Religion & Spirituality - 26 October 2006

2006-10-26 03:41:33 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am only 13 yrs old but Witchcraft really interests me.I find it incredibly interesting but is witchcraft a bad thing?I dont really know much about it but i am going to research it and find out loads.But what is Wicca and is it against god?I read the accounts of four witches in Womans Own magazine and three of them seemed normal people and the other one seemed like a distinuishable witch.She dressed in witchy clothes and had little cauldrons in which she bubbled up love potions and such.Also anything you know about witch craft can you please tell me and i would also like some tips on how to start.I dont really want to join a group until i am a bit older.Help!

2006-10-26 03:40:48 · 46 answers · asked by Anonymous

A) They're trying to trick you into joining up

or

B) They're just nice people

2006-10-26 03:40:21 · 8 answers · asked by daisyk 6

Verily, We Ourselves have sent down this Exhortation, and most surely We will be its Guardian, (Al-Hijr, 15:10)

This verse of the Holy Quran promises that its text has been safe-guarded in its original form by a divine plan for all times to come.
Verse 8 of this Sura, contains the demand, mockingly made by disbelievers that if the Quran were really as grand a book as it was claimed to be, it ought to have descended under the guardianship of angels. This ridicule of disbelievers has been answered in the present verse, which emphatically says that the Quran is indeed a sublime book and that God Himself has undertaken to act as its Guardian and that He will always protect it against every kind of corruption and interference. And in order that this promise about the protection of the Quran may gain still more force, particles expressive of special emphasis, such as 'Anna' (verily We) and 'Nahnou' (Ourselves) and again 'Anna' followed by 'Lam' (most surely) have been used in this verse.

2006-10-26 03:38:26 · 37 answers · asked by $@J 1

seeing as he sold advanced weaponry to the Islamic nutcases in Tehran who had just held American diplomats hostage for well over a year?

It surely is at least as plausible as trying to blame Bill Clinton for N. Korea's nuke test!

2006-10-26 03:38:12 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-26 03:37:45 · 2 answers · asked by sabrina w 1

I just moved to another state that is big on religion. Ive always beleived in god and everything that he stands for (although may not always live by them) but recently ive started going to church that I like alot and i have excepted jesus into my heart but when it comes to other ppls sexual choices I dont think it matters if they want to get married or not as long as they dont press there choices on me. but the ppl at my church think other wise. should i continue going to this church and keep my feelings to my self or share w/ the memebers of my church my true feelings on this subject.

2006-10-26 03:37:33 · 15 answers · asked by smbrennan24 3

Samson is one of the most legendary figures in the Bible, famous for his great strength which left him when he got a much needed haircut. (He is also portrayed in the Bible as arrogant, bad-tempered, and easily led by women of questionable character, but these things rarely receive attention.) His strength is never portrayed as being natural; instead, it usually comes upon him when the "spirit of God" came into him at just the right time.

I've read the account in Judges--Samson was a Nazarite, sworn to God by his parents from the moment of his birth, which explains the fact that "a razor never touched his head." Samson's naive confession to Delilah is the first indication that this is where his strength lay, but of course the point is that it actually lay with God. My question, though, is was Samson's strength a physical part of him, or did it appear only when he needed it?

2006-10-26 03:36:17 · 14 answers · asked by nacmanpriscasellers 4

My Mom has passed. She was my best friend confidant and of course loved me unconditionally. Now she is gone, she went quickly and I feel I needed one more last time to say goodbye. So much information out there on life after death. Should I see a medium, seek church help, try to communicate myself I dont know what to do or plainly accept it and try to move on. If you have ever lost someone you love you know the empty helpless feeling you have, knowing you can never bring that person so special in your life back. Any suggestions? how did you cope? Did you find a legitimate way to contact your departed loved one? Can someone help?

2006-10-26 03:33:23 · 26 answers · asked by jlb94117 1

If 2 people came into a hospital with the same metal rod between both their abdomens connecting them, one of them is female in her 50's with a family and the other is male in his 20's single, and the doctor after analyzing the situation realizes they both have a chance to live but only one of them can live because when they take the first person off the rod he or she will bleed to death because they will not have enough time to get to both so the second person will live. Which person do you think should live?

2006-10-26 03:31:47 · 22 answers · asked by Teresa C 2

Christ said, "He who has not sinned shall cast the first stone." However, I was once reading a book called "Everyday Ethics" and the author, who is a philosophy professor, said that not only are we constantly being judged, but we also should judge, so that others can judge us, too. Do you think that it's necessary to judge others to help create a just, moral society?

By the way, I don't remember the author's name.

2006-10-26 03:30:39 · 26 answers · asked by tangerine 7

Atheism - What made you into it?

Some Christian often claim that de-conversion to atheism is triggered by some of listed below;
1)Bad childhood experience like being raped molested or abused.
2)Tragic experience during formative years like loss of parents, properties and chances.
3)Divorce, business losses and other calamity-induced tragedy.
4)Other misfortune which can be life-shattering.

Are you classified as one of the above? If not, what made you an atheist?

2006-10-26 03:30:36 · 28 answers · asked by the_talking_donkee 2

I was watching a show on PBS about the middle east and the Muslims. In it they showed where a large quantity of animal sacrifices were being made to their god, part of some holy days.

Later I watched the famous videos of some of the beheadings being done to western hostages. And it was the exact same ritual, same knife, same chanting, the hostages even screamed like the animals as their throats were being hacked.

Do you think these Muslims think they are giving human sacrifice? Is this spoken about by other Muslims? And if so, why do you think even the most right wing american media won't say it?

2006-10-26 03:29:44 · 15 answers · asked by hankthecowdog 4

Why is the sky blue? Which came first the chicken or the egg? Which is better Coke or Pepsi?

2006-10-26 03:29:37 · 10 answers · asked by Rachael S 2

Mostly americans are basing what they know from TV and movies. their vision of islam is awful cause they dont think !
i am french muslim from catholic backgrounds
so why for you terrorist=muslim? (american=terrorist? eg: Iraq)

2006-10-26 03:29:37 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just talking to someone else, and told him how once in school a girl told me; "Pokemon is satanic, because if you turn the P into a D and put it behind the K it says OK Demon!"
(Which technically makes Christmas satanic, cause Santa Clause is an anagram for SATAN Clause)
I grew up in a very conservative Protestant Christian community, and people believed all kinds of weird things like this, like that wearing black lipstick or nail varnish meant you're a devil worshipper.
Who else has experianced people like this and what is the weirdest thing you have heard them believe?

2006-10-26 03:29:36 · 9 answers · asked by Anria A 5

eat, drink, see tv and kiss my wife and sleep. everyday same . one day i die and go to dust and everyone forget me. everyone live same life, rich or poor same.

so what meaning is life?

2006-10-26 03:28:20 · 8 answers · asked by BOX 1

do you play foot ball
i do
if not what sport do you play?

2006-10-26 03:26:37 · 10 answers · asked by rokr 2

Where did it start? Who founded or started it? What is the main guiding principle of Salvation Army? Who is the Head of this group?

2006-10-26 03:25:38 · 8 answers · asked by Bendix 1

I have come to know that the creatures named in the bible as Behemoth and Leviathan are linked with Satan. I have even heard that the Behemoth was seen as a direct incarnation of Satan in Hebrew lore. Yet, I cannot find anything that affirms this in the bible. How was it determined that these creatures would be synonymous with Satan? Also, did the mythical bird Ziz and the Tanniyn end up with the same associations? I have also heard that God instructed his followers to slay the female Leviathan and take it as food for the masses. Did this leave the male one hungry for vengeance in some way? Did the Behemoth take on the same desire after god saw it grow out of control? All perspectives welcome as usual.

2006-10-26 03:24:19 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

My path is in the Pro Life advocacy role. Counseling women who have had abortions, trying to help them cope with the loss, grief, guilt and depression AND speaking out about the reality and horror of abortion.

2006-10-26 03:22:19 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

If people go to Heaven or Hell for all eternity, what happens when a person who dies leaves behind the love of his/her life, who later dies and goes to Hell.

Wouldn't that make the person in Heaven's life rather Hellish?

2006-10-26 03:21:05 · 22 answers · asked by John P 3

are Christians and only about 5 % atheists. I know other countries post on here but I think most are americans. Also why do atheists post of a religious forum?

2006-10-26 03:19:58 · 29 answers · asked by lucy02 6

Orthodox ones say that Ganesha vanishes 'vignas'. But then, he shouldn't have a feeling that people should come to him first even when they go to shiva. What is the Vigna involved here. Please take that I believe in God and the strength in worshipping Him.

2006-10-26 03:18:29 · 4 answers · asked by sheku 1

I heard someone make this observation recently, and I have seen some similarities as a Methodist myself--we observe confirmation, the pastors wear robes and vestments, for example. On the other hand, there are significant differences--for example, the doctrine of salvation by faith alone and not works is definitely not a tenet of Catholic doctrine. So, where's the historical connection, if there is one?

2006-10-26 03:17:55 · 11 answers · asked by nacmanpriscasellers 4

Okay then!
How do we expect people to be able to live and let live,
when we keep going up in thier FACE? Trying to FORCE
them to accept things they might not particularly want
to accept?
EQUALITY demands Mutual Respect.
FIGURE IT OUT!

2006-10-26 03:15:03 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-10-26 03:13:54 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is there where your faith lies?

2006-10-26 03:12:25 · 17 answers · asked by lenny 7

How can you tell the differance between the voice of God and the voice of the enemy? Serious answers only please.

2006-10-26 03:11:27 · 17 answers · asked by Cori 3

Why? Homosexuality is an action just like stealing or cheating on your wife, so why is it considered bigotry to think an action itself is ultimately wrong? Why do people try to force this belief on me that sodomy is acceptable? I just think it's fundementally wrong like shooting a random guy. It's all wrong. Why hate because of a persons values?

How do you generally feel about your friend cheating on his wife? Would finding out that he was having an affair change your opinion of him? Why should homosexuality be any different?

2006-10-26 03:10:45 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous