Religion & Spirituality - 7 March 2007

Okay, you guys. I was homeschooled this year, but something went wrong with the internet program I was using to do my homeschooling and I wasn't able to complete the rest of the year since the program no longer worked.

One of my subjects was Bible Study, which I absolutely hated because it made me doubt God, so my mom just said not to do Bible, before the program broke, which made be drastically unknown to this subject.

So, we're doing final testing for the school year and they sent me the letter saying they'll be doing a Bible Pretest before the casual subjects (As in Math, Language, ect.).

I have never read the bible, and I'm jewish, whist I was homeschooled through the Christian acadomy we have here.

I have no clue what the questions will be since I don't know squat about religion and absolutely hate it!

What kind of questions do you think will be on there that I should think over and such?

P.S. I'm in 8th grade. :[

Thanks a lot for any advice that can be spared!!

2007-03-07 22:09:49 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

between the different sects of the religion?

When it comes to the Sects Islam, I can only say what I've seen in the news, but the ones I know of are:
Sunnis, Shi'ites, Sufism, Kahrijites, Wahhabis, Abd al-Wahhab; Ismailis; Shi'a; Zaidis; Fatimids; Nizari; Alawis; Druze; and the Baha'i?

Christendom has hundreds of sects, each claiming their own special knowledge. But, it is more than just that. At least with the Sects of Islam, they share the mosques. Christian Sects don’t share churches, and some sects are looking to confiscate the properties of their own church congregations who are not following the tenements of the leadership on such issues as gay rights, abortion, the ordination of women, and the acceptance of evolution.

2007-03-07 22:04:39 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-07 22:02:19 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

because of millions of reasons that i can keep writing about for months and publish books.. if you are a muslim and you're happy i wont offend you.. but for right now, i have no religion and i barely believe in god. I believe in nothing but science and logic.

my question is am i considered an apostate, liberal, or what should i call myself?

2007-03-07 22:02:19 · 20 answers · asked by Camron 1

"The Lost Tomb of Jesus," premiered on the Discovery Channel on March 4 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
In addition to the "Judah son of Jesus" inscription, which is written in Aramaic on one of the ossuaries, another limestone burial box is labeled in Aramaic with "Jesus Son of Joseph." Another bears the Hebrew inscription "Maria," a Latin version of "Miriam," or, in English, "Mary." Yet another ossuary inscription, written in Hebrew, reads "Matia," the original Hebrew word for "Matthew." Only one of the inscriptions is written in Greek. It reads, "Mariamene e Mara," which can be translated as, "Mary known as the master."
Francois Bovon, professor of the history of religion at Harvard University, told Discovery News, "Mariamene, or Mariamne, probably was the actual name given to Mary Magdalene."
Mitochondrial DNA examination determined the individual in the Jesus ossuary and the person in the ossuary linked to Mary Magdalene were not related.

Since tombs normally contain either blood relations or spouses, Jacobovici and his team suggest it is possible Jesus and Mary Magdalene were a couple. "Judah," whom they indicate may have been their son, could have been the "lad" described in the Gospel of John as sleeping in Jesus' lap at the Last Supper.

2007-03-07 22:00:28 · 7 answers · asked by nowlatagataz 2

becouse of the rise of islam a the true religion in europe.
wat can we call..?

2007-03-07 21:59:00 · 10 answers · asked by harnam 1

My primary school (elementary school) principal returned from war service, where he experienced unimaginable horrors. (As did my grandfather).

When my primary school pincipal arrived at my school, he threw out all the accumulated rules and regulations. He declared that there are only two:

"Use your common sense!"

and

"Be kind and considerate to other people!"

As an elegant and simple encapsulation of morality for children, this worked very well as far as I can tell. Discipline was strict, but there were only two principles to learn. I still consider these my moral roots. Any comments?

2007-03-07 21:51:48 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

he seems to be making it go well with his followers,he makes them rich.Some have cars,luxurious houses and do not seem it important to accept CHRIST.It makes me wander if being rich is important

2007-03-07 21:51:14 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know the Orthodox, mainline Protestant, and Roman Catholic churches, which represent the majority of Christians worldwide, have no tradition of such a teaching and reject the doctrine.

So I was wondering who does believe in it? If you are willing, please also tell us which christian denomination you belong to and the country you live in.

2007-03-07 21:47:45 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Did Adam look like the Cro-Magnon man?

2007-03-07 21:45:53 · 8 answers · asked by amy_melanie 2

The other night I watched a special on Primetime about Jose de Jesus: a 60-year-old man living in Houston who claims to be the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. He has a growing following in a number of different countries. It is unbelievable how many are deceived by such obvious false teaching. We certainly are in the last days. What are your thoughts on this man if you saw the program or read about him?

2007-03-07 21:44:16 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ref: Article XI of the Treaty of Tripoli (8 Stat 154, Treaty Series 358):

"As the government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion, -- as it has in itself no character or enmity against the laws, religion or tranquility of Musselmen, -- and as the said States never have entered into any war or act of hostility against any Mehomitan nation, it is declared by the parties that no pretext arising from religious opinions shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries."

*Just curious in the light of Yahoo News item, "Godless Dollar."

2007-03-07 21:40:49 · 5 answers · asked by ari-pup 7

002.001 Alif. Lam. Mim.
007.001 Alif. Lam. Mim. Sad.
019.001 Kaf. Ha. Ya. A'in. Sad.
044.001 Ha-Mim. (QURAN)

-these are some verses which nobody knows their meanings except God,prophet Muhammad (pbuh) didn't know everything,he just knew what God had revealed to him,he knew nothing except what God had taught him.

2007-03-07 21:33:38 · 11 answers · asked by shockoshocko 3

And if you're some jerk who wants to berate me for my choice of religion, SCREW OFF!!! I have the same rights you do.

2007-03-07 21:27:15 · 3 answers · asked by garcia_lives86 2

To this end Christ died and lived again, so that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.
-Romans 14:9

I am convinced that people of faith do live and die better, for they are able to face life's storms with greater peace than those who walk without faith that God is walking beside them. As we live and as we die, people of faith have assurance of God's presence with them.

2007-03-07 21:25:04 · 10 answers · asked by inteleyes 7

50% of US High School seniors recently polled think Sodom & Gomorrah were married.

2007-03-07 21:24:50 · 1 answers · asked by CHEESUS GROYST 5

You will see some religious folks fervently claim that the big bang never happened, despite the evidence, and others welcome it as support for their idea of creation. Why such a dramatic difference, even between people of the same religion?

2007-03-07 21:22:37 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

if one wish for every living natures in the world, what would you wish for them???
it doesn't matter which person you don't like or which religions you don't love, just want to ask you , what would you wish for them??
i have many wished for this world and for every illness, sadness people.
what would you wish for this world and for every human??#

buddhist is peaceful.

2007-03-07 21:18:17 · 7 answers · asked by 2Q 3

I want to make the rapture

2007-03-07 21:15:53 · 14 answers · asked by R C 2

ok, so what does happen to someone who leaves islam?

2007-03-07 21:10:43 · 14 answers · asked by paTROLLer 2

Who is it and where are they serving?

What feeling / concerns / experiences has this person shared with you?

2007-03-07 21:09:00 · 12 answers · asked by inteleyes 7

After timelessly again getting her account deleted, she keeps on coming back.

I wish yahoo would just IP ban her. So, if I wrote a petition to IP ban the troll, would you sign it?

2007-03-07 21:03:24 · 19 answers · asked by Adia Azrael 4

they are the same thing?

2007-03-07 21:00:02 · 14 answers · asked by daboss 4

they are saved. After they have repeted the salvation prayer, the pastors say welcome to the family of God, and automatically think just becasue they say one salvation prayer they are saved, hogwash. I did not get saved by repeating a salvation prayer, it was the Holy spirit that convicted me as I have a sister that never gave up on me, when other people would have, and that was only through the grace o f the Holy spirit, and having supernatural dreams and visions streanthened my faith. The Holy spirit was working through my sister so I can come to faith in Jesus, and that was in 2005. To be honest I am glad I did not come to Jesus through one little salvation prayer. It was my sister spending countless hours and weeks with me to help me, and having Jesus himself appear to me, and the Holy Spirit doing his own work in me. Just because someone says one little prayer they think they are saved. Being a christians is a process that takes time and work through the Holy spirit, not by some

2007-03-07 20:58:47 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to know the name of syrup which was drunk while corrupting bibles as such I see the following in bible.The Pasters of high denomination of Christianity declared that there are 50,000 errors in Holy Bible.
http://www.jamaat.net/bible/AwakeArticle(1957).html
http://www.jamaat.net/bible/Bible4-6.html
http://www.ahmed-deedat.co.za/bible/13.html
www.al-sunnah.com/bible.htm - 43k.
www.muslimworld.co.uk/errorsinbible.htm
Examples of Corruption in Bible
http://www.quransearch.com/sake.htm
Christians admitted perversion in bible
http://www.bibleperversion.com/
Example of biblical interpolation, corruption and addition by pasters and these pasters deserve the plague according to Jesus pbuh.
http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Bible/NLT/nlt_exposed.htm
http://www.jesus-is-lord.com/nivdelet.htm

2007-03-07 20:58:22 · 3 answers · asked by Punter 2

otherwise I don't see either religions leading to world peace ever.

2007-03-07 20:57:31 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

God is everything and nothing.

Everything: Everything is made of energy. Fact. Everything is connected. Theory with supporting evidence. Everything is a higher power than one individual, and even science seems to think matter was created from energy, this energy collectively is God.

Nothing: God is not a conscious being, nor has any mass, or matter, therefore technically is nothing.

I might be high, it might be 2am, but I think I figured it out.

2007-03-07 20:53:39 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've been a Christian all my life and felt called by God to go into the apologetics ministry, but the more I try to defend Christianity with science, philosophy and history, the more impossible it becomes for me to defend my faith!

If one honestly reviews the best of all evidences, one is forced to admit that Evolution is way more valid than Creationism - The manuscript traditions of the Bible are, at best, unreliable and specious, and philosophy has shown fundamental ideas about God are indefensible and Psychology effectively explains the phenomenon of religious faith and the alleged "relationship" that Christians claim to have with Jesus!

I'm afraid that I cannnot continue in my faith because my faith has no substance or merit. I find, for the first time in my life, I have only one rational choice: to abandon my precious Jesus and find meaning in life elsewhere.

ps. Muslims, this goes for you too! Your religion was easier to disprove than Christianity.

2007-03-07 20:49:52 · 17 answers · asked by The Burninator 1

My previous question: "If I had the 100% truth on everything would you want to know? Even if it meant that you're entire belief system was going to be shattered."

Answers:

"No because the devil also fools with your head and if i have faith in the lord i will only go by what the bible say s and thats that"

"well my God is the only God there is and my faith is in the Bible, His word and there isn't anything that would take me away from Him."

"I would tell you like Apostle Paul said in God's Word, "Let God be true and every man a liar." If it goes against the Word of God it is NOT TRUTH."

See this is the problem, faith over reason cannot be good for you. It's okay to believe in a higher power, but never leave yourself closed to new ideas, you don't know everything so don't pretend you do.

2007-03-07 20:47:56 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-07 20:44:52 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous