Religion & Spirituality - 26 January 2007

First off, I know that many religions believe their interpretation of God to be the only true one with no room for gentlemanly debate, and so for those who are unwilling to give a fair and open-minded answer I politely ask you not to write anything at all below.

I was merely wondering if the name of your God is all that important, as all religions do, in essesence, have the same basic priniciples (a love of God, fellow man and your elders etc etc).

Is denomination unimportant compared to the fact that a person has God in their life, and that this makes them a 'better' person?

Surely whether or not you call God Allah, Yahweh, Jehovah, Ahura Mazda is a moot point comapred to the fact that you have recognised a higher Universal power full stop?

I'd be interested to hear your opinions, but please be polite and fair in your answers. Thank you.

2007-01-26 23:56:59 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-26 23:50:44 · 8 answers · asked by David S 2

2007-01-26 23:49:35 · 12 answers · asked by Aradhana B 2

All I was doing was asking why my blog got removed since nothing offensive was on there, all I was doing was talking about religion and how Christianity is corrupted and how many don't understand what reincarnation is all about. I assume this will probably be removed too..

What's up with the uptight people, are they like Christian fundamentalist? All the ignorant stuff that gets posted on Yahoo answers, things that are massively racist and etc. I don't get it, thoughts?

2007-01-26 23:47:06 · 9 answers · asked by Automaton 5

procreate? Do christians know who or what they worship? Why do the scriptures say: Let God be found true, though every man be found a liar?

2007-01-26 23:45:44 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

When you tell someone you pray (i.e. "I pray my kids don't catch that flu going around.") Do you really pray or are you really saying "I hope."

If you do pray, who do you pray to?

2007-01-26 23:39:13 · 19 answers · asked by penhead72 5

based on your personal belief

2007-01-26 23:38:42 · 24 answers · asked by Prevent Animal Cruelty 2

can anyone tell me about christianity.... my bf iis a christian

2007-01-26 23:32:38 · 9 answers · asked by jaya 1

Is a love of the animals and plants ever mentioned?

I love and respect, and try to conserve, birds, animals and plants from around the world and see the earth as ther greatest gift we could have been given- but nobody of a religious orientation ever seems to discuss anything apart from human life.

Is a love of the natural world (and the vocation to defend and preserve it) smiled upon in your religion? Can you provide empirical back-up to your claims?

Thanks!

2007-01-26 23:32:26 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-26 23:30:15 · 14 answers · asked by rajarajan 1

These question is a fundamental one since the beginning of ages . From the primitive human till the super-intellectual of our days , it remained open , and...should I wrong if I say the answers doesn`t seem too different ? I don`t speak about the peculiar conditions of any historical age , but about the inner meaning .

2007-01-26 23:28:06 · 15 answers · asked by Florina R . 2

I am a Russian Orthodox, what can you say that will convert my to evangelical christianity

2007-01-26 23:25:33 · 14 answers · asked by Natashya K 3

So Jesus leads the new path to the new religion throught his teachings and such. Now if we believe Christ is the Light and the way then we should only follow his teachings right? Well if his teaching contradict the old testament then why do fundamentalist Christians who believe christ is the only way to god quote the old testement as according to their Creedo it is no longer RELEVANT! So why do they continuosly do this? Its like quoting Shakespeare to prove Freud ( not the best example but you know what I mean)

2007-01-26 23:21:16 · 12 answers · asked by Natashya K 3

What's wrong with them?They say Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven.And they said Ahura Mazda,Allah Zeus Jupiter are all false god.What is wrong with them?I met Buddhist and Sikhs and Muslims and didn't preach to me like those Christians do.

What's wrong with them?

2007-01-26 23:18:29 · 20 answers · asked by Green Lantern 4

2007-01-26 23:17:09 · 9 answers · asked by The Global Geezer 7

This is actually a question I asked myself when I was Christian. If we are supposed to love the enemy and love the sinner hate the sin does this apply to the ultimate enemy.

If Satan asked for forgiveness would God forgive him, should you pity him for his pride and arrogance and pray for him to see the light and become born again. It would certainly defeat him in his present guise.

2007-01-26 23:16:51 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

i am from india,i study in a convent.
i'm in the 10 th class i.e. i graduate out of school this year.
the school has kept a eucharistic celebration in the church,but on that day i am sure i'll be in my periods.
according to my religion we can't go to holy places when we are in our period,but i know that it is not so in christianity.

my problem is- my mom does not want me to attend the celebration since the church is a holy place.
how do i convince her that it is totally different when it comes to christians.
PLZ HELP I WANT TO ATTEND THE CELEBRATION.

2007-01-26 23:08:40 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Most of modern day Humans Rights actually stems from Islam where Muhammed introduced rights of everyone including those who are caught in times of war.
Rights of women - to own property and be legally recognised
Brought the first written constiution into being allowing freedoms for all.
At time of Muhammed he said all who have a faith are free to practice that faith be it Christianity or Judaism without fear or hindrance. Yet in Christian Europe it was the 'Dark Ages' with different Christian groups killing each other in the name of the true
God only 'there version of Christianity brought'.
Islam brought many other wonderful inventions without which life in 2007 would be very difficult.
Check out www.1001inventions.com

Remember all religions have people how kill in the name of God.
Look at Christian History.


Yet Christian Europe only brought these rights into being in the 20th Century.

2007-01-26 23:02:50 · 28 answers · asked by aroundworldsports 2

2007-01-26 23:02:21 · 12 answers · asked by rach09el 2

what if you repeatedley commit the same sin aren't yu asking a bit much I f I kill repent kill repent kill repent at what point does god say ENOUGH?

2007-01-26 23:00:46 · 20 answers · asked by Natashya K 3

If they say the Koran preaches peace, if they say they're peaceful, if they say 99.9% of Muslims are peaceful, can someone *please* explain the co-incidence that so many terrorists today are Muslim?
9/11. London Underground. Spain. India. Indonesia. Etc.
I'm wondering...

2007-01-26 23:00:30 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

1. Fear of God
2. Fear of Hell
3. Fear of Death

2007-01-26 22:57:36 · 18 answers · asked by Brendan G 4

And yet people who haven't even read it say its ludicrous. Have anyof you ever read the story of the golden cal fin the quran? Does it not really mean that we make things more complicated than necessary? Can we not just believe that there is a God ( what ever you call him/her/it?) and let others believe as they choose? And if you are an aetheist can we all not agree that it is your choice to do say and that you shouldn't be judged for that choice as it isn't our place?

2007-01-26 22:49:48 · 9 answers · asked by Natashya K 3

God is the creator

2007-01-26 22:49:26 · 14 answers · asked by chukwuemeka omeri (omek) 1

when people followed Muhammad attitude and approach it turn out to be the other way around.

2007-01-26 22:48:52 · 19 answers · asked by zloewez 1

I'm training to be a vicar/pastor/priest in the UK and I'd be interested to know what you think
1. What do you think Christian mission involves?
2. Do you think it's helpful for people?

2007-01-26 22:47:42 · 8 answers · asked by Grace 2

2007-01-26 22:44:02 · 4 answers · asked by Miss Juicy Jalebi 2

That God will punish anyone who adds to or takes away from the words of this book. All Christians I meant be they Protestant or Catholic say that because of this Islam is wrong as the Qur'an comes after this passage.
Yet when that passage was written the bible as we know it today hadn't even been compiled so how can Christians say it proves Islam is wrong.
This kind of passage is also elsewhere in the bible see Deuteronomy 4.2. So does that mean all the words of the bible after Deuteronomy 4.2 after wrong and those who wrote them are going to be punished by God?
Could it be that only prophets who speak Gods words can add to them and not men.

2007-01-26 22:43:25 · 14 answers · asked by aroundworldsports 2

A Jan. 15 interview with the Indian Catholic, the Internet news service of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, Archbishop Pascal Topno of Bhopal said that he had nothing against “surua namaskar” or other Hindu rituals, but questioned the Madhya Pradesh government's decision to make the practice compulsory in all government schools and colleges.

"People from other communities should be given the freedom and the choice to say ‘no’ to it," said Archbishop Topno, acknowledging that the Catholic Church had not received any direct orders from the government mandating the practice.

Full details at:-
http://www.catholic.org/international/international_story.php?id=22696

What right has the Catholic Church to convert the Hindu Indians?

How many Hindu temples do we know of in Italy, the home of the Catholic Church?

Does not converting Hindus, in their homeland, to Catholocism and then making such statements amount to 'The Pot calling the Kettle Black'?

2007-01-26 22:40:31 · 6 answers · asked by kayamat_ka_din 3

angels? seems to another useless made up things? god has talked to other humans so what purpose do they serve that god cant handle?

2007-01-26 22:38:12 · 12 answers · asked by jrtoyboy 3