Religion & Spirituality - 24 August 2006

My thoughts ...

Faith in God seems to be nothing more than humans attempting to run away from reality, an excuse to avoid thinking and evaluating evidence. Religious faith is just an emotional escape and really just a substitute for opening your eyes to reason. It seems to be a function of madness.

Religion has clearly shown over time to be the major catalyst for wars, violence, abuse, greed and practically everything evil going on in our planet since humanity began.

For me some of the violence, murder and hatred in the Bible is horrific, especially if brain-washed into the minds of little children. Stuff like ...
Mathew 5:29-30 God encouraged self-mutilation.
Isaiah 13:15-18 God allowed women raped and little children slaughtered.
Genesis 6:11-17 and 7:11-24 God is the greatest mass murder in history.

I think the world would be like Heaven if religion ceased to exist, but all the believers and preachers have turned this planet into Hell.

Your thoughts please.

2006-08-24 09:22:30 · 33 answers · asked by Brenda's World 4

What I am trying to say is that if the Ten Commandments are posted and some groups don't agree with them and want them taken down. Does that violate the freedom of speech? Or is that just freedom of speech right back to the group that want the Ten Commandments kept there. Who really wins? I thought freedom of speech is meant for groups to express their beliefs and people can accept it or not. If you don't then you move on right? I don't understand cuz you can't make everyone happy ya know?

2006-08-24 09:21:28 · 22 answers · asked by AlwaysLaughing 3

I was just curious to know??

2006-08-24 09:20:00 · 25 answers · asked by Ash 2

and for free, where you ask qs and they answer them, I wana find out a few things......btw dunno if I spelt phycic correctly!

2006-08-24 09:19:29 · 9 answers · asked by x1gemma1x 1

It is apointed that all must die then the judgement.Are you ready?

2006-08-24 09:18:31 · 43 answers · asked by Brandi87 2

2006-08-24 09:18:29 · 27 answers · asked by lonly_planet1976 3

Why is all the food in the grocery store kosher (Having a K or a U in a circle on the package) and they have a little section of their food?

2006-08-24 09:18:14 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-24 09:17:37 · 38 answers · asked by Angel 2

I have been catholic for all my life. I always went to church and never missed a day. somehow my faith is going down because it's like i don't believe in Mary anymore. what should i do to restore it?

2006-08-24 09:17:34 · 13 answers · asked by ? 3

Love him or hate him...WE ALL are still talking
about the man who for just 36 Month spoke to us. The son of a poor carpenter who never travel more than 400 from his birth.


If you read this...he's reached you?

right?

2006-08-24 09:17:26 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

what would you rather have taught in U.S. public schools? consider this before you answer, evolution is a scientific theory that can be taught in science class. creation is a religious theory, but what class would it be taught in?

just looking for opinions.

2006-08-24 09:15:50 · 24 answers · asked by tandypants 5

Where did it originate? and how does one become a scientologist?

2006-08-24 09:14:37 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Trust me people, I'm not a Christian and I'm not pro-life. Think people think. Think outside the box.

If you have a position about something political, do you spend all your time and energy attacking the religion of the opponent, or actually attack the position?

I'm just asking, its just a question. Just yahoo answers just trying to create a database of questions and answers.

2006-08-24 09:12:41 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Where they were in "Hell" and there were millions and millions of people and they were all asking why they were there. And there was a man the stage with the loud speaker saying that told everyone the reaons why they were in "hell" was because they choise the wrong religion. And the correct one was methidist.
I thought i was the funniest things Ive seen due to we are all fighting to see who is right , but in the end we will never know until it happens so its it a sure fact that we must love and respect everyone regardless of what they believe !

2006-08-24 09:12:34 · 11 answers · asked by dramaqueen 3

Example: Christianity has the Bible, Judaism has the Torah, Islam has the Quran, etc. These are the top three religions with the largest following, however there is no sacred text associated with atheism, or "the flying spaghetti monster."

SERIOUS answers please...I thought a lot about this question.

2006-08-24 09:12:32 · 14 answers · asked by GLSigma3 6

There are biblical gifts of the Holy Spirit. What are the spiritual gifts of the Mormon religion?

2006-08-24 09:06:27 · 13 answers · asked by t_a_m_i_l 6

only if u do it under orthoxy then Israel will acknoledge the conversion...i dont get it..can someone explain..?

2006-08-24 09:06:11 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

What if all the other whiney bee otch agnostics and atheists shut up for 10 god darned seconds and reasoned who the heck cares if I walk into a Courthouse that has a 10 Commandments, the judge will judge me based on the merits of the case and apply US Law, and if (s)he did not thats what the appeal is for.

Who really cares, we have God on our money and God in our pledge.

We got men dying in Iraq, people who don't have health insurance and have to cut their pills in half, schools that don't have text books with all the pages,

this to me is as stupid a debate as when the Fundamentalist Christians take up the Senate floor to debate gay marriage and flag burning,

Can we all just shut up with all these wedge issues,

This country isn't a Theocracy its a Democracy, and I see all sorts of people tearing it down, Fundamentalist Christian, and Atheist, and Agnostic, and Liberal Christian, why are you argueing over 10 Commandments when my military brothers are dieing in Iraq?

2006-08-24 09:06:06 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do we assume that God is going to JUDGE someone? I thought that we are all his creations and that he already knows everything. If he knows what I am going to do and he created me, then why would he judge me? Does it not make more sense that God would want us to go through things to gather experiences?

And I would like to ask the question, If God is all good, then would not he have one negative bone in his body? If he does not, then he would not hurt us and cause us to be destroyed. He would not even be thinking in that aspect if he knew only good, right?

2006-08-24 09:05:20 · 28 answers · asked by Metacoma 3

2006-08-24 09:03:49 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

does that give them the right to trash the dining room with ketchup? just wondering becaus this happened at my store 2 nights ago.?

2006-08-24 09:03:21 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-24 09:02:57 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

to the devil for a million pounds and a long life?

2006-08-24 09:01:41 · 50 answers · asked by Anonymous

i felt it and i heard it.... was this real experience, her spirit leaving her body?

2006-08-24 09:01:19 · 19 answers · asked by geraldine 2

Such as Muslim, Buddhism, and Judaism.
My religious co-workers say all these people are not going to heaven when they die. I disagree.

2006-08-24 09:01:17 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

One of the major problems I have had with Christianity is it's view of women.

God is portrayed as male, Jesus is a man and he had twelve male apostles. A woman (Eve) is blamed for the fall. The New Testament has quite a few verses saying that "man is the head of woman" and that women should not speak in church, etc. The Bible relegates women to an inferior position to men.

To me, this is nothing but an attempt to justify a patriarchal system. Men are not superior to women, and I see no justification for men "ruling over" women, or being the head of the household.

What is your response to this?

2006-08-24 09:00:58 · 26 answers · asked by bregweidd 6

dont be rude about this. iam just wanting to hear what people have to say. I believe in Heaven but want to hear what other people think and if they have proof.

2006-08-24 09:00:27 · 21 answers · asked by ? 3

Is it the filling of the Holy Spirit? The Spiritual connection to God & His Kingdom?

2006-08-24 09:00:16 · 4 answers · asked by t_a_m_i_l 6

its ok for the ten commandments,but what about other religions and their symbols,like wicca or muslim,goverment buildings represent the people and not all people are religuis,why do we need it in schools,you christian complain when they teach about islam,but not christ,so why do we need your religuis symbols......and please not crap about how this country was born with religion it was aslo born with immagrents and you dont want them anymore..why cant you stop crussading and execpt that some people just dont want to see your symbols...

2006-08-24 08:59:47 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-24 08:59:26 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous