Religion & Spirituality - 7 October 2006

We are supposed to believe that Christianity teaches Christians to help the less fortunate and to give until it hurts. Yet there are still many children in the world today dying of starvation. In spite of this, I have seen some impressive churches being built in North America. Some of these churches easily run into the millions of dollars to build. This, in spite of the fact that there are plenty of churches around that are underutilized and even abandoned. That same money could build a school and hire teachers in a 3rd world country to teach the children about agriculture and how to develop their own economy. All I see them getting from these Christians is a tent and some worthless teachings from the bible, teaching them not to use a condom so they can make more starving children more dependant on the "Charity" of the church. Why do Christians keep building their expensive yet worthless churches, instead of building real schools in the 3rd world?

2006-10-07 10:53:43 · 14 answers · asked by digitalquirk 3

I am just wondering if anyone knows whether there is a time when there are more experts online? Are there ever theologians or pastors that come on this site?

2006-10-07 10:50:49 · 12 answers · asked by Andiefreude 1

do u let ur kids or do u celebrate halloween?
satan has pulled the shroud over our eyes and we think its ok to pretend to be the dead and demons, and satan himself.
i let my kids celebrate, but they cannot dress up like evil or death. os it ok to celebrate satan and all things evil??

i dont think so

2006-10-07 10:50:30 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

Forgive me but some things are better private, I am not an exhibitionist nor a public person. Sex for a woman takes place inside of our body so therefore is very personal. How does respecting myself and the intimacy I feel inherent in sex make me a prude? Please note I do not judge anothers sexuality nor do I wish to make it illegal. I just do not wish to be forced to be a spectator in that personal communion.

2006-10-07 10:48:43 · 28 answers · asked by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7

I can prove to you that Jesus is not god. can you? e-mail me and i can prove it to you.

2006-10-07 10:48:42 · 3 answers · asked by Speed, I Am Speed 2

expect to be offended every time the post here. These religions are evil and should be opposed at every opportunity.
Their very existence is offensive and they have no right to be tolerated

2006-10-07 10:48:16 · 26 answers · asked by . 6

His follower, Ananda, asked him who would teach them when he was gone. Buddha answered, "He will be known as Metteyya, which means 'he whose name is kindness.'" Have their been any great teachers since then with this name or title?

2006-10-07 10:47:21 · 6 answers · asked by -skrowzdm- 4

And, please, spare me those completely meaningless buzz words such as "energy" and "light" (blech).

Oh, right, and bonus points for those who leave God out of this discussion entirely...

2006-10-07 10:46:38 · 9 answers · asked by pat800 1

I'm orthodox, but this question is for everybody from any religion

2006-10-07 10:45:34 · 20 answers · asked by obsession0524 2

(and no lying!)

2006-10-07 10:45:30 · 8 answers · asked by sincere12_26 4

2006-10-07 10:43:10 · 11 answers · asked by Midge 7

I mean come on, the reason why we talk to you people is to share thoughts from the Bible with you, we want you to beleive that there is a god out there who cares about you and his name is Jehovah.

2006-10-07 10:39:14 · 50 answers · asked by Speed, I Am Speed 2

is it a religion of peace or horror???

2006-10-07 10:38:51 · 18 answers · asked by ronaldom55 1

I'm a Pagan, and so far I've noticed how many Christians there are in the world. So heres my question- Why do they incloude a Religon catagory on Yahoo Answers?
*Note, I do not worship the Devil, I was taught he doesn't exist.

2006-10-07 10:38:44 · 18 answers · asked by Beth 2

They fight tooth and nail to get pornography banned. Every time so much as a breast is flashed on television, they're up in arms. They lobby to get rid of strip clubs. Yet the naked human body is natural, and sex is a natural human function that's necessary for reproduction of our species. It's also a great escape from lifes miseries and makes those who engage in it feel much better. The Roman Catholic church is so afraid, they even prohibit birth control. Why are Christians so afraid of sex?

2006-10-07 10:38:09 · 26 answers · asked by digitalquirk 3

2006-10-07 10:32:34 · 8 answers · asked by iwant4wifes 1

You don't like it when we "shove our religion down your throat" so why do you shove your disbelief down ours? And I'd like to add, go through my profile and you'll see I don't answer questions that are none of my business.

2006-10-07 10:32:21 · 31 answers · asked by cirque de lune 6

Is is more than clear that the purpose of pro-lifers is to support life. Duh! SO then what is up with soem of them who this bombing abortion clinics, this kills people isn't their purpose to keep people alive?

2006-10-07 10:31:30 · 14 answers · asked by darlingDELIGHTxx 1

2006-10-07 10:31:22 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can huging a girl break your fast?

2006-10-07 10:31:21 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ironic they both take place in the middle east! One has lineage to Issac, while the other to Ishmal. Both were fathered by Abraham, but there's 'one' slight difference,..................which hangs all of mankind in purity. Do You know what/who that is? Do tell!

2006-10-07 10:29:32 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hitler was christian. Christianity is a spin off of jeduism, Hitler killed jews, Jesus was a jew.

SO hitler keilled jesus, one of the many people his own religion was based on.

anyone got any opinions on the matter?!

2006-10-07 10:29:10 · 15 answers · asked by darlingDELIGHTxx 1

as the universe expands and evolves so does our awareness of GOD.

2006-10-07 10:28:31 · 21 answers · asked by Weldon 5

Okay well we all know that the bible was set in the middle east, so why do people portry jesus as being white?! Do you think he was white? I am just looking for different opinions i know what i beleive and that is that there is no way jesus was white. I just want some other veiws on the matter.

2006-10-07 10:26:45 · 18 answers · asked by darlingDELIGHTxx 1

religion in schools that we want atheism there? What would make you think that? It's quite ridiculous to me. Is it that since you have an agenda to indoctrinate young minds you think we atheists do to?

I want my children to have an education that is completely lacking in any doctrine. I believe that it is the parents responsibility to teach them their religion/spirituality. I don't want atheism, islam, christianity, buddhism or any other religious beliefs of any kind in school.

2006-10-07 10:23:42 · 21 answers · asked by Medusa 5

They said that every event in this movie actually happend and that it is American History. True or False and why?

2006-10-07 10:22:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i asked the question - " how do i know god answers prayers? what does it mean ' god answers prayers ' ? "

i got a lot of great answers. in reading them i got to thinking about a close freind of mine. hes dealing with some crap in his life and yet he PRAYS for me. someone said in their answer " pray for someone you know who needs help, whose benefit would not benefit you AT ALL " and my freind tells me im getting answers. ( my life is turning out great and i think its partly because of my freind )

that person said " dont let it benift YOU at all " what i get from this is i must be to wrapped up in my own stuff to pray for someone else, completly for them. clearly i need HELP. so my question now is ..

How do I get over myself enough to be able to really pray for someone I care about?

2006-10-07 10:22:21 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-07 10:21:48 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is by way of saying that I will not be back to YA for the indefinite future. My husband and I will be traveling for a while with no computer! No cell phone! Yay! But I wanted to leave you with something...it's part of a song from Randy Newman.

"The Christians and the Jews were having a jamboree
The Buddhists and the Hindus joined on satellite TV
They picked their four greatest priests and they began to speak
They said, 'Lord, a plague is on the world
Lord, no man is free
The temples that we built to you
Have tumbled into the sea
Lord, if you won't take care of us
Won't you please, please let us be?
And the Lord said
And the Lord said
'I burn down your cities--how blind you must be
I take from you your children and you say how blessed are we
You all must be crazy to put your faith in me
That's why I love mankind
You really need me
That's why I love mankind

2006-10-07 10:18:40 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

You may name more than one person, but it would be helpful for me to know the most authoritative answerers according to their religious backgrounds, if you know what they are. For example, Atheist, Christian (which could be broken down into denominations), Jewish, Muslim, Wiccan, etc. --and others I haven't listed.

2006-10-07 10:18:07 · 11 answers · asked by Andiefreude 1