Religion & Spirituality - 3 January 2007

2007-01-03 23:01:18 · 8 answers · asked by djmantx 7

2007-01-03 22:57:51 · 16 answers · asked by rojer f 1

Hindu gods?

2007-01-03 22:57:36 · 11 answers · asked by Insulting Other Participants 2

Ok, I'm kidding a little . I know it's not in the Koran, but what the heck is it ? A childs book ? And what's this 'ramen' stuff ? Chinese noodles or more nonsense ??

2007-01-03 22:56:46 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you really know about that, please write your information, and if you don't know anything about that, please read some real information about Islam in the Quran. Please do that, if you do, you will found that it was not harmful!

2007-01-03 22:55:24 · 11 answers · asked by Mehdi M 1

If so, why do you follow it?

2007-01-03 22:46:52 · 30 answers · asked by babyifi 1

Would you still be a Christian? I've never met a Christian who thought they were not going to heaven but the bible clearly states the path is narrow. That would indicate that there will/would be a lot of disapointed Christians on judgement day.

2007-01-03 22:45:30 · 14 answers · asked by Timothy S 6

A recent question about a "Christian Checklist" was answered by a thorough barrage of statistics about the horrors of homosexuality--everything from the lie that AIDS is primarily a homosexual disease to gays being carriers of flukes. Or was it tapeworms? It was chosen "best answer" with a "thanks for the references" comment.

But I teach English (and research papers) and the citations looked suspicious. One, for example, was from a "Medical Journal of Homosexuality," which just sounded... odd. So I checked. No such animal! The Library of Congress never heard of it. So... when you see a thorough "works cited" list of something, how often do YOU check to see if it's BS or not?

FYI, here's a full article showing the misrepresentations from the list in question:

http://www.exgaywatch.com/blog/archives/2006/11/exodus_nancy_br.html

2007-01-03 22:44:03 · 9 answers · asked by Vaughn 6

2007-01-03 22:43:22 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-03 22:42:39 · 9 answers · asked by curious 1

Here is my point! As a person who knows God and am myself blessed to know God. I desire that you also may know God. Many think i am bashing the people of Islam. Actually I am not, I am pointing to the truth of God. As sure as the day and night exist God exist. But you can't find him he has to find you. That is why Jesus was sent. Jesus is the messiah. Some people call him a prophet. He was the redeemer of all mankind, weather you are a christian a muslims or a jew, or perhaps you have not faith.
Then you read the old testiment in the bible you are seeing God as the Father. He is angry at sin and he is actually brutal to the enemy of his bride the nation of Israel. But the old testiment is rally about the condition of man and mans heart. We see menkind at there very worst. And we see a angry God who demands holyness.
Jesus is professed by many as not being the son of God. Yeat the prophets even spoke of him coming in the torah. In the quran which has been changed.

2007-01-03 22:42:15 · 7 answers · asked by Thomas A 2

2007-01-03 22:38:53 · 22 answers · asked by rojer f 1

...or are there atheists or agnostics among them as well?

2007-01-03 22:38:34 · 8 answers · asked by Analyst 7

2007-01-03 22:38:03 · 5 answers · asked by woojy1956 1

2007-01-03 22:35:17 · 11 answers · asked by samsam 3

No other religion will be accepted hereafter other than Islam, so worship Allah alone and dont associate a partner with him, the sin which Allah will never forgive.

http://www.webziner.com/islam/whypork.htm

http://www.sajjadzaidi.com/2006/oct/why_pork_is_forbidden_in_islam/

http://www.irf.net/irf/comparativereligion/index.htm

2007-01-03 22:33:27 · 25 answers · asked by beba 1

Under what conditions? If you married a Muslim? Simply because you found yourself visiting one of their countries, meeting good people and accepting to be like them in religious beliefs or to honour them? Or why not?

2007-01-03 22:24:41 · 36 answers · asked by Analyst 7

I wanted to learn about Christianity: the characters in the religion, the major occurrences but I have tried reading the bible and I find it very laborious and cumbersome to read...I want to know all about the saints and things like that...Mark, Mathew, etc...Are there any videos or fast reading books you might recommend? (If you don't think there is a faster way, please don't respond, I will just ignore your response because I am looking for a faster way, not an answer that says there is no faster way)

2007-01-03 22:23:29 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-03 22:12:22 · 5 answers · asked by jin11_knight 1

2007-01-03 22:02:19 · 20 answers · asked by rockzamba 1

Adultery
Adultery in Islam is a great sin punishable by stoning and sin. But a Muslim can commit adultery with his maid or a married woman if he invades her town and captures her in the war.

[al-Mu'minun 23:1-7] The believers must (eventually) win through,-2] Those who humble themselves in their prayers; 3] Who avoid vain talk; 4] Who are active in deeds of charity; 5] Who abstain from sex, 6] Except with those joined to them in the marriage bond, or (the captives) whom their right hands possess,- for (in their case) they are free from blame, :7] But those whose desires exceed those limits are transgressors;-

[Al Nisa 4:24] “And all married women (are forbidden unto you) save those (captives) whom your right hands possess.”

2007-01-03 22:00:50 · 16 answers · asked by Thomas A 2

2007-01-03 22:00:40 · 24 answers · asked by Bob 1

2007-01-03 21:59:38 · 9 answers · asked by Bob 1

2007-01-03 21:58:47 · 12 answers · asked by Bob 1

2007-01-03 21:58:22 · 14 answers · asked by rockzamba 1

2007-01-03 21:55:52 · 6 answers · asked by Bob 1

Volume 2, Book 18, Number 161:

Narrated 'Abdullah bin Abbas:

The sun eclipsed in the life-time of the Prophet (p.b.u.h) . Allah's Apostle offered the eclipse prayer and stood for a long period equal to the period in which one could recite Surat-al-Baqara. Then he bowed for a long time and then stood up for a long period which was shorter than that of the first standing, then bowed again for a long time but for a shorter period than the first; then he prostrated twice and then stood up for a long period which was shorter than that of the first standing; then he bowed for a long time which was shorter than the previous one, and then he raised his head and stood up for a long period which was shorter than the first standing, then he bowed for a long time which was shorter than the first bowing, and then prostrated (twice) and finished the prayer. By then, the sun (eclipse) had cleared. The Prophet then said, "The sun and the moon are two of the signs of Allah. They eclipse neither because of the death of somebody nor because of his life (i.e. birth). So when you see them, remember Allah." The people say, "O Allah's Apostle! We saw you taking something from your place and then we saw you retreating." The Prophet replied, "I saw Paradise and stretched my hands towards a bunch (of its fruits) and had I taken it, you would have eaten from it as long as the world remains. I also saw the Hell-fire and I had never seen such a horrible sight. I saw that most of the inhabitants were women." The people asked, "O Allah's Apostle! Why is it so?" The Prophet replied, "Because of their ungratefulness." It was asked whether they are ungrateful to Allah. The Prophet said, "They are ungrateful to their companions of life (husbands) and ungrateful to good deeds. If you are benevolent to one of them throughout the life and if she sees anything (undesirable) in you, she will say, 'I have never had any good from you.' "

2007-01-03 21:55:00 · 7 answers · asked by Thomas A 2

2007-01-03 21:53:08 · 13 answers · asked by Barabas 5

when your target is itself a heighly selfish activity because you are doing it for yourself not for others. like you can contribute something for your brothers, or anybody.....by doing selfish activities....in stead of doing for yourself (ie for gaining moksha by doing selfless activities). what is better in these two. gaining mokhsa for yourself or doing something for others. and why please justify also?

2007-01-03 21:53:04 · 10 answers · asked by KrishanRam(Jitendra k) 3

catholic and orthodox churches follow unchristian and unbiblical like praying to saints ,purgatory.,all these are self contradictory to the book they claim to believe.most catholics and orthodox pray before images while this is considered as sin and idolatory in the bible

2007-01-03 21:51:10 · 25 answers · asked by rockzamba 1