Religion & Spirituality - 7 November 2006

I am moving to Istanbul and am scared to death. Not of the people. Just that I dont know anyone. I am moving alone and I dont even know the language. I love challenges but I may be in over my head??? I wonder if the have a really good Shrink when I get there. I am gonna need it. HaHa. Any suggestions to ease my worry?? Oh, I am Christian. What about worship?? I am southern Baptist. Dont think they have that kind of church there.

2006-11-07 06:52:06 · 2 answers · asked by texaslady78 2

Shouldn't christians be worrying about saving there own (ie. True Soldier of GOD) first, before they try to convert the rest of the world.


Better clean up your backyard before you start complaining about mine.

2006-11-07 06:51:24 · 13 answers · asked by Lisa 4

Reverend red madge says so. which i thought was interesting, because a couple of days ago I asked christians if they knew they were atheists, of course the question got delted. But in the 13 century atheists was someone who denied another aspect of someones belief, which included christians who denied marduk the pagan god of humanity. So if we all have different gods or no gods based on various beleif systems, then can it be said that we are all atheists as my athesit friend would suggest?

2006-11-07 06:51:22 · 12 answers · asked by fryedaddy 3

2006-11-07 06:50:47 · 21 answers · asked by ? 5

I was watching a show on the science channel last night that was studying near death experiences.

But they were saying more people now than any other time in history believe in the afterlife.

Why do you think this is considering we live during the technological age and know so must about everything?

2006-11-07 06:50:15 · 7 answers · asked by Sean 7

That's it! I'm never converting to Judaeism!!!

2006-11-07 06:47:19 · 14 answers · asked by JIMBO 4

This is just out-of-curiosity.

The last time I was at a church, the pastor quoted two different theologians on the resurrection of Jesus. One I can't recall, but I remembered the other was B.F. Westcott, and I dug up the quotation:

"Indeed taking all the evidence together, it is not too much to say that there is no single historic incident better or more variously supported than the Resurrection of Christ. Nothing but the antecedent assumption that it must be false could have suggested the idea of deficiency in the proof of it."

The other quotation said that there is more evidence for the resurrection than there is for the existence of the Roman Empire.

Now, the pastor showed these two quotes, but didn't say what any of the evidence was. Can anyone give it to me? That and more evidence supporting it than the existence of the Roman Empire?

2006-11-07 06:46:26 · 12 answers · asked by angk 6

Soon will come a day,
when "believers" will curse God!
and "unbelievers",
will fall on thier knees
to God!

2006-11-07 06:43:47 · 20 answers · asked by zenbuddhamaster 4

2006-11-07 06:43:03 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-07 06:41:17 · 9 answers · asked by JIMBO 4

Why do people have feelings that they shouldn't go to church? I think it's in your minds that their is negative stuff there. I got to Church to Fellowship with other believers and to show the Lord that I care about his commands and his words.

2006-11-07 06:39:07 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-07 06:37:48 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you think the Red Heifers may have some significant relationship to the mythical beliefs of Egyptian Gods? The black pig, for instance, was associated by the Egyptians with Set, who was the god of a people who conquered and oppressed them in pre-Dynastic times. Horus is depicted standing on the back of the pig and piercing its head with a lance; its legs and jaws are fettered with chains. But the pig was also a form of Osiris, "the good god". Set was dentified with the Apep serpent of night and storm, and in certain myths the pig takes the place of the serpent. The Egyptians regarded the pig as an unclean animal. There survives a strong prejudice against pork, and the black pig is identified with the devil. I wonder if the pigs born has significant inportance. Does the evil God Set have something to do with the birth of the Red Heifers?

2006-11-07 06:37:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

The number one point that christians use to attack evolution is that it is just a theory. Because it is just a thoery it has to be proven before the churches can accept it. Now hear this: Electricity is just a theory, but I don't see any church, small or big, rejecting it (amish excluded). They should reject it because electric light is man made imitating the light that god created. They should reject it because it was developed through scientific process, and science pursues knowledge. The original sin is eating from the tree of knowledge. I think christians do not reject electricity because otherwise they would not be able to bring people in church to give their money. How would a multimillion dollar megachurch survive without some air-conditioning, lights, microphones, projectors, electric musical instruments, etc? How would any size church bring in big money without these amenities?

Electricity is just one example.

There is current and voltage law, but it is electric theory.

2006-11-07 06:34:21 · 18 answers · asked by jasonheavilin 3

when christians become unwell
could be anything( flu,disease,viruse's'broken bone's,heart attack)

am asking this because sum off my previous questions christians have said that god will heal them when they become ill all the do is pray and god will answer them and heal them how can this be true its impossible..so why say it

cause apparently christians are against medicine against sceince against evolution
all of the above have helped the human specis become better when we take unwell
so what i ask is dont christians visit there doctor when the fall ill(or do they just pray to god and its a miracle there cured thats what they say )
or are they just hypocrite's

2006-11-07 06:33:12 · 18 answers · asked by rusty red 4

Isn't it left up to chance for a Christian to come to your house one day and convert you?

2006-11-07 06:32:30 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Leadership = stratification. Yes, I actually learned something from sociology class. So this thought has been popping up in my head for the past day or two and I just want to see what people think of it. I got into an arguement with a co-worker a few weeks ago about relationships and men being the leader. Well, she claimed her husband was completely equal to her, but at the same time claimed he was the leader. From a sociological perspective this is impossible. So, a few questions popped up. Did God create a sexist system? Why? Is God sexist?

2006-11-07 06:32:23 · 17 answers · asked by JBK 2

2006-11-07 06:32:02 · 29 answers · asked by JIMBO 4

Hindustan Times dated 07.11.2006

2006-11-07 06:31:56 · 7 answers · asked by Yinglen J 1

I would like to first say I do believe in the existence of a higher power, something that has created us, I question religions and interpretations of the bible. Those people that tell me because of my different belief system I will end burning in hell for the eternity ,that is the biggest insult. What makes me really upset is when they talk about choice,number one I did not chose to be born, I did not chose life,life was given to me, if I was not born in the fist place I would have to hear about all this nonsense of being punished just because my mind set is different than theirs. I have already being punished, I was born with a genetic deformity, who created me? I do not care about life, life might be precious to you , it is not to me. So I am suffering already and I am supposed to be forced to believe in the God of the bible so he will not throw me in the lake of fire, how did I make a choice to be born? how did I make a choice to be born with a disease? I did I make a choice to be born in the family I was born? easy for the hypocrites to say I chose LORD as my savior the were not confronted with the challenges I HAVE BEING CONFRONTED WITH, if he your GOD did not put me in this earth in the first place I would NOT have to be tormented by the suffering caused by my disease and by the insults coming from those who tell me , with threats I deserve to go to hell just because I DO NOT BELIVE WHAT THEY DO. I 'd rather keep a different idea of God not the one that you present to me with your religion and with your interpretation of the Bible , that belief that I hold is the one that keeps me going in my life. You should be ashamed of yourselves to be preaching psychologically harmful things and keep saying but that GOD that said so, it is YOU THAT SAID SO not GOD.

2006-11-07 06:27:50 · 23 answers · asked by angelheartangelheart555 1

2006-11-07 06:27:08 · 18 answers · asked by Xo 1

- a load of horeb-bull crap... flush it
- a load of understanding... get it

2006-11-07 06:26:57 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

And is it offensive in the eyes of Islam for a non-muslim to say it?

Also, what is the correct response to Assalam a Lakam (excuse the awful spelling, I don't speak arabic)

2006-11-07 06:25:21 · 6 answers · asked by Jez 5

Take for example the argument that "They are sinning". Everyone sins and according to Christianity, the only one that will judge is God.

What about the commandment that says "Thou Shalt Not Kill", and stating that life begins at conception. Yes, but what about the fact that God gave everyone Free Will. Free Will to follow his word or stray from it. Free Will that allows any human to do as he wishes.

I find most religious arguments of why abortion should be banned irrelevant, when these religions tell us that we have Free Will to do as we want, and that the only one to judge is God.

I don't like abortions, I think they are wrong and not because of religious reasons, but I will not stand between a woman and her choice.

2006-11-07 06:25:18 · 16 answers · asked by Enterrador 4

The bible says God already has our life planned, so isn't "what's going to happen, going to happen anyway?"

2006-11-07 06:23:26 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-07 06:20:36 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-07 06:19:09 · 15 answers · asked by ? 5

2006-11-07 06:17:28 · 15 answers · asked by fryedaddy 3

I almost seem to wake up tired. I sleep great, getting 8 hours and I still seem to feel tired. My eyes just want to shut on me. So my question is, how does one go about having mroe energy during the day? Caffeine seems to have a negative effect on me, so I'm quitting it altogether. I drink pleanty of water and still I feel so tired. Thanks in advance.

2006-11-07 06:14:00 · 13 answers · asked by Harsh Noise Wall 4

2006-11-07 06:13:29 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous