Religion & Spirituality - 14 November 2006

I am currently writing a research paper, and I would appreciate it if someone could answer just some quick questions on the concept of Reincarnation...Hinduism...or Buddhism. IM me or Email me whatever is more convinient.

Thanks :)

2006-11-14 12:58:12 · 7 answers · asked by Me 2

During any exercise of Jihad, western jounalists (mostly leftists) quickly label the Jihadist an "extremist" because westerners believe, according to their own pathetically pacifist religious beliefs, that any violence done in the name of God must be done by an extremist.

Doesnt this assume that everyone else also comes from a western value system? What if you were raised in an eastern religious culture that believed that violence done on Allah's (Gods) behalf is a good thing and the sign of a pious believer? What if most of those people, in that culture, didnt at all believe that violence done for Allah is a signature of "extremism"?

Maybe we could call this naive leftist viewpoint outright bigotry. Could we not? Isnt it bigotry to castigate the acts of people, outside your religion, simply because they dont adhere to the norms of your belief system as opposed to theirs?

Mind you, I loathe politically correctness, Im just showing the absurdity of leftist politics.

2006-11-14 12:57:44 · 18 answers · asked by Speech Hating Monkey 1

25 words or less

2006-11-14 12:57:03 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need to know how can I go as a catholic voluntary to work with children in any place in the world, but not in Mexico either in the USA.
I am a 53 years old , divorced and alone woman.. ,
I studied Civil Engineering and Law in Mexico . I have also a master degree in education from the university of Cal Poly Pomona . I can also be a clown..

2006-11-14 12:55:07 · 2 answers · asked by rbeblu 1

Lust, gluttony, avarice, laziness, wrath, envy and pride are the 7 deadly sins, right? Are these the sins that Jesus supposedly died for (in the Christian religion) or are there other sins as well? Please site your sources if possible.

2006-11-14 12:53:36 · 20 answers · asked by Kathryn™ 6

2006-11-14 12:53:08 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know that Jesus was a Jew, but wouldn't he also be considered a Christian? And was he actually TRYING to start a new religion or just a new way of life and thinking?
I also wanna know, how did Jesus cope w/ having so many women around him all the time and never becoming aroused? I'm not saying this as teasing or to be funny. I REALLY want to know..

2006-11-14 12:52:57 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

King James Version (KJV)

1 Samuel 18:1-4

1And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

2And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house.

3Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

4And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.

2006-11-14 12:52:32 · 6 answers · asked by mike g 4

I know its the renewal of the soul through the embodiment of flesh, but I want to hear the different definitions that the public has on it.

2006-11-14 12:49:16 · 13 answers · asked by Me 2

I was just wondering how literal the so called "literalists" view of the Bible is. For example, do they believe that the Tower of Babble really reached to the heavens? Do they believe that the world was actually created in 7, 24 hour days? I'm just curious.

2006-11-14 12:49:10 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just Curious to see if any Muslims are on Yahoo Questions.

( I expect a lot of stupid answers from retarded non-believers, but that's ok)

SALAAM

2006-11-14 12:48:36 · 21 answers · asked by Victory 3

what does food have to be to be kosher? ive heard that it has to be acceptable for Jews, but what is "acceptable"?

2006-11-14 12:46:44 · 10 answers · asked by scape.squad.story 3

what is the significance of attar (perfume) in islam

2006-11-14 12:45:12 · 6 answers · asked by zaar 1

its about hamas and hesballah forcing poor palestinian muslim boys and girls to become suicide bombers. parents who refuse to give their children for this cause are shot on the spot by hamas gunmen. while the leaders of hamas and hesballah are not sending their own family members as suicide bombers why are they choosing poor muslim boys and girls for their evil cause?

2006-11-14 12:44:38 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know the Egyptians weren't the first, some books say it originated in India...can anyone confirm this?

2006-11-14 12:44:07 · 10 answers · asked by Me 2

available is that which the church puts out?

2006-11-14 12:41:43 · 16 answers · asked by Mudcat 3

I would like to know if anybody knows of anybody who laid down thier life for somebody esle. Like Jesus Christ did on the cross.
I hope you can help. (It be nice if there was a website I could go to.)

2006-11-14 12:41:34 · 16 answers · asked by Baby Girl 2

And please, no "No, I'm going to heaven and you're all sinners," rap please.
Anyways, do you ever just sit up at night and think about it? Especially if you're not religious like me. It's kind of unthinkable, you don't know what will happen, if we just end or if there is an Afterlife kind of like Beetlejuice, with a waiting room. OR if there is eternal suffering (which in my opinion would be unfair and irrational for a mere 80 years on earth. Eternity is a bit hard to comprehend, no?)
Does this seriously mess with anyones head at times during the day? Or can you seek comfort in not knowing?

2006-11-14 12:39:15 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous

Its nuts. Why?

2006-11-14 12:38:48 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

why is everyone getting punished for something they had no control over that happened so many years ago adam and eve ate the fruite so God punished them why is he still punishing people for there mistakes i had nothing to do with there eating the apple so why am i punished for it and if it wasnt for relidgion i wouldnt even know that happened so why are we still being punished for there wrong doings

2006-11-14 12:37:57 · 16 answers · asked by llamasrocknroll 2

I am currently writing a research paper on "reincarnation" and it has come to my attention that these particular faiths, strongly believe in the phenomenon. So can anyone answer a couple of questions for me please. I'd greatly appreciate it.

2006-11-14 12:35:42 · 13 answers · asked by Me 2

In the Old Testament, the Jewish people had to make sacrifices in the Temple to atone for their sins. Since they do not believe the Messiah has come, why don't they still have to have the blood to atone for their sins?

2006-11-14 12:35:39 · 16 answers · asked by Tressa 1

2006-11-14 12:34:46 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just don't understand why some religious and non-religious people believe that evolution is not compatable with Holy Scripts.
I just don't get it. I feel the same about stem cell research and coloning. This is a free for all forum, I respect freedom of speech and have positioned myself in a learning, open minded position.
Thank You people of all beliefs and preceptions.

2006-11-14 12:34:36 · 16 answers · asked by Muse 4

Josephus, a Jewish historian, wrote "The Sodomites, overweeningly proud of their numbers and the extent of their wealth, showed themselves insolent to men and impious to the Divinity, insomuch that they no more remembered the benefits that they had received from him, hated foreigners and declined all intercourse with others. Indignant at this conduct, God accordingly resolved to chastise them for their arrogance." (Josephus, Antiquities I: 194-5)

Classical Jewish texts hold that they were destroyed because the inhabitants were generally depraved and uncompromisingly greedy. Rabbinic writings affirm that the primary crimes of the Sodomites were terrible and repeated economic crimes, both against each other and to outsiders.
The midrash compilation "Pirke de Rabbi Eliezer" offers a number of reasons why the Sodomites were considered evil, but again there is no mention of homosexuality.

In the Babylonian Talmud (tractate Sanhedrin 109a) Their sins had to do with cruelty and greed.

2006-11-14 12:34:30 · 10 answers · asked by mike g 4

Does a person require a deity to maintain a sense of morals? If we were to (hypothetically, of course) discover that there is no god, then how would our lives be changed in any way?

The reason I ask this is because I don't understand why some church-goers want to keep pestering me with "you need Jesus." I am perfectly healthy, both physically and mentally. I don't believe that I am dependent on any type of deity, although I do believe one exists (deistic thinker here, lol).

2006-11-14 12:32:38 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

the answers they recieve when the oly scripture say, in the LOVE Chapter, that God's Love working through us is not easily offended or hurt ? vs. 11 says to Walk and Live as an adult, no longer as a selfish childish kid. It is time for the Real, Genuine, Born-Again Christians to answer questions AND to ask questions in a responsible way knowing that You all are suppose to representing God here on earth !!! Take no revenge on the people that - ask rediculous, or infintile questions, or those that give you answers which offend you. You should be irritated or offended in the first place if you are walking in love. Vengence is Mine says the Lord God. Forgive. 70 times 7 = infinate is what is saying. And hold No ill-feelings, or resentments toward others. A real christian is to Love all people, even there enemies and pray for those who persecute you. This applies to every religious person claiming any belief in God, even me. I am not exception.

2006-11-14 12:32:22 · 8 answers · asked by Thomas 6

2006-11-14 12:31:16 · 26 answers · asked by JChurch 1

I have heard three different accounts, all of them varying in their descriptions.

What is the true background and history of the Shiva Lingam?

Thank you.

2006-11-14 12:31:08 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

If subtility is the answer to all (and im not saying it is) then must we all be absolutes? is there any posible way for us to understand the infinitly complex chain of absolutes with any probable cause? or should we just leave what we think is existance in a paramamont state of destruction?

2006-11-14 12:27:48 · 10 answers · asked by Cameron F 2