Religion & Spirituality - 1 October 2006

Are we suppose to take the myths as facts, or see the symbolism in them? What's the use of mythology?

2006-10-01 07:06:44 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

pastafarians on? if so an I get a RAmen?

2006-10-01 07:06:19 · 7 answers · asked by What's It To Ya? 2

2006-10-01 07:05:08 · 16 answers · asked by JESUS loves 4

skipped out on church this morning?

2006-10-01 07:04:16 · 19 answers · asked by What's It To Ya? 2

2006-10-01 07:00:29 · 6 answers · asked by JESUS loves 4

2006-10-01 07:00:20 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-01 06:58:47 · 7 answers · asked by JESUS loves 4

Once a religion begins to establish forced control over others, or to make its teachings dogma that must be followed or punishment results, then that religion loses sight of true spiritual understanding. That is when it brings in the seeds of corruption. It replaces the need to promote true spiritual understanding with the desire to establish its superiority over others, which can lead to the ways of totalitarianism. Then politics, disunity, intrigue and even war become prevalent.
All true religions accept that God is the ultimate unifying principle, an omnipotent, supremelu spiritual being who has infinite intelligence and capabilities, abd from whom comes pure and unlimited love for one and all. He reciprocates with us to the degree to which we surrender or desire to understand Him. A religion which cannot offer such an understanding, or whose followers have perverted the philosophy, or who cannot apply it in their daily lives, is not a truly progressive or elevating religion. In such a case, it becomes necessary to get away from the church to get closer to God. after all, the church should not make itself more important than the true spiritual knowledge it should be promoting. In other words, when the process of worship outweighs the object of worship, or God, then you have already lost Him. Such a religion will not be spiritually successful and should be corrected or avoided.
What this means, as we head into the future, is that it will be most important for people to be spiritually knowledgeable and to think for themselves and recognize that forced dogma is not what true religion is about. We have already spent many centuries witnessing religions supressing and persecuting others and we should have learned our lesson by now. As spiritual beings, we all have an eternal relationship with the Supreme Spirit. No church or institution or its representatives can interfere with that. We do not have to participate in any religion that forces us to be subservient to a faulty creed or misleading or corrupt leaders. we must only serach out those individuals, pure devotees, who can assist us and gives us the spiritual knowledge by which we can understand and reach the Supreme Being ourselves, with or without any institution or organized religion. To become atheistic because of the failure of religions to present us God as He is is the sum total of all stupidity. God's doing very well , thank you. Whether you ackowledge, recognize, know this or not.

2006-10-01 06:56:47 · 14 answers · asked by Fabulous, young and broke! 2

2 Corinthians 11:14 (New International Version)

14 And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.

source: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=54&chapter=11&verse=14&version=31&context=verse

2006-10-01 06:56:01 · 14 answers · asked by I-C-U 5

Do you all believe in HUMANITY ?? What shud be yr religion??

2006-10-01 06:55:22 · 26 answers · asked by ۞Aum۞ 7

2006-10-01 06:55:13 · 5 answers · asked by JESUS loves 4

2006-10-01 06:54:13 · 6 answers · asked by Wassup! 1

2006-10-01 06:51:38 · 15 answers · asked by justev100 1

could be verbal &/or physical reaction I guess.

2006-10-01 06:51:21 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does the gay and lesbian agenda hate Christianity and Islam ?

We are all sinners, as sin comes in all colors of the rainbow.

Christianty and Islam believe that homosexual activity is a sin, as well as many types of heterosexual behavior, so the question is does the gay and lesbian agenda hate Christianity and Islam because both religions do not condone homosexuality ?

2006-10-01 06:49:31 · 19 answers · asked by Caesar J. B. Squitti 1

it seems they have a lot of respect for Jewish religion (obviously they share some aspects), more than i've seen in other churches.
seems they go out of their way to be respectful, which is nice. am i wrong?

2006-10-01 06:47:08 · 9 answers · asked by jane 1

2006-10-01 06:45:11 · 6 answers · asked by jane 1

From birth and being born under a lucky star to finding one's soul mate to the belief that one will die when "his number is up," life is filled with references to the power of fate and destiny. What are your views on that outside source guiding one's life?

2006-10-01 06:43:52 · 15 answers · asked by DinahLynne 6

Hi. i have at least 3 homosexual friends. should i not hang out with them

2006-10-01 06:41:37 · 11 answers · asked by karpflover 2

The post office box isn't open and can be found without the spoon says the dog on the back of a racecar. Why not? What is that for? Is it french? Hehe! Of course not chicken can't be cut when its baked! Fried tuna sometimes will have the physical therapist and trashman finding fun in snow for the lasers can't operate. Phone towers are not always operatory due to the fact of no signal with the satelite maker. COME! GOLD!

2006-10-01 06:38:21 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Or should we only have educated beliefs unlike those of Hitler, bin Laden?

2006-10-01 06:37:31 · 22 answers · asked by Asilos Magdalena 1

Deuteronomy 18:9 - 18:13 (New International Version)


Detestable Practices
9 When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate the detestable ways of the nations there. 10 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in [a] the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, 11 or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. 12 Anyone who does these things is detestable to the LORD, and because of these detestable practices the LORD your God will drive out those nations before you. 13 You must be blameless before the LORD your God.

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=5&chapter=18&version=31

2006-10-01 06:36:39 · 22 answers · asked by I-C-U 5

Galatians 3 vs 22&23-the fruit of the Spirit is first salvation, letting Jesus into one's heart to accept his mercy and grace (undeserved favor) to get forgiven sin and be our friend (Revelation 1vs1&3vs19&20) -then comes true love, joy, peace, longsuffering, self control, brotherly/sisterly love...

2006-10-01 06:36:32 · 8 answers · asked by ? 5

Isn't steriotyping?

Some say they hate us. What about us?

Why to hate someone and accuse him of hating you?

Is it fare?

2006-10-01 06:36:18 · 21 answers · asked by MUSLIM 2

first of all im only 13 and my family is basically not religious at all and if my mother was she would consider herself christian,but i really feel reform judaism is the right religion for me but i dont know how to go about converting help plz

2006-10-01 06:30:59 · 11 answers · asked by broadwaybabexx 1

Isaiah 52vs13-53vs12 explains Jesus is to be our Messiah-"He will be exaulted, but first marred more than any man. he will lay down his life to make atonement for sins. he will be despised and rejected. He will die with the wicked and be burried with the rich. he will see his seed and prosper.

nuff said why wont they believe the truth-claiming they are Jewish when they refuse to believe the Jewish scriptures?

Jesus is for everyone-as promised he would be a light to t he gentiles-Isaiah 42

Have you let him into your heart to be born again-John 3

i prayed Jesus im sorry for my sins-come into my heart and help me -be my friend-amen -

He promised he loves us from heaven given to John and that he knocks on our heart to come in, when we repent from sin, and let him become our friend." Revelation 3vs 19&20

for everyone not just my Jewish people-Jesus would like to save and keep you as his true friend-will u read above and believe-thanks friend-if u do believe pray for me

2006-10-01 06:30:20 · 18 answers · asked by ? 5

In the beginning of the book of Genesis is says "Let US make man in OUR image". Now does US and OUR image, mean that there is more than one God? Someone told me that it was an advanced civilization that was already living here.

2006-10-01 06:30:19 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

it is the norm? There seem like a lot of fun loving people around. i don't mind them, I'm just truly curious to find truths. Is there another section that might be of some help.

2006-10-01 06:30:17 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-01 06:29:44 · 28 answers · asked by sensational-girl 2

Why isnt witchcraft seen as a religion?

2006-10-01 06:27:09 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous