Religion & Spirituality - 11 October 2006

Jesus gives me benefits in the afterlife, but Satan gives me benefits right now in this life. I'm not sure an afterlife exists, so perhaps I should go with Satan's deal? What would you do?

2006-10-11 09:50:02 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous

Its like a believe in him but i know im not saved it doesnt feel right i want to believe but the devil holds me back likke i ask him into my heart but i still feel empty what should i do?

2006-10-11 09:48:50 · 16 answers · asked by xbox3604life 2

How do you view the society that condemns polygamy and yet when they face with gender inequality (in numbers) they encourage polygamy.?

I do not want to mention the name of the country but it is a non-muslim country. They used criticize Islam for allowing polygamy.

Recently there was a shortage of men in this particular country. Women were left unmarried, to solve this problem at the end they encouraged men to marry more than one wife.

So my dear brothers and sisters, every law in Islam has it's own logic behind it. So study before you just accuse the Muslims and Islam.

2006-10-11 09:48:11 · 17 answers · asked by ATK 3

can you answer me ?????

2006-10-11 09:45:28 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

Mark 11:24:
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

Matthew 18:19 Jesus says:
Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

James 5:15-16 the Bible says:
And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.

Why don't these prayers actually WORK like jesus/god says they will.

My proof they don't work? Go to a childrens cancer hospital and pray for every kid.

You can say "god called them home" or he's "testing" people but the verses above DON'T say that.
Is my interpretation wrong? Then why pray?

2006-10-11 09:44:49 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

Well, what would it be and why?

2006-10-11 09:44:06 · 20 answers · asked by Eldude 3

No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
1 John 1:18

These seem to indicate that the Son is not God.

2006-10-11 09:43:22 · 9 answers · asked by House Speaker 3

2006-10-11 09:43:08 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous

leads people to have a false sense that there is no consequence to abortion? I mean I know alot of people say well, I wouldn't have one but, I don't refuse another person's right to have one and what I am saying is why would you not have one if there was nothing wrong with it? If there is something wrong with it why legalize it?

2006-10-11 09:42:50 · 25 answers · asked by Midge 7

2006-10-11 09:42:45 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I absolutely love this part of Yahoo Q&A, getting a chance to defend what I believe. However, lately I am seeing how mean some Christians can be, for example, suggesting athiests take the pitch fork out of their butts. Do these people really think we are being an example of Jesus with insults like these.

2006-10-11 09:42:33 · 18 answers · asked by flashypsw 4

2006-10-11 09:41:31 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-11 09:39:34 · 17 answers · asked by malecats1 1

Why do religious people constantly attribute everything they don't understand to God?

2006-10-11 09:39:04 · 21 answers · asked by trouthunter 4

I have to be baptized.... this is not a question to me, nor has it been for as long as I can remember. However, I am having a problem finding a church that will do this without me becoming a member of the church. I know what they say (at the church) that it is an act you do in front of a congregation to affirmate your love and belief in Jesus, The Holy Spirt, and God and that the baptism is for the people of the church as well as the person getting baptized. My thoughts on this are a little different as though I would like to affirm my obedience to God and get baptised but do I have to become a member of something I don't necessarily want to? We pray as a family everyday and learn about God as a family. I would say our faith is strong in God but our faith is not strong in the people who represent him in the church. They are meerly men as you and I and I believe they operate as a business. Please let me know if you know where I can go. Thank you and God Bless the World.

2006-10-11 09:38:45 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

Or are the historical accuracies simply evidence of the writers knowing their history?

2006-10-11 09:38:28 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just curious.

2006-10-11 09:37:56 · 35 answers · asked by darlndanna 3

2006-10-11 09:37:19 · 7 answers · asked by JoyinChrist 1

I mean they might as well belieave something its like a lottery ticket. You might as well buy one I mean what if your wrong then your screwed and if what you say is true than you have nothing to lose anyway so its a win win situation and your not taking the bate you fools..

2006-10-11 09:37:17 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

Quran 17:88 "If the whole of mankind and Jinns were to gather together to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like thereof, even if they backed up each other with help and support. http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/017.qmt.html#017.088

The Quran boasts that even if the race of magical Genies and the race of humans got together, they could never ever make something "like" the Quran.

Lets assume for the moment that the Quran is correct, and there is magical smokey Genie creatures living around us right now. Whats so hard about making something "like" a book...any book for that matter?

Also, isnt this challange itself a logical fallacy? Isnt it a false dilemma to claim that you cant make something "like" X and never explain how to measure whether something is or is not like X?

For example, suppose I issue this challange "My every written word comes from the mind of God, if you dont believe me, try to type something like what I have written".

2006-10-11 09:36:39 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok, me and this guy have been best friends for three years, and I'm pretty positive that he likes me. Lately every day we give each other a passage to read from the bible that reminds us of each other. I'm waiting for the day he gives me a passage in the bible that might vicariously hint towards him saying he likes me. Stupid.....yes, I know. So does anyone know any bible passages that I can give him that hints towards my feelings for him? Please try not to be mean, I'm just curious to see what people may come up with. I'm not a religious freak either!! It's just a hobby between me and him.

2006-10-11 09:36:18 · 21 answers · asked by caitymercede 4

So the thing is, I was raised Christian. I went to Church until I was sixteen when I got thrown out. I used to believe in Jesus, I accepted him into my heart, I prayed for him to save me and forgive me. But I don't really believe any more and have not for several years now. Am I still saved or did Jesus take it back?

2006-10-11 09:35:21 · 8 answers · asked by Twoflowers 3

Let me start by saying that both my Mother-in-Law (MIL) and I are Catholic. I allow my MIL to worship in her way but I expect that she allow me to worship in my way. For example, she makes us take communion from her (eucharistic minister) if we don't attend church on Sunday.

My MIL often does things that I disagree with in terms of the raising/influencing of my 13 month old. My MIL has a miniature Jesus "doll" in her kitchen that she makes my daughter kiss every time she walks into the kitchen. Additionally, she wears a crucifix around her neck and has my daugther kiss it every time she picks her up. She has insisted to me that my daughter (and any other children that I have) MUST go to Catholic school because her children did and that is the "right" thing to do. I am concerned about having more children at this point because I don't know how to communicate to my MIL that I don't want her to continue to do these things.

Please help!

2006-10-11 09:32:14 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-11 09:32:00 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-11 09:31:50 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

h) Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair around their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Lev 19:27. How should they die?

i) I know from Lev 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves?

j) My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev 19:19 by planting two different crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of two different kinds of thread (cotton/polyester blend). He also tends to curse and blaspheme a lot. Is it really necessary that we go to all the trouble of getting the whole town together to stone them? (Lev 24:10-16) Couldn't we just burn them to death at a private family affair like we do with people who sleep with their in-laws? (Lev. 20:14)
Thank you for your help.
Tammi Dee

2006-10-11 09:31:45 · 10 answers · asked by tammidee10 6

Or for that matter if they stopped your heart on purpose for an operation at that point do you stop being a human being because you have no heartbeat? This is the argument that I hear from you alot about there is no heartbeat in a fetus so there is no human baby.

2006-10-11 09:29:45 · 19 answers · asked by Midge 7

The following story has apeared on Yahoo!News today:-

A 25-year-old man has admitted murdering PC Sharon Beshenivsky. The news emerged after a judge lifted an order which had prevented Muzzaker Imtiaz Shah's plea being reported. PC Beshenivsky, 38, was shot dead as she responded to an alleged armed robbery at Universal Express Travel Agents in Bradford on November 18, 2005.

She was shot on her daughter Lydia's fourth birthday.

Four men remain on trial at Newcastle Crown Court for the murder and robbery.

They include Yusuf Abdillh Jamma, 20, of Small Heath, Birmingham; Raza ul Haq Aslam, 25, of Kentish Town, north London; Faisal Razzaq, 25, and his 26-year-old brother Hassan, both of Forest Gate, east London.

Shah entered the guilty plea to the murder charge on October 4.

An order was made preventing publication of the admission but that has now been lifted.

What did the judge consider was of paramount importance when the 'gag' order was made? What has changed since?

2006-10-11 09:29:29 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Because it says so?

2006-10-11 09:28:01 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-11 09:27:28 · 12 answers · asked by Kimo 4