Religion & Spirituality - 11 November 2006

If someone slaps you on your cheek do you...

A) Turn the other cheek like a sissy (Submission)?

B) Slap him back on his cheek with equal force (Justice)

Or,

C) Do you slap him back 5 times as hard and break his hand so that he won't be slapping you or anyone else ever again? (Prevention)

2006-11-11 12:46:31 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hypothetical situation - a man, who in his life was a good bloke, i dunno, maybe like a hindu monk etc. Anyway might have committed a couple of sins or something. He dies, and guess what - wakes up in hell (didn't believe in jesus, sorry mate you're f cked).

Anyways, in hell he's under unimaginable torment, he burns alive every second, his flesh searing in the lake of fire etc. etc. etc. He has burnt to a crisp a billion trillion times for every sin he ever commited and this is only the beginning.

He's screaming out for jesus to forgive him and save him, but god ignores him, quoting scripture and saying - you had you're chance mate when I died for you, didn't take it, now you pay the price etc.

Right, story over. Now I'm a bit confused - I read in the bible that Jesus told a story about a man dying at the side of the road. Now in the situation above (which is supposedly happens to all non believers when they die), is god like the pharisee, the levi or the samaritan?

2006-11-11 12:45:06 · 13 answers · asked by Om 5

I know...they're ALL pretty absurd...but what is absolutely the most ludicrous, unreasonable, irrational, senseless, dim-witted argument that you've come across?

I think my favorite is: If EVERYBODY was gay, the human race would go extinct!

That's about as logical as saying that we shouldn't allow anybody to become...say, veterinarians, because if EVERYBODY wanted to be a veterinarian, there would be no farmers, and we'd all starve to death!

Don't forget to explain WHY, please!

2006-11-11 12:44:20 · 21 answers · asked by ? 4

2006-11-11 12:40:14 · 20 answers · asked by Mudcat 3

I remember the words, but not who sang it.
"I cannot come to the wedding,
Don't trouble me now,
I have got me a wife,
I have bought me a cow,
I have fields and appointments which cost a pretty sum
Please hold me excused, I cannot come."

2006-11-11 12:38:40 · 4 answers · asked by saddlesore 3

Imagine a man, who in his life was a good bloke, i dunno, maybe like a hindu monk etc. Anyway might have committed a couple of sins or something. He dies, and guess what - wakes up in hell (didn't believe in jesus, sorry mate you're f cked).

Anyways, in hell he's under unimaginable torment, he burns alive every second, his flesh searing in the lake of fire etc. etc. etc. He has burnt to a crisp a billion trillion times for every sin he ever commited and this is only the beginning.

He's screaming out for jesus to forgive him and save him, but god ignores him, quoting scripture and saying - you had you're chance mate when I died for you, didn't take it, now you pay the price etc.

Right, story over. Now I'm a bit confused - I read in the bible that Jesus told a story about a man dying at the side of the road. Now in the situation above (which is supposedly happens to all non believers when they die), is god like the pharisee, the levi or the samaritan?

2006-11-11 12:38:38 · 19 answers · asked by Om 5

2006-11-11 12:35:04 · 44 answers · asked by arthur1king2 2

2006-11-11 12:34:38 · 19 answers · asked by chagrintiger 1

and for some people (prolly most) it makes them intolerable jerks, so my question is -- is pain a virtue?

2006-11-11 12:30:53 · 6 answers · asked by Midge 7

2006-11-11 12:29:06 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-11 12:23:53 · 8 answers · asked by Serinity4u2find 6

Would you still be you?

2006-11-11 12:20:55 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-11 12:20:14 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-11 12:18:26 · 8 answers · asked by Action C 1

Like Jews? or even anybody? Did they go to purgatory or (this seems very unlikely) hell? My Religion teacher told me that before Jesus came, no humans were permitted into heaven. Thus, this question came.

2006-11-11 12:17:56 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok, I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt that “god” created everything. I can still prove to you how science out weights religion.

Early man, lets start with Homo habilis was the first “man” to create stone tools to cut up meat and make spears to out match their predators insuring the their survival.

Next we have Homo erectus, who was the first “man” to harness fire and cooked meat (eating cook meat was easier to digest giving them more protein for the brain to develop)

Without those tools/inventions of science our earliest ancestors would never be able to compete with other predators.

Remember this was when religion didn’t exist so all of our poor ancestors will go to hell along with trillions of others, Ancient Greeks, Egyptians, Macedonians, Romans, Celts, Chinese, Yamato (Japanese), Aztecs, Incans, Mayans, and Thousands of other cultures who don’t believe in Christianity.

Seems to me science out weights religion and seems to me heaven is a very Christian place that only Christians can go to.

Hmm…Do Christians honestly believe they are so special compared to the thousands of other cultures and religions?

2006-11-11 12:15:03 · 17 answers · asked by Reload 4

Eligibility - All souls must participate, there will be noexceptions to this rule. If you choose not to play, your soul will burn eternally.

Rules
-There will be no help given in judging which religion is the right choice, there will be no valuable historical evidence for any choice.
-Living a good life will not help you win The Eternal Soul Lottery, we do not care if you were a good person or not, clearly the best way to judge eternal souls is through ::The Eternal Soul Lottery::
-You are only allowed to choose one, NO CHEATING!!
-If you make the wrong choice your soul will be banished to hell for eternity!

Good Luck.

2006-11-11 12:14:28 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

First off...I'm 16 years old, and have pretty much rejected Christianity throughout my life. When I was little, I hated going to church for all sorts of various reasons and sort of associated that with Christianity as a whole. I kept this mentality until I was a bit older...then I was sort of in that kinda do kinda don't...but not really stage. I kept it that way until I was fifteen and my Sophomore Science teacher and I started to have a bit of a more personal relationship than just student to teacher. I would stay afterschool for a couple of hours sometimes, and we would talk about things. He is a Christian, and said he saw something in me...and so started to teach me all about Christianity. (sorry this is so long...) Anyway, with all of our discussions that stretched into hours...I came to believe in Christianity. One of the reasons I had never before is because I was taught differently and the way I was taught seemed to make sense to my very logical side. What I'm wondering is...

2006-11-11 12:14:16 · 16 answers · asked by fslcaptain737 4

2006-11-11 12:12:27 · 16 answers · asked by God 3

~He Is God~

He is the First and Last,
The Beginning and the End!
He is the keeper of Creation and the Creator of all!
He is the Architect of the universe and the Manager of all times.
He always was, He always is, and He always will be .....
Unmoved, Unchanged, Undefeated, and never Undone!

He was bruised and brought healing!
He was pierced and eased pain!
He was persecuted and brought freedom!
He was dead and brought life!
He is risen and brings power!
He reigns and brings Peace!
The world can't understand him,
The armies can't defeat Him,
The schools can't explain Him, and the leaders can't ignore Him.
Herod couldn't kill Him, The Pharisees couldn't confuse Him, and the
people couldn't hold Him! Nero couldn't crush Him, Hitler couldn't silence
Him,The New Age can't replace Him, and media can't explain Him away!

He is light, love, longevity, and Lord.
He is goodness, Kindness, Gentleness, and God.
He is Holy, Righteous, mighty, powerful, and pure.

2006-11-11 12:11:38 · 14 answers · asked by New mommy 2010! 4

2006-11-11 12:08:53 · 9 answers · asked by Laptop Jesus 2.0 5

Can you explain to me (using credible references if you so wish) to the worldwide flood that occured when God smited the earth due to man-kinds wickedness? What depositional evidence is there that is common to the terrain of the earth regardless of country/continent?

18And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.

19And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.

20Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.

21And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:

22All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.

2006-11-11 12:06:52 · 17 answers · asked by A_Geologist 5

When you suddenly realise that everything and everone is one and connected, all built from the same elements and energies, and that we only feel like one person/ourselves because we're situated in our own heads...? And you can't stop smiling/laughing.

2006-11-11 12:06:40 · 13 answers · asked by lady_s_hazy 3

If you believe the bible is literal,how do you explain some of the physical imposibilities in it? For example,Adam and Moses living for hundreds of years.
If you think the bible is metaphorical,then surely you are admitting that it is just a bunch of stories,yet you still believe it.Why?

2006-11-11 12:05:34 · 15 answers · asked by rosbif 6

2006-11-11 12:01:06 · 0 answers · asked by rocketscientist 3

2006-11-11 11:58:01 · 20 answers · asked by Midge 7

What is the Difference Between Faith in Randomness vs. Faith in a Supreme Being

2006-11-11 11:55:34 · 9 answers · asked by DREAMER 3

2006-11-11 11:54:14 · 5 answers · asked by Laptop Jesus 2.0 5

Naturally, the Jews, dont believe Yahweh created Christianty/Islam nor do the Christians believe he created Islam.

So this is an Islamic belief, the belief that a God, they call "allah" created Judaism, then Christianty, then finally settled on Islam.

Suppose this is true, how would you feel about such a God? I mean, he calls a people "the chosen people" or lets them believe that, then changes the whole ball game by sending Jesus to create the worlds largest religion.

Ok, Christians say hes the fullfillment of Jewish prophecy...Jewish doctrine I guess left itself open to that one...but imagine now the stretch Islam has reached.

So, this God knew that his actions would create these religions and they would fight among each other.

Seems illogical to me, I mean, if God is perfect, doesnt he get it right the first time?

Muslims respond by saying "Jews and Christiants corrupted Gods word". Ahh, so God started over and made the perfect being..."the Muslim"...LOL!!!

2006-11-11 11:50:43 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

there is a Christian church that practices marriage by faith, meaning they don't date, they just get married. The brother in the church feels "led" to a certain sister, and then asks for her through the elder. The elder extends the proposal, and the sister prays about it, then accepts it if she also feels it is God's will. I just don't get it. How do they feel they are led to someone?

2006-11-11 11:49:30 · 9 answers · asked by ? 6