Religion & Spirituality - 6 September 2006

If a church member won the lottery is it a sin?

If you were a dedicated tither would you give 10% of your lottery winnings to your church?
Even if your church believes lottery is a sin (many say gabling is a sin and that the lottery is a form of gambling)
If yes you would give it in cash or place it to the church under a certain category (missions or if the church had a building fund for repairs) or would you just give it to them for them to decide.

Do you think a church that calls it a sin and one of their own won? Do you think they would change their mind and expect and except the 10%

beyond that 10% would you do more for your church, what would you do?

2006-09-06 16:00:44 · 5 answers · asked by angelchele 3

How do I know what God's plan for me is when it comes to marriage. I really want to meet the man that God has chosen for me and settle down. I have had two long relationships, married once and I have two children. My first child from my ex-husband and second from my live in boyfriend of six years. I have only been a Christian for about three years now and have been just dating for about three years also. Everytime I try to get into a relationship with someone, the sex issue comes up and I cave in and have sex out of marriage. I have been praying for a husband but I really don't feel like God is giving me an answer. He just keeps telling me to seek him first and everything else will follow. I try to stay away from men because I don't want to lust or sin. I just feel so lonely. I miss having a man in my life. Any advice for me?

2006-09-06 15:59:37 · 29 answers · asked by smiles 3

I read this argument that "God can fool us into believing the Earth is much, much younger than the estimated 4.55 billion years, like maybe only 6,000 years old. In light of the vast information gleaned from decades of serious scientific study, this argument is absurd and self-serving. Self-serving because I suppose an age of 6,000 years fits better with scripture. Absurd because it defies common sense and the fact that you can see the bones of a fully resconstructed dinosaur in any respectable museum. So, my question is, "Why would He want to fool us?" Is He hiding something?

2006-09-06 15:58:36 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-06 15:58:35 · 22 answers · asked by iamlaura2006 1

Why is God not against slavery? exodus 21 verses 20, 21

If you say that was the law of the land back then, you have to disregard the whole bible

2006-09-06 15:56:20 · 31 answers · asked by Black Atheist 1

I believe that I have found understanding and a relationship with the Creator. How does my desire to persuade you to the same line of reasoning, and resulting comfort, make me your opponent? I wish you no harm, in fact, just the opposite. In like manner, I don't dispel others' beliefs or understandings merely because they are different, but rather because intelligent investigation through their suppositions returns me to the same base which I have already claimed.

I do not believe that all faith is blind, but rather that intelligent belief opens the door of possibility IF blind faith is required. And most of the time, God doesn't require blind faith.

Feedback?

2006-09-06 15:56:03 · 12 answers · asked by claypigeon 4

Faith technally is nothing but a guess. Yet you act like you are 100% and that you know something someone else doesn't. Or you believe you have a gift that no one else has. We are all freaking the same. Why can't you realize that!

2006-09-06 15:55:07 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

how long more should i wait?

2006-09-06 15:54:02 · 23 answers · asked by ahmed 1

2006-09-06 15:53:25 · 13 answers · asked by BAnne 7

2006-09-06 15:52:04 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Doyou think they deserved it? Compare to the distruction they have done to the world. I think so , Do you agree with me?

2006-09-06 15:51:53 · 22 answers · asked by john l 1

Deuteronomy 22:5,"The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God."
Repent you sinners, or you're GONNA BURN. Go ahead & rationalize, sinful sisters. "...it's the OT" (whinnying voice). JOKING ALL THE TIME!

2006-09-06 15:51:32 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does hindu god creats another gods like him? to help him? and also ceated a woman god and later came a baby god...how do they make sex? and how did mother god gives birth to a baby god? Why some of hindu's god look like an elephant man? if elephant was a symbol of mighty gigantic animal? why not make it dinasour man and it would be mightiest!!. What happens when the world doom's day. does hindu god have to kill those goddes that he created?

2006-09-06 15:50:17 · 15 answers · asked by baguk21 1

2006-09-06 15:48:31 · 13 answers · asked by poppysgirl 2

I don't have the werid disease where I think I am a werewolf. I just wanted to see waht kind if answers I could get. No impolite answers please.

2006-09-06 15:47:44 · 42 answers · asked by missgigglebunny 7

2006-09-06 15:47:14 · 4 answers · asked by worldpeace 4

Some people think that we should not talk about hell. But what can lost people relate to more than hell. I mean, do lost people know what "saved" means or "born again"? From my experience, I have come to understand that hell and heaven are the cross-cultural topics that everyone can relate to.

What do you think?

2006-09-06 15:47:04 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Most Atheists know exactly why people believe in God

God believers dont have a clue why Atheist dont believe

1. It's not because something bad happen
2. It's not because we're being rebellious
3. It's not because we're confused
4. It's not because we're upset with God

2006-09-06 15:44:55 · 33 answers · asked by Black Atheist 1

2006-09-06 15:44:42 · 20 answers · asked by Rockin bob 2

and since you are also so confident that you are correct, would you be willing to finance a research project to answer two questions:
1) Where did this magic-act story actually come from? and
2) Is it true?

2006-09-06 15:44:37 · 21 answers · asked by ste_uns 1

and there are millions of galaxies throughout our vast universe, and billions of stars. korans and bibles never teach us about the unimaginable vastness of our universe. religions package things very neatly , make it very simple and brainwash us.
i wonder why?

2006-09-06 15:43:41 · 19 answers · asked by ahmed 1

just curious!!

2006-09-06 15:43:19 · 20 answers · asked by ladsout 1

I've looked at a few contradictions that people usually palm off enmasse, and all of the ones I have looked at are not really contradictions. Are there any real ones???

contradiction

n 1: opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas 2: (logic) a statement that is necessarily false; "the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction" [syn: contradiction in terms] 3: the speech act of contradicting someone; "he spoke as if he thought his claims were immune to contradiction"

2006-09-06 15:43:10 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

Haven't I made a good decision?

2006-09-06 15:42:52 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-06 15:42:10 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

FIGHT!
Just kidding!
Why can't we accept the fact we are not 100% sure of anything?

2006-09-06 15:41:51 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do Christians and Jews hate Mohammad and don't believe in him while Muslims love and believe in all the prophets ?!!!!

2006-09-06 15:40:58 · 34 answers · asked by hard to get 1

with your religious beliefs?

2006-09-06 15:38:23 · 31 answers · asked by ste_uns 1

I thought it was sacreligous at first but then i saw it in a church. What does an upside down cross actually mean?

2006-09-06 15:35:53 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

T.B.N. showed a clip from this movie about a father who operated a draw bridge, and his son falls into the gears right when a train is comeing and the father has to lower the bridge to save the passengers and sacrifice his son, or sacrifice the train to save his son. If you know about this movie, please let me know. It will be a very good teaching tool for the sunday school children at my church.

2006-09-06 15:34:32 · 11 answers · asked by Pete 2