Religion & Spirituality - 11 October 2006

A few people have told me they are agnostic, not atheist. What is that? I'm trying to open my mind to these new things, so I would appreciate people understanding that...

2006-10-11 15:51:14 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-11 15:49:32 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

what i or anyone else believes?
if your secure in your faith then why belittle, and condem everyone else's faith.
why can't you just leave those who don't believe as you do alone and live your life in peace and let us live ours.
this goes for everyone of every faith.

2006-10-11 15:49:25 · 17 answers · asked by bgdadyp 5

2006-10-11 15:48:57 · 20 answers · asked by cyclops x 1

I know they are two different issues, but I have not spent time in the religion & spirituality forum before... and I'm just wondering if people get very hate filled back and forth, or if the people that believe in God just rise above that like they are better than everyone... or? I could spend some time here to figure it out... but I think I like the funner subjects, like Polls and Surveys. LOL.
I appreciate your input.

2006-10-11 15:48:13 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-11 15:47:32 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-11 15:46:30 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I heard today that there was a preacher/prophet in like the World's Largest Church in Asia in the 1980s that prophesied that there would be a great revival to break out in Northern Alabama. Can anybody tell me who, where, and where i can find some info about it?

2006-10-11 15:45:50 · 5 answers · asked by ivegotquestions_uvegotanswers 1

2006-10-11 15:45:40 · 3 answers · asked by imo 1

For all you metaphysical minds.......................

2006-10-11 15:45:35 · 14 answers · asked by Shaman 3

just a poll

2006-10-11 15:44:21 · 29 answers · asked by bernardmailman 1

Oops! Jim Darwin is on yahoo answers asking those pesky Bible questions again.

2006-10-11 15:43:11 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

Would you call him back?

2006-10-11 15:42:53 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Command :1 : to direct authoritatively : ORDER
2 : to exercise a dominating influence over ...

Obviously god is a being that just likes to pretend to be an authority...while we all know that the 10 commandments are more like simple requests, requests which can easily be ignored...requests which obviously even Christians ignore.

80% of Americans claim to be christian, so does that mean that the billions of dollars a year porn industry is supported by only a mere 20% of Americans? Is it only atheists who murder and steal and cheat on their spouse? That must be it, certainly christians would not ignore the authority of their god when he is issuing commands would they?

Either that or about 75% of those people who claim to be christians are merely sinners in disguise and the 10 commandments are worthless crap to be ignored...what do you think?

If a General in the army issues commands and the majority of troops ignore the commands...wouldn't the General be a failure???

2006-10-11 15:42:16 · 20 answers · asked by stephenjames001 2

or do you think they are all pretty wacky? or silly... or... (insert word you think).
Thanks!

2006-10-11 15:41:28 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Are Christians who are pro-gay rights exercising independent judgement?

We need look no further than 1 Corinthians 6:9 where it states that gay people will not inherit the kingdom of GOd, we read in Leviticus 18:22 that gay sex is an abomination to God.

Now, I'm married to a Catholic woman, whose brother is a gay man.

My wife is exercising independent judgement of the Bible in supporting gay rights.

I applaud my wife in this decision.

So, is it possible that there are other Christians, who have a conscience and don't get their morality or politics from the Bible?

2006-10-11 15:41:19 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is this wrong of me. I feel like my praying all the time is just asking a bunch of things of God. I feel like it's disrespectful. I have issues to work out, but I feel like I need to return so much of a favor, which I plan to if I turn out the way I'm hoping.

2006-10-11 15:41:13 · 13 answers · asked by Ese 3

My church is planning a week of revival services. We're really focusing on praying for God's healing on our church, community, and just our country in general. I just wanted to ask other Christians on here to pray along with us. I, along with the members of the church I attend, really believe that if Christians turn to God in prayer and ask for His blessing on our country, He will hear our prayer and heal us. Thank you in advance for your prayers and thoughts!

2006-10-11 15:41:10 · 5 answers · asked by JustMyOpinion 5

I remember parts of it, like where it says to beat your wife if she disagrees with you, and the part where Mohammad tells his gullible band of militant fools to kill anyone who won't accept Islam, and the part where Mohammad tells his gullible band of militant fools not to make a friend with a Jew or a Christian.

WOW IT'S A MIRACLE!

All praise be to Jesus, the only Son of God

=P

When will Muslims stop trying to use monkey tricks, smoke & mirrors, false science, fraudulent claims, and spam to spread Islam?

2006-10-11 15:40:52 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

...how then, can you justify the argument/belief that God gave us free will?

I'm really looking for what people think for themselves here, not quotes of scripture.

2006-10-11 15:39:35 · 18 answers · asked by WhyAskWhy 5

I am curious to know in this aspect, since I get a lot of crap over in the Political forum that I'm done dealing with for awhile... I was hoping to get some sort of insight from you guys on your views and why. Much appreciated, thank you :)

2006-10-11 15:38:54 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

someone told me St. Vincent Depaul would be a novena to say for a person to be released from prison are there any other novenas for this purpose

2006-10-11 15:38:13 · 5 answers · asked by Gail B 1

For the people that posted prayers for my mother, I want to thank you, from the bottom of my heart. My mother's surgery went great today 10/11/06. The surgery took 5 hours, considering her condition, the doctors were amazed at how great her body held up. I'm glad it's over with. Thank you all again and most importantly, I thank God, in Jesus's name.

2006-10-11 15:36:17 · 12 answers · asked by A_WWE_FAN_4LYFE 6

2006-10-11 15:35:32 · 19 answers · asked by bandmember18 1

hate gays when it also hates abortions? It seems like gays would get the fewest abortions out of anyone.

2006-10-11 15:35:25 · 11 answers · asked by Toronto 3

The math doesn't add up, when did Jesus abolish slavery.

It seems to me like Christians are exercising their own independent thought.

2006-10-11 15:34:04 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

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?

2006-10-11 15:32:44 · 5 answers · asked by anstod88 1

I was on Yahoo Answers tonight and there was alot more questions on here bashing God and Jesus Christ and religion and all that good stuff and I just wondering why? Alot of people do all this bashing and all this talking bad about God and I just can't understand it. Jesus Christ was sent down to this earth to die on the Cross of Calvary for the sins of the world so we might be with him in Heaven once this world is over and not have to suffer through an eternity in Hell. Why in the world would you want to bash and cuss him and his father which is Jehovah God and not accept what he done for you so you can go to Heaven which is the greatest gift we can recieve?

2006-10-11 15:32:25 · 16 answers · asked by always_trust_in_jesus 3

2006-10-11 15:30:11 · 2 answers · asked by Madmax 3

Has God ever convicted you for something and then later blessed you with the exact same thing.

Receintly I felt a huge conviction that the relationship I'm in is wrong. The hard part is that we have a child together. Has anyone ever experienced something like this where God has turned around and blessed you with the same relationship or circumstance once you've repented.

2006-10-11 15:29:18 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous