Religion & Spirituality - 18 February 2007

Does living your first 6-to-11 years believing in a benevolent bestower of gifts make you more likely to believe in God, even after the make-believe nature of Santa is discovered?

Why or why not?

2007-02-18 03:37:11 · 5 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7

Simple as that..
What is god?

2007-02-18 03:36:48 · 8 answers · asked by srinivasang87 2

Let say that, not Jesus, but....hmm........Abraham, came through a virgin birth. Would you regard Abraham as the Son of God just because he wen't through a virgin birth?

This is a hypothetical question.

2007-02-18 03:33:39 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-18 03:33:19 · 24 answers · asked by ajnabeesmile 1

Hooray For That Judge In Florida, an atheist became incensed over the
preparation for Easter and Passover holidays and decided to contact the
local ACLU about the discrimination inflicted on atheists by the constant
celebrations afforded to Christians and Jews with all their holidays
while the atheists had no holiday to celebrate.

The ACLU jumped on the opportunity to once again pick up the cause of the
godless and assigned their sharpest attorneys to the case.


The case was brought before a wise judge who after listening to the long,
passionate presentation of the ACLU lawyers, promptly banged his gavel
and declared, "Case dismissed!"


The lead ACLU lawyer immediately stood and objected to the ruling and
said, "Your honor, how can you possibly dismiss this case? Surely the
Christians have Christmas, Easter and many other observances. And the
Jews--why in addition to Passover they have Yom Kippur and Hanukkah...
and yet my client and all other atheists have no such holiday!"


The judge leaned forward in his chair and simply said "Obviously your
client is too confused to know about or for that matter even celebrate the
atheists' holiday!"


The ACLU lawyer pompously said "We are aware of no such holiday for
atheists, just when might that be, your honor?"


The judge said, "Well it comes every year on exactly the same
date---April 1st!"


"The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God.'" - Psalm 14:1, Psalm 53:1



HOORAY FOR THAT JUDGE

2007-02-18 03:32:33 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

according to jewish religon the world is 5 thousand something years old but according to science the world is millions of years old

2007-02-18 03:31:26 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

No one knows what happens when we die. In reality we can only hold speculation. Why promise the gift of the afterlife when no-one has ever come back from the dead and told us?

Is it something just to keep sheeple christians in line?

2007-02-18 03:31:18 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does he use a towell or spounge?

Sorry again typos.

2007-02-18 03:30:33 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Happy New Year!

Namaste

Peace and Love

2007-02-18 03:29:54 · 2 answers · asked by digilook 2

judging by the signs from Revelations about a great tower falling - twin towers, massive wave - tsunami? and etc?? and when do u think it might happen.. whats your prediction?? and WHY?!

2007-02-18 03:29:53 · 43 answers · asked by *PYT* 2

Genocide, conflict, wars, racism, endless debates...


If there really is a "God" I highly doubt He really "loves" us....

2007-02-18 03:28:07 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I understand that tithing is important. But there are other things that are important to. Like learning the Word of God. I've been going to the same Church for 2 years. and i've listened to basically the same Sermon over and over. Should I visit other Churches to see what they're like? or should I continue to go to the same Church?

2007-02-18 03:27:56 · 13 answers · asked by mr_nice_guy 1

2007-02-18 03:25:56 · 8 answers · asked by lovj 2

Namaste

Blessings

Peace and Love

2007-02-18 03:24:04 · 3 answers · asked by digilook 2

2007-02-18 03:23:28 · 18 answers · asked by ayshea32 1

Remember that from the same period in time, there were statues going up all over the place for various kings and gods. Were there any for Christ?

2007-02-18 03:23:01 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

This time of year I often wonder what I would have done had I lived at the time of Christ. Would I have been a follower? Would I have thrown stones and spit? If I was a beleiver, would I have turned my back the day he carried his cross? Would I have forsake Him? Chances are, as most did, I would have too. This only makes me want to do better in life and to strive to live for Him and not aginist Him. Every Year my lenten sacrifice is to sacrifice. We owe Him so much. Please Join me this year in giving of yourself for Him. If we all gave what we could, none would suffer. I do not only mean financially. Turn on your love light, let your light shine through. God Bless

2007-02-18 03:22:28 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Namaste

Peace and Love

2007-02-18 03:21:31 · 10 answers · asked by digilook 2

-force is one of their means of communication: bombing of abortion clinics, bombing of buildings. threatening others to a fiery hell.
-they're both judgemental and eager to damn you if u don not live like they live.
-instead of love, their most powerful emotion is fear. they both fear a god and live life revolving around fear.
-they both refuse to accept other people's faiths and intolerant of them of others that think differently.
-they're both patriarchal societies. they worship mainly the males and neglect the females: jesus, allah
-they both think if they dont pray to a god at a certain time, sunday, holydays... they will get punished.
-they don't take responsibilty for their actions. it is either god or satan that told them to do something.
-they both need to be BRIBED with a reward in order to do something "good". they cant be good just for the sake of being good.

2007-02-18 03:21:01 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

Well this question seems very easy but it is very tough..........
get it belive meeeeeeeeeeeeeee
so think thrice especially for muslims

2007-02-18 03:18:02 · 15 answers · asked by SAMIR 1

Im sure he had a great singing voice.

2007-02-18 03:17:49 · 8 answers · asked by Scipio_Africanus 1

2007-02-18 03:17:35 · 8 answers · asked by mr_nice_guy 1

wouldn't that be judging? i'm not really religious (but i read like half the bible before i got bored) but this kinda bothers me how some churches and church people can tell people what is right or wrong. they should just tell people to read the bible or help them study it and figure it out themselves.

2007-02-18 03:16:47 · 22 answers · asked by anonymous 6

2007-02-18 03:16:46 · 19 answers · asked by Undecided Voter 1

What an Arrogant statement to say to others. In other words because you don't believe or disbelieve what I think, then you somehow can't think freely..WHAT AN ARROGANT jerk would say such an ugly stupid thing?

Or this idea that if you don't believe or disbelieve like me...this somehow means WE are more intelligent...what arrogance. After all SCIENCE has never been wrong, or Science hasn't changed it's position. How many times have they changed it's positions on what good for you or not. Butter has changed 6 times since 1970. The list is endless about so-called Scientific positions


Am I wrong here???

2007-02-18 03:15:58 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

What does "church" mean to you?

2007-02-18 03:15:24 · 36 answers · asked by MrsOcultyThomas 6

I was trying to plant hair, but things got out of hand and now I'm kidnapped! don't ask how.

2007-02-18 03:15:17 · 11 answers · asked by ? 2

Knowing myself as a muslim, I think it is wrong that yu should be ditiching our religion and calling it "the wrong way to go"..if yu have a religion well that's yur choice...if yu dont thats yur choice also..just dont go saying bad things about a religion yu dont know anythin about!that is rude and uncalled for.Us muslims accept that there is christianity and jewish and jehova witness and catholic.we accept that yu have yur own religion or even if yu dont...we accept that aswell...but we dont go on the internet and post horrible comments about yur religion...i just want it to stop..itz nonsense!

2007-02-18 03:12:40 · 16 answers · asked by babbii 1

I wonder if they are "searching", without even "knowing", that God is 'pressing on their hearts".
Even the ones who say they "do not care", are Here...
DJ

2007-02-18 03:10:14 · 35 answers · asked by gemseeker 3

(Or at least the concept of God.)

http://stuhasic.com/wordpress/hubbleudf.jpg

Look at that picture (link above)

Each of those galaxies comprises billions of stars, and if the Hubble UDF represents only one tiny part of the whole sky which is actually 12.7 million times bigger, we can only wonder at how many galaxies, stars and solar systems might fill our universe. If God or Allah created all of this, He did so an incredibly long time ago. If Man is the reason for Creation, why has intelligent Man’s existence only been for the last few thousand years? If Time since creation was a kilometre long piece of rope, intelligent Man is represented only by the last half-CENTIMETER!!!

If Man is the purpose of creation, why did it take so long to create Man? And what’s with all the over-the-top elaborate sky decorations? Surely some painted white dots on a big canvas hung around the Earth would have sufficed?

2007-02-18 03:09:51 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous