Religion & Spirituality - 11 January 2007

Does He favor them above all others? Does this mean they can do no wrong?

2007-01-11 13:49:02 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am referring to the people that populate the mega-churches in my area, Southern California. They apparently are people that have left other Christian denominations and now refer to themselves as only Christians. They also seem very comfortable judging other religions and discussing the bible with others as if all people take it literally. They also seem to be predominately Anglo-Saxon people.

2007-01-11 13:47:09 · 25 answers · asked by smacky 1

A while back she had a abortion.She was sexually irresponsible and got herself pregnant.I have a hard time feeling sorry for her because i DO NOT agree in killing a child.Won't she be repremanded by God for what she did??? She goes to church constantly and says God will forgive her???

2007-01-11 13:46:13 · 25 answers · asked by sugar_n_spice 5

So I don't quite understand why someone after being raised as a child would want to change their religion as an adult.

Because then that questions your faith before with your first religion and then it questions how strong your faith is after your religion.

Why did you change in the first place?

And how do you know if the religion you're practicing is right?

So really I'm asking about your faith, and why you believe in whatever religion you believe in.

Cause every religion is contradicting towards another.
And I don't want to seem biased cause I do have a religious affiliation. And I don't want offend anyone either.

2007-01-11 13:43:50 · 19 answers · asked by My Fake I.D. 1

If IBM systematically discriminates against older people stealing their benefits, often laying them off a year or two before they can reach 30 to claim them... is it a sin ... and who is responsible for these abuses? Sam Palimsano? HR? no one... its just a fuzzy fuzzy lack of accountability In recent years IBM managers agressively avoid to credit older employees for kill themselves working long hours while aggressively crediting minority and young employees for less. Is it a sin? Is it just shrewd business to take away people benefits before they can hit 30 years. Is it shrewd to have people work 28 years and lay them off a year before they can get lifetime medical for example

2007-01-11 13:43:45 · 8 answers · asked by bluetruthtech 1

...about religion, evolution, abortion, etc.? Don't they realize that it's obvious what they're doing? Do they even care?

2007-01-11 13:43:43 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-11 13:40:27 · 24 answers · asked by Chase 4

Somebody asked the question if we "feel sorry for humanity". Many "yes" answers were provided. However, we are humanity and I don't think we should feel sorry for ourselves. We should try to improve ourselves. So, what is one thing you would do to improve humanity?

I will start. People who violate the purest form of humanity, something each of us has been ~ a child, should have NO future rights. Death penalty is not harsh enough for people like this. How about life-time prison sentence with no parole. No TV, no weights, no "social interactive times", nothing. Rights to exist have been exhausted by being a "monster", and not a human being.

2007-01-11 13:40:25 · 6 answers · asked by Dave H 1

Is Dorthy everyman or everywoman? Are you in a strange place that dosn't feel like home? Were you sent to the wizards,only to be given words on paper, a metal medal, & a promise only to find he was a fake? Have you ever fallen asleep on the path? Why does the wicked witch use fire to keep you from advancing? What is in the nature of water to melt the illusion of wickedness? What was the only thing Dorthy needed to do to be home? Is this story history? Do you see any "truth" in this story? How is that possible? Could it be that the "Truth" is in you?

2007-01-11 13:39:42 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

It was Psalms 26 where his name was suppose to appear in and I can't find it in the KJV. He was suppise to be 26 when the Bible was written. I don't believe it, I just wanted to see where his name was, because it sounded like a cool conspiracy theory.

2007-01-11 13:38:30 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

First, I am not a homophobe. I understand how a non Christian can believe that homosexuality is an acceptable "lifestyle". That person does not make their moral judgments based upon the Word of God. What I don't understand is how Christians, who should make their moral judgments based upon the Word of God can believe that homosexuality is acceptable to God. It appears to me that God's word is quite clear on this subject. What should concern Christians who believe it is acceptable is that this scripture doesn't just condemn those who ARE homosexual it also condemns those who condone it.

This scripture condemns not only homosexuality but also envy, murder, gossip, slander, wickedness, God hating, faithlessness, etc. Why would a Christian accept the sinfulness of these things and not homosexuality when the same verse also condemns homosexuality? To be honest we must believe what God has said. All these things are detestable to God INCLUDING homosexuality.

Rom 1:22-2:1

22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools
23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.
24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another.
25 They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator — who is forever praised. Amen.
26 Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.
27 In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion.
28 Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips,
30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents;
31 they are senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless.
32 Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.


NIV

2007-01-11 13:38:13 · 19 answers · asked by yagman 7

2007-01-11 13:37:06 · 22 answers · asked by scydel 1

I like how he was so assured of his divinity.

2007-01-11 13:36:36 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

If I am spelling it correctly.

2007-01-11 13:35:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

A book written by the minds of men can have plenty of versus taken out of context. A book that is written by something more advanced than humans should be completely flawless. Additionally, no verse should be able to be taken out of context, for God would see this happening ahead of time.

...or am I just expecting too much of God?

2007-01-11 13:35:14 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

And keep your e-mail closed - cause you can't take it?

2007-01-11 13:34:28 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do the anti-abortionists adamantly claim religious freedom for themselves and then deny that same right to others?

2007-01-11 13:34:04 · 23 answers · asked by Thinker 1

2007-01-11 13:30:08 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-11 13:29:21 · 19 answers · asked by jim h 6

2007-01-11 13:29:02 · 18 answers · asked by ? 3

I am a Christain and am having an issue in my thoughts. Here on yahoo answers girls are talking about Vibraters, Dildoes, fingering, and things to relive their sexual tensions. I had a thought one day while praying about it, well more like a sign from God. Do You think girls back in bible times had a fancy Vibrator to make them feel better, no they didn't. God says to stay sexually pure for your husband, and that means your future husband too. I belive that means vibrators, dildoes, and even fingers take that pleasure away from your husband. I am only 15 and when I have an erotic though, and belive me i do, I usually PRAY or try to advert my mind on something else and it helps. Do you agree that staying pure means tools are unpure in the eyes of God?

2007-01-11 13:28:58 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

In the Old Testament He controlled all of these things. But now most Christians wouldn't say He sent the Asian tsunami, AIDS or drought and famines.

When did He subcontract all that?

2007-01-11 13:25:39 · 13 answers · asked by Brendan G 4

...have happened to them? For instance, "I was cured of (insert illness here) after I prayed to God" or "I didn't get on that plane (or get in that car); it was a sign from God. It was a miracle."

Yet, God won't save innocent children from death at the hands of molesters, murderers and abusive parents.

Do children not pray hard enough? Or, does God only intervene for intensely arrogant people?

2007-01-11 13:24:04 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

The story of Juses was found on a wonderful site.
Internet Book of Shadows: The Jesus Story
The Jesus Story --------------------------------------------------------------- The Lord and the Lady (and the Fool, of course) looked at the Men and Women, ...
www.sacred-texts.com/bos/bos555.htm
It has an abundance of information about many religions.
If the Goverment can recognize Wiccan as a religion in 1972 Why can't this site?

http://www.sacred-texts.com/aor/index.htm

2007-01-11 13:21:40 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-11 13:21:40 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-11 13:21:37 · 9 answers · asked by justsomequest 2

So why is it still Darwin's Theory and not Darwin's Law?

2007-01-11 13:21:03 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Our new pastor annouced that he would be bringing a Prophet to speak to us in June. I don't know what to think. I've always believed that prophecy is no longer needed because the Bible is complete. How will we know if he's of God or some kind of fortune teller. I'm serious, I really don't know what to do here.

2007-01-11 13:20:40 · 12 answers · asked by nancy jo 5

or lack there of?

2007-01-11 13:19:46 · 9 answers · asked by justsomequest 2

do you understand other people killing in the name of their god?
I AM NOT TALKING OF ACCEPTING IT, but if you share the feeling of believing you may understand other people going to the extreme because of their religion.
(i think this question is too philosophical for the believers in here).
I mean, a mother can understand another mother doing weird things for the love of her children even if that first mother wouldnt do these things herself

2007-01-11 13:18:49 · 11 answers · asked by whoknows 3