Religion & Spirituality - 14 January 2007

In Islamic law if you convert to another religion you can be sentenced to death. I want to know why, because I think the most important part of any religion should be to accept people as who the are and who they chose to be.

2007-01-14 12:19:28 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

level 6 account was suspended...apparently because someone reported me for "violence or threats of violence"

isnt that odd? especially considering ive never threatened anyone in my life. arent some people cowards? how they are willing to label you something or get you in trouble simply because you hold a position or opinion that they may not share? isnt that horribly cowardly?

2007-01-14 12:17:42 · 18 answers · asked by johnny.zondo 6

I watched a documentary about it and it scared me so bad..

2007-01-14 12:16:37 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

the greatest spiritual awakening that you have ever had?

2007-01-14 12:12:52 · 13 answers · asked by -skrowzdm- 4

John 3:16 says "For God so loved the world that He gave His Son, that whoever BELIEVES in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. Do you know that Christ had YOU on His mind while He was dying?

2007-01-14 12:11:43 · 22 answers · asked by gtahvfaith 5

I'm just going to dive right into this, serious answers only please...
Through my life, I've always had the feeling that something was missing. Like when you've forgotten something in the car, and can't remember what it is...
My friends and I were discussing this just the other day, and one finally asked how religious I was. I grew up in a pretty much athiest family, so I never really gave my spirituality any thought. But my friends, who are devoted christians, simply talked to me, and I found myself entranced by what they were saying.
Where can I go, who can I talk to? I'm only 16, and my parents think I'm just 'being silly'. But I really feel I need to look into whatever this is... That I have to *truely* find where I stand...

I don't know if this makes any sense, but is there any advice on where to turn to? I'm incredibly shy and I can't really just go to a church and ask someone. I don't think I'd actually be comfortable talking to my friends totally seriously about this either.

2007-01-14 12:10:50 · 26 answers · asked by Allie D 1

I gave one of my extremely poor friends, whom I love very much, a one hundred dollar bill and told him that he can spend it however he wants, if he spends the hundred dollars on stuff for me, I won't do anything to him, but if he spends even one penny of the hundred dollars on something for himself, I will physically torture him for the rest of his life.

Do I sound like a bad or mean person?

2007-01-14 12:10:04 · 10 answers · asked by Dr. Douche 3

the couple were engaged to be married. They had a lot to say about how Christians thru the ages were warlike but the young man said if his wife did not study the Bible it was his duty as the spiritual head of the house to "make her". The question is: Arn't JWs doing the same thing on a smaller scale?

2007-01-14 12:09:55 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

If not, then why do they have them depicted in paintings?

2007-01-14 12:09:52 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I thought non-Catholics regarded them as "non-Christians" and hence, not correct, mistaken, etc., yet this person expounds without much evidence (that I can see) and people fall all over him/her! Is it Idolatry or just a huge popularity contest? I want to know (I'm saying this 'cause I'm HONEST, unlike some!), because I'm writing a book on comparative religion and want to know WHAT people see in this person. What is it that makes THIS person "special" (to those of you who think he/she is)?

2007-01-14 12:09:45 · 8 answers · asked by Gwynneth Of Olwen 6

after all if you're gonna use the bible to say what is good or bad, you then would be in favor of selling your first daughter to slavery (Exodus 21:7-11) stone your brat son to death (Leviticus 20:9) killing anyone who works on a Saturday (Exodus 35:2) and to send anyone who ever played football to hell, because "touching a pig's skin is an abomination" (Lev.11:6-8). So if you're gonna say that homosexuality is bad because the bible says so, then you must also agree with the previous statements

2007-01-14 12:09:26 · 3 answers · asked by Luis T 3

According to the New Testament (Bible) it was not the Jews, but Roman soldiers who killed Jesus. They did this in obedience to the orders of Pontius Pilate, the Roman (non-Jewish) governor of Judea. Yes, Pilate washed his hands. But if I wash my hands, does that make me innocent of a crime? Pilate could easily have spared Jesus if he wanted to. But he ordered his soldiers to crucify him. It was not the Jews who killed Jesus. It was the Gentile Romans! Yes, the Jewish leadership participated in this crime: they brought Jesus to Pilate. And there were Jews in the crowd that day shouting, "Crucify him!" Neither of these are commendable actions. But they hardly count as grounds for a charge of murder.

The late Pope John Paul II said: "the erroneous and unjust interpretations of the New Testament regarding the Jewish people and their presumed guilt have circulated for too long".

BTW, I'm not even Jewish. Just some observations...
Why do people blame Jews for everything?

2007-01-14 12:08:50 · 13 answers · asked by Averill 2

In Crouching Tiger they ran on leaves and fought in the trees and things of that nature....

But she believes in a story about a Jesus and his buddy Peter walking on water.

I just ask which story is less realistic.

2007-01-14 12:07:21 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

babies are born with the free will that everyone else has. Later in heaven they can turn from God just like the angles did. So is it possible that babies are ressurected during the millinium. Then they grow up and learn about God. Then in the very end times they have to make the choice. Has anyone heard of this before???

2007-01-14 12:06:52 · 17 answers · asked by Peggy Pirate 6

2007-01-14 12:06:37 · 13 answers · asked by Mijoecha 3

It should be very refined and quiet.

2007-01-14 12:05:42 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

can you atribbute the work of god to satan by saying one thing in your whole life or does it have to be a life time of worshiping satan

and if you have said something like that and then get reborn are you saved?

2007-01-14 12:01:21 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

out there. I want to share something I came across today: http://www.realization.org/page/doc0/doc0015.htm --- It made me realign my personal journey, as well as how i feel about my journey thusfar. What do you think about the description of this person's "awakening"?

2007-01-14 11:54:52 · 7 answers · asked by -skrowzdm- 4

2007-01-14 11:53:43 · 7 answers · asked by Alberto G 1

Not trying to be offensive. I'm just wondering how many of the stories in their bible they believe to be factual.

For example the story of Samson killing 1000 men with the jawbone of a donkey.

Do you believe that story is 100% true?

2007-01-14 11:53:05 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-14 11:52:38 · 20 answers · asked by *Mon* 2

I want to be a priest. My only downfall is that I'm not at all religious. Can I still be one? They look like they're having such a good time.

2007-01-14 11:52:17 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-14 11:51:51 · 13 answers · asked by Alberto G 1

2007-01-14 11:51:18 · 2 answers · asked by anglicky 1

I've been so confused lately. I've been through a lot. But I've experienced several miraculous coincidences over the last couple of months. Everyone keeps telling me I'm crazy. I wonder if I am. I feel like I need a witness, to prove I'm not crazy.

2007-01-14 11:49:52 · 24 answers · asked by Faith 1

can a strong believer become a complete atheist someday ? or do you think it is true that once someone believe, it is impossible to not believe again or live without a spirituality ? what do you think ?

2007-01-14 11:49:17 · 11 answers · asked by bobby s 1

a semi-enlightened misfit? Think about the words, and use your imagination. These type of souls are always searching for ways to define themselves; how would you describe such a being?


11:11

2007-01-14 11:46:45 · 13 answers · asked by -skrowzdm- 4

People keep asking if non-Christians, non-Muslims, non-Jehovas and none-whatevers get to go to heaven.
But what if the Church of the Universal Triumphant is the right one? Just because not that many people adhere to it, doesn't make it false.
So what makes you think you have it right. To quote Homer Simpson: But Marge, what if we chose the wrong religion - then we're just making God angrier and angrier every day.

Is faith a lottery?

2007-01-14 11:46:45 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

NonChristians even some liberal Christians seem to have a problem with the bible's stand against homosexuality or try to explain it away. But why does everyone agree with the rest of the bibles sexual behavior guidelines like not sleeping with another man's wife or not sleeping with your mother or step-mother (step-father) or not sleeping with a goat or sheep.

Why is it the bible is only bad when it becomes incovenient or says something the world doesnt want to hear

2007-01-14 11:46:41 · 18 answers · asked by h nitrogen 5

Surely all of them wasn't so evil they were condemned to Hell. How about the innocent children?

2007-01-14 11:42:37 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous