Religion & Spirituality - 23 December 2006

Myth #2:He was considered a great traveling teacher and master.
Truth:There is no evidence of this in Mithraic literature.Even if there was,does it matter?
Myth #3:He had 12 companions or disciples.
Truth:The Iranian Mithras, had a single companion (Varuna), and the Roman Mithra had two helper/companions, tiny torch-bearing likenesses of himself, called Cautes and Cautopatres, that were meant to represent the sunrise and sunset,spring and autumn, the stars Albedaran and Antares ,or life and death.
Myth#4:Mithra's followers were promised immortality.
Truth:The only evidence of a "salvational" ideology is a piece of graffiti found in the Santa Prisca Mithraeum ,dated no earlier than 200 AD, that reads, "And us, too, you saved by spilling the eternal blood."(the blood of the bull Mithras slayed).

2006-12-23 07:25:59 · 11 answers · asked by Serena 5

will the sunday celebration count as the Christmas celebration ?so wecan choos to go tomorrow or on monday?

2006-12-23 07:24:34 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-23 07:23:55 · 16 answers · asked by badferret 3

Romans 1:21-32 NIV

PLEASE READ THE WHOLE THING BEFORE ANSWERING.

Give me your personal interpretation of this selection. In my opinion, it would appear that Paul teaches that homosexuals and non-Christians are comparable to murderers and that they do not deserve to live.

Just wondering, have I "misunderstood" again, or have I hit the nail on the head?

2006-12-23 07:21:59 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am a 16 year old who is trying to find her vocation in life. I have a dream and a passion in life, however, i'm still trying desperately to figure out if that's what God wants me to follow or whether i have to do something else. I am extremely confused. Sometimes i think: If God didn't want me to follow my dream then why did he make me find my passion for this certain, competitive career? I need his help, and i'd like any advice on how to see and listen to the omens that he sends to us...

2006-12-23 07:21:03 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

is justice an end in itself? just to balance some cosmic scale? or is punishment just a means to teaching a lesson so we are one step closer to a better world?

2006-12-23 07:20:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

in the book of daniel he descibes his dream which has a great battle between these two kings what does this represent

2006-12-23 07:19:59 · 7 answers · asked by zachary b 2

I'm thinking about trying out a congregation, just wanted to make sure they are not some kind of cult.

2006-12-23 07:19:24 · 12 answers · asked by skeptic 2

2006-12-23 07:15:35 · 23 answers · asked by AdoreHim 7

Does this mean you should unquestioning take on your parents beliefs, including such things as racial prejudice and xenophobia?

I mean, the 10 commandments are kind of wack.

Commandment #4 - Keep Holy the Lord's Day.
Again, is refraining from Sunday shopping one of the world's top ten sins? common, get serious.

Commandment #1 - I am the Lord your God. You Shall have no Other gods Before Me.
A recipe for religious intolerance and violence.

2006-12-23 07:14:34 · 14 answers · asked by Michael Kane 2

I need to give a talk, kind of like a sermon on Disappointment at my high schools Christian club and I wanted to know what I should cover, I wanted to say about how we disappoint ourselves, how we disappoint others and how others disappoint us, how we disappoint god and how god might disappoint us.... and I just need to know if theres anything else I should talk about and what to say because.... public speaking.... not my thing.

2006-12-23 07:13:04 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

the bible clearly gives the qualification for these positions.lets not forget those who allow homosexuals to hold these position wheather they are a man or woman.

2006-12-23 07:12:29 · 24 answers · asked by zachary b 2

I am willing to travel. I currently live in the USA. I just feel like this would be a good thing for me to do.

2006-12-23 07:12:14 · 15 answers · asked by SusieeQ 3

2006-12-23 07:11:58 · 28 answers · asked by Thinx 5

At least they have taken a decided stand and He can work on them from there. It is the Christians who are lukewarm and wish-washy that God has the most trouble with. Revelation 3:15-17

2006-12-23 07:11:44 · 9 answers · asked by bethybug 5

2006-12-23 07:05:44 · 22 answers · asked by ccrider 7

How do you do this? I am challenging myself to do this, but it is hard and I am looking for examples/advice. Right now, what I am challenging myself to do is to imagine myself stepped outside my own body, standing as a soul beside Jesus' light, and ask myself if my thoughts or decisions about a person would be thoughts and decisions Jesus would have. It's painful because I keep questioning WHY I feel dislike for some people (mainly those who are rude, greedy, selfish, or have hurt me) and I can't always discern an answer, I just don't like them.

In order to become more enlightened, how does one strip away this handicap and just love regardless of how it is received? How do we do this?

2006-12-23 07:04:52 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-23 07:04:38 · 13 answers · asked by stunna3m 3

Scientists come up with a theory and then they try to prove that theory. So did Darwin ever find any major scientific proof of evolution. How do we know that the finches that had their beeks grow because of a draught, and they needed to be able to crack larger nuts and get them into deeper, larger areas, aren't the work of God. The bible says that a thousand of our days is like one day to God. So how do we know that when God created the earth, it took alot longer than a 6 day week. We dont know. But if scientists would find the truth first and then back it up with facts, instead of creating a theory and trying to back it up with facts, I think our society would be alot further along. Tell me what you guys think. About the THEORY of evolution, and Darwin, and all this coming about in just the past century.

2006-12-23 07:03:44 · 20 answers · asked by bobopotatoe 1

2006-12-23 07:02:22 · 19 answers · asked by BigPappa 5

I'm not a Christian, and I don't observe Christmas. Some people give me flak - basically "Hey, take the presents and run!" But I think that's wrong.

2006-12-23 07:02:05 · 23 answers · asked by yellowbugchickoh 3

nth century? Dont believe me? its in a history book!

2006-12-23 07:00:45 · 14 answers · asked by badferret 3

http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs2006/0904irwin.asp

2006-12-23 06:59:21 · 12 answers · asked by Edward 1

2006-12-23 06:58:07 · 10 answers · asked by jethro 1

all sinful. Since it is impossible not to sin (except Christ and perhaps Mary if you are Catholic) why are we held accountable to such a harsh reality over something that we had no control over. It's not like our free will will prevent sin from happening at all. I don't know, it makes me think that if there is no God, we all our just determined nothings.

2006-12-23 06:57:10 · 12 answers · asked by kevinhoegle 2

I dont know if i have because sometimes when i am crying i do feel it but i am not sure if tis from god?

2006-12-23 06:56:55 · 13 answers · asked by JesusSaves 2

2006-12-23 06:56:33 · 20 answers · asked by Evil Atheist Conspirator 4

i would like to think positive and face life with good spirit of someone who has a big faith in god..but that big faith doesn t come inside of me..i continue to think that things in my life will always be sad .. cause it s so that it continues to go..but i could live better if i ll be able to trust in god..why i m not able?what s wrong with me?

2006-12-23 06:55:28 · 12 answers · asked by mavyella 2

... if I have Calvinist beliefs? Or should I stay there for will we do have in common?

2006-12-23 06:54:07 · 12 answers · asked by ccrider 7

Some people have been asking questions regarding Mithra.There have been some myths spreading around,so let's get to the real story.

Myth #1 :Mithra was born of a virgin on December 25th in a cave, and his birth was attended by shepherds.

Truth:Mithra was not born of a virgin in a cave; he was born out of solid rock, which presumably left a cave behind.Here is how one Mithraic scholar describes the scene on Mithraic depictions: Mithra "wearing his Phrygian cap, issues forth from the rocky mass. As yet only his bare torso is visible. In each hand he raises aloft a lighted torch and, as an unusual detail, red flames shoot out all around him from the petra genetrix." [MS.173]

But the thing is that this scene, like nearly all Roman Mithraic evidence, dates at least a century after the time of the New Testament.

I didn't put these points out to humiliate anyone.But can you please lool at the actual story rather than believe Acharya S's claims and others' at face value?

2006-12-23 06:53:57 · 7 answers · asked by Serena 5