Religion & Spirituality - 29 January 2007

Who's runnin the show here? Single word answers only please (ie Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Atheist, etc.)

2007-01-29 16:05:36 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Distinctly like a dead, rotting turd in the middle of the desert on a hot summer day with my buddy jack who told me he smelled something disturbing.....

Yeah, along those lines? Thanxer

2007-01-29 16:05:04 · 3 answers · asked by I live on 65 North westberry 1

Much of the bible is borrowed from earlier, ancient religions. Many of the names and incidents are strikingly similar. Easter is of Pagan origin. Christmas was celebrated by older religions long before Christ arrived.It is a fact that not a single original manuscript of any book of the bible exists today. We cannot, therefore, say that, in the present tense, "they are inerrant". Furthermore, by the time the latest book of the bible was written, all of the original manuscripts had long since been worn out and replaced by copies. There were no firsthand copies. They were copies of copies of copies....and on and on. This means that nobody ever saw the entire bible as it was originally written.

Have you ever heard this? What do you think about it? Details please.

2007-01-29 16:03:59 · 28 answers · asked by Rosebee 4

Muslims have said Americans don't understand their society and why this is necessary. They say there is very little crime in mid-east due to this law. How does the end justify the means?

2007-01-29 16:03:14 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-29 16:02:47 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Are there also different classifications for heaven and hell?

2007-01-29 16:01:10 · 8 answers · asked by ? 5

2007-01-29 16:00:19 · 15 answers · asked by ANGIE 3

I've always been fascinated with the duality of things; active-receptive, verbal-spatial, intellectual-sensual, historical-timelessness, sequential-simultaneous, etc.

They seem to me the limit to all thinking before you leap (using both extremes together) into the transcendental truth.

I get the feeling atheism and theism fit into this category but I don’t know how.

Any thoughts?

2007-01-29 16:00:08 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

i mean whatever the religion is..........and particularly the followers not the leaders of a religion.........complete answers please..

2007-01-29 15:58:34 · 52 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-29 15:58:12 · 19 answers · asked by Autumn 2

It is I, your friend! Know that you have a home within the Church of the Blue God under the Sea. Belief is not required - faith is not required - paying money is not required - worshiping me, while it would be nice, is not required, for all are welcome to feast at the Eternal Plate of Seafood after this life.

Peace be unto you my children.

2007-01-29 15:57:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Everyone of us is familiar with the weekly Sabbath of the Jews. But some clergies state that the Jews celebrate several days of each year and treat then as Sabbath also. Is that statement correct?

2007-01-29 15:55:34 · 4 answers · asked by autor06hj 2

Pallid incompetence hanging on a tree!
comments please, and if you don't know what pallid incompentence means...look it up then answer

2007-01-29 15:55:21 · 9 answers · asked by Thus Spoke the Night Spirit 3

2007-01-29 15:55:02 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-29 15:54:16 · 8 answers · asked by ? 5

Basicly I haven't found proof there is a god(s) so i don't believe in it/them, but i don't believe there isn't a god(s) because i haven't found proof against that either. Also is that considered aitheism because i'm not saying there isn't a god i'm just saying i haven't found proof.

2007-01-29 15:52:45 · 13 answers · asked by wulfgar_117 3

Although I was baptized, I do not have any belief in a higher power. But I still do question the exist of God. If He is real, why does He get to decide the fate of my after/next life? What if I wanted to commit suicide? Why is that such a sin and why should I be punished for my decision? Why should I suffer even more in Hell for wanting to end my suffering on Earth? Or, why should I have to suffer even more in my next life? Why is it that I will be reborn into a miserable life, living under horrible circumstances because of my past life? Why can't we just rest in peace after we die? Like, once we're dead, can't we just stay dead?

I really don't understand any of this and am starting to lose faith in everything. I know there is no definite answer to any of my questions, but it still bothers me that, if there is a God, why does he get to decide what happens to me after death.

2007-01-29 15:51:54 · 11 answers · asked by blood type A 2

2007-01-29 15:51:10 · 28 answers · asked by Autumn 2

And passed on to atheists born into a Christian culture?
How does atheism bring joy and optimism to our lives?
Is atheism a force for good and optimism in the world?

2007-01-29 15:51:08 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

What Scriptures support or describe Purgatory? Could someone direct me to them in the Bible. Not from the Catechism book please.

2007-01-29 15:50:47 · 10 answers · asked by topsecretwrappers 4

any specific references where it talks about "if a man isn't willing to do the job then a woman must do it". or something of that nature. I am not interested in anything other than a serious answer.

2007-01-29 15:50:08 · 12 answers · asked by clbaiz 2

Do you believe in Miracles?

2007-01-29 15:48:12 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

they wish?

Maybe you can tell us all something interesting about yourself.

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I was a DJ in college

2007-01-29 15:48:04 · 25 answers · asked by mullah robertson 4

2007-01-29 15:47:33 · 19 answers · asked by Autumn 2

The reason I ask is I just posted a question about Atheism. My question was misinterpreted and I was attacked very heavily, to the tune of 40 somethin answers. Are Atheists as intolerant as Christians and Muslims? Is Atheism the new extreme religion?

2007-01-29 15:46:49 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-29 15:44:52 · 30 answers · asked by dereld87114 1

2007-01-29 15:43:42 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

Me and my friend are having a huge debate on whose right, and im a beliver of athiest but dont know much about it, anyone know anything that proves atheist are right and that god is just a myth! anwser quick cause im chosing a best anwser s

2007-01-29 15:42:27 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

i know this is a weird question, but i always wondered about it. i looked it up on the internet, but that didn't help me much. by category, i mean the two branches of christianity: catholic and protestant. i know that baptist falls under protestant... and so forth, but i always wondered about presbyterian. so, does presbyterian fall under the catholic or protestant category?

2007-01-29 15:42:10 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think many non Christians feel this way. They don't have a problem with all Christians, but they don't like or respect Christians who choose to believe that theirs is the only way and everyone else is going to hell.
Is that bigotry?

2007-01-29 15:41:39 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous