Religion & Spirituality - 1 October 2006

Evangelism is the practice of trying to convert others to one's own faith. Pedophilia is the practice of sexually seducing underage children. Both occur when the practitioner holds the delusion that they are offering "love" when in fact they are manipulating and dominating their victims. Each also targets the vulnerable and leads to the victim later to victimize others.

{This idea was proposed by the Australian Anglican priest Rev. Christopher Heath in his interview on the "shrink rap podcast" 13-Sept-2006.)

2006-10-01 05:51:38 · 9 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7

2006-10-01 05:51:37 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is it because they are white and in inner heart they nourish the feeling of racism??

Or because most them are among them who ruled the world and they still have this confusion that they are the best, and any religion they follow is the best ??

Had the rulers been the Muslim, they would have the same superiority complex

2006-10-01 05:49:28 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-01 05:49:27 · 4 answers · asked by Art Girl 2

If this is true that means we could have had many encounters with Angels for all we know...(mind you i have met some people who just seemed different, and had a calming effect upon me)......so what do you believe do you think that this could happen?.....

2006-10-01 05:49:21 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can you tell me some of the different forms of spiritual atheism? (like Jainism) and/or if you are an spiritual atheist....what is your personal practice like, if any? and what is it's purpose?

2006-10-01 05:45:18 · 22 answers · asked by Medusa 5

2006-10-01 05:44:54 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-01 05:44:37 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

shouldn't the rest of us that has not commit those crimes be free without having to go through Jesus. Isn't it a case of the punishment fits the crime?

2006-10-01 05:44:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Jesus has inspired me and made the biggest impact on my life

2006-10-01 05:43:52 · 13 answers · asked by xmas90 4

that someone thinks they are intelligent?

IE: Devilsadvocate , What should I do person, and the scores of others who sit here all day, week after week?

2006-10-01 05:43:47 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Every Sunday without fail they are there! I don't like being rude but I do need a way to stop them coming. I have tried saying I am a Druid but that only makes me some sort of challenge. They show me terrible art work that is meant to be the kingdom of heaven. There is always a panda in the picture which I don't really get.
I hide behind the door or duck down out of view. This is ridiculous but I almost feel like I am being stalked. I am of course talking about Jehovah's Witnesses.

I need a way to get rid of them on a permanent basis so any ideas would help?

2006-10-01 05:40:01 · 55 answers · asked by â?¥MissMayâ?¥ 4

2006-10-01 05:39:47 · 16 answers · asked by Unknown 3

Check out the "best answers" of this poster:

http://answers.yahoo.com/my/profile;_ylt=Ahy.V_clMgdwiM0fyMwxfpMezKIX?show=AA11101567

heck, go back 5 or 6 pages in his "best answer" list.

Is this guy really someone who should be trying to single me out for typos?

2006-10-01 05:36:32 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-01 05:36:19 · 13 answers · asked by Unknown 3

2006-10-01 05:34:07 · 24 answers · asked by Midge 7

2006-10-01 05:34:01 · 23 answers · asked by . 6

I am not going to elaborate, but I DESPISE people who inflict harm onto children. I am trying to lead a christian, spiritual life ~ but, this is the one part that is very difficult for me! I understand that I am suppose to PRAY for ALL people; but, in this case, I wish nothing but BAD things to them. Is this wrong?

2006-10-01 05:32:57 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

I do know some of them, but I am wondering, are there exceptions to the "rule?"

2006-10-01 05:32:32 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

or born that way. Truly it could happen in your family

2006-10-01 05:30:09 · 18 answers · asked by man of ape 6

and swindle the herds hah like the folks on tbn do. Hallelujah.

2006-10-01 05:29:43 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

"Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep,
That if I die before I wake,
I pray the Lord my soul to take."

I think that's how it goes.

2006-10-01 05:28:19 · 8 answers · asked by Rory A 1

Certain Chemical alterations which occur may be reversible.
In a salt water mixture ,salt and water can be seperated, but if a paper is burnt it turns into ash and the orignal paper cannot be recovered.
When human beings die their brain stops to function so does various other body organs.But it is found that the brain releases
a certain amount of electrical energy 37 hours after death.

What I am saying is as energy in human format occurs from a single cell and a female egg gets finished when it dies, does it also have the ability to reassimilate itself at a particular point of time (reincarnation)
As the scientists say energy can neither be created or destroyed only transformed.

2006-10-01 05:28:05 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is a test to see if it's true that people either pay no attention to titles like this, or instead are even drawn to ones that would exclude them.

Where's my question:

Why do people who profess to have the strongest faith spend the most amount to effort trying to make sure that it's never challenged?

Isn't that like declaring yourself the #1 heavyweight boxer in the world, but refusing to step into the ring to prove it?




PS: all caps in a question isn't allowed, but if I put a lowercase 'i' in there, then it's OK? What Yahoo retard programmed this???

2006-10-01 05:27:56 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

"...THAT WHICH SETS US APART FROM OTHERS IS AUTOMATICALLY A DELUSION." (capitalized for emphasis)

Reverend Christopher Heath is a chaplain at an Australian psychiatric hospital, where he encounters patients suffering from religious delusions.The difference between a mental illness and a religious delusion he finds hard to define. He has come to the conclusion that religious delusions set the believer apart from others, any others.

Rev. Heath further said that, in a world of terrorism, this delusion can be used to justify the murder or torture of others. It can also lead to the feeling that one needs to convert the world to one's own faith. A religion that emphasizes embracing all human beings escapes the delusional framework and falls in line with Jesus work, as he freely interacted with the socially unacceptable persons of his day.

(Drawn from the "shrink rap podcast", 13-Sept-2006.)

So.... What do you think of the quote?

2006-10-01 05:25:22 · 12 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7

I think I am correct in assuming that most religions teach good will towards your fellow man; however animals, plants and nature are never really mentioned in conversation; if you care for sick/unwanted animals and conservation in general, does this carry favour with God?

2006-10-01 05:24:38 · 16 answers · asked by DaveyMcB 3

If Adam had gotten to the tree of life in the Garden of Eden the Bible says that Adam would have eternal life as a human.So why do people today think that when they die they go to Heaven? God's original purpose for man was to live on the earth and to expand that beautiful Garden earth wide. Jesus gave His perfect life and a randsom for an exchange which would made it possible for man to regain perfect life on the earth like it was intended"the meek shall inherit the earth"!God had already made His spirit creatures in the Heavens.The Bible says that the angels appaudedat God's creations. Also another point of interest is that God 's first creation was Jesus!!!Proverbs 8:22-30. Some food for thought.
If the false religions of today took all of their traditions and man made teachings out their followeres would know this. As Jesus tho the religious leaders of His time" You are like blind men leading the blind,you both fall into the pit or grave{ not hell as taught} .

2006-10-01 05:22:48 · 2 answers · asked by wbyrnes2008 2

What we think, or what we know, or what we believe is, in the end, of little consequence. The only consequence is what we do.

2006-10-01 05:22:44 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Respect Shiva, krishna, AUM ??

From childhood we are taught to bow our heads when we find any Mosque, Church, Gurudwara, Temple in the way..
we dont even hate non-believers and dont condemn atheists to hell

Can we similarly get respect from other faiths ??

Why or Why not ??

2006-10-01 05:22:40 · 13 answers · asked by ۞Aum۞ 7

A couple of weeks ago some friends and i did a quija board at a witch's tabernacle - now we have regrets about ever doing it. Was it a big mistake ?

2006-10-01 05:22:31 · 5 answers · asked by ilOvE2ChEEr 1