Religion & Spirituality - 9 December 2006

I would think it would be like in America there are many people who do not agree with the president, but they are not going to revolt over it. Yes I know that is not a perfect analogy, but it is just to give you an idea of what I am trying to say. Anyway, thank you for your thoughts.

2006-12-09 18:03:54 · 10 answers · asked by haiku_katie 4

I'm a pretty charitable person. I live in Philadelphia and I see homeless people every day. Sometimes I give them some money and I donate to various other charities but something I always hear from people about giving to the poor is "How do you know they wont use it for drugs or alcohol?" This is true, I dont know what they'll use it for and they might go buy drugs or something. But something else came to mind... dont we donate a LOT of money to home owning Hollywood people that we KNOW use it for drugs and alcohol?

Just a thought to ponder :)

2006-12-09 18:03:52 · 10 answers · asked by impossble_dream 6

I don't want to seem arrogant, but if you have a low percentage of best answers is it because:

1) You don't read all the details of the question, and therefore your answer does not even address the question.

2) You insult people on a regular basis.

3) You answer with no knowledge of the subject at hand, do no research, and just post what you've "heard", or just want to hurry up and answer to get points.

Why do you think your percentage is low (below 5%)?

2006-12-09 18:02:06 · 25 answers · asked by frenzy-CIB- Jim's with Jesus 4

Here we go ready to wipe out the other guys/gals.. Do you think we're here to fight about our differences like the thousands of people do??No , I think not... It takes a lot of energy away from us to consider the big picture. Was GOD ALL OF THESE???

2006-12-09 18:01:10 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok guys as the title says, why would god send people to hell given the fact that in the bible he made them sinners according to the bible nothing happens outside of the fathers will, even Jesus said, “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered" (Mt 10:29-30 NIV – best translation) According to this nothing happens outside of the fathers will, in fact Paul describes vessels of wrath in Romans 9:18-23 god making one of honor and one of dishonor. Said he will hardened whom he will. This brings up another thing, people get mad at atheist and all those who don’t believe in Jesus way but the truth is according to the bible at least that God hardened their hearts so Jesus way could not be understood or it was disclosed from them since it was his law that they be that way, since nothing happens outside of his will. For reference the scriptures say, “For this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere: ‘He has blinded their eyes and deadened their hearts, so they can neither see with their eyes, nor understand with their hearts” (John 12:37-40 NIV). So why would someone go to hell when by Gods will they were made to be unbelievers and believers of something else, that even gay people are made gay by Gods will since nothing happens out side of it?

2006-12-09 18:00:49 · 11 answers · asked by Automaton 5

i am just wondering because somebody compared the 3 persons of the holy trinity to an ice cube.

2006-12-09 17:59:10 · 6 answers · asked by arthur king of the britons 2

I can take it!

2006-12-09 17:56:57 · 14 answers · asked by Laptop Jesus 4

Please feel free to reply in general, but I am concerned specifically about Christian Zionism in the sense that Christians are attempting to fulfill Biblical prophesy through human actions, mainly involving political and military support for the state of Israel, no matter how they treat the Palestinians. From my Christian upbringing and understanding (incomplete, for sure) of the Bible, it is God alone who knows the time of the rapture and never asked us for help. It is not by human intervention that the rapture is going to be brought about, but this is what I see as the goal in Christian Zionism.

2006-12-09 17:55:18 · 10 answers · asked by Jdude 2

2006-12-09 17:52:02 · 18 answers · asked by n_007pen 4

Why do christians say Jesus was crucified on Good Friday and three days later he was resurrected on Easter Sunday? Isn't Monday three days past Friday?

2006-12-09 17:50:37 · 12 answers · asked by Kalia 3

Maybe some kind of energy that lingers.

2006-12-09 17:49:47 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm just thinking about a realm of thought that has never been proven yet still has provided humankind with answers. Although the answers may have led to scientific theory and experiments, why deny the importance of knowledge seeking and out of the box thinking.
I havn't been on the site for a few months but still see others try to shatter the dreams of their own kind.
Sometimes I wonder if the mind we are trying to manipulate or trying to convince them to leave their own ideas behind, we are actually doing more harm than good.

Anyways, instead of subcategorizing ourselves into a "Unique" or "Different" label, I don't understand why we can't just all consider ourselves co-creators and dreamers.
Bringing dreams into the now; Thoughts onto paper and into physical structure or a similar manner.


Us and Them
And after all we're only ordinary men
Me, and you
God only knows it's not what we would choose to do
-Pink Floyd

2006-12-09 17:47:42 · 7 answers · asked by Corey 4

just wondering...

2006-12-09 17:45:43 · 13 answers · asked by arthur king of the britons 2

2006-12-09 17:44:12 · 18 answers · asked by dirk diggler 1

I always wanted to know what people think about Jesus or how much they think they know about him. I believe in Jesus more than any thing else in the world, and after reading the bible I notice that he doesn't says that jehovah is his father, he says God is his father. So I think that jehovah and the father of Jesus are not the same person, if you think about it, I mean really think about it you'll see. So what do you think??

2006-12-09 17:44:12 · 19 answers · asked by J 33 1

Back in My day people were talking about girding your loins and fruit of your loins --- these days nobody ever talks about loins.

Does anybody know where the loins went?

2006-12-09 17:43:40 · 8 answers · asked by Laptop Jesus 4

Hey thanks for all the other answers so far?
I was just thinking, would it be possible for the Devil to be forgiven or is it to late for that? Surely God is able to forgive Satan or is that the one thing he will not forgive. Could it be possible for Satan to reform? If so, would the world change too?
Thanks for your answers.

2006-12-09 17:43:36 · 20 answers · asked by haiku_katie 4

I'm sure more than one religious zealot will take this question literally instead of understanding its deeper meaning.

2006-12-09 17:39:50 · 28 answers · asked by Alucard 4

2006-12-09 17:39:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-09 17:38:50 · 3 answers · asked by Chase 4

Don't get me wrong, I am anti fundamentalist. My question is, if you are really into fighting these idiots why? Is it something in your background? If you aren't really fired up about going toe to toe with the fundies don't answer.

2006-12-09 17:38:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

People get a high from it.

2006-12-09 17:34:15 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

what should i say to an aethiest who says

Well, i'm sorry, but when someone starts telling me that an angel and satan are having a moral conflict in my mind (although there is substantial, solid evidence stating that our mind works by using electronic pulses and chemicals) I kind of have to doubt their intelligence.

Where is this proof of miracle? You can't really say something is a miracle because that is all in opinion, there is no solid proof of a miracle, just your opinionated belief in it. A miracle is simply a coincidental phenomenon that no one understands (or even tries to comprehend) so there just write it of as a miracle.

You are such a sheep. You really should start doing some research for yourself. I'm going to assume that you've believed in the authenticity of this cloth for several years. But in less than 15 seconds I Googled "Shroud Of Turin," and found something to disprove it. Here is an excerpt from the article.

"Arguments and evidence cited against a miraculous origin of the shroud images include a letter from a medieval bishop to the Avignon pope claiming personal knowledge that the image was cleverly painted to gain money from pilgrims; radiocarbon tests in 1988 that yielded a medieval timeframe for the cloth's fabrication; and analysis of the image by microscopist Walter McCrone, who concluded ordinary pigments were used."

Pretty much this paragraph means that a Bishop did it for money, and after a very accurate scientific test using the element of carbon (which is in every living organism, so it would be present in a cotton/wool/etc. cloth) to prove that the cloth was made somewhere in the 1800's, not 2000 years ago when Jesus was supposedly alive. If you think I just made that up the link is Shroud Of Turin - Wikipedia
Read the entire article, read all the evidence. Fact versus belief...what is real and what you want to be real. I think it's pretty obvious whether or not the cloth is real.

What absolute and undeniable proof is there that jesus walked this earth. Did anyone anywhere else other than people in the bible claim to see him? What? No? That's what I thought.

Don't you dare delve into my life and make assumptions about who I am or what I've experienced. I do not speak of god because I know he exists, I speak in reference to your conceptual perception of the "creator". An anthomorphic falsified deity used as a simple explanation for the phenomena that you cannot understand. I disavow the belief in god not because of what I have gone through, I live a good life. I disavow it because I accept reality. I see facts, I acknowledge the cold, hard, and painful truth of existance. You, however, live in your fairyland where if you're a good little girl everything you ever want will be given to you, and anyone who doesnt believe what you do is a bad psychotic satanist who is just going to go to hell and isn't worth your time. You look down on all others who follow a different belief and try to "save" them. It has been going on for centuries. Americans send missionaries across the world to save them from their "eternal damnation." Stop being such a sheep and create your own beliefs. Weigh fact versus belief, what has been proven to be realy and what you've been told is real. Look at the immense amount of evidence supporting all that is scientific, and that lack that there is to support religion. Then look at how so much of what in considered scientific fact contradicts what your infallible little book claims. Wake up and face reality, stop hiding behind the belief that no matter what everything will be ok, because it won't

2006-12-09 17:33:30 · 17 answers · asked by lingnienshin 2

Does anyone have anything uplifting for me????

The most severe implication to me seem to be global waves of starvation everywhere.

I am really depressed, because even if I managed to have a patch of land (which living in a city I don't) to plant enough wheat/corn or whatever necessary for my family, I think it is going to be the complete chaos and people will turn into animals to find food/water.
Does anyone have a different view? Maybe a bit uplifting/optimistic? Usually I am optimist myself, but this concept is just too much. It is not even so essential to me, if we will reach it next year, 2010 or if we already reached the oil peak in 2000, the difference is marginal, it is just depressing enough to have swept me of my feet enough to neglect my work etc...I am in my thirties and like everyone in that age group or younger, I think we will all be faced with it...

If you don't know anything about it, just google "peak oil" and tell me you (hopefully) more positive view......

2006-12-09 17:32:29 · 3 answers · asked by sportboy747 1

does anyone know if it says anywhere in the Bible that dogs go to heaven. If you are gonna say dogs wont go to heaven dont answer

2006-12-09 17:30:11 · 23 answers · asked by jn_dogs 1

2006-12-09 17:30:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I say it is on the basis of this point. The constitution forbids cruel and unusual punishment. While the Bible says most of us are going to burn in a lake of fire. Burning would not be allowed by the constitution. I'd be interested in anyother examples of this along with other agreeing or disagreeing commentary.

2006-12-09 17:29:11 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-09 17:28:10 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

someone who does not believe in god or the devil. They believe once your dead your gone. And you should just enjoy the hell out of life ??!!

2006-12-09 17:28:00 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

heathen godless atheists before they can do any more harm!!!

"Guns for Jesus and the New Crusade!"

'Christs power comes from the barrel of a Gun!'

source(s)

God speaks to me and through me. Amen.

2006-12-09 17:26:47 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous