Religion & Spirituality - 31 March 2007

Hello. Are there any priests here or someone who knows for certain what the requirements are to get your marriage blessed in the catholic church?
Because my fiance is not Catholic, I was raised Catholic but no longer practice. We really want an outdoor wedding and it would just be 10 times easier for us to have the ceremony done by non-demoninational minister. Would it be possible for us to do this and then a week or so later get our marriage blessed in the catholic church? Because my mom will scream and tell me I'm living in sin if I dont get married in the church. Is this a possibility or not?

THANKS

2007-03-31 11:24:24 · 7 answers · asked by snailysnal 4

Please include how adam & eve were made....be specific in your answer.

2007-03-31 11:23:54 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-31 11:22:35 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

That there is actually a church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster? I thought it was a joke! What will mankind worship next? Flying toilets?

2007-03-31 11:19:45 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

while visiting someone in hospital today , i visited the chapel on the grounds
i was quite ( happily ) surprised to see amongst the bibles and prayer books
the quran , the bava ghita , and other religious books and religious prayers
is this normal in most hospitals ?
i am in scotland

2007-03-31 11:14:51 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

seriously, what would u do......no heaven.....no hell......no satan.....just life on Earth, no supernatural......tough question?

I know what I would do...

2007-03-31 11:11:30 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous

There is no absolute truth in one book. You have to look at everything to find the answers. All we have are beliefs and theories.

2007-03-31 11:09:30 · 11 answers · asked by FaerieWhings 7

I've heard that the hair on the head, armpits, and the nether regions represents the cross in the eyes of Islam and this is why they shave, any truth in this

2007-03-31 11:09:05 · 15 answers · asked by ? 7

If you're a Theist, do NOT answer this.
---I'm a Deist by the way :-)
Anyway, here's the question:
What if there was really a god, and that you're Him/Her:
1- Would you reveal yourself to people so that they believe?
2- Where would you send people to after death? If your answer is heaven, how about the very bad people (Adolph Hitler, serial killers, child molesters, etc) how would you deal with them? Would you burn them? How about those who worship other gods?
3- Would you allow pain and suffering in the world? Why(not)?
4- Would you give people a book of morals, or tell them to be moral by themselves? Would there be any restrictions (If you sent book)?
5- What would your name be?
6- Would you divinely interfere to stop Bush from becoming president, and put a better one?

2007-03-31 11:07:22 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

Let me warn you the attached link is of photos of the attack on the World Trade Center in New York on 9/11/01. Some of the photos are graphic and children should only view in the company of an adult.

I believe on this day most of us were praying to God....Why does it take a tragedy for this to happen? Watch the Power Point Display and remember those who lost their lives that day. This is proof positive how important our Salvation is. Not one single person left home that day expecting to die, but many did. Those who were saved reside with our heavenly Father today, those who were not saved are in hell for eternity apart from God. Don't be caught off guard. Dont let a loved one be caught off guard. Talk to those who you love and offer them the only gift that matters. Salvation.

http://disguiseddisciple.com/2007discussion/index.php?topic=56.0

2007-03-31 11:06:47 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

Including but not limited to:

* Conquering other countries and spreading their religion there

* Threatening, torturing and killing those whose views differ (including scientists)

* Outlawing books, burning them, and making their possession a capital offense

2007-03-31 11:06:13 · 18 answers · asked by eldad9 6

A supernova is an explosion of a massive star. This explosion is so bright that it briefly outshines most of the galaxy. These Supernova Remnants (SNRs) should keep expanding for hundreds of thousands of years according to physical equations. Yet there are ZERO very old Stage 3 SNRs in the known universe and very few moderately old Stage 2 SNRs. If the universe is over 16 billion years (the planets, stars, etc. are 4.57 billion years old) old there would be literally hundreds of thousands or millions of these. There are more stars in the known universe then there are grains of sand on all the beaches in the world. The fact is the universe is not old enough to have any Stage 3 SNRs. These galaxies have not been around long enough for wide expansion.

2007-03-31 11:03:26 · 17 answers · asked by uiop b 3

This question is based on the book, "The LIGHT: The Rainbow of Truth', that discovers a negative side to truth.

Caesar J. B. Squitti
http://www.thejesuschristcode.com

2007-03-31 11:00:53 · 3 answers · asked by Caesar J. B. Squitti 1

hmm no offense to anyone but why do some people claim that they are christians an yet some of them would jude. being a hyprocrite. or try to talk down on someone elses beliefs? (notice i put some not all of them)

2007-03-31 10:54:55 · 22 answers · asked by (-_-) 1

How do YOU think you get to heaven?

Do you think if you died today you would go to heaven?

2007-03-31 10:54:38 · 44 answers · asked by allie*lindsay 2

If faith is so important, why dont professionals use it to find the truth?

Do you know the prisons would be packed with innocent people if the judicial system applied the christian logic to seek the truth?

2007-03-31 10:52:09 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

what are the differences between those churches? I am catholic I want to understand why between them they called themselves christians when they dont shared the same churches some of them still keeping the saturday and dont believe in jesus as God just like son of God

2007-03-31 10:49:46 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have used on once it was my sister inlaws. It was a rainy day that suddenly turned into a storm.I had asked the board a question and I guess it didnt like me or something but anyways when I asked the question lighting struck the tree outside my sister inlaws traylor and made me jump . The oija board came flying from my arms across the room.When I tried to use it again the second time it would not answer anymore of my question.But I was considering on getting one.I am afraid that I might accidently open certain doors in the spiritual realm.I don't want to open any doors that I do not have the power yet to close on my own.

2007-03-31 10:48:38 · 26 answers · asked by revan 1

so many times I have seen Christians say that we non Christians dislike/hate/have something against Jesus
even when we post that we do not , they still wish to believe this
as a non Christian , I find the teachings of Jesus quite enlightening
can we clear this up for those who think otherwise ?
do any other non Christians appreciate the teachings of Jesus ?
have you found comfort in some of his words ?
or do you truely hate him as suggested by some ?

2007-03-31 10:47:47 · 56 answers · asked by Anonymous

I often think if every Christian wore Chrisitan clothing or a pin or hat or had a flag at their house or bumper sticker, we would really be a much brighter light for others to get to know the God we love. So why doesnt it happen ? Are people embarrassed to let others know ?????????? I really would like to know just out of curiosity, because what we have received from Christ as believers, seems like we'd want to tell everyone so they could have it too ?

2007-03-31 10:47:38 · 14 answers · asked by ? 4

Yeah, I read it in the paper today. A french nun with Parkinson's disease prayed to Pope Jean Paul II or something, and she woke up the next day healed. (apparently the pope had Parkinson's too). And upon being verified as a "miracle" this could be what is required to make Pope Jean Paul appointed to sainthood by beatifying him? or some term like that. (I don't know what it's called, I'm not Catholic)

2007-03-31 10:39:49 · 12 answers · asked by I_color_outside_the_lines 4

You call the President of your church a prophet, seer and revelator but when was the last time he proclaimed, "Thus saith the Lord?" and made any kind of prophecy? As a seer he was fooled by Mark Hoffman and false documents. How can this be if he is truly a seer and is supposedly being lead by God?

2007-03-31 10:38:32 · 7 answers · asked by mustangsally91 3

You people constantly violate your own arguement

2007-03-31 10:38:22 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm working on this project and I need to know the answer to this question. I am aware that in the religion of Islam, a woman is not considered pregnant during the first 40 days, which is one of the reason they support stem cell research. I would like to know why they think this way. Is it something in their religion that says something about pregnancy? I really need to know. Can anyone help me? Why do Muslims not consider a woman pregnant during first 40 days of pregnancy?

2007-03-31 10:37:38 · 12 answers · asked by nicky3162002 2

2007-03-31 10:37:17 · 13 answers · asked by alan s 2

Are they basically afraid of an intelligent conversation? Are they basically afraid that their "faith based" (I.e., "don't bother me with logic in religion, my mind is made up.) religion might have a hole or two that would make them doubters, and questioners???

2007-03-31 10:35:48 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

she was not Catholic. I'm not Catholic either but I am a Christian. I don't know where my grandma ever got it and she died in 1984. What should I do with it? Should I keep it or give it to someone who is Catholic?? Wouldn't it be inproper for me to display it anywhere in my house since I'm not Catholic? Should I donate it to a church? These may sound like dumb questions but I've been wondering about this for years now. Thanks.

2007-03-31 10:34:40 · 14 answers · asked by AMCgremlin 1

I'm a young teen, and I was/am being raised Christian Catholic. I dread and hate going to church. It's mind-blowingly BORING and I gain nothing from it. My parents force me to go, and my father especially gets into a violent tizzy if I try to get out of it (my mom doesn't like it much either, but she's not about to get me out of it). I can play hooky maybe once a month, but other than that, I have no say whatsoever. Church is supposed to help me connect with my religion, right? Yeah, well, recently I've been hating the whole religious scene more and more every time I go. My dad, the one who forces me to go, is the biggest hypocrite I know, but I won't get into that.

Don't get me wrong, I love and believe in God and Jesus and the whole deal. But I do not believe that I should have to go to church (which, like I said, makes me MISERABLE) to prove that I do or be a good little Catholic girl.

Any ideas on how to talk to my close-minded, volatile father/just get out of it somehow?

2007-03-31 10:34:17 · 19 answers · asked by A 2

If I suggest a new category for the drinks game?

Open to people of all persuasions, I think we need a drink every time someone proposes a question or issues a rant that takes the formulaic line
"All X are Y", "Why are all X, Y?" "Why do all X,Y?"
... and minor variations.
("Do all X, Y?" might escape censure as a genuine question.)

I suggest that no faith, belief, political persuasion, (anything much?) comes so monolithic as to make the phrasing a useful structure for a question, and that it's often a pointer to ignorance, laziness or caricature in the mind of a proposer.

Monolithicism? "XRY's"?
Whatever it is, could it do with some gentle ridicule?

2007-03-31 10:33:56 · 2 answers · asked by Pedestal 42 7

i need some moden even that has happend in the world that is to do with some sort of connection with the story of the jewish people coming out of Egypt!!! ( more known as passover or better yet the story of exodus )
ps i need it before monday evening so any help will do thx a lot !

2007-03-31 10:30:44 · 5 answers · asked by deenz 1