Religion & Spirituality - 7 April 2007

it is accepted today (single mothers, artificial insemination...). Doesnt it make christianity look like a sort of "product" that has to adjust to whatever new purchasers may need and want?

2007-04-07 13:02:33 · 18 answers · asked by alberto k 3

Suppose we put him inside a really thick, steel reinforced concrete bunker, and then run huge, pipes around it filled with water. You know he's going to start doing that hellfire stuff soon enough, and viola, steam to turn generators to make electricity!

Then again, as soon as I patent the idea, big oil will probably bury it.

2007-04-07 13:00:51 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

tell me ur story about how God's worked in ur life and how he's impacted u. i will seriously read it and i will not make fun uv u.

2007-04-07 13:00:50 · 11 answers · asked by glitterbug 1

i am a stay at home dad of 3 boys since they were born,my wife just left with her friends to go to a party and when i looked in her car there were 4 bottles of unopened vodka, i guess i will be coloring easter eggs with the kids by myself, she didnt show up for our 4 year old kindergarten sign up orientation because she was partying and for christmas while we were making ginger bread houses she was in las vegas partying, what would you do if your spouse acted this way

2007-04-07 13:00:17 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-07 12:59:25 · 38 answers · asked by PLUTO 6

I need some reasons for my sermon why so many people don't attend church.

2007-04-07 12:58:30 · 17 answers · asked by Karson 2

We all know that children aren't born knowing right from wrong straight away, but rather we develop a conscience over the years.

This makes perfect sense if you accept our evolutionary origins - there is no evolutionary advantage to being unselfish and considerate as a very young child, you are helpless and you just need to get fed and protected and survive even if your siblings perish. However, when we're adults and we have to look after ourselves, there are huge survival advantages in being caring and co-operative with each other, so any genes which promote this trait will tend to proliferate in a population.

If we were really products of a god, who made us with a moral sense, then it would seem reasonable to expect that very young children would be the most moral individuals, since they would be closest to the unsullied design of said deity.

That's why I think religion has a big problem explaining morality compared to how well it's accounted for by evolution.

Agreed?

2007-04-07 12:58:21 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do christians / catholics believe in reincarnation?

if yes, cool.
if no, what about jesus?

2007-04-07 12:57:02 · 17 answers · asked by uhohspaghettiohohs 5

"Because Muslims were fighting for their lives back when the quran was written!"

Ok, so then we agree the Quran was written by fighters and not "God".

"no! it was written by Allah of course!!!"

I'm confused now. Allah wasn't in the middle of all these wars and battles was he? Allah didn't have to "defend" himself, so he was free to write whatever he wanted, in fact, while Muhammad was busy slaying all domestic non-muslims, allah could have given Quran verses about the coming of the internet or anything he wanted.

Muhammads battles didn't create any NECESSITY on the part of allah right? So the argument that all the violence in the quran was written out of the necessity of the times is crazy.

If the Quran really was a timeless book written directly by God, then we should expect flawless penmanship absent the influences of the current times.

At least the clergy of another false religion (xianty) were smart enough to address this issue by making sure their book of god (bible) had a claim of "inspired by God THROUGH man".

If you claim that your book is DIRECTLY from God, we must use the highest standard of critical review. The claim that "all the murder and hate language of the quran merely mirrored the times" won't cut it because Gods direct word couldn't be constrained by any times.

Islam is the height of stupidity. Read the Quran for yourself and see.

2007-04-07 12:52:37 · 6 answers · asked by PragmaticMan 1

I went to church all my life every Sunday and Wednesday and have finally realized how ridiculous the idea is. Yes, I believe that Jesus was a good man of his time but nothing more than that. There has been so much of the "Bible" destroyed to make a single concept to control the people so why does everyone believe it if it's not even all there. I believe that the Bible is nothing more than a set of good ideas for people to follow by to control the people. Could anyone give me any more evidence without using the word bible or faith? Thanks.

2007-04-07 12:46:41 · 14 answers · asked by Brett B 1

I was searching for what he had been doing with the money besides getting rich himself and he had these huge mansions and cars and jets. Why doesn't he give to the poor until it hurts? Also, if we are giving to him and he isn't poor how is that giving to the poor? I don't understand?

2007-04-07 12:45:00 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Have a great easter or have a great day tomorow.

2007-04-07 12:44:31 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

even though i know of some christians who are good people i always wondered if they are good people because their religion tells them that is what they must be, i mean without religion would they be able to be "good" people too?

2007-04-07 12:42:18 · 29 answers · asked by alberto k 3

By Sabbath I mean Saturday. We are looking for a Torah Observant teacher who believes that Yahshua was the Messiah that we can watch and/or listen to each week.

Please provide a link if possible.


If you don't know of one, please don't answer this question. Thank you!

2007-04-07 12:42:08 · 6 answers · asked by SuzieQ92 3

2007-04-07 12:41:20 · 23 answers · asked by c12step 1

If the pilot is a Christian, the co-pilot is not to be a Christian, (or the other way around) because if the rapture takes place, there won't be anyone to fly the plane!

2007-04-07 12:39:18 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Then quit acting like you actually KNOW the answer and quit lecturing me about being saved.

2007-04-07 12:37:17 · 20 answers · asked by The Former Kermie 2

2007-04-07 12:35:29 · 14 answers · asked by the pink baker 6

2007-04-07 12:34:08 · 16 answers · asked by MMMM 2

2007-04-07 12:30:18 · 36 answers · asked by oscarjr1990 2

i dont believe in jesus, do u think im a bad person?

2007-04-07 12:28:37 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous

It is between Andrew Sullivan (author of "The Conservative Soul") and Sam Harris (Author of "The End of Faith")... both good writers.

It is in two parts and here are both of the links:

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/209/story_20904_1.html

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/214/story_21446_1.html


On the first link there are six pages. So this will take you some time to read (I think about 45 minuets - but I promise it is worth it).


I have been following this debate so I would love to here some feedback/thoughts.

2007-04-07 12:28:10 · 11 answers · asked by skeptic 6

check new testament of the bible.

2007-04-07 12:26:10 · 13 answers · asked by riam 5

Turning violent in your thoughts against me?

Think for a while. Celebration Days are days of violence! Christmas we celebrate because of the birth of Jesus Christ who put some sanity in a sinking immoral world. Easter Sunday we celebrate because we are happy on His resurrection. These are the two celebration days that stand first when we take into account the billions of mute lives that are slaughtered. If mankind can observe a 'Good Friday' why can't the spared mute lives observe a 'Good Sunday"? If you believe that they were created for mankind why then they cry in pain when either tortured or slaughtered? We have a conscience of convenience that answer many a question that violate it! You can condemn me and brand me ‘heretical’ for this question. But before doing that think for a while and justify our actions and attitude on this issue. Pinch a little hard on your body! Does it not pain you? Did I hurt your sentiments? Please pardon me because it was far from my objective.

2007-04-07 12:25:14 · 12 answers · asked by Nimit 2

2007-04-07 12:22:40 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do people believe in a so called "rapture" when the Bible says at Rev. 7:14 "So right away I said to him: “My lord, you are the one that knows.” And he said to me: “These are the ones that come out of the great tribulation..."
You have to be in something to "come out" of something. Noah and his family were not raptured off of this earth during the flood- God gave them instructions how to survive it.

2007-04-07 12:12:22 · 24 answers · asked by Earthgirl1914 3

2007-04-07 12:07:55 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

They commit sins, go to church and confession and gets forgiven. What's up with that?

2007-04-07 12:07:18 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

with a hammer" (a dios rogando y con el mazo dando) the translation is a bit home made.

2007-04-07 12:06:37 · 4 answers · asked by alberto k 3

The resurrection of Jesus is the cardinal affirmation of Christian faith found in the New Testament and passed on to us by early Christians. To confess, "Jesus is Lord," one has to accept that "God raised him from the dead" (Romans 10, 9) and that "if Christ has not been raised, then is pour preaching in vain and your faith is vain too" (1 Corinthians 15,14). Not to admit the resurrection of Jesus means that one is not a Christian.

There are six different resurrection narratives in the New Testament (Mark 16,1-8; Matthew 28,1-20; Luke 24, 1-53; John 20,1-29; the Johannine appendix, 21,1-23 and the appendix to the Marcan gospel 16,19-20). They are all the same in many ways except for the accounts of the empty tomb. It should be noted that Paul makes no mention of an empty tomb in his letters (1 Corinthians 15,3-5) Hence, the story of an empty tomb might seem to be of later (apologetic) origin. So the big question is, what was the resurrection of Jesus like? Was it resuscitation or a reanimation? Luke 24, 37-39 seems to reject the idea that he was like a spook.

2007-04-07 12:04:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous