Religion & Spirituality - 4 March 2007

of you as possible or should you be willing IS your participation or responsibility.
I must be fair, so I'll not ask the truly concerned people who'd take my questions seriously, to be the only ones to answer.
After all, are we not all, of all religions and philosophies, I'd believe even Stone-wall atheists, and "just for the hell of it", cynics - entitled to give our own opinion? Whether it is enlightened or full of arrogant ignorance and stupidity?
As it is said : one must "Take the Sweet with the Bitter."
And as Jesus said : " They shall be known by their works."
(That includes words too, by the way, not just actions!)
Buddhist.
Thank you!
Grace (Skydancer)

2007-03-04 05:24:30 · 1 answers · asked by skydancerwi 6

I love black church music. There's an old black church about 2 miles from my house which I would like to attend, but I don't want to offend those who go there. What do you think?

2007-03-04 05:22:40 · 14 answers · asked by Rosebee 4

2007-03-04 05:22:37 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok it used to be people could come here for a good laugh. Where's the likes of Jibba Jabba? Come on!!

2007-03-04 05:22:37 · 1 answers · asked by Ade 6

2007-03-04 05:20:57 · 12 answers · asked by benignmalaprop 2

2007-03-04 05:20:28 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

How do you handle it when people assume you are a believer?

When they ask what you gave up for lent, for example?

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2007-03-04 05:19:53 · 18 answers · asked by Chickyn in a Handbasket 6

Don't they know that verse is only addressing the Body?If they would read three chapters over they would see this verse:"Then the dust shall return to the earth as it was:And the spirit shall return unto God who gave it"(Ecclesiastes 12:7)Also try reading Luke 16:19-31.Accept Jesus now.(John 3:16)

2007-03-04 05:19:48 · 3 answers · asked by JR 2

*Perilous Times
Indonesian was 'told to behead Christian girls'*
From correspondents in Jakarta
February 16, 2007 10:42pm
Article from: Agence France-Presse
A SENIOR Muslim militant who has confessed to beheading three Christian
schoolgirls said he was ordered to kill "infidels" in the restive
Indonesian town of Poso.
Basri said he and other militants were ordered to carry out the killings
after joining a group blamed for a series of sectarian attacks in
religiously-divided Poso district on Sulawesi island.
Basri and two other men were arrested on February 1 in a police raid
after a tip-off from Poso residents.
"I never killed the authorities but I killed four Christians," he said
in Jakarta.
"It was not my idea, I was told to kill. Please (spare me) the death
sentence," he said when asked if he understood he could face the death
sentence.
The October 2005 ambush by machete-wielding assailants triggered
worldwide condemnation, and five men already on trial for the murders
face the death penalty if convicted.
Basri had said his motive was "revenge" for the deaths of some of his
relatives in sectarian attacks.
He said he had joined Tanah Runtuh to learn to recite the Koran, but
then had been trained in military skills.
"We were told to kill infidels, but I had only heard about Jemaah
Islamiyah here in Jakarta," he said.
Basri did not say who issued the orders.
Police said some of the suspects killed or arrested during police raids
in Poso are members of the Jemaah Islamiyah regional terrorist network
blamed for the deadly 2002 Bali bombings and other attacks.
Basri did not say who ordered the attack on the girls but, in an
interview with Tempo magazine after his arrest, said the killings were
carried out "at the orders of Ustad (teacher) Sanusi".
In the interview, Basri said he and two others killed the girls and took
their heads to the group's headquarters as a "gift" to mark the end of
the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
Poso and the surrounding district became a focal point of communal
violence between Muslims and Christians which claimed about 1000 lives
in 2000-2001.
Sporadic unrest has persisted since then, with tensions rising since the
execution in September last year of three Christians convicted of
inciting attacks seven years ago.

2007-03-04 05:19:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

CHRISTIANS ANSWER PLEASE-NON BELIEVERS OF CHRIST NEED NOT APPLY, thank you.
I don't know if the question has been asked or not but have you seen this? What do you think? (Google:Chariot wheels+red sea) I believe that this can be true. Those wheels were wood however they were covered in bronze. So this is how they were not rotted away over time? What say you?

2007-03-04 05:17:47 · 6 answers · asked by Blueryno 3

2007-03-04 05:16:44 · 2 answers · asked by MoPleasure4U 4

First, Jesus the Christ of Jewish faith, born in Bethlehem, also known as Jesus of Nazareth was not of European ancestry. In 1992, Blair Underwood served as director,executive director, co-writer and star of a dramatic film " The Second Coming ," where Jesus comes back to earth as a black man to save the rightous. Blair like Mel, funded his own movie because he too could not find funding. The depiction of a Black Jesus the Christ received several negative reviews from people who now support the viewing of the " The Passion of The Christ ." I guess some people feel a black man can steal your car but not be your Savior.

2007-03-04 05:15:59 · 10 answers · asked by 747 3

2007-03-04 05:15:55 · 3 answers · asked by benignmalaprop 2

1. Are yiou a believer/noncommittal/nonbeliever in religion.
2. Are you in R&S to share your knowledge/protect your faith.
3. Are you expecting to learn from others, irrespective of their beliefs
4.Do you feel threatened/comfortable by the presence of nonbelievers in R&S
5. If you had the opportunity, would you prefer R&S to be used exclusively by religious people
6. Have you experienced intolerance by any religious person in R&S? If so, from which religion.
7.Have you experienced intolerance by any non-religious person in R&S.
8. Have you had any of your questions or answers deleted for abuse? If so, do you think the reporting was fair under the circumstances.

Thank you for responding to this!

2007-03-04 05:15:32 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-04 05:13:57 · 5 answers · asked by benignmalaprop 2

its like a thought comes to me when i'm making a hard decision then i just get confused if its me, God, or the devil...cuz i don't want to screw up something important in my life by doing something wrong.

2007-03-04 05:10:11 · 13 answers · asked by shy1iz_me 2

Free Palestine. (Hope all the best to the good Jews, and hope the bad, racist, evil ones die.)

2007-03-04 05:05:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-04 05:05:03 · 14 answers · asked by benignmalaprop 2

ok, so please take me from Joseph being an adviser to Pharo, to the Hebrews being enslaved at the time of Moses...

when Joseph was in Egypt, was his family still in the land of Caana?
what brought the Hebrews into bondage in Egypt?
how many years from the time of Joseph to the time of Moses? when Moses was born, what was it that propmted Pharo to have all baby boys killed?
was Zipporah's family Hebrews?


*sorry for all the mispellings

2007-03-04 05:03:45 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Isa. 9:6, 7, RS: “To us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government [also KJ, AT, Dy; “dominion,” JB, NE; “princely rule,” NW] will be upon his shoulder, and his name will be called ‘Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.’ Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end.”

2007-03-04 05:03:19 · 7 answers · asked by Jason W 4

2007-03-04 05:00:22 · 6 answers · asked by benignmalaprop 2

I hear the wrist and forehead are what most folks are doing but I was thinking maybe someplace else since I'm a free thinking individual and all. Perhaps my *ss? Suggestions?

2007-03-04 05:00:10 · 33 answers · asked by hot carl sagan: ninja for hire 5

2007-03-04 05:00:02 · 16 answers · asked by Assad 3

there was a hypothetical question earlier that suggested christians could be insulting

2007-03-04 04:59:42 · 4 answers · asked by loveChrist 6

The Bible says that Jesus is coming soon!

Soon is soon!

You better get ready before it's too late & you burn forever in the hell he made for evil people like you.

So, did you get saved yet? What are you waiting for? Don't be late!

2007-03-04 04:57:47 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

i find that the south, a.k.a. the bible belt, seems to be the most bigoted area of the country... whats up with that?
in MANY of the churches there, blacks folks are not made to feel welcomed in"white" churches, and vice versa. isnt that blatent hypocrisy?

2007-03-04 04:55:09 · 14 answers · asked by dali333 7

...Christianity? Kindness, forgiveness, compassion, fighting for what you believe in. Good should win over evil. Both say killing is wrong...etc. Both even make the snakes bad! The only thing that Christians can say is that Witchcraft--which is NOTHING like what real Wicca is--is bad and is 'encouraging the readers into witchcraft'. Why do Christians seem to hate this particular book series but not others with magic and fantasy elements, such as Lord of the Rings and Eragon?

Please no flamers. No answers like "because Christianity is stupid." I would like someone who actually knows why Christians react this way.

2007-03-04 04:53:45 · 21 answers · asked by Nameless 4

what do you think of glenn hoddles comments about disabled people. i think he's an absolute idiot for holding those views.

2007-03-04 04:51:51 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Jesus Christ referred to him as being “the ruler of the world,” the one whom mankind in general obeys by heeding his urgings to ignore God’s requirements. (John 14:30; Eph. 2:2) The Bible also calls him “the god of this system of things,” who is honored by the religious practices of people who adhere to this system of things.—2 Cor. 4:4; 1 Cor. 10:20.

When endeavoring to tempt Jesus Christ, the Devil “brought him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the inhabited earth in an instant of time; and the Devil said to him: ‘I will give you all this authority and the glory of them, because it has been delivered to me, and to whomever I wish I give it. You, therefore, if you do an act of worship before me, it will all be yours.’” (Luke 4:5-7) Revelation 13:1, 2 reveals that Satan gives ‘power, throne and great authority’ to the global political system of rulership. Daniel 10:13, 20 discloses that Satan has had demonic princes over principal kingdoms of the earth. Ephesians 6:12 refers to these as constituting ‘governments, authorities, world rulers of this darkness, wicked spirit forces in heavenly places.’

No wonder that 1 John 5:19 says: “The whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one.” But his power is only for a limited period of time and is only by the toleration of Jehovah, who is God Almighty.

2007-03-04 04:47:46 · 18 answers · asked by Jason W 4

2007-03-04 04:47:11 · 23 answers · asked by polyvios p 1