Religion & Spirituality - 29 August 2006

is it harder for the non-believer to use yahoo! answers, since they must SUBMIT.

2006-08-29 02:28:16 · 10 answers · asked by eaglemyrick 4

Psychologists say that people will die for what they believe in unless they've been given proof that the belief is false. We won't die for something that we know is false. We especially wouldn't go through torture for something that we made up.

Many argue that Jesus was never resurrected, and that His followers only made up the story to start a church (?). Not that the argument isn't flawed in other ways, but I offer up the following:

With this in mind, think about the apostles of Jesus that were willing to die in horrible torturous ways defending their rabbi that they saw resurrected. Would you let someone skin you alive knowing that you'd made something up? Would you let them burn your or crucify you upside down? Would you sit in prison after prison simply because you talked about this event? I don't believe anyone would.

2006-08-29 02:28:04 · 8 answers · asked by luvwinz 4

2006-08-29 02:27:18 · 20 answers · asked by murder_phallus 1

Do you have the power in you to cast out demons and heal the sick,and if not, why?

2006-08-29 02:27:07 · 9 answers · asked by holyghost130 3

My father is Muslim and my mother is Christian. I dont know which GOD to choose ?
My father said Musilim is the ultimate religion. Pray 5times to allah. My mother says Jusus is the son of GOD .
I'm worried about my children. I dont want them to suffer what I have gone through.
My father always getting a full body check when he fly for a forign country. I dont want my children to carry his name. I'm affraid one day it will become a problem.
And my mother dont want to wear full black color robe. She like to eat pig meat.
My father says that pig is not good. My mother loves dogs.
I dont know which GOD to pray.
I love jesus because he drinks wine. Sometimes i want to get drunk. Specially when I think of this religous problems.
My father always pray to the makka side. I belive allah or my grandfather ask him to do so.
I dont like bin ladin. but My father was happy when bin laden attack USA. He even brought sweets that day.
My mother says that my father is not that religou

2006-08-29 02:26:24 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Let's say, for fun, that the Japanese decide to go postal on the US and Great Britain and overthrow them as the world powers. How much longer would you expect Christianity to be around? Would it die out like what happened with the Roman Gods?

2006-08-29 02:26:22 · 17 answers · asked by Southpaw 7

Who was she, where did she come from, and what was the mark placed on Cain?

2006-08-29 02:26:08 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-29 02:24:38 · 15 answers · asked by murder_phallus 1

Or are you just kidding yourself?

2006-08-29 02:22:31 · 11 answers · asked by carl 4

where can i download them for free

2006-08-29 02:20:36 · 13 answers · asked by abhinavjoshi_123 2

Those who suffer from depression and try to take their own lives?

2006-08-29 02:18:48 · 26 answers · asked by carl 4

That would be worth something on E-bay don't you think..

He must have made some stuff, tables, bookends the usual carpenterts fare...how come it has never lasted...the people back then should have revered it as Holy relics I would have thought...

2006-08-29 02:16:29 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can you come up with an answer suitable for a grown up reply and not just a christian hating swipe. Any intelligent life out there, a chat would be good, no lecturing please.

2006-08-29 02:16:26 · 17 answers · asked by HOPE 4 THE FUTURE: 5

Think about it before you answer.

2006-08-29 02:12:14 · 30 answers · asked by mark alexander smith 1

Isaiah-stated "Unto us a child is born, a SON is given and He shalt be the prince of peace, the almighty GOD, and the wonderful counselor."
some say that is how you interpret what that says--excuse me are you so ----you cant believe simple truth---well i as a Jew couldnt i was taught to reject Jesus at all stakes -my mom said he is a liar and deciever--- other times she would say -"Jesus never existed"
but i like all true believers -as He knocked on my heart to believe broke through my determined heart not to believe what Isaiah and Jesus said----Jesus said-"I and my father are one" what is this

Jesus said "Behold i stand at your hearts door and knock-if ye repent of sins and let me in to help you, I will become your friend" Revelation3 vs 19&20
I prayed first God show me the truth---and then i finally saw it like my Bubbi (Yiddish grandma from boston-told me yes Jesus is our Messiah go tell everyone!!!) when reading Isaiah 52:13-53:12-Yes we have Jesus Son of God!!!

2006-08-29 02:11:48 · 15 answers · asked by ? 5

2006-08-29 02:10:59 · 11 answers · asked by rey 1

In 1995, after a series of secretive meetings, Jerry Falwell, a hypocritical member of the christian right, accepted a 3.5 million dollar donation from the Rev. Sun Myung Moon. This donation was gladly accepted to "save" Liberty University, and was announced on TV(though falwell didn't say who gave it to him).

Rev Moon, is the head of the moonie church. He believes he is the reincarnated Jesus Christ, claims Jesus failed because he didn't procreate, is a sexual pervert, believes America is the reaping of satan's harvest, and supports the Republican party. He is also a major global arms dealer!

Don't you think it's hypocritical for Jerry Falwell to accepted a donation from Rev Moon- a false preacher? OR is it just another example of how low some right wing televangelists will go to get their hands on more precious money?

2006-08-29 02:03:20 · 16 answers · asked by Villain 6

im going to Synagogue this sunday with myJewish friends family. What do we actually do there?

2006-08-29 02:03:16 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

My mother-in-law is close to death and is a Baptist. I would like insight into what circumstances communion could be given to her.

2006-08-29 02:02:44 · 7 answers · asked by Kathy O 1

This has happened to me several times throughout my life. I am sleeping when suddenly i wake up because I feel this evil presence. I can't open my eyes (and I don't try to either) but I can't move or speak. It's like I'm paralyzed. But I feel this fear so I start praying. After a while I just fall back to sleep.

2006-08-29 02:01:41 · 24 answers · asked by missy81 2

This has happened to me several times throughout my life. I am sleeping when suddenly i wake up because I feel this evil presence. I can't open my eyes (and I don't try to either) but I can't move or speak. It's like I'm paralyzed. But I feel this fear so I start praying. After a while I just fall back to sleep.

2006-08-29 02:01:33 · 4 answers · asked by missy81 2

To prevent me from ever having a long and sustained relationship?

Why am I persecuted so,
They certainly smell like the devil himself has curled up inside my butt and is breathing fumes to the world....

Have I been smited by God or has my butt been possessed by the Devil...it's a hard one to call...I did get a priest to come and have a look at it, but his interests seemed not to be as focussed to the problem at hand: what can I do?

2006-08-29 02:01:11 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Note: Our present evils are surpassing those in Sodom and Gomorrah as human cruety to another is way beyong description and tolerance.

2006-08-29 02:01:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

According to your religion suicide is a sin and people who commit suicide go to hell. So now I have a couple of questions for you...

1. Is your god really so cruel that he will have somebody tortured in hell for eternity because they were mentally ill when they were alive? Mental ILLNESS is what makes people commit suicide. Is your god going to punish some people for being ill?

2. Let's say person A was being held captured, tortured, raped and abused on a daily basis by person B for 10 years and finally reached a point where he just couldn't take it anymore and committed suicide. Are you telling me that B is going straight to hell and that A might still get into heaven if he just regrets what he did???

Answers please. Thank you!

2006-08-29 02:01:01 · 13 answers · asked by undir 7

For me it's jewlery (looks wierd hanging there), make up (scary and messt), facials (I don't like oral sex), pain (i don't like to see girls in pain, and anything that degrades girls

2006-08-29 01:54:42 · 14 answers · asked by ? 1

There is so much to do and so much hunger and poverty in the world. How can you sit there and drive your fancy cars, and eat in your fancy restaurants, and watch your big screen TV's with all this going on in the world? Do you like hiding in a shell and pretending that it's not happening? Is this what God wants you to do. Do you really think that giving 10% to your church is enough, since most of it goes just to support the local church? Are you serious about God or just pretending to be a Christian?

2006-08-29 01:54:29 · 23 answers · asked by idspudnik 4

2006-08-29 01:53:58 · 11 answers · asked by The way I are 1

Please don't think I'm being disrespectful to either voodoo or Islam, I just don't KNOW what this is and think it's religious in origin (a religion I'm not familar with). Something WEIRD has been going on for about two weeks now outside my work. A girl pulls up in a white SUV every day, sometimes several times a day. We don’t know who she is, she’s a black girl, looks fairly young, probably in her 20s, maybe 30s. She’ll pull up to one side of our parking lot, leave the car running, open the driver’s side door, and sit sideways, facing out of the open door. She appears to lick one or both her hands, touch the parking lot, shake her hand as if she’s trying to get the spit off her hand and do it all over again. Lick hand, touch ground, shake her hand. She’ll do it for a few minutes and then drive away. She did this at around 8:30 this morning and yesterday I saw her about 2:30 p.m. (I know muslims pray several times a day which is the reason I mentioned the muslim religion) Any ideas?!!

2006-08-29 01:53:10 · 15 answers · asked by spike_is_my_evil_vampire 4

So is it only orthodox Jews who think that the Messiah is still to come or all Jews think that way? There are 3 kinds of Jews? (askenasin, orthodox and sepharadite - sorry for spelling mistakes) How do you call the followers of Kabbalah?

Websites are welcome but direct answers are even more appreciated. I ask because I am trying to understand you better guys.

2006-08-29 01:51:52 · 6 answers · asked by G 6

I am a Japanese 25 years old girl single, tired of Buddhism; want to convert a religion to pray for God.
However no idea, which one is better? Christianity or Islam? As I heard they both pray to the same God, and they have both one Satan.
However, I really do not know what the difference is and which one is good; to follow for the future and God would send me to heaven.
Give me a good advice please.

2006-08-29 01:51:37 · 51 answers · asked by Hitomi Love 1