Religion & Spirituality - 17 April 2007

What is with you wildly religious people? I simply ask a small thought provoking question "What do you think would be the worst way to die is?" and you flock (get it, flock?) to say "unsaved". Oh wow, what an incredibly deep answer. If there were a god he put you here to think for yourselves and not go through life with any true thought of your own. It's just a simple little just for fun what if question. Why must everything be this big religious thing? FYI: I am so holding back and refraining from giving the big "what I think would be the worst way to live' speech with wasting your life chasing false icons as opposed to living a life for yourself and making any kind of real impact on the world. Now you can all pray for me and feel like you did something special for mankind or something, and shake your head or shed a tear for the poor lost lil soul but count all the millions of times you give your opinions without caring if people want to hear. But you KNOW you're right, huh? So do I.

2007-04-17 11:20:32 · 24 answers · asked by Jenae, TV (tempter of the vile) 5

Or acorn? Or Xanax?

2007-04-17 11:19:49 · 11 answers · asked by WWTSD? 5

We found a cat in the woods and I buried it under leaves. We gave it a Christian funeral from the Book of Common Prayer. I put a wooden cross with it and a large branch with a cross engraved in it. We fenced it off with a circle of sticks. Then, joking, I gave a funural prayer to the Lovecraft deity Azathoth.

I visited the grave just 20 min. ago. The leaves and sticks were undisturbed, but the mound where the cat was just wasnt there anymore. I looked around puzzled and saw a big hunk of burnt flesh near the grave.

Someone help please! This is really frightening my brother.

2007-04-17 11:19:34 · 12 answers · asked by goatman 5

2007-04-17 11:18:25 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

the union of i' and my divine self(feminine)

2007-04-17 11:17:30 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-17 11:17:02 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why is it that some people on here who do not believe in God and tell us who do that we are stupid and morons and that we should think blah blah blah......still feel a need to hold us to some religious standard?
If you don't believe in God, what right do you have to make comments like "Oh so Christian of you to insult others" etc...or "Does God approve of...?"

the other thing that bothers me is that people honestly seem to think that all Christians are alike, and it is sooo far from the truth. Mormons are not like Catholics....Protestants are not like Baptists...etc...and then there are Christians who are non-denominational and don't believe that there should be "religious" groups. That a Christian is merely someone who follows the teachings of Christ and believes that He died for our sins and rose again.

2007-04-17 11:15:59 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I ask what proof there is and Christians give me quotes from the Bible (I know nothing about the Bible) and somehow expect me to believe the Bible is real just because somebody wrote it. There is no proof that the Bible was not just a bunch of fables. It certainly was written at that time stated, but someone could have written myths about how God is real and how Jesus was divine because back then, they liked to believe and write myths. Look at Greece. They believed for the longest time that Zeus and Pluto were real gods, and we have documents dating back to that time that contained stories about Zeus and Pluto, and how powerful they were. I don't see any difference between the Greek stories and the Bible.

2007-04-17 11:15:24 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I found mine which says:
This was derived from the Hebrew word שׁוֹשָׁן (shoshan) meaning "lily" (in modern Hebrew this also means "rose"), perhaps ultimately from Egyptian sšn "lotus". In the New Testament this is the name of a woman who ministered to Christ. It also occurs in the Old Testament Apocrypha as the name of a woman falsely accused of adultery. The prophet Daniel clears her name by tricking her accusers, who end up being condemned themselves.
Here is the link
http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/bibl2.php

2007-04-17 11:14:38 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-17 11:14:34 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm still in search of a good Teen Catholic Study Bible. I want to make sure I'm reading the proper text and teachings of the catholic church.
In my last post, someone told me that the catholic bible contains the "Book of Wisdom" and others say it has additional books as well that weren't added in the christian bible by the 'founding fathers' for whatever reason.
I mean no disrespect to those who think less of me for asking such questions. I just want to be sure I'm reading the proper text so I would really be grateful if those who answer don't leave rude comments.
If possible, can you recommend some good Catholic Teen Study Bibles.
Thank you and God Bless!!!

2007-04-17 11:12:22 · 13 answers · asked by TwilightHour17 2

After modern science showed us so many things why do people still cling on to a 2000 year old belief system? I feel it insults my intelligence? Does anyone agree?

2007-04-17 11:11:54 · 3 answers · asked by Prophet Of Truth 2

2 Kings 2:24 And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.

So what did he say to them exactly? I could use a couple of she bears now and again. It would really cut down on the waiting time in checkout lanes.

2007-04-17 11:03:44 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please, in your opinion what religion promotes hate the most??

2007-04-17 11:02:05 · 47 answers · asked by Flash 3

what if theyre clean?!

2007-04-17 10:59:58 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-17 10:59:37 · 18 answers · asked by ? 4

2007-04-17 10:55:49 · 11 answers · asked by Meg L 1

Can anyone trace there trible who is living today?

2007-04-17 10:53:51 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-17 10:49:49 · 49 answers · asked by Anonymous

are churches allowed in communist countries, I mean free churches, not state churches

2007-04-17 10:49:46 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-17 10:47:54 · 52 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is there something she isn't telling us?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ApFObeZvK8anbwhb4rsM4qbd7BR.?qid=20070417143324AA6Wkt2

2007-04-17 10:42:47 · 16 answers · asked by rosbif 6

That he will cast 2 billion Chinese souls into hell for not even having heard the name of Jesus, let alone actually believing in him, all through an accident of where they were born?

Is it God's will to put these poor souls in China, just to get burned?
Will God be impressed with you for thinking he can be so spiteful?
Do you think in view of the above that you don't know as much as you pretend to?
Are you prepared to open your minds, or blindly follow someone else's doctrines?

Cue vast tracts of the bible appearing very soon, from those blinded by doctrines which cannot hold water when viewed rationally with an open mind.

2007-04-17 10:39:58 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-04-17 10:37:16 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok, so I'm worried about the after life, and the one thing that I can be pretty sure of is that if you do bad in current life then you get punished after you've died. I want a religion where I can be a vegitarion, and I don't have to go to church (or whatever) because I already don't have time on my hands. (not that theres not time for God or whoever, but still!) I'm only 14, and know I should just live my life for now, but this is one of those questions where no one gives me a straight answer! How many religions can there be any ways??

2007-04-17 10:32:53 · 32 answers · asked by Melissa N 2

Yahoo reports - "Chimpanzee genes more evolved than humans, study finds."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20070417/sc_livescience/chimpsmoreevolvedthanhumans

How many drinks is that folks?

2007-04-17 10:31:35 · 21 answers · asked by awayforabit 5

when someone insults Jesus? Is it ok for you if someone insults your dad, mom, sister, brother, friend or spouse?

2007-04-17 10:30:01 · 24 answers · asked by HM 2

For instance...Art? The modern legal system (based on the 10 Commandments)? Politics?

What's your opinion?

2007-04-17 10:29:34 · 26 answers · asked by AnswerBot 4

2007-04-17 10:29:13 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

The Vatican being a sovreign state, or do you believe that Italy should annex it.

2007-04-17 10:28:45 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous