Religion & Spirituality - 7 November 2006

1. I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

2. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.

3. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them.

4. Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

5. Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long.

6. Thou shalt not kill.

7. Thou shalt not commit adultery.

8. Thou shalt not steal.

9. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

10. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ***, nor anything that is thy neighbor's.

2006-11-07 02:39:20 · 14 answers · asked by The Chaos Within 3

I am just intreasted to know why people have to be in sect

2006-11-07 02:38:51 · 4 answers · asked by sisterly love 2

would really like our friend to marry us,

2006-11-07 02:37:59 · 6 answers · asked by Maria K 1

I dont eat pets , cat's and dog's . b'cause they are cute.
I need a animal Blood loving god, Plz help me to find one.
I need a religion to follow. I think I'v done enough against the god's. But I cant leave those yammee food. Help me to find a meet friendly god. I mean blood loving god. Pain and suffer loving god. Eat the animals its for you type god. Meat loving god. Thanks. I can leave one type of meat if they want. I prefer to have liquid stuff, b'cause i lost set of my front teeth while on a conversation about religion. It's not by a miricle. But a very religious fellow droped his fist on top of my mouth. SoI prefer animal blood.

2006-11-07 02:36:20 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Science teachs us that earth was created over billions of years, yet religion tell us that God created earth is Six days. Does that mean holy books are simply made up by men. They could not even tell that earth moves, and they claim that earth is flat....

2006-11-07 02:35:44 · 35 answers · asked by M 1

2006-11-07 02:35:24 · 3 answers · asked by Guillermo 1

You can zap me something long you've pasted or write me a short view of your own. And why do you think this religion is a true one, a good one??

2006-11-07 02:34:06 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have done very bad and immoral things in life.
But I am a believer and I will eventually go to heaven after my punishment in hell
But a friend of mine is a very decent person but he has doubts about religion, he tells it might be mythological
So he will burn in hell eternally although he is a very decent person
I don't want to see him in heaven anyway
I would prefer to see sinner believers there, grinning just like me
Besides,why doesn't he believe?
Doesn't God make public speeches everyday?
Aren't there rational things in the bible like "talking donkeys"?
So why does he think religion might be mythological
Anyway, he will burn in hell eternally like Gandhi (maybe he was decent but he didn't belive in Abrahamic God..)
and I am, the sinning grinning believer will go to heaven eternally after my punishment in hell
Wooow!! I love this injustice !!
What do you think who should be punished?
Me or my friend and Gandhi?

2006-11-07 02:32:43 · 8 answers · asked by sinning_grinning_believer 1

2006-11-07 02:31:26 · 9 answers · asked by Guillermo 1

2006-11-07 02:29:38 · 7 answers · asked by Guillermo 1

Which laws in the bible do you think should be followed?

2006-11-07 02:29:26 · 10 answers · asked by Black Dragon 5

plz, only christians answer
how do u feel toward christians who convert to islam?
do u have arguments as to y it is wrong?

2006-11-07 02:28:01 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-07 02:27:56 · 10 answers · asked by Guillermo 1

From wikipedia, which is not unmoderated as some people may say -

"Feathered dinosaurs are regarded by many paleontologists as transitional fossils between birds and dinosaurs (see Dinosaur-bird connection). It was already well known that ancient birds such as Archaeopteryx had many saurian characteristics, such as claws on their 'fingers' and teeth. For many years it had been theorized that birds evolved from theropod dinosaurs. In the late 1990s, discoveries of feathered dinosaurs provided conclusive evidence of the connection, though the genealogical details are still incomplete."

Note the use of the words "transitional fossils". Weren't creationists hung up on the idea that there aren't any of these?

Also anyone who has any other evidence of the transition from therapod to avian would be welcome.

2006-11-07 02:26:51 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-07 02:26:18 · 7 answers · asked by Guillermo 1

Why do many people believe that if you are against abortions you must be against the death penalty also? It is strange to me that anybody at all could believe that a serial killer or rapist has the same right to life as a fetus. (I'm not saying I'm anti-abortion, I'm not seeking to promote my beliefs, I'm not criticising others, I only want opinions.)
Those who insist the death penalty is as wrong as abortion...
A six-month fetus is a living being who can already hear, feel, sleep, and dream. It is an innocent being unable to even comrehend evil or bad. I understand the belief that it has a right to live.Ted Bundy brutally raped, tortured, and murdered an estimated 40 young girls in three years. He escaped from jail twice to commit more savage atrocities onto womankind. How does this type of being deserve the right to life? Doesn't a person like this deserve to die before it happens again?
How can anybody say that the two examples are equal in their right to live?

2006-11-07 02:25:51 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

im not religious...

2006-11-07 02:24:17 · 5 answers · asked by stratis c 2

2006-11-07 02:23:46 · 2 answers · asked by feelingjustgothurt 1

2006-11-07 02:22:44 · 13 answers · asked by AVATARD 2

"Fret not thyself because of evil doers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither" Psalm 37 verses 1&2

2006-11-07 02:17:48 · 19 answers · asked by ? 5

I noticed that some religious denominations do the following:

1-) Donate money towards that big corporation or organization
2-) Print a bunch of pamphlets, leavelets and booklets
3-) Re-print holly books
4-) Visit people in a very methodical ORGANIZED manner like recruting
5-) Try to get more members at all cost.

I am wondering what is the plan? As many of these "donations" do not really go to help the poor. Am I the onlyone smelling something fishy?

2006-11-07 02:12:29 · 19 answers · asked by . 3

All prophets of God insisted on Oneness of God untill Jesus was born!

Adam to Abraham and Abraham to John the Baptist all preached Oneness of God.Why!

Were they kept ignorant about Three Gods?
The Father, The begotten Son and The Holy Ghost!

Where was the Holy Ghost before Jesus christ? What was he doing? Why he did not appear before christ?

According to Torah and Bible all Jewish tribes are Sons of God.There are Sons in Tonnes!!!

Jesus never said "I am God and worship me"???

What is the divine authority with these so-called self appointed desciples to contradit the teachings of all earlier Holy Prophets?

Should we change English Dictionaries and the meaning of Son, Father and Childern!!!

Please ask the Holy Ghost to show us the Truth!!!

2006-11-07 02:12:26 · 10 answers · asked by aslam09221 6

I deal with a chemical imbalance for which I am on medications, My 7 year old son has asperger's syndrome, my 17 year old daughter is pregnant, we are struggling with money issues, I am returning to health after almost dying 2 years ago. Yet I am firm in my belief that I am blessed beyond measure. Can you honestly say that any blessing makes all the adversity you face less severe? I do. I love this forum and so many people here are sweet, even the non believers but sometimes I hurt for some of the ones I see suffering each day and I feel like perhaps I should leave the forum as I often do not know what to say to them to make them feel better. I have a mothering complex and wish to see everyone happy, is that wrong?

2006-11-07 02:11:48 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Jesus had just chosen 70 disciples, and he “sent them forth by twos in advance of him into every city and place to which he himself was going to come.” When the 70 returned, they were rejoicing over the success of their mission. “Lord, even the demons are made subject to us by the use of your name,” they said. At that point, Jesus said: “I began to behold Satan already fallen like lightning from heaven.”—Luke 10:1, 17, 18.

WHAT DID JESUS MEAN WHEN HE SAID THAT HE ALREADY BEHELD SATAN FALLING LIKE LIGHTENING FROM HEAVEN?

2006-11-07 02:11:44 · 14 answers · asked by Joy 2

Is it better to believe in a higher power or not?

2006-11-07 02:08:46 · 21 answers · asked by danicolegirl 5

What do you think about the following verses? Did it already happen or not? Verse 24-26 talks about Holicost doesn't it?
25 The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will come at them from one direction but flee from them in seven, and you will become a thing of horror to all the kingdoms on earth. 26 Your carcasses will be food for all the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and there will be no one to frighten them away. 27 The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt and with tumors, festering sores and the itch, from which you cannot be cured. 28 The LORD will afflict you with madness, blindness and confusion of mind. 29 At midday you will grope about like a blind man in the dark. You will be unsuccessful in everything you do; day after day you will be oppressed and robbed, with no one to rescue you.

2006-11-07 02:08:45 · 6 answers · asked by Young_woman 2

The Bible endorses homosexual behaviour and we shall provide one such example which is exemplified in the story of the relationship between Daniel and the prince of the eunuchs.

The verse is:

“Vayiten ha-Elohim et-Daniyel leKHesed u’leraKHamim lifnei sar hasarisim” (Daniel 1:9)

[i.e., “Now God had brought Daniel into favor and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs” (KJV).]

The Hebrew words, which describe the relationship between Daniel and the prince of the Eunuchs, are “KHesed” and “RaHamim”.

The first of these indeed means “goodness, kindness, faithfulness”. The word “RaHamim”, however, derives from the Semitic root R-H-M, which refers to a womb.1 The KJV’s rendering of “RaHamim” as “tender love” would therefore entail and indespensible element of physical love, or love which is manifested through physical contact.

Now, look at our two characters: The prince of the eunuchs is of course an eunuch. Daniel, in the opinion of the Jewish commentators, was also an eunuch.2 Hence an affair between them involving physical love would correctly be termed as a homosexual affair (i.e., between an eunuch and another eunuch).

Of course there is no “twisting” done to the sense or material of the verse, which are presented as they stand. Some may object that it is quite impossible for an eunuch to have any sexual contact. I would like to highlight this argument by pointing out an even more elementary matter: the deprivation of the testes or external genitals in a man or boy does not result in the change of sex of the same to a woman or girl. Hence the “tender love” between Daniel and the prince of the eunuchs would nonetheless remain a homosexual affair.

Secondly, the terms “eunuch” and “castration” are invariably spoken of male subjects; the correct corresponding term for females is “spaying”.

Thirdly, why should one entertain the possibility that the eunuch (as in Daniel’s “prince of the eunuchs”), would have to be the active sexual partner, when the common sense assigns to him the passive role?

Fourthly, it is also abundantly clear that this is not the only homosexual affair from the Bible. It is also believed that Jonathon and David too (according to the Biblical account) were more than just the “closest of friends”; they were passionate homosexual lovers.3


Hence from this brief exposition, it is inconceivable that the “word of God” would condone such a horrible and unnatural sexual act, as the Bible obviously does.

2006-11-07 02:04:48 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Cursed be he who does the Lords work remissly, cursed he who holds back his sword from blood.

(Jeremiah 48:10 NAB)

2006-11-07 02:03:35 · 21 answers · asked by AVATARD 2

A situation has come up--someone needs help, and they need it fast.

You have a way to help them. This will take an hour of your time, and will cost you, oh, let's say $20 or the equivalent (i.e., gas money, giving them something, etc.) This will, however, inconvenience your daily life in a somewhat significant way--you may be late for work, or you may have to get someone else to pick the kids up from the bus, so on.

You can also pray for them instead, without doing anything.

Which would you do?

2006-11-07 02:03:05 · 22 answers · asked by angk 6

I'm talking specifically about dealing with people in the church or other Christians in your life who repeatedly live in sin. How do you walk that line between judging them and discouraging their bad habits?
Nonbelievers are welcome to answer as well, but please give constructive answers.

2006-11-07 02:02:45 · 29 answers · asked by cirque de lune 6