Religion & Spirituality - 26 August 2006

how can i say there is no hell? simple there is no hell. to say there is a hell is to say Jesus only did a half azz job for one. for two there is no place of torment in the Jewish faith what so ever.for one schole does mean grave in Hebrew look it up. also hades isn't a place of torment ether it was a place were every dead soul gathered after their death. that was Tartarus that was the place where bad souls went lol. Jesus would have known that so would the people that wrote the bible in Greek so hades is out along with schole. If Hell is real, since some English translations use the word Hell for the Greek word "Gehenna," in the New Testament, why didn't this same place (Gehenna) get translated Hell in the many places where it appears in the Hebrew form "ga ben Hinnom" in the Old Testament?

2006-08-26 23:59:53 · 4 answers · asked by ryan s 5

What is the process to become a minister, pastor, etc?
What qualities must one possess?
Must you be affiliated with a specific church and take on a parish?
Aside from giving sermons and running a chuch, what other duties do you think clergy should perform?

2006-08-26 23:59:29 · 6 answers · asked by insecure alias 1

I'm sick of arrogant christians saying "Oh Mohammad didn't exist" first of all how would they know were they around way back when to document it? no they weren't so right then and there they should shut their ignorant mouths and secondly Mohammads body was actually laid to rest in Madina at the Mosque of the Prophet..can anyone show physical evidence that Christ existed?.I am not denying that Jesus existed I believe he did but I just want to point out that there is more physical evidence to show that Mohammad existed...so where do these people get off saying Mohammad never existed? Theres more proof that he existed versus that for Jesus existing so I think those Christians who think Mohammad never existed need to close their mouths

2006-08-26 23:55:35 · 20 answers · asked by Darkness 5

The Christ of the Bible's OT is a Sign from the Lord Himself, and the Lord Himself named him Immanuel.

A Gospel angel in Joseph's dream changes the name of the son of the virgin and turns him into the son of a pagan God, Zeus, who would crucify his son and have the child's mother placed in suspicion of adultery, by this Joseph who is nowhere in the OT.

The Command of the Lord Himself is made into a fable that comes straight out of Greek mythology, with Zeus, God of Gods and Father of Gods and men, appearing in a dream as an "Angel" to make Christ his son of and to make Christ's mother equal with Caesar's mother who is impregnated by Zeus to produce a Son of God, since only such men are worthy of leadership in the World of pagans.

For Muslims, Isa was born of the virgin in the Quran as the Scripture before Quran commanded, without father or crucifixion, and without the slander of adultery on his mother, and Isa is as different from Jesus, as Jesus is from Christ or Immanuel.

2006-08-26 23:47:54 · 12 answers · asked by mythkiller-zuba 6

if you are unable to say that ..
is not funny to say that a dragon-fly has no designer ..
is it reproducing feature wich makes you say such an absurd thing ?..
but .. reproducing feature makes dragon-fly many many times more complex than a car .. ok .. am I wrong ..
ok .. does not matter .. complex or not ..
why and how can you say a flying insect has not any designer ?.. while you are unable to say a car has not a designer ..
good luck ..

2006-08-26 23:47:49 · 22 answers · asked by u&me 3

I believe in the existance of a superbeing but i question the method (Any Method)...

My practice is Ethics and i believe that anyone who holds to ethics will end Good.

"My Religion consists of the humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feable mind" Albert Einstein

Where do i fit in?

2006-08-26 23:44:39 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've heard about buddhist monks who have practised mediation for many years are able to transcend to a different 'world' where they meet spirits ... is this true ?

2006-08-26 23:44:31 · 14 answers · asked by Phantom of the Opera 4

2006-08-26 23:44:27 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

and along with that, can u have either one without the other? ty in advance for the answers.

2006-08-26 23:41:02 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

and along with that, can u have either one without the other? ty in advance for the answers.

2006-08-26 23:39:10 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-26 23:33:30 · 37 answers · asked by Guess Who !!! 1

Near death experience is when a person has met with a critical accident or major surgery and has witnessed death and gone thru the experience. Most near death experience states about being sucked thru a tunnel at lightning speed and seeing a brilliant light at the other end of the tunnel where they are able to see their entire past life in a flash back and suddenly they come back to consiousness. Has anyone had similar experience? Serious answers only please.

2006-08-26 23:31:37 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Imagine, before the first human, before any living thing existed, even before the universe, would it be just black empty space? Or even after everything is gone, would it be just black empty space? If you close your eyes and really think about it, can you picture this empty space? Now here's my question, where does your conscience lay when you're witnessing this? Where are you watching all this from. Scary isn't it?

2006-08-26 23:28:44 · 13 answers · asked by sid.idiosyncratic 1

if not are we wasting are time trying to understand the nature of god,why do people preach they are right if this is the case

2006-08-26 23:28:24 · 8 answers · asked by gasp 4

What would it take for you to believe in a God?

2006-08-26 23:28:23 · 14 answers · asked by Jamal 3

2006-08-26 23:28:13 · 7 answers · asked by thepaxilman 2

It's the number one drug addiction problem facing the country. The major symptoms are stupidity, naivete, hypocrisy, stubbornness, self-righteous, Republicanism, selfishness, greed, judgmentality, heterosexuality, and gullabilty. It also hatches out evil at every turn. How can we help people escape from this dangerous mental cult drug called Christianity? Jesus, look what you've done!

2006-08-26 23:27:28 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-26 23:19:00 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

right from begining we are told to pray. Is it a social conditioning or a habbit forced on us by our elders or by society.
What will happen if we do not pray. Are we not becoming weak pray. I.e surrendering to God and all. At the same time we are told to be brave also in general. How does surrendering equats to remining positive.
First of all is it that we are talkinng about in ages by practise.

2006-08-26 23:15:12 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

How can it possibly be a good thing to not be open to the possibility that you're wrong?

2006-08-26 23:13:35 · 18 answers · asked by Obeast 2

how can u justify that a certain god is superior to other religious gods/saints

2006-08-26 23:07:46 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

i think so, because they cannot seem to live and let live, themselves.

i just read a question from what I gather to be a wonderful person who doesnt follow a religion and is a homosexual. for those two things, many christians say that this person will not be going to heaven. many christians can not accept a belief other than theirs.

most people who answered this person's question said not to worry, to just continue living the life the person is living.

even if i believed in the christian god and christianity, no matter how much i thought that the only way to heaven was through jesus, i still would not say that this person is going to hell.

for these reasons, i really do feel sorry for christians. i hope that when their time comes, and they find out the truth (whatever it may be), that they accept whatever happens to them.

2006-08-26 23:06:11 · 11 answers · asked by lostcause8436 3

2006-08-26 23:04:59 · 15 answers · asked by Morpheus 2

2006-08-26 23:01:40 · 28 answers · asked by Ome Ted 1

If you think God is real, just say so. If you don't, tell me why, and please leave your e-mail.

2006-08-26 22:58:57 · 30 answers · asked by Kinpresse 1

...and that's it?

If you're a gay person, then, it's assumed that the gay person is automatically going to Hell. We're already in hell actually. Too many turds floating around. What about all the other sins and abominations in the Bible that some people tend to forget? Does only heterosexuality actually lead a person into Heaven?

2006-08-26 22:54:54 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is not about: Ghosts, hauntings, séances, tarot cards, Ouija boards, crystal balls etc.. But I want to know if one can go to the Spirit world temporarily, through some type of out of body experience or expansion of consciousness? Only serious answers please...

2006-08-26 22:53:18 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-26 22:48:43 · 12 answers · asked by UncleGeorge 4

2006-08-26 22:41:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-26 22:41:50 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous