Religion & Spirituality - 31 March 2007

I just read a question about athiests being spiritual; and got to thinking.
What is the difference between the two?
Can you be one without the other?
Can you be both?

2007-03-31 09:10:42 · 9 answers · asked by the_syco_t 2

2007-03-31 09:07:24 · 21 answers · asked by scooter 2

2007-03-31 09:06:32 · 20 answers · asked by : 6

What do you believe? Conception, birth, later in life? Just curious what other people think

2007-03-31 09:06:17 · 30 answers · asked by Militant Agnostic 6

How do you think a Christian should act ?

2007-03-31 09:05:03 · 31 answers · asked by I give you the Glory Father ! 6

http://www.submission.org/islam/radical.html

[15:90-91] We will deal with the dividers. They accept the Quran only partially.

Islam is not radical by any standard as realized by studying its scripture, the Quran . There, however, appeared among the Muslims over the last 14 centuries groups of radicals who interpreted Islam in a totally corrupted way to serve their political and social agenda. While it is true that there are radical Muslims, there has never been a radical Islam as the media like to call it. Using the term radical Islam is the wrong use that reflects an ignorance with the facts.

These radical Muslims changed the teachings of Islam using the man made books of Hadiths and sunna (sayings and traditions falsely attributed to prophet Muhammad) that contradict the Quran and allow them all kinds of oppression, aggression and terrorism. By doing so, they have been breaking all the peaceful teachings of God in the Quran. They even broke the laws of the Quran itself by

2007-03-31 09:03:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

In the R&S section?

I've been here for..uhh...ever because i want to be?

HOW ABOUT YOU?

2007-03-31 09:03:37 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

First things first: I'm disallowing those two films not because neither is uplifting (I find them both compelling films), but because they cause so much division whenever they're brought up. So if you can kindly abide by the ban, that would be great. Thanks!

Anyway, I was a film student for two years. I've seen a lot of films about different religions that I find thought-provoking about religion/uplifting/call it whatever you will.

The Last Temptation of Christ (I know this is divisive too, but watch it with grace in mind. It really does try to be religiously respectful.)
The Mission
East is East
Cool Hand Luke
Pi
Black Robe
Au revoir, les enfants
Life of Brian (which never insults Christianity - only false followers)
The Winter Guest
My Son the Fanatic
Schindler's List
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
Phörpa (The Cup)
Jesus of Montreal
Musíme si pomáhat (Divided We Fall)
Life Is Beautiful
Saved!
Groundhog Day
Amelie
Ta'm e guilass (Taste of Cherry)
Some Mother's Son

What else?

2007-03-31 09:00:05 · 24 answers · asked by Kate S 3

atheists question the existence of god just because there is no proof. thats ok. but who said that god is logic??
thats what religion rely on: the fact that god cannot be within the bounds of reason!
why then they dispute god's existence??
let alone that facts are facts and have been written down...i mean historical facts.
did atheists ever try to read ( just read) the bible or understand religion without being stuck to their own ideas and prejudiced?
im not offending atheists and im not supporting religious ppl...just wanted to see what atheists believe thats all.
thanks for any serious answers

2007-03-31 08:58:07 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is your beliefs & do you judge people for their religious or nonreligious beliefs? [why or why not]

2007-03-31 08:58:01 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why does the Old Testament teach that there is no hell, while the New Testament teaches that there is? The idea of "progressive revelation" does not explain the conflicts in the biblical texts.

2007-03-31 08:56:16 · 7 answers · asked by uiop b 3

Thought question: based on the classical view of Thomas Aquinas, is God causally responsible in some way for the evil deeds of humans? Explain?

2007-03-31 08:54:07 · 4 answers · asked by arcenia256 1

2007-03-31 08:52:48 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok. here's the thing. i can accept and visualize no complete end to life.... but God also has no beggining.... I can't really picture God just standing around doing nothing and then suddenly create us or whatever.... so i guess my question is what do you think god was doing 999,999 billion years ago? or 999,999 octillion years ago? i can keep going on and on.... i can picture no end to life simply because a simple example of this life is that we all strive for something in life. that even when completed we keep striving for something else.... such as i want to be an actor... once i've done that i'll want to be happily married.... so on and so forth.

2007-03-31 08:48:56 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

and what else does it say about gender roles.

2007-03-31 08:44:23 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Wasting money on churches instead of feeding the poor when you can walk to work, use the Bible instead of the computer for entertainment, and if you read the Book of Mark, Chapter 6, start Fasting like Jesus told you other than wasting your money on delicious foods?

2007-03-31 08:41:43 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Assyne the two options are mutually exclusive.

2007-03-31 08:41:07 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-31 08:39:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-31 08:39:02 · 15 answers · asked by : 6

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/189319/oppressed_evangelical_syndrome_on_the.html

I think my first experience with a sufferer of Oppressed Evangelical Syndrome came last year when I was seeing a two-man show of "Dr. Faustus" in Virginia.

After the show, the director came out for a Q&A and said that he had changed Faustus' supernatural powers to purely scientific madcappery (overly complex machines that serve no purpose whatsoever, etc) to display the "arrogance of modern science." He said that he was an Evangelical Christian, and he felt that the scientific community was "oppressing" Evangelical Christians in that you have a tough time getting a university job if you... believe that the universe is 6,000 years old.

2007-03-31 08:39:02 · 6 answers · asked by Chris R 2

Is it right, that there are people starving and diying and catholics are worried about making their churches look nice and presentable, would God not prefer that money to have gone to the sick/poor. Jesus said that we must help those in need.

2007-03-31 08:34:36 · 15 answers · asked by john c 1

Hypothetical situation:

The Pope decides that your country's military involvement in a particular conflict is morally reprehensible. He issues a papal edict dissolving the oath of commissioning or enlistment taken by all Catholic personnel in your military, and directs them to lay down their arms and refuse to serve further. Front-line combat troops and rear-echelon typists are all affected.

Would you obey the Papal order, or would you continue to serve your military?

NOTE: Not picking on Catholics, they're just the only ones I know of with one cleric who has such a sweeping grant of ecclesiastical authority ("whatsoever ye loose and bind..." etc). I'm just curious how folks would resolve this conflict, and why.

2007-03-31 08:33:48 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

just like our troops are fighting for our allies who protect YOUR GAS.

2007-03-31 08:32:31 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

A casual intellectual acknowledgement that a general creator might exist is worthless according to the Bible. How would they know it wasn't some other god. Either they accept Jesus as their savior in their heart or they don't. And wouldn't God know if you simply chose to believe in him out of convenience rather than faith. The demons aren't saved even though they have proof of who the true God is. By trying to sneak intelligent design into schools, they are simply inviting people to attack Christianity rather than spreading the faith.

2007-03-31 08:30:48 · 12 answers · asked by Joe S 3

Why would God allow a child to be born who would one day grow up and murder an innocent father with 6 children and whose widow as a result would grow hard and turn away from Christianity?

Knowing God could cause a miscarriage or the child not to be conceived at all.

2007-03-31 08:30:48 · 24 answers · asked by me 6

2007-03-31 08:30:21 · 6 answers · asked by : 6

That I give atheists a bad name.Is this true?

2007-03-31 08:27:56 · 11 answers · asked by Atheist Eye Candy 4

2007-03-31 08:27:30 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is your religion? What led you to the religion that you currently claim? How has it had an effect on your life? Are you happy with your religion? if you could do it all over again would you? Respectful answers please.

2007-03-31 08:26:42 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

What does the scripture mean to you?

I would love to have you post your scripture on my new site for others to read.....do so if you like.... you must register to post and reply (takes less than 1 minute, does not have to be approved)

http://disguiseddisciple.com/2007discussion/index.php?board=6.0

2007-03-31 08:25:33 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous