Religion & Spirituality - 1 April 2007

2007-04-01 16:14:45 · 24 answers · asked by lily F 1

A lot of people say False Prophets are only people who do not believe in God, and pretend that they do for financial gain. What do all of you think about that? Please provide examples?

2007-04-01 16:14:37 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm interested in reading the answers.

2007-04-01 16:11:57 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Check out the 'Who Would Jesus Torture?' question first before responding to this. While I do not condone the thrust of the question, I am also very perplexed by the responses.

Apparently to some people (note: not all Christians):
* It is OK to torture people if they are different than you.
* It is OK to torture people if they are fighting you.
* It isn't OK to torture people, but what can a Christian do about it? They can only take care of themselves, and that's all they need to do.

This confuses me. I thought Jesus preached to love your fellow man, and to do well by your enemy. I thought that Christianity was supposed to bring with it equality, harmony, and love for your fellow man.

So where does permission for torture enter into this, and why is there apparently no conflict between condoning torture and following Jesus? It would seem to me there would be a big conflict. I find the idea that there isn't terrifying and cruel.

- Signed, an agnostic who ran an Amnesty Int'l chapter.

2007-04-01 16:11:18 · 9 answers · asked by Kate S 3

I hate no one,I am christian she is evil.Does not believe in God ,talks to the dead {demons} raises her daughter to be a witch.You call Your self catholic and you love a person who does not even know Jesus, and breaks every rule of the Bible
You have the problem not me.

2007-04-01 16:09:32 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

who gets more prophecies right, negrodomus, nostradomus, or the bible. and please give me specifics on which prophecies came true. none of that vague symbolic BS either

2007-04-01 16:07:26 · 13 answers · asked by its not gay if... 2

I understand that we need to be baptized in the Holy Spirit, but is water baptism needed to get saved or is it more of a witnessing to others of our christian faith?

2007-04-01 16:06:52 · 35 answers · asked by connie 6

2007-04-01 16:06:45 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is that your goal? It seems like what you intended for evil, God uses for our good.

2007-04-01 16:06:10 · 15 answers · asked by expertless 5

And I believe that God created the Earth billions of years ago. I also believe that God used evolution to evolve plant and animal life to where it is today.

Does anyone else agree with me?

2007-04-01 16:04:34 · 27 answers · asked by theo48 1

i used to be a really good christian..im on a christian skate team and everything...but i dont feel like god does anything different or even listens to me.....i pray every night and read the bible every day..or at least i used to....now i cuss and smoke and dont even care....i want to know God better but now i dont feel like he is real....i pray every night now for him to open up to me again...and nothing ever changes....is he even real?????

2007-04-01 16:02:21 · 26 answers · asked by Skater4Life 1

I'm a Jewish guy who works for a company that has a no hat policy. I want to wear a yarmulka (skull cap) for passover week to work. Do you think that would be inappropriate since it's religious? Do you think the headcovering counts as a hat? Thanks.

2007-04-01 16:01:49 · 19 answers · asked by Jason 1

Over a period of about 4 weeks this spirit that is represented by a wild boar has haunted my dreams and has left me paralysed and unable to breath and the more I tell it to go the worse it gets. Hangs around my bedroom and nearby areas. Leaving these areas alight is not working either day and night. Help scared out of my wits and young children are involved.

2007-04-01 16:01:42 · 15 answers · asked by stasha_duricic2000 2

2007-04-01 16:01:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

In this I mean, how many people do you think lie on the census about their religion because they fear being targeted by the government or being discriminated against? And how many politicians just say they're some denomination of Christianity because they want the religious to trust them?

I'm only asking because I know A LOT of Atheists who simply identify themselves with some branch of Christianity (usually what they were raised in) because religion is not really important in their lives and they don't want to be preached at or discriminated against for being an Atheist.

So could it be that the statistical number of Christians is greatly exaggerated and that there are more Atheists and Other-than-Christians out there than we actually know?

I mean after all - it's still not really acceptable to be an Atheist or "Other" in our society and a lot of people will say anything to keep or get a job or retain social standing

2007-04-01 16:01:07 · 17 answers · asked by swordarkeereon 6

I don't remember where, but in the bible, it tells of a man who was a commander in an army. God tells him to tell his men to get a drink of water out of a river. If the man stuck his head in the water to get a drink, he could not be used, but if he made his hands a cup, and reached in the water to get a drink, he could be used. Could you tell me the chapter, verse, and book of the bible this was in? 10 points to the first correct answer!

2007-04-01 15:59:14 · 12 answers · asked by greenbayfan1114 3

2007-04-01 15:58:19 · 10 answers · asked by Charity 3

tell me anything you can about it. is it tied to protestant, baptist, etc.

2007-04-01 15:57:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

your God has done nothing!!.. how about you?

2007-04-01 15:56:38 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-01 15:55:55 · 7 answers · asked by MONK 6

I'm going to a Seder which is on my college campus. It's not actually "on campus" but at the Hillel house. Alcohol is not allowed on the campus, but I'm not sure if that includes the Hillel House, especially for Passover. Will they have grape juice available?

What if there is wine, should I drink it? I am a Hindu and I don't believe in drinking alcohol. Also, I'm on anti-depressants, and you're not supposed to drink alcohol with those.

Should I say the reason is because I'm Hindu? Or should I just say it's because of the medication I'm on? I don't want to come across as "holier than thou" because I totally respect that Jewish people drink some wine (because I know they use it wisely). I don't think it's wrong for them, but I just don't think that I should do it, because of my particular commitments.

2007-04-01 15:53:56 · 19 answers · asked by Heron By The Sea 7

All of Christianity has one thing in common, and it really is all that matters, everything else is icing on the cake. What is that one thing?

2007-04-01 15:49:02 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

They're the only nation with a larger percentage of creationists than America.

2007-04-01 15:48:51 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

This questions probably been asked heaps.. I searched but couldn't find it asked anywhere.

But how you believe in the after life.. I've heard on here that the after life will be THE best thing ever, and that our life now is a mere stepping stone.

In saying that, why - when you get sick. Do you go to the doctors to get better, If the after life is so good and so much better than now, wouldn't you want to get there quicker?

And "God" does everything for a reason, so wouldn't you get sick for a reason?

(I'm really not being rude by asking this, i'm just wondering!)

2007-04-01 15:45:38 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm really struggling with being happy in my singleness. And I kind of have something almost happening with a guy. I guess I need patience. Please pass on any good bible verses that you may have. Thank you so much. God Bless

2007-04-01 15:43:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-01 15:41:50 · 5 answers · asked by vtowngirl08 2

2007-04-01 15:41:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hello, I am doing a paper for school on Jesus and Mohammed and I need some good websites for information. Please no dot com sites, they must be somewhat credible, i like to browse .org. or .edu sites. Thank you for any help.

2007-04-01 15:40:52 · 4 answers · asked by Mud 2

I know everyone has been through tough times, and then when everything gets better we dont even acknowledge that it was god's work! Well im here to tell you, it wasnt you that made it better, it was the man upstairs!!

Walk by faith, not by sight!

2007-04-01 15:40:19 · 40 answers · asked by Still Standing 4

The Roman Catholic church believes only in itself, and that all other religions are wrong.

When becoming a Catholic, they seem to have a "special ordeal" on the paperwork about obtaining history of your former beliefs. So why all the bother when another religion means nothing to them anyway?

It is easier to just say you have always been Athiest and get the process over with.

2007-04-01 15:39:54 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous