Religion & Spirituality - 7 December 2006

Growing up, the people in my life were very spiritual and metaphysical. Concerned not so much with material things but with their connection to God, in all his many names. The older I get, the more I find myself attracted to successful people who are well-adjusted in today's society. People who are OK with the state of things, who go to Charlie Brown's with their families after an outing at the mall and are OK with that. Am I becoming a "bad" person–a shallow, lesser person? I'm so confused :/

2006-12-07 11:24:18 · 21 answers · asked by rhiannon2797 3

Do you think that it's possible there is a God and Devil, and that Satan wrote the bible to cause confusion around the world?

2006-12-07 11:23:39 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

i hear a bunch of people talking about it, what is it?

2006-12-07 11:23:21 · 43 answers · asked by Anonymous

...Excellent! Would you like to come round on Saturday?I'm sacrificing my first-born to Moloch."
"What's that? You believe in freedom of religion for "reasonable" religions?"

What constitutes an unreasonable religion? Who gets to decide and on what grounds?
(Child sacrifice is deliberately extreme to establish the idea but there are real, but less clear-cut, issues)

2006-12-07 11:21:03 · 20 answers · asked by Pedestal 42 7

I found an old Reader's Digest from the 1930's. It had an article about how the USA was trying to slow the population explosion by giving birth control devices, and sex education poor nations. The article said that government yielded to pressure from the Catholic Church. Now, millions die of starvation every month. Our planet has air and water pollution. We are on the brink of war. And our resources like oil are dwindling.

2006-12-07 11:20:00 · 13 answers · asked by Larry 1

Not including the one member denominations such as 'Spork Worshipers United" and so on.
If you know any good sights that give an overview of them please include.

2006-12-07 11:18:13 · 10 answers · asked by x_cindergirl_x 2

Through intense meditation, I have discovered it is Mardok(swt), the name the Sufis and Alawis and Zaidiyyah adepts know him as.

2006-12-07 11:17:36 · 23 answers · asked by sayyed_al_afghani 2

I am a 911 Truther, I need help from others truthers to vote on a story at www.digg.com to help get it on the home page to wake up 100's of thousands of skeptics, It will only take a couple minutes of your time.

Im me on yahoo: war_on_terror_is_a_scam

AIM: Sleepy2k16 and ill give u the link, thanks

2006-12-07 11:16:05 · 10 answers · asked by www.government-coverup.com 1

2006-12-07 11:15:42 · 16 answers · asked by Barabas 5

"And the swine....he is unclean to you...of their flesh ye shall not eat." Leviticus 11:7-8, Deut. 14:8

"This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice: he is a glutton and a drunkard. And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones that he die; so shall thou put evil away from among you." Deut. 21:18-21

If Jesus annulls the Laws of God by crucifixion, is the Bible still Holy, or does the Old and New Testament contradict each other making Jesus a stubborn and rebellious son?

Why does the Sabbath shift from Seventh Day to Sunday and to worship of the Sun?

Has the crucifixion taken man away from worship of the Only True God (John 17:3) to pagan worship of three-gods-in-one and a cross?

Is not this cause for concern?

2006-12-07 11:15:09 · 13 answers · asked by mythkiller-zuba 6

Pain of Afghan suicide women
By Payenda Sargand
BBC News, Kabul
Gulsoom was unconscious for a week
Gulsoom is 17-years-old and married. Last year she tried to commit suicide - she failed.
She set fire to herself but, against the odds, survived with appalling injuries.
Her plight reflects that of a growing number of young Afghan women, campaigners say.
Driven to desperation by forced marriages and abusive husbands, more and more are seeking release through self-immolation.
Gulsoom was engaged at the age of 12. Three years later her family married her to a man aged 40 who she says was addicted to drugs.
She was then taken to Iran. Her husband beat her regularly, Gulsoom says, particularly when he had no money for heroin.
"Once after I was badly beaten by my husband, I was in bed when I heard a voice murmuring and telling me to go and set fire to myself," she says.
"I went and poured petrol on my whole body. The flames on my body lasted

2006-12-07 11:14:44 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've read a lot of VERY innacurate claims made against the Catholic Church since I've started using Y!A. Claims that we pray to Mary, worship the Pope, are idolators, are un-biblical, etc... What I'd like to know is this: Of the people who have criticized Catholicism, are you basing the statements you make on personal experience with the church, or on what you hear from other members of YOUR faith?

2006-12-07 11:13:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

It says that St. Christina's dad died of spite.

2006-12-07 11:12:48 · 5 answers · asked by rb1111girl 2

First of all im Catholic....so not i have not been "saved" ive been baptized....anyway,this whole forcing people to except god or else thing is getting so tyring.....yesterday i saw this "key of david" thing and almost threwup...rediculouse....rubbish..thats all it is...you agree? why cant we all form a new church..."jesus is lord" and thats it...the basic rules like >god loves you, he died 4 you< >love your neibore, dont kill....< and so on.......none of this 40,000 rules to follow...yes?

2006-12-07 11:09:30 · 22 answers · asked by KeLs 2

I'm not trying to be rude or offenseive at all.
I just would like to know.
Plus..if you get them a Christmas present..would they not like that?

2006-12-07 11:06:43 · 17 answers · asked by Blue-eyed Beauty 1

Can someone tell me a good song to play for an Advent Prayer Service? I already have O Come, O Come Emmanuel

2006-12-07 11:06:39 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am looking for a story where this happened. If you know of a story that is online that would be great too!

2006-12-07 11:06:19 · 8 answers · asked by Coolpjg 2

2006-12-07 11:05:55 · 11 answers · asked by Larry 1

2006-12-07 11:05:19 · 5 answers · asked by Points 1

It talks about how St. Christina was "unshaken" about her faith.

2006-12-07 11:03:36 · 6 answers · asked by rb1111girl 2

Islam is true will you be a winner or a loser? Muslims believe in all of the 3 books where Jews in one book and Christians believe in 2 books.
"Say: we believe in God and in what has been revealed to us, and what was revealed to Abraham, Isma'il: Isaac, Jacob and The Tribes, and in (the Books) given to Moses, Jesus and the Prophets, from their Lord: We make no distinction between one and another, among them, and to God do we bow our will (in Islam)." (Qur'an, Al-Imran 3:84)

2006-12-07 11:03:35 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

With the assumptions that you believe in Christ.....Have you actually tried to pray to God for answers to some of theese profound questions we want to know about.

How long did the dinosaurs live?
What did the look like?
Why are we(Mankind) Here?
Why dont the other planets have life?
What's the purpose of the moon?
Is there other life in the universe?
How long did it take the universe to form?
When will the universe end?
Are there aliens in our solar system?
Is it possible to go faster than light?
Why are there black holes?
ect.ect.ect..

Cause God does give real answers.The answer may not come when you want,but if you're persistent in prayer, you will get the answer.

Luke 8:10-And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.

2006-12-07 11:02:23 · 10 answers · asked by Maurice H 6

Please give two things specifically which you find most incompatible wiith your own beliefs.

2006-12-07 11:02:12 · 12 answers · asked by sunnyannie 5

ah, this is the life!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pkcFZD7UVw&mode=related&search=

2006-12-07 11:00:01 · 22 answers · asked by Life Rocks 1

Think about it! God wanted the Jewish people to believe Jesus was His Son and wanted them to accept Jesus. They said no! They killed God's son? So, enter Hitler and the Nazis to teach the Jewish people a lesson? Did they learn? No!!! In this present age, some Jews do believe in Jesus. The others don't! Was that a good way to teach them a lesson. Its been said Hitler & whsat he did, was an inspiration from heaven? No offense to anyone.

2006-12-07 10:58:06 · 30 answers · asked by ZORRO 3

Ok I asked this question before and all I get is so? he's a guy. So I deccided to ask you Christians what ya think

Now why in the world would a 70 something year old college instructor lust after a modest clean twenty two year old student? Just gawk at her lustfully and eye her. GROSS MAN!

2006-12-07 10:55:37 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean, honestly. We Christians try to be all loving, yet you still hate. (By you, I am actually talking to the people that hate, not you as a whole). Is it because you think we are ignorant, because we are believed to have been a part of the Crusades, because Christianity made Hilter kill people because of their beliefs, or is it something different? I would only like honest answers, please, answering the question to the best of your ability. If you cannot answer the question well, don't answer at all, or if you are going to try and be funny, don't answer either, I am not in the mood. Any answers I find like this will be reported.

2006-12-07 10:55:04 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

Some of these prophecies were taken from great religions.

I will give 10. but there are many, many more...

1) Adultery and fornication will be performed in the open

2) People will walk in the marketplace with their thighs exposed

3) Great distances will be traversed in short spans of time

4) Earthquakes will increase

5) The appearance of false messengers

6) Women will be naked in spite of being dressed, these women will be led astray & will lead others astray

7) Men will begin to look like women and women will begin to look like men

8) Gains will be shared out only among the rich, with no benefit to the poor

9) When a man obeys his wife and disobeys his mother; and treats his friend kindly while shunning his father

10) People will hop between the clouds and the earth

REMEMBER: They have predicted this about thousand years ago, when all of this points seems quite impossible.

2006-12-07 10:54:06 · 19 answers · asked by David F 2

2006-12-07 10:53:16 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-07 10:51:40 · 8 answers · asked by HARDWOOD 1