Religion & Spirituality - 2 October 2006

Very often people will say, ''it was meant to be'', suggesting God's hand was in a twist of fate. How do we explain bad things, such as the premature death of a loved one? Was that God's hand as well?

2006-10-02 09:52:19 · 17 answers · asked by Coffeyvillian 3

2006-10-02 09:52:01 · 17 answers · asked by theladylooking 4

How can u support nothing but life and then support the death penalty..

If u argue innocent vs guilty ,,,life is life,,,,, innocent and guilty does not measure the value of a life....

2006-10-02 09:51:38 · 10 answers · asked by coopchic 5

What if his hads are amputated aswell?

2006-10-02 09:49:17 · 7 answers · asked by suresh t 1

Did anyone see Panorama on BBC last night? What is your opinion? I was very shocked. Anyone heard whether this happens on such scale in the the muslims, buddhists and hindu community?

2006-10-02 09:48:49 · 11 answers · asked by ekcentrik 2

“(Regarding Heaven) Then we have made them VIRGINS,” http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/05

“(In paradise) Eat and drink pleasantly for what you did…Reclining on thrones set in lines, and We will unite them to large-eyed beautiful ones.” http://cwis.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/052.qmt.html6.qmt.html#056.036

The Quran promises virgins but doesnt say how many. The number 72 is a sacred number and thus is assumed to be the amount a good Jihadist will get.

Heres the issue, once a woman is pumped in Islamic heaven, she is no longer a virgin...so what use is she now? The Quran speaks of heaven in terms of male delights, and there doesnt appear to be any room for woman who like sex.

Maybe Islamic heaven is one big ho-holocaust, where Muslim men screw the virgin and then shes thrown into the oven...maybe sent to hell as a matter of efficiency.

Muslims, are there any non-virgin woman in heaven? Are the once virgin woman recycled or terminated?

2006-10-02 09:48:01 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Your opinion?

2006-10-02 09:46:51 · 11 answers · asked by Cookie777 6

2006-10-02 09:45:19 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Atheists worship science and science is postulated by fellow human beings...and they are fallible...so why the pompous attitude about faith atheists?

2006-10-02 09:44:26 · 20 answers · asked by a_delphic_oracle 6

How do you deal with someone like that?

2006-10-02 09:44:08 · 18 answers · asked by Kookie 4

He was baptized in Damascus and in the year, A.D. 41made his way back to Jerusalam. During the year 43, or early 44, he began his marvelous ministry in the bustling little Syrian city.
He would plant the seeds of faith in many important centers in the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire.
Does anyone know who this chosen man was?

2006-10-02 09:43:53 · 3 answers · asked by inteleyes 7

2006-10-02 09:41:32 · 13 answers · asked by Mark M 3

The Christian right is constantly complaining about how the "liberal" media is slandering them. (If you hear this from the most radical edge of the Christian right, the phrase becomes "the liberal Jewish media.") If this is true, then why is it that the fact that the gun-toting psychopaths in the United States who are constantly featured on the news (like the "Freemen") are almost never referred to as Christians?
If a group of Muslims commits an act of terrorism, the first word in the media description of the group is "Muslim"? Could it be "we" don't like Muslims because they aren't like "us." I think so.
Tonight on the news, it was revealed me that Timothy McVay, the guy who is accused of the Oklahoma City bombing, is a Christian. Not only that, but a radical Christian. This makes perfect sense to us. Who else but a man motivated by his deep religious convictions could pull of an act of such unearthly evil?

He has connections to a Christian compound called "Elohim." How do I know it is a Christian compound (compound meaning a place where armed loonies try to avoid adhering to federal law)? Not because the media told me. The only way I know this is because "Elohim" is a name for God which is often used by these nuts. It has actually been mistranslated to mean "God" when it actually means "dieties" (plural), but that's beside the point.

McVay called these loonies two weeks before the bombing. McVay's attorney is trying to prove that these nuts are somehow involved in the bombing. This is of little concern for me, because either way it was an action by Christians who feel that a Godless government has no right to govern them.

The so-called "Freemen" also feel this way. They don't go to the department of motor vehicles to renew their licenses. Nope. They go to church. That's right, a protestant minister gives them their driver's licenses.

Sure, the media calls them racists; it calls them right-wing; it calls them extremists. But it never calls them Christians. The media is protecting Christianity. It's that simple. Right after the McVay story (on NBC's Dateline), they gave a quick summary about some act of terrorism by Muslim radicals. Why "Muslim" radicals and not "Christian" radicals? Makes you want to barf on Stone Phillips' shoes, doesn't it.

2006-10-02 09:41:13 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Genesis 6:3-5 (New International Version)
New International Version (NIV)

3 Then the LORD said, "My Spirit will not contend with [a] man forever, for he is mortal [b] ; his days will be a hundred and twenty years."

4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and also afterward—when the sons of God went to the daughters of men and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.

5 The LORD saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time.


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Think about the Nephilim and their power. Could the legends of the mythological characters of Zeus, etc have been based upon the Nephilim?

2006-10-02 09:41:00 · 15 answers · asked by Searcher 7

Why do people make self-defeating statements such as "There is no truth!" and "There are no absolutes!" and also "Everything is relative!" when those statements themselves claim truth and absolute? It just doesn't make sense. How can people contradict themselves like this?

2006-10-02 09:40:59 · 5 answers · asked by ? 4

2006-10-02 09:40:53 · 8 answers · asked by tom science 4

2006-10-02 09:40:17 · 10 answers · asked by FlyingScotsman 3

2006-10-02 09:38:55 · 5 answers · asked by emiaig 1

2006-10-02 09:36:44 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

1. Assume the fossil record is correct, and thus biological change has occurred, just as the data shows it does.

2. Assume that micro evolution (genetics, breeding, mutations, etc.) is a proven and demonstated science.

3. This question is focused on macro evolution (unique new biological functions and species). Do we truly know how it happened? Can it be observed or demostrated?

If it still is a hypothesis, then isn't belief in this hypothesis based on faith?

2006-10-02 09:36:43 · 16 answers · asked by Cogito Sum 4

my freind is very religious. and he revealed me a secret a while back that he was bi and he hated it. he doesnt want to be bi because he feels by doing so, he is not being saved and he wants help on how god can stop all of it.

2006-10-02 09:36:26 · 11 answers · asked by lagunagurl_17 1

“The Prophet said, "After me I have not left any AFFLICTION MORE HARMFUL TO MEN THAN WOMEN."”http://www.islamicity.com/mosque/sunnah/bukhari/062.sbt.html#007.062.033

If I were to create a religion, with these type of doctrines, I should expect mind-numbing oppression and subjigation of woman. Stuff like:

* The right to murder a woman that an insecure man thinks might be "dishonorable".

* Rape as a punishment by the state, for the acts of the man, upon an innocent female family member.

* Stoning woman for sport.

* Woman reduced to chattel (property), covered like furniture and purchased under profitable arrangements (arranged marriage).

2006-10-02 09:36:00 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

From what I understand about the Bible, the Nephilim mentioned in Genesis were half angels half human. But there is no mention of the Nephilim after the flood.

So if the angels mated and reproduced with humans, why did this not happen after the flood.

What happened to those angels who produced the Nephilim?

2006-10-02 09:34:12 · 8 answers · asked by Searcher 7

Doesnt all religions came from humans-wanting to control other humans--from witch doctors talking to dead relitives--to Egupt Worshiping a human made gods -to communists worshiping goverment-to conservationists worshiping mother earth??? It All Seems to be Humans controlong humans

2006-10-02 09:31:06 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

Omnipotent: knows all things.
Not omnipotent: does not know all things.
God is both omnipotent & not omnipotent?!?!?!?!?

2006-10-02 09:30:51 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

"Bill Gates Became a Muslim! Yes!".

http://www.netmuslims.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18&Itemid=2

Did Neil Armstrong convert to Islam?
Did Jaques Cousteau convert to Islam?
If someone told you they did, would you automatically believe them?

2006-10-02 09:30:16 · 13 answers · asked by ♥ Coacoa Mama ♥ 2

“”The Prophet said, "Isn't the witness of a WOMAN EQUAL TO HALF OF THAT OF A MAN?" The women said, "YES." He said, "This is because of the DEFICIENCY OF A WOMAN'S MIND."” http://www.islamicity.com/mosque/sunnah/bukhari/048.sbt.html#003.048.826

Islam contends that woman are deficient of the mind, yet in reality we know this is false, however, lets assume its true for a minute.

Why would Allah even make a human "deficient" of anything? Its like saying "Allah, the imperfect creator maketh human in his imperfect image"?

Of course, maybe Allah wanted to give the clinically insecure Muslim man and toy of ridicule...like a bone for a dog....I dont know...it all sounds so stupid, my mouth drags on the floor....

2006-10-02 09:29:24 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Every day i hear rascial jokes about blacks, jews, asians and more. I dont think this is funny, many people commit suicide just by making fun of how they look, or there culture.

2006-10-02 09:28:21 · 8 answers · asked by singh7e7 1

I would like to personally punch anyone who spreads these things in the face.

2006-10-02 09:28:14 · 18 answers · asked by bc_munkee 5

What is your favorite christian song and why? Has it helped minister to you in some way? I am just curious......Mine is Heart of Worship by Matt Redman, i just really get focused on worshiping God when i hear that song.

2006-10-02 09:27:46 · 15 answers · asked by Former Atheist 4