Religion & Spirituality - 12 December 2006

I've heard the well-known Hebrew version, and I've heard opinions from other faiths. This is more personal than religious.

2006-12-12 16:17:01 · 10 answers · asked by rebekkah hot as the sun 7

I am seriously underinformed. I have heard this term many times before, but it appears that different faiths have different definitions... or do they? I welcome all faiths to tell me their definition of zionists and why they are so disliked (or liked...).

2006-12-12 16:15:44 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am not Christian though I attended a Catholic high school - however there's one question I never had answered...... If Adam & Eve were the 1st people that God created, when Caine and Abel were born, how did they find themselves wives?

2006-12-12 16:14:29 · 28 answers · asked by Kble 4

and physical violence

2006-12-12 16:13:19 · 5 answers · asked by pretty_e_evans 1

Did God instruct us to tithe in the New Testament? Or was it just an OT teaching/mandatory?

2006-12-12 16:11:52 · 11 answers · asked by Just Me 3

are you, like me, getting annoyed with the christian questions?

2006-12-12 16:11:15 · 28 answers · asked by Sarah S 3

2006-12-12 16:11:14 · 8 answers · asked by Sylvia C 1

And what purpose does religion serve if fear is any part of it?

2006-12-12 16:09:40 · 6 answers · asked by ? 5

2006-12-12 16:08:56 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-12 16:08:48 · 12 answers · asked by chuck 3

He's dead and is in eternal peace. Why all the redundant rantings?

2006-12-12 16:08:35 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

And the number of completion in the Bible (like everything in REV) is the number 7.

Seems like He is saying something. Like its only half over and He will be back.

This is how He speaks, like the mystery of parables. Cool, huh?

Blessings,
David

2006-12-12 16:08:19 · 16 answers · asked by ? 4

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

one of my best friends is trying to convince me i can date better girls. she feels that the girls that i am dating are sluts and bitches. she thinks that i need to break up with my gf. before i date anyone else however she feels that i need to start going to church find god and start "loving myself" as she puts it. I dont know if i can do any better however. Im not usualy a negative type guy but im a little bit scared to do much better. I feel secure where i am right now. i know that my gf is not going to break up with me. Should i listen to my friend, dump my gf right now who is kinda mean find god and then try again but aim for higher or should i remain where i am? I never have found god before even though i do believe that there is a god. I dont believe that he cares about me.

btw im a freshmen in college, athletic build, the prep

Also if your hoping for me to give you best answer dont tell me i have problems

2006-12-12 16:05:36 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Someone said this as a response to my last question regarding Hell: "in fact it makes more sense to belive in it,than to belive AGAINST it. why? you can't observe that something like that does NOT exist. you can merely observe that you can't observe that it IS there."

So... I suspect this person believes in EVERYTHING. Unicorns, Thor, Aphrodite, the Great Spaghetti Monster, a teapot orbiting the Earth, etc. These things can't be DISPROVED. So one MUST believe in them, huh? That's what the argument sounded like.

Believe in everything unless it's disproved.

That's exactly what theism is. To believe until it's disproved.

The burden of proof is on the theists. They make the claim. It is not up to anyone else to disprove it. That's going against the Scientific Method.

Nor is it up to atheists to prove there is no god. You can't prove a negative.

2006-12-12 16:03:45 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-12 16:03:24 · 7 answers · asked by joylyn p 1

when come on friday i didnt see any Christians that go prayers like a Muslim.

2006-12-12 16:03:00 · 3 answers · asked by chop suey! 2

who here knows that Moses was married to a woman of a different race than him? his sister spoke against it and was struck with leprosy. God only healed her only because Moses asked God to heal her. and it was made clear that though you cannot mix religions when you marry, you can however mix races. isnt it great that God was not racist?

2006-12-12 16:02:04 · 8 answers · asked by Thumbs down me now 6

When someone dies, what is the difference between going to a wake or going to a viewing? Is is a relgious difference, such as protestants say viewing, while catholics believe in a wake? I was told that, but i'm not certain. thanks

2006-12-12 16:00:21 · 6 answers · asked by Matt 4

Hit the archives already, but still have a few questions....please accept this in good spirits, folks! Never was really strong on dogma....

What if one cannot TOLERATE beer? Is there perhaps a cola volcano (or is that a schismatic group)?

What is the doctrine concerning the usage of sauce Alfredo or pesto? Are these "acceptable variants"?

Please advise! And is there a general book of teachings that one can get? TY

2006-12-12 16:00:12 · 2 answers · asked by samiracat 5

The question is, why do Catholics think that they should pray to Mary, or that Mary was without sin, or that she was just somehow a heavenly woman? (as opposed to an earthly woman)

John 2:3-4
When the wine was gone, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no more wine."
"Dear woman, why do you involve me?" Jesus replied, "My time has not yet come."

If mary was divine in a similar manner as Jesus was, why did she need to come to Him?
Also, Jesus would not call His Father in Heaven 'man', so if Mary was a heavenly mother, why did He call her 'woman'?


Luke 1:34
"How will this be," Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin?"

There are many verses I could have picked from this chapter, including the fact that the angel's message troubled her. But this question from mary illustrates that she really had no clue what was going on - she was just plain and simple human like you and me. Maybe favoured by God like Moses or Abrahame, etc, etc, but no more 'divine' or 'heavenly'

2006-12-12 15:59:35 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

This would not be an action of love. It would be the opposite of Love.

Catholics believe that God is Love and would not simply use Mary just to cast her off and disrespect her.

2006-12-12 15:58:54 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

If we could stop aging/prevent death, either through genetics, organ replacement, or merging with technology, would religion persist? Consider that people would then never make it to the afterlife (assuming you believe in one.)

(if you've going to post nonsense replies like, "it's impossible" or "Jesus is coming for you no matter what." please move on. I'm interested in thoughtful opines.)

2006-12-12 15:56:32 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

What do you think? I mean, come on, he makes us all laugh, doesn't he?

And if yes, do you have any ideas?

; )

2006-12-12 15:54:20 · 17 answers · asked by I'm Still Here 5

Does anyone know when it was written and what country the author came from? I'm just curious.

2006-12-12 15:54:02 · 42 answers · asked by babycakes 5

2006-12-12 15:52:45 · 7 answers · asked by Angel 2

2006-12-12 15:51:40 · 25 answers · asked by Jack Walsh 2

And don't try to over think it and say, "well Jesus is dead", because Santa Claus is too.

2006-12-12 15:49:52 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I always thought God and Jesus were two different being's. A group of us got on the subject of God and Jesus and some were saying God and Jesus, are the same being, which confuses me because in the movie, "Passion of the Christ, when Jesus was nailed to the cross, he yelled out, "Father why have you forsaken me", if they are the same being, why would he yell out to himself? Please help me to have a better understanding of this, I always pray to God, in Jesus's. Thank you.

2006-12-12 15:49:29 · 39 answers · asked by A_WWE_FAN_4LYFE 6

Will you drink with me from the beer volcano and partake in spaghetti and meatballs.

RAmen

2006-12-12 15:47:06 · 7 answers · asked by rosbif 6