Religion & Spirituality (Society & Culture) - 26 September 2006

When Amos addressed the people these were people who had plenty of 'religion'. They regularly went to the shrine for worship and expected God to fulfill all the expectations they had. Amos told them they were wrong, that God did not want sacrifice or singing, he wanted justice.

How are today's christians, who also expect that God will fulfill their expectations, any different from those misinformed people that Amos addressed?

2006-09-26 09:35:09 · 9 answers · asked by genaddt 7

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Why is Frank Herbert's character from "Dune", Muad'Dib, a better messiah than Jesus?

Is it merely because we can at least admit that Muad'Dib is fictional?

2006-09-26 09:34:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

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Should religion be banned?

Catholics fight the Protestants.Christians fight the Muslims.Everyone hates the Jews(ok that's a generalisation).
Over the centuries more people have been killed either because of their religious beliefs or in the name of one god or another.
Should we not then ban religion as a danger to mankind?

2006-09-26 09:33:31 · 45 answers · asked by rosbif 6

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THE HAND OF GOD HAS TOUCHED ME!!! But, now I have a rash in the very spot he touched. What should I put on it?

2006-09-26 09:33:18 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

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Should intelligent falling be taught in school alongside current gravity theories?

2006-09-26 09:32:39 · 15 answers · asked by bc_munkee 5

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Do you think exorcism is real?

Can one really become possessed?

2006-09-26 09:32:27 · 12 answers · asked by ? 4

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Is it possible to believe in god and evolution?

anyone come up for a label for that yet?

2006-09-26 09:32:27 · 23 answers · asked by Corey 4

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for those who says Muslim men disgrace women, how about in the USA?

women in Islam is like the diamond, they are not sex sells. my mom is treated like a queen at my home. and muslim girls treated like a princess except with a few.

take a look at some of these questions, it's all from the USA. see how many men disgrace women in the west.

http://answers.yahoo.com/search/search_result;_ylt=Ar2p513RNEZ3bzrrnTrnzyMnzKIX?p=beat+me&scope=subject&mc=396545433&fltr=us_&tab=0&asktime=&st=1

2006-09-26 09:32:08 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

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Abortion Solution?

People who are not open to possibility of an unplanned pregnancy if their birth control fails can only have homosexual sex. There would be no unplanned pregnancies or abortion and people still get to have sex.

2006-09-26 09:30:54 · 11 answers · asked by Michael S 2

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What is up everyone's behind?

This is the first time I've been here and you people make me sick. Both believers and non believers. Why this constant battle of the wits? Isn't everyone allowed to believe their own things without having to justify it?

Whatever you believe should be respected and not questioned, unlike what is going on here

2006-09-26 09:30:36 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

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Why don't you people go hunting instead of that church?

2006-09-26 09:28:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

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What do you guys think about this quote.....?

"The major religions on the Earth contradict each other left and right. You can't all be correct. And what if all of you are wrong? It's a possibility, you know. You must care about the truth, right? Well, the way to winnow through all the differing contentions is to be skeptical. I'm not any more skeptical about your religious beliefs than I am about every new scientific idea I hear about. But in my line of work, they're called hypotheses, not inspiration and not revelation."
-Sagan

2006-09-26 09:25:56 · 26 answers · asked by Toronto 3

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What is with so many Evangelicals and predicting the end times?

I've heard a lot of evangelical christians saying that revelations is coming true now, and the end of days is coming within our lifetime.

I have a problem with this. The apostles thought they'd see the second coming in their lifetime. What makes this time so special? What is happening that hasn't happened before? Because most of what I hear (the state of Israel being reformed, conflict in the middle east, and so forth) has happened in the past; like during the crusades.
If you believe this, why?

2006-09-26 09:23:59 · 23 answers · asked by KurtNIN 3

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teaching religion/God in public schools?

I never quite understood why this is such a big debate. With the average American public school teaching at level of Science and Mathematics bellow that of other nations shouldn’t that be our priority?

I understand that religion should be taught in reference to history people should know about events like the renaissance and the crusades and why they happened but let’s leave it at that. In my opinion schools are about educating not indoctrination (this is coming from a person that went to a religious private high school, and dose not regret it)

So tell me why should religion be taught in public school.

2006-09-26 09:23:40 · 20 answers · asked by Gamla Joe 7

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What was the name of the lady who tried to seduce Joseph(son of Jacob) during biblical times?

I believe she was maried to the King of Egypt at the time.

2006-09-26 09:23:36 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

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Where are all the Molesting priests?

I know they didn't just stop abusing children, none of them went to jail. so my question is, where did they go?? Why all of a sudden did the news reports stop? Is there somebody quashing these stories before they hit the news? My Mom hasn't been to church in a few years because of this and she is teh one that mentioned it to me? I am I just imagining this?

2006-09-26 09:23:22 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

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Isn't it funny that Christianity takes all the slack?

Nobody would ever dare diss Buddhism or islam. Why is that? Fear of being politically incorrect? Just wondering, just a thought

2006-09-26 09:22:45 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

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Am I Catholic? What do I need to do to become Catholic?

My grandparents and mother were Catholic. I was baptised as a Catholic shortly after birth in a Catholic church. My parents ceased going to church and I ceased going to church. Fast forward....I married a Catholic girl in a Catholic church. My children are baptised in a Catholic Church? I did not go through caticism or confirmation as a child. Am I catholic or not? What do I need to do to become catholic? Do I have to go through RCIA or is that for people who haven't even been baptized? Do I take a different route?

2006-09-26 09:21:07 · 15 answers · asked by BAM 7

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Can you stop me?

Can you stop Humping Jesus?

2006-09-26 09:20:17 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

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If Christians believe gravity they could as well do the same with evolution?

2006-09-26 09:17:48 · 18 answers · asked by mathewthere 2

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I'm gonna buy a hot-air balloon ride and shave god's eyebrows off. Should I also poke him in the eye?

2006-09-26 09:17:08 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

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How come........................?

After listening to sages like Martin Luther King, Stevie Wonder, Jimi Hendrix and Rodney King the blacks, especially the black males, they can't follow the sages advise:
PEACE
PEACE
PEACE

and of course,

LOVE
LOVE
LOVE

Remember, Jimi said,
The Power of Love will set you free,
The Power of Soul will set you free.

Remember who said: I had a Dream???

Remember who said, Why can't we all get along???

Remember, all this is for ALL of GOD's creations:

Only GOD's Love and Peace will set you truly Free.

Love and Peace for all of humanity, NOW.

2006-09-26 09:16:49 · 13 answers · asked by freeandeasy4ever 1

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Are Christians actually aliens from another world caught on Earth waiting the return to their world?

The vehicle they use to get to their world...is death!!!

2006-09-26 09:15:37 · 13 answers · asked by ZORRO 3

Religion & Spirituality - 26 September 2006