Religion & Spirituality - 8 May 2007

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Hamas militants have enlisted a figure bearing a strong resemblance to Mickey Mouse to broadcast their message of Islamic domination and armed resistance to their most impressionable audience — children

giant black-and-white rodent — named "Farfour," or "butterfly," but unmistakably a rip-off of the Disney character — does his high-pitched preaching against the U.S. and Israel on a children's show each Friday on Al-Aqsa TV, a station run by Hamas. The militant group, sworn to Israel's destruction, shares power in the Palestinian government.

"You and I are laying the foundation for a world led by Islamists," Farfour squeaked on a recent episode of the show, which is called "Tomorrow's Pioneers."

"We will return the Islamic community to its former greatness, and liberate Jerusalem, God willing, liberate Iraq, God willing, and liberate all the countries of the Muslims invaded by the murderers."

2007-05-08 14:00:57 · 18 answers · asked by Gamla Joe 7

My friend daniela commited suicide last week, and during her funeral her casket was placed into the wall instead of the ground. I'm pretty educated in my bible and catechism, but I don't seem to remeber reading anything about not being able to be burried into the ground what's the reason for this? I do remeber my brother once say that a catholic who has commited suicide can't recieve a proper burial is this true? Sorry for not asking my parents I just don't feel like talking about it to people and I was just curious. Also, please pray for my friend she was a very good person and I don't understand why she did it.

2007-05-08 14:00:54 · 20 answers · asked by Borinke 1

My specialty is mathematical physics, but I enjoy the religion and spirituality section of yahoo answers so much more than all the other sections. Why is that?

2007-05-08 13:59:59 · 18 answers · asked by Link 5

2007-05-08 13:59:16 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

Article
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070508/ap_on_sc/israel_herod_s_tomb;_ylt=ArIwfrBM_zSnNh14U_tPnZDMWM0F

Herod attempted to kill Jesus as a child:
Matthew 2:1-16

2007-05-08 13:55:59 · 6 answers · asked by Chi Guy 5

2007-05-08 13:55:49 · 12 answers · asked by WWTSD? 5

I find it so saddening that Christians are getting a really bad reputation in America because of the fundie Anti-gay bigots...

I am gay and my family is Christian... we get along great and have no time for these loud-mouths.

Who will stand with us to tell people like Reverend Phelps and Rush Limbaugh to take a flying leap and stop perverting the love that exists among American Families?

2007-05-08 13:55:36 · 6 answers · asked by rabble rouser 6

If your faith leads you to subjugate women or blow up innocent people for the cause, does that faith deserve the same respect as the faith of the Dalai Lama (for example)?

2007-05-08 13:53:01 · 40 answers · asked by ? 6

1. Priests offering sacrifices for sins.

2. Indulgences remitting sin's punishment.

3. Church leaders forbidden to marry.

4. Infallible men.

2007-05-08 13:46:48 · 13 answers · asked by House Speaker 3

I know that they all worship the God of Abraham and that Christianity and Islam are very similar, but I don't fully understand how and why.

2007-05-08 13:44:39 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

On the bottom were subtitles in english, the characters (A little girl with a towel on her head, and an animated animal,like a bear), were going on and on about how Allah wanted them to put their trust in the AK47, and that Bush, Sharon, and the west were going to be destroyed by Islam.
Why doesn't the US brain wash it's kids with anti-Muslim cartoons/childrens shows?

2007-05-08 13:43:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm not aware of any State Pentecostal churches, for example.

2007-05-08 13:41:58 · 4 answers · asked by WWTSD? 5

women should not be preaching above men?

2007-05-08 13:38:55 · 15 answers · asked by mystery t 4

I agree with probably almost everyone else that their actions are despicable. Yet, I have to admit that their logic seems compelling, at least at first glance.

If I understand it correctly, the logic goes as follows:

a) God clearly outlines in the bible what is ok to do and what is not ok to do. The stuff that is not ok to do pisses God off.
b) People do the stuff that is not ok all the time.
c) The bad stuff that is happening (disasters, etc.) is a manifestation of God being unhappy and a sign that people need to stop doing what is not ok.

In other words, what gives other Christian denominations the right to pick and choose from the bible?

So - what gives? Is this sound reasoning?

2007-05-08 13:34:51 · 13 answers · asked by Ejsenstejn 2

Should we go "fetch" indigenous peoples like indians from the amazon rainforest that have never had outside contact and integrate them into society and religeousize them? ..seeing as how their situation seems to always become one of needing govt support and handouts from people after they become "civilized" ..

2007-05-08 13:33:56 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

Peace Be With You All and Good Night.

2007-05-08 13:30:58 · 17 answers · asked by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7

2007-05-08 13:30:46 · 31 answers · asked by matt 3

What are three issues currently facing Buddhism in America?

2007-05-08 13:26:54 · 11 answers · asked by Laura D 2

i was just wanting to know what the population thinks of the name jesus, and why it makes such a comotion among people. when you say who was budda, people dont get offended, even God doesnt make that much of a commotion. but Jesus, people dont like to talk about him.. why and who is he?

2007-05-08 13:24:12 · 21 answers · asked by PerfactxInxWeakness 2

then we are all illegitimate considering we are descendents born from early man way before religion was even conceived.

2007-05-08 13:20:57 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

In the Middle East where many countries have various religious factions, this is what I always want to know about?

According to one - it's the other that is always starting the problems...

Are some of these faiths closer friends than others?
In which countries is this true?

2007-05-08 13:17:28 · 22 answers · asked by rabble rouser 6

God made the earth so he made the tree of knowledge..right!.....so why did god made the tree of knowledge...if god did`nt made the tree...then there would be no evil......so why is the tree of knowledge there?

2007-05-08 13:13:06 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

since i visit yahoo answers i see that every day more christians are just accepting the most obscure parts in the bible and putting aside the deeper messages. Are people becoming more superstitious instead of more spiritual?.
examples: people believe about creation, the devil as a "someone", antichrist, jesus coming back, hell, heaven, end of the world (they picture it full of Special visual effects) instead of the message that may be behind all that, would they allow themselves to think of all these just as metaphors about something deeper.
Are christians swimming on the surface and not daring to dive deeper???

2007-05-08 13:12:41 · 9 answers · asked by alberto k 3

to a whole new relationship with God?

2007-05-08 13:12:23 · 17 answers · asked by liss 1

I believe evolution was guided by God. The foot nails were created to to match/correspond to out finger nails, and the function of finger nails is obvious. (Please don't tell me the foot nails make us run faster.There are bones in our feet.) The matching is for artistic purpose only. So you see, God is also a beauty designer.

2007-05-08 13:11:30 · 26 answers · asked by Gone 4

And don't say "everyone is a Buddha", I mean the notable ones, like Siddartha.

2007-05-08 13:11:03 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Mine was ok. I had a speech final (and I have a Art History final tomorrow), and I had to sit for a couple of hours while professors and other students examined my research project (what was stupid was that they scheduled this at supper time). My day got better when I found a lost duckling and returned it to it's mother. (Yes, I know it's not like returning a lost child to his/her parents, but I felt good about it.) So, how was your day?

2007-05-08 13:10:32 · 17 answers · asked by ? 4

2007-05-08 13:09:29 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

This might sound kind of abstract, so let me give you an example.

Yesterday, I asked a question about Islam. Basically all answerers - to the man - said: "Don't worry about it, Islam is the religion of peace, suicide is strictly prohibited, so is killing people. Hence killing people is not possible within Islam"

Today, I turn on the news and see a couple of people who call themselves muslims aimed at killing as many people as possible in the name of allah (soldiers in this case).

So - which one is it and what is more important? What the book says or what the self-proclaimed believers actually do?

2007-05-08 13:09:04 · 12 answers · asked by Ejsenstejn 2

This number is often used in the Bible, is there a reason why?

2007-05-08 13:04:49 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous