Religion & Spirituality - 3 January 2007

I have tried time over time. Even to the point of lying to myself to become christain. I have found that it would be so much simpler if instead of always being boggled about sertant things, that if i was christain they would be answered. Life would be simpler.

I have honestly tried praying that god come to me in his unique way and save me. I have gone to church begging for it to make sense, yet here i stand.

Unfortunately, maybe my high intelligence is a curse, but i cannot come to terms with christianity. I have tried so many times. I cant help it, my mind just keeps pointing out the flaws and the complete nonsense. My mind always is pointing out how the socail functions of a religion works and how the people benifit and how people blatently lie to themselves. I SEE IT! I just cant come to terms with lieing to myslelf like others do. I cant help but seeing the complete flaws and nonsense it is!

Honestly, i wish i could be christain. I just cant. But it would make life so much easr

2007-01-03 18:50:16 · 41 answers · asked by duffmanhb 3

2007-01-03 18:50:08 · 11 answers · asked by Socinian F 3

Put me down for Unitarian Universalist. Although the Quakers might be tempting.

2007-01-03 18:49:27 · 30 answers · asked by I'll Take That One! 4

2007-01-03 18:46:48 · 19 answers · asked by sagittarian.4.u 1

I believe that God exists, but I also believe in sex before marriage, which is considered a sin. Is it really a sin? Sex with someone you really love is supposed to be a wonderful thing, before or after marriage.

2007-01-03 18:44:34 · 14 answers · asked by ferriss_starr 1

And it feels like it's a power not for mere mortals to possess. That's why it ends up so terribly wrong sometimes turning into horrifying anxiety.Those of us who are allowed to taste the power of the tremendous gift that keeps disappearing are cursed. We get a taste of perfection and greedily consume it until there is nothing left except the constant craving for more..It's incredible the delicious devouring of everthing in our path. Every one seems delectable with their colorful auras attractively emanating out of every pore in their body. A feast for the senses. Nothing is wasted, evry idea, every word, every thought is recycled until it fits perfectly into another piece of the puzzle that needs to be solved. Nothing is coincidence. Everthing fits perfectly into some master plan , some grand scheme of things. The mind is constantly sorting and filing and proccessing stimuli into the seemingly proper categories. At the same time exquisite love flows through your veins, the po

2007-01-03 18:43:48 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

so yeah. does he sacrifce a pure lamb once a year and do you guys beleive in the whole old testament or just the first 4 chapters. ( if he does not cacrifice a lamb then how is your sins paid for)

2007-01-03 18:43:04 · 6 answers · asked by Cyrus The Great 3

Will there be a war between christians & non christians in their so called heaven & hell?

2007-01-03 18:42:57 · 10 answers · asked by rajesh bhowmick 2

I see many people saying that the Devil is tricking you and you will go to hell if you don't believe. But I always though that you should believe because you love God/Jesus, not because you hate the Devil/hell. So what is the point of telling someone they are going to hell for their beliefs to try and scare them into religion?

2007-01-03 18:42:40 · 21 answers · asked by haiku_katie 4

2007-01-03 18:41:17 · 6 answers · asked by lookn2cjc 6

some religions are saying that the original contents of the bible were changed. is it true or not and how can we be sure about our proof? is there a community that deals with this argument or is there a community who has what Christians need in order to stand with absolute confidence in their faith?

2007-01-03 18:41:13 · 18 answers · asked by boggs 1

am just wondering becouse in Islame there is only one version of Quran and it's the same around the world and every where... what bout Bilbe is it the same or is there different version?

2007-01-03 18:40:20 · 11 answers · asked by ra7eel_2005 1

Now show us what an @sshole you are.

2007-01-03 18:38:21 · 15 answers · asked by Master_of_Psyche 2

I guess I haven't been exposed to many people that don't believe in God. Before coming to this site, I was not aware that so many people do not believe in his existance. I was just curious as to were you taught this by your parents or did you come to this conclusion on your own? If you began to feel this way after a certian event in your life, what made you come to this conclusion? I am an open-minded person and curious to why people rule out the possiblity to God's existance?

2007-01-03 18:38:01 · 26 answers · asked by angie20k 4

What do you think about deepak chopra??
do you like him? why or why not? and if you dont like him what religeon are you and what are your beleifs??

2007-01-03 18:36:03 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

If God is fallible, then can he exist as we want him to exist?

2007-01-03 18:33:38 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

since it's not mentioned in your book that it's a sin, does this mean that you don't see it as a sin, since your book didn't mention it to be so?

2007-01-03 18:31:32 · 20 answers · asked by the awakening 1

Can god perform sex?Is he a male , female , eunuch or what? Are eunuchs a slang to this human society?

2007-01-03 18:30:09 · 9 answers · asked by rajesh bhowmick 2

Assuming you believe in God, then which is more powerful, God or you?

2007-01-03 18:29:24 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I say hypothetical, 'cause my kids are grown and on their own now.
You have a 12 yr old son, and lately his attitude is not what it used to be. He used to be polite, always chattering about his day at school, his friends, etc. Lately, though, he is withdrawn, sullen moody, answers in grunts and one syllables, IF you can get that out of him. He's always looking to pick an argument with his parents, and flies off the handle over every little thing. You've asked him what's wrong, considered counselling, (he flat out refuses to go), and grounded him and taken away privileges until he starts turning his attitude around again.

Do you think drugs may be involved, although you've had the talk several times with him? What would YOU do?

2007-01-03 18:29:17 · 20 answers · asked by lookn2cjc 6

Pronounced shuh-vaughn. Plz tell me where it is in the Bible, book, chapter, and verse plz.

2007-01-03 18:27:17 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

since it's not mentioned in your book that it's a sin, does this mean that you don't see it as a sin, since your book didn't mention it to be so?

2007-01-03 18:26:39 · 20 answers · asked by the awakening 1

Which is it better to be moral or honerable? Do not be confused I am not talking about honour as far as the Japanese in WW2 but more a code of conduct that stick too, in that way is it better to be honourable or moral. Explain your answer. I thank you in advance.

2007-01-03 18:26:34 · 7 answers · asked by Arthur N 4

Please give me a scientific answer. Thank you.

2007-01-03 18:24:52 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am for the most part agnostic. I neither belive nor disbelieve any religion. Yet I have seen no proof in god or the existance of jesus and I don't really feel that the bible may be completely true. As far as I know, the bible could be just a collection of fictional stories and quotes. I do believe of the idea of a higher power that may or may not have created human life. I do have a problem when religious people state their religion to me and other agnostic people and we are fine with their beliefs and don't really care, but when an athiest or someone religously neutral states our beliefs to religious people, they become offended by it and look down on us. Why? I personally don't care what people believe in I just don't want them pushing their beliefs on me and I don't want them thinking it's bad that I don't believe in the ideas they do. As far as I am concerned no one is right. Please help.

2007-01-03 18:21:30 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

He died from a heart attack in his beach house. I wasn't close to the man because he lived in a foreign country, but from what I know, he had good and bad just like you and I have. Nevertheless, his 3 children (under 13) are now left without a father. Where is this loving god of yours? Personally, I just know he returned to his state of non-existance as before he died, and although I feel bad for his kids, I know that the universe is cruel without preference without anyone out there that could have prevented this. Where is your god theists? If he expects our devotion, he should at least have the decency not to just apathetically disassociated permitting young children to die.

P.S. My 90 year old great grandmother (my uncles mom) is still alive but doesn't know her son is dead. Is this really fair on her too when she finds out?

2007-01-03 18:21:08 · 17 answers · asked by Alucard 4

Is the growth of scientology proof that people are stupid enough to believe any thing?

2007-01-03 18:19:21 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Then there is no beginning and no end. In this age of science Isn't it an uneducated thought? that a Creator of this calculated and perfect universe doesn't exist? How can a big bang happen just like that? when the things resposible for it were always present or if they were not present then where do they came from?

2007-01-03 18:18:56 · 13 answers · asked by Ghulam e Panjatan 2

But if I get a nasty answer it is nearly always from an atheist?

2007-01-03 18:14:18 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Or, are there whole Buddist sects that do not believe in reincarnation?

I consider myself agnostic and am very interested in Buddhism, yet cannot quite buy into the whole reincarnation bit. Is there a Buddhist branch out there that would work or is reincarnation one of the main branches of Buddhism?

Thanks.

2007-01-03 18:13:27 · 25 answers · asked by haiku_katie 4