Religion & Spirituality - 7 October 2006

Life begins at conception? No it can't. Because to forcibly take away a group of peoples ability to concieve is considered genocide, so therefore, life begins before conception?

2006-10-07 18:35:26 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-07 18:34:44 · 23 answers · asked by ruthbeckersc 3

Please look at this question:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061007221339AAooWVC&r=w#NbUvWza6UjnFAv.9Bu3T

Why did so many people tell this girl to PRAY for a drug addict and none of them mentioned DRUG TREATMENT??

Shouldn't this person see a licensed medical professional who can treat people with drug addiction?

Don't you feel that it is DANGEROUS and foolish to advise a person with a serious drug addiction to simply "pray" when science and statistics clearly show us that drug treatment is the only PROVEN way to treat drug addicts??

2006-10-07 18:33:12 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

...and Jim Darwin is often referred to as JD, or is this all part of Santa's plan?

2006-10-07 18:33:07 · 11 answers · asked by lenny 7

Have I read 3 different stories of Magdalenes revelations of how Jesus was resurected, which one of her stories is the correct one? If so can anyone direct me to the true revelation, and or where it can be found? I am curious of such an answer? Are there anymore revelations told of by her outside of the NKJV Bible that can be used in a religious document or study. Maybe some doctrine has me asking this question but it now interferes in my studies and I only want to move on as fast as possible with a reliable resource outside of the NKJV or KJV bible.

2006-10-07 18:31:33 · 5 answers · asked by mesopholis 1

...contraception is a lesser form of genocide?

2006-10-07 18:30:05 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-07 18:28:37 · 8 answers · asked by Ned B 1

Sing to Jim Darwin, all the world!
Worship Jim Darwin with joy; come before him with happy songs!
Acknowledge that Jim Darwin is God.
He made us, and we blong to him;
we are his people, we are his flock.
Enter the Temple gates with thanksgiving;
go into its courts with praise.
Give thanks to him and praise him.
Jim Darwin is good;
his love is eternal
and his faithfulness lasts forever.

-Psalm 100

2006-10-07 18:26:55 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Spiritual, Literal, or Both?

2006-10-07 18:26:51 · 13 answers · asked by ? 3

The Qur'an attributed these words to Jesus in Maryam 19:33 "so peace is on me the day i was born, the day that I die, and the day that I shall be raised to life again" and to John the Baptist in Maryam 19:15 "so peace is on him the day he was born, the day that he dies and the day he will be raised to life again"

2006-10-07 18:25:20 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Its so freaking late..what are you doing and what are you thinking?

Im having some wine and going to bed....

2006-10-07 18:25:11 · 20 answers · asked by princess bambi 1

Sometimes they even insist on the 1611 version. Is this because of the language? Do they think it has better manuscript support? Do they think the translation (wooden: word for word instead of thought for thought) is better? Or is there a broad theological assumption at work? I've never understood this.

2006-10-07 18:23:04 · 14 answers · asked by BABY 3

The title quote was inspired by an answer Jim Darwin received on a question he posed.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ak47wB1XKmy0OUmgGOFZk9_zy6IX?qid=20061007220612AANW2xb


I'm curious about what it might be that I am abusing. I don't beat or neglect my kids, I don't use drugs, and I don't drink.

I'm missing something here. What am I (and fellow atheists) abusing??

2006-10-07 18:22:03 · 16 answers · asked by . 5

Jesus is Son of God, that so all His teaching are about love, forgiveness and peace.

How come Muslims cannot face up to the fact that mohamad are not prophet of Allah ??,

Because Allah, will not allow man to have 2/3/4 wife by any excuse. So all the pervert, sex maniac, child molester cannot be good man.

Because Allah, will not allow their beleiver to kill, torture, harash, hate other beleiver. Allah never teach full of hate with each other human being that He created. Also Christians, Chatolics, Jews have the same God, Allah of Abraham, I dont know about Islam because if your prophet from the same God your prophet will not teach you to hate the same beleiver.

Infront of Allah, all human are the same right. But Mohammad that claim him self as prophet teach many discrimination against women ????

Allah never teach with violent, full of hate, full of pleasure, so do you think Mohamad is the real prophet from Allah ???

Wake Uppp !!!

2006-10-07 18:20:50 · 24 answers · asked by OpenMinded 3

2006-10-07 18:19:53 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why does Jesus warn them not to tell anyone about him?

2006-10-07 18:18:45 · 5 answers · asked by ? 5

I don't understand.

2006-10-07 18:15:47 · 10 answers · asked by ? 5

2006-10-07 18:15:27 · 20 answers · asked by steve m 1

I think he's a boob man.

2006-10-07 18:15:17 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please no silly answers, God's Word is important!

2006-10-07 18:15:09 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean God gave the arabs 99% of the land and made them rich in oil. Can't the jewish people have one strip of land?

2006-10-07 18:14:02 · 14 answers · asked by Ned B 1

I know a good hearted man that has turned evil because of drug use. I pray for him daily, for something to happen to open his eyes and bring back the kind loving person he used to be. Could you please pray also, maybe tell me how to pray better?

2006-10-07 18:13:39 · 13 answers · asked by JB 2

2006-10-07 18:13:25 · 4 answers · asked by wisdom 4

What does the Bible say about downloading digital media for free? Is there anything in Leviticus about it?

2006-10-07 18:13:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://www.catholicshopper.com/products/inspirational_sport_statues.html

2006-10-07 18:12:23 · 10 answers · asked by BABY 3

Marriage and divorce





Mark 10:2-16 [or 10:2-12]


THE Pharisees approached [Jesus] and asked, "Is it lawful for a husband to divorce his wife?" They were testing Him. He said to them in reply, "What did Moses command you?" They replied, "Moses permitted him to write a bill of divorce and dismiss her." But Jesus told them, "Because of the hardness of your hearts he wrote you this commandment. But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female. For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother [and be joined to his wife], and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, no human being must separate." In the house the disciples again questioned Him about this. He said to them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her; and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery."

And people were bringing children to Him that He might touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this He became indignant and said to them, "Let the children come to Me; do not prevent them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Amen, I say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it." Then He embraced them and blessed them, placing His hands on them.

God is a practical God

When I think of God, I tend to think big. I guess this must be true for us all. We believe that God is everything – all-powerful (omnipotent), all-knowing (omniscient), everywhere (omnipresent), and above all (transcendent). We think of God as One whose concern is universal.

The Gospel reminds us that God, aside from being all these things, is also a "domestic" God, a practical God. Heaven is His home, and yet God wants us to let Him into our own little homes! He wants to be with us not as a guest or as an observer but as an active participant in the daily grind that we call life. Whatever we are – husband, wife, daughter, son – God has something to tell us through the words and works of Jesus His Son.

First, God’s will and law must be considered as we ponder on life’s intricacies. In today’s Gospel, the Pharisees "began to ask" Jesus about divorce. Clearly, they mean to provoke Jesus into saying something incriminating. There were two schools of thought on divorce at the time. Rabbi Hillel held that divorce was permissible for any reason. In contrast, falling back on Scripture, Rabbi Shammai taught that divorce was only permissible on grounds of "uncleanness" or sexual sins and infidelity (Dt 24:1-4). Ignoring the legal debate, Jesus focuses on the word and will of God as reflected in the story of creation (Gn 1:27; 2:21-25). Jesus explains that Moses compromised as regards the law because of the "stubbornness" of the human heart.

Second, God is the Author of Life, and his is the absolute and basic interpretation of reality! Jesus’ teaching is simple: God has something to say, God sets the rules. It is God who "created man in his image; in the divine image he created him; male and female he created them" (Gn 1:27). Marriage was instituted as a sacred union of man and woman, not of two men or two women. Divorce may be legal in the eyes of men and women but in the eyes of God it is not.

Third, men and women both have rights. Jesus points out that Moses asked husbands to give their wives a "decree of divorce," as a way of protecting women and assuring prospective husbands that they are free to remarry. Without the decree, divorced women could easily become social outcasts in such a patriarchal society.

Fourth, we have to balance both the spiritual and the physical aspects of our lives and relationships. Jesus tells us that the husband and the wife become not only of one mind and aspirations but of ONE FLESH. The commitment made by the heart has physical and tangible expressions. Sad to say, a physical cause can also lead to breakup: death (Rom 7:1-3) or infidelity (Mt 5:32; 19:9).

Fifth, we should never lose the heart and the virtues of a child. Jesus tells his disciples that children are the paradigm of a good and godly life. Innocent, little, full of trust, humble, a child is easily the most powerless member of the human society. For the sake of the marriage and the good of the partnership, however, husband and wife must learn from a child. Each must know when to exercise humility and be as full of trust as a child.

2006-10-07 18:12:09 · 7 answers · asked by downclipse 2

Why does it have to be christianity or nothing at all?

2006-10-07 18:09:07 · 16 answers · asked by WhiteHat 6

2006-10-07 18:08:25 · 14 answers · asked by wisdom 4

2006-10-07 18:06:16 · 12 answers · asked by guayfan 2

2006-10-07 18:06:12 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous