Religion & Spirituality - 2 May 2007

I don`t know how many people have said to me, `Geez, if I had known about your Marilyn Monroe book or your John Lennon biog, I`d have used you as a consultant for my film or retrospective or tv biography.

Fact is those who are born with the silver spoon don`t have to use us because there is never any chance that we`ll get to be able to use ourselves and thus become any real competition.

Society seems to function upon recycled misuse. Cass Elliott was sorely misused during her lifetime. She had a heart attack in Britain and was misused again (she died) And then some dolts who never knew her, don`t really understand her and care about her even less (probably think of her as `that fat Jewish girl`) get to make biographies about her.

Isn`t it about time someone called `Stop`????????????

2007-05-02 04:26:05 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you try and get them to marry or how do you handle this or is it just the norm in Churches?

2007-05-02 04:22:20 · 18 answers · asked by Gypsy Gal 6

2007-05-02 04:22:18 · 16 answers · asked by mothercubs 1

2007-05-02 04:21:21 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

God has better things to do, and I blame all you idiots for blabbing to God so much, sucking up and constanting asking for forgiveness......did you ever think God dislikes high maintance people that are constantly looking to him for every answer?

If I woke up every day to constant whining and complaining about someone else's problems, asking me to fix it or acknowledge how much they love me, I'd get out too!

2007-05-02 04:19:49 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Okay, here's the story: I'm having an 80th b-day surprise party for my grandma. A portion of her closest family members are Witnesses. They have verbally agreed to attend the party and calling it a family reunion, because we are bringing together family from all over the country.

Now I am about to print invitations and would like to know what I should put on the invitations to them? Should I just send the same invitations as I send to everyone else? Or, should I send them invitations saying something like this: ".....invited to a family reunion for the family and friends of Mrs._____ on the day before her 80th year of life." Or, something else entirely? It will not cost extra to have two sets printed and I don't wish to offend or deter anyone.

2007-05-02 04:19:43 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Did he laugh after he farted?

2007-05-02 04:17:46 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

If my beliefs state one will go to hell without salvation. Does this imply I want or desire one to got to hell? Does it imply I think one deserves to go to hell?

2007-05-02 04:16:28 · 10 answers · asked by ? 5

If there is no self, what is it that reincarnates?
((This question is closely aligns with buddhism...))

2007-05-02 04:15:58 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I ask for truthful answears because Im very interested in that subject

2007-05-02 04:13:15 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi all,

I just moved into a new house and was wondering if someone can give their views regarding this...

Im not generally a very religious person, but do believe there is a God out there and do pray to God from time to time. Recently i have been told by a few freinds and relatives that I should get my new house blessed? ie get a priest to bless the house.

This is my first house so i dont know what this entails. Has anyone got their new house blessed before. Regardless of what religion you belong too, i would like to know your views and the different ways i can fullfil this ritual or duty.

Thanks in Advance.

2007-05-02 04:12:42 · 12 answers · asked by irfan747 1

when it is pointed out that men wrote the bible to interpret god, but that "fallacious" interpretation is still so often used to point out how "hateful" god is. if it is a false documentation, then either, argue that it is false on all counts including what most non believers would refer to as a horrid and "humanistic" interpretation, or allow that perhaps the god that is ridiculed by atheists in the bible is a misrepresented god.
in other words, i hear folks say god is a myth written about by men. ok fine. god is vindictive within the text of scripture, ok fine, i will listen to that. But, to argue that men wrote it, which makes it "suspect," and then to argue against god using the same "suspect" material "begs the question" every bit as much as the "faith" that i see mocked daily.
opinions?

2007-05-02 04:12:07 · 22 answers · asked by bluebear 3

I would consider myself a devout Catholic. However, some of my good friends are Muslim, so sometimes I take part in Eid, Ramadan, etc. mainly for food at events.
Likewise, my Muslim friends also wish me Merry Christmas.

2007-05-02 04:11:34 · 14 answers · asked by Kaye00 1

2007-05-02 04:11:29 · 4 answers · asked by RA-BoW 1

Because God gives energy to the people who are on the right path.
Satan, who is giving you ideas, is inferior, till when do you think he will be able to help you?

2007-05-02 04:10:39 · 20 answers · asked by Dawn 1

so much diversity in human nature,integrity,feelings,relationship,achievements both on positive & negative side thus affecting nature as well (i.e.war/s,global warming-latest one) making most of mankinds not satisfied in their present state of affairs.

2007-05-02 04:10:13 · 15 answers · asked by Priyanka H 1

they just seem very arrogant and rude, even by appearance, than on the inside you have some guy wearing rich jewels and gold chains preaching about 'us being the soldiers of God, who need to be soldiers on a mission to make the entire world believers'

just seems like stuff Jesus wouldn't like, yet hundreds of thousands of people flock to these places, with concealed firearms, unreasonable prolife standpoints, a cheerleading perspective on us against muslims, and anti-gay agenda

2007-05-02 04:08:55 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Sexual orientation (sex preference) is something that exists at birth and is manifest later in life; probably starting in about age 12 or later. This is something that cannot be changed since it is part of our genetic makeup. There are those who say God makes all things. So, if this is true why would he make approx. 10% of everyone homosexual?

2007-05-02 04:07:15 · 17 answers · asked by randy_plrm 4

showing intolerance because I believe this

2007-05-02 04:05:28 · 17 answers · asked by ? 5

calligraphers, priests and politicians to satisfy their own earthly motivations?

What do you believe and why?

I believe doctored. Especially because of the Codex Sinaiticus.

2007-05-02 04:01:37 · 29 answers · asked by Sheriff of R&S 4

2007-05-02 03:58:13 · 21 answers · asked by ? 5

I think we could gather up some good stuff, and dump some of the worthless stuff...kind of make the Bible mean something again, y'know? I vote we drop Genesis, since it's obviously make believe, and just include a DVD of Jurassic Park. Any other ideas?

2007-05-02 03:57:48 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Place bets here. I have $500 on June 23rd, 2009.

2007-05-02 03:57:00 · 11 answers · asked by crusadawannabe 2

When Jesus spoke of His return in Luke 17 he says this "34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. 35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. "These times all refer to different times of day the first at night, the second in the morning and the third in the afternoon. This is very interesting.

2007-05-02 03:55:20 · 19 answers · asked by Matt C 2

My parents are RC and C of E and when I was little we went to church regularly, prayed together and I learned about the faith within our home. When I got older I started to question what I had been taught. When I hit my teens I rejected Christianity and god.
Now I am in my 20's, and I don't know how I feel about god. I don't whether I can explore my spirituality without feeling like I'm being recruited by a church or a faith that doesn't belong to me.
In life is it nessescary to have a relationship with god, any god?
How do you know what to believe? What happens if you believe in god, but believe science over the bible?

I don't want sarcastic nonsense. I'm actually interested in genuine particpants real thoughts.

2007-05-02 03:53:52 · 34 answers · asked by tigerfly 4

I am 12 year old and I know it not right to do but i get so mad it like i cant help it sometimes she just never seem understand me. We end up fightin and i yell at her and she say its a sin and disrespecting her and i end up getting spanked until i cry then have to say sorry 2 her even though im not always sorry even, just get kinda hurt and mad. Isnt it normal fight with you momma??

2007-05-02 03:53:00 · 15 answers · asked by Tia 2

Isn't the need for them at their inception obvious?
Hasn't that need waned with the advancements of science, government, and civilization?

2007-05-02 03:50:48 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why did he have his writers inculde scriptures such as Psalm 93:1, Psalm 96:10, Chronicles 16:30, Psalm 104:5, Ecclesiastes 1:5 put into the bible?

2007-05-02 03:49:31 · 16 answers · asked by Sheriff of R&S 4

We have spilled our blood for our beliefs; we have crossed into enemy territory to give bibles to people who were risking their lives to read those mere “books”. We have taken persecution, prosecution, hatred, misunderstanding, misconception, doubt, to stand by what we believe in! I hear people spouting their venom towards Christians but let me ask you would you risk getting your head chopped off to take someone a book on evolution? Would you risk being shot by a Nazi firing squad to take them Darwin’s book? Would you take others lives into your hands, risk your life, to defend that we came from apes? We have defended our beliefs for thousands of years; died willingly. Since 1859 (When Darwin published 'On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection) you have had to defend you beliefs, we have defended ours for thousands of years! Why would so many shed their blood for something not worth defending? Why would something of little relevance last so very long through so many attempts to kill it out? You say we have no back bones? You say we have our heads in the sand? Why because we are open minded enough to see something beyond our noses? Christians are imperfect, yes, because we are human. We can be hypocritical, judgmental, prejudice, and hurtful. And no it is not right. But how dare anyone who sits behind a computer with the purpose of starting conflict in a religious forum dare call any Christian spineless. Every single Muslim, Hindu, Baptist, Catholic, Protestant, Pentecostal, has had to defend their faith. Be it on the computer, on the street, in their work place, school, where ever we have had to fight. And that makes us spineless? The ones who do the attacking here claim to follow science. Have you conducted the experiments yourself? Have you? Or did you read a text book or news paper article? For every belief I have I have solid PROOF. And not the kind found in a text book or class room, but from first hand experience. No one has the right to belittle the blood shed for my Father and by my Father. God loves even the people that attack Christians, but that does not in any way make it ok to keep attacking us or any religion for that matter. It is fine to believe different, it takes all kinds to make the world go around. But it seems some of us really are still apes.

2007-05-02 03:47:31 · 23 answers · asked by Madi 2

2007-05-02 03:43:54 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous