Religion & Spirituality - 10 April 2007

God could be of neither gender, why do we call him 'Father' or 'He'. Why not 'Mother' or 'her'? Or.... just plain 'God'?

2007-04-10 04:35:35 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

I perfer a great in depth summery and details to all of your points. Plus some web links if you could. Especially a lot of citations. But I would like them to help me with my speech not on why same sex schools are good. There are ups and downs to everything but I have to give a persuasive speech. Sorry if I offended anyone.

2007-04-10 04:35:05 · 5 answers · asked by Successor 5

The Friday before Easter Jesus Christ got humilated, tormented and murdered.... !

2007-04-10 04:31:31 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

Matthew 7:13-14__"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it."

2007-04-10 04:31:26 · 36 answers · asked by Micah 6

I got an email saying I am a troll. I didn't know that I was and I am not sure what that means

2007-04-10 04:30:17 · 12 answers · asked by ? 5

How many people here have converted into other religions or forsaken religion all together after reading a question that was posted on Y!A?

2007-04-10 04:30:07 · 17 answers · asked by Nanook~Maybe I need a longer Name?~ 6

2007-04-10 04:26:56 · 14 answers · asked by istanbul 2

If God is omniscient and the prayer is righteous, it shouldn't matter how many people ask it. One ought to be enough.

Is there any point to praying the same thing for/with other people or is the replication just something social?

2007-04-10 04:24:36 · 19 answers · asked by Dharma Nature 7

2007-04-10 04:24:26 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-10 04:23:29 · 6 answers · asked by santaeagle 1

2007-04-10 04:23:17 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

When I sing Ave Maria, they land in the pew in front of me...

2007-04-10 04:19:23 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-10 04:18:10 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Whenever someone asks a critical question about scientology a scientologist responds with a bunch of propaganda. Most give references to various websites with different names. What many might not know is that it is the practice of the "church" to create organizations with positive sounding names, like some organization for "religious tolerance"? This is a tactic which attempts to add credibility to the worldwide cult.

2007-04-10 04:16:00 · 10 answers · asked by tonymrep 2

2007-04-10 04:15:14 · 19 answers · asked by ? 5

2007-04-10 04:14:09 · 21 answers · asked by Reo 5

I think it is horrible that anyone judges anyone. Being a christian you should project only love. Not criticism and judgement towards other. (other religions, athiest, gays ect.)

Im not saying all do...but an outstand majority do.

2007-04-10 04:13:03 · 19 answers · asked by Ashley 4

He sought counseling from his pastor and parents who said that he must either be celibate...or deny himself and marry a woman. He was told that being gay, he would go to hell otherwise. He saw no way out, and according to his note, did not want to disappoint his parents or his church...nor, did he want to live a lie.

Do churches/pastors have a responsibility to be more careful
when "counseling" people. Do they really understand the psychology behind homosexuality, etc...

Because fundies speak from their belief structure and interpretation of the gospel...they are speaking to someone whose sexuality may be biological...

Is this logical...To condemn what may be biological, with beliefs?

When will fundies be held responsible for their hateful rhetoric? Do fundies realize the havoc they cause on people and families by pretending to be all knowing, and being the ultimate authority on scripture? No one is God...no one should speak as if they are.

2007-04-10 04:12:33 · 22 answers · asked by G.C. 5

None of the peoples in that Region could compete with the Romans and Greeks. It's comical to read the Bible, with all of the boasting about their mighty God, knowing that Rome is massing an unstoppable army just across the Mediterranean. It all seems so silly.

But the Israelites fell before the Romans even entered the picture. They were gone by 722 BC and kicked out of the region like no one before or since. Only Judea hung on for another 500 years.

Since no supernatural explanation is ever suggested for the fall of the other kingdom and empires in the region, isn't it just silly to attribute the inability of a small backward tribe to fend off a massive empire (several) to a few wooden idols in someone's tent or an adultery somewhere in the camp. The Romans didn't worry about nonsense like that and they kicked butt whether they were Pagan OR Christian.

So why use such a silly argument when it is so obviously false?

Christians?

2007-04-10 04:10:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-10 04:10:37 · 17 answers · asked by Quantrill 7

2007-04-10 04:09:23 · 6 answers · asked by Gayathri 1

i was watching a movie last nyt about these girls that were being brought up in this convent (you know how back in the day if you had a baby or something your parents would send you away to a convent and the baby would be given up for adoption)...well anyway, it got me to thinking that i've just never encountered a 'nice' nun. isn't that how they are supposed to be? why are they so bitter then?

2007-04-10 04:09:05 · 14 answers · asked by bossylee 2

this was a recent answer about whether it was necessary or not for jesus to sacrifice himself:

Remember that jesus is god.
God was showing that he loved and forgave us by sacrificing himself.
We didn't sacrifice anything to be forgiven ....god did.
Remember that hanging on a cross isn't a good way to die.

If jesus is god why would he sacrifice himself to himself? how is that going to help anything?

2007-04-10 04:08:27 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

Where did horoscopes originate?

2007-04-10 04:07:19 · 16 answers · asked by veek 2

I'd die for a cause if it was probable that my death would in some way help the cause.

Like if some "God" fellow came to me and said that I would have to be crucified to end war, famine, droughts and pestilence in Africa and he pinkie promised then I would do it.

If my death would have been a catalyst for a movement such as the civil rights movement then I'd do it.

I wouldn't die for something shallow especially if my death would just be a statistic.

If I were a Jew in Nazi Germany, I wouldn't have volunteered to go into the showers with my faith hanging out. I would have run away scared.

2007-04-10 04:05:43 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

If Yes whats your favorite program or who is your favorite speaker on TBN?

2007-04-10 04:05:16 · 2 answers · asked by Mr Christian Ct 4

Yahoo decided not to post the following,

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AuJef1t4qX5HQ6LTIUdPWd_sy6IX?qid=20070410075541AAuR5cN

why

2007-04-10 04:03:01 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

canceled out your reply, because you thought to yourself" This isn't worth the effort?"

2007-04-10 03:59:51 · 26 answers · asked by Pamela V 7

If the Black Plague wasn't THE ultimate event to usher in the End Times, I don't know what is. How can we say that these same kinds of events today (though not even equalling the same devastation) are signs of the End Times and fulfillment of the prophecies, when they weren't in the 1300s? The End Times didn't come with any of the other wars or famines or pestilences. How is NOW any different than the past?

See my last question for more details.

2007-04-10 03:59:32 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

It is said that Jesus died as a sacrifice for our sins. I find it difficult to reconcile the need for a sacrifice with the idea of a loving God, could he not just have forgiven anyone who asked for it without Jesus' death? If not why not?

2007-04-10 03:57:32 · 23 answers · asked by concerto 1