Religion & Spirituality - 6 November 2006

and how many times does theQuran tell its followersto kill those who refuse to convert to Islam.

2006-11-06 12:22:50 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Right of passage are cerimonies that are held for a specific event such as birth, death, marrage. What are your rites of passage? How do you celebrate them?

2006-11-06 12:21:30 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

The biblical scrolls and earlier bibles used God’s personal name until later years when Christendom replaced it with LORD or GOD (all capitalized) ON THE INCORRECT RATIONALE THAT THE PERSONAL NAME WAS TOO SACRED TO BE USED. Yet God is the one who made his name known. We all have personal names and not titles. LORD, GOD, Lord and God are all titles. Proper reference means that God should not be called by title, for God has a personal name and our prayers would be most effective if we address him by that name. His son, Christ did (Refer to Christ’s answers to Satan, when Satan tempted him). Think about the Model prayer taught by Jesus. “Our father, who art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy name….” Stop to ask yourself, how can it be hallowed, when many do not even know the name. In our bible reading, shouldn’t we use God’s personal name whenever we see LORD and GOD by substituting those titles? God personally let us know His personal name in Exodus 3:15 and 6:3. Your Bible version may contain that personal name (not capitalized LORD,GOD) at Genesis 22:14, Exodus 17:15, Judges 6:24, Ezekiel 48:35, Psalm 83:18, Isaiah 12:2, Isaiah 26:4.. Did you know that each time you say Alleluia, that you are actually saying ‘Praise JAH (short for Jehovah, the personal name)’ and that the Hebrew form of Jesus means ‘Jehovah is salvation?’

2006-11-06 12:21:00 · 9 answers · asked by WithLove Joe James 3

my gf has never been part of any organized religion ...but yet she finds joy and a strong spirituality in a mystical movement like freemasonry or rosicrucian ...she said that I have to follow her path not as a religion but instead as a spitritual practice , while not leaving mine and accept her as she is ...what would do in that case ?

2006-11-06 12:20:53 · 6 answers · asked by bobby s 1

2006-11-06 12:20:46 · 7 answers · asked by thepaxilman 2

and you ask him to help you in your life

a) what do you (have you) asked for

B) Dont you give yourself any credit for the "prayer comming true"?

I mean, if you feel you need to pray to God to help you then you must feel pretty down, desperate and/or ready for something to change? Right? Then don't you think that you either consciously or subconsciously might have had a role in those prayers comming
true? I mean, if you want something bad enough then you can make it happen, you don't need God.

I was just wondering if you were willing to explore some of your "answered prayers" from this perspective.

2006-11-06 12:15:40 · 24 answers · asked by J. P 3

i am being serious, dont want a bunch of smart answers please, i want to find someone who had the same experiiences i can talk to please

2006-11-06 12:12:53 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

You hear that it's because they have unfinished business but then others who die come back reporting that they briefly went to Heaven or Hell. It was beyond their control, they were pulled by some force either way - to the light, or down, down, down. How is it some are 'taken' and others are left to roam the earth aimlessly - both nice spirits and nasty ones who haunt places?

Plus in the Bible the prophet Samuel's spirit was called forth by a medium for King Saul - Samuel asked "Why have you disturbed my rest?" Okay, his rest...... So he wasn't in Heaven praising Jesus with the angels yet? His spirit was still roaming the earth?

I don't know that anyone has a clear answer to this unless they are a prophet of God. But what do you think?

2006-11-06 12:12:52 · 11 answers · asked by Red Birds 2

2006-11-06 12:11:02 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

A deacon physically abused and assaulted one of our 15-year-old members here at Lahaina Baptist church. Should we punish him?

2006-11-06 12:09:07 · 11 answers · asked by Lahaina Baptst Church 1

I would like to know what most Christians believe about the Bible...
Please answer each part of this question:

1. Does the Bible contain all of God's word?

2. Do you allow for the possibility that additional books of scripture could be revealed in the future?

3. Do you allow for the possibility that some scriptures may have been written in the past that are not included as part of the Bible?

4. If a particular doctrine or teaching is not found in the Bible, and the Bible is silent on the matter (does not say anything for or against the doctrine), does that mean that the doctrine must be false?

5. Please share scriptural references, if any, that support your answers. If there are no Biblical verses that support your answers, then what forms the basis for your answers?

2006-11-06 12:08:01 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

The Buddhist faith is based in logic and understanding. It is not based in supernatural theory but rather in self-understanding and mental exercise. We reject dogma and encourage our followers to question their religion, and also discourage blind faith. We leave the questions concerning the natural world to science. What is illogical about our religion?

"Believe nothing.
No matter where you read it,
Or who said it,
Even if I have said it,
Unless it agrees with your own reason
And your own common sense"
- Siddhartha Gautama -

2006-11-06 12:02:56 · 5 answers · asked by Shinkirou Hasukage 6

That's not really fair of God, is it?
How could he expect everyone to believe in someone who lived over 2000 years ago who they've never seen?

Wouldn't it be more fair of God to just let all good people into heaven?

2006-11-06 12:02:30 · 16 answers · asked by Brett Favre 1

Do christians follow the dictionary meaning of proof? Proof is what you get after obtaining factual evidence. This is usually obtained by empirical testing.

I'm sorry to break it to you guys but you do not have empirical methods for which to test the existence of God. Face it.

2006-11-06 12:02:02 · 19 answers · asked by J. P 3

That's a very clever way to avoid reflecting on your own religion -- talking about my "ego," whatever that means in this context. Oh, wait, that's not clever at all.

Now, what about your religion, as reflected in the Koran? Do you endorse it or do you reject it? Have you read it? Have you read these "hadiths"? Do you think that this book and these "hadiths" come from a good person/Allah or an evil person/shaytaan?

2006-11-06 12:01:54 · 1 answers · asked by FlowMaster 3

Paradise means different things for different people. What does it mean to you?

2006-11-06 11:59:10 · 15 answers · asked by Psyche 3

Why do so many come here to debate/discuss? Are they eager to learn from the experiences of others? Or more eager to convert others to their religion? Does this ever work? Does anybody actually change their minds about faith or the world?

I know what my answer to this question is, I'm wondering what yours is...

2006-11-06 11:59:06 · 9 answers · asked by Eleventy 6

Some Christians believe and I think but not sure that it says in the bible, that when you think about something sinful purposely it's the same as you doing it.

How is that? I mean we don't have the power to steal, commit adultery and all that with our minds. If it was then the whole world would be in chaos and a lot of rape cases!

Explain please? It don't make sense if you think about doing something but never do it it's as if you do it!!

Ahh. Athiests are more than welcome here!!!

2006-11-06 11:58:03 · 14 answers · asked by confuzzledevr 1

I am very depressed(but on meds) and i have this overwhelming feeling that i should get into contact with God. He has crept into my dreams which are always about death and pain in a world where there is no being such as God, but there he his. I want to get into better contact with him, help please.

2006-11-06 11:57:43 · 7 answers · asked by Andy 3

Things like pre-marital sex, unmarried co-habitation, etc., etc.

2006-11-06 11:57:32 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't like being told I am evil.

2006-11-06 11:57:02 · 18 answers · asked by Tridda AKA K.B.J.G 2

Whatever your religion is, any scripture that helps you in a time of crisis?

2006-11-06 11:56:03 · 9 answers · asked by inteleyes 7

2006-11-06 11:55:42 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

In the bible god is called "i am" the ego also calls itself "i am" so does this mean that each and every being is god? - not a part of god but god himself, or herself, or any conscious being that is aware of it's own existence; and since we can only be aware of one "i am" (by default, our own) does that mean that every other being that has an "i am" can't be real to us? Is this proof that god both exists and doesn't exist? This would make for a lonely (and confusing) universe.


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2006-11-06 11:55:30 · 5 answers · asked by -skrowzdm- 4

Do dead babies grow up in heaven, or are they still the same size and age that they were when they died.

2006-11-06 11:53:06 · 25 answers · asked by D.J 5

Which Pope declared that Catholics should not eat meat on FrIday's? Is it true that he did this because the town that he was from was a struggling fishing port and he did this to help the economy in this town?

2006-11-06 11:50:38 · 4 answers · asked by robb1038 1

2006-11-06 11:48:37 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous

If so, how has that changed your view of life?

2006-11-06 11:48:22 · 18 answers · asked by Joel L 2

2006-11-06 11:47:03 · 17 answers · asked by Alert! -10 Points 1

Concerning God. "extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof": (Carl Sagan). There are no verifiable records. What proof can you offer?

2006-11-06 11:41:41 · 31 answers · asked by diablo 3