Religion & Spirituality - 29 March 2007

if you could go back in time and kill Hitler before he killed anyone, would you?

the catch is that you would have to take his place and kill half as many people as he did.

2007-03-29 08:54:45 · 20 answers · asked by philosophizer 2

An example of this is, if a Christian wants to devote themselves entirely to Christianity, they can go to a monastery. So where can I, the Occultist go? And I'm not talking about T.V. occultism, I mean real Occultism.

2007-03-29 08:53:52 · 8 answers · asked by Jonathan 1

on a mission here,would love to believe in god .but how does any religion explain australopthicus africanns and her relatives .pretty much darwins theory of evolution homo .habilis, erectus ,sapiens,neandrathal,cro-magnons.right up to present day man.the christian belief,well at least what i have been led to believe is adam and eve theory.so god plonks 2 people on earth and says right get on with it.so were they homo sapiens or what.the koran if i am right in what i have been told were made from clay.?any other religion i cant comment on.please dont take offence just trying to get my head around all this.with the research i have done to me the evolution theory spread over millions of years makes more sence.but then we come back to .ok who made earth.trying my hardest but keep hitting a stone wall.what are your thoughts on this.

2007-03-29 08:52:15 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

What if i was dying and prayed to pagan gods to save my life and i lived? I've been in certain situations where i asked the goddesses for help and have gotten answers. Should that leave me to believe what i believe is true for me. I think it does.

2007-03-29 08:51:43 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I politely declined a young Christian lady's offer of praying to ask Jesus to enter my life. I have no reason to do such a thing after all how can I pray to someone I do not believe to be God. Besides I am quite spiritually contented in my own faith.

But this girl got all teary-eyed and told me that Jesus suffered so much for me and why am I not grateful etc.? I tried to patiently explain to her that whatever emotions she is feeling about this matter, I cannot share simply because I do not believe all that. To illustrate I told her that Lord Odin hung from a tree in self-sacrifice to humanity and I asked her if that makes her feel obligated to him now. She admitted she didn't but still could not understand why I wouldn't just feel guilty and obligated to HER deity. After a while of her going on and on about how much suffering Jesus endured and that I should be grateful. But don't you have to BELIEVE first in order to feel grateful? Why use a guilt trip to get people to convert?

2007-03-29 08:49:30 · 22 answers · asked by pixie_pagan 4

why ware a hijab as a muslim women why cant i just wear a hat and cover my hair
it gets soo hot under there in the summer
any encouragement to keep it on
please if you are not muslim and just answering to make fun please dont even waste your type posting it

2007-03-29 08:47:39 · 21 answers · asked by butterfly18 3

The reason I ask is that even God admits that there are Others. So, how do you feel about them?

2007-03-29 08:47:11 · 34 answers · asked by Cave Dweller 3

I want specific answers. like if you put Christian, then what religion in the Christian faith has the most followers? How many?

2007-03-29 08:46:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

"This is the religion I've chosen, so it's the right one!!!!" Why does everyone feel this way? (subconsiously) I know yall don't feel that yall feel this way, but it's true. You should study yourselves.....

2007-03-29 08:44:12 · 21 answers · asked by C.G. 1

2007-03-29 08:44:09 · 4 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7

My parents are pastor and are in the process of starting their own church I would like to what are the steps I know that they need to get there EIN number, the corporation cerfticate, 501 forms etc. I just basically want to know in what direction to go first.

2007-03-29 08:40:21 · 14 answers · asked by a_bug 3

If it turns out these reasons were untrue, who will be blamed, and what will happen to that person?

2007-03-29 08:38:48 · 15 answers · asked by vehement_chemical 3

I am 25 and was raised a jehovah witness i have nothing but good things to say on there behalf everything i have learned from them i have found to be true and i have reserched it on my own through the bible and the internet .why then are people so blind to what god wants us to do and what we should and shouldnt be practicing example all the pegan holidays .I am currently starting to studing again i want god (jehovah ) in my life ill never forget the scripture my mother made me memorize at a very younge age psalms 83:18 "That people may know that you whose name is Jehovah YOU ALONE are the mose high over all the earth ."Also i am amazed what false things are said about jw they have never pushed religion on me my family has never looked down on me in the time i wasnt active in the truth always encouragment and help i have received .They are loving ,kind and patient people not judging .Ofcorce they arent perfect nor im i but i have complete respect for the brothers and sister

2007-03-29 08:36:42 · 24 answers · asked by kkwants to help 2

It sounds like I'm trolling but I'm really interested in the answers. There are many religions, all teaching different things. What makes you sure that yours is the correct one?

Quoting scripture doesn't count. You can't say the bible is the true word of God because it says so on page 9.



(I submitted this question a minute ago and it didn't come up, so I apologize if it comes up twice.)

2007-03-29 08:35:37 · 5 answers · asked by Dan X 4

... give up the reigns of your life and let some unseen force do it for you." - Brandon Boyd .

Do you concur with that quote ?

2007-03-29 08:35:20 · 12 answers · asked by Tammy ™ 4

2007-03-29 08:35:10 · 14 answers · asked by AL IS ON VACATION AND HAS NO PIC 5

There is a story in Islamic history when Prophet Muhamed ordered his companion to KILL all the dogs in his town (Medina), even small puppies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad's_attitude_towards_animals

http://hadith.al-islam.com/Display/Display.asp?hnum=25572&doc=6&IMAGE=%DA%D1%D6+%C7%E1%CD%CF%ED%CB

http://hadith.al-islam.com/Display/Display.asp?hnum=3626&doc=4&IMAGE=%DA%D1%D6+%C7%E1%CD%CF%ED%CB

http://hadith.al-islam.com/Display/Display.asp?hnum=3928&doc=1&IMAGE=%DA%D1%D6+%C7%E1%CD%CF%ED%CB

Does anyone know what was his reason to do that?

2007-03-29 08:33:36 · 11 answers · asked by peace_lover 2

u all heard of wives n gf keeping sperm donations just in case their loved ones don come back from war. is this immoral or just not fair to the child?

2007-03-29 08:32:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Okay, it probably sounds like I'm trolling, but I really want to know. How are you sure that your religion is right? There are many religions that all teach different things, and some people do not practice any religion at all. How can you be sure?

Quoting scripture doesn't count. You can't say the bible is the word of God because it says so on page 9.

2007-03-29 08:32:07 · 17 answers · asked by Dan X 4

I was amazed at his incredible interpretation of what Heaven looks like...

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/10853067/?qo=1&q=glory+of+God&qh=boost%3Apopular+age_sigma%3A24h+age_scale%3A5

2007-03-29 08:32:05 · 16 answers · asked by aa.gabriel 4

2007-03-29 08:32:03 · 1 answers · asked by Molly F 1

What are the religious beliefs of (fill in the blank)
political beliefs
sexual orientation
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language
marital status
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Remember, (Fill in the blank) is a good person is something that for this "question on yahoo answers" is something I believe to be true.

2007-03-29 08:28:38 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-29 08:27:39 · 23 answers · asked by dissolute_chemical 1

What would you do to try to get them to believe?.... preach to them?.... ram the bible down their throats?... or leave them alone hoping that one day they will find it in their heart to accept Jesus as their lord and savior?

If not any of the above please state what you would do!!

this question is not intended to offend anyone.... sorry if it has...

2007-03-29 08:27:31 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-29 08:25:01 · 6 answers · asked by sunshine 1

Through my reading in holy Quran, I found at least FOUR verses where god tells people that he is holding the sky not to fall on their heads just to show them a sign of his mercy.

The verses are:
Al rahman [55:7]
Al Ghashia [88:18]
Al Ra'ad [13:2]
Al hajj [22:65]

In all the above verses god tells people that he is holding the sky without using any pillars just to show them a miracle and how kind he is towards them.

Can anyone tell me what is the meaning of "sky"? I thought it is just space that our earth fly inside it and therfore there is no way it could fall on earth because it is already touching it from all sides.

Also, when god said that he did not use any pillars just to show us a miracle, what pillars can do here?

2007-03-29 08:23:30 · 7 answers · asked by peace_lover 2

2007-03-29 08:22:55 · 17 answers · asked by Jason W 4

what is the scariest thing you would ever have to go through? what do you have nightmares about? Mine is the weather, like tornados, tsunamis etc. ... and also i'm scared of demons and death and ghosts....

2007-03-29 08:22:06 · 28 answers · asked by tlimsisnw7 2

For instance. Say a man breaks into your home, murders your wife and kids in cold blood. If he is no more than the sum of his parts/environment, can he be held accountable for his actions. I understand that the judicial system has a purpose even in a cause/effect only interpretation of reality, but what about justice?

Does justice have any real meaning without free will?

2007-03-29 08:20:47 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

1 Corinthians 13:1-13


1 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels but do not have love, I have become a sounding [piece of] brass or a clashing cymbal. 2 And if I have the gift of prophesying and am acquainted with all the sacred secrets and all knowledge, and if I have all the faith so as to transplant mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 And if I give all my belongings to feed others, and if I hand over my body, that I may boast, but do not have love, I am not profited at all.

4 Love is long-suffering and kind. Love is not jealous, it does not brag, does not get puffed up, 5 does not behave indecently, does not look for its own interests, does not become provoked. It does not keep account of the injury. 6 It does not rejoice over unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth. 7 It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

8 Love never fails.

2007-03-29 08:20:39 · 13 answers · asked by Jason W 4