Religion & Spirituality - 12 December 2006

To stop war, hunger, poverty, bigotry, and any other worldly problems you can think of that affect you personally. Whether it be God that asked or just because of how you feel about the world today.

I would think that I would, but when really being faced with such a reponsiblity, could I. My belief in the Lord says I would, but I'd be a liar if I said I wouldn't be afriad.

2006-12-12 02:51:49 · 22 answers · asked by kayjay 4

2006-12-12 02:50:45 · 20 answers · asked by STFU Dude 6

2006-12-12 02:50:23 · 14 answers · asked by bllnickie 6

I know this really doesn't matter. I guess I'm just easily annoyed.

2006-12-12 02:49:18 · 15 answers · asked by Tiger 1

In the last times, some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils. Do you think this applies today?

2006-12-12 02:48:47 · 14 answers · asked by bbjones9 3

2006-12-12 02:48:04 · 22 answers · asked by mutterhalls 3

When I was confused in what religion to follow, i told God to guide me to true religion, to show me the true religion, I told God to help me...and then on this Friday, I went to the mosque for friday prayer...The imam was reciting Quranic versus, he was praying to God..I was listening to him with my heart, and i think i felt love for Islam, it was a kind of heavy feeling inside my heart, I felt different. Dosen't it means that God is guiding me to the true religion...Islam? IF u guyz say ISlam is not a true religion than how much time do i have to wait for this true religion...till death..I don't want to die as unbeliever and go to hell.

2006-12-12 02:46:56 · 26 answers · asked by erfan912 1

Just wandering why athesists believe human come from the stars or whatever? I have a cousin who is athesists and i still don't understand. Can you tell me a little bit about athesists? Thanks so much.

2006-12-12 02:46:19 · 12 answers · asked by Qt PIE 3

His disciples?

Peace and Love

2006-12-12 02:44:50 · 17 answers · asked by digilook 2

I see so many people buy all these gifts with Christmas in mind and stuff like that - how come advertisers don't promote Hanukkah (sp?) or Ramadan or Kwanzaa or even Yuletide? I celebrate Christmas, but not until January 7 (and people don't extend Christmas for those who believe in the Julian calendar, do they?). Do some people value their holidays with more respect than commercialism? What gives?

2006-12-12 02:44:39 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

...I can drive a plane in a building and kill thousands of people and not be responsible for it because someone else will be responsible for it?

Or...

I'm I accountable for my own actions/sins and will be punished for it?

2006-12-12 02:41:23 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous

We seem to have moved from the notion that witches are hook nosed hags towards seing them as loners who use it as they're only form of social interaction or as teenagers who have no idea what they are geting themselves into. All thoughts welcome

2006-12-12 02:39:37 · 29 answers · asked by Dragon 6

Ever since my poor old dog Rusty died it was just a week after she died my sister got a new pup called Zoe, whenever I am in the room on my own with the dog, she keeps on giving me this confused "have we met before glance" and cocks her ears up at me-a lot??

this is way to creepy. could she be a reincarnation of my dog??

2006-12-12 02:38:18 · 8 answers · asked by dodge 1

I hear this from believers often that god is a constant. However the Bible tends to contradict this notion in the way god is portrayed in the old and new testaments. The god of the OT is a malevolent tyrant, while the god of the NT tends to be more benevolent and focused on peace and goodwill.

2006-12-12 02:36:28 · 20 answers · asked by ChooseRealityPLEASE 6

I am really comfused and I dont understand it.

2006-12-12 02:35:53 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

If heaven is full of Jesus freaks, why would any self-respecting person want to go to heaven, wouldn't it be better to go to hell, hell will be full of hot slutty girls like the lead singer from the Pussy Cat Dolls and Paris Hillton and other cool people, it will be like a 24\7 party...so shouldn't heaven be renamed to hell and hell to heaven?

2006-12-12 02:35:48 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am Hindu so not very familiar with Christian Past.
How much truth there is in The Da Vinci Code Movie (If any)?

2006-12-12 02:34:04 · 21 answers · asked by talwar007 2

"Where is God?"

Answer:
Some other religions teach that "God is everywhere." This is actually called "pantheism" and it is the opposite of our believe system in Islam. Allah tells us clearly that there is nothing, anywhere in the universe that resembles Him, nor is He ever in His creation. He tells us in the Quran that He created the universe in six "yawm" (periods of time) and then He "astawah 'ala al Arsh" (rose up, above His Throne). He is there (above His Throne) and will remain there until the End Times.

"Is God pure, good, loving and fair? - If so, then where does evil, hatred and injustice come from?"

Answer:
Allah tells us that He is Pure, Loving, and absolutely Just in every respect. He says that He is the Best of Judges. He also tells us that the life that we are in is a test. He has created all the things that exist and He has created all that happens as well. There is nothing in this existence except what He has created. He also says in the Quran that He created evil (although He is not evil). He is using this as one of the many tests for us.

"Does God really have power of things? - If so, then why does He let people become sick, oppressed and die?"

Answer:
Allah has created all that we call the universe as a test for us. This is not our final destination. What we might consider to be "bad" or "good" could actually be quite the opposite. As regards oppression, this is something that Allah forbids for Himself to do to anyone and He hates it when anyone oppresses someone else. He does have absolute power over everything. He allows sickness, disease, death and even oppression so that we can all be tested in what we do.

"Can you prove there is a God?"

Answer:
Can you prove that you exist? Yes, of course you can. You merely use your senses to determine that you can see, hear, feel, smell, taste and you have emotions as well. All of this is a part of your existence. But this is not how we perceive God in Islam. We can look to the things that He has created and the way that He cares for things and sustains us, to know that there is no doubt of His existence.

Think about this the next time that you are looking up at the moon or the stars on a clear night; could you drop a drinking glass on the sidewalk and expect that it would hit the ground and on impact it would not shatter, but it would divide up into little small drinking glasses, with iced tea in them? Of course not.

And then consider if a tornado came through a junkyard and tore through the old cars; would it leave behind a nice new Mercedes with the engine running and no parts left around? Naturally not.

Can a fast food restaurant operate itself without any people there? That's crazy for anyone to even think about.

After considering all of the above, how could we look to the universe above us through a telescope or observe the molecules in a microscope and then think that all of this came about as a result of a "big bang" or some "accident?"

(see also "Quran")

"If there is only one God, then why are there so many religions?

Answer:
Allah does not force anyone to submit to Him. He has layed out a clear path and then made it known to them the two ways (Heaven or Hell). The person is always free to make his or her own choice. There is not complusion in the way of "Islam." Whoever choses to worship Allah without partners and is devoted to Him and is obeying His commands as much as possible, has grasped the firm handhold that will never break. Whoever denies God and choses some other way to worship or not to believe at all, for them there is an eternal punishment that is most horrible (Hell).

All religions originated with Allah and then people began to add or take away from the teachings so as to take control over each other. Man made religions are an abomination before the Lord and will never be accepted. He will only accept true submission, obedience and in purity and peace to His commandments.

"How do you know that the Quran is really from God?"

Answer:

Muslims have something that offers the most clear proof of all - The Holy Quran. There is no other book like it anywhere on earth. It is absolutely perfect in the Arabic language. It has no mistakes in grammar, meanings or context. The scientific evidences are well known around the entire world, even amongst non-Muslim scholars. Predictions in the Quran have come true; and its teachings are clearly for all people, all places and all times. No one has been able to produce a book like it, nor ten chapters like it, nor even one chapter like it. It was memorized by thousands of people during the lifetime of Muhammad, peace be upon him, and then this memorization was passed down from teacher to student for generation after generation, from mouth to ear and from one nation to another. Today every single Muslim has memorized some part of the Quran in the original Arabic language that it was revealed in over 1,400 years ago, even though most of them are not Arabs. There are over nine million (9,000,000) Muslims living on the earth today who have totally memorized the entire Quran, word for word, and can recite the entire Quran, in Arabic just as Muhammad, peace be upon him, did 14 centuries ago.

2006-12-12 02:32:44 · 5 answers · asked by hoor 2

I'm trying to build up my bible study references but need help deciding on the best and most useful. Any updated suggestions? thanks

2006-12-12 02:31:15 · 13 answers · asked by PAMELA S 2

i want to figure something out where i can celebrate it with my christian family and children too. i dont want them to feel like i'm pushing my beliefs on them; which i'm not. i just want to show them its okay to be who i am.
any suggestions as to how i should spend my pagan holiday without freaking them out?
How will you spend your Yule?

2006-12-12 02:29:38 · 2 answers · asked by . 3

My little baby nephilim left me, have you seen him? I'll check the cupboards!

2006-12-12 02:28:11 · 3 answers · asked by Life Rocks 1

Peace and Love

2006-12-12 02:27:42 · 16 answers · asked by digilook 2

I dated 2 women who practiced a Pagan religion and both of them cheated, claiming that their religion demanded they had to have sex with certain people in their group for certain things. Is this true for the religion, or were they making it up?

2006-12-12 02:27:07 · 14 answers · asked by By Your Command 6

Do you believe that the secular religions that have caused and are still causing wars and "terrorism" (such as Islamic, Muslim and Christian religions) base their faiths on a gross hypocrisy? Do they no longer do what they preach, but try to find loopholes so they can kill/convert? Please discuss without using the letter "J". Thank you.

2006-12-12 02:25:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

"Allah" comes from the Arabic word "elah" - (Arabic) means 'a god' or something that is worshipped. This word (elah) can be made plural, as in "aleha" and it can be male or female. "Allah" comes from "elaha" but it brings more clarification and understanding.

Allah = Has no gender (not male and not female)
* "He" is used only out of respect and dignity - not for gender
Allah = Always singular - Never plural
* "We" is used only as the "Royal WE" just as in English for royalty
Allah =Means "The Only One to be Worshipped"

Is "Allah" only for Islam and Muslims?
"Allah" is the same word used by Christian and Jewish Arabs in the Bible, before Islam came.

On page one [1] of Genesis in the Old Testament, we find the word "Allah" seventeen [17] times.

2006-12-12 02:24:57 · 15 answers · asked by hoor 2

Especially when it is clear they do not know the right answer

2006-12-12 02:23:48 · 17 answers · asked by Quantrill 7

study one side.....In order to be a fair judge of the matter you have to study the science field of creation to compare. I don't know of any on this forum who has study both fields of the science debate.

So what makes you qualified to speak on the matter? You only have 1/2 the information

2006-12-12 02:21:27 · 36 answers · asked by ? 5

If so, how are the following versus supposed to be taken?

I Cor.14:34 "Women should be silent in the churches for they are not permitted to speak, but should be submissive, as the law also says."
-Are women really supposed to do this?

Deut.22:20-21 "If, however,... no proof of the girls virginity can be found, she shall be brought to the door of her father's house and there the men of her town shall stone her to death."
-Are christian's supposed to kill any woman not found to be a virgin on her wedding night?

Deut. 23:2 "No one of illegitimate birth nor any of his descendants may enter the assembly of the Lord."
-Are children born out of wedlock not welcomed by the Lord?

Eph.6:5 "Slaves, obey your human masters, with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ."
I Peter2:18 "Slaves, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the cruel."
-Does this condone slavery?

2006-12-12 02:20:25 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been listening to some of their music. I am wondering if i should stop.

2006-12-12 02:18:31 · 43 answers · asked by Daniel C 1

would you take it? Would life then be boring?

2006-12-12 02:18:02 · 12 answers · asked by Sean 5