Religion & Spirituality - 2 May 2007

To be perfectly honest I am sick of the redicilously out-moded concepts that they rither violently force down people's throats or make such a fuss about everything you have no choice but to listen. I am not religious but very spiritual, I believe you can have a relationship with God without having to follow rediculously outdated religious dogma. I do think religions are a good way to bring people together and they can do some good in communities; the basic premise of "love thy neighbour" cant be a bad thing to follow after all.
I live in London and our lovely capital city has been taken over with Muslims, for who knows what reason. I was walking in the East End yesterday and saw a sticker promoting a "Muslim March" against the "vilification on Islam by the western media". It is surely hard to vilify something if it is pure. All we ever see are Muslims burning effegies of pretty much anything they can think of, Muslims being arrested an tried (and recently convicted) of trying to blow us up for paying our taxes, welcoming you into our country and giving you the benefit of the welfare state and freedom our grandparents fought to protect. I can accept that it is perhaps a minority, and that it is maybe over-hyped, but these things are undeniably hapenning. I am not even allowed Christmas decorations in my office because of possible offence to Muslims. However I am not allowed to demand a member of staff misses Friday prayers because I have an important deadline to make. Is there not some inconsistency here? If you DECIDE to move to a country, you are bound of FIT IN with their existing culture. Britain is not Multi Cultural, it is British Cultural! If you don't like it, don't live here, it seems very straight forward to me. If I went to Bangladesh and was to start trying to instill Christian culture and wear clothes that were completely out of place, I would hate to think how long I would last! I am not being racist, the colour of someone's skin makes absolutely no difference to the type of person they are. Their behaviours do however impact on the type of person they are. I believe that if you chose to come to Britain and take advantage of our culture then you need to fit in. You cant go around taking offence to things that have existed for centuries, and try and uphold CULTURAL (note, not religious) traditions like full face veils, arranged marriages and continue to speak your native language with NO EFFORT to learn our native language, and expect people to be happy with it. I like with a family of six Bengali Muslims for over a year when I was younger, and I can tell anyone that thinks otherwise, these traditions are upheld only in front of the older generation. The younger generation in general are rebelling against them, with a minority going the other way and becoming extremists.

So my point is, we aren't vilifying you, you are doing it to yourselves. If you want to be accepted, then you as a community must shape up, or ship out.

2007-05-02 23:54:25 · 27 answers · asked by Joe S 2

people????

2007-05-02 23:50:23 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you think religion would exist if people did not fear dying and did not fear the unknown Would religion exist if people did not question the fairness of life?

2007-05-02 23:48:32 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you think this is from God? Or do you think this is demonic gibberish? What is your personal opinion?
I personally think that it is not necessary, and the original word for tongues was languages.

2007-05-02 23:45:16 · 21 answers · asked by JoJoCieCie 5

1- If Jesus was God, why didn't he say I'm God?
2- If Jesus was God, why did he pray to God?
3- If Jesus' mission was to die for our sins, why did he ask God to save him?

2007-05-02 23:44:41 · 22 answers · asked by Kimo 4

2007-05-02 23:42:54 · 11 answers · asked by 123 5

2007-05-02 23:37:50 · 17 answers · asked by CHEESUS GROYST 5

2007-05-02 23:29:43 · 18 answers · asked by september_serenade 1

i am 16years old. I wonder what it means to be a christian. I have always thought of something bigger and complex then the world. Who is god and what does he mean to you? i dont really like alot of the christian kids at my school(not because of their religion). but because they are often really out there and quite odd. Am i to young to decide whether to become a christian or should i be making a decision now? i feel obliged and i want to but i dont know how to make that intial step and i feel reluctant to take that. none of my friends are religous and id say i prefer hanging out with them and going to parties than youth group at the local church. religion can be abit confusing and what it means

2007-05-02 23:23:28 · 12 answers · asked by Shaun A 1

Is it another Christian ploy to incorporate earlier ancient beliefs and stories into their own mythology?

2007-05-02 23:22:16 · 4 answers · asked by CHEESUS GROYST 5

2007-05-02 23:19:08 · 34 answers · asked by 123 5

I am not a christian. But recently, I have been facing lotsa of problems and my health is kind of weaking. I was lost and desperate. But suddenly, a name of this well-known church came into mind. I had the urge to visit it. So I logged on to the website. And as I was reading the Letters to the beloved Mother Mary, I just couldn't stop crying. Tears were flowing freely. I had this sense of hope.

So I am going to the church tommorrow. I just want to know since it is my first time..what shld I do? Like how should I pray and when I enter the church what shld I do first? And stuffs like that,,,

By the way, is there any simple prayer for Mother Mary? And also where can I get a bible..and is there any specific types for those who are new to the christian faith?

How do I officially become a christian?

2007-05-02 23:14:01 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070502/ap_en_ot/safrica_jack_the_ripper

Do you think it's possible he was found? And does anyone know what religion he was? If he begged forgiveness before he died, do you think God may have mercy on him? According to our religion, if you harm people and are not remorseful or sorrowful for the cowardly thing committed, no chance. What is your view on it? And another question, do you believe in ghosts? I remember watching the Travel channel one night when my kids were at my mom's house for the weekend. They had some sort of call in thing going with "Most Haunted" during Halloween week and this guy kept claiming he was following the spirit. What do you think about this?

2007-05-02 23:13:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

How can something be wrong if it does not cause harm? Does god(s) set an arbitrary moral standard or does he(they) set laws according to a standard that he(they) have to live up to.

2007-05-02 23:06:59 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

either the true religion would be the one that spreads further - islam

or the one with the fewest people- judaism

where does that leave christians? yes, islam is spreading more then christianity is and judaism has fewer members then christians.

so no one shall never know the truth lol

2007-05-02 23:05:32 · 12 answers · asked by Banana tree 4

I'd have sacked him and got myself a Border Collie or a Kelpie!!

2007-05-02 23:01:07 · 12 answers · asked by Judas. S. Burroughs. 3

2007-05-02 22:59:15 · 20 answers · asked by sylll 3

what are the exact dimensions as stated in the bible. also how the hell did he fit all of them on there? elephants by twos, alligators, gorillas, not to mention diffrent species of elephants that existed before Noahs ark unless he took mammoths or something.

2007-05-02 22:54:42 · 5 answers · asked by Banana tree 4

I believe that someone watches over me. I think they came to me when my life was in crisis and gave me strength, I think that being still protects me and my child. Does anyone else agree and have similar experience? And what or who do you think your angel is, text book image of a being with wings, or a good spirit?

2007-05-02 22:54:22 · 4 answers · asked by Marilyn's Sister 3

why is it called scientology. doesn't really have much to do with science. since we have no idea if aliens exist and they slightly possibly could i'm not going to offend anyone and say it's utter science fiction.

2007-05-02 22:50:34 · 9 answers · asked by Banana tree 4

just tell me your thoughts about it - whatever comes to mind.

Thanks!

2007-05-02 22:39:40 · 30 answers · asked by Heron By The Sea 7

In a recent question I had about the bible, I used quotes from the Old Testament, and because Christians "didnt like" these quotes, they said:
"All your bible quotes are from the old testament. Christians are followers of Christ - new testament people.."

But then in other questions I have seen Christians quote the Old Testament many many times. So why do they do this?

They quote the old testament trying to tell people how to live or to prove a point, but when they don't like the quotes they say that they actually DON'T follow the old testament.

Why do Christians pick and choose like this?

2007-05-02 22:33:18 · 14 answers · asked by DanCorb 3

2007-05-02 22:30:22 · 5 answers · asked by Artistic Hand 2

2007-05-02 22:29:30 · 4 answers · asked by Artistic Hand 2

2007-05-02 22:27:42 · 6 answers · asked by Artistic Hand 2

Except that the good feelings and good times end when the buzz ends with alcohol whereas religion and faith of a God or Gods keeps the buzz going and going?

2007-05-02 22:25:25 · 11 answers · asked by Tobeornottobe 3

Athiest, i have read a lot of your answers here, and you guys really have a logical reason for not beleving in God.
But the problem is, how can there not be an afterlife?
What's the point of living if in the end you're just gonna die and dissapear in the end?
What's the point?

2007-05-02 22:21:12 · 27 answers · asked by Nanook~Maybe I need a longer Name?~ 6

2007-05-02 22:20:19 · 7 answers · asked by CHEESUS GROYST 5

This photograph was taken when Jesus lost his wallet and got angry at crowd.....

http://loljesus.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/walletjesusxn1.jpg

2007-05-02 22:18:04 · 7 answers · asked by Bad God 2

And proof does not mean scripture. Proving your religion is right proves the scripture right. But if you can't prove that your religion is right, your scripture is meaningless.

2007-05-02 22:16:23 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous