Religion & Spirituality - 22 August 2006

i think if you belive in god, you might as well believe in santa, the easter bunny, && the tooth fairy.

as children, many of our parents told us that if we are good all year, santa will bring us gifts on december 25th. but if we are bad, we will get nothing but coal. this was a fun conspiracy to make us behave.
and when we were children, many of us were taught that there is a man in the sky that will protect us from any harm, and he has a plan for our lives. then that if we are good, he will send us to heaven...a beautiful happy place...but, if we are bad, we will burn in hell for all eternity. this was also a conspiracy to make us behave how the government wants us to. this was started a very long time ago. and now it is just getting in the way of our new laws and beliefs.
wouldnt just letting go of the belife of god make everything so much easier? just like santa, we need to accept the fact that there is no man watching your every move making sure you behave. cept for the gov...

2006-08-22 09:49:29 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-22 09:48:29 · 8 answers · asked by miraclewhip 3

I heard that the old tastement includes many horrible verses. However, through my reading in Quran I found a verse that seem to be horrific to me. It says [Al Maida 5:33]:

"The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger (Muhammed), is: execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land. That is their disgrace in this world, and there is still a heavy punishment in the Hereafter"

Can any Muslim tell me what does this horrible verse mean?

2006-08-22 09:47:15 · 4 answers · asked by Bionimetiket 2

Why complicate it by using a term that implies separateness and means something much different to the majority of people who use the term. I had this argument with a new age friend today, who was trying to tell me that he believed in God and that God was the universe after I showed him the movie "the elegant universe" which is about string theory. I asked him, then why doesn't he just say he believes in the universe, instead of confusing the matter with a loaded term like God?

2006-08-22 09:46:55 · 12 answers · asked by 自由思想家 3

THE BLACK MAN GOTTA GO!!!

I CHALLENGE YOU TO DEBATE ME LIKE A MAN!!!

ONLY A COWARD WOULD REPORT ME!!!

THIS IS THE REVIVAL OF TRUTH!!!

NOW, MY QUESTION WHITE MAN IS WHY ARE BAND-AIDS ONLY MANUFACTORED IN LIGHT BROWN OR WHITE BUT THEY DON'T COME IN BLACK?????????????????

EXPLAIN HOW IN 2006 OUR COUNTRY CAN'T PRODUCE A BAND-AID THAT MATCHES AFRICAN-AMERICANS!!!

THIS SHOWS HOW RACIST OUR COUNTRY IS!!!

2006-08-22 09:44:34 · 40 answers · asked by AFRICAN-AMERICAN-LIBERAL-ATHEIST 1

If not, then why are only one out of ten questions sincere questions about faith instead of the rants of trolls? I for one would enjoy a troll free string. :)

2006-08-22 09:43:01 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

They wouldent stop knocking so I called the cop's when they got therethe JW'S were down the street so the cops went down there just to talk to them and I guess one of them had beer breath so the cops ran A check on him and he had a warrant and they took him to jail

2006-08-22 09:42:59 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

My current religion has a really good basketball program but if they find out I changed religions they will kick me off the team. However I dont believe their stuff anymore because this new religion told me they were false.

2006-08-22 09:42:13 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ecc 9:5

2006-08-22 09:41:10 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am a senior citizen and overweight. They don't have grey hair on the template, and they do have full-figured clothes but I didn't know. My hair was red at one time and I liked it.

2006-08-22 09:41:07 · 6 answers · asked by freelancenut 4

For instance, comparing a sword to a person.

2006-08-22 09:40:34 · 14 answers · asked by konversegal 1

2006-08-22 09:38:52 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-22 09:37:25 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

what is the deal with mormons and polygamy?

2006-08-22 09:37:13 · 14 answers · asked by eboney 2

Ok, my 16 year old cousin has a friend that doesn't believe in God and she decided to be all dramatic and tell him he was going to go to hell and he says he knows. And when she was telling me more about what he said, apparently he doesn't believe in God but he believes in Hell. How can this be? Thanks for the answers!

2006-08-22 09:36:26 · 11 answers · asked by Led*Zep*Babe 5

2006-08-22 09:36:12 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

If so why do they always put people down and talk behind there backs if they don' joinin there church. If I went to 10 differant chruchs and asked somthing about other chruchs they would say "ours is the right one those other chruchs are all evil..

2006-08-22 09:35:44 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous

Psalms 37:29
Ecclesiastes 1:4
Psalm 104:5
Isaiah 45:18

What do you think?

2006-08-22 09:35:24 · 8 answers · asked by Frax 4

of the Bible were actually inspired by God?

2006-08-22 09:35:15 · 8 answers · asked by olin1963 6

2006-08-22 09:35:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

This question is purely hypothetical. Please do not make-up and pick a third option.

2006-08-22 09:34:55 · 30 answers · asked by Xo 1

2006-08-22 09:34:12 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm particularly interested in calling someone stupid, fool or idiot.

2006-08-22 09:34:06 · 2 answers · asked by Maria 2

2006-08-22 09:33:51 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous

i hope this question doesnt offend muslim men, but i really think its about time we started to understand each other a bit more and find out about each others views, rather than read media spin. I live in a multi racial area and speak to muslim men and women at the school etc but its not the sort of thing you would ask .

2006-08-22 09:33:16 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-22 09:31:07 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I thought the bible taught us that to go to the Father, we go through Jesus and not to worship any other. Help me understand please.

2006-08-22 09:29:50 · 19 answers · asked by Dog Mama 4

If there is only one heaven then obviously everyone who goes is in the same place. But what if heaven to me is not to you? I mean if riding a loud harley is paradise to me, but listening to those annoying bikes is the one thing you always hated, then heaven wouldn't be the perfect place you thought it would be. I'm sure I could come up with a million more examples too. What do you think?

2006-08-22 09:28:43 · 13 answers · asked by advgman52 2

http://www.ifamericansknew.org/

2006-08-22 09:28:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-22 09:25:20 · 5 answers · asked by Alfa_Neuron 1