Religion & Spirituality - 6 December 2006

2006-12-06 06:04:32 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-06 06:04:18 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-06 06:03:22 · 7 answers · asked by don_steele54 6

If you don't know what that is, look it up and learn.

2006-12-06 06:02:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-06 06:02:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Islam is a religion that advocates violence,’ Islam is seen as a faith that does not tolerate any criticism, and rejects all values of modernity and cultural evolution. Islam seems to adhere only to teachings that are firmly anchored in the past. In other words, Islam recognizes neither the present, nor the future. It is perceived as a religion that glorifies death rather than life. Since 9/11 6867 Muslims terrorist attacks made against others, including other Muslims have been recorded .A woman in Pakistan can be raped but needs 4 men to speak for her if she can’t she faces being stoned to death. It is written that Islam will come as a stranger and leave as a stranger (Hopefully that is very very soon). This question is posted in conjunction with many former Muslims that have left the faith. They cannot declare where they are as threats against their lives have been made.

2006-12-06 05:59:51 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-06 05:59:15 · 27 answers · asked by kenzone03 1

2006-12-06 05:58:39 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have many Black friends and none of them have a clue. What they say about him, I cannot repeat on this site.

2006-12-06 05:58:19 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-06 05:58:19 · 15 answers · asked by kenzone03 1

2006-12-06 05:57:21 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

why is so much of the essential message of modern christianity centered around God blessing us.....and God helping us with whatever we need and giving us whatever we want.

Shouldn't it be the other way around....shouldn't the teachings and messages be centered around how od can use us to bless and help others??

why do so many people act like life as a christian is supposed to be nothing but a a bunch of blessings, then death???

2006-12-06 05:56:53 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

My question is this. When people posting questions or answers in the LGBT section of Yahoo answers Use biblical passages that condem gay people to death are they promoting muder?
Does the use of these passages in this way constitute a violation of Yahoo terms of service ?
as people of religion do you find this offensive

2006-12-06 05:55:59 · 15 answers · asked by benbear 2

Not to mention the Virgin Mary and all the other intercessary saints that run into thousands as well as the various orders of angels.

2006-12-06 05:55:57 · 19 answers · asked by CHEESUS GROYST 5

2006-12-06 05:55:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Merry Christmas!!!



Always believe in MIRACLES!!



Three years ago, a little boy and his grandmother came to see Santa at Mayfair Mall in Wisconsin. The child climbed up on his lap,holding a picture of a little girl. "Who is this?" asked Santa, smiling.

"Your friend?" Your sister?



"Yes, Santa," he replied. "My sister, Sarah, who is very sick," he

said sadly.



Santa glanced over at the grandmother who was waiting nearby, and saw her dabbing her eyes with a tissue.



"She wanted to come with me to see you, oh, so very much, Santa!"

the child exclaimed. "She misses you," he added softly.



Santa tried to be cheerful and encouraged a smile to the boy's
face,

asking him what he wanted Santa to bring him for Christmas.

When they finished their visit, the Grandmother came over to help
the

child off his lap, and started to say something to Santa, but
halted.



"What is it?" Santa asked warmly.



"Well, I know it's really too much to ask you, Santa, but ..." the


old woman began, shooing her grandson over to one of Santa's elves
to

collect the little gift which Santa gave all his young visitors.

"The girl in the photograph .. my granddaughter .. well, you see ..


she has leukemia and isn't expected to make it even through the

holidays," she said through tear-filled eyes. "Is there any way,
Santa

... any possible way that you could come see Sarah? That's all
she's

asked for, for Christmas, is to see Santa."



Santa blinked and swallowed hard and told the woman to leave

information with his elves as to where Sarah was, and he would see

what he could do. Santa thought of little else the rest of that
afternoon.

He knew what he had to do. "What if it were MY child lying in that

hospital bed, dying," he thought with a sinking heart, "this is the
least I can do."



When Santa finished visiting with all the boys and girls that
evening,

he retrieved from his helper the name of the hospital where Sarah
was

staying.

He asked the assistant location manager how to get to Children's
Hospital.



"Why?" Rick asked, with a puzzled look on his face.



Santa relayed to him the conversation with Sarah's grandmother
earlier

that day.

"C'mon .... I'll take you there," Rick said softly.



Rick drove them to the hospital and came inside with Santa.

They found out which room Sarah was in.

A pale Rick said he would wait out in the hall.

Santa quietly peeked into the room through the half-closed door and


saw little Sarah on the bed. The room was full of what appeared to
be

her family; there was the Grandmother and the girl's brother he had


met earlier that day.

A woman whom he guessed was Sarah's mother stood

by the bed, gently pushing Sarah's thin hair off her forehead.

And another woman who he discovered later was Sarah's aunt, sat in
a

chair near the bed with weary, sad look on her face. They were
talking

quietly, and Santa could sense the warmth and closeness of the
family,

and their love and concern for Sarah. Taking a deep breath, and

forcing a smile on his face, Santa entered the room, bellowing a
hearty, "Ho, ho, ho!"



"Santa!" shrieked little Sarah weakly, as she tried to escape her
bed

to run to him, IV tubes in tact.



Santa rushed to her side and gave her a warm hug. A child the
tender

age of his own son -- 9 years old -- gazed up at him with wonder
and

excitement. Her skin was pale and her short tresses bore telltale
bald

patches from the effects of chemotherapy. But all he saw when he

looked at her was a pair of huge, blue eyes. His heart melted, and
he

had to force himself to choke back tears. Though his eyes were
riveted

upon Sarah's face, he could hear the gasps and quiet sobbing of the


women in the room. As he and Sarah began talking, the family crept

quietly to the bedside one by one, squeezing Santa's shoulder or
his

hand gratefully, whispering "thank you" as they gazed sincerely at
him

with shining eyes. Santa and Sarah talked and talked, and she told
him

excitedly all the toys she wanted for Christmas, assuring him she'd


been a very good girl that year. As their time together dwindled,

Santa felt led in his spirit to pray for Sarah, and asked for

permission from the girl's mother. She nodded in agreement and the

entire family circled around Sarah's bed, holding hands. Santa
looked

intensely at Sarah and asked her if she believed in angels.



"Oh, yes, Santa ... I do!" she exclaimed.



"Well, I'm going to ask that angels watch over you, "he said.

Laying one hand on the child's head, Santa closed his eyes and
prayed.

He asked that God touch little Sarah, and heal her body from this
disease.

He asked that angels minister to her, watch and keep her. And when
he

finished praying, still with eyes closed, he started singing
softly,

"Silent Night, Holy Night . all is calm, all is bright."

The family joined in, still holding hands, smiling at Sarah, and

crying tears of hope, tears of joy for this moment, as Sarah beamed
at

them all. When the song ended, Santa sat on the side of the bed
again

and held Sarah's frail, small hands in his own.



"Now, Sarah," he said authoritatively, "you have a job to do, and

that is to concentrate on getting well. I want you to have fun
playing

with your friends this summer, and I expect to see you at my house
at

Mayfair Mall this time next year!" He knew it was risky proclaiming


that, to this little girl who had terminal cancer, but he "had" to.
He

had to give her the greatest gift he could -- not dolls or games or


toys -- but the gift of HOPE.



"Yes, Santa!" Sarah exclaimed, her eyes bright.



He leaned down and kissed her on the forehead and left the room.

Out in the hall, the minute Santa's eyes met Rick's, a look passed

between them and they wept unashamed. Sarah's mother and

grandmother slipped out of the room quickly and rushed to Santa's

side to thank him.



"My only child is the same age as Sarah," he explained quietly.

"This is the least I could do." They nodded with understanding

and hugged him.



One year later, Santa Mark was again back on the set in Milwaukee
for

his six-week, seasonal job which he so loves to do. Several weeks
went

by and then one day a child came up to sit on his lap.

"Hi, Santa! Remember me?!"



"Of course, I do," Santa proclaimed (as he always does), smiling
down at her.



After all, the secret to being a "good" Santa is to always make
each

child feel as if they are the "only" child in the world at that
moment.



"You came to see me in the hospital last year!" Santa's jaw
dropped.



Tears immediately sprang in his eyes, and he grabbed this little

miracle and held her to his chest. "Sarah!" he exclaimed. He
scarcely

recognized her, for her hair was long and silky and her cheeks were


rosy -- much different from the little girl he had visited just a
year

before. He looked over and saw Sarah's mother and grandmother in
the

sidelines smiling and waving and wiping their eyes.



That was the best Christmas ever for Santa Claus.

He had witnessed --and been blessed to be instrumental in bringing

about -- this miracle of hope. This precious little child was
healed.

Cancer-free. Alive and well.

He silently looked up to Heaven and humbly whispered, "Thank you,


Father. ' Tis a very, Merry Christmas!"

2006-12-06 05:55:01 · 6 answers · asked by NOVA 4

2006-12-06 05:54:43 · 30 answers · asked by kenzone03 1

2006-12-06 05:53:41 · 21 answers · asked by Offends Equally 3

2006-12-06 05:51:28 · 3 answers · asked by holtrams_girl2009 1

2006-12-06 05:51:25 · 15 answers · asked by popfoy 2

If their cause is so "righteous", why not share their activities out in the open for the whole world to see? Instead of this, you see an "hiearchy" of curtains from bottom to top in this apparent "gangland" system. If you feel you are in the "truth" then why be selfish and hide the "truth" from others? If anybody can show me a Satanist, I'll show you a snake in the grass.

2006-12-06 05:50:22 · 11 answers · asked by icyhott4urmind 1

Just a question, though I know more then a few of you will become everything that your religions are against due to this question... but

I don't want to hear I feel Jesus in my heart and he speaks to me and all that nonsense. I can play music from Bob Marely and get fuzzy feelings it doesn't mean I'm a Ratafarian it simply means that I agree with his message.

In the modern world you wouldn't believe that a man walked on water or spoke to an angel in a cave (I dare you to try that one) without proof. Yet you do and are quite willing to bash anyview point (despite Jesus' preachings of love the sinner hate the sin and they will know me by your love) and you know what, I'm not even going to open up the Islam can of worms just watch CNN. All over something you can't see, can't feel, and can't prove. Explain yourselves.

1) what makes you right and not the other guy (I know the Bible/Qu'ran right!)
2) have you looked at the real history of your religions Let the Venom spitting begin

2006-12-06 05:50:11 · 20 answers · asked by gatewlkr 4

2006-12-06 05:48:15 · 33 answers · asked by tammers 3

Every church be it catholic, baptist, lutheren, whatever, has politics, it is a business. Why? Jesus did not come to set up a "religion" I hate religion, it has been so twisted and manipulated. I am not a religious person. I am a spiritual person with a relationship with the Lord. Why can't church be based on that? And please don't say your church is not that way, they all are and as you get more involved you see it more and more, Why?

2006-12-06 05:47:46 · 11 answers · asked by sammyw1024 3

some one posted the following question....................
Jew Extremists are behind all the religious conflicts in the world. True or False?

...........................................................................................................
I have seen most negetive answers among may be they are Jews .know my point is Jews are allowed to criticize Muslims and they are doing that , i have clicked on a lot of ID'S and it turned out to be true,
I am asking this question if you don't want to be criticize don't criticize some one else's relegion

2006-12-06 05:47:34 · 8 answers · asked by boshhhhhhhhhh 2

This question was posed to me recently. What do you think about "MAN-KINDs" sitaution?

2006-12-06 05:46:52 · 6 answers · asked by King 5

would u be polite? have to be rude and defend ur religion, with all what u can?what will be UR reaction??honestly.

thanks.

2006-12-06 05:46:40 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-06 05:46:13 · 13 answers · asked by jyoti s 1

...truths which are relative to materialism and sensory perceptions.

2006-12-06 05:45:40 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

What happened?
Is it right to do this?

2006-12-06 05:44:51 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous