Religion & Spirituality - 24 April 2007

I just lost my job and I am dealing with a broken heart. I feel like i have no direction anymore. I try to be a practicing Catholic, but right now it is a little hard.

2007-04-24 06:42:09 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've always wondered?

2007-04-24 06:41:59 · 23 answers · asked by Handsome Boy Modeling School 3

what if their is a GOD? What if you are wrong and you scoffed and mocked Jesus all your life and refused to believe! Would it bother you if you were wrong and came face to face with GOD! I am serious and i am sure this is not a new question for you guys but i havent read anyone elses so humor me! This is not a snide underlying blast to atheist either i am just curious

2007-04-24 06:40:24 · 41 answers · asked by ***BUTTERFLY*** 5

The black stoned building in Mecca is the Kaaba which is located right beside the miraculous water well.

It was the first house built to worship the One God. Buit by Abraham and his first son Ishmael, who became the father of the Arabs.

"God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness(of Arabia), and became an archer." --- Genesis 21:20

The Kaaba is the most holiest Semitic spot on the earth and all Muslims face that direction in a united belief in the God of Abraham.

Whether the building is there or not, the direction of Mecca is the "Qibla" for all Muslims.

Mecca is the spot where God sent Hagar and her suckling child to permanently live….. 14 years before the birth of Isaac.

"..putting [it] on her shoulder, along with the child." --- Genesis 21:14

"and she cast the child under one of the shrubs." --- Genesis 21:15

“Do not be afraid; God has heard the boy crying as he lies there. Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand, for I will make him into a great nation.” --- Genesis 21:17-18

Gods plan was to save the Ishmaelites from the disasters that were to befall the inhabitants of Jerusalem and prepare them to host the Final Prophet who would be most praiseworthy. They would be a people who would never be conquered or Hellenized. A people who would fight like will donkeys before ever submitting. The perfect people to entrust with a divine message.

Nearby is the miraculous water well given to Hagar and the infant Ishmael.

An angel was sent down and with his wing he scooped the earth and a water well appeared by the command of God.

Muslims drink from this blessed water well and perform prayers in the holiest of holy places built by Abraham.

Unlike Judaism, women are allowed to pray equally as men in the Islamic Holy of Holies.

Mohammed was the "Moses" for the Arabs and God sent down the final Law and Revelation through him.

5 times a day you will hear the call to Prayer from the mountain tops......


“Let the wilderness of and the cities therof lift up their voice, the villages that Ke’dar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.” (Isaiah 42:11).

. Ishmael dwelt in the wilderness of “Paran”(Gen.21:21) He beget twelve sons one of whom was named “Kedar”. (Gen.25:13)

2007-04-24 06:40:22 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

there are plenty of other religions out there. i am not christian, but i do have a religion.

2007-04-24 06:39:25 · 25 answers · asked by Sara 3

I've never heard a guy say he wanted to go dancing, but women say it all the time. Why didn't God make both sexes love it or hate it?

2007-04-24 06:38:04 · 18 answers · asked by Eleventy 6

I don't get it... In all cases you desire something and in all cases you have no guarentee that your desire will be met.

2007-04-24 06:36:20 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Are they all philosophical/spiritual reasons?
Are there scientific ones as well?

2007-04-24 06:35:01 · 30 answers · asked by Eleventy 6

2007-04-24 06:32:22 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know there is a drinking game for questions referring to Pascal's Wager, "why are atheists here...", etc.

So what are all of the drinking game questions?

And are there any rules to the drinking game?

2007-04-24 06:31:56 · 9 answers · asked by Kharm 6

for give my ignorance but with some of the haredi the impression i get is women look after the house and children. while men spend all their lives in a kollel learning about judaism

2007-04-24 06:26:43 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I used to meet girls all the time when I went to church. Now that I'm atheist I have a hard time meeting women with the similar beliefs.
Maybe I should convert back (j/k)

2007-04-24 06:26:07 · 18 answers · asked by KryptonOne 5

I don't want to go out in the rain but I don't want ramen noodles either!!

Does god like ramen noodles?

2007-04-24 06:23:10 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

Expound upon that if you will.....

2007-04-24 06:22:24 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean, who in their sound mind would seriously force a kid to believe in fairy tales as being true?

2007-04-24 06:21:30 · 19 answers · asked by SHEÖL 2

I am currently studying world religions, and I need to conduct some research on what happens at a monestary when someone goes there before marriage.

Can someone help me?

2007-04-24 06:21:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think that most people who lie their lives in the hands of an imaginary being are not educated or mentaly capable of leading a normal life or causing harm to themselves of others.

2007-04-24 06:19:29 · 22 answers · asked by chockolatecoveredlovemonkey 1

Are "random" quantum effects really random or is there an underlying order?

2007-04-24 06:19:16 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070424100330AAtQlOS&r=w&pa=FZptHWf.BGRX3OFMhjNRUwCV3CKcgKiMyfwN19VB9oqXupyAyNoKNZ0MPyz7qUGZkwLS7vdwCA.YNAFBHg--&paid=answered#TMwtWDO0UmEkWyr5Z1t01JrbCWqgwEXWafix2sU72ZoRblC5Txdc

Talk about Diarreah of the mouth, you would think these people would disgust themselves

2007-04-24 06:15:51 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

MY PERSONAL RESPONSE:
Matthew 19:12
"For some are eunuchs because they were born that way; others were made that way by men; and others have renounced marriage because of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”

The English term "eunuch" is transliterated from the Greek term, "eunouchos".

The Greek term in context means
"one naturally incapacitated. 1c1 for marriage. 1c2 begetting children"

This could be a reference to a person born without testicles or one who is born without the ability to reproduce.

2007-04-24 06:13:35 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://www.globusz.com/Articles/00000002.asp

Some good points in this paper.

2007-04-24 06:13:15 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

You know that old saying God said it, I believe it, that settles it? Thats actually incorrect...It should go like this: God said It and that settles it....Whether we believe it or not doesn't change anything

2007-04-24 06:13:03 · 29 answers · asked by Fairlady 3

But do you really want me to? Some of y'all have been pretty nasty to me. Do you really want me in your club?? And do you allow jager in your club??

2007-04-24 06:10:33 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

why is the deism of ID considered a threat to the separation of Church and State?

Since Voltaire was a deist, is teaching Candide a Trojan Horse for getting religion into school? Should we take out the phrase "Nature's God" from the Declaration of Independence in case some child becomes a Baptist after reading it?

2007-04-24 06:10:12 · 8 answers · asked by Aspurtaime Dog Sneeze 6

What if those more closely related are more closely physically connected? Of course, that manner would follow the laws of physics. I don't believe in the metaphysical, paranormal crap.

2007-04-24 06:09:56 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

If so, is this the same as saying that thinking is limited?

2007-04-24 06:09:07 · 10 answers · asked by Eleventy 6

If the sequense of things isn't very random really (which it isn't) and evolutionists know it then who or what do you think has made everything so perfect? This is what I read--
--"Evolution is not a "random" process, and to characterize it so seriously misleads students. Natural selection, the most important force driving evolutionary change, is not random at all, but an observable, verifiable process that fine-tunes variation in populations of a species to the demands of the environment in which they live. It is true, of course, that variation in a species arises from sources such as mutation and sexual recombination, which are inherently unpredictable. Therefore evolution, like any historical process, can be influenced by random forces".

Evolution can definately be true but since it is not random it must be created by something. How can you not beleive that God created everything especialy evolution?

2007-04-24 06:08:47 · 30 answers · asked by Gunning4Jesus 3

Acts of kindness are not the perogative of Christians, so to EVERYONE on the R & S site, can we hear about some act of kindness, selflessness, sacrifice or love you have shown or experienced that will cheer us all up?

2007-04-24 06:03:46 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

There are MANY people these days who claim or profess to be Christians, but are they really? This is what the Bible says you must do to become a Christian: YOU must TURN AWAY from your sins (REPENT) and put your FAITH in Jesus Christ. Now read these scary words of Jesus in Matthew 7:21-23: “Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven. Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?' And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.'" Will you be one that Jesus says, “Depart from me”? Yes, a person IS saved by GRACE, but do YOU truly have the Grace of God? This is the Biblical description of Grace: “For the Grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and Godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works.”(Titus 2:11-14) Do YOU have the Grace of God according to the Bible? Jesus also said that a True Christian will bear “good fruit” (Matt 7:17-20): the fruit of the spirit (Gal 5:22-23); the fruit of repentance (Matt 3:8); they won't "practice lawlessness” or “sin” (1 John 3:9, Matt 7:23); They will know Christ intimately (John17:3, Matt 7:23) and they will evangelize (Rom 10:14-17, Matt 28:18-20). Do YOU have the fruit of a Christian? Are YOU A BIBLICAL CHRISTIAN? 2 Corinthians 13:5 Go To: www.checkyourself.us

2007-04-24 06:03:30 · 38 answers · asked by draftingdave300 1

Rabbi Frand points out additionally that the Ishmaelite are armed with a potent weapon, a supreme weapon --the power of prayer. After all, Ishmael is born as a result of the power of prayer. The angels tell Hagar (Genesis 16:11), "Hee'nach harah v'ya'ladet ben," behold you are going to bear a child, "Kee sha'ma Hashem et ahn'yaich," for G-d has heard the cry of your travail. In the wildnerness of Paran (Arabia), Ishmael himself is saved by the power of prayer. Genesis 21:17, "Kee sha'ma Elokim et kol ha'na'ar," G-d heard the cries of the infant (Ishmael), the angel tells Hagar.

Muslms pray with zeal--five times a day. They are willing to march for thousands of miles to visit Mecca and Medina in order to show their commitment to prayer.

The Torah predicts that the Ishmaelite(Muslims) will be a perah adam, a wild man, a free man so they will always be a people who will be difficult if not impossible to overcome and enslave. They will forever be a “man who kicks like an WILD DONKEY against those who come to shackle them”. Free from the ropes or chains of slavery and they will forever raise their hands against others in their defense of that wild spirit of freedom. They will be the most difficult people on earth to conquer and oppress. The Arabs were a “people” who were never conquered by Greeks or Romans.

2007-04-24 06:03:10 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous