Religion & Spirituality - 20 November 2006

i keep reading questions and answers that talk about muslims being fanatic, and killing people and what not. is this due to ignorance or jelousy? ive known many muslims and they are all down to earth people, easy to get along with. infact most of them practice what they preach unlike many christians i know. why is their so much hate for them?

2006-11-20 06:42:14 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous

i am christian, and i am curious about mormon and other religions like Jehovah's Witnesses

2006-11-20 06:42:12 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-20 06:41:29 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-20 06:38:33 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

are definitely NOT condoned by the Religion they say they are representing. Would you agree?

2006-11-20 06:36:12 · 2 answers · asked by Midge 7

whereby you question everything in your life and can't seem to see the positive. I had one of those on Saturday and for no reason it lasted all day, and i had slept good the night before, no drinks and am normally a very happy upbeat person.

2006-11-20 06:36:03 · 15 answers · asked by reene2g 4

did they "paganized Christianity"? I would appreciate getting reputable sources.

2006-11-20 06:30:24 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

my religion is most like wicca, and i have started a coven we have three members of the "Kindred Spirit" coven it is my uncle my cousin and me :)

now does that make me the high priest?
and what exactly do i do, as the high priest?
when should our meetings be? (i already now the full moon but when else?)

Thanks!

2006-11-20 06:29:49 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

My girlfriend is kind of pissed off at me because I do not want to attend church with her and I explained that God knows what's in my heart and not attending church does not make me a bad person. She says that I never talk about God and stuff and I told her that it does not mean I do not believe in Him or that I am not as good as she is. Thoughts about it please.

2006-11-20 06:29:03 · 44 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-20 06:27:28 · 11 answers · asked by Sweet n Nice 1

2006-11-20 06:25:50 · 22 answers · asked by savvy s 2

When we were volunteering to teach children in a sunday school in our temple, we read a religious story and invited questions from children. A nine year old girl raised this question as to why we should pray?
We did not want to give her a wrong answer, or give her an answer which she could not understand. We also wish to give her a complete answer without leading her to ask further questions to understand our answer. I posed the question to the parents and adults in the congregation, I posed the same question to the teachers and preachers of religion and all their answers were either disconnected to the question or too complicated. I am seeking for a short, precise, complete and simple answer which a 9 year old child could understand.

2006-11-20 06:25:25 · 9 answers · asked by Arunachalesa 3

2006-11-20 06:25:04 · 9 answers · asked by j b 1

I am not serious about this, but, it does sound like some of the stuff you guys say about the Pope and the Catholic Church.

2006-11-20 06:24:35 · 13 answers · asked by Midge 7

The reason I am asking this is because I am writing a research paper for college on the topic. I am a Catholic and also conservative (normally against stem cell research) but my mother had cancer when I was younger so of course if she didn't have to go through what she did I should love the idea. I was just wondering other people's opinions as a sort of "poll" type-source, unscholarly of course.

2006-11-20 06:22:19 · 9 answers · asked by A.I.Disguise 2

Mav wonder - would the Flying Speghetti Monster be better if he was covered in romano cheese?

2006-11-20 06:21:46 · 8 answers · asked by Mav here! 4

In the Book of James, in the Bible, James says that "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."

He says nothing about receiving Jesus as your Savior, or being baptized, or going to church. Could it be that Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Jew, Athiest, Spiritist, Agnostic are merely labels and not true religions? Could it be that helping people who need help and not giving in to the corrupt practices of the world are what God honors?

Or is James wrong?

2006-11-20 06:21:34 · 18 answers · asked by Guvo 4

I've often wondered about this question. I lean toward the idea that God can know all things at any given moment if He so chooses to. But I don't think He just automatically knows all things. Several places in the Bible give me this impression. First, when he tested Abraham, asking him to sacrifice his son. There is argument that God knew Abraham would do so, but wanted to do this for Abraham's sake...but what about Isaac? If my dad told me he was going to kill me because God told him to, I'd have been scarred for life, even if it didn't happen. Second, God asked Adam in the Garden of Eden, "where are you?" after Adam had hid because he knew he was naked. With this, there is argument that God was asking Adam to take account of his standing with God, but does that mean God just messes with us to see us squirm? Third, in Genesis 5:6, it says "The LORD was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain." If he knew before he even created...

2006-11-20 06:20:23 · 8 answers · asked by Guvo 4

2006-11-20 06:20:11 · 15 answers · asked by Sweet n Nice 1

2006-11-20 06:19:09 · 7 answers · asked by Sweet n Nice 1

My boyfriend and his family are Seventh-Day Adventists, and they invite me to go with them to some church activities sometimes. Can you tell me anything more about this religion?

2006-11-20 06:17:39 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Curiousity begs me to ask (although I'm sure I'll get some offensive replies), WHY is Islam blamed for the acts of terrorism commited in its name? Do people blame catholicism for terrorist acts carried out by the IRA? Or is Chrisitianity blamed for racist attacks by white supremacist or the KKK?
Doesn't it make more sense to blame a person rather than blaming an entire religion? Especially when you look at Muslim communities around the world.....they have the lowest crime rates, the lowest rates of alcoholics, the lowest number of rapes, the lowest number of drug users......Muslim communities (based on statistical evidence) are extremely law-abiding & peaceful. Tell me again why the whole religion is blamed?

2006-11-20 06:17:32 · 12 answers · asked by cici1978 2

Changes her name and stuff. She calls it TAO. I heard is was gnostisism (however it is....) Like how many gods or how is this cult?

2006-11-20 06:16:11 · 7 answers · asked by jules 1

Should Christians be silent and not heard? Would that be a better way to show people a loving spirit?

2006-11-20 06:16:07 · 22 answers · asked by j b 1

Especially interconnectedness, the importance of all beings etc. I find it very interesting and would appreciate any help.
Cheers :)
x

2006-11-20 06:15:13 · 3 answers · asked by lady_s_hazy 3

and have you had any experience with it or ever been attacked by demons or evil spirits or known of anyone who has and what was the outcome of this ordeal

2006-11-20 06:14:14 · 16 answers · asked by jamnjims 5

1. Love your fellow man as you love yourself
2. Put the sword back into its place because whoever use the sword shall die by the sword.

What if those who claims to be Christians just followed the above? Would this be enough to convince aetheists that there really exist a god of love?

How many wars could have been avoided by just following those 2 commands of Christ?

2006-11-20 06:11:33 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-20 06:11:26 · 19 answers · asked by RLC 1

2006-11-20 06:11:07 · 8 answers · asked by Ouzian4ever 1

..home remedies?Are they Arthritis Pains?Please explain .
Kindly excuse me for posting under R/S category.

2006-11-20 06:09:29 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous