Religion & Spirituality - 25 March 2007

I was reading a couple of books on "Creation" and there was no explaination as to why we have toes. Neither was there a truly practical use for them. Unless, at one time we climbed trees, but that isn't mentioned in any creation book except negatively. I know all the primates have toes and not hoofs, but why would the Christian God burden us with an attribute of primates that have no practical use--well, wearing flip-flops maybe. Toes get stuck in odd places and freeze off, and get stubbed. Is it a faith thing....that we have toes to test our faith or something like that? I mean even the giants had toes in the old testament--6 of them on each foot. Help me out....this is a real mystery, because the Christians say God created us whole, so we've always had toes, but we aren't evolved from primates, and "Why do we have toes?"

An aside.....toe nails....I mean really. That could be a whole thesis.

2007-03-25 10:19:19 · 16 answers · asked by Terry 7

they all murdered people and whould you execute a woman who commits adultry as well because thats what the old testament says?

2007-03-25 10:18:09 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

personally, mine would be creation ( Cornerstone Academy xD )... but what's yours?

2007-03-25 10:18:06 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

i found a weird package in front of my house. it's a paper bag and inside was a real chicken head, dry corn, shells,weird beads, dry beans, black wax, burt hair, ashes, and other weird stuff. my room mate says its some kind of spanish witch craft, but i'm not sure. she told me that something could happen to me because i touched it, and now i'm worried. thats not the only weird thing that has happened, there also was orange poop on my porch about a week ago. if someone has any idea whats going on please help, and what can i do to pertect myself?

2007-03-25 10:17:47 · 1 answers · asked by lina c 1

I want to be an honest Muslim. I will make this short. I am alright at home but when it comes to gatherings I start to behave like a robot. A person controlled by others. I am so sick of this. I dont even need to make myself do anything to go in Robot mode.I just cant stop myself. Now I think since Im in the age to get married. I think I might not be a successful person and since they (he and his family) will be some one else. I am affaid I might become fake just near them. I dont want to be like that honest! but I cant help it. I therefor cant follow what God says even most of the times infront of ppl coz I just become a puppet. It sounds sad just to say all this.
I am a freak. Plz Muslims help me.

Im 23 and a girl.

2007-03-25 10:17:09 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why, upon Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem (on Palm Sunday) the citizens "praised" him? But the exact same people "betrays" him when Jesus gets arrested after?

Why did the people betray Jesus? How could they betray Jesus just like that? =(

2007-03-25 10:15:28 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

i believe theres a god, but at the same time how do you really know if theres really a god? i want to have to faith and live my life the way god wants me to but i dont know how to i think i should have complete faith before i can do that so my question is to poeople that have this faith how can i get it? if you cant prove theres a god how can you truly believe? thanks

2007-03-25 10:15:03 · 23 answers · asked by tanyaquinlan@verizon.net 1

Are the lives of innocent Iraqi people any less valuable than ours?

2007-03-25 10:13:49 · 14 answers · asked by loutejada 4

I couldn't resist! *Gulp, gulp.*

2007-03-25 10:13:16 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-25 10:12:56 · 13 answers · asked by dad2055 1

Hmm, I'm originally from california, I recently moved to Kansas and had NEVER heard of this before. Isn't this an obvious violation of the seperation of church and state?

2007-03-25 10:11:47 · 17 answers · asked by Same T 2

I wanna know your beliefs on religion or how we all got here. Explain in detail your point.

2007-03-25 10:11:34 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Paul prayed for God curse everyone that didn't believe in the Lord as he did, does this make Paul a hypocrite?

1 Corinthians 16:22 I pray that God will put a curse on everyone who doesn't love the Lord. And may the Lord come soon.

Contemporary English Version

2007-03-25 10:08:35 · 9 answers · asked by MoPleasure4U 4

And I don't mean in modern day books, but in books of/from his supposed era, where was he mentioned or discussed in any detail OTHER than the bible?

2007-03-25 10:04:24 · 24 answers · asked by Love Answers 2

How do you decide which verse to follow?
An eye for an eye or Turn the other cheek?
I am not being sarcastic, I am curious.

2007-03-25 10:04:01 · 10 answers · asked by Epona Willow 7

2007-03-25 10:03:57 · 7 answers · asked by Emad 2

According to http://www.dictionary.com, one of the many definitions for religion is "something one believes in and follows devotedly; a point or matter of ethics or conscience:"

For an example of this definition, it uses "to make a religion of fighting prejudice."

By this definition, isn't Atheistism a particular religion of those that do not believe in a god and base many decisions in their life and reactions to others on this belief?

Respectful answers only, please. I am not looking for hateful responses, simply the definition of a particular term in different people's eyes.

2007-03-25 10:03:48 · 14 answers · asked by Raising6Ducklings! 6

In your opinion, which is better A or B, and why?:

A. to not commit an act which is consider a sin because you personally believe that the act is a wrong thing to do

or

B. to not commit an act because you have been told that it is a sin, even though you personally don't believe that it is a wrong thing to do

2007-03-25 10:03:06 · 15 answers · asked by MONK 6

To begin I would like to say I am not prejudicce against anyone's race or nationality but I have a hard time accepting certain religions for their beliefs. My feelings have been based upon personal expeirences with each of these religious groups.

First I have a hard time accepting born again christians for their extreme beliefs and their scare tactics which is also the same for the mormans. The thing with the mormans is that they have been known for the polygamist ways and their intense beliefs of how the world should be.

Lastly the scientologist have upset me with all the illegal activites they have participated in and discouraging medications.

Please help me to get a better acceptance of these faiths.

2007-03-25 10:02:44 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-25 10:02:33 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Seems so far everyone's answering my question about evolution by saying they don't understand how dating works. Here's a link http://www.actionbioscience.org/evolution/benton.html.

You can read and learn, or continue being ignorant. But if you don't understand then why do you argue?

2007-03-25 10:01:48 · 16 answers · asked by DougDoug_ 6

Or do you mean you get to choose which lives are sacred, and you get to kill the rest

2007-03-25 09:58:32 · 14 answers · asked by loutejada 4

I am lost with this.

I know a person that is part of the "Church of God", he believes he is a chosen one and that most Christians are wrong because they don't follow the Sabbath and they believe in pagan days like Birthdays and Christmas. He also has had problems with his family because he has offended them, although they are Christians, he is judgemental of them because according to him they don't follow the same God???

Can someone explain this to me? I asked him to explain, but he told me this would take years.

2007-03-25 09:58:22 · 14 answers · asked by Flyinghorse 6

Why do christians vilify Judas?? If it weren't for him they wouldn't even have a religion. If Judas hadn't sold Jesus out to the Romans then he would not have been hung on the cross and could not have supposedly..."come back to life".

2007-03-25 09:57:43 · 17 answers · asked by DR 2

How did us Christians end up using Palm leaves for Palm Sunday?

Couldn't it be another plant?

What does it symbolize?

Was it common back then that's why they used it?

2007-03-25 09:56:56 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

If Jesus said that, where is it in the New Testiment?

2007-03-25 09:56:49 · 7 answers · asked by zclifton2 6

To me there is a number of reason why people don't go to church 1.They feel like a hypocrite. 2.Unfriendly people in church. 3. They feel guilty 4. They don't feel like going to church. 5. Wrong priorties

2007-03-25 09:56:48 · 24 answers · asked by twopewsback 5

Do u think it is time for us Creationists to

" Nip it in the bud?"

2007-03-25 09:54:50 · 23 answers · asked by Chris 3

so let's say that I wished to start a new religion
how would someone go about this ?

and what would you like to see from a new religion ?
this one is open to all but please be respectul

2007-03-25 09:54:41 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have noticed everyone today, from this message board, to CBS Sunday Morning attacking "The Secret". My question, is what is it in the human psychy that makes them dowgrade something so positive? Instead of allowing others to make their own judgements and, in turn, use the Law of Attraction for their own good, instead these negative thinkers rip it apart without really understanding it.

Why can't they let others believe without trying to tear it apart? Same thing applies for religion or any kind of belief system. I know why I think this is so, but I would like to know what others think.

2007-03-25 09:54:13 · 13 answers · asked by A. Nonna M 1