Religion & Spirituality - 21 August 2006

if its in his nature to be good (ie he cannot be bad) - then why is he given so much credit for being good?

doesnt he just act according to his nature as we act according to ours ?

2006-08-21 09:13:05 · 14 answers · asked by aurora03uk 1

What, if any, is the difference between being Catholic vs. being Roman Catholic. Different beliefs, culture??????

Thanks

2006-08-21 09:12:59 · 48 answers · asked by Disney Dreamer 3

Or was it because they didnt have vaccines and good medicine? God could have prevented that right? The elderly and the infants were the first to die.

Some religious wackos claim it was the "great" sin of the day, but where they "sinning" more then? How do you know they were...is there anyway to know? We have have massive porn and gambling industries today. Terrorist religions and slave states (North Korea).

If God exists, and I ever meet him, I will ask him why he didnt wait till WW2 to blasts the black plague on us...or if he could design a more discriminatory bug...something that doesnt kill little innocent Johnny who never had a chance to grow up or even attempt to sin or do good.

Hey, just for fun, say "God works in mysterious ways" then have someone punch you really hard right after you say that...trust me, it will be good for you.

2006-08-21 09:12:11 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

All else aside (like history, science, annoying missionaries), does it take more courage to believe and live your life according to the belief that there is a capital "G" god, or that there is only the life you live on earth? I doubt anyone is a shining example of either.

2006-08-21 09:12:09 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Saudi Arabia, the headquarters of Islam, the only country in the world where freedom of religious expression (except Isla) is outlawed, has the full support of the "Christian" USA. Why would such an "evil Christian" empire be giving so much support to the one country in the world where you can get your head cut off for owning a Chrsitian Bible? Is the USA really against Islam, or is this just an excuse for filthy Islamic Jihadian propoganda being spewed in mosques worldwide?

2006-08-21 09:11:46 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

Curious to see if there are other fundamentalists in terms of reading the BIble and praying and believe in salvation, but also liberal in terms of living your faith by the example that Jesus gave us in terms of walking in love?

2006-08-21 09:09:51 · 12 answers · asked by Searcher 7

2006-08-21 09:09:11 · 9 answers · asked by 100Hertz 2

i know is kinda weird but thats what my tcher asked, and i don't know there r many reasons, so if u could please help me out with this i'll apreciate it. bye

2006-08-21 09:07:40 · 31 answers · asked by Isabel 1

2006-08-21 09:07:03 · 9 answers · asked by Chris W. 1

please provide some verses please.

2006-08-21 09:05:48 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

SERIOUSLY. There was one guy who asked if God was anti-semitic, because of a verse he completely misinterpreted. There have been others who ask questions about the Bible, and yet even when someone takes the time to write out a reasonable and intelligent response, they are overlooked.
Why is that? Is this forum just full of ignorant people?
I'm not calling atheists ignorant, so please don't interpret this question that way. But why ask a question, if you don't want to know the answer? Especially if there IS an answer besides something meaningless (in the scheme of things) like "God works in mysterious ways."
No, instead they like the "They were high" kind of answers. WHY?
Sorry for ranting, but I really would like to know.

2006-08-21 09:05:25 · 16 answers · asked by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7

It seems evident that there is a strong connection between God and creation, much stronger than many fundamentalists would care to know.

However at the same time everything being God does not sound exactly right either. There is a difference between sameness and simulartity. There is a difference between essence and the source of that essence. There is a difference between the whole and it's parts.

The Hindus describe creation and God as purusha or the cosmic man who's hand stretches ten fingers beyond. I think this to be an apt analogy. It seems many get purusha and the ten fingers that stretch beyond material reality (i.e. God) confused; But nevertheless they are intricately connected with each other.

2006-08-21 09:02:37 · 4 answers · asked by Love of Truth 5

It seems that fear is a focal point these people rally around. Fear of WHATEVER. Are atheists and other liberals just more brave, so they don't buy in? Liberals are the people who really mean "Live Free or Die." Liberals want their freedom protected more than they want their lives protected.

2006-08-21 09:01:35 · 46 answers · asked by Anonymous

Muhammud (PBUH) did marry two girls one of whom was 9 years old the other 13 years old. Why don't they want to discuss this aspect of their prophet's life?

2006-08-21 09:01:02 · 30 answers · asked by cognito44 3

Okay on the last question I asked I wound up receiving answers like READ THE ONE I HAVE. Thank you, but my delima isn't that. So I will try to describe my situation to give an idea of what I am trying to ask. I am currently in school and I am taking an old testament class and because our text book refers to Bible verses a Bible is required for this class. Unfortunatly I am very dumb when it comes to understanding all of this. So I was wondering what the best study bible that could help me with this course. Thanks for all your answers!

2006-08-21 09:00:42 · 9 answers · asked by thumpers_311 1

I'd like to express my thanks to "Musem" for proving that Muslims will blatantly lie to defend their pro-Muslim anti-Christian agenda. I stated that answering-islam.com was made in response to the anti-Christian website answering-christianity.com

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgrL2tnzKmtsaE5d..ulKC8gBgx.?qid=20060821123356AAyTtz4

Musem stated:
"Actually it's the other way around. The anti-Islam website started before http://www.answering-christianity.com..."

Let's take a look at the WHOIS data from http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/index.jsp

ANSWERING-CHRISTIANITY.COM
Record expires on 20-Sep-2014
Record created on 21-Sep-1998
Database last updated on 05-Aug-2005

ANSWERING-ISLAM.COM
Record expires on 03-Apr-2015
Record created on 03-Apr-2000
Database last updated on 04-Jan-2006

See where it says CREATED? Which date is earlier? Looks like someone is trying to twist the FACTS around. Satan is the king of lies

2006-08-21 09:00:15 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-21 08:59:07 · 8 answers · asked by stent 2

I mean, people grow up being tought that there religion is correct. When people grow up believing something, they think what they witness is something that has to do with there belief's.. For example: Someone that grew up believing ghost are real, tend to believe that of they hear a nose it was a ghost, as for someone that wasnt.. When they hear a nose they dont think its a ghost.. So when people are raised to believe that there religion is right, and they hear a nose they may think it was there god, as for someone that hasnt been raised to believe in that hears a nose they dont think its god.. I guess you can look at it as being brain washed in believeing that your religion is correct, and when your brain washed your brain really truly believes that waht ever is going on is real.. Altho if your brain washed in believing that and you end up being wrong about it than you would never know.. I hope that made sence.. If so can I get some of your mature thoughts about this?

2006-08-21 08:57:31 · 21 answers · asked by Bryan G 1

Why didn't he destroy Russia? Why doesn't he destroy China?

2006-08-21 08:57:15 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Call me crazy, but Allah sounds a lot like a simply desert bedoin than a creator of all. Can we send Allah some design consultants, maybe some Disney execs to provide greater entertainment in heaven, cause I love wine and woman as much as the next guy, but I need other stuff too...

Quran 56:36 “(Regarding Heaven) Then we have made them VIRGINS,” http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/056.qmt.html#056.036

Quran 47:15 “(Here is paradise) which the righteous are promised: in it are rivers of water incorruptible… RIVERS OF WINE, a JOY to those who drink; and rivers of honey pure and clear.” http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/047.qmt.html#047.015

2006-08-21 08:56:46 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

Your so-called "Sea of Gallilee" is a freshwater lake. The Bible is full of ****.

2006-08-21 08:56:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

With all the different religions out there, and each seems to have their own "Holy Book" how does one choose which religion to follow?

2006-08-21 08:54:28 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

I keep having weird dreams, one that occurs a couple times a week is....my cousin is pulling me down the road in a red radio flyer and we are just having a delightful time..and suddenly we turn down this road that ends up being a rainbow...we fall off the end of it and BAM...I wake up....leaving me to notice a pool of ejaculate.....what should I do to stop this and what does it mean?

2006-08-21 08:52:45 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

I wanted to get my religious science degree, but I was wondering what type of career I can persue in this field of study.

2006-08-21 08:50:28 · 8 answers · asked by Jessi K 2

Heinlein is stating that it is puzzling as to why a supreme being would want to be flattered by people. What is the point, other than to stuff the pockets of the church with money.

I am asking why you think God needs this flattery, the praying in public, the donations to the church and that sort of thing.

2006-08-21 08:50:04 · 9 answers · asked by Kathryn™ 6

read what chrisbrown (best answer) wrote......

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AiCqF2HJtPSbPEgxvkmI5jXsy6IX?qid=20060815213438AAJddqH

2006-08-21 08:49:41 · 57 answers · asked by god 2

I asked two questions in an attempt to find a denomination that would be accepting of my partner and myself. People felt the need to call homosexual, and therefore myself, an abomination. While this turns me off to religion, and makes me realize how unlike Jesus christians are, I am unable to discern how homosexuality is the chosen abomination and how people know this is the route to hell.

If we are supposed to follow what the bible says, should we also have slaves? Should women be submissive to men? These are found in the new testament, but are not reallly followed. Any explanation why there is this selectivity?

2006-08-21 08:49:26 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

be honest.. when and where? please tell me your story.. lol.. im curious..

sorry if this is in the wrong category..

2006-08-21 08:48:25 · 5 answers · asked by perfectly_unperfect 3

As I recall Lot wasn't exactly a good guy either, didn't he offer his virgin daughters to the crowd. This would tell us that the event wasn't sexual, and was about power, thereby making it an act of rape.

2006-08-21 08:48:20 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

What connection does political affiliation have to religious affiliation? I have noticed that Republicans tend to use Liberal as a dirty word. I have noticed that Republicans tend to criticize liberals as being "unrealistic" about the magnitude of threats against America---Republicans don't think Liberals are AFRAID enough. Maybe this is the link???

2006-08-21 08:47:17 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous