Religion & Spirituality - 1 January 2007

Just that I believe in Him or that I won't except some form of Atheistic view and look at the world through your logical yet deluted since of rationalization? Just curious as to what exactly classifies me as stupid? Oh, I believe the Bible is the written word of God too, so what classification of stupid does that make me? Seriously, if you believe I don't have some type of intellect because I am a Christian, than who is really the ignorant one here?

2007-01-01 17:38:53 · 20 answers · asked by Stacey B 2

Here's the full text:

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy%2013:12-18;&version=50;

What's your interpretation? Is it literal? Metaphorical? If it's metaphorical, what's the metaphor?

2007-01-01 17:38:19 · 13 answers · asked by STFU Dude 6

2007-01-01 17:35:44 · 12 answers · asked by Medusa 5

I am a Christian but contrary to popular belief I do not believe everything that is told to me by another Christian. So that is why I'm asking to make sure it is not just one of those 'Chinese whispers.

2007-01-01 17:35:08 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

they seem to refuse the fact that they should be wrong. Could them accepting the fact that they could be wrong make them more open minded, something that they wish other religions/atheists were towards there faith.

2007-01-01 17:33:36 · 24 answers · asked by Mr Hex Vision 7

2007-01-01 17:33:24 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

To me, angels and spirit guides are very similar, as well as ghosts and angels. But what are the primary differences between all three? They all seem to share spiritual abilities not normally found in humans, including telepathy and instant movement between points in time and space.

Still, angels are considered friendly, spirit guides neutral and ghosts somewhat mischevious. What research has been ongoing on this topic? How do we know, for example, that angels are always helpful and ghosts seldom friendly?

Just something I've always wondered.

2007-01-01 17:32:43 · 6 answers · asked by dunric 1

That no matter what happens , youll be okay?

2007-01-01 17:31:09 · 14 answers · asked by Scot 2

Do you even believe that human beings have souls? Or do you believe that once dead, always dead?

2007-01-01 17:30:15 · 15 answers · asked by In Honor of Moja 4

i'll use a fictional example
raj an 11 year old boy is good at the orphanage he lives in he does all his chores and helps the old beggar woman living in the alley next to the orphanage by bringing her scraps of food
ok so raj is practically a saint except for one thing his mother who died when he was 8 was a devout Hindu and made sure to pass this faith on to her son raj worships his god entirely and so wont accept jesus as his savior
tragedy strikes and raj is accidentally killed by a falling roof tile at the orphanage
according to the raw and uncut bible
it s access denied at the gates of heaven
how and why would religion depend on the being in the right culture to find it
raj wouldn't have any reason to question his religion as it was all he'd ever known
Christians nowadays give the vibe that they believe in evolution just not enough to burn bridges just in case there is a god out there
the subject of culture , nationality and race in religious teachings
is heavily flawed

2007-01-01 17:30:05 · 8 answers · asked by car b 1

Jesus sits on God's right side in bodily form as he was when He was on earth. That makes 3 persons who went to heaven in bodily form.

2007-01-01 17:29:36 · 12 answers · asked by ZORRO 3

1. "It's against the bible." Not everyone in this country believes in the bible. Wasn't this argument also used to denounce women's suffrage? This also pertains to any religious argument used.

2. "They cannot conceive." With that logic infertile or elderly couples should not be able to get married either.

3. "It will lead to animal-man marriages." Right....because a dog has legal standing in court to sign a marriage certificate. I'm not even going to touch that one.

4. "It will lead to pedophilic marriages." Gay marriage is between two consenting ADULTS. And don't make me mention Catholic priests on this one.

5. "The thought of two gays marrying is sickening to me." And the thought of two idiots reproducing is sickening to me, but you don't see me trying to make a legal issue out it.

6. "It's unnatural." You're on a computer....that didn't grow on a tree, genius.

Have I missed any arguments?

2007-01-01 17:28:58 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

if everything is predestined why we should pray god when we are in trouble is it for better janma ,for this janma we cannot change our destiny

2007-01-01 17:23:13 · 10 answers · asked by ysramalakshmi_55 1

God promises to make himself known to those that seek the truth.

2007-01-01 17:22:27 · 43 answers · asked by ۞ JønaŦhan ۞ 7

First, choosing a religion out of fear it might be true and you might go to hell is not a healthy way of choosing a life path.

Second, it's not harmless to follow religion. It seperates you from other people (which limits your choices of friends, spouses, etc), it takes up tons of your life (church, prayer, study, etc) and it makes people blind to real ethical reasons for laws like gay marraige. Whether or not hell exists, I do not want to be responsible for limiting the way someone lives their life, like people do with gay marraige laws that are only in place because of religion.

Here's my Wager:
If God does not exist, an Atheist (I'm not by the way) will have lived a full life, free and without religious guilt.
If God does exist, the Atheist may or may not go to hell depending on which God ended up being true.

What do you guys think? I'm not trying to offend, I'm just trying to put things in perspective.

2007-01-01 17:21:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

After Adam's death 126 years, Noah #10 son is born.
Noah Gen.7:6 [ age 600 at flood ]; lived 350 years after the flood Gen.9:28,29;
Shem lived 502 years after the flood Gen.11:10,11; He had 150 years, with Abraham #20 son at covenant given. Gen.12:4 [ age 75 ]; and he lived to age 175 Gen.25:7,9;
Matt.1:1-17;
Abraham to David is 14 generations, David to Jechoiachin captive at Babylon Empire #3 is 14 generations, and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ is 14 generations.

2007-01-01 17:19:59 · 2 answers · asked by jeni 7

2007-01-01 17:18:40 · 13 answers · asked by bryan_closa 3

The meaning for this term is that you may have confidence in something, not without reason, that is not what it means, but without seeing,perhaps ever or having once seen ,not seeing continuoulsy in order to bolster your faith.
For instance your mother can go away from you but you have faith she is not dead, because of reasons that support you in that conviction. If someone were to come to you constantly saying how do you know your mother is not dead she hasn't called in the past 5 minutes,so it is you could thinkof some rational arguments why not
Now who has a better argument or the one who says that you donot know your mother is alive or the on ewho is confident his mother is alive? Whose argument and belief is more reasonable?
One is supported by reason and experience that rests in belief, the other is so called logical in the extreme and paranoid?
Which represents the believer in Christ and which represents the atheist or skeptic?and who is being more real andwho is most
right

2007-01-01 17:18:11 · 7 answers · asked by Socinian F 3

2007-01-01 17:13:36 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

How about the Church of religious science? Also, what is the difference between the two churches? Anybody know? Thank-you!

2007-01-01 17:13:11 · 8 answers · asked by micmac_9 4

I'm thinking the fee should be used towards fiancing all the battles the world is facing due to religious fantics. Also, the chuches should have to buy liquor lisecenses for handing out free wine.

2007-01-01 17:09:56 · 14 answers · asked by dirk diggler 1

curious...

2007-01-01 17:09:07 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am not really positive so just wondering.

2007-01-01 17:07:39 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I believe Marriage is between a man and a Women.

2007-01-01 17:06:50 · 40 answers · asked by Chase 4

2007-01-01 17:06:38 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-01 17:06:33 · 7 answers · asked by 6th Finger 2

such as the planet Mars maybe living like earth but the other planets the fruit was never eaten off the tree of life so it was perfect
i know there are three book in the series
what are they called and who wrote them?

2007-01-01 17:06:09 · 3 answers · asked by mommy 3

Most moderate Muslim leaders stay silent about 9/11, the Bali bombings and Palestinian aggression.

Why don't Muslims gather in the Middle East to protest against the radical extremist Muslims who kill in the name of Allah?

Muslims: How do you feel towards suicide bombers who hijack Allah and contradict your belief that Islam is a peaceful religion? Don't terrorists upset you?

2007-01-01 17:05:22 · 17 answers · asked by Ashley 3

I say "secular historians" because my college medieval European history professor was an atheist. And his opinion, along with our textbooks and verifiable evidence, seems to be at odds with the opinion of Catholic historians.

2007-01-01 17:03:45 · 3 answers · asked by STFU Dude 6

I have never heard of this...please explain

2007-01-01 17:02:49 · 9 answers · asked by 4 Shades of Blue 4