Religion & Spirituality - 16 March 2007

Here's mine...I was riding my moped home from work...talking to my friend...I told her (she's Mormon) that I saw the missionaries across the highway. She tells me to chase them down.

I chase down the mopeds, cutting across the divided highway. The elders on their bicycles see this guy chasing them down on a moped, so they pedal faster...

I catch up to them at a stop light. My friend asks me to hand my cellphone over to them. She talks to them for about 20 mins, then they hand the phone back. They ask me if I can meet with the missionaries the next day...I say 'yeah'.

The next day, two elders show up...this is Sat, so they interview me as an investigator and ask me to come to sacrament the next day. Sunday, they take me to sacrament...in the wrong ward! But I hear the testimony of the stake patriarch and realize that these are spiritual people...

So I decide to investigate...

And a couple weeks later, I surrender and get baptised.

2007-03-16 20:01:47 · 8 answers · asked by CevnLDSNewbie 2

Im getting ready

2007-03-16 20:00:46 · 12 answers · asked by cacrv6 c 1

2007-03-16 19:58:11 · 14 answers · asked by cacrv6 c 1

Almost daily I help other people. Ether I 'm giving them jump for a dead battery or putting gas in their car...Buying a homeless person something to eat or taking them on a tour of the Mission Inn. Maybe I should seek help to fix this...any thoughts?

2007-03-16 19:55:31 · 22 answers · asked by John 3

I want to know why they would such stupid crap

2007-03-16 19:54:04 · 10 answers · asked by colton r 1

When Brendon posted that question about praying for amputees, it was the old argument- if God can do miracles, why doesn't he do obvious ones like regrowing limbs instead of having someone recover from an illness when it could have just happened naturally.

I'm actually curious why so many believe in miracles without seeing something obvious like a missing limb grown back. Not to knock anyone's faith, but how do you see that lack of obvious miracle, and believe in miracles anyway?

2007-03-16 19:52:51 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just because you may not believe you don't have to react so immaturely. Some people are desperate for answers and are really seeking.

This gives me a worse impression of non-believers than the ignorant thoughts I had of them before. I hate to generalize because I know that all of you are not alike. I guess one bad apple can spoil the bunch. Good bless you all... signing off!

2007-03-16 19:51:46 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

My little boy is only 4 but is very sick and needs treatment. Please pray for him, I believe prayers can at least make me strong enough to be there for him as I'm finding living very hard right now.

2007-03-16 19:50:15 · 40 answers · asked by jondavesnowy 2

This penguin wants no part of Answers without Laptop Jesus, so I suppose I'm taking a break for a bit, too. It just couldn't be the same without her.

To my wonderful friends: *penguiny hugs*

2007-03-16 19:48:17 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you were threatened with death or saying your a christian what would you do?

2007-03-16 19:41:38 · 32 answers · asked by Aeristes 3

... has ever worked?

2007-03-16 19:38:59 · 14 answers · asked by Brendan G 4

What law is it that states something from nothing is possible, & how soon do you think man may be able to do it too?

With the right knowledge, even the impossible is possible, isn't it?

Could Christians be onto something here? Are scientists really trying to avoid making something from nothing, so we will have to depend on them?

What gives, if it is possible, man can do it too, right? Eventually, anyway.

2007-03-16 19:37:51 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

has she written anything against islam and prophet mohd.?

2007-03-16 19:35:45 · 4 answers · asked by NISHAT H 1

Is the Bible is sole infallible guide to Christian doctrine and practice? Can "tradition" be held higher than the Word? Isn't it a contradiction because you would have to go back to the Bible to check?

(My opinion is yes because that opens the door to all new ideas. For example, Mormonism said the Bible was not "absolute" and jumped on this point saying that there is "missing holes" in the Bible and introduced the Book of Mormon. What else could happen)

2007-03-16 19:33:17 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean is there anything that you would not do, as long as it is not a sin, to lead a person to Jesus?

2007-03-16 19:30:52 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

What Is the "Blue Lodge" in Freemasonry? and what is the difference in the thee Masonic Forms... York Rite? Scottish Rite and the other?
Can someone easlity move from being York Rite to Scottish Rite?

2007-03-16 19:29:39 · 4 answers · asked by konstantin_l_stewart 1

A lot of people have killed others, thinking, well, they live forever anyway.

Or committed suicide because..., "I can't die anyway"

How many crimes could we prevent, if people really valued life as though this is all there is, instead of laughing like maniacs as they kill people in the name of religion....

"God told me to do it" is getting to be a tired phrase.

When are we gonna finally banish religious myth, so that we treat life with respect & cherish it?

The myths floating around about eternal life are simply causing people a false sense of security, as they associate seemingly no importance on this life due the upcoming "spiritual" one.

It has been the cause of much calamity as people seek to "talk to dead ones" with psychics.

When are we gonna learn? Religion kills!

2007-03-16 19:29:37 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Any Buddist churches that follow the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh in the San Francisco area? He founded the Unified Buddhist Church, and there is one in Escondito, but that is in Southern Cal, and I am in Northern. Thanks for any help with this!

2007-03-16 19:29:29 · 2 answers · asked by humble.earthling 2

he told me all about the healing power of "laying on of hands" and then in the next breath scoffed at Thai Buddhism, confessing "how could anyone believe that nonsense." He knew almost nothing about Thailand, where he was ostensibly coming to help build a church.

Happened just this week. No kidding. He saw no hypocricy in that statement.

Don't missionaries go through some cultural sensitivity training?!

2007-03-16 19:29:08 · 5 answers · asked by Brendan G 4

What's your opinion on this? See article:

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Christians encouraged and supported Bush and turned me away from them (but not from God). I don't understand how so many Americans did not see the lie all along. I'm still waiting for ALL Republicans to come over to the right side and I don't mean left/Democrat.

2007-03-16 19:25:02 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have the worst case of "looking at women" derrogative and develop lustful thoughts. I can't help it at times. Im not ashamed to admit it because God's not through with me, yet. Pray for me cuz I would pray for you in whatever your temptation/s have. What you admit to?

2007-03-16 19:24:27 · 7 answers · asked by hardworkur84 2

It seems many Christians only pray for safe things like getting a job, but when there is a problem that can't be solved they always say something like it's God's will or the Lord works in mysterious ways. What's the point of faith if you only ask for things that are already possible? The Bible doesn't say that any thing is too great to ask. It isn't about how big or small a prayer is, as long as it's within God's will. Didn't Martha initially think that Lazarus would rise in the ressurection rather than that day?

2007-03-16 19:23:45 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Aside from the bible verses... really... when was it clear to you that He loved you and that your salvation was real?

Not trying to provoke negative conversation, just interested in hearing from fellow-Christians who will answer this question.

Thanks!

2007-03-16 19:21:37 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-16 19:20:46 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Such as on this website. Why can't you just let people talk about God? You demand tolerance and understanding; how about showing some?

2007-03-16 19:17:23 · 14 answers · asked by "Ski" 5

Why is there anger when discussing the Lord, when he said that is not the way?

2007-03-16 19:15:49 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

like in my country christians are always the target in the northern part of the country whenever they want to protest any issue

2007-03-16 19:11:56 · 2 answers · asked by fineface 1

2007-03-16 19:02:11 · 25 answers · asked by Shinigami 7

Were is this verse in the Bible and can someone elaborate?

2007-03-16 19:01:23 · 5 answers · asked by chucky 3

if your spouce abondoned you and your child/children because they wanted a different life, and a few months later they asked if they could come and stay with you because the life they thought they wanted wasn't working out?

2007-03-16 19:00:57 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous