Religion & Spirituality - 24 October 2006

2006-10-24 15:47:16 · 3 answers · asked by keke 1

2006-10-24 15:46:03 · 11 answers · asked by Moe 2

In the Noah's ark story, all the other people on Earth died and only Noah's family existed. Thus all the nationalities on Earth "evolved" from Noah's family within just a few thousand years. Not to mention family incest...lol. Now please, who do people still argue evolution and follow fairy tales like Noah's ark?

2006-10-24 15:44:31 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-24 15:44:11 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why does the book of Matthew trace the geneolgy of Jesus through *Joseph* back to David? If what the angel said was true, Joseph is not related to Jesus and therefore his geneolgy is irrelevent.

2006-10-24 15:44:07 · 10 answers · asked by Chickyn in a Handbasket 6

And they think western culture is immoral????

2006-10-24 15:42:54 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

There is always someone who posts a link to a creationist web site spouting Christian pseudo-science. People, this stuff has been debunked years ago...ALL of it. Do us all a favor and stop quoting information that is 30 years old and been proven incorrect.

2006-10-24 15:41:55 · 26 answers · asked by trouthunter 4

I hear they are referring to us as "nutjobs" and "religous fruitcakes". I feel really manipulated. Did they force us to channel our hatred against the gays or did we do that on our own free will? What is free will? I'm so confused.

I'm so mad I could spit and I'm thinking of voting for the Democrats!!!

2006-10-24 15:41:27 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

To a point that you don't desire anothers flesh in all it's splendor? That you are completely free in your mind of "ill" thoughts?

2006-10-24 15:41:05 · 5 answers · asked by мooи sнiиe 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe4Ge9f9bxA

2006-10-24 15:40:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-24 15:38:56 · 16 answers · asked by iFFy 1

For instance, when our loved ones pass on, do they try to communicate with us via the "window of opportunity" that opens up for a brief period of time. We hear of people on the other side going on with their lives, even walking the earth, and many other instances! What do you think?

2006-10-24 15:38:33 · 7 answers · asked by ZORRO 3

I think our different emotions, thoughts and desires are blessings, but some of them are considered sinful even though they bring us happiness. Why would we be given these things/options if they're not meant to been enjoyed?

2006-10-24 15:38:00 · 17 answers · asked by мooи sнiиe 5

be honest..and tell me why?

2006-10-24 15:37:25 · 22 answers · asked by Moe 2

do jews belive in heaven and hell? or just heaven. or just hell?

2006-10-24 15:36:11 · 9 answers · asked by Scene Kids Smell 1

What a WONDERFUL explanation of how every single (good and bad) experience (ingredient) in our lives contributes to the final tasty product!
Sometimes we wonder, "What did I do to deserve this?" or "Why did God have to do this to me?" Here is a wonderful explanation! A daughter is telling her Mother how everything is going wrong, she's failing algebra, her boyfriend broke up with her and her best friend is moving away.
Meanwhile, her Mother is baking a cake and asks her daughter if she would like a snack, and the daughter says, "Absolutely Mom, I love your cake"
"Here, have some cooking oil," her Mother offers. "Yuck" says her daughter.
"How about a couple raw eggs?" "Gross, Mom!"
"Would you like some flour then? Or maybe baking soda?" "Mom, those are all yucky!"
To which the mother replies: "Yes, all those things seem bad all by themselves. But when they are put together in the right way, they make a wonderfully delicious cake!
God works the same way. Many times we wonder why He would let us go through such bad and difficult times. But God knows that when He puts these things all in His order, they always work for good! We just have to trust Him and, eventually, they will all make something wonderful!
God is crazy about you. He sends you flowers every spring and a sunrise every morning.
Whenever you want to talk, He'll listen. He can live anywhere in the universe, and He chose your heart.

2006-10-24 15:33:13 · 21 answers · asked by tearsnomore2005 2

10's of thousands of Church leaders around the USA support Evolutionary Biology and leaders of Christianity have written letters of acceptance of how Evolution is a fact explained by scientific theories. Given this why do some Christians deny science? Are they ignorant of how science really works? Have they been deceived by false Christians who are growing rich by selling lies to them?

As a life long Christian I have seen both happening and have seen the evil of anti-science creationism in my own church. Even though most of the people I know and have grown up with accept that science is a man made system that cannot say anything about God, I hear the same deceitful misinformation brought up over and over proving that some creationists are only praying on the scientific ignorance of some to make money off their lies.

Join me in praying for their greedy souls and help me to spread the truth about the difference between man made science and Gods eternal word

As a life long Christian I think both have been happening and have seen the evil of anti-science creationism in my own church. Even though most of the people I know and have grown up with accept that science is a man made system that cannot say anything about God, I hear the same deceitfull misinformation brought up over and over proving that some creationists are only praying on the scientific ignorance of some to make money off their lies.

Join me in praying for their greedy intentions and help me to spread the truth about the difference between man made science and Gods eternal word.

2006-10-24 15:32:20 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

If god, as the holy spirit, inseminated mary, or however he made her pregnant--why di he have to send an angel to tell her about it?--couldn't he have just sent a bush on fire or something?

2006-10-24 15:31:51 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

Evolution is DNA tested and Lab tested tough. Fossil records prove it as well. Uneducated people like to say "why aren't apes still evolving?"
1. Evolution doesn't mean that evolutionary lines cannot coexist.
2. We evolved from earlier decendants of apes, not modern apes.
Ref: http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evosite/misconceps/IIFnotscience.shtml

2006-10-24 15:31:48 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

but as soon as they are backed into a corner, they quickly retreat to cop-outs like "only God knows" and "you don't understand because you're not Christian" etc. etc.

You can't defend "faith" with logic. Why do you even try?

2006-10-24 15:31:34 · 17 answers · asked by Wassana L 1

you have some doubts about your faith? If you where 100% in your faith, any other belief or theory should have no effect on you. You shouldn't care about it or give it the slightest amount of you time, because to do so would only distract from your "true" faith.
As an athiest I will freely admit that I have doubts about everything, thats why I question, and search for answers, I might be wrong, but at least I'm basing my beliefs on evidence instead of blind faith.

2006-10-24 15:29:40 · 7 answers · asked by trouthunter 4

And why is this such a threatening question for fundamentalist christians and muslims?

2006-10-24 15:29:27 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-24 15:26:03 · 20 answers · asked by ? 6

is worried hes going to get his head chopped off when he debates a Muslim?

2006-10-24 15:24:55 · 4 answers · asked by Chief Slapaho 1

If "God did not create evil" then what of the following?

Isaiah 45:7
I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.

Exodus 32:14
And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.

Joshua 23:15
Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come upon you, which the LORD your God promised you; so shall the LORD bring upon you all evil things.

Judges 9:23
Then God sent an evil spirit

1 Samuel 16:14
But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.

2 Samuel 12:11
Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house

1 Kings 9:9
...therefore hath the LORD brought upon them all this evil.

1 Kings 14:10
Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam
2 Kings 6:33 ...Behold, this evil is of the LORD;

2 Kings 21:12 Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle.

2 Kings 22:16 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place

2 Chronicles 34:24 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof...

Nehemiah 13:18 Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city?

Jeremiah 4:6 Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.

Jeremiah 6:19 Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people

Jeremiah 11:11 Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them

Jeremiah 25:29 For, lo, I begin to bring evil

Jeremiah 35:17 Therefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them:

Jeremiah 44:2 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Ye have seen all the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon all the cities of Judah

Jeremiah 45:5 ...behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD:

Jeremiah 49:37 ...I will bring evil upon them, even my fierce anger, saith the LORD; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them:

Micah 1:12 .... evil came down from the LORD

Micah 2:3 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil

2006-10-24 15:23:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

"For I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger forever." (Jeremiah 3:12)
"Ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn forever." (Jeremiah 17:4)


"If I testify about myself, my testimony is not valid." (John 5:31)
"Jesus answered: Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid." (John 8:14)

"And Jesus coming, spoke to them, saying: All power is given to me in heaven and in earth." (Matthew 28:18)
"the whole world is under control of the evil one." (1 John 5:19)

And Jesus said, "For judgement I am come into this world." (John 9:39)
"I came not to judge the world" (John 12:47)

"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." (Matthew 5:16)
"Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven." (Matthew 6:1)

"Jacob said, 'I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.'" (Genesis 32:30)
"No man hath seen God at any time." (John 1:18)

We should fear God (Matthew 10:28)
We should love God (Matthew 22:37)
There is no fear in love (1 John 4:18)

2006-10-24 15:22:25 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do you think what you do?

2006-10-24 15:19:58 · 16 answers · asked by Southern Apostolic 6

Luke 2:1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.

Now please dont change what it say's. My question is this."Was the WORLD" taxed?" It clearly say's World. Am not being fasicious, it's a legit question.

2006-10-24 15:18:20 · 14 answers · asked by Royal Racer Hell=Grave © 7

It's for a project. We actually have three. This one and two more. I finshed the other two but I'm getting stuck on this one. Can someone help me? Please and thank-you.

2006-10-24 15:17:34 · 2 answers · asked by dqsmarty@sbcglobal.net 2

There is most likely no god so we are most likely the only ones who can "play god"- is it not our moral duty to do so seeing as we are the ones who decide what god is and what it's/his/her wishes are?

Although religious types may say "What else could explain the existence of such a complicated universe.", the truth behind all things is at the moment undeterminable- it is just as likely that a pineapple created all things without any reason or masterplan and it is therefore pointless to speculate on any one particular cause of our existence without observable evidence.

2006-10-24 15:17:07 · 5 answers · asked by mick.tripp 3