Religion & Spirituality - 27 January 2007

To my fellow Muslims...
Aren't you fed up with these so called 'experts' of Islam who come on TV and spread pure follishness about our religion? Aren't you even more frustrated by those who come into this forum who think they have the proper authority to speak about Islam because they saw the 'latest' documentary on supposed Islam on CNN?

Here is a blog that all can watch that confronts this growing and dangerous issue we see running rapant in the media. Watch, liasten, learn and enjoy. Let me know what you think...

Salaam (that means peace for those of you who didn't know)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqmMdPKw378&mode=related&search=

2007-01-27 10:54:39 · 9 answers · asked by Erni S 2

I know sexual attraction isn't wrong, but how far is too far?

2007-01-27 10:51:49 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feral_children

2007-01-27 10:50:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I live in the Middle East, and people here are not really open minded (more like ignorant), and am sick of hearing "OMG you're an athiest?? Do you know you're going to hell?? You know, God is really great blah blah blah, and am sick of everyone shoving their beliefs down my throat, should i pretend to be a muslim so people can shut the hell up and leave me alone?

2007-01-27 10:50:00 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-27 10:48:25 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

You may have heard this asked before

If what we christians have spoken of for centuries is true, then you either gain everything in believing what we have been told about Christ. If it is ture and you don't believe you lose it all and become the "living dead" for all eternity in Hell.
On the other hand if what we believe is not true you lose nothing either way.

The question is...Do you want to take that risk?

2007-01-27 10:48:17 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-27 10:48:08 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-27 10:48:07 · 12 answers · asked by Aspurtaime Dog Sneeze 6

2007-01-27 10:46:56 · 26 answers · asked by yplanker 1

2007-01-27 10:46:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is the difference in Baptism in the Holy Spirit & Speaking in Tongues?

2007-01-27 10:44:38 · 6 answers · asked by agape♥ 3

What is the probability that we are not, if so why not?

2007-01-27 10:41:45 · 24 answers · asked by Aki 1

how does one go about seeking change from a lifestyle they have engaged so willingly in for an extended period of time? it wasn't always this way, let me ensure you, i once experienced the most amazing of things. however, i cannot imagine life any other way at this point in time. change, salvation, and contentness has become an abstraction. my desire for something so much more lingers, however is it truly strong enough to evoke an alteration of my ways? of my life?

at times, i feel satisified with where i am, as if i could live here for the rest of my life and that would be okay, but other times i feel my soul screaming that if i don't make a u-turn the road is going to take me someplace miserable. someplace i once refuted, a place i swore i would never encounter in my days. should one block out those occasional, but revenant, thoughts that this path may be heading toward the opposite direction? or should one evaluate their own self and understand the need for change? perhaps that may be the solution, but surely not the easy one. to live a life of doubt, even if it may be hidden in the smallest part of ones soul, only big enough to reveal itself episodically, should one continue to pursue such a questionable and doubtful course of existence?

at one time, if this question were posed to me, i would have a sure and steadfast answer. now, however, my mind wanders and thoughts that were once clear to me have become blurred abstractions that i am no longer able to distinguish. what truly induces such changes in the human mind and in the human heart? why have i become indistinct in my desires when there was a point in time when i felt that such vagueness and impreciseness was completely behind me. i had all of the answers regarding my past, present and future being. i understood and accepted the stipulation for all of my past experiences, i understood who i was now, and perhaps most importantly, i understood where i was going. now, conversely, i have no insight on the preceding questions.

perhaps there is a conclusion to be drawn here. perhaps the certainties and assurances that we are familiar with are, in contrast, false apparitions and illusions used by the brain to convince oneself that everything will be alright. perhaps there are no certainties in life. conveivably those who feel they have everything figured out will, in do time, come to the realization that sureness is just the minds way of keeping things simple, the minds way of refusing to accept change and an erroneous lifestyle. i suppose that that time has come for me, and i must now acknowledge that change is the only constant during this crazy, mixed up course of being which we must all endure until our time has come. Confidence, my friend, is a misleading notion, a fallacy, and to posses such a trait is both foolish and blinding for the mind, soul, and body.

someone please send me the answer to life and the answer as to how to achieve the most minute, yet vivid and mesmerizing, desires of the human heart without falsifying the way in which this world truly works.

2007-01-27 10:41:21 · 10 answers · asked by mrs. miller 2

2007-01-27 10:40:25 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Learn to value and appreciate THIS life. the only life that you or any other human ever experienced. RIGHT???

2007-01-27 10:39:34 · 20 answers · asked by plicketypow 1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feral_children

2007-01-27 10:38:47 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Yeah, I hear so many people saying remember, "all things work together for the good of those who love the Lord...", well WHAT does "and are called according to His purpose" mean? Is this something else to cause confusion????????????/

2007-01-27 10:37:25 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Joseph Smith claimed that the BOM was word for word, letter for letter written by god. Could god not spell, or form correct sentences back then? Why has the Mormon Church made all these corrections?

2007-01-27 10:36:17 · 9 answers · asked by atheist jesus 4

in the catholic bible it says

it says That people may know that you, whose name is lord,
You alone are the Most High over all the earth.

Lord isnt really a name it dosent even say jesus

its kinda like calling your boss at work boss when you should adress him by his first name

i dont think lord is Gods name

little help here?

2007-01-27 10:35:47 · 5 answers · asked by Agent 10017 1

I asked this question earlier and here is what I got:

Who made you hall monitor?
I'm an atheist and want to challenge Christians.
Atheists, agnostics, and unbelievers know more about the bible than most Christians.
We HAVE read the Bible and just consider it another book.
We want to offer our personal point of view.
Christians answer questions about other faiths.
Its not just a Christian site you know.
Most biblical scholars are Atheists.
Believers never seem to have gotten further than reading Leviticus.
We actually DO have the right, Peanut.
I then tried to unravel the bible by studying theology. That's when I decided to dump belief in Jesus.
Unbelievers are more than capable of answering questions about the Bible and religion.
Your god has given us Free Will and Yahoo has given us Free Accounts.

Question: Should I trust anyone above to give me a GOOD answer if I asked something about the Bible?

2007-01-27 10:33:11 · 44 answers · asked by faithful 2

2007-01-27 10:33:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

As far as her psychic abilities, do they go against god and the bible?

2007-01-27 10:32:41 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

i was talking to someone who found out that i'm of a different religion and he flipped out and pretty much hates me. i said nothing derogatory about his religion, just told him what mine was. is there a need for religion to be so all-consuming so that it breeds hate for no real reason?

2007-01-27 10:32:06 · 22 answers · asked by fluffernutter 1

...something like "if you hang your faith on the outcome and it doesn't happen then you've got nothing", or something like that. WELL WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO GAUGE IT BY?????

2007-01-27 10:31:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

When analyzed enough it seems this is what all theists arguments come down to...

When analyzed Atheist's argument can be reduced to 'God doesn't exist because there is no evidence to support that.'

Can anyone refute this?

2007-01-27 10:31:03 · 21 answers · asked by Poo 3

Like there's a moment when you start having freewill.

2007-01-27 10:30:16 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Virgin Mary??? not in todays society...today we'd be calling jerrry springer with that s........

2007-01-27 10:27:01 · 11 answers · asked by pillsbury_whiteboy 2

Pride is excessive belief in one's own abilities, that interferes with the individual's recognition of the grace of God. It has been called the sin from which all others arise. Pride is also known as Vanity.

Envy is the desire for others' traits, status, abilities, or situation.

Gluttony is an inordinate desire to consume more than that which one requires.

Lust is an inordinate craving for the pleasures of the body.

Anger is manifested in the individual who spurns love and opts instead for fury. It is also known as Wrath.

Greed is the desire for material wealth or gain, ignoring the realm of the spiritual. It is also called Avarice or Covetousness.

Sloth is the avoidance of physical or spiritual work.

2007-01-27 10:26:53 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-27 10:22:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

and it then became the largest standing resivor of Bud Light in the world. To further convince the masses, a flock of seagulls swooped down with a deck of playing cards; then proceeded to play poker and down shots of jack daniels.....

2007-01-27 10:20:03 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous