Religion & Spirituality - 18 August 2006

8 We have a little sister. She has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister in the day when she is to be spoken for?

9 If she is a wall, we will build on her a turret of silver. if she is a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar.

10 I am a wall, and my breasts like towers, then I was in his eyes like one who found peace.

2006-08-18 04:56:05 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Who were the first people that used the title Christian to define the Children of God when talking about those people?

2006-08-18 04:54:53 · 26 answers · asked by happylife22842 4

Are they spitting it out?

Pbuh. I think I have something between my teeth.

2006-08-18 04:54:42 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Some people seem like they're trying to be the most hated person on here. I'm QUITE sure that there are a few believers that despise me (because hate is against their religion eh?)

2006-08-18 04:53:18 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you die before your mate and your mate remarries what happens when your mate dies? does your mates soul come to you or will it wait on the newer wife? i know this ? is kinda confusing but i love my husband so much that if i die i don't want him to live the rest of his life alone but he's my soulmate. i am so confused about this.

2006-08-18 04:52:57 · 28 answers · asked by notyours 5

2006-08-18 04:50:46 · 26 answers · asked by Axel ∇ 5

2006-08-18 04:49:17 · 7 answers · asked by Axel ∇ 5

i have two young wiccans that i need to teach before they are entered into my coven. my question is where can i find reference material online or off that i can use to help them. i need history ethics guidelines and starting spells. i know the wiccan rede but i want them to know exactly what it means and i dont want them just to take my word for it. i mostly just need to get them started after that it wont be a problem i have enough information in all of the schools of The Old Way that i have to help them in the Path they they may want to take but if anyone can help it would be most appreciated. Merry meet and Merry part, Blessed be.

2006-08-18 04:49:09 · 14 answers · asked by dailja silverwolf wiccan mage 1

Mat 10:33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.

2 Tim 2:12 If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:

Do you think Piter doomed to hell?

2006-08-18 04:48:35 · 20 answers · asked by PicassoInActions 3

Blessed be to all who have been touched by his noodely apendages. The virgin oil and marinara are with you always, ramen.

2006-08-18 04:48:18 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

For Instance, the section "Religion and Spirituality" on this site has more back stabbing, hating, prejudice and provocative content on it than any other section...

As another example, the only state in the US that has successfully outlawed gay marriage is the state with the highest divorce rate per capita.

As a final example, it seems like every town that has more than a few churches in it, will lose alot of business from other sources and become kind of depressed financially... which came first - the poverty or the excessive religion??? Is it a vicious cycle?

I am really not trying to offend religious people (I'm Buddhist myself and I respect others beliefs) - it's just the way it seems to me.
What's your opinion?

2006-08-18 04:46:16 · 12 answers · asked by rabble rouser 6

Blood stained, graffiti’d walls
Silent teardrops fall, as I walk these halls
Just another number with no name
Cuffed and shackled, led in chains
Filled with anger, hatred and disgrace
I told myself “Never again”
Yet here I am
They’ve got me now
No way out of this jam
Forever a felon, it’s all downhill from here
Probation, yeah right
Gotta do the time
Caught up in the system, probably for life
Or is that just what they want me to think?
‘Cause I’ve heard of others who were in chains
Who trusted in the One called the Ancient of Days
Innocent of any crime
Condemned to death
Yet with their last breath
Spoke of a life that no man can take
Freedom that no man can break
About a messiah who died so we might live
Who gave all he could possibly give
Would I have ever truly learned
Would my soul have been bought
Probably died and burned
If I’d never got caught
I rejoice in this jail cell
Acquited by God
I’ll not see hell
In the everlasting court
I walk a free man.

2006-08-18 04:46:01 · 6 answers · asked by Freedom 3

Because I thought that happens because a pat leader decided to celebrate Christ's b-day in December for some reason...
LOL I think I'll ask this question.

2006-08-18 04:45:53 · 32 answers · asked by elliott 4

2006-08-18 04:45:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is the deal with the "Toronto Blessing"?
In this video documenting the heresies of the Charismatic movement, it even shows grown men howling like wolves while be lead around the alter area by a leash? How crazy can North American Christianity get?

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1309655344938122063&q=kenneth+copeland

It looks like Christianity has gone way downhill since I left it.

2006-08-18 04:43:37 · 16 answers · asked by 自由思想家 3

Is it:

"Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you"

or

"Do unto others as they do unto you"?

I think we all know which statement is used the most on this site by those who deem to class themselves as followers of Jesus, don't we?

(a hint; it's not the former)

It seems many prefer their own beliefs rather than those taught by the religion they choose to 'follow'...
Why does the Christian authorities seem to refrain from teaching the dangers of the Ego, resulting in the latter statement becoming truer than the former?








"Give to everyone who asks of you. And from him who takes away your goods do not ask them back. And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise. But if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. And if you lend to those from whom you hope to receive back, what credit is that to you? For even sinners lend to sinners to receive as much back. But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil. Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful." (Luke 6:30-36)

2006-08-18 04:40:40 · 14 answers · asked by googlywotsit 5

I met him as a child, through neighbors that invited me to church with them. I gave up any thought of God when I was 13 or so. I thought any God that would give me a life with an abusive alcoholic father certainly didn't care for me. I left home at 16, I lived in the back seat of a 1970 Nova for 2 years. I put myself through school and got my first apartment. I met a neighbor who was a Christian and smoked pot...really He asked me if I believed in God and I was very happy to give him my laundry list of my all my reason I didn't..see then I was vastly more intelligent..LOL! Something in me wanted to fight him...he told me to ask God for answers and to reveil himself to me. 1 Year later I remembered what he said and I did just that. NOT on my time but God showed up about 3 weeks later..lot's of very weird things started to happen...and then he spoke to me..I'm 10000% sure it was him. That was 37 years ago...I've never looked back.

what do you think!

2006-08-18 04:40:22 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

for verily I do say unto ye, I am the messiah.

2006-08-18 04:38:18 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

the day of rest is on sat. the sabbath
look up webster's dictionary u will see!!
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/SATURDAY

2006-08-18 04:37:11 · 44 answers · asked by sasha 1

Wishing you joy and peace
And all that is warm and bright.
Sending thoughts of love your way.
Praying that all comes right.
Know that you are special.
That someone's praying for you.
May you have a wonderous day.
Filled with life and love most true.

2006-08-18 04:33:56 · 65 answers · asked by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7

Check this link...

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2006-08-18 04:33:47 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

First you want to know how I killed him right? It was easy-I read a book that explained to me why Man Created God-ALL men of all backgrounds, races & ethninticities have had THEIR Gods. This to explain the unknown-And many have been forced to believe in another mans God-worship or die! My LOVE for my fellow human being drove me to conclude that I Love Diversity-Honor-&-Respect in men that would want to share this time in this world with me. We All want to be loved (just ask any baby) and yet we created an entity of compassion for we love ourselves as well. We also HATE certain aspects of each other and will immediately pronounce those differences upon an entity of EVIL called Satan. Sadly this catched the blame for misunderstanding-God's are Created in every form and almost always have an enemy-WHY WOULD ANY God create an enemy? Man Creates enemies and this is reflected in his God. Yes Christian-Muslim-Jew-you all have enimies because U have accepted YOUR GOD-How Happy U All seem 2 B!

2006-08-18 04:33:13 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-18 04:32:39 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Did anyone see "Superman Returns"?

What's up with "The Son becomes the Father and the Father becomes the Son"?

Is Jor-El God and is Kal-El (Superman) the Son of God?

Superman does get stabbed in the side, and there's that nice crucifix pose when he is dying.

And was Superman resurrected? It seems that he died and then was brought back to life, either by his own will or by the kiss of his son, Jason Lane.

Or maybe Superman is God, Jor-El is the Holy Spirit, and Jason Lane is actually the Son of God?

And if Jason Lane is the Son of God, does that mean that Lois Lane is a virgin?

And why did Lois deny the importance of Superman, if indeed he was here to save the world?

I need answers. Thanks.

2006-08-18 04:31:42 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm very much a Christian, I just want to know.

2006-08-18 04:29:39 · 25 answers · asked by angelsong_04 3

Seriously. Put you index fingers in your ears and try to block out as much sound as you can, but don't hurt yourself. Concentrate. What do you hear? If you run around and try it again, you'll even hear you pulse.The pulse isn't what i'm refering to. There is this constant sound behind it like the one you hear you computer make when it's on (if you listen carefully). It also sounds a bit like the static made when the tv is on. It sounds electrical.

2006-08-18 04:28:11 · 9 answers · asked by ? 1

How can anyone think his teaching is Christian?

Compare what Freemason-Mormon Brigham Young stated "Adam is our father and our God" with Copeland's quote:-
"Adam, in the Garden of Eden, was God manifested in the flesh."
Following the Faith of Abraham I, side 1

2006-08-18 04:27:56 · 6 answers · asked by 自由思想家 3

I have ran into some individuals who are of the Apostolic faith. Every last one of them that I have had an exstensive conversation with has in some way come to the conclusion that speaking in tongues is a requirement to be saved. They also have told me that being baptized in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost is not enough. It must be in the name of Jesus Christ (which I personally believe is one in the same). Everytime I ask them to show me where this is relevant, they refer to the book of Acts. Now according to the word, the only thing that saves you is the blood of Jesus. Now I truly believe in my heart that Jesus is the Son of God and that He has been raised from the dead so that I can have a right to the kingdom of Heaven. Why do people make salvation so complicated?

2006-08-18 04:27:15 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you think Mohammed would have been successful as a "prophet" in America? Do you think he would have gotten away with "marrying" Aishet when she was only nine?

2006-08-18 04:26:41 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

In the eating hall, a stuffed parrot hung from the ceiling, and from its golden beak dangled a card that read, "We are in training to be nobody special." I had often repeated this to myself, working against my need for achievement and recognition, and the discontent that could engender. "I am in training to be nobody special." Saying the words in my mind, I felt how they redirected me from a certain seductive struggle and excitement and disease, into a more stable focus: forget what others think of you, forget the future goal of achievement; arrive instead in this body/mind, attending to this present moment. This is is the whole of practice.

-Sandy Boucher, "Hidden Spring"

Peace and Love

2006-08-18 04:26:32 · 9 answers · asked by digilook 2