Religion & Spirituality - 20 November 2006

2006-11-20 22:45:45 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Or a good topic or short story to talk about for 5min. at my youth group.

2006-11-20 22:36:58 · 5 answers · asked by Shelly 1

many people the first west world is hate moslem, what the moslem identically with terorism? please give your reason for this. i hope you can!

2006-11-20 22:35:34 · 9 answers · asked by mette 1

As an atheist I believe through evidence that this will happen, I don't base my belief on faith but on the ample evidence of those who have died previously.When we die it is GAME OVER, that's precisely why we call it death.

2006-11-20 22:35:08 · 21 answers · asked by CHEESUS GROYST 5

Is it effective and is it worth learning? And can you send me some remote healing because I am in severe pain, it is my neck and shoulder. THANKS!

2006-11-20 22:32:51 · 4 answers · asked by a_delphic_oracle 6

there would be far less cases of child sexual abuse in churches?

In the JW religion, children are taught the Bible by their parents, as well as with their parents during five different meetings a week. They are not separated from the adults to learn just Bible stories, but are treated as equal to the adults in learning the Bible..

Aside from what you may or may not think of their beliefs, by teaching children in this manner, there is no opportunity for an adult to take advantage of a child. Wouldn't this be a better way for all religions to do. Having the children learn from the parents creates a closer bond between them. Teaching children, as well as teenagers, right along side their parents, shows respect for the ability of these young folks to learn.

There would not be a need to place children into a position where someone other than their parents would have any power over them, and shouldn't that be the ultimate goal, to protect the children?

2006-11-20 22:29:15 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-20 22:28:26 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Who pays for missinaries to stay overseas? How do Mormon missionaries 'make a living'? Do they earn a wage?

2006-11-20 22:27:54 · 9 answers · asked by Flashy Ashley 2

Background to question......
I was talking to a work mate and found out he was quite religious and attends church weekly as a christian. I was asking if he believed if you are a non- believer that do you go to hell? He said yes. So it got me thinking... if you believe this too (if your christian or any other religion)..... surely even if you dont believe in God your whole life when you die you will realise that he does exist when your are confronted by hell or God himself and will immediately believe so therefore be transported straight to heaven?
So isnt the concept of going to hell, if you are a non believer, a paradox because if you are sent to hell you will realise that God did exist therefore negating the reason you are there?

2006-11-20 22:27:36 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous

All religious works are written by people and being people they instinctively put there own bias in. Then religions seem to seperate and get more corrupted over time by people's new biases getting tossed onto the original biased works. So how do we know our faith is founded in what it should be or what it is meant to be? "God" didn't make religion, man did to understand "God." Are we all just making "God" fit us? We all look for peace, but find hate in corruption. If one religion is right, then why so many? They are all part of "God's" work. So which one is really "God's" work? As individuals and as a species, how do we know?

2006-11-20 22:21:17 · 15 answers · asked by weism 3

what values does he have? what was he trying to tell the people back then?

2006-11-20 22:17:59 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Every branch that does bears fruit [God] prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. John 15:2

Cutting away the unproductive parts of your lives- materialism, worldliness, cynicism- may be painful, but it is the way to produce the bountitful fruit of the Holy Spirit.

2006-11-20 22:13:01 · 9 answers · asked by inteleyes 7

When nobody ever converts anyone? Doesn't everyone have better things to do?

2006-11-20 22:12:55 · 8 answers · asked by Wise1 3

I find many muslim women who think they need to take their headscarfs off just so they can get an education.but i think that muslim women need to remove the veil from their minds.because you can no hijab on at all and still be ignorant and close minded.

2006-11-20 22:12:47 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-20 22:11:31 · 12 answers · asked by ponyboy 2

This is a serious question and I'll try and phrase as inoffensively as I can but I'm sorry if it offends anyone!
Mary was unmarried right? I know how she knew she was carrying the Son of God, but how did others know? I mean surely and un-wed pregnant woman was not really allowed in those days so did people think she was lying at first or did they 'know' she was carrying someone special?
Its something my hubby jokes about a lot and I would really like to know the answer, how did people know she really was the Virign Mother?
I mean if it happened in this day and age NOONE would believe a pregnant woman was still a virgin.

I hope that makes sense and isnt too offensive, sorry if it is.

Thanks for any serious answers

2006-11-20 22:09:18 · 15 answers · asked by Claire O 5

2006-11-20 22:07:58 · 9 answers · asked by Muhammad Aamir 1

The following view was expressed in the Asian Voice, 11th November 2006, by Mr Manzoor Moghul, Chairman, Muslim Forum, Leicestershire, UK.

Significant parts only reproduced here.

"However.....when the veil becomes an obstacle in the interaction between those women wearing it and the rest of our society, especially in terms of when identification causes social, cultural and political difficulties, those practising it should have enough flexibility in adapting themselves to the practical needs of the society in which they live...............
.........................................It is time that the Muslim community began to mature and instead of hiding behind sentiments of hurt and offence, they should have the belief that they are able to argue their corner convincingly and with confidence"

(These views are of Mr Manzoor Moghul, Chairman, Muslim Forum, Leicestershire, UK)

Is this view, by a Muslim, unlike some, not entirely moderate and fair?

2006-11-20 22:04:35 · 14 answers · asked by kayamat_ka_din 3

I heard it in a red hot chill pepper and U2 song.

2006-11-20 22:01:29 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just read a question (or rather a rant) posted earlier about how Christ is being removed from Christmas. Her basis for this was she had heard 'Oh Tannenbaum' instead of 'Oh Christmas Tree' and had seen cards that read 'Yuletide Greetings'. I seriously hope she was joking. Cards that read Yuletide Greetings have been around for as long as I can remember and Oh Tannenbaum is the original German version of the song. Besides what do Christmas trees have to do with Christ its a tradition brought to the UK (at least) from Germany (hence the song originally being in German).
Then there are Christians around who dont realise Christmas was originally (still is) the Pagan festival of Yule. I know a lot of Christians do know this but there are some who dont, how can some people be so clueless about the foundations of their own religion?

Please dont take offence, I know a lot more people do know the basis of their religion than those who dont.

2006-11-20 21:55:11 · 12 answers · asked by Claire O 5

don't get me wrong, I'd laff if she was old enuff to get pregnant and still claimed to be a virgin in America. But then I don't claim to be saving the world by slaughtering the unjust. So how would you "Christians" react?

2006-11-20 21:53:17 · 17 answers · asked by who 2

koran, bible says it all. women in those cultures were treated no different than objects. so they were made to cover and remain that way till a man possed them.

thats why jesus changed the laws to liberate all people and rejected the laws of the old testament right.

why do muslims still hold onto the stupid cruel laws of the old testament?

2006-11-20 21:50:47 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

name what practice or belief about a faith other than your own that you admire or respect.

**let's try and bring some peace and happiness to each other amidst all of the hate

2006-11-20 21:48:01 · 12 answers · asked by Living MyTruth 2

Okay so when we die, ive been told that out spirit (which is basically us, we go out of our body) pass over to the other world...
so basically we are still here but nobody can see us, unless they try to contact us or wateva. And aparently we see a light when we die and we can either go to the light or not. If we dont we stay here. If we do we go to heaven or wateva?
Aparantly spirits dont always go to the light at first cos they have unfinished business.

Do Kabbalists believe in all this?

2006-11-20 21:46:22 · 5 answers · asked by Alice 1

2006-11-20 21:45:53 · 28 answers · asked by Mick 5 1

Was it to circumvent inflation and get off with a cheaper price than if he paid for them now?

2006-11-20 21:41:15 · 22 answers · asked by tammers 3

2006-11-20 21:34:46 · 24 answers · asked by Callisto 2

Life is about remembering who we really are and experiencing and learning and our ultimate goal is to find unconditional love within ourselves and for all things that exist. The Devil and Hell does not exist. A big part of our experience is about realising we are creators like our Creator and were given the power to Create all we desire through the power of thought. For instance being fully and conciously aware of what you want, thinking about it, seeing yourself there and really wanting it on a concious level creates it, this of course requires you to go within to yourself (your God place) meditation enables this, to find your higher self. We are our own worst enemies, us, ourselves, we have to get past our ego our mindset to find who we really are, that is the awakening..
YES or NO do you think similar.. and why or why not?
** Please no quotes from religious references, i'd really like your own words on this.. Thank you..

2006-11-20 21:33:36 · 14 answers · asked by *JC* 4

definition of Hypochrist
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hypoChrist

about Ted Haggard
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Haggard

2006-11-20 21:30:02 · 6 answers · asked by tammers 3

2006-11-20 21:29:47 · 5 answers · asked by George T 1