Religion & Spirituality - 31 January 2007

2007-01-31 01:48:52 · 17 answers · asked by mandy tng84 1

God thinks to himself "If I create Adam and Eve and then allow the snake/Satan to tempt them, they will choose to eat from the tree."

Then he thinks "If they do, I can either doom humanity or let it slide."

Then he thinks "Maybe I shouldn't create them if I know they are going to eat from the tree. Or better yet, I'll just leave out the tree and the snake. That would solve a lot of problems"

Can you put yourself in god's shoes and imagine how he would look at the situation? Yes, you really can.

2007-01-31 01:47:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-31 01:44:05 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Some prayers are novena prayers while some are simple prayers not really "composed" as novenas. May I still use these prayers for novenas or must I use novena prayers?

2007-01-31 01:43:28 · 2 answers · asked by phalangi 2

2007-01-31 01:42:35 · 5 answers · asked by surf guy 1

Popular argument #1:
Homosexuality is a sin according to the Christian religion: There is controversy over whether or not the Bible actully condemns homosexuality. It seems to me that God was mad at the Soddomites because they were using sex frivolously, not just because they had same-sex partners.

#2
It is unnatural: Scientists have discovered gay sheep and whales...if animals are homosexual, why wouldn't humans be?

#3
Our civilization will end!: Our current rate of population growth is far too high. It has multiplied over 2x in the past 50 years. We need to get to ZPG (zero population growth) or we may put too much pressure on Earth's ecological processes.

2007-01-31 01:42:27 · 13 answers · asked by Shanana 4

2007-01-31 01:39:31 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-31 01:39:25 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous

most of them were born in the west. but still they grow shaggy miserable beards, wear the stupid islamic garb and scream hate towards non muslims and never assimilate into free western culture.
what happened to the western ideology of multiculturalism?

2007-01-31 01:37:46 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

What does the Bible teach about female head covering? Because i've heard a lot about women having to cover their head when they pray, and that in order to always be ready to pray, a woman should keep her head covered.

A few people I know said that when they were younger, it was customary to wear a hat or head covering to Church.

Why do so few women now wear the covering?

2007-01-31 01:37:10 · 5 answers · asked by Pebbles 5

...in return for Utopia on Earth?
(assume God is on board and all going to heaven would still get to go)

2007-01-31 01:37:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

The straw that broke the camel's back .

2007-01-31 01:36:00 · 21 answers · asked by jsjmlj 5

Lastnight I had this dream that my grandmother and I were in some sort of church for a funeral. As we made our way down the hall there were rosary's, satues of Mary and Jesus and jewlery. The were beautiful. I asked my grandmother to buy me one but she didn't. Then for some reason I drifted to where the Mary was and her lips began to move as if she wanted to tell me something, but I couldn't hear what she was saying. In my dream she wanted me to do something bad to her and I thought to myself this is the work of the devil. The devil allowed in the church? For some reason I wanted to say the Our Father. But something inside told me to say the Hail Mary. As I began saying it, these people or demonds tried stopping me. As I glanced down I seen % men laying on the ground. Two of them on eachside had their eyes open and the other's closed. What does this mean? I don't go to church anymore. I'm a catholic. I've been baptised, had my first communion and was confirmed.

2007-01-31 01:35:48 · 3 answers · asked by Just advice 1

within the next 100 years? or sooner or greater than that?

2007-01-31 01:35:08 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

there are so many religions which one is the true one? i know its all down to faith and things but how do we know that the one we choose is right? how do we know if we a betraying the true religion that hasnt even been found yet and we cud all go to hell. and also how do we know we are not following a book a group of people wrote thousands of years ago???

2007-01-31 01:34:20 · 11 answers · asked by kenneth c 1

but after studying (among other reasons) use this as one of the reasons they became atheists. Some have even been to seminary. My question is, why so many thousands of others who have attended good seminary's stay and still believe? Don't you think they'd be leaving in droves? Seminary is quite difficult and delves into theology, languages, history etc. You'd think they'd come up with a different truth.

2007-01-31 01:33:59 · 13 answers · asked by <><><> 6

2007-01-31 01:31:35 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Seems to me Intelligent Design is more a case for polytheism than monotheism.

2007-01-31 01:31:24 · 9 answers · asked by Insulting Other Participants 2

2007-01-31 01:30:54 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-31 01:29:32 · 7 answers · asked by searchingjohn 4

There is a shadow in my house that will not leave my family alone. The object is no bigger than a cat although it seems like it is longer. It is always watching us like it is waiting to torment us. My son says he sees it all the time and that it is comming to get him. I have told my mother about it and what to do but I just do not know. Drop some advice please.

2007-01-31 01:28:08 · 29 answers · asked by funk0311 2

2007-01-31 01:27:27 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

...ignore it to justify their indulgences in the flesh?

Sadeek

2007-01-31 01:26:25 · 7 answers · asked by Sadeek Muhammad 2

Why do certain things exist only at certain places, and in certain specific conditions? Why does life exist only in certain places? Who decides where life should exist, & in what form? Why?

2007-01-31 01:25:48 · 4 answers · asked by Kristada 2

Then please explain the conscience (or little voice) to me.

I am having a hard time rationalizing that we are just animals with more smarts, and bigger brains.

Humans naturally have a desire to do (or be) "good", and not "bad". (also known as the conscience) I do not see where this can be an animalistic tendency.

If you were to consider only ONE aspect of the human nature that relates to the little voice.... and that the human being actually feels (natural endorphins are released) better when giving, than when receiving... that would totally go against the evolutionary concept of survival of the fittest. Animals will steal food/shelter etc from other animals. It would be expected that if this nature was to evolve to humans, then it would benefit a human to be selfish and to hoarde food/supplies/shelter etc. And yet, we dont.

Please explain.

Thanks in advance for your answers!

2007-01-31 01:25:36 · 14 answers · asked by Soon2BMommy 3

Because they all use the Bible, why can't Christianity be consolidated into one religion? Jehovah's Witnesses, Baptists, Catholics, Amish, etc. all use the same Book. Yet according to the JW's, only 144,000 are going to heaven (straight from Revelations). Catholics have saints but many wonder if that is a form of worshipping another "god".

For Islam it's the Sunnis, Shi'ites, Sufis, Kharijites, etc. For Judaism it's Eastern Orthodox, Western Orthodox, Hasidic, Reform, etc.

Why can't they narrow their beliefs down? And if the beliefs are the same, why do you need so many variations?

2007-01-31 01:25:12 · 7 answers · asked by ? 5

You here it spoken anytime someone is grieveing over a loved one that as passed on before you.Or you think silently to yourself,I or you will see them again in heaven .sometimes the only confort a grieveing person has is to be told or believe they will know and see their loved one again.90% of me believe in God, Heaven,Jesus,and eternal life.It has been my practice at being a christain going on 10 yr's now.10% don't know what to believe,and I wonder Is there eternal life,do you know and see your loved one's again,does your spirit go to heaven to be with God or hell when death occurs.I wonder if it is all a myth at times just word's to comfort one's soul,because we cannot accept the real truth.Because I have also heard that the real truth of the matter is that when you die and go to Heaven you remember nothing of your past life,or of yourself and loved ones.And untill Jesus come's back to take us all up with him or not with death you are of the earth ashes to ashes and dust to dust.

2007-01-31 01:24:01 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-01-31 01:22:04 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Based on this question asked last night on yahoo answers,

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Au4v4xWSDnHo_Leda.F5iorsy6IX?qid=20070130201307AAsT51u

Someone suggested that it can not be proven that plant life at that time before the days of Noah required water.

I put forth for your consideration that Adam and Eve had indoor plumbing, and even thou it is not in Genesis, since no one can disprove it, it must be so, yes!

Now, most of us will come to the conclusion very fast that even if there was Adam and Eve, they did not have indoor plumbing. That such a notion is absurd wouldn't you agree?

A standard of common sense we would apply wouldn't you agree?

Plant life surviving without rain water, impossible, we would think that because we apply a standard of common sense,

wouldn't you
agree?

2007-01-31 01:21:11 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

This was a very SAD post about hair covering:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=At7UDglFUXo9CRwijU4HOKjd7BR.?qid=20070131060227AAUxj0H

2007-01-31 01:19:44 · 5 answers · asked by Jessi 2