Religion & Spirituality - 10 November 2006

I know that Christians (and other people, for all that matter) say that it is wrong, and I believe it is, too. Can anyone tell me a verse in the Bible that SPECIFICALLY says premarital sex is wrong? I have found many places where the Bible talks about sexual immorality (there's a verse about it in almost every book of the Bible), but where does it say that premarital sex is immoral? Any help would be well appreciated. Thanks.

2006-11-10 09:51:57 · 11 answers · asked by legolas85130 2

The "god of the gaps" argument for atheism says that religion always uses God to explain the unknowns still remaining in scientific discovery.

For example, when people didn't know what caused the planets to move, religious people would say that God caused it. However, we now understand the role of gravity and general relativity, so science has closed that gap. Now it's not unusual to point to God causing the big bang because science has yet to discover any other cause.

Does religion always insert God into an area where science may eventually crowd God out? How can you have a faith that does not substitute God for science?

2006-11-10 09:51:14 · 14 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7

Do we take this literally? Or is it figurative language? Why would God choose to pave the streets of Heaven with a metal that isn't even Earth's most precious metal? If the idea is that we're going to have the best of everything in Heaven, then wouldn't God choose a more valueable metal with which to pave Heaven's streets?

2006-11-10 09:48:40 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-10 09:46:15 · 16 answers · asked by daydream♥believer 4

God doesn't need anything, so why would it be about 'making us to love and serve him'.. according to you, God is everything, including love and is capable of doing all things without any help, so why would we be created soley to serve and love? Then on top of that, go to suffer forever if we don't. That is just sadistic.

Why would God one day come to attention and say 'I'm bored, so I'm going to create a planet and creatures, and make some rules up that they have to follow or to go hell, just for fun".....I can't really think of any other reason.

2006-11-10 09:46:09 · 10 answers · asked by cpt_jim_bob 1

We are either brainwashed by societal norms or self-esteem.

2006-11-10 09:44:19 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Believe in him and live a "sinnful" life?

2006-11-10 09:43:44 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

If so, why doesn't he? Don't give me that C.S. Lewis "The Problem with Pain" crap either, that was the most ridiculous book I've ever read.

2006-11-10 09:42:08 · 17 answers · asked by DjStabMasterArson 3

2006-11-10 09:39:03 · 12 answers · asked by carl 4

YOU FOOLISH MORTALS I HAVE GIVEN YOU MANY CHANCES AND YOU HAVE TURNED YOUR BACKS, WELL LETS SEE HOW YOU LIKE THIS.

ON THE NIGHT WHEN THE MOON IS ROUND THE SKY WILL SHINE AS THUNDER STREAKS ACROSED THE SKY, THEN THE MOON SHALL BLEED INTO THE SEA, AND THE FISH THEREOF SHALL PERISH.
AND I WILL GATHER ARMYS OF BOTH SHORES AND INFECT THEM WITH BLIND RAGE, AND THEY WILL MURDER BOTH FAMILY AND STANGER!
AND WHO WILL STILL OPPOSE ME AFTER I HAVE REVEALD MYSELF AS KING?

WORSHIP ME OR PERISH!

2006-11-10 09:38:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Are you in contact? and if you are is it possible for us all to have one?

2006-11-10 09:38:03 · 32 answers · asked by deeky_ward 3

Does anyone out there know of a religion with lots of rituals? And I don't mean rituals in a bad sense in any way, just symbolic actions and routines. I know Judaism has a lot (well, if you're orthodox) but I'm not a Jew by race, and do not believe in the Judeo-Christian God (similar problems with Catholiscism.) I just find that tradition and ritual makes my life seem more meaningful (and making up my own seems a bit...naff)

2006-11-10 09:37:30 · 5 answers · asked by lady_s_hazy 3

2006-11-10 09:36:19 · 10 answers · asked by ? 2

I used to work at a deli. One day a beautiful, black came in and ordered a vegetarian sandwich. She told me she had been fasting for quite sometime. She said that she was a "daughter of the universe," and blessed me before she left.

2006-11-10 09:35:59 · 9 answers · asked by gnome 2

2006-11-10 09:34:54 · 12 answers · asked by The Chaos Within 3

If you do not believe in moral absolutes how could you possibly call the horrible things that Adolph Hitler did or what child molesters and abortion clinic bombers do wrong? After all, every person rightly sets their own moral standard. What those people did was "right" in thier eyes. If one states that the actions of any particular individual is horrible or good or bad he/she is making a morally absolute statement. If you agree that each person decides and sets his/her own moral standards then wouldn't you have to say that a gang member is doing good when he "caps" someone around children and bystanders and rapes someone? After all (in his eyes) he is "improving" himself and his status in the gang. When a rich oil exec steals from employee retirement funds he is doing good because is improving his own pocketbook?
If you do believe in moral absolutes, you believe in one right and one wrong for most every situation, what is THE moral authority?
Is it the Bible?

2006-11-10 09:33:58 · 20 answers · asked by chuck3011 3

Christians or Muslims

Christians have had SUPER holy things like witch-burnings/inquisitions/crusades

Muslims have retaliations to crusades, and their own jihads and the such.

Who wins in the "I will kill to impose my beliefs on you" contest?

2006-11-10 09:33:35 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-10 09:32:21 · 11 answers · asked by susan r 1

Spme loudmouths are shouting that the "truth" about Islam is that its evil, that it was a fraud that Mohammed used to control people, and he was an evil madman who killed.....well I say where is the proof? Surely theres some historical documentation of these things? I'm not gonna listen to some whino with a degree go, "He was a bad bad man".....based on what? Can anyone show some proof?
Anything written in the 20th century doesn't count by the way......


..........and I know that crap they are saying is bullshit

2006-11-10 09:26:26 · 16 answers · asked by Darkness 5

How do I get the mormons to stop coming to my door? please be polite

2006-11-10 09:25:11 · 21 answers · asked by //// 3

The lyrics won't fit into this area, so I put them on a website here:

http://www.geocities.com/kristalshyt/afterforeverlyrics.html

*those of you who know who wrote this song, please don't spoil the suprise*

2006-11-10 09:23:47 · 15 answers · asked by kristalshyt 3

God believers lead me to believe that most of your beliefs are fear based

Why? Because they say it all the time

They say, "If i'm wrong, I have nothing to lose but if you're wrong, you burn in hell"

If you believed in your own intellect, your fears would fade away and your choice of belief wouldn't be fear based

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2006-11-10 09:23:44 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is concerning, perhaps, the most controversial theology in Christianity. This is Calvinism versus Arminianism of thological mindsets and/or schools of thought. What do you think of the doctrine of "Unconditional" eternal security of the christian, and does the Bible, the Holy Scriptures actually teach it or not? Calvinists does believe the doctrine of eternal security to be "unconditional" while the Arminians believe the doctrine of eternal security to be "conditional." This is dealing with the slang terms of "once saved, always saved." Once a person becomes a true believer in Christ, he/she will always be a true believer in Christ, once redeemed, always redeemed thereafter. What do you think? This has caused, unfortunately, division in the Body of Christ.

2006-11-10 09:23:31 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-10 09:21:49 · 22 answers · asked by Ted+meth=jesus 1

Yes, it's the correct section.
What if I told you that Disney Land appeared in Orlando by itself from a screw with a very high density, making rides which are very complex. And that they built themselves in long time. And that no one at all looks after these machines. And that Disney characters roaming around, came there by chane, with no one creative behind them.

Would you?

2006-11-10 09:21:12 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

or a bunch of little shines for them to worship me at?

2006-11-10 09:21:11 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

In 1880, an English scientist named Henry Faulds stated in an article published in Nature that the fingerprints of people did not change throughout their lives, and that suspects could be convicted by the fingerprints they left on surfaces such as glass. In 1884, for the first time a murder was solved by means of identifying fingerprints. Since then, fingerprints have become an important method of identification. Before the 19th century, however, people most probably had never thought that the wavy shapes on their fingertips had any meaning or considered them worthy of note.

In the 7th century, the Qur'an pointed out that the fingertips of human beings bore an important characteristic:

Does man think that We cannot assemble his bones? Yes, We are able to put together in perfect order the VERY TIPS OF HIS FINGERS. (Surat al-Qiyama, 3-4)

How and where did Prophet Muhammad obtain this imformation? NOBODY in his era knew the importance of fingerprint.

2006-11-10 09:20:11 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

do you think they should worship me?


please answer both questions!

2006-11-10 09:19:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Yuckler this one is especially for you! People seem to get easily brainwashed by films they see on the internet and believe it s true especially if its against another religion and they don't even want to have dialogue with another person to discuss differences (not allowing others to email them) and just for the record the prophet Muhammad was not a paedophile people in arabia at that time got married at young ages the wife you are refering to which he got married to was going to marry someone else but the guy changed his mind because she became a muslim and he wasnt a muslim. also in one american state the legal age to get married is 12.

2006-11-10 09:19:06 · 7 answers · asked by summeya m 1

as a muslim you know that abraham was ishmaels father who was given great blessings by god, jews know that abraham was isaacs father and he was also given great blessings. i am grafted on to the jewish vine as a born again christian and i know that i can only get to my heavanly father through accepting jesus christ as my saviour so why can common sense not prevail and we accept that we all have the same god who only wants us to beleive in his son to reach eternity. also i do find that the non messianic jews i have listened to are unfortunately very blinkered and arrogant.
regards.
kenny j

2006-11-10 09:17:58 · 12 answers · asked by ken j 1