Religion & Spirituality - 5 January 2007

An atheist was taking a walk through the woods.
"What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What beautiful animals!" he said
To himself.
As he continued walking alongside the river he
heard a rustling in the
bushes. Turning to look, he saw a 7 foot grizzly
charging towards him. He ran as fast as he could up the path.
Looking over his shoulder he saw that the bear was
closing in on him. His heart was pumping frantically and he tried to run
even faster. He tripped and fell on the ground. He rolled over to pick
himself up but saw the bear
raising his paw to take a swipe at him.
At that instant the atheist cried out: "Oh my
God...!"

Time stopped.
The bear froze.
The forest was silent.
It was then that a bright light shone upon t he
Man and a voice came out of the sky saying: "You deny my existence for all of
these years, teach others
I don't exist and even credit creation to a cosmic accident. Do you expect
me to help you out of this predicament?

2007-01-05 03:19:48 · 23 answers · asked by unknown 4

2007-01-05 03:19:26 · 13 answers · asked by mullah robertson 4

John says,

In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God.

vs.14 and the Word became flesh and dwelt among us....

We know that Jesus is the Word and since Jesus was God then God has already come and will come again..

HOW AWESOME is it to know that God has dwelt among us in the flesh?

2007-01-05 03:19:19 · 21 answers · asked by ? 2

Learning different languages.

Do Christians believe that God scrambled the tongues for a purpose and we should not go around trying to undo his work?

2007-01-05 03:17:51 · 15 answers · asked by ÜFÖ 5

i do not believe about hell and heaven people will go......................... Show me the Bible that bad people will got to hell and good peple will go to heaven..............................what is paradise? because when jesus got almost die and told his robber at the cross that he will be with him in paraside............

why did jesus come here on earth? becase he needed to preach the truth abouth he kindgom of God and earth the life we do.now he is in heaven for what.. he is a king of kindom of God and will rule the earth when God will destory the wicked people forever and mild peole live in paradise on the earth forever. but most people think about heaven and hell, the pastors and priests are wrong preaching, they even rape the young people.

i love God much church is true called jehovah witness. i enjoy s o much for preachimg people be saved in the name of Jesus christ Amen.....................i am imperfect becaue i inherit sin from my parents are adam and eva...........

2007-01-05 03:17:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

The bible defines Christianity. It is the test for what is of God and what is not. I am perplexed firstly at the ammount of people that call themselves Christian without accepting the word and secondly by the ammount of people that see following it has somehow being a "radical" christian. Anyone who claims Christ should accept the bible as the word of God and in that case its "fundamental" principals should be followed without compromise...doesnt this by definition make ALL christians "fundemental"?

2007-01-05 03:17:19 · 8 answers · asked by Robert K 5

i do not believe about hell and heaven people will go......................... Show me the Bible that bad people will got to hell and good peple will go to heaven..............................what is paradise? because when jesus got almost die and told his robber at the cross that he will be with him in paraside............

why did jesus come here on earth? becase he needed to preach the truth abouth he kindgom of God and earth the life we do.now he is in heaven for what.. he is a king of kindom of God and will rule the earth when God will destory the wicked people forever and mild peole live in paradise on the earth forever. but most people think about heaven and hell, the pastors and priests are wrong preaching, they even rape the young people.

i love God much church is true called jehovah witness. i enjoy s o much for preachimg people be saved in the name of Jesus christ Amen.....................i am imperfect becaue i inherit sin from my parents are adam and eva...........

2007-01-05 03:16:14 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just imagine there is a God for just a moment...

If God were to come down right now.....

What would you do?

2007-01-05 03:14:50 · 39 answers · asked by ? 2

I'm serious, they actually reported this nonsense on the news.Pictures and video of the tree and everything

Right here in Dallas(where I live.)

What do you think?

2007-01-05 03:14:06 · 5 answers · asked by Maurice H 6

I have a friend who was crying because her pastor told her that her baby might be the anti-christ. Is there some sort of exorcism she can do or a test she can give the baby to know for sure.

2007-01-05 03:13:39 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Prostitution may be the oldest profession but religion , I think , is the first big business .

2007-01-05 03:12:01 · 10 answers · asked by jsjmlj 5

Are their lives after reborn gonna do with their past life?

2007-01-05 03:10:57 · 8 answers · asked by Ong 2

If Arabs and Jews both live in the middle east, and have very similar religious forefathers and fanatics, why then are the Arab countries so slow to develop technology and develop new ideas while the Israelis thrive and foster development and creativity. I am an atheist so don't try to quote scripture or 'chosen people' stuff. (And don't say because the US supports Israel, and yes I know that Arabs developed algebra and cultivated citrus trees, but what have they done lately. Be honest!)

2007-01-05 03:10:49 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why did you stop beliving in god ..

2007-01-05 03:10:12 · 29 answers · asked by => the guy <== 3

No evolutionist had said that humans evolved from monkeys. They only say that men and monkeys had a common ancestor. Yet fundamentalists say that atheists are saying men evolved from monkeys.
Atheists do not believe in bible so they could say that man and monkey had a common ancestor. But how could fundamentalists invent the theory that man evolved from monkeys. No evolutionalist or atheist ever said man evolved from monkeys. Then how could fundamentalists say it?

2007-01-05 03:10:06 · 23 answers · asked by Born again atheist 3

Do you think it is blasphemy to name this company and its product after something that brought God's wrath to the people? Isn't the Babel Fish Corp trying to become more powerful than God?

Link to the language translator
http://www.babelfish.altavista.com/

Link to the corporate website
http://www.babelfish.com

2007-01-05 03:09:20 · 4 answers · asked by ÜFÖ 5

I was roughly 5 years old when I began to try to wrap my brain around the idea of God.

I was roughly 7 when I began to question religion.

I was roughly 10 when I began to not believe in religion.

I was much older when I could say I did not believe Jesus was divine but I do believe he existed and was a great philosopher.

If you are religious, when did you stop just accepting what you were told but actually attempted to question things so you could choose you belief? Did you ever question what you were told?

2007-01-05 03:07:12 · 24 answers · asked by jimmy j 2

When Arlington, Texas, pastor Dwight McKissic spoke out last August about speaking in tongues, all heck broke loose in Southern Baptist circles.
And he’s still talking.

“They’re out of touch with the text and the times,” he said of denomination leaders who have taken an “anti-tongues” line.

Southern Baptists have traditionally been wary of speaking in tongues — a practice associated with Pentecostals and other “charismatic” Christians who attribute their ecstatic, unintelligible utterances to the Holy Spirit.

But Baptists are also known for allowing individual congregations and believers much leeway in religious practice. And some Baptists have joined McKissic in opposing a Southern Baptist Convention policy against hiring foreign missionary candidates who have ecstatic utterances in private prayer.

2007-01-05 03:06:58 · 8 answers · asked by atreadia 4

i thought maybe if i ask it outright .... then the Drampor ( the person that keeps asking about it ) may fill us in ....
so please what is a war ball ?
either tell us or sshhhh !! lol

2007-01-05 03:06:23 · 4 answers · asked by Peace 7

With limited supplies of land, water, fuel and food will we run out before Jesus comes back?

2007-01-05 03:05:40 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Schools that fail to show enthusiasm in rooting out prejudice against homosexuals should be reported to the police by pupils and parents, a Home Office report recommended yesterday.
It called for parents and children to identify schools that ignore "homophobic" language in the playground and teachers who produce "homophobic" lessons.

2007-01-05 03:04:46 · 18 answers · asked by atreadia 4

2007-01-05 03:04:12 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

250 million Christians worldwide will face persecution in 2007, simply for following Jesus Christ, according to persecution watchdog, Release International. In particular it was found that persecution is growing the fastest in the Muslim world.
Release has found that most persecution takes place in four distinct ‘zones’: those of Islam, Communism, Hinduism and Buddhism. But persecution is growing fastest of all in the Muslim world.

Governments in even moderate Muslim countries often fail to safeguard the rights of their Christian minorities, explains RI. Abuses suffered by Christians include kidnapping, forced conversion, imprisonment, church destruction, torture, rape and execution.
One of the world’s worst abusers of religious freedom is Saudi Arabia, guardian of Islam’s holiest sites Mecca and Medina. But some of the most violent persecution in the Muslim world is beyond government control.

2007-01-05 02:59:31 · 21 answers · asked by atreadia 4

When it gets right down to it the atoms that make up your coffee or your car are identical to those you are made of. How can anyone believe that anything can be alive if not for the grace of God?

2007-01-05 02:59:05 · 15 answers · asked by Ivar 4

God is holy, and requires holiness. Holiness is purity. Even though you may think you are good enough, even one sin disqualifies you from being in the presence of God. You could never be good enough. That is why you need Jesus.
The Bible says that there is none good enough. "There is none who does good, there is not even one," (Rom. 3:12). Goodness is measured by God's standard - not yours.
To say that you are good enough means that Christ did not have to die. But He did die to save sinners. The Bible says if righteousness can come by good deeds, then Christ didn't need to die (Gal. 2:21), but He did, so being good isn't enough.

2007-01-05 02:58:56 · 19 answers · asked by unknown 4

2007-01-05 02:57:09 · 3 answers · asked by Aishwarya netha 1

or our desprate need for hope is so important so we are still willing to kill for it, kindly or forcefully imposing it to others.
It seems Religion is the source of all troubles for humanity since beginig of time.

2007-01-05 02:56:39 · 13 answers · asked by tulipnoir_1 1

2007-01-05 02:56:26 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

Who said God wants you to be religious? He wants a relationship with you. Religion is man's attempt to reach God. Christianity is God reaching man. 1 Cor. 1:9 says that God wants you to have fellowship with Jesus. He is talking about a relationship, Someone you can talk to. He doesn't want to weigh you down with a bunch of do's and don't's. He wants to extend a loving hand to you, and help you live a good clean life. But that cannot be done until the real problem in you is done away with, and that is sin. Sin separates you from God (Isaiah 59:2). If you want salvation instead of "religion," then go to Jesus. Seek Him. He will never let you down.

2007-01-05 02:54:41 · 18 answers · asked by unknown 4

2007-01-05 02:53:49 · 6 answers · asked by Betty Boop 2