Religion & Spirituality - 11 May 2007

This list seems to be a little outdated. I believe there is a lot of good messages behind the commandments, but are they all right?

2007-05-11 11:11:58 · 32 answers · asked by St. Dave 5

2007-05-11 11:09:58 · 27 answers · asked by Andrew Fields 1

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070511145641AAiWACv&r=w#NYJNPzDPWU0paSAuD58Y

Presumably this was also Pope Innocent III's argument when he ordered the extermination of the Cathars?

Now do you see how silly an argument it is?

2007-05-11 11:09:31 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i asked if why atheists and gays arent bad people, someone responded:

"but you should know, hells going to be chock full of good loving people. being a nice, loving, giving person isnt enough to enter into heaven."

is this the ways of christ and god?

2007-05-11 11:08:50 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

If my goal is to trick you into believing my religion, I'm going to present the most convincing arguments I can think of. My claims have to seem valid. I'll bring forward false witnesses, alter documents, misquote people or do anything else to deceive you, right? It absolutely has to ring true, or I've failed to reach my goal. Okay, here we go. I first present you with a book that is about 2400 years old. I claim that in this book, God, although he has existed for all eternity, is predicted to be born as a human baby 400 years beforehand. I claim that his birth will be proclaimed by angels and heralded by a star; one that will move through the sky, leading 3 kings to the place where he is. Later, as he grows up, he will resurrect people. He will never, never sin. Despite being a Jew, he will be sentenced to die on a Roman cross. He will rise from the dead 3 days later, and ascend into heaven, one day to return again. Tell me. How could any sane person believe I was trying to fool you?

2007-05-11 11:08:41 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why not?

2007-05-11 11:07:09 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Would your faith in God waiver if there was undeniable proof of aliens?

2007-05-11 11:04:48 · 27 answers · asked by The Unknown Soldier 6

I hear often when people suggest that you are not to add or take away from the Bible..

I was given a number of verses.. Deut 4:2, Duet 12:32, Prov 30:5-6 and Rev 22:18-19...

First question.. If it was said WAY back in Deut 4:2.. How is it that other books of the Bible were then written to add to it? At the point Deuteronomy was written, Revelations wasn't, so wouldn't they then be considered adding?

Also, Deut 4:2 (at least in the NIV) says "Do not add to what I command you".. etc) NOT talking about a 'Bible' but about decrees and laws Moses was about to teach.

Another thing.. in Revelation it refers to "the words of the prophecy of this book"... It SPECIFICALLY references the book of Revelation by saying that. I can understand the belief that it was being said you shouldn't add to or take away from that book.. but even at that time, I am sure it wasn't known which writings would be included in "the Bible".

I AM a Christian, but am curious about your thoughts.

2007-05-11 11:03:39 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

We could go back and stop the crucifixion, or we could go back to a time before we did that sin and start again couldn't we?

2007-05-11 11:02:52 · 12 answers · asked by CHEESUS GROYST 5

does your god think we are bad people? i dont understand why you guys feel motivated to persecute us...

if you dont think of us as bad people nor does your god, then what is your problem? i understand that not all christians are like this, and i commend you if you arent, but for the ones that are; why?

2007-05-11 10:59:48 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-11 10:57:05 · 38 answers · asked by The Unknown Soldier 6

If it is, then should be reported and deleted for chatting over yahoo answers is a violation?

2007-05-11 10:56:52 · 7 answers · asked by Sliceathroat 3

Then was Adolf Hitler right? What could be more noble than "purifying" the human genome for the advancement of mankind? If you believe in survival of the fittest, what could be wrong with stacking the deck through war and conquest? Wouldn't direct competition be a more certain and precise method than natural selection? Didn't our brains evolve in such a fashion to allow us to develop the technologies of war, and doesn't that allow us to demonstrate our superiority? What justification can you find for continuing to support the weak under an atheistic evolutionary paradigm? If there is no God, isn't this your DUTY?

Incidentally, I hope none of you try to tell me that Hitler was a Christian, he was Machiavellian to the core and a religious pretender, and why not? After all, if there is no God, who are you to say he was wrong? Doesn't evolution ultimately preach:
MIGHT MAKES RIGHT?

For those that don't read carefully, I OPPOSE EVOLUTION.

2007-05-11 10:56:41 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

Or, if you're answering this question after your church time on Sunday, Did you go to church on Sunday?

If you don't go to church, for whatever reason, or you worship on a different day or a different way, that's fine, but I'm really asking this of those who GO to CHURCH on SUNDAY.

2007-05-11 10:56:18 · 23 answers · asked by Tonya in TX - Duck 6

I'm 100% Christian, but not even 10% about the rapture.
Any 'real' new or old testament to support the interpretation? 2 in the field, one chosen and one left standing? Sounds like judgement day to me.

2007-05-11 10:50:13 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

(heaps of people say hell or heaven is on earth, but I believe its everywhere)

2007-05-11 10:49:21 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I see a disturbing misconception out in the Answers community about Catholics, that they are something other than Christians. This mostly from other people who identify themselves as "Chrisitans". I wonder what they think we are, if not Christians? Do they not know the history of the Christian faith?
Are we Catholics somehow to blame? Or, is this just every day, common garden variety ignorance?

2007-05-11 10:47:13 · 29 answers · asked by Bright Shadow 5

29 This is what I mean, brothers: the appointed time has grown very short. From now on, let those who have wives live as though they had none, 30 and those who mourn as though they were not mourning, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they had no goods, 31 and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For the present form of this world is passing away.

Does this refer to the rapture, and if it does why would God put it in The Bible if he knew it would be a stumbling block for some peoples' faith?

2007-05-11 10:45:28 · 22 answers · asked by Me Encanta Espanol 4

I cried for 4 hours yesterday because I thought I was going to hell.

than Jesus rescued me from my nightmare!

I talked to Jesus today and he hugged me all day.

you atheists can't stop Jesus.

lets see your logic explain how Jesus saved me!

please, it hurts me when you call me dumb.

i am not scientifily inclined.

God gave me wisdom so I don't need mans silly science.

God is great!
God is awesome!
God is good!

2007-05-11 10:45:17 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

I see Jesus as a situationalist. He believed that following the law was good, but following the law to a point where you are starving yourself because you can't afford food and will not steal bread to eat was not.

2007-05-11 10:42:35 · 8 answers · asked by sunscour 4

2007-05-11 10:41:30 · 21 answers · asked by hello 1

That has Atheists and Agnostics salivating?

2007-05-11 10:39:44 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-11 10:37:39 · 33 answers · asked by hello 1

1) Who are your favorite R and S regulars?

2) Who best represents the religons of each category?

3) If you met somebody from here in real life, what would you say or do?

2007-05-11 10:36:58 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

what would you do if your children believed in god?

2007-05-11 10:36:14 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

Are you so mad that not everyone believes in the great Jesus christ god give it up already what is it that we do so wrong to you that you hate so much not very christian go believe in what you want and leave us non believers alone

2007-05-11 10:36:12 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

Sylvia Browen claimes she can see and talk to the dead
has anny one else seen or talked to the dead

2007-05-11 10:36:04 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am scared to ever try one myself (the whole opening up to "spirits")..what are your thoughts on using them?

2007-05-11 10:33:21 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

OK so if it matters to any of you I'm Wiccan...but anyway....
what reasonings does anyone have for not believing in magick? though from a christian viewpoint it would probably be said that taking the highest authority and belief away from 'god' is a 'sin' (how convinient for him, huh?) but then...do you pray?
prayer is spell. magic and spellcasting can be broadly defined as "the act of effecting the outcome of something through will." and when you're praying do you not believe that you will make a difference in doing so? the biggest difference would be that if you're Wiccan you also believe that power is in you and in everytihng, instead of *just* god but really it's about the same in some ways.

aslo is it so hard to believe there are things we don't know about yet?
had you produced a lighter from your pocket some time ago you would have been thought to be a witch. isn't it credible than to say some of the things people tend to disregard are thrown aside too carelessly?

2007-05-11 10:31:52 · 15 answers · asked by jess 4

and Crusades? And the slaughter of Heretics?

They still believe in witches, Satan worshipers and who knows how many other things that don't really exist.

And how long before the book burnings would begin?

2007-05-11 10:31:47 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous