Religion & Spirituality - 25 February 2007

i was wondering.... since your religion believes that Jesus was the messiah...

lets say some day a guy was born, and when he grew up he clamed on national television that HE was the messiah who had returned to take his followers back to heaven.....

would you believe him? what do you look for in order to believe him?

people all the time claim that they are "jesus" or that god talks to them... where do you draw the line as to who is genuine and who is false?

2007-02-25 17:02:47 · 5 answers · asked by Loathing 6

Do mechanics meet every week to reaffirm the truth of internal combustion?

2007-02-25 16:58:23 · 10 answers · asked by STFU Dude 6

I have been dating a girl for 3 or 4 years off and on. I can't seem to get away from her. When I am with her I am unhappy and when I am away from her I feel like I am tortured to get back with her. I feel like she all of a sudden becomes very seductive and I think about her a lot and dream of her. I don't feel like its right in my heart but for some reason I can't let her go. I feel kind of doomed to keep being with her and feel that its only going to get harder. We have broken up and gotten back together quite a bit. She was the first woman I slept with and she is incredible good looking and very seductive. Could this be spiritual warfare keeping me from fufilling my purpose or being with the right person? She became a Christian recently but when I am not with her it seems as if its not sincere. She was talking about being a cocktail server at a gentlemens club to make more money! Your prayers would be greatly appreciated. thanks :(

2007-02-25 16:57:39 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Especially if you didn't like the answers? How do you think you would feel? What would lose?

2007-02-25 16:53:40 · 16 answers · asked by ideapathic 2

It is said that in the word "om" the trinity lord Brahma , lord Vishnu & lord shiva are there.Is it true?
If yes how?

2007-02-25 16:48:53 · 9 answers · asked by rajesh bhowmick 2

2007-02-25 16:48:49 · 3 answers · asked by Me, Thrice-Baked 5

other country to show that GOD is with him for example Alexander The Great, Gengis Khan, PMHM and etc they follower worship them as living GOD or prophet

2007-02-25 16:45:38 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-25 16:44:28 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why or why not?

2007-02-25 16:43:00 · 15 answers · asked by Mike J 2

Or are they discouraged and frightened by your course and harsh vulgar dialog? Even at my age I find some of it hard to stomach. But as a younger Christian child I wouldn't even recognize it as a religious and spiritual page. What are you willing to do to encourage children to benefit by engaging and participating in discussions on this forum?

2007-02-25 16:42:05 · 9 answers · asked by . 2

2007-02-25 16:41:01 · 20 answers · asked by Speet!! 2

I asked the other day about that ten-year-old boy who was in the news a while back.

He had prayed fervently to have his leg restored, which had been lost in a farming accident. Unbeknownst to his parents he had uttered the prayer every night for a year.

I put a question in here about that, and people in reply came up with theories why the little boy's prayer never was answered.

Question: can you guess what some of them were?

What would be your favorite theory as to why a little boy's prayers were not answered?
And then last week came a funny item in the news: A duck born with four legs.
So now the same people who ventured theories why God didn't give the little boy a leg, you are invited to venture theories why God gave the duck four legs

Since God is all-powerful, giving a little boy one leg shouldn't be any harder than giving a duck four legs?

2007-02-25 16:39:56 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

And if not a soul what about an inner monologue? Support your answer!

2007-02-25 16:36:00 · 17 answers · asked by sguar1 2

use hickory or honey barbacue sauce when he cooks me on the grill of righteousness?

2007-02-25 16:35:03 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-25 16:34:23 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Even if it is known among their entire family that they never practiced that?

A cousin of mine was unexpectedly shot and killed over the weekend (I'm the only one who saw it coming with the way he lives and wasn't shocked at the news). His grandparents who raised him (his mother couldn't be bothered to be around until he had legitimate children) are planning the funeral to be very religious even though it was well known that he was not. He and his current ex-wife (who is by far the more trustworthy and likeable of the two) sent their children to the pariochal school and church that his grandparents attended and sent him to as a youngster but everyone knew he was not a Christian. He was into drugs, the occult and the rough life in general while putting up this front that he was the best man ever. I adored his ex and children but I always got the creeps around him that I could not explain.

Is it right for them to decide that, since his soul obviously can't be saved at this point?

2007-02-25 16:34:18 · 15 answers · asked by Cinnamon 6

im a christian and am in love with Jesus Christ. i want to know how many other people out there are in love with him also.

i would appreciate ur responses and plz be honest. if u have any questions about Jesus plz feel free to contact me by email. thanx!

2007-02-25 16:27:47 · 33 answers · asked by HL 4

Hi my name is chris andi love to look at guys i have been with a couple and i'm mormon too. as you know mormons strictly bands homosexuality i love my church and love being a mormon i'm not looking to chane anytime soon. i need advice on how to become straight and stop smoking and acually live the word of God

2007-02-25 16:26:52 · 15 answers · asked by cudell07 1

Is this mind power real, like moving things with your mind? Do you think that you just have to open up your brain and conentrate on it, please share your thoughts.

2007-02-25 16:24:19 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

in religions and spirituality category, how is the best answer a correct one? i mean, most of us only wants to hear what we want to hear, right?

2007-02-25 16:20:23 · 25 answers · asked by farina m 4

2007-02-25 16:19:00 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

A survey from the BBC Focus magazine rates religion as one of the top ten “worst inventions ever”. Top of the list are “weapons” followed by “the mobile phone”. Nuclear power, the Sinclair C5 and television came in joint third. Perhaps unsurprisingly, cigarettes, fast food and speed cameras also saw their fair share of the votes, and religion made an appearance. The poll involved 4,000 people nationwide and was conducted through the Radio Times (UK).

Do you think religion is one of man's worst inventions?... no cheating by saying you don't think religion is an invention of man's please, we all know it is.

2007-02-25 16:17:48 · 27 answers · asked by CHEESUS GROYST 5

Also, for those of you who already know everything, please enlighten the rest of us on how things changed for you.

2007-02-25 16:17:45 · 6 answers · asked by Laurel W 4

SEE THE LINK:
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/20070223-014518-1922r/

READ THE SNIP:
Founder of ex-Muslim group threatened
COLOGNE, Germany, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- The founder of a group in Germany for former Muslims has sought police protection after receiving death threats.

Mina Ahadi, a native of Iran living in Cologne, said about three dozen people have joined the Central Council of Ex-Muslims.

"I happened to be born in a Muslim family, and I have decided not to be a Muslim," she told the magazine Focus.

Ahadi said she and other members of the group have been "terrorized" and have received death threats, most of them sent via e-mail.

In many Muslim countries, people who abandon the faith face the death sentence under Sharia law.

Ahadi said she hoped to represent the interests of former Muslims who do not practice the religion. She chose the name as a play on the Central Council of Muslims, which has about 800,000 members and is the largest Islamic group in Germany.

2007-02-25 16:17:23 · 8 answers · asked by nobody 5

I'm a christian American Arab from Jerusalem I got an Email about Iraq from a marine who said Curds are christians & I was shocked I'll be glad if they are But what makes me sad is when I was a F** Arab back in 1960 they cracked jokes ( the Iraqui students about the Curds similar to Blonde & Polish jokes in this country

2007-02-25 16:16:21 · 9 answers · asked by Sam 3

yet, some of us have had spouses that have died and have remarried since. What would be the significance of recognizing
a relative or friend assuming that they made it to heaven as well?
Also if we can remember earthly occurrences and acquaintances,
wouldn't it be a sad day in heaven if you realized that your son,
daughter, mother ,father or good friend went to the BAD PlACE?

2007-02-25 16:15:22 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-25 16:14:30 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-25 16:13:09 · 25 answers · asked by charlemagne8410 2

Why they have to give him money that is my salary of almost six years in my country and i am a normal guy (no smoke, drink and you know...) why somebody dont give me a prize like that?

2007-02-25 16:13:07 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

These words have been mentioned in a mythology of a country several times. The mythology refered to existed 10's of thousands of years before the Bible:

1. What is that mythology?
2. Where did the mythology exist?

2007-02-25 16:12:37 · 2 answers · asked by Aadel 3