Religion & Spirituality - 15 February 2007

2007-02-15 10:42:15 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

I asked for some reading suggestions, and someone suggested the Satanic BIble by Anton LeVey, I've never seen it before, so I took a look at it. The nine rules thing was cool... different from what I expected, but, I was confused by some of the prayer like stuff and ritual. I am curious, is it intended to be the flip side of the same coin (of christianity) or a diversion from it? It appears to acknowledge a god, and glorify an alternative of the same origin. Could someone clarify for me satanists perspective of creator? (I probably didn't peruse quite enough to get everything out of it, sorry), but I'd like to understand your beliefs a bit more.

Atheist

2007-02-15 10:40:21 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

i hear so many different things i dont know what to believe anymore

2007-02-15 10:39:53 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

for an Eternity if they did not believe in him. Now, the worst part is that he left absolutely no evidence or proofs behind that he is real, as a matter of fact he left more evidence showing he is not real. Does that sound like a loving God? I can not see how anyone could see Yahweh as a loving God.

Does this entire God test thing actually make sense to you?

2007-02-15 10:36:13 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-15 10:36:05 · 11 answers · asked by pdrfer 3

Do you think it's right?

2007-02-15 10:35:09 · 15 answers · asked by malcolm knoxville 1

Then the Universe would be ours, my brothers and sisters!

2007-02-15 10:33:35 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please explain your answer.

2007-02-15 10:32:55 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

My heart is crying out for all the new sisters in Christ who got themselves in relationships with unbelieving boyfriends who stay with them...say she's moved in with the boyfriend and one day, salvation hit her...

Please tell me your experiences.Do you find yourself giving in to the guy even when you planned to say "no" to him.

I know a lady was born-again but backslid a little bit and she fell pregnant with this guy's child...this guy seemed to be taking care of her financially...the guy was unfaithful and so she quit the relationship and remembered her relationship with Christ and went back...the problem...she has not found a job yet.If she moves out she has no place to stay...and she has a two year old!

At least she refuses to sleep with him but still stays in the apartment...the guy threatens any guy who visits her...and there's this brother in Christ who loves her and wants to marry her...

I guess you get the idea.

Please my sisters, let's talk.Men are welcome.

2007-02-15 10:32:30 · 3 answers · asked by Hope Dollar 2

For arguements sake? Stubbornness? You think the person is lying to you?
I have noticed that when some people ask questions about a faith/religion, and others who are members of that faith/religion answer, the questioner basically responds with "oh that's not what you really believe" or others on the forum repsond with "well they won't tell you what they really believe"...is this odd and a bit annoying to anyone else???
I am Mormon and this happens to me all the time. Anyone else?

2007-02-15 10:31:36 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-15 10:31:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

For a period of time, I was depressed and I was getting used to overdosing. I attempted suicide on three occasions, and I lied my way through therapy. The only thing that got me through was the fact that I was at the time hearing voices inside of my head. There were many, but there were three that came back on multiple occasions. Two sounded like men, one was a woman's voice. The men's voices told me to just pull the trigger and get over it, while the women's voice often came back just before I managed it, and reminded me why I was supposed to keep going. They whispered about a non existant God, and a form of "Satan." They left me, although I'm still overdosing occasionally (out of habit, not a desire for death.) But inside of me, I still remember the things that I heard and I truly believe everything I was told about "satan." Is talking about devil worshipping (not sacrificial) an offense if you do it on web pages or in, say, a packed restaurant with plenty of people to overhear?

2007-02-15 10:30:33 · 10 answers · asked by Entirely Off 1

add that with unbearable physical pain....

...is there anything else to do except ask the doctor to kill you?

2007-02-15 10:30:13 · 12 answers · asked by Zeek 3

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2007-02-15 10:29:22 · 29 answers · asked by TheBosnian 2

Was it the utter hypocrisy that you witnessed among your fellow christians? You know the ones. The ones who treat everyone like crap Monday through Saturday and then put on their humble masks to take the sacrement or say their Nicene creed or profess their faith, etc. so they can fill up their plate with sin again until they come back?
Or maybe it was the fact that your church building is now so large that the block had to be re-zoned for the new addition? or maybe it was the confusion you felt when your read your bible and saw the truth in it, but it just wasn't same message you were getting from your pastor/priest/giver of lipservice? I'm curious to know. Perhaps those who are still Christians will get a clue.

2007-02-15 10:28:27 · 16 answers · asked by vicarious_notion 3

2007-02-15 10:27:47 · 16 answers · asked by Haiku Hanna 3

2007-02-15 10:27:11 · 12 answers · asked by puma 1

Why didn't they stay?
Plese don't tell me to read my Bible; I want answers.

2007-02-15 10:25:17 · 15 answers · asked by malcolm knoxville 1

2007-02-15 10:24:38 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Could it be tommorrow?

2007-02-15 10:24:32 · 19 answers · asked by White R 1

2007-02-15 10:24:14 · 6 answers · asked by Rese 1

Since Creation, he's been kinda out of the game. No Son's that we know of, no awesome miracles like Jesus did, if today's natural disasters pass as heavenly "plagues" then they're pretty weak too.

Do you think He's at least created something lately? Or does he just sit on the edge of his seat watching and waiting for evangelical xtians to convert us all to his word? Maybe he's getting those 4 Horses fed and watered for their impending ride? Does he travel?

I would think being God would be pretty exciting, but from what He supposedly told us in the Bible, he's got to be bored to tears...or sad as hell about how humanity is turning out. Either way, I bet he's crying.

2007-02-15 10:24:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is the American/Western media simply ignoring them or is there really a shortage of such protesters?

2007-02-15 10:23:16 · 16 answers · asked by DiggyK 2

2007-02-15 10:21:07 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

PREFACE: Im agnostic

Muhammad claimed that he was visited by an slow-poke angel named "jibreal" who piece-mealed him the Quran over 20+ years!

Guess what...MUHAMMAD WAS THE ONLY WITNESS TO HIS OWN PROPHETHOOD! Any compartive religion scholars here? If so, tell me one other religion where a professed prophet didnt have other witnesses to his prophethood.

Its hillarious, usually the people who make up religions are smart enough to claim that there were other witnesses or provide some support by others.

When you study Islam, this is one of the many many amazing things. You sit back and go "wait, so the Quran never alleges that any other Muslims witnessed Muhammad constant angel visits? I mean, literally no other Godly sign that this was the prophet, other than from the lunatics lips?"

Imagine a New Testament with no disciple witness accounts. For example, the book of "John" under Islam would merely be about what Muhammad commanded John to do. Prophethood assumed already.

2007-02-15 10:20:49 · 13 answers · asked by Asmodeous 1

Since God already knows what everyone’s thinking anyways, why can’t people just be honest about it?

2007-02-15 10:20:45 · 24 answers · asked by gregdean 1

2007-02-15 10:20:20 · 10 answers · asked by Contemplative Monkey 3

2007-02-15 10:20:09 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

Christians are claiming that many prophecies in the Bible had happened and some are happening these days. How about you Muslims?

2007-02-15 10:18:29 · 8 answers · asked by mrLarry 1

What if they're pregnant??

2007-02-15 10:16:49 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous