Religion & Spirituality - 26 August 2006

i don't really believe in heavan or hell, but if it is your soul that goes why does it matter what you do to your body? also what about the people who have thier ears pierced? are they doomed too?

2006-08-26 03:23:21 · 14 answers · asked by tandypants 5

If god exists,why did he create us? . Plenty of religions fighting against each other in his name, Countries fightin, Wat for?????
Wat's the big deal????

2006-08-26 03:22:10 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

and it runs these survey ads: we will pay u 300dollars for a religious survey, or some such rubbish!!

It's the ultimate scam, do you agree?

2006-08-26 03:17:14 · 8 answers · asked by meta-morph-in-oz 3

Is this the 'logic' behind faith in God and the Bible?

2006-08-26 03:17:11 · 26 answers · asked by bobkgin 3

Agnostic here, dont want to convert anyone,

http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/gospelpeter.html

What does all this mean, that there are all these writings by people who knew Jesus, and some of their stuff made it into the Bible, but not everything, especially stuff that is of a different doctrine.

So Peter says in some of these things he talked to Jesus and heard things from Jesus. Things that change Christian doctrine.

Is Christianity for you about Jesus, or is it about "bible", or like me are you something else and use books to get life lessons and not to base your soul on a doctrine

2006-08-26 03:15:58 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

...or do they just pay lip service to whatever is written in the Bible that selectively suits their needs?

2006-08-26 03:15:48 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

1. Yes, I know they really don't heal people.

2.Yes, I know I blasphemed the Holy Spirit. God can't do anything the Catholic church did to me for 8 years.

2006-08-26 03:15:17 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-26 03:15:09 · 10 answers · asked by gennut35210 2

ISLAM IS GROWING VERY FAST. when hit with a critical question this is how every muslim answers. so what, even if it is growing fast (Religions are all becoming secular as days go by) , is this how intelligent people will respond to a question about islam by an intelligent person?

2006-08-26 03:13:01 · 13 answers · asked by ahmed 1

This question is not making assumptions about the truth regarding Jesus, I want to consider the subtext of the Jesus story.

Does it not help others to embrace his morals of charity when they come from a man born in a humble barn? Also Joseph was a carpenter, as Jesus was, a blue collar guy.

It seems that his place of birth makes his message more convincing than had he been born to a materially rich man in a huge noble house. What if Joseph had been an emperor?

I am aware of the heritage of Moses, and his upbringing, although remember that Moses was adopted, so that gives him an out. Even though he was brought up as nobility, he never truly was.

I'd like to know what people think about this.

2006-08-26 03:10:52 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

and the many other glaxies and solar systems astronomers have discovered, it's kind of hard to believe that earth is the only planet with intelligent life. how many out there think these beings would have a religious system with a jesus and god like yours?

2006-08-26 03:09:43 · 12 answers · asked by tandypants 5

2006-08-26 03:06:50 · 11 answers · asked by debbie 1

Is there a religion that does not make this claim?

Is this claim sufficient to believe it is true? Why?

And why is it not true when it appears in the religious books of other religions?

2006-08-26 03:06:23 · 8 answers · asked by bobkgin 3

If we took a randon sampling of the peoples educational level I'd bet it would be 8th grade or less. Some people worship a crying piece of plaster, granite, or concrete.

Why can't she cure all the little kids of cancer.That would impress me!

2006-08-26 03:02:44 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

we have a new pastor.
yes he is a little heavy set, but he speaks gods word.(bible).
some of the women at church called him a fat..so..in..so preacher.
he is just a stand in till we get a new permanent pastor. (ours moved to florida) . this stand in man is an evangelistic preacher who often speaks his mind.
but can u define what so..in ..so ..means???
i think its mean(i know it is).
god may get mad if we judge him.
we were used to our pastor of the past 10 yrs.
he was a true christian and friend. he was serious but yet funny too.
maybe everyone is looking for a copy of our old pastor.
we have 10 candidates but it may take a while to choose one.
we are praise assembly, in madison, nc.
we have good ppl at our church , but like anywhere, busy bodys.
the board will talk to them about their behavior.
i just hope the sub- pastor doesnt hear this bad stuff.!!!
so define ..so .in so.

2006-08-26 02:59:44 · 6 answers · asked by grasshopper 1

so both of them are praying to the same God thro different Prophets or Messiah, then how can any one claim christ is the only way to God or Muhamad is the only way to God????

IN MY OPINION WE ARE FIGHTING FOR NO REASON AND JUST FORGETTING GOD, LOVE AND NATURE!!!!

2006-08-26 02:56:05 · 14 answers · asked by senthil r 5

People are constantly looking for meaning in everything and when we marvel at the wonders of the universe, it is hard to imagine it all happened by accident

2006-08-26 02:52:04 · 18 answers · asked by naughty boy 1

For those who don't know, the Pauline letters opened up the door to the inclusion of Gentiles in what was, prior to Paul, a Jewish Messianic cult.

By including Gentiles, Romans and other non-Jewish people could participate and accept the Church, obviously a very useful decision that eventually gained the Church political power.

So how do you know whether Paul's letters were included in the Bible because they were divinely inspired, or were included as part of the political machinations to help the Church gain political power?

2006-08-26 02:50:43 · 8 answers · asked by bobkgin 3

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2006-08-26 02:49:10 · 27 answers · asked by gplay2001 3

So ever tell someone something....which gets passed along from friend to friend & the next week another 1 of your friends comes up and asks you if what they heard was true. And when they repeat what they heard, it is SO far off what you originally said that you are left dumbfounded & confused? How could that have happened?!?!

My question: The Bible was written years after Jesus was killed... written by people who weren't there to witness everything or if they did - they were super old when it was written. People have difficulty remembering what they ate for dinner the day before! How can people WHO WEREN'T EVEN THERE PERSONNALLY, write something YEARS after it happened.

"The Bible was written over a period of 1400 to 1800 years by more than 40 different authors." "The Book of the Revelation of Jesus Christ is believed to have been penned by the Apostle John between A.D. 70 - 95. "

It all points to it being one old and long broken telephone

2006-08-26 02:48:44 · 7 answers · asked by ηιgнт ѕтαя 5

2006-08-26 02:46:22 · 11 answers · asked by adeline w 1

2006-08-26 02:45:29 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Its probably Satan that wants me to manifest my own thoughts.

2006-08-26 02:43:10 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

The soul is not part of the physical world, so how can it be harmed by physical things such as fire and a poke up the backside with Satan's pitchfork

2006-08-26 02:42:41 · 23 answers · asked by naughty boy 1

2006-08-26 02:42:25 · 8 answers · asked by adeline w 1

The Biblical descriptions arebut for learning purposes. To think truly that God is so weak as to have feelings is a form of personification, and therein it demeans the Lord God.

2006-08-26 02:42:21 · 13 answers · asked by Tofu Jesus 5

And before I begin, I hold no animosity towards Catholics or Protestants.

But I would be ignorant of history to be unaware of the animosity felt between some protestant denominations and Catholicism.

So I'm asking those protestants why they continue to use the Bible when it was Catholics who chose what to include, who chose what to exclude, and who transcribed it, one copy to another, for about 1400 years before Protestants appeared?

Why assume it is the word of God when those who were responsible for its creation and preservation are the ones you distrust?

2006-08-26 02:41:29 · 15 answers · asked by bobkgin 3

2006-08-26 02:41:07 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-26 02:40:17 · 22 answers · asked by Tofu Jesus 5

Before u read, i would just like to say that i am agnostic and was just curious about this.

In Ramayana (Hindu Mythology), it is said that Lord Rama was helped by an army of "Vanaras" who are inteligent monkeys. Could these Vanaras be the Neanderthal men or an unknown evalutionary branch of primates?
I heard that modern man co-existed peaceully along with Neanderthals. Could Ramayan be the story (Possibly changed over time to the current version) of an incident which happened during that time?

2006-08-26 02:40:07 · 4 answers · asked by Saber 1