Religion & Spirituality - 28 March 2007

...Muslims remain blinded by the contradictions of the Q'uran yet are quick to point out the contradictions of the Christian Bible? Isn't it obvious by now that both of these books were created by men to control the masses and distract the individual from finding their true place with God/Allah?

2007-03-28 08:22:27 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

This question is directed towards those who would answer "yes." Suppose there are two men who genuinely get saved at age 25. The first lives in sin from age 25 to age 50 and then lives a Christ-honoring life and does great things for God from age 50 to age 75. The second man does the exact same things as the first, except he does them in a different order. He does the evil at the end. Both die at age 75. According to what you believe the first would go to Heaven and the second would go to hell even though both did the exact same deeds. Does my Salvation depend on what I do immediately before I die or on the fact that I am an eternal child of God as a result of receiving Christ's payment for my sins?

2007-03-28 08:21:51 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

i just joined yesterday, and was very surprised to see the number of self-purported atheists hanging out in religious and spirituality chat. doesn't that seem contradictory to you?

perhaps it would be different if they really wanted to learn something, but from what i have seen. what they often share is belligerent, sarcastic, and filled with resentment.

why do you think the self-purpotrted non-believers come here?

2007-03-28 08:21:30 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

who are embarrassed by their cohorts preaching that others will burn in hell , and feel the rath , and the devil will get them, and all those kind of comments of utter cheer and compassion! do you sometimes feel you want to intervene but are afraid to do so because the christians on this site are so nasty , it is just not feasible or worth it?

2007-03-28 08:20:55 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2 Corinthians 11:31--"The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying."

Ephesians 1:3--"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ"

Ephesians 1:17--"that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him"

1 Peter 1:3--"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead"

John 20:17--"Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God."

Matthew 27:46-- Jesus cries out "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”

2007-03-28 08:20:47 · 21 answers · asked by Micah 6

In heaven of course but where exactly is Heaven?

2007-03-28 08:20:46 · 6 answers · asked by hate 2

26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness....

The 'our' there. Do you think they really understood the awesomeness of it. That before time there was Jesus? Genesis was written centuries before Christ's birth!

St.John 1:1 says in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

This makes me smile.

2007-03-28 08:20:18 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

threating your children with hell if they don't believe as you do

2007-03-28 08:17:20 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-28 08:16:37 · 15 answers · asked by single eye 5

Is the dinner mix any good?

2007-03-28 08:16:12 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just watched a program on biography about the Aborgine belifs and i have to say they are amazing. Survived for more then 60,000 years and may have been the oldest living religion ever. No offense by why does christianity tend to destroy culture?

2007-03-28 08:16:01 · 6 answers · asked by Banana tree 4

According to wikipedia..
Omniscience is the capacity to know everything infinitely, or at least everything that can be known about a character including thoughts.
The idea of omniscience (since we can't be satisfied with there just being "time") was made up by humans, since we cannot prove omniscience exists, how in the world can we prove god is omniscient?
If he was omniscient, why did he make time?
Why can't we be in omniscient?
Since "Adam and Eve were supposed to live forever", did they have omniscience? Then when they bit the *forbidden fruit,* is that when time started?
The process of knowing everything..so he knew the world would end up like this before he even began?
Then it says in the bible he regretting making humans at all before the "great flood,"
wouldn't he have regretted it before he started?

Isn't it a bunch of bull?

2007-03-28 08:14:22 · 39 answers · asked by sheepeshlysheepy 3

All the atoms in our bodies recycle on the order of days to years. Take your most significant childhood memory. None of the atoms in your body now were with you at that moment.

2007-03-28 08:13:51 · 5 answers · asked by Tiktaalik 4

I just find it very interesting that 1 in every 1,500 human babies is born with genitals that cannot easily be classified as either male or female or have BOTH.

Also 1 in 10,000 biological males and 1 in 30,000 biological females have gender dysmorphia (born with a mismatched emotional/psychological gender identity in relation to their physical biology).

Scientists have discovered it takes a far more complex set of things to determine gender, not just XX or XY chromosomes. Apparently we all start off sexless until the exact right mix of androgen and estrogen produces a baby with what is considered a perfectly defined gender and identity. But when does anything in nature go perfectly 100% of the time?

I wonder how the Christian sects who are very biblically stringent about gendar roles feel about these findings?

2007-03-28 08:13:15 · 15 answers · asked by jessicabjoseph 3

thoes nazis ay

2007-03-28 08:12:22 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is your opinion on this...
My good friend who is a Christian and married has a friend who she corresponds with on the net this email relationship is one that is emotional and intimate..I told her she is commiting Adultery and she said although she knows she is being somewhat immoral, she is not planning on meeting this person and enjoys his friendship for now..
What can I do to encourage her to terminate this kind of internet fling?
Is this a common practice for people to get into on the net?
Thanks!

2007-03-28 08:11:46 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

In each of our bodies bacterial cells outnumber our own cells.

2007-03-28 08:11:44 · 7 answers · asked by Tiktaalik 4

does it go against these verses?

Proverbs...Chapter 30 vs. 5 &6 Revelation Chapter 22 vs18 and 19.

2007-03-28 08:10:59 · 14 answers · asked by Eyota Xin 3

2007-03-28 08:10:54 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

What do you when you get discouraged?

I feel like nothing else matters, that God abandoned me, hopeless.
I am dealing w/ a lot right now including getting a divorce from my wife.
What can I do to get that joy I had? How do I regain that beautiful feeling to know God got it and He is in control. I am very discouraged.

2007-03-28 08:10:09 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

why?...wiki says...'The Church’s view' and here is a quote from their 'God'

"The purpose of the suit is to harass and discourage rather than win. The law can be used very easily to harass, and enough harassment on somebody who is simply on the thin edge anyway, well knowing that he is not authorized, will generally be sufficient to cause professional decease. If possible, of course, ruin him utterly."—L. Ron Hubbard, The Scientologist, a Manual on the Dissemination of Material, 1955

Scientologists claim that the church’s main goal is to be recognized as a religion.....

Scientology’s path to legal recognition as a religion in New Zealand took 48 years and several lawsuits.

Other efforts have had less success. In 1999, the United Kingdom rejected an application for charity status and the attendant tax benefits. The church applied for Canadian tax-exempt status in 1998, was reportedly rejected in 1999,and is not registered as a charity as of May 2006.

2007-03-28 08:07:59 · 9 answers · asked by BEAVIS 3

This question is not for you to start listing people. Nor is this question meant to foster some sort of negativity.

Isn't it true though that there are SOME people on every side who are closed-minded? Athiest, Christians, Muslims, Hindus, and Other Spiritual/Religious Convictions?

2007-03-28 08:07:56 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know jesus trained as a boxer, but allah was said to be good at street fighting.

2007-03-28 08:06:58 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

something we do or wish for purpose. admit and share them to us, how you do your prayers, what you pray for and why you wish when you pray.

I want to know as well, why some religious individuals acts as if they were invincible as if no one can fault them?

2007-03-28 08:06:51 · 7 answers · asked by randomX1 3

If so, why does he pray to himself?
"After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed: "Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him. Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent."-John 7:1-3

2007-03-28 08:05:53 · 22 answers · asked by job_32787 1

saying that those who do not believe the same stuff christians believe are just no good! are we still giving them the thumbs down for being , well - Different - from you! are we still judging them ? well , thats too bad! because they are not bad folks you see! they are just every day ppl makingf a living , doing good deeds, raising their children, focus on their friends and families , fight for a healthy environment , going on vacation!
what is up with the bad mouthing of those who do not believe the same as you?

2007-03-28 08:05:37 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Anyone who has talked with Muslims on more than one occasion, or is familiar with islamic norms, has almost certainly heard over and over, claims of "no crime" among Muslims.

What's even more amazing is how almost every single muslim you met will cite you supposed American crime statistics. Even Muslim children are readily prepared with all this numbers. Why is that?

Its almost as if, most of Islamic education has nothing to do with islam itself, but instead constitutes western hate propaganda.

"Did you know that a childs lunch money is stolen every 5.000129 seconds!!!!!!". Any crime stat can sound alarming when presented to stupid people with lots of islamic hatred.

Why do they never compare these manufactured rates to those of islamic countries? The reason is...because no one knows them!!!! Islamic countries have no transparency!!

Think of the absurdity here...muslims in essence bash america for its honesty...its forthrightness and willingness to publish information that helps identify and solve problems.

How do we know whether x amount of theft is bad or good? Its the classic numbers fallacy...which is the problem...muslims almost entirely lack any ability to do rational analysis.

2007-03-28 08:05:11 · 4 answers · asked by Madness 1

This is just adorable, isn't it?
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AjBnjtgnV9h9BGzOqTnXFATsy6IX?qid=20070328085556AANXxko

2007-03-28 08:05:10 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-28 08:04:08 · 5 answers · asked by ste.phunny 4

2007-03-28 08:02:31 · 21 answers · asked by Militant Agnostic 6