Religion & Spirituality - 16 August 2006

any kind of dogma = religious, spiritual, philosophical, scientific, and so on.

2006-08-16 03:39:43 · 12 answers · asked by Axel ∇ 5

I mean this respectfully I don't know the BIble well enough. Is it somewhere in Matthew, or Luke maybe?

Where does Jesus say - "heh you know what, when God said in Exodus 21:20-21 that if a master beats his slave and the slave lives, that the master doesn't get punished - god takes it back, ok? im sorry for not telling moses that no slavery is an immorral institution, so thats why im here, to get you people back on track"

where is that please, cause if not im just going to keep asking questions about why does god make slavery permissible in leviticus 25:44 and Christians are going to keep telling me that a) jesus got rid of it and b) it wasnt the same then as it was in 1850s america - to which I will reply exodus 21:20-21 which negates response b.


Please help me or I'll just keep asking when I see someone tell me in another answer that Jesus got rid of slavery.

2006-08-16 03:39:37 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

....specific religions?

It just struck me as odd that you rarely see a reference to a specific christian religion out here. The non-christians define themselves as X. But the christians mostly seem to call themselves just christians, not Lutheran, Methodist, Protestant, Greek Orthodox, Episcopalian, Baptist, etc.

A rare exception is an occasional catholic reference.

This just made me go hmmm, because I know there are so many different religions, and I'm sure they all have their own set of rules and beliefs. It seems unlikely that they're all so similar that someone would call themselves a christian rather than saying they're lutheran or whatever.

As a former catholic, I was raised to believe that was the one true religion, and you were damned proud to be one. If asked your religion, you wouldn't say christian, you would say catholic.

2006-08-16 03:38:23 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-16 03:37:48 · 26 answers · asked by mashaunda m 1

Neither have been proved (in the traditional sense of of word).....

Can the two beliefs co-exist?

2006-08-16 03:37:26 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-16 03:37:09 · 11 answers · asked by i hate u all 1

2006-08-16 03:36:49 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

Tell me fellow atheists if you like my poem........LOL

Shoogey, boogey puddin pie
I think the bible is a lie
It told me I would go to hell
If I don't believe, I don't, Oh well
I don't believe "god" is up there
In giant golden underware
I grew up in church, you see
And all that crap was taught to me.
But, I'm an atheist, much better now
Don't pray to "god" allah or cows
I know my life is what I make it
No old book will change or take it
I don't care what you believe in
When everything fun is a big sin
So you be you, and I'll be me
In America we are all free
To believe however we want to
Don't judge me and I won't judge you.

2006-08-16 03:35:57 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is your take on 2nd Cor. 5:20
That we are God's ambassador's?
Do u think you are following this?

2006-08-16 03:35:56 · 15 answers · asked by Casey M 4

The calendar order also was changed, i'd also like to point out the importance of the 10 commandments which his is one(sabbath rest) The New Testament also states entering into the Lords rest as key to salvation.

2006-08-16 03:35:40 · 11 answers · asked by HOPE 4 THE FUTURE: 5

2006-08-16 03:34:22 · 11 answers · asked by i hate u all 1

I've noticed a glut of news stories regarding christianity mainstream media. As an atheist, I think this is a bunch of bullshite.

2006-08-16 03:34:12 · 9 answers · asked by mutterhals 4

plz give real answers, I would really like to know.
1. what is the point of your life
2. what happens when you die.

2006-08-16 03:33:31 · 19 answers · asked by Casey M 4

Do you think you know much or not?
try this linkbelow and judge for yourself:
http://www.al-sunnah.com/introduction_to_islam.htm

2006-08-16 03:32:06 · 7 answers · asked by mido 4

2006-08-16 03:31:40 · 23 answers · asked by i hate u all 1

2006-08-16 03:31:04 · 10 answers · asked by i hate u all 1

2006-08-16 03:30:16 · 30 answers · asked by i hate u all 1

At the end of the day, certain things are real and actual -- they exist in the physical world, they're there whether you want them to be or not, and they are experienced identically by everyone -- and some things are imaginary, and are never experienced outside the confines of your own brainpan. For example: no matter how much I'd like to be able to fly, and how much I feel I deserve to fly, good ol' real-and-actual Mr. Gravity is there like a cold shower, ruining my little daydream...

If your god is real and actual, you should be able to say things about him -- things that mean something, things that are verifiable by observation and testing and that can be observed equally by all without requiring any pre-assuming that he's real.

So...what can you say about YOUR god that's real and actual? And don't bother citing life or the universe as evidence -- without a guaranteed "god-free universe" to compare it to, the assertion is unverifiable and means nothing.

2006-08-16 03:29:55 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Check this out; not a "one verse" ministry here:
http://www.shepherdschapel.com/

There is no denial of the Trinity or Hell here.
Check it out for your self instead of believing someone’s criticism on the web.
Take a stand and check it out for your self.

2006-08-16 03:29:50 · 1 answers · asked by LP S 6

Please, this has nothing to do with the Genesis account.

One small example: how did the brain get programmed for eyesight. To accept 2 images, combine them, to provide near instant assessment and response, millions of lines of unbelievably brilliant genetic code, how did that happen. We could put 1,000,000 genius's to work on this today for 10 years, and they would not be able to figure out how to do that today. Not only is there no randomness, there is unimaginably brilliant creation involved.

Thus, I cannot take a leap of faith and believe in natural creation. It makes no sense. A Creator makes sense, based on facts and reasoning.

2006-08-16 03:29:37 · 14 answers · asked by Cogito Sum 4

be able to answer my questions, like why in leviticus 25:44 does it say that people can have slaves from other nations,

and if she says "thats not in the bible" and i go to bible gateway and cut and paste, should she . . .. . whats the word im looking for . . . .STOP TELLING PEOPLE THEY ARE GOING TO HELL

2006-08-16 03:28:38 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-16 03:27:45 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-16 03:27:13 · 10 answers · asked by Great Man 1

2006-08-16 03:26:55 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

.......they fear admitting that we are not all devinely created perfection created in the image of some kind of god. That maybe our orgins are not quite so glamourous as they would like to think, that maybe we are not as important in this universe as they would like to think.

Does the fact that we shared a common ancestor with other primates dent their pride ?

Are they so full of themselves that they really believe we were devinely created ?

Is it letting go of this notion the real issue that creationists have ?

2006-08-16 03:25:04 · 19 answers · asked by Cindy 2

2006-08-16 03:25:02 · 9 answers · asked by useyourrbrain 1

At least, you don't need to belong to any kind of religious, spiritual nor philosophical movement, alright?

- I try to understand a bit better, thx to your replies - Thx :-)

2006-08-16 03:24:51 · 15 answers · asked by Axel ∇ 5

2006-08-16 03:24:49 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-16 03:22:20 · 6 answers · asked by jason v 1

Without proof that Hell-wish is kinda silly, right?

this question is written in answer to:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Au3ktTe3wJXa0Xe2vAH9Lnzsy6IX?qid=20060816071059AA7tB5Q

2006-08-16 03:20:14 · 32 answers · asked by Thinx 5