Religion & Spirituality - 18 October 2006

The bible teaches that God told Noah to build an ark and take animals 2 by 2 etc etc.
He then sent rains for 40 days and nights and wiped out every other living thing on the planet. That was genocide on a massive scale.
As the Christian religion teaches that the bible is the "Word of God",can that be taken as a confession of such an evil deed?

2006-10-18 04:05:57 · 22 answers · asked by rosbif 6

Although not a religion per say, Siddha yoga believes that God is everywhere, in everything and in all of us. He pervades the universe and lies in our subconcious mind waiting to be discovered through deed meditation by calming and focusing the mind. They believe that there were/are Gurus who exist (Jesus being one of them) that can unlock the kundalini (hidden energy) that lies dormant at ones lower back, essentially awakening God in all of us. I have been a Catholic the first half of my life. I am now 29, have a new son I am going to baptize and just want to see if anyone knows of any conflicting issues that could arise by embracing both entities. Again, I still only believe in one God. I just feel like Christianity may shun upon use of meditation (which is much like prayer) to get closer to God. Anyone have any advise? Thank you and God Bless!

2006-10-18 04:05:25 · 7 answers · asked by Bumbo 3

2006-10-18 04:05:16 · 8 answers · asked by ? 4

2006-10-18 04:05:04 · 11 answers · asked by Steve A 3

So for the past couple of days I have ventured away from the R&S section of Y!A. I went into the politics section. I'm not going to lie, some of the questions I participated were rather pointed, but man I can not stress how much worse the hate was in that section from here.

If you think the Atheist vs. Christianity debate is bad here take a look at the Dem vs. Republican debate there. No one ever feels bad about openingly hating other people fudementally on that site. Here I feel both Christians and Atheist at lease sometimes try to have a civil conversation. There is absolutely no comparison to that forum.

So for a while I guess I'll return to the relative calm of the R&S section. But if you ever need something to get your blood boiling. Take a look at the politics section. Try to spread the love though, not the hate. I can't always say I have, but I'll try.

2006-10-18 04:04:30 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you were told the story of santa claus, his raindeer, the elves and so on when you were young. And if there were "holy" books written about it, and "churches" that were everywhere that preached about it and your parents and their parents all passed it on and you were never told that it wasn't true, do you think you would believe it for the rest of your life? (I think you see where I'm going)

2006-10-18 04:04:27 · 12 answers · asked by advgman52 2

2006-10-18 04:03:51 · 4 answers · asked by booprather 2

I'm indebted to another answerer for inspiring this question. Apparently, during the Rapture that takes up the Christians before the rest of us fry, the faithful are due to meet their Messiah "in the air". Firstly, what kind of organisational genius thought that one up? Meet by Starbucks, fine. Meet at the railways station, fine. Meet IN THE AIR...Tricky.
But my real question is...what if you're already IN the air when the Rapture comes. Trapped on a 747, say - do you just get taken up and slammed through the roof of the plane, and to hell with everyone else now plummeting to the ground at an insane number of miles per hour? What about people indoors at the time - do you get dragged up through the roof, or does the Rapture only happen when you've all popped outside to find out what all the fuss is about?

2006-10-18 04:02:36 · 11 answers · asked by mdfalco71 6

their innate cognitive powers, thereby constricting their willingness and ability to argue outside the confines of biblical belief?

2006-10-18 04:01:01 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-18 04:00:55 · 10 answers · asked by jay s 4

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2006-10-18 04:00:05 · 9 answers · asked by ? 3

I have always worshipped Christ while in Catholic school up until the age of 15 when i changed to a public school and stopped going to church, recieving communion, ect. I am now 29 years old and know I need to integrate a strong spiritual side into my life including getting closer to God. I have been attending some Siddha Yoga meetings and have found that the relaxation and feelings of inner peace is very similar to that of church. Now that my wife and I have a baby I am going to have him baptized in a few months and intend on going to a Catholic church every weekend and refreshing my relationship with God. The basic idea behind Siddha Yoga is that God is everywhere and in everything and dwells in each of us. This can be experienced by calming the mind and controlling breathing among other things. I feel it is essentially not a religion, but rather a way to fine tune my connection with god and the universe. Will I be condemned by Christ/God if I embrace both entities? God Bless!

2006-10-18 03:58:46 · 17 answers · asked by Bumbo 3

sermon about sex education. should i tell the pastor that his wankiing off or call her mommy and tell her what his doing inside the church or just forget about it and let him do what he like ?

2006-10-18 03:57:38 · 3 answers · asked by niceguy 2

which religion is the truth ? what can be to prove?nobody knows how the earth has been created ,and nobody know who is jesus father?who can give me the true answer?

2006-10-18 03:57:12 · 26 answers · asked by helen 1

2006-10-18 03:56:57 · 11 answers · asked by anil m 6

Can anyone tell me the names of the people in the parable, i.e. the sons' names, father's name, etc?

2006-10-18 03:54:31 · 9 answers · asked by jayson 2

our church is looking for a minister and does anyone know of sources/references/resources that could help our church? we are of the church of christ denomination.

2006-10-18 03:50:57 · 8 answers · asked by dub_artist 2

This presents 2 problems: 1) 600 million people believe that disobediant children should be executed 2) The other 1.4 billion believe that the bible is metaphorical and needs to be interpreted, but why on earth would god send the bible to man, as the only tool given to us to assist in entering heaven, and make it subject to man's personal and varied opinions?

2006-10-18 03:50:46 · 12 answers · asked by Eureka! 4

I asked about how the law effects Freedom of Religion in cases such as using drugs or alcohol for religious purposes.
So now I have a survey for you.
Do you think the US has overstepped their bounds by restricting religious ceremonial acts?

2006-10-18 03:50:39 · 7 answers · asked by Miss Vicki 4

I'm 21, year old male and because of my faith in god I want a change but I never met or knew anyone that has done this so I'm asking if it's has ever crossed your path, and also i'm serious so please, put the kiddys to bed and let the grown-ups answer!

2006-10-18 03:45:11 · 14 answers · asked by Papi C 1

2006-10-18 03:43:07 · 6 answers · asked by billyjo 1

I want to buy one of his books to learn more about Sigil Magic but don't know which would help me the most. Anyone out there with advice?

2006-10-18 03:37:30 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you weren't so obnoxious then people different from you would not feel animosity toward you?

Anyone can answer as this is not aimed toward any group in particular.

2006-10-18 03:35:55 · 29 answers · asked by a_delphic_oracle 6

If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers then how many pickled peppers could Peter Piper fit into an Asda carrier bag??

2006-10-18 03:35:46 · 19 answers · asked by morris994 4

Please state your faith.

Please be as specific as possible with your answers, but no looooooooong scripture postings. Just the reference will be fine.

2006-10-18 03:32:59 · 15 answers · asked by MamaBear 6

I know that people who follow Sikhism believe in a god called Waheguru. Is this Waheguru, the same God, that Christians follow?

2006-10-18 03:32:54 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

It states in the Bible that Jealousy is one of the Seven Deadly Sins. It also states " I am A Jealous God and you will have no Other gods before me. or something like that. so Explain how a supposed deadly Sin Is OK For "God" and not everyone Else

2006-10-18 03:31:37 · 38 answers · asked by asekay79 2

"Bush Signs Terror Interrogation Law", AP Breaking News, October 17, 2006

"WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush signed legislation Tuesday authorizing tough interrogation of terror suspects and smoothing the way for trials before military commissions, calling it a 'vital tool' in the war against terrorism ... With the bill I'm about to sign, the men our intelligence officials believe orchestrated the murder of nearly 3,000 innocent people will face justice," Bush said. A coalition of religious groups staged a protest against the bill outside the White House, shouting "Bush is the terrorist" and "Torture is a crime." About 15 of the protesters, standing in a light rain, refused orders to move. Police arrested them one by one."

2006-10-18 03:30:10 · 11 answers · asked by ? 4

is getting undressed after she came home from school .should i bash his head with a bat or take him to the police station or i just let him go and let him continue asking stupid question in yahoo .

2006-10-18 03:26:06 · 12 answers · asked by niceguy 2

2006-10-18 03:22:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous