 07:29:54 · 16 answers · asked by Sweepy 3

And if so, what does it mean. Thanks.

2006-08-14 07:28:29 · 12 answers · asked by Molly 6

Hypothetically :
So then it's ok, if a child who believes in a god other than yours, to pray to him/her, just as freely as your child (who they sit next to).

Because you know that easy could happen.
Then the kids might argue and fight.

Prayer should not be allowed in school, school is for education.
No one can stop your child from praying silently in their head, and that's fine with me.

2006-08-14 07:27:41 · 35 answers · asked by lilith 7

get angry with adam and eve for eating from the forbidden tree if he already knew they were going to do it in the first place? wasn't that ...( if he knows all ).... what he wanted in the first place? i mean isn't that all part of his plan?

2006-08-14 07:26:39 · 34 answers · asked by bgdadyp 5

He who begins by loving Christianity better than the Truth will proceed by loving his own sect or church better than Christianity, and end by loving himself better than all.

2006-08-14 07:25:49 · 9 answers · asked by professor.norcal@sbcglobal.net 1

Dose Revelation 8:1 prove there are no women in Heaven?

"And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. "

2006-08-14 07:25:41 · 18 answers · asked by IdahoMike 5

Smoking Kills and Religion Kills. Sensible parents don’t encourage their children to smoke. Sensible parents don’t encourage their children to learn religion. There are many different brands of cigarettes and there are many different cults of religion.

Smoking is legal and religion is legal but they both destroy lives. I think religion is worse overall, but I’d appreciate other opinions please.

2006-08-14 07:24:29 · 39 answers · asked by Brenda's World 4

2006-08-14 07:23:14 · 3 answers · asked by mcpizarro 1

Sodom was punished with "eternal fire" (Jude v. 7) it was totally destroyed due to the wickedness of the inhabitants. Today that city is in ruins, submerged beneath the waters of the Dead Sea; in no way is it now on fire. Likewise Jerusalem was threatened with the eternal fire of God's anger, due to the sins of Israel: "Then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched" (Jer. 17:27). The great houses of Jerusalem were burnt down with fire (2 Kings 25:9), but that fire did not continue eternally.
Therefor is the fire literal or figurative?

2006-08-14 07:23:06 · 5 answers · asked by malisimo 3

From what I've heard it sounds boring. In case I've heard wrong, just what do you do there?

Try answering the question without refering to the alternative place you can go.

2006-08-14 07:22:32 · 25 answers · asked by Paper M 1

Okay, no critical answers here, this is just for info. And I would like to hear from those who are in the Jewish Faith.

As a Christian, I understand that the Jews do not accept Jesus as the Messiah.

In the Jewish faith, what exactly is the Messiah, and why was it that the Orthodox Jews do not consider that Jesus could be the Messiah.

Please no criticism of ths belief. I just want to understand this principle of the Jewish Faith.

Thanks for respectful answers

2006-08-14 07:19:17 · 9 answers · asked by Searcher 7

Is this another reason why the Bible should not be taken as the Word.

2006-08-14 07:18:41 · 14 answers · asked by bc_munkee 5

They own the City and West Bank, and if they didn't occupy the city then the Jews in Israel would get second dibs. Why is it so sacred a place for them? Jesus was born there but thats not their reason. If anything, don't you think Christians should have a bigger interest?

2006-08-14 07:18:23 · 8 answers · asked by mulderlx 2

Let’s follow logic...
The universe is all there is, nothing can exist before it. It’s not like empty space that can be filled, not even by pure thought, or pure energy... There’s NOTHING... No time, no space, no dimension, no raw materials, no energy. It’s total non-existence. So either a) the universe was born with God and is thus 1) not about 13 to 14 billion years old but is eternal and 2) has not created God. b) Another angle would be that the universe created God afterwards but then this is just a circular argument, a vicious circle. The universe must exist before creating anything and the universe cannot exist without a space-time continuum. Where did the space-time continuum come from? Where did the raw materials or energy to create the universe come from? They can’t just pop into existence from nothing.
Don’t take my word for it, check the laws of physics...
Your thoughts?...

2006-08-14 07:17:59 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is GOD pleased with us or did he think he screwed up?

Genesis 1:31 God was pleased with his creation.
Genesis 6:5-6 God was not pleased with his creation.

So which was it? And if he was not pleased, why do you think so and how do you think GOD is planning on correcting HIS mistakes?

2006-08-14 07:17:50 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm a Muslim so I might be wrong but I always thoungt that Catholism was a denomination of Christianity just like Methodists, Protestants or Orthodox.


Why is it I see that there are many people who say that Catholics aren't Christians? They all beleive that Jesus Christ was the son of God , don't they?

2006-08-14 07:17:45 · 74 answers · asked by Baaad Dokhtar 3

Just met a girl who is from Guyana and curious to know.

2006-08-14 07:12:35 · 2 answers · asked by shawnb2480 2

During the prohibition, the Church hired people to re-write the Bible, taking out any reference it made to alcohol.

Most Jewish scholars do believe that Jesus healed using Cannabis oil. Christ means anointed, and Jesus was anointed with Cannabis oil, which was washed away after he was baptized.

We know for a fact that everyone during those times using herbs to heal. What kind of herbs? Some of them were psychoactive. Datura, Belladonna, Cannabis, Salvia Divinorum, and whatever else happened to be around.

Why does Christianity promote using a dangerous drug like alcohol but doesn't allow a harmless plant like Marijuana? At least Islam is consistent in saying you shouldn't use ANY drug.

Genesis 1:29? [“Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed;”.]

http://cannabis.net/articles/jesus-cannabis.html

Alcohol lowers your IQ, just what the Church needs to survive.

2006-08-14 07:12:35 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is it true? That they believe that they deserve better than others whether or not they work hard, develop special skills, are honest and upfront with others? Thanks.

2006-08-14 07:11:54 · 31 answers · asked by JusWannaNo 1

I poured ice down your back or if i knocked you out?

2006-08-14 07:10:26 · 7 answers · asked by ? 1

I would like to get rid of all religions, especially those that dictate there religion is better than mine. I think religions are simply rules that work to seperate us. Let's get rid of the whole mess and believe in each other instead.

Whaddaya say?

2006-08-14 07:07:10 · 36 answers · asked by Peter P 2

State what you practice

If you think you're a nice person or not

If other's view you as nice

If you give to the needy

Thanks :)

(for those who wonder I am:
Atheist
I believe I'm a nice person
Others view me as nice
I give a lot to the needy)

2006-08-14 07:05:42 · 34 answers · asked by Southpaw 7

Atheists shove Atheism down our throats! When you go to public school teachers can't talk about their beliefs they have to teach evolution. They suspended a girl for praying with her friends and a boy for wearing a Christian shirt. They don't do that to any other religions, except they persecute Jews too. Atheists say they are persecuted but they aren’t; people don’t shove them around. So why do they get to shove us around. I thought we were America one nation where everyone is treated equal. Ha! That’s all fake baloney. If the people had it their way we’d all be dead slaughtered like Hitler did to the Jews. I think we have some serious praying to do as Christians.
Those of you who are atheists, not all of you are doing this just the majority. If you want too cuss me out fine I don't care I'll pray for you. If you have stories of persecution share them, maybe we can show them who really is shoving their beliefs down others' throats.

2006-08-14 07:04:14 · 50 answers · asked by notw777 4

why oh why do women allways get their knickers in a twist...if only they were to obey us men more often,at home and at the work place .they would see that, us men are the greater......... accept the fact that men are far greater than women...thank you from david.xxx

2006-08-14 07:03:20 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous

It seems that what sets us apart from other creations is that we can make choices. Is that right? On the other hand, our names are already in a book? So then the paths we choose are already decided? Then it's not really a choice, is it?

Also can angels make choices?

2006-08-14 07:00:52 · 8 answers · asked by Paper M 1

Doesn't that mean that "good" people who died 2000 years ago are going to get a longer reward than "good" people who die next Tuesday? 2000 years extra of heavenly bliss? Does that seem fair?

2006-08-14 06:59:46 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am agnostic, and I find all organized religions to be just a way that weak minded people use to cope with their problems.

The Bible, Quran, and Torah are not science. They will never be science and they are not meant to be taken literally. They are just stories you tell your kids before they grow up and learn the truth about life.

You guys read other religious texts and say they make no sense, but your own religion also has lots of inconsistencies and flaws. How can a virgin give birth? Do you guys even know what Jesus really looked like? If you saw him today, you'd call him a terrorist.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/research/1282186.html

Please educate yourselves. Read books (Religious texts don't count as books) and learn how your mind works. Religion is the #1 cause of war and destruction in the world. Especially Christianity, Islam and Judism.

Stop clinging to false hope and operate your brain. Don't be brain washed by the weak ignorant preachers of religion.

2006-08-14 06:59:42 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don´t command the laws of physics to work to my advantage. I just take into consideration the work of many much brighter people than I who have spent their lives to add to the human race´s knowledge, bit by bit... For those of you that answered "spirits", and "beyond the laws of physics" I´m sorry but it doesn´t stick. Even a god should play by his own rules. When I say nonexistence, it´s litteral: NOTHING can exist beyond our spacetime continuum, again, don´t take my word for it. Check google and... mathematics. Come on! Just admit that there´s something of a contradiction in substance in creationism!

2006-08-14 06:59:22 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous