Religion & Spirituality - 13 November 2006

What are the implications of both for spiritual practice?

2006-11-13 20:05:28 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Such judgements...expecally comming from us humans. So sure of hell.....Is G-d so cruel?

2006-11-13 20:03:48 · 16 answers · asked by Illegals Are S*** 3

I can remember "Agape" love the love God has on human beings and one more i remember is "Erose"

Can you please tell me what all the four and the meaning of them

Thank you

2006-11-13 19:57:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-13 19:56:50 · 8 answers · asked by shadow 1

2006-11-13 19:53:59 · 7 answers · asked by genuine♥ 3

When Jacob bless Judah then he makes reference to "Shiloh". ALso, what is the meaning of the name, from wich word/s is it derived?

Thankyou. God Bless

2006-11-13 19:51:03 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

The most popular answer to my last question 'why is it a sin to be gay' was 'because god/the bible says so'. So here's my next question. If you really think that it's a sin to be gay, in your version of reality all gay people will be going to hell. So if god will punish them forever for their lifestyle, why do you have to do so as well? We've established that they aren't hurting anyone, so why not leave them to it and trust god to punish them?

Also, since we have now established that it's a religious reason that being gay is 'wrong' and not one you can back up with any facts about how it hurts people, then why are you trying to deny gay people legal rights? Many of them don't believe in your religion - why do you have the right to force it on them? It's not a moral issue if no one is getting hurt.

2006-11-13 19:47:35 · 20 answers · asked by eri 7

Cosidering your G-d is a all forgiveing and loving G-d? Would he really send his children to a place of enternal damnation, while she sits on his cloud not caring of there souls? And as for the evil argument, there is not such thing as "a bad person". So there for, hell is a figmentation of mans vivid imagination, correct?

2006-11-13 19:47:11 · 16 answers · asked by Illegals Are S*** 3

2006-11-13 19:46:36 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

please advise.

2006-11-13 19:45:30 · 4 answers · asked by Millenium Man 2

Considering that if you judge or demise humans will get you a ticket to hell, and seeing as to many (note, not all) dispise other religions, thoughts, ideals, cultures not of your own? Ever ponder this?

2006-11-13 19:43:14 · 12 answers · asked by Illegals Are S*** 3

my friends at work have been informing me of their religions benifits, i am an athiest, should i follow what these people say?, i have no intention of believing in someone, other than myself, but if i was to listen to them, would it be easy to change?

2006-11-13 19:42:05 · 22 answers · asked by hicapaul 2

I see this said often and it cracks me up. What, did God move their hands for them? Did they hear voices in their head? If He supposedly inspired the bible, than why does it contradict itself? Paul was a male chauvenist homophobe, he inspired the bible. If there is no proof that there is a God, than how can you attempt to prove that some fictional book was inspired by God?

!st Corinthians says that when you die your soul will not rise until the rapture. 2nd Corinthians says that your souls will rise to be with God at the moment of your death. So did God change his mind? Or did more than one man with an agenda of his own write the books that are included in the bible that is known today?

Everyone loves to quote Leviticus when they want to condemn homosexuals. How about Leviticus 20:9, Any child who curses his mother or his father shall be put to death. So, I get it, it is ok to kill your children, but it is not ok to sit on my bed if I am menstruating.

2006-11-13 19:38:41 · 11 answers · asked by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7

Since the Bible’s test to determine whether someone is a true prophet of God is 100% accuracy in all his prophecies (Deuteronomy 18:20-22), has the LDS Church ever reconsidered its teaching that Joseph Smith and Brigham Young were true prophets since they both gave many prophecies that werent fulfilled and were in accurate ?

2006-11-13 19:35:00 · 10 answers · asked by YO Y 2

I once asked a friend what her views on religon was and she told me this.

She thinks that at one point in time, many moons ago there was only one main Religon. She thinks that over time this Religon had shattered into little pieces (like broken glass) and a whole bunch of people took a piece of it and travled along to all ends of the world with them. She now believes that this Religon will one day get peiced back together as more and more cultures come together and share their beliefs.

What's your belief on this ?? what are your views on Religon ??

2006-11-13 19:32:01 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

someone told me that the three days before he died he went to hell. If he did where in the bible does it say this and what was he doing in hell? Was he suffering?

2006-11-13 19:26:21 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

why did you choose to be a hindu

2006-11-13 19:22:14 · 13 answers · asked by ana 1

2006-11-13 19:08:44 · 15 answers · asked by bs s 1

I do not need the quotes or ideas from Paul and various others, but I need the actual quotes on homosexuality from Christ. Thanks.

2006-11-13 19:07:29 · 15 answers · asked by Rann 2

I'd like to know the view of Judaism on these subjects in short, but with no mockary please. I seek understanding.
1- In the Old Testament, many cases were mentioned where people were paying prostitutes to have sex. Is it OK to do so? Is there a punishment for adultary?
2- Are the stars related to destiny in Judaism?
3- Is it true that Jews shouldn't be in the promised land (Jerusalem) until the messiah appears?
4- Where can I read on the internet what was written in the tablets that God gave to Moses on the mountain? Where to find the most reliable text?

Please believe that I'm asking these questions with the best intentions.

2006-11-13 19:05:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have heard about but what is it? What makes it special and/or different from other underwear?

2006-11-13 19:05:40 · 10 answers · asked by ironqqq 2

Many people ask "will Christ or God accept a person if they are gay?" Well I would like to point out a few simple logical points.

After extreme study of religion not only Christianity i started to understand what is sin and what is not. Now you can say "ok here is a list of sins don't do them", but by fact there are many moral standards various societies hold as wrong. Something not mentioned by a holy doctrine may be illegal by a state law.

Now when we do things in vein(know its bad and doing it anyway for whatever motive) this is a sin to yourself and God.

Now being gay isn't so simple, in all cases. I am sure people do lustful actions for the plessure of it being wrong. I know I have. Anyway if a person is born and has these feelings that are true and just, I don't feel they are a sin and neither should anyone else. Now if a person acted out of a perverted lust, yes it is a sin period. It's comparable of being drunk. Ever do something you regret by morning?

Agree?

2006-11-13 19:01:07 · 22 answers · asked by Labatt113 4

2006-11-13 19:00:45 · 25 answers · asked by Illegals Are S*** 3

I would say yes because all of humanity new God after the great flood, and the sins of the father are handed down to their sons, so if someone didn't pass God onto their family the whole family pays. Is this logical?

2006-11-13 18:59:46 · 17 answers · asked by Parrot Bay 4

How does condition genesis explain that Samara and Annatta do not contradit one another about the existance of a self. I wonder (my actual question) is does it really explain how Buddhism can adhere to both. It seems to make the problem of having a self (or no self/Annata) even worse. What are your thoughts???

2006-11-13 18:59:01 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

And why they are so frightened to allow any other religion to exist in their midst?

2006-11-13 18:55:21 · 14 answers · asked by zeepogee 3

2006-11-13 18:54:02 · 13 answers · asked by ilovealandofcontrasts 2

It seems like most sins have a purpose - to stop people from hurting other people. So why is being gay a sin?

I don't want to hear the pedophile argument, since there is NO evidence that homosexuals are more likely to be pedophiles.

Also, the fact that a gay couple can't produce children shouldn't count for anything, since there are plenty of straight couples that can't have children for one reason or another, or just choose not too.

And the species won't go extinct if we allow gay people to get married - they only make up about 10 - 15% (according to most studies) of our already-overpopulated world - frankly, we could use less people having kids.

Finally, there are over 500 species in nature that practice homosexuallity, so the 'it's not natural' reason doesn't stand up to scrutiney either.

So, why is being gay wrong if it doesn't hurt anyone, is perfectly natural, and might actually help population problems?

2006-11-13 18:50:27 · 30 answers · asked by eri 7

I'm not looking for the dictionaries, or wikipedia's definition, or whatever else some smarmy/condescending dude or whatever will try to cut and paste or tell me to go read, thanks.

I want to know your definition of what is good. How you live it or don't live it.
I want to know if you think societies standards of good are moral or immoral, and the same for religions standards of good. Or any other group or individual standard.

Even better, what is a standard of good anyway? I mean, what does that even --mean--

What is good? Is it a good feeling, or the abstinence of a good feeling?

If one were to believe in God, or Gods--anything, how does this entity define your notions of good. What is it about this thing that tells you what is good if it does so, and why?

Just, what in the world is good?

Note: I've noticed that some people come in to give lude/rude answers just for the sake of being jerks. Well, if that's what you've come for, budge of.

Thanks to those who take this seriously.

2006-11-13 18:48:23 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Surely having your dad put you on a sacrifice bed with a knife pointing towards you would be something of deep psychological trauma no matter that he didn't follow through with god's joke -- especially if you're just a child when it happens. How is it that god is a-okay with this type of child abuse?

2006-11-13 18:47:24 · 11 answers · asked by Alucard 4