Religion & Spirituality - 17 January 2007

Jedi Knights are the third largest registered religion in UK so why are there no schools with a jedi ethos for me to send my kids to?

2007-01-17 21:16:37 · 6 answers · asked by CHEESUS GROYST 5

2007-01-17 21:13:47 · 28 answers · asked by LynX 3

what is all that psi stuff ,any post death communications?
do we have a soul?
did it evolve?

2007-01-17 21:13:43 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

did they evolve as well?

2007-01-17 21:11:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-17 21:08:36 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just interested in your views. Reams of rant welcome ;-o

I don't actually believe in god, so I find the prescriptive trappings of religion quite bizarre.

2007-01-17 21:01:16 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

energy cant be created or destroyed remember,
where does our voltage ,[you know the electricity moving my finger /thinking /thought speach ] ;ie energy go when we die?
do we have a soul?
did does it evolve ?how? ,scienticic as you need to be to offer your proof [or theory ,it is science] ,or is it?

2007-01-17 21:01:08 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

38 people chimed in with the fact that the examples i was bringing up were old testament and do no apply to today's christian religion. If this is true then why do christians quote the old testament when claiming homosexuality is a sin. Jesus never mentions it. it is mentioned in the OT with such horrible crimes as fornicators, drunkards, thieves, revilers, idolaters and extortioners. But then again there were 3 homosexual relationships that go unpunished in the bible
Ruth and Naomi
David and Jonathan
Daniel and Ashpenaz
Homosexual activity in the temple by male prostitutes is clearly prohibited by the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
Prostitution, both heterosexual and homosexual is generally condemned.
Sexual abuse of boys by adult males is condemned
St. Paul considered at least some male and female homosexual acts to be forbidden, but it is unclear precisely which acts are included. He may have been referring to:
temple prostitution,
people who are not innately gay, lesbian or bisexual, but who engaged in homosexual acts,
to child sexual abuse, or
group sexual orgies.
Paul was certainly aware of sexual orgies in Pagan temples, including both heterosexual and homosexual encounters. He would have been aware of the practice of male adults keeping a boy for sexual purposes. These may have been the only forms of same gender sex that he knew of. He did not appear to make any references in his writings to consentual, committed homosexual relationships. He probably did not know of any.

One should note that Paul also condemned women preaching (1 Cor 14:34) or wearing gold or pearls (1 Tim 2:11). He also accepted and did not condemn the institution of slavery. Many Christians feel that his writings reflect his own prejudices are not a particularly useful guide for ethics and morals in the 20th Century.

Jesus made many hundreds of statements regarding belief and behavior. However He never mentioned homosexuality.
It is the subject of endless debate whether St. Paul’s prohibition of at least some homosexual acts was:
for the people in the vicinity of the Mediterranean during the 1st Century CE, or
for all people, forever.

2007-01-17 20:58:11 · 7 answers · asked by beau b 1

Is this a case of analysis paralysis? or is it just something I will have to accept? If doing good gives my life meaning and makes me feel good is this feeding my ego? HELP!

2007-01-17 20:56:44 · 12 answers · asked by northcarrlight 6

i would also like bible quotes if possible thank you

2007-01-17 20:55:30 · 8 answers · asked by donlindo2000 1

or perhaps a demon doing a good thing
or a believer of good doing a good thing

2007-01-17 20:55:11 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-17 20:54:03 · 3 answers · asked by peter k 1

2007-01-17 20:53:30 · 3 answers · asked by neil 1

2007-01-17 20:48:37 · 28 answers · asked by LynX 3

and why are they considered as holy as they are? what history do they hold, jerusleham, mecca, and other places of jewsish, christian and muslim faith?

2007-01-17 20:43:23 · 10 answers · asked by Thomas A 5

why was he considered the last? why no others after him?

2007-01-17 20:41:08 · 11 answers · asked by Thomas A 5

What is the meaning of life!?

2007-01-17 20:39:20 · 18 answers · asked by Sandeep R 2

I am referring to the following verse:

1John 5:16 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.

2007-01-17 20:26:50 · 10 answers · asked by superfluity 4

if you say yes, then do our family members who are dead watch over us, can they do something good to us, are they doing or not, if not why ?

2007-01-17 20:24:51 · 15 answers · asked by astiffman 2

I know muslims reject Our Lords Jesus' divinity but what about the Holy Spirit?

2007-01-17 20:22:43 · 14 answers · asked by ? 3

Do you think that the Angel was able to enter him "his soul" and dwell with him like the Holy spirit in Christians? Baptism

2007-01-17 20:17:02 · 3 answers · asked by chucky 3

in the islamic faith? would a person need to be chaste their whole life, or is there some level of tolerance?

2007-01-17 20:16:09 · 12 answers · asked by Thomas A 5

is there a belief in sin, if so, how does a person redem themselves from an act of sin?

2007-01-17 20:14:27 · 9 answers · asked by Thomas A 5

2007-01-17 20:06:54 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is it true that if faced with the choice of converting to the Islamic religion or keeping your own personal faith, that you will be killed should you choose your own faith? Why is that? I'm not being silly, I just want to understand.

2007-01-17 20:04:56 · 21 answers · asked by Samantha 3

If so then, why are some of you Christian women taking birth control pills anyway, and why are you single men carrying around condoms? Are you planning to fail?

2007-01-17 20:03:50 · 25 answers · asked by Deleted 1

did good jinn pray to God and will bad Jinn pray to God

2007-01-17 19:59:07 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

How would you prevent people from thinking what they want, changing their minds? Sure you could kill them, but only if they failed to keep their real beliefs a secret. What would be a good thing about such a fascist country? Makes me glad America was founed on the principal of religious freedom, how about you?

2007-01-17 19:56:59 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Kill People Who Don't Listen to Priests

Anyone arrogant enough to reject the verdict of the judge or of the priest who represents the LORD your God must be put to death. Such evil must be purged from Israel. (Deuteronomy 17:12 NLT)



Kill Witches

You should not let a sorceress live. (Exodus 22:17 NAB)



Kill Homosexuals
"If a man lies with a male as with a women, both of them shall be put to death for their abominable deed; they have forfeited their lives." (Leviticus 20:13 NAB)



Kill Fortunetellers

A man or a woman who acts as a medium or fortuneteller shall be put to death by stoning; they have no one but themselves to blame for their death. (Leviticus 20:27 NAB)


Death for Hitting Dad

Whoever strikes his father or mother shall be put to death. (Exodus 21:15 NAB)

Death for Cursing Parents

If one curses his father or mother, his lamp will go out at the coming of darkness. (Proverbs 20:20 NAB)

Shall I continue

2007-01-17 19:55:17 · 22 answers · asked by beau b 1

2007-01-17 19:49:10 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous