Religion & Spirituality - 26 September 2006

Suppose I decide to fast for 3 days, Mon-Wed 12mid to 4pm. I pray first, anoint myself and read the word and pray. You know go about my business with God, Do I have to anoint myself at 12mid and when I get up in the morning to each day after I prayed?

2006-09-26 07:22:15 · 8 answers · asked by Randy S 1

As the worlds religions increasingly interfere with politics will the governments finally turn on her like the harlot she is as stated in revelation, thus ushering in the Great Tribulation?

2006-09-26 07:21:53 · 14 answers · asked by Gopherson 1

"God is beautiful and His creation reflects His beauty. God created man and woman in His image and likeness to also create works of beauty."

More Kaleo stuff.

2006-09-26 07:20:47 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

In God's Word, the Bible, what is "The Church"? Is it a place? Is it a building? Is it a person? Is it a diety?

2006-09-26 07:17:19 · 22 answers · asked by 4HIM- Christians love 7

2006-09-26 07:16:22 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think that a lot of people on this site should read this, and maybe consider it.
"We must learn to live as brothers, or we will die as fools."
Realize, I'm not trying to make you all Buddhists, or Bash Christianity, or waste space with stupid questions, I just want your honest opinions.
with metta
Shinai_inaozuke

2006-09-26 07:13:27 · 23 answers · asked by shinai_inaozuke 2

2006-09-26 07:13:02 · 15 answers · asked by Pablito 5

Islamic history books (Al Maghazy, Ibn Hisham, ...etc) tell that prophet Muhammed punished a whole jewish tribe (Banu Korayza) by killing all its men (700 men) and enslaving all women and children (more than 1000 women and children). He did that to punish them for cooperating with his enemies during his wars.

The books tell also that prophet Muhammed sold many of the enslaved women and children in Najd and Al Sham and he bought more weapns with the revenue. Prophet Muhammed has also selected one of the enslaved women (with the name of Reyhana) to be his concubine (sex slave).

Does selling enslaved people stand with what we have heard about prophet Muhammed that he discouraged slavery?

2006-09-26 07:12:54 · 9 answers · asked by Bionimetiket 2

2006-09-26 07:10:44 · 30 answers · asked by michael 1

I understand that u r a big bad intelligent guy/girl and u have decided that man is the result of evolution and the universe is the result of the big bang (one catchy name!). The question is do u have the sufficient knowledge of both science and religion? Did u actually stare deep into those theories? Did u know that the theory of evolution, a classic example indeed, is almost laughably flawed?
Did u know that all proposed scientific theories on the areas of creation and existence have as many flaws as the religion of the dumbest tribe of skinny dwarves in Middle Africa?
I’m Muslim and our religion doesn’t conflict with the laws of science, on the contrary, the Qura’an includes passing references to Embryology, Astronomy and Geology; which were proven astonishingly correct many centuries later, but my point is that science fails to present a flawless statement to where we came fromand social science will never tell us what the purpose of our lives is

2006-09-26 07:10:01 · 28 answers · asked by iam_an_elf_archer 3

More Kaleo stuff. This is from a section called "Core values" which seems a little less fundamentalist than their page on doctrine.

2006-09-26 07:09:49 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why, or just give us a little bit of the lyrics.

Also, if you want to elaborate, how would you like your funeral to be?

Also, if you could have a guest speaker(anyone), who would you like to speak?

2006-09-26 07:09:46 · 16 answers · asked by Corey 4

2006-09-26 07:09:15 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

If not, now is the time to be saved by His Grace, sanctified for His work, and filled with His precious Holy Spirit.

2006-09-26 07:07:18 · 27 answers · asked by CutiePatutie 1

2006-09-26 07:06:47 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just a fun thought. How do I know that you're REALLY you? Or that I'm really me? How do you know that I'm really me? That I'm really here?

How do I know whether or not the computer infront of me is real? What about the desk? The keyboard?

What if I'm dreaming? What if this is a hallucination?

What if this computer that may not be infront of me is not really black at all, but, blue? What about the one infront of you?

What if everything going on RIGHT NOW... isn't?

Hah, have fun with anwering THIS one. ^_^

2006-09-26 07:06:32 · 11 answers · asked by Lady Myrkr 6

Revelation 9:13-15, "And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates. And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men."

2006-09-26 07:06:26 · 4 answers · asked by darkangel1111 5

A majority of Chinese practise Atheism. Educated people in Asia find solace in scientific principles more. Church attendance has declined sharply in Europe and North America since World War II, although it's revived temporarily in Eastern Europe and Russia following the collapse of Communism. Brits, Scandinavians, Dutch, Germans and the Swiss are rationalists to the core. Most scientists and research scholars and other highly-educated people are confirmed atheists, and don't support irrational religious beliefs, in order to end Superstition.

We are living in an increasingly Godless world, where money and material satisfaction is the primary goal of most individuals. Consider in last 10 years alone the Internet evolved, just imagine where technology would lead us 100-150 years from now. People will advance beyond the control of religious clerics. I am postulating that by the year 2100, all religions will die a slow, natural, DESIRABLE death, that will benefit mankind.

2006-09-26 07:04:54 · 21 answers · asked by quilm 3

For example, I said "pissed" in the last question and it was said this was bad language. Words are just words are they not? What they are intended as is what gives them meaning. By that same token, I could substitute any word I wanted and it would have the same meaning as pissed, yet the new word wouldn't be a bad word? I could have said angry, but meant it in the really really angry that "pissed" implies. Has religion caused all this pointless rethinking of words calling some "bad" and others not?

2006-09-26 07:04:35 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ecclesiastes 9:5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing........

2006-09-26 07:02:30 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just wanted other opinions b/c all I know is what's in that film...

2006-09-26 07:01:34 · 5 answers · asked by strpenta 7

the jewish nation, or the christians

2006-09-26 07:01:20 · 9 answers · asked by nathan 3

Should I be vengeful or tolerant to those who don’t believe in me?

2006-09-26 06:58:50 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

What If I blow in to a paper bag, do I see air or the effects of air?
What If i turn on a fan with ribbons attached, do I see air or the effects of air?
What If i look in to a micro scope, do I see air or the molacules in air?
What if someone tells me their son loves them, do I have proof of love or a conformation of the existance of a idea of love?
What if the proof of love was the same as the proof of God, an existance that is an personal knowlege. What if?

2006-09-26 06:58:10 · 7 answers · asked by TYRONE S 3

I'd like to invite people to see the responses to my last question and see how it further makes my point.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AqKdhJZ2q6Zbrswcson4mhrsy6IX?qid=20060915110608AA1aqUD

Bias is the fundemental element to all opinions. I assure to all Atheist that I have a very deep understanding of science. I've studied it most of my life and continue doing so as an engineer soon to be a graduate student. My bias while studying science has been to assume a God-made universe. This has lead me to interpret my observations in such a way that I see God behind it all. Though if I was to start with the assumption that God doesn't exist I would have used the same evidence to confirm that He doesn't.

The same thing will happen if you study the BIble. If you study it assuming it to be false you will find fault because you want it to be there. However if you look to it for God's truth that's what you'll find

It's your choice.

2006-09-26 06:57:21 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-26 06:57:19 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Isn't faith just believing something without evidence or proof? People will sometimes say that they "know" that their religion is true, but this can not be true by any stretch of the word "know's" definition. Some of the delusional people that we lock up in insane asylums are faith based people. They might believe that aliens are abducting and probing them every night as they sleep. Why do we allow faith in some crazy myths that lots of people believe in, but if you're alone in your faith you get laughed at and called crazy? Don't prove me wrong with Bible quotes. Trying that makes no sense.

2006-09-26 06:56:03 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Psalm 6:4-5
4. Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' sake.
5. For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?

Psalm 115:17 The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.

Psalm 146:3-4
3. Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
4. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

Ecclesiastes 12:7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit (breath) shall return unto God who gave it.

Ecclesiastes 9
5. For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

6. Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.

Isaiah 38:18 For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not ce

2006-09-26 06:55:44 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Assume christianity is true. God ends up with say 10 billion christians (who are by and large good people) with him in heaven. Satan ends up with 100 billion people (many of whom are also good people, they just got the wrong religion) with him in hell. a) whos won? b) Is god still omnipotent if from now (judgement) until the rest of enternity, he or his teachings can't reach these 100 billion people, even if they repent, believe etc?

2006-09-26 06:55:10 · 13 answers · asked by Om 5

2006-09-26 06:54:57 · 4 answers · asked by t_a_m_i_l 6