Religion & Spirituality - 17 March 2007

Mighty is our God,Mighty is our King,Mighty is our Lord,Ruler of Everything!Praise his Holy name.

2007-03-17 05:04:14 · 25 answers · asked by JCR 2

I'm an artist and I want to draw an inspiration

2007-03-17 05:03:28 · 6 answers · asked by MissUkraine2005Lover 3

2007-03-17 05:03:21 · 12 answers · asked by Micah 6

Had a mad bible related dream last night, was it a dream or a deja-vu?

2007-03-17 05:03:00 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

If this couple had killed the girls parents before they honour killed her would she now be alive?

http://www.westernresistance.com/blog/archives/002092.html

Likewise

http://www.rawa.org/honorkilling.htm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=396745&in_page_id=1770

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/1328238.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/2567077.stm

http://www.hindunet.com/forum/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=71832&Main=60597


If they and others killed not only the father, brother and cousins into this but all the immans and relgious leaders who told them to beleive in the sick perverted notion that is family honour


Would all those girls be alive, would all the girls and their boyfriends having to survive on the run, under police protection, imprisioned in refuges...


All be free and happy in love as nobody trying to hurt or harm them?


if so why is it illegal or wrong to strike first

2007-03-17 05:02:22 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Islaam recognizes the rights of the minority. They are not required to do army service. To ensure their welfare and safety, Muslim rulers initiated a tax (JAZIA) on them. Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessings of God be upon him) forbade Muslim armies to destroy churches and synagogues. Caliph' Umar did not even allow them to pray inside a church. Jews were welcomed and flourished in Muslim Spain when they were persecuted in the rest of Europe. They consider that part of their history as the golden era. In Muslim countries, Christians live in prosperity, hold government positions and attend their church. Christian missionaries are allowed to establish and operate their schools and hospitals. However, the same religious tolerance is not always available to Muslim minorities as seen in the past during the Spanish inquisition and the Crusades, or as seen now by the events in the former Yugoslavia, Israel and India. Muslims do recognize that sometimes the actions of a ruler does not reflect the teachings of his religion.http://www.islamdoor.com/Frequently.htm

2007-03-17 04:59:24 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

No. On the contrary, Islaam elevated the status of women 1,400 years ago by giving them the right to divorce, the right to have financial independence and support and the right to be identified as dignified women (Hijab) when in the rest of the world, including Europe, women had no such rights. Women are equal to men in all acts of piety (Quraan 33:32). Islaam allows women to keep their maiden name even after marriage, their earned money and spend it as they wish, and instructs men to be their protectors as women on the street can be molested. Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessings of God be upon him) told Muslim men, "The best among you is the one who is best to his family". Some Muslim men, do oppress women today. This is because of their cultural habits or their ignorance about their religion. Female Genital Mutilations has nothing to do with Islaam. It is pre Islamic African Custom, practiced by non Muslims including Coptic Christians as well.

2007-03-17 04:58:15 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

*according to the Bible.

2007-03-17 04:58:12 · 14 answers · asked by Eleventy 6

In one of my earlier questions someone said that "God inspired various writers to write certain things at many points throughout salvation history, in order to meet the specific needs of the people of that specific time."

Now I noticed the Buddha likened his teachings to a raft. Useful to cross a 'river', but just a burden if carried around forever after.

And I wondered whether perhaps your God did not want you to be following the same teachings for thousands of years? Perhaps he is continually sending messengers, updating his message?

Or perhaps as some Christians appear to believe, he has given up on 'messengers' and now speaks directly to the hearts of men?

I just wondered what everyone thought? Thank you in advance for your answers.

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AnExdcmaGAucfk7NpG2HikMhBgx.?qid=20070310134651AAJeOfl

2007-03-17 04:58:04 · 19 answers · asked by Nobody 5

For Muslim men to have more than one wife is a permission which is given to them in the Quraan provided it is not done to satisfy lust but to meet social solutions and needs. This permission is given provided the person is capable of treating the wives equally. It is not an injunction. In the pre-Islaamic period, men used to have many wives. One person had 11 wives and when he became Muslim, he asked the Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessings of God be upon him) "What should I do with so many wives?" and he said, "Divorce all except four." The Quraan says, "you can only marry 2 or 3 and up to 4 women if you can be equally just with each of them." Since it is very difficult to be equally just with all wives, in practice, most of the Muslim men do not have more than one wife. Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessings of God be upon him) himself from age 24 to 50 was married to only one woman, Khadeejah (May Allaah be pleased with her). In the western society, some men who have one wife have many extra marital affairs. A survey was published in "U.S.A. Today" (April 4, 1988, Section D) which asked 4700 mistresses what they would like their status to be. They said that "they preferred being the second wife rather than the "other woman" because they do not have the legal rights, nor did they have the financial equality of the legally married wives, and it appeared that they were being used by these men." Historically, all the prophets except Jesus, who was not married, had more than one wife. So this is not something which Islaam has started; in fact, Islaam regulated it.
http://www.islamdoor.com/Frequently.htm

2007-03-17 04:56:58 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know it's something like, if they have a hoof and eat the cud (grass), you may eat the animal, like a cow.

But what about a horse?
are we not allowed to eat chicken and turkey?
I know we're not supposed to eat pig.
What else?

2007-03-17 04:56:11 · 21 answers · asked by For Petes Sake 1

2007-03-17 04:53:52 · 23 answers · asked by manna eater 3

Has anyone ever been touched by a Yahoo Answer to where they could say it had an effect on their life direction? Or brought them closer to God?

2007-03-17 04:52:53 · 12 answers · asked by GoodGuy53 5

2007-03-17 04:50:42 · 10 answers · asked by Trey B 1

Someone in the below question told me I was going to burn in hell,

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ArqpKtEskIeaL0yEFwrq_xvsy6IX?qid=20070317083219AACkMMb

Is yahoo answers the appropriate place to tell someone else they are going to hell?

2007-03-17 04:49:40 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is the significance of the word " LET " ?

2007-03-17 04:49:17 · 11 answers · asked by Israel-1 6

Is that because of the Holy Angels or the Power in the blood ? Can this Power really be " released "

2007-03-17 04:47:22 · 18 answers · asked by Israel-1 6

does it involve fasting and prayer?

2007-03-17 04:46:44 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Psalms 3:4.

2007-03-17 04:45:41 · 10 answers · asked by JCR 2

Keys to immortality?

2007-03-17 04:44:50 · 28 answers · asked by Trey B 1

Does anyone have any idea how the bible came to be assembled into one book logistically? I believe in the bible, have just always been curious how so many chapters, from so many different lands and times, all made it together into one book. I'm not looking for "God willed it", I get that; i interested from a logistical and historical perspective, does anyone know? When did the "first" bible come together. Intelligent answers only please! Thank You.

2007-03-17 04:44:17 · 6 answers · asked by J D Jr. 2

This is a very mixed forum full of people of different beliefs. If I want to learn about other faiths or beliefs and I ask a question to learn how can I? If I ask about Muslims or Hindus I will get all kinds of folks telling me to go to their church. If I ask about atheists I am going to get told they have no morals. If I ask about Christians I am going to get told they are stupid. If i ask a Catholic question , fundamentalists invariably try to tell the Catholics what they should believe or say Catholics pray to statues etc. Isn't it rather disrespectful to not let people speak for themselves? How can we ever understand new things this way?

2007-03-17 04:43:46 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-17 04:42:57 · 3 answers · asked by Farrukh 2

Me and my gf have hit a rough patch....I really love her and I think she loves me but its getting confusing and Im losing trust iin her and a bunch of hard stuff is going on...Im still willing to keep fighting for her but Im gonna also let life run its course...and let God do his will.....but I decided to post this in the Christian section b/c I am an apostolic Christian and believe in God Strongly and Iseek the Godly for advice...if worse comes the worse how do I prepare for it??

2007-03-17 04:42:47 · 15 answers · asked by luv3rnadafighter 1

I was wondering about this, because I always get kinda upset if I see the use of the term 'moderate Muslim'.

Pointing out people as moderate Muslims implies that a 'normal' Muslim is not a moderate Muslim. It simply implies that all Muslims are terrorists. At least that's how I see it.

I wouldn't even know how to react if somebody called me a moderate atheist, because I wouldn't even know what it means..

I was wondering how a Muslim feels about that. How do you feel if somebody calls you moderate ?

2007-03-17 04:41:52 · 12 answers · asked by ? 6

Out of your belly ( inner most being ) shall flow rivers of Living Water. The question is : Are you captive or is the spirit within you free ?

2007-03-17 04:41:30 · 10 answers · asked by Israel-1 6

Pagan practices of Islam are now in the Qur'an:

1. The pilgrimage of Kabah once a year
2. Fast of Ramadan
3. Running around the Kabah 7 times
4. Kissing a blackstone (probably a fallen meteor)
5. Shaving the head
6. Animal sacrifices
7. Running up and down the hills
8. Throwing stones at the devil, snorting water in and out of the nose, praying several times a day towards Mecca (use to be Jerusalem until Muslims had a fallen out with the Jews)
Giving alms, and Friday prayers.

If a Muslim dies in a holy war or Jihad, he is guaranteed eternal life in Paradise
Paradise is a physical place of sensual pleasure where each man wil have a harem of beautiful women who will bear children for him. Hmm-I thought we were to stay away from sensual pleasures?
Muslims are discouraged from asking questions about their faith (Surah 5.101-102)

It is doctrine from pre-existing pagan religions. Sprinkle with a little Judiasm/Christianity to authenticate I guess.

2007-03-17 04:40:28 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't understand what is meant by this word; specifically, what is the difference between a person who says "I am spiritual" and a person who says "I am not spiritual."???

2007-03-17 04:39:53 · 12 answers · asked by Bog-man 4

I have been a catholic my whole life, stopped attending mass during the college years, but by and large have been attending mass consistently for the past 12 years or so. I struggle with concept of confession, I've not been since I was 18, am now 40. Does anyone know when confession was adopted into the church? Part of me believes this was man-made, such as celibate priests which did not start until after 1000 AD. I'm looking for clear answers on how this started in the church not what was done in meetings of church leaders centuries after Christ was cruificied. Thank you for you answers!

2007-03-17 04:39:52 · 10 answers · asked by J D Jr. 2

where are they going in the aferlife and who the hell is lord xenu. I don't feel like looking it up because everytime i search for it i get porn popups.

2007-03-17 04:39:07 · 5 answers · asked by Banana tree 4