Religion & Spirituality - 8 October 2006

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Why do Muslims think it's OK to spam links to Islamic websites? Don't they know the rules?

2006-10-08 17:59:14 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-08 17:57:38 · 10 answers · asked by ReSpEcT 420 1

1. What do you see as some of the shortcomings and benefits of using archaeology to corrobrate the New Testament?

2. If Luke and other New Testament writers are shown to be accurate in reporting incidental details, does this increase your confidence that they would be similarly careful in recording more important events? why or why not?

3. Why do you find Dr. Mc Ray's analysis of the puzzles concerning the census, the existence of Nazareth, and the slaughter at Bethlehem to be generally plausible or implausible?

4. After having considered the eyewitness, documentary, corroborating, and scientific evidence in the case for Christ, stop and assess your conclusions so far. On a scale of zero to ten, with zero being "No confidence" in the essential reliability of the gospels and ten being "Full confidence," where would you rate yourself at this point? What are some reasons you chose that number?

2006-10-08 17:56:52 · 10 answers · asked by anstod88 1

Do Catholics and Christians worship the same? Whats the difference?

2006-10-08 17:56:28 · 24 answers · asked by Cherie S 1

Are you experiencing a little more empathy toward the atheists who have endured your evangelizing?

2006-10-08 17:54:14 · 18 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7

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2006-10-08 17:54:02 · 7 answers · asked by wishingwaiting2night 1

2006-10-08 17:51:57 · 10 answers · asked by u&me 3

2006-10-08 17:50:08 · 15 answers · asked by sergey c 1

2006-10-08 17:49:31 · 16 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7

Is it bad, good, holy, what does it mean?

2006-10-08 17:48:55 · 10 answers · asked by morgana_tyler 1

2006-10-08 17:46:59 · 14 answers · asked by dpoe boy migac 1

I found this article quite amusing.
Is marriage strengthened by mutual faith in God? Are marriages weak without religion? The Barna Research Group conducted a poll of Americans in 1999 in an attempt to show that religious faith reduces the likelihood of divorce. The results shocked them: Atheists had the lowest average divorce rates (defined as the percentage of people who had been divorced at least once in their lives), at 21%. Christian divorce rates averaged about 24% (higher for "born-again" Christians, ie- fundamentalists, at 27%), and even higher for Jews, at 30%. They also collected racial and geographical data, which showed that the white Southern Baptist fundamentalists have no reason to crow about their "family values". Not only did the Southern Bible Belt have the highest divorce rate in the country, but whites as a race are the most likely to split: 27%, as compared to 22% for blacks, 20% for Hispanics, and only 8% for Asians like me

2006-10-08 17:45:47 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

...for actually turning people AWAY from Him in droves with your fire & brimstone, brainwashing, bible-thumping tactics? Would you really want to have to apologize to His face for that? What if God got really fed up with it and decided the Bible-thumpers got to go to Hell and everyone else gets to stay in Heaven?

2006-10-08 17:45:46 · 13 answers · asked by WhyAskWhy 5

go from age 12 to age 30? the bible makes no mention of jesus during this time in his life. so using the same logic christians use when saying jesus was never married, " jesus was never married because the bible never says he was." should we also assume he magically went from age 12 to age 30?

and for those who will say the authors of the bible never said anything about this period in jesus's life because they felt it held no relevance to his message, then can we not use that same logic and assume jesus was married, but the authors just felt it held no relevance to his message?

2006-10-08 17:43:32 · 12 answers · asked by crazyman_2 1

2006-10-08 17:43:31 · 16 answers · asked by pocomaxsandy 3

I'd like to know specifically how gay marriage has hurt you personally, or how you would anticipate it hurting you. You can present evidence on someone else's behalf (ie, how it hurt someone you know.) I'm trying to understand why people are so opposed to gay marriage, so please be specific about this (for instance, if you wanna talk about "gay agenda," you'd better be real specific about REAL people who were REALLY hurt by the "gay agenda," not just catch phrases.) Let's think for ourselves, shall we.

2006-10-08 17:42:59 · 26 answers · asked by fireincarnation 2

If you would tell people that lived 200 years ago that we will flight in a big mechanic bird to go from one place to another (plane) you think they would had not laughed at you ???

If you would tell people that lived 200 years ago that we will see everything through a little box (tv) you think they would had not laughed ??

If you would tell people that lived 200 years ago that you could talk with someone in china without having to go there (telephone) you think they would had not laughed at you ???

Those are just to name a few. But the thing is that those things were impossible of miracles for past generation. and when people see some miracles they're amazed and like ... oh how can you believe in that ?? If men could do all this such amazing things what cant God do ??

2006-10-08 17:42:46 · 3 answers · asked by Jordan 3

2006-10-08 17:42:17 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

A member of my family is seriously considering becoming an atheist,mainly because there are web sites showing the true horrors depicted in the bible by a very cruel God.Any atheists agree?

2006-10-08 17:41:43 · 29 answers · asked by Juliette 3

2006-10-08 17:40:55 · 10 answers · asked by comeonletsgo 2

2006-10-08 17:39:10 · 26 answers · asked by pocomaxsandy 3

We are taught to help our neighbor, feed the hungry and take care of the poor. But where does welfare fit into our religion?

I know that if people cannot work for some reason we are called to help them. But what about the people that simply don't want to work? Does it say in the bible about not taking money from the working man? Should we help them as much as we would, say, someone who physically cannot work? I'm curious to see Catholic's take on this.

2006-10-08 17:38:36 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-08 17:35:44 · 7 answers · asked by b 1

2006-10-08 17:35:00 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-08 17:33:35 · 6 answers · asked by Midge 7

hi, do you have a good story of compassion? (personal or fictional)?

2006-10-08 17:31:50 · 12 answers · asked by Brad 2

2006-10-08 17:30:49 · 16 answers · asked by Midge 7

i have been a christian for many years however i haven"t been following through on bible studies and such. i want to go in slowly sort of get my feet wet and try to take it a little bit at a time. any ideas on sites or books to check out that can help me?

2006-10-08 17:30:48 · 21 answers · asked by Mommy J 2

i know with the "war" and terrorissm, but would it be safe to travel to Asia. Like Nepal, India, or Japan?

2006-10-08 17:28:47 · 6 answers · asked by Shadow of a girl 3

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0100/0100_01.asp

2006-10-08 17:27:50 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous