Religion & Spirituality - 4 April 2007

Besides having a ton of holes in it, it seems depressing to me! If we're just animals, what do we have to live for - procreation? Pleasure? That's not enough!
And why are we here? And why have morals? Why treat humans with greater respect than earthworms or raccoons? Why love? Why push ourselves to reach new heights? It seems to me evolution can't answer these basic questions. What do you think?

2007-04-04 05:38:04 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

Bible preaches that there is a God, who created everything, at the same time. Evolution says we began as monkeys and evovled into humans. If we are God's grand design, made in his image, why did we have to evolve from anything. Yet in schools we're taught to follow evolution but (we used to anyway) pledge allegiance to the flag under one God. Isn't this a contradiction? I have no preconceptions and I am not making an arguement either way, I would just like some insight?

2007-04-04 05:37:39 · 18 answers · asked by scauma 2

I keep getting answers about the Bible not following the law of physics or it was written by a bunch of liars ( 40 people lied about Christ and his teachings?????) There's too much going on today - look at the world and read the Bible - doesn't anyone besides Christians see that the things of the Bible are coming to pass? Can't people see that as in the days of Noah, things are getting worse? We are accepting in this society things that at one time we thought and I mean just about everyone felt was wrong. Abortion was wrong, homosexuality was wrong, having babies out of wedlock was wrong - Now it's alright for all of these things to be alright - there is no shame. The Bible tells us right from wrong and it does not give any exceptions - so what's happened? There's chaos with a God in heaven - I don't even want to think about what it would be like without God - I think maybe he's allowing us to hang ourselves.

2007-04-04 05:37:05 · 10 answers · asked by grandmabonnie 3

These days, many pastors preach on prosperity based on your seed money. is it me to prosper or them? How can you tell?

2007-04-04 05:36:51 · 13 answers · asked by alpha & omega 6

I mean if I do not agree with someone, I do not resort to negativity with words and name calling. What is up with that?

2007-04-04 05:34:35 · 41 answers · asked by Stay C 1

"Christianity is always adapting itself into something which can be believed."

T.S. Elliot.

Trinity Pagan?

http://www.thunderministries.com/history/triad/triarch.html

2007-04-04 05:34:11 · 7 answers · asked by naz 2

You like to explain the bad parts of the OT by saying it's not applicable any more, but Jesus had no problem with any of it, even if he did render it moot.

5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: (Matthew 5:17)

2007-04-04 05:32:27 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

He died for trying to flee his black brothers and why do people hate this?

2007-04-04 05:31:36 · 18 answers · asked by tomo 1

im looking for the exact scriptures where we can look to see that every person who believes in christ should accept communion and not just the chosen 144,000

2007-04-04 05:30:49 · 11 answers · asked by drackoseifert 1

and is that why they killed him? He seemed like such a nice bloke.

2007-04-04 05:30:30 · 15 answers · asked by Offends Equally 3

Would you believe that God is serious about his hatred of sin if he made the penalty a shaved head?

2007-04-04 05:29:55 · 10 answers · asked by anne p 3

the satanists or other dark pagans want sacrificing animals legel in certain parts of certain forests,they say that if you teach chrisianity in schools, they should have a right to teach their own children thru worship...
the gays want a gay/lesbian sex ed course
the arabs want a 70 virgins for your death class
and wiccans want to be left alone.

is it a good deal?

2007-04-04 05:27:46 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Buddism in Tibet began with the "Bon" tradition which uses the "laws of attraction" in Buddist traditions - why isn't this counted?

2007-04-04 05:27:25 · 3 answers · asked by SUSANNA H 1

2007-04-04 05:25:56 · 22 answers · asked by Gezza D 2

2007-04-04 05:24:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I remember watching Crocodile Dundee (I think) and a character said something like, 'Who owns that rock over there?'.

I got to thinking, that's true, isn't it? If I said I owned 100 acres of land, then as far as society is concerned, I would be the land owner, to do with it as I pleased (within reason) and, if chose, to not let anyone else in.

But the land isn't really ours, is it? Are we just caretakers for our children?

2007-04-04 05:21:55 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-04 05:19:46 · 36 answers · asked by Rob 5

what do u think bout this miracle ? sounds like catholics r stretching today's modern thinking off the charts?

2007-04-04 05:19:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

In order to sin, you have to believe in the Christian fantasy world and believe in sin. The rest of us in the real world are making choices, some are good and some are not.

I don't understand why they can't distinguish their religion from reality.

2007-04-04 05:19:21 · 23 answers · asked by St. Tom Cruise 4

If the bill passes that allows referencing the bible or having an elective bible course in public schools, I was curious to see if you think other bills would be introduced to allow different religious texts to be referenced. Or is the bill worded to allow ALL religious texts.

2007-04-04 05:19:09 · 3 answers · asked by strpenta 7

2007-04-04 05:15:27 · 3 answers · asked by singscale 2

2007-04-04 05:12:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

can someone please help me....how do i know whats right from wrong? my conscience is always telling me i'm wrong and when i ask a priest, it turns out i didn't sin. Other times i do and i don't even know it...

2007-04-04 05:11:36 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just curious...no right or wrong answer here.

2007-04-04 05:11:35 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous

I find Jesus' teachings enlightening but then I look at the church, and many self-proclaimed 'Christians', and realise I want to live like Jesus taught, but not to be associated with Christian culture and the church (which seems corrupt and the exact opposite of what Jesus taught anyway).

Is this unusual, and does anyone agree with me?

PS, I'd like to say I don't mean ALL christians are objectionable, far from it, so please don't bite my head off! Just that very few of the 'Christians' I have met actually exhibit characteristics defined by Christ!

What I mean is that I want to live life like Jesus taught, but with none of the mumbo-jumbo of modern organised religion attached.

Thanks!

2007-04-04 05:11:05 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

The bodhisattva Maitreya is predicted to be the one who will succeed Śākyamuni (Gautama) as the next Samasambuddha. Found in the canonical literature of all Buddhist sects (Theravāda, Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna), it is predicted that he would be a "world ruler" and expound the Dharma when "the teachings of the current Buddha Gautama, the Dharma, are no longer taught and are completely forgotten."

After reading about Maitreya, the entire foundations of my belief and notions about Buddhism seems to have convulsed and cracked as I have always thought that Buddhism was free from eschatological doctrines and melodramas like these, unlike the Abrahamic religions. Things like Tushita Heaven and prophecies like the one above seem to have made Buddhism just like every other organized religion out there, which was something I thought it wasn't.

So what should I make of this? And with Buddhist teachings stressing on the present and the 'here-and-now', what should I do about this future coming?

2007-04-04 05:10:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I ate a whole cheesecake last night...and no, I am not sorry....it was gooooood.

2007-04-04 05:09:10 · 13 answers · asked by James M 1

the ones listed at Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5, or the ones listed at Exodus 34? Only the list at Exodus 34 is explicitly called the "Ten Commandments" in the biblical text.

2007-04-04 05:08:59 · 11 answers · asked by Searching 2

2007-04-04 05:08:19 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

First of all I'm an Atheist who works in a middle school. My supervisor sort of runs an after school club that is faith based that is aimed towards troubled kids. They read scripture only once in awhile, but it's mostly about self respect. His work is great. He's helped a lot of kids. He's worried, however, that this club may get in trouble with school officials for the faith based part. I don't think there should be any problems with it since it's a club and after school, but it's sponsored by the state. (This is Texas.) What do you think?

2007-04-04 05:06:54 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous