Religion & Spirituality - 30 September 2006

i hear from religions that faith will protect me. thats mean nothing can kill me right? so i can jump off a cliff and survive and i can run in the middle of the motorway without a scratch? shall i test it?

2006-09-30 14:10:38 · 8 answers · asked by erer e 1

What exactly are the major differences between being Catholic and being Presbyterian? I know that the Catholic religion is more strict and that Presbyterians believe in pre-destination, but what else exactly?

I was raised and baptised Catholic, but I'm 14 now and I just didn't like my church and I've been going to non-Catholic christian camps and it just makes a lot more sense to me and I actually understand the bible and everything more now. I really want to be confirmed as Presbyterian, but I was baptised Catholic so would this be appropriate? I really want to take the class but would it be okay?

I would really love honest, gentle, REAL answers.
Thanks and God Bless.

2006-09-30 14:10:24 · 5 answers · asked by darksideofthemoon 5

I know it's wrong, but I fell in love with a missionary. After spending six months holding hands and resisting, we began kissing. In a matter of weeks the mission president found out and gave him the option of going home and being disfellowshiped or promising not to speak to me, see me, or think of me until he is transferred... He loved and wanted to marry me, but now I have no idea if he thinks I'm just a huge sinful mistake... What the heck?

2006-09-30 14:09:24 · 20 answers · asked by Tara 1

2006-09-30 14:08:19 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

So I swiped a few extra crackers and cups of juice as they passed the communion trays down the row. How was I supposed to know that it wasn't all-you-can-eat? Am I gonna split hell wide open for this?

2006-09-30 14:07:07 · 9 answers · asked by whynotaskprairiedawn 1

Because you believed in the word of the Lord, because you were faithful to the end under the cross where your only son died for me.
Because you watch over me and mine I'm not afraid of the the glory that surrounds you because I know you have suffered as I have, you have cried and you are redeemed by your son as I am. You are all sweetness and mildness for all who call on you, glory of the human race, sweet mother of God.

2006-09-30 14:05:53 · 8 answers · asked by carl 4

2006-09-30 14:04:53 · 8 answers · asked by rajacrew443 1

When that happens I wanted to know what occurs first.
Will it be the elimination of womens rights?
Will it be the jailing or extermination of the homosexuals??
Will it be the myriad of laws required to limit free speech as needed to fit with fundamentalist principles?

In other words what parts of our freedom will be sacrificed first under a Christian Theocracy,I'm aware that the rights taken away will be numerous but I just want to know what parts of our Constitution will be sacrificed first.

2006-09-30 14:03:58 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Since I'm about to start going out with Big Bird, I really need to evaluate my options. The patch won't stick to my felt skin, so I'm assuming it will be either the pill or condoms. How does the modern church view birth control? I think it used to be a no-no.

Oh, and no, we're not married. It's just casual sex.

2006-09-30 14:03:51 · 6 answers · asked by whynotaskprairiedawn 1

2006-09-30 14:03:06 · 11 answers · asked by Satan? 1

I get emails where fundamentalists are convinced they are victims, where people support more societal integration of christian fundametnalism, where the marginalization of science (evolution) and medical research (stem cells) are supported under the name of divine mandate. I see reproductive rights being severely compromised in many states. And it's extremely unsettling. It looks like we're becoming like the theocracies we're at odds with in the middle east. Does it cause concern for anyone else?

2006-09-30 14:02:18 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

...stubbornly impervious to truth and logic?

2006-09-30 14:01:46 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does that mean that he loves me?

2006-09-30 14:00:53 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was taught that having such symbols in your house threatened your immortal soul. Things like ankhs, pentacles, wreaths, moons and other celestial symbols and even astrological signs. Does anyone else think there are dangers in having these around?

2006-09-30 14:00:27 · 7 answers · asked by AuroraDawn 7

But we dance all the time on the set of Sesame Street. Are all of us going straight to hell for doing the vertical mambo #5?

2006-09-30 13:59:43 · 17 answers · asked by whynotaskprairiedawn 1

i heard if u dont eat properly u can get oesterporosis bone problem (dunno how u spell it sorry). so muslims who fast for a month or whatever, are they doing more damage than good?

2006-09-30 13:59:03 · 17 answers · asked by erer e 1

In 1871, Giuseppe Mazzini issued a remarkable letter in which he graphically outlined plans for 3 world wars. Until recently this letter was on display at the British Museum Library in London. Pike aided in making this plan known in the US. It was a blue-print for three wars. Called the Mazzini-Pike Plan, its ultimate goal was eventual world domination. The letter outlined three relatively simple strategies. It called for communism, fascism, and the struggle for the Mid-East to foment three global wars and at least two major revolutions. WW1 was to destroy the Czarist government of Russia, and replace it with militant atheism. WW2 would begin by manipulating Great Britain and Germany to achieve a global war, which was done almost single handedly by Adolf Hitler. WW3 called for the firing up of the controversy between the Israeli and Moslem world. They hoped that the “Zionists” and the Moslems would destroy one another, and bring the rest of the world into a final conflict. The “Great Battle” would usher in a complete social, political, and economic chaos. To fill the void created by the “great battle” would come a world government, headed by the illuminati. In Illuminati doctrine Lucifer is GOD and Satanism is heresy…
(Fossilized Customs by Lew White p.55)

2006-09-30 13:58:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

it would seem GOD doesnt have too many fiends on this planet. especially in AMERICA THE NEW BABYLON. man is not in pursuit of GOD and his plan. MAN is only interested in self indulging pursuits which bring him a false sense of happiness. It is very funny to me how many of you people think you are going to heaven. There is never a shortage of self righteous people on earth thats for sure.

2006-09-30 13:58:42 · 5 answers · asked by J S 1

If Mary could do miracles wouldn't she have turned the water into wine herself ? Instead she called upon Jesus and gave us an example of who we should call on.She would rebuke all of you pagans for worshipping her instead of her Son Jesus. John 2:1-5

2006-09-30 13:58:13 · 5 answers · asked by don_steele54 6

2006-09-30 13:55:40 · 20 answers · asked by AuroraDawn 7

2006-09-30 13:51:28 · 27 answers · asked by sinner 2

I'm pretty sure that all they saw was a sheet of pink felt, but I don't want anyone to go to hell for what I did.

2006-09-30 13:51:27 · 18 answers · asked by whynotaskprairiedawn 1

and which of these two do you think would be the first to want to abolish freedom of religion from the constitution

2006-09-30 13:49:18 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Even if human suffering is blamed on adam/eve, why would a loving god create a world where the very mechanism of survival is massive fear and suffering? Every time I watch insects or other pretty running away in hysterical fear from predators, I ask why????

2006-09-30 13:48:49 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-30 13:47:37 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hugh Hefner has offered to let me be the centerfold. I'm a little concerned about what it might do to my spiritual life. Is this a sin? Can I continue to perform on Sesame Street for small children after I pose au naturel?

2006-09-30 13:47:32 · 7 answers · asked by whynotaskprairiedawn 1

As an atheist, the idea of sin is irrelevent really, it can only hold you back.
So in atheist thinking, is it apt to consider the only sin to be a belief in sin, which would imply a belief in sin, and would therefore mean you were constantly sinning?

2006-09-30 13:46:33 · 16 answers · asked by mick.tripp 3

The fundamentalists who are waging a crusade against Islam hate gays. But most gay people hate terrorism, and you're either with us, or you are with the terrorists right?

So what's a gay person to do if they want to join the army, but are rejected due to their sexuality? Are the fighiting for Bin Laden then?

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2006-09-30 13:45:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Shouldn't they encourage it? If god is perfect, questioning GOd should yield nothing but more beleivers in God.. Stands to reason....

2006-09-30 13:45:04 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-30 13:44:38 · 10 answers · asked by carl 4