Religion & Spirituality - 13 April 2007

2007-04-13 08:26:36 · 31 answers · asked by Anchoret 1

2007-04-13 08:26:18 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

Rather than their own spiritual progress??

2007-04-13 08:25:27 · 11 answers · asked by ۞Aum۞ 7

Are good people who made mistakes suffering with evil people? Is there an equivalent division in Heaven?

2007-04-13 08:24:32 · 17 answers · asked by Eleventy 6

what should I wear casual or dress ?

2007-04-13 08:22:35 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-13 08:21:15 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

As I look through the questions on here, I see a large number of people who seem so angry with other religions, Christianity in particular - and I don't understand why they see it alright to make up allegations, slurs, and rude remarks against them. There are bad apples in every bunch - that's just a fact of life. Our country was founded on the premis of "Freedom of Religion" so people can choose for themselves what to believe - whether it be Muslim, Christian, Athiest, etc. Why is it necessary to bash what you don't understand, or what you don't believe, instead of learning more about it & voicing what you believe rather than condemning what you don't? Isn't Freedom of Religion part of what makes us individuals, and isn't individuality supposed to be a beautiful thing?

2007-04-13 08:20:06 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ordered a neighboring army to kill you and everyone in your church because a few of their soldiers decided to become a part of your church?

What if you or one of your loved ones were raped, would you still love God if he said that the rapist was then obligated to pay your father some beef and veggies and then marry you, and you could never divorce the rapist?

Would you still love your pastor if he did those things? How about your neighbor?

2007-04-13 08:19:51 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

NWT = New World Translation

JW = Jehovah Witness

2007-04-13 08:16:49 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

do you think they are wrong?
would you ever marry one?
what are your thoughts toward people who are atheist?
feel free to say whatever is on your mind!!!!!!
thank you!

2007-04-13 08:15:28 · 32 answers · asked by sandy 2

This is the basic question we must ask. It is not enough to be sorry for our sins. We must repent, ask God to forgive us, and then live like forgiven people.

2007-04-13 08:14:59 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

i attend this really cool church,but they are teaching the word of God with magic,and illusionists,is this o.k. or not,i must confess i am a little leary about it

2007-04-13 08:14:35 · 22 answers · asked by daleswife 4

A few religious people, I've noticed, are saying such things as, oh well, if you don't believe in a God you'll go to hell.

But isn't there a huge catch here, considering some Christians believe that God is too kind to place an eternal punishment on someone such as going to hell, and so therefore it can't exist? If you don't believe in hell what do you think the 'punishment' is, if any?
Even for doing one thing wrong (e.g. pre-marital sex is a sin that you would go to hell for, no matter if that's the only 'bad' thing you ever do)

How can so many groups based on the same religion (in this case Christianity) have different beliefs on matters (e.g abortion)?

2007-04-13 08:13:50 · 23 answers · asked by ☼lola☼ 4

2007-04-13 08:13:08 · 9 answers · asked by expertless 5

2007-04-13 08:11:15 · 16 answers · asked by KIM J 1

2007-04-13 08:11:05 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Taken from the "United States Holocaust Memorial Museum as a pamphlet titled "JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES".


Jehovah's Witnesses endured intense persecution under the Nazi regime. Actions against the religious group and its individual members spanned the Nazi years 1933 to 1945. Unlike Jews and Sinti and Roma ("Gypsies"), persecuted and killed by virtue of their birth, Jehovah's Witnesses had the opportunity to escape persecution and personal harm by renouncing their religious beliefs. The courage the vast majority displayed in refusing to do so, in the face of torture, maltreatment in concentration camps, and sometimes execution, won them the respect of many contemporaries.

2007-04-13 08:10:06 · 24 answers · asked by Micah 6

Does that make you spiritually progressed ?

Do you know what is a Frog in the well ?


Well I am not frog in the well

2007-04-13 08:08:19 · 19 answers · asked by ۞Aum۞ 7

If your answer is 'yes', can you explain me the point of using the "Hitler was a Christian/Stalin was an atheist" arguments?

2007-04-13 08:06:53 · 20 answers · asked by ? 6

2007-04-13 08:06:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi,

Are runes and wicca connected?
i divinate using runes but i'm note sure if im wiccan because of it. Are they connected or can they be seperate?

Thanks :)

2007-04-13 08:06:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am a spiritual person myself, and I do not follow any religion blindly. But I would like to know from the Atheists one thing - they always claim that religion is nothing but a tool used by kings, emperors and people in power to influence innocent people like us and our forefathers & make money off us. How can you atheists verify this claim? Do you have a full, detailed explanation as to why you think it could have been this way?

I think religion teaches us important morals that will help us when we grow older & mature. I personally feel why religion was forced onto us was because the older people were afraid that the religious values would get forgotten easily & they had no other option at the time other than forcing it onto us innocent people (i.e. basically they didn't want us to get addicted to hedonism). But I don't understand why you think it was used as a tool for gaining power and money.

2007-04-13 08:05:39 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-13 08:02:19 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

the way i see it, other atheists and i are the small but correct minority, kind of like those who opposed slavery and those who said the earth is round back in the day, or non-jewish germans who were against the holocaust during ww2. george orwell said "man is infinitely malleable". he illustrated his point in the book 1984 when o'brien tried to convince winston gravity didn't exist. think about it, gravity is the most obvious, undeniable thing there is; you drop something, it falls. you drop it 578 quadrillion times, it will fall 578 quadrillion times. but... imagine that every (and i mean every single one, black, white, young, old, rich, poor, sane, crazy, hot, ugly, healthy, sick, male, female, your friends, your enemies, me, the news, textbooks, scientists, preachers, politicians) told you gravity did not exist. how could you hold on to that belief?

2007-04-13 08:01:13 · 14 answers · asked by anthonymmeade 1

More often lately all i have to do is think of something and before too long, it will happen. Is it coincidence?

2007-04-13 08:01:02 · 23 answers · asked by annabelle 3

Hi, go to wikipedia.com and search on the Persian Empire. I believe that the 2,500 plus years of being a powerful force in the Middle East is one of the forces driving present day Iranian leaders. In addition the history of the region has always included a fight over the control of oil since WW1. Any thoughts on this interpretation?

2007-04-13 08:00:01 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

This question is directed more towards the Christians, but anyone of you may answer, if you so please...

Was Jesus God?
-or-
Was Jesus merely a human man who became the Anointed Prophet spoken of in the O.T., approved by God?

2007-04-13 07:59:38 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

also If I ask a thing on here that's about God people will answer, but if i ask something about say what's a store in Illinois, that sells old dolls and stuffed animals, no one will answer? Why?

Again why don't people believe in God anymore?

2007-04-13 07:59:30 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

from practicing their religion while they serve their time? I ask this after a brief discussion with a perons who pointed out to me that the laywer for John Walker Lindh is petitioning the president to cummute his sentence. The man did fight with enemies of our country with intent on hurting fellow Americans. He himself sited his religion as the main factor in his desire to take up Jihad. But this also extends out to other faiths, what about any person who commits a crime in the name of religion? Christian-Fundementalist, Cultists, and wackos of all kinds. Anyone who kills and says it's gods will, or the devil made them do it would fall into this category.

2007-04-13 07:57:29 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

God needs our sorrow and tears to keep his evil, magical powers, right?

2007-04-13 07:56:05 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous