Religion & Spirituality - 7 September 2006

2006-09-07 18:06:27 · 5 answers · asked by Stephanie 2

You can see that most islamic countries are highly unstable. Any little squabble results to suicide bombing, religious extremism, and when the free world confronts them, they start talking of Jihad. Just like what Iran is doing now trying to enrich uranium which may be used for atomic bomb as the world fears. Why can't they listen to the international community now before it is too late? Something happening in Iraq is even causing angry protest in some islamic countries not minding that the ouster of the dictator Sadam was the main reason for it.Does it mean that Islam teaches violence? If not why don't other religions do like muslims in terms of suicide bombing? Osama bin Ladin is a muslim , isn't he? Hezbolla leader is a muslim, isn't he? These people are just a few. In Britain today, you will hear terror plot all by Brish muslims,why must it be muslims alway? Don't they like peaceful and quiet world. What is Islam by the way?

2006-09-07 18:05:32 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

this is a easy one :-)

2006-09-07 18:02:29 · 16 answers · asked by Peace 6

2006-09-07 18:01:15 · 7 answers · asked by milwatts 3

i have a black lab puppy n some one just told me this thing yesterday that it is said to be bad to keep a BLACK dog , dogs as u know are paleet ( not clean ) u have to change ur clothes if it licks u or his saliva comes in contanct we cannot ofer prayers with out cleaning ourselves thoroughly so a freind of mine just told me that its a hadith that dont keep a black dog as a pet as satan can easily settle in it it is shaitani (back dog mei shaitan hota hai )is this true coz from the day she is here i ve stopped offering my prayewrs ( im not blaming the poor thing for my act) but may be a coincidence can any one help me around this topic .

2006-09-07 18:00:23 · 11 answers · asked by momi 2

2006-09-07 18:00:11 · 33 answers · asked by Stephanie 2

The Bible is very clear that people who die either go to heaven or hell. No in between, purgatory, etc. So what is the deal with ghosts? I believe that they are demons that impersonate loved ones that have passed. They do this so that we will believe in something other than what God's word says. Think about it! Will you belive in the Bible if you have seen your late uncle in your house? Satans #1 job is to throw us off course and onto something other than God's plan of salvation. he is the father of lies and will decieve us in many ways. Are ghosts one of these ways?

2006-09-07 17:59:50 · 15 answers · asked by Dead 2 Self 4

2006-09-07 17:58:44 · 32 answers · asked by ? 3

Night, night.

2006-09-07 17:57:16 · 14 answers · asked by Richard15 4

This dude just posted a question, quoting verses from the bible that denounce women. Like him, I was surprised how many of you were defending it. The verses were from Corinthians, by the way. Anyway, most of them said that Paul was addressing a certain church (the church of Corinth?). I, too, thought you said the bible was the "word of God." This doesn't make sense to me. Some of you refute that historians are wrong, then some of you say some of these books were written by a PERSON addressing a certain people, and only apply to people. Would this not hold true for the rest of the bible? I'm getting way too many different answers, and how are you supposed to make me believe when everything contradicts the other?

2006-09-07 17:57:15 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Doctrine and Covenants section 101 used to have a verse that said that marriage was for only one man to one woman. That was deleted when Joseph Smith wrote D&C section 132, the infamous 'poligamy revelation'. If the LDS church is serious about not practicing poligamy, why doesn't it delete section 132, as it did to the part of section 101 that mandated monogamy???

2006-09-07 17:56:36 · 14 answers · asked by keepitsafe2think 2

2006-09-07 17:55:05 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

There are many denominations of Christianity that differ in their interpretation of the bible. How much of the bible is open to interpretaion anyway? What if you take half of it literally and subject the other have to your own personal interests? Would you still be a Christian? What if you only took 10% of it literally? How do you know which parts are open to interpretation? How do you know the whole thing isn't just a bunch of suggestions and ideas instead of doctrine and law?

If it matters, I am an atheist and I have read a great deal of the bible including all of the NT. I'm not looking to accuse anybody of anything, I'm just curious.

2006-09-07 17:54:34 · 21 answers · asked by boukenger 4

i want to become a wiccan and dont give me the cristan anwser

2006-09-07 17:51:58 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

and mapped out his divine plan, why did he make atheists? It's not a question of free will, because according to christianity, god has decided everything already, so why did god create atheists and other people he knew he was just going to end up sending to hell anyway?

2006-09-07 17:51:53 · 27 answers · asked by John S 4

Even though I hadn't heard it in years, all of a sudden today, the song "Fairies wear boots" by black sabbath started echoing in my head for a very long time.

What is god trying to tell me, and why does he wish to deliver it through ozzy osbourne? He must be sending me some kind of sign, otherwise there would be no reason to remember the song that I hadn't heard in years

2006-09-07 17:48:54 · 25 answers · asked by John S 4

Ladies this one is for you!!!

Should wives submit to their husbands? If so, what does it mean to you? If you're married and a Christian, are you a submissive wife?

Also, is it wrong for a woman to be the leader of a local church?

2006-09-07 17:48:01 · 22 answers · asked by Dead 2 Self 4

2006-09-07 17:46:48 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

Yes I know how to spell Lucifer.

2006-09-07 17:45:23 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm not!!! I'm straight!!!

2006-09-07 17:45:18 · 18 answers · asked by Big_Brother 1

Hey guys I am really down and out, I can't find a job that ever works for me. I just got fired from my job tonight at as a late night grocery stocker which was terribly fast paced anyway and I wanted to quit so bad. I've been through a lot of jobs but I can't seem to find the one that works for me. I've been a telemarketer (too much stress and preassure to sell), worked in factories and grocery stores (too fast paced), done data entry typing (which was good but I'm moving to Toronto soon and apparently you need to know keystroke 1-10 which i don't), fast food and nursing home food prep (hated both and moved on) and a few non-sales positions which were nice, I would call buisnesses and ask if they used credit cards then asked if they take american experss and hang up, easy. I liked that position a lot. Do you guys have any suggestions on what I should take up that would fit into a person like me. I don' have a liscesnce, want to be alone, and don't care if the job is repedaive/but slow!

2006-09-07 17:42:29 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

is this a gift or does everyone experience it(deja vu)???

2006-09-07 17:42:07 · 25 answers · asked by stoneripple 2

1 Corinthians 14

34Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience as also saith the law.

35And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.

This is what your precious bible says about women and their place in the church.

AND REMEMBER YOU SAY THAT THE BIBLE IS THE WORD OF GOD AND SO YOU CANNOT CHOOSE WHAT TO BELIEVE AND WHAT NOT TO BELIEVE.

2006-09-07 17:39:49 · 35 answers · asked by Guywiththehir 3

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2006-09-07 17:38:25 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

where does druid fall into this category? In your book of knowledge for any of these three who is the author?
Thanks for any information you can give me to clear my confusion

2006-09-07 17:37:04 · 17 answers · asked by the answers are there 2

it can be any thing just has to be church appropiate. i am a christian and i really want to write about something that will really have an affect it cant be on getting right with god or baptism but any thing else christian appropiate. any ideas would be appreciated . thank you in advance and may god bless you and your family.

2006-09-07 17:36:36 · 19 answers · asked by lexie_09 3

"If there was a god, I'd still have both nuts."
-Lance Armstrong (my boy and fellow Atheist)

2006-09-07 17:36:11 · 10 answers · asked by Toronto 3

I have posted a few questions on here and have often been met with the same statement that I must accept Christ as your savior. I was not raised in a religious household and did not go to church on a regular basis. Infact I was raised with quite eclectic beleifs. I have explored Christianity before and did not agree with some of the fundamental beleifs. Yet I'm still told I need to accept Christ as my savior. To me, that is as easy as telling a Christian they need to deny Christ to go to heaven. (I am using this analogy only as demonstration of how it feels for me).

I have often thought that people raised with a religion have it easier because they are taught one thing from the begining and that is their truth. Its like a walking person going up to a person in a wheel chair and saying "I walk. If you only believe you can walk you can! just believe harder!"

What do you think? Should people have more consideration for those of us who struggle and were not born into beleif?

2006-09-07 17:35:57 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please explain to me the idea of predestination. I was told that God has a "plan" for everyone, that we all follow and that he knows exactly what we'll do in our lives. Now, I take it that the person who told me was saying that our lives are set, and that we cannot change it. The decisions we make, the lifestyles we live, etc etc. Apparantly, God planned all of this out for us, each and every one. Personally, I don't like this concept because it nullifies our free will. But my question is, and if this predestination concept holds true, Why would God create people who don't believe in him? Why would he make us sin? Why take away our free will? I just don't like the idea that I am just some kind of "plan," and that I'm not using my own f***ing brain, God is. Besides, don't you think I should be the one making my own decisions in life? Explain this to me, because I'd really like to know if that's really how it works.

2006-09-07 17:35:02 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok, here's the revised version of my question ...

Being Gay to some is considered a sin. right? And to some it's not a sin at all. Ok, I'd like to know, for the gay person that does not consider being gay to be a sin, and still feel's a walk with God. Has that person ever spoke in tongues. And Bunbury, I know all about the Gifts of the Spirit thankyou. I'm wanting to find out from the Gay person if they have spoke in tongues.

For those that dont know what I mean when I say "spoke in tongues" I mean, a heavenly language that you speak between you and God. Some people believe it's still for this day, some do not.

I personally feel that Being Gay is a sin. And I dont feel that if a person is Gay that they could really be a Christian.

Just looking for an answer from a Gay that feels like he/she is a Christian.

2006-09-07 17:33:44 · 12 answers · asked by CarrieJean 2