Religion & Spirituality - 5 January 2007

To have an unopened bottle of wine in a cab, cabs should be color coded to not pick up people with handi caps that have dogs, people that wear Crucifixes or Mogen David around their necks what do you think about it

Source: Fox News Bill O'Reilly interview 01/05/07

2007-01-05 15:27:40 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Since I was young I always loved discussing religion with others. I always wanted to know where the truth lay. The more discussions I had the more I learned about Islam. More and more I found Islam to be a truly great religion.
In 1988 I went to the United States of America where a new world of religious information was available to me. I found Christianity. A religion that encompassed the greatest number of people around the world. I wanted to talk to other people about it. I wanted to learn more about this religion. That was when I met a Christian group that invited me to their home. They were a very kind group of people.

Their aim was to invite me and my friends into Christianity, and I thought it would be a great opportunity to learn more about this religion. At the dinner table they started talking to us about the Bible, and started to give us some idea about Christianity. The person who was talking had a Bible in his hand, so I asked if I could take a look at it.

I remember flipping through the Bible until I reached an objectionable point. I stopped with amazement! I couldn’t believe that the word of God could have such a problem. (I don’t recall the details of the problem.) I started discussing the point with one of the hosts. A few minutes into the discussion and he was cornered with no way of responding. His face turned red and he got very upset! Nevertheless, every time a Christian couldn’t respond to objections I raised after that, I would either be told that I would have to believe in Christianity, and thus be inspired first in order to understand it, or the version of the Bible I was using was not the proper one for discussion.

So I found out I would have to believe in Christianity before I could believe in it! This was a dilemma! Then I reflected on this situation and with more research on the Christian community, I found that there were hundreds of denominations holding different and quite opposite views from one another. The strange thing was that many members of most denominations were talked to or inspired by God. Yet these messages were contradictory. I couldn’t understand why God delivered a message to one denomination telling them that Jesus was His son and only His son, another that Jesus was Himself, and another that Jesus was neither. All these people swore wholeheartedly they were talked to by God.

I finally decided I should really look at the Bible closely and decide with the power of my own God given mind. I, therefore, started to listen to tapes and preachers, read the Bible, and discuss different topics from the Bible with Christian Fathers, Brothers, Preachers, and laymen.

As far as the other objection in relation to the version of the Bible, I couldn’t find a real solution to the problem. If I talked to someone using one version he told me to use another, and if I used the other I was told to use another, and so on. I even asked a Brother, my teacher of religion in a Christian university, if he would direct me to the most accurate version of the Bible. He said, "Do you want the most accurate historically or the most spiritually uplifting?" I responded, "If the most accurate historically is not the most uplifting then we have a problem!", and we both laughed. That’s when I decided to use the most common and widely accepted version of the Bible, the King James version. It dropped most of the objections raised with regards to the version.

2007-01-05 15:27:35 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have been reading and found out that sundays is not the lord day. Yet so many people beleive this. i dunno. The 10 Commandments , more specifically, the fourth one say "remember the sabbath day to keep it holy" And we all know what the seventh day is dont we! saturday. Please help thnx.

2007-01-05 15:27:20 · 17 answers · asked by Sasuke 2

I was reading into Near-death experiences and when I read this I was rather dumbfounded:

"Many NDE-accounts seem to include elements which, according to several theorists, can only be explained by an out-of-body consciousness. For example, in one account, a woman accurately described a surgical instrument she had not seen previously, as well as a conversation that occurred while she was understood to be clinically dead (Sabom, 1998)."

Isn't this scientific evidence that these people were in a different consciousness? If not, what do y'all make of this?

2007-01-05 15:25:07 · 17 answers · asked by Neighborhood dude 4

And do you think all scientists should run all their ideas by religious folk before they release them?

2007-01-05 15:23:30 · 12 answers · asked by Desiree J 3

this is just an honest question, i mean no disrepect by it. i wonder why are you so religious? is that because of your family, where did you get that "faith?" why do you need to believe in a god to set out how to live your life? Is it because you need guidance and a purpose in life?


please no cursing or ignorant talk here.

2007-01-05 15:21:53 · 25 answers · asked by lelenguyen05 3

1.He always comes over late at night
2.He eats all the food in the house
3.He always empties his sack
4.He only comes once
5.And he leaves before you wake up!!!
Please don't anyone get offended....it is just a joke!

2007-01-05 15:21:42 · 15 answers · asked by sugar_n_spice 5

It has the head of an elephant. What is it's name? And what is the story behind it?

2007-01-05 15:20:30 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

where does it say that you have to have an interpreter if someone in your church speaks in tongues?

2007-01-05 15:18:27 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-05 15:17:43 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

are there fundamental or extreme atheists?

2007-01-05 15:17:41 · 12 answers · asked by whoknows 3

"The path to "hell" is a wide and downward slope; the path to "heaven" is upward, steep and narrow".

2007-01-05 15:15:39 · 16 answers · asked by jem r 2

cause the bible says there will be no liars in heaven not even little white lies

2007-01-05 15:14:53 · 28 answers · asked by Sheila R 1

The lord Knows who I a'm

2007-01-05 15:13:48 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

WISDOMOLOGY is a field of study in which a person creates theories of nature in relation to life.
I = Integrity

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Courage= courage heart, mind, will, courage, confidence, bravery.

Honor = integrity, dignity, and pride, chiefly among people, that was maintained

Admiration = a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works"

P=Persistence = the quality or state of being persistent

T=Trust = in the possession or care of a trustee.

E=Enthusiastic = having or showing great excitement and interes

R=Refined = Free from coarseness or vulgarity; polite.



Control your own destiny.

2007-01-05 15:12:50 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

PLEASE ONLY ANSWER THIS QUESTION IF YOU READ ALL OF THIS

Supposedly, God loves us and wants us to know and love him.

But let's face it... most athiests are athiests because they see no evidence for God. Over 65% of religious people are not Christians because they see no reason to believe in the Bible more than their God.

So why doesn't God or Jesus just appear to people so that they will be convinced of his/their reality?

Please don't give me the cop-out that it would violate free will. God appeared to many people in the OT to convince them. And Jesus appeared to hundreds after his resurection.

Also, if you believe in the Bible as evidence, or miracles, these would "violate free will" as well.


Another way to ask this is - Why would God speak only with whispers so soft, they could so easily be interperted as nothing at all - silence?

Thanks

2007-01-05 15:11:54 · 38 answers · asked by skeptic 6

2007-01-05 15:11:54 · 26 answers · asked by Evil Atheist Conspirator 4

2007-01-05 15:11:48 · 15 answers · asked by alley_walker2002 1

It seems to me to be a mixture of movies, daytime t.v., and outright lies and urban legends. If you don't actually study something ,can you profess to know anything about it? Can I get a job as a nuclear physicist, even though I know nothing about it?

2007-01-05 15:11:26 · 5 answers · asked by Prophet ENSLAVEMENTALITY (pbuh) 4

It seems almost tragic if you believe that humans evolved seperately from all over living things. Life evolving through Natural Selection is not just better science than creationism. It is a more satisifying spiritual experience.

2007-01-05 15:11:08 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-05 15:08:54 · 10 answers · asked by A fan 4

If Jesus is not God, not the son of God, and not one of three (trinity), then who is Jesus? I have briefly discussed this in Chapter Three "Is Jesus the Son of God?" This time I would like to expand on Jesus’ life (peace be upon him). I want to talk about Jesus from birth, starting with his mother (peace be upon them both) till the day he was taken up to God.
Who was his mother?

His mother was The Virgin Mariam (Mary) the daughter of Imran (father) and Hinnah (mother). When Hinnah carried Mariam in her womb she vowed to offer Mariam to God by letting her serve Him in one of His houses of worship. When Mariam was born her mother wrapped her in a piece of cloth, and took her to Al-Aqsa Mosque where she was handed over to the priests.

When the priests looked at her, and found out that she was the daughter of their lord and leader Imran they all wanted to take care of her. Although Zachariah the prophet (P.B.U.H.) was the person in charge of sacrificial offerings he was not allowed to take charge of Mariam’s matter this time. After a long quarrel over her, they all decided that the person who wins the lottery is the one that takes her in.

Zachariah won, and sponsored Mariam. He gave her a place to live, assigned her a female caretaker and personally watched over her until she was old enough to take care of herself and didn’t need the caretaker anymore.

When Zachariah came to Mariam in her place of worship he used to find fruits that would normally grow in other seasons. When he asked her where she acquired these fruits from, she would say that it was from God Almighty. The following verse relates the story of Mariam after she was born and offered by her mother to God:

"So her Lord accepted her with gracious acceptance and caused her to grow an excellent growth and made Zachariah her guardian. Whenever Zachariah visited her in the chamber, he found with her provisions. He said, ‘O Mary whence hast thou this?’ She replied, ‘It is from ALLAH.’ Surely ALLAH gives to whomsoever HE pleases without measure." (CH 3: Vr 37)

Angels used to always come to Mariam and tell her of her purity, and chastity. They also used tell her that God has chosen her above the women of the world, and that He has protected her from all types of corruption. She was constantly inspired to work harder and apply herself more in worship, supplication, and prostration for God. The Quran says, "And remember when the angels said, ‘ALLAH has chosen thee and purified thee and chosen thee above all women of the time. `O Mary, be obedient to thy Lord and prostrate thyself and worship the one God with those who worship HIM.’" (Ch 3: Vr 42-43)

How was Jesus born?

The following verses from the Chapter 19 (Mariam) narrate the story of the birth of Jesus Christ the prophet who was born without a father:

And relate the story of Mary as mentioned in the Book, when she withdrew from her people to an eastern place; [16] And screened herself off from them. Then WE sent OUR angel to her and he appeared to her in the form of a well proportioned man. [17] She said, "I seek refuge with the Gracious God from thee if indeed thou dost fear HIM." [18] The angel said, "I am only a messenger of thy Lord, that I may give thee glad tidings of a righteous son." [19] She said, "How can I have a son when no man has touched me, neither have I been unchaste?" [20] The angel said, "Thus it shall be." But says thy Lord, "It is easy for ME; and WE shall do so that WE may make him a Sign unto men, and a mercy from US, and it is a thing decreed." [21]

So she conceived him, and withdrew with him to a remote place. [22] And the pains of child-birth drove her unto the trunk of a palm-tree. She said, "O, would that I had died before this and had become a thing quite forgotten!" [23] Then the angel called her from beneath her, saying, "Grieve not. Thy Lord has placed a rivulet below thee; [24] "And shake towards thyself the trunk of the palm-tree; it will drop upon thee fresh ripe dates; [25] "So, eat and drink and cool thine eye. And if thou seest any man, say, ‘I have vowed a fast to the Gracious God; I will, therefore, not speak this day to any human being.’" [26]

Then she brought him to her people, mounted. They said, "O Mary, surely, thou hast committed a monstrous thing! [27] "O sister of Aaron, thy father was not a wicked man, nor was thy mother an unchaste woman!" [28] Thereupon she pointed to him. They said, "How can we talk to one who is a child in the cradle?" [29] Jesus said, "I am a servant of ALLAH. HE has given me the Book, and has made me a Prophet; [30] And HE has made me blessed wheresoever I may be, and has enjoined upon me Prayer and almsgiving so long as I live; [31] And HE has made me dutiful towards my mother, and has not made me arrogant and graceless; [32] And peace was on me the day I was born, and peace will be on me the day I shall die, and the day I shall be raised up to life again." [33] That was Jesus, son of Mary. This is a statement of the truth concerning which they entertain doubt. [34]

This was the story behind Jesus’ birth. Two of the most magnificent miracles were connected to his birth: the first was the birth to a chaste mother, and without the need for a father. This miracle shows that God has the ability to do anything He wishes. God says after the above verse, "It does not befit the Majesty of ALLAH to take unto Himself a son. Holy is HE. When HE decrees a thing, HE says to it, ‘Be,’ and it comes into being.’" (Ch 19, Vr 35). The idea of Sonship is ambiguous. What does it mean for God to have a son when everything in this world is His creation, and a mere command of His?

The other miracle was that Jesus spoke when he was in the cradle. God gave him the ability to talk to people to fend off any accusations made to his virtuous mother, and to notify the world that he was a prophet of God. That was Jesus. He was sent to tell people about the true God. The One and only One God of this universe. It was people who then changed this idea, and took Jesus as the Son of God. The Quran relates, "said Jesus, ‘Surely, ALLAH is my Lord and your Lord, so worship HIM alone, this is the right path.’" (Ch 19: Vr 36).

2007-01-05 15:08:21 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Love. Seriously. What is the biological point of love? It can't be for reproduction because you can love someone without wanting to bear children. It can't be for the continuation of species because you'd DIE for the simple well-being of someone you love. So what is it? For me, it's the one thing that seals my belief in God.

2007-01-05 15:07:08 · 20 answers · asked by Neighborhood dude 4

2007-01-05 15:06:14 · 16 answers · asked by A fan 4

if atheists do it as well i quit

2007-01-05 15:06:04 · 7 answers · asked by whoknows 3

Hey guys,

Just wondering what the name of a particualr jewish song is.

It is usually performed at weddings during the hora.

All I know is a few words from the chorus and I really need to know what the name of the actual song is.

Here's what I know:

Verse - sung in hebrew (I think)

Then the Chorus goes something like:

"Mashiash! Mashiash! Mashiash! Ay ya ya ya ya ya..."

It's a very high energry song that people love to dance to and throw their arms up in the air and whatnot.

Anyone know the name of it?

Thanks!

2007-01-05 15:05:57 · 0 answers · asked by Anonymous

When you are 18 you are required,to register in the draft.Is there anyway you can be removed from it. Because I don't believe in war,and could never kill another person.If I were called and said no,would they respect my choice. Since it's agaisnt my religon,as it states in the bible. Part of the ten comandments: thou shall not kill.

2007-01-05 15:05:38 · 10 answers · asked by Daniel P 1

2007-01-05 15:05:28 · 5 answers · asked by MTfarmwife 1

2007-01-05 15:04:34 · 7 answers · asked by melcute623 1

Honestly thoes people scare the hell out of me......they used to come around my neighborhood and knock on everyones door.It always looked like some kind of cult.What do you guys think?

2007-01-05 15:03:53 · 12 answers · asked by sugar_n_spice 5