Religion & Spirituality - 19 May 2007

2007-05-19 13:49:52 · 14 answers · asked by Mutual Help 4

or anything even remotely godlike?

2007-05-19 13:46:35 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

from that song we all learned in sunday school, kookaburra sits in an old gum tree, merry merry king of the bush is he, laugh, kookaburra, laugh.........

2007-05-19 13:46:27 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-19 13:45:18 · 15 answers · asked by manilatop10 2

2007-05-19 13:45:16 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-19 13:44:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Examples would be near-death experiences, spiritual awakenings, meditative states, energy fluctuation responses, etc.

2007-05-19 13:42:55 · 12 answers · asked by Master Ang Gi Guong 6

I have just recieved another email from Susan Js son

Message: Hi this is Chris, sorry I didnt contact anyone last night, but my sister and I had to rush to the hospital, Mum took another turn and is on oxygen and life support, the Doctors don't give her much hope, my sister and I are taking one day at a time, we want her back so please continue to pray, her grandson needs her

please send prayers , healing energy , good thoughts .... whatever method you use
much needed !
thank you guys

2007-05-19 13:42:43 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous

Some of the questions posted that put Catholics and Evangelicals at odds -- the ones with the main point being "Catholics aren't really Christians", either overtly or up-front -- elicit amens asserting that Evangelicals don't have "all that dogma", implying that's reason of itself to label Catholics non-Christian, un-Christian, or at the very limits of charity "maybe some of them are ...".

"Dogma" is simply defined as a body of beliefs. Presumably Evangelicals have dogmas, otherwise it would be difficult to articulate their common faith and from what I see that's not a problem. Is "all that dogma" just a shorthand way of saying there are particular points of Catholic dogma you take issue with (which I understand, as a convert to Catholicism), or do you truly believe there's no dogma in your own faith? Without a body of beliefs, a creed if you will (formal or not), wouldn't everybody just be winging it?

No disrespect or offense intended, just looking to clarify terminology.

2007-05-19 13:41:43 · 10 answers · asked by Clare † 5

2007-05-19 13:41:35 · 25 answers · asked by Desiree 4

If you are a Catholic, can you just pick and choose what to believe in? This is a sincere question and is not meant as a criticizm on the Catholic Church. Is my friend justified in what he believes?

2007-05-19 13:40:27 · 26 answers · asked by Mr. Blue 2

It's by Dante.

2007-05-19 13:37:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Now that I have a human soul, i have no idea what to do with HELP!

2007-05-19 13:36:29 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can God make a camera that can take a picture of itself ?

2007-05-19 13:35:01 · 12 answers · asked by Dirk Johnson 5

2007-05-19 13:34:53 · 21 answers · asked by I WALK FUNNY 4

How can anything justify enternal suffering? No one deserves to go to hell except whoever created it. Im noy trying to shoot down any religions and im not an atheist. Im not saying that hell doesnt exist either.

2007-05-19 13:34:41 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i always thought until today that the eucharist was just a "wafer" and a "drink", but after reading the scripture, "this IS my blood, this IS my body" and paul's scripture about the eucharist, im thinking that it is the real presence..............
i think that the reason we have hundreds of christian faiths is because of one simple historical fact or worship practice......i am protestant (don't believe in praying TO priests), but after the SCRIPTURE said this IS my blood, im starting to believe that is IS blood, just like jesus took HUMAN FORM, the juice IS HIS BLOOD...........

2007-05-19 13:32:41 · 10 answers · asked by Alexa V. 1

I was born and raise as a JW but over the years, I have seperated myself from the religion. Not because I no longer believe but because over the years I have formed my own opinion about things. But I miss the association. So I was wonder where are all the online Witnesses at? Where are all the ones that feel as I do?

2007-05-19 13:30:49 · 9 answers · asked by Sweet Shay 2

What we listen to can have as much effect on our lives as what we see. The vast majority of people have no trouble hearing and we do it every waking moment of our lives and even when only semi-awake.
We must be very carefull what we are allowing to enter through our ears. If we spend our time listening to things talking about death and murder we have a tendency to act it out in our lives. If we listen to songs about rape or gratuitous sex, again we tend to think about it and eventually act upon it. Same goes violence, steeling, etc. What kind of jokes are you listening to, and what do you do when you hear a joke that is not pleasing to God? Do you laugh and encourage more, or do you walk away?
There is so much good out there to listen to, why do people(especially some Christians) insist on filling their ears with garbage? We have every genre of music, movies, some TV programs, jokes, comedians, etc. that are pleasing to the ears and I believe that God would aprove of us listening to.

2007-05-19 13:29:12 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-19 13:28:11 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think that while Mormons have more converts in America, I think J.W.'s have the most converts world wide. Because the J.W.'s have preached in alot of countries that the Mormons have not preached in. Mormon have not preached in all the countries yet due to the fact that the Mormons are waiting permission to go into those countries. Mormons will not go into a country where they are not welcomed by the general authorities. So the J.W.'s have covered more countries and more territory. Second there are thousands of more J.W. missionaries than Mormon Missionaries because J.W.'s go door to door from the time that they are 1 year old to the time that they are 100 years old. While the Mormons Missionaries only do it for 2 years of their life. In Albany Oregon there are only 6 Mormon Missionaries at any given time. 2 per each ward. There are about 300-500 J.W. missioanres serving in Albany Oregon.because it is a "church" wide effort. So are we creaming the Mormons or what?

2007-05-19 13:27:08 · 11 answers · asked by Melissa Y 1

literally and metaphorically

2007-05-19 13:26:45 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Everytime I ask a question in Y/A my points go down, is this a punishment from God?

Oh wait, I’ll better ask more questions and maybe it will go up a little bit.

2007-05-19 13:26:19 · 15 answers · asked by 8theist 6

Seriously, if someone you either knew or didn't know told you they didn't believe in God how would you respond?

2007-05-19 13:24:07 · 33 answers · asked by MoonWater 3

2007-05-19 13:22:36 · 7 answers · asked by Lost. at. Sea. 7

2007-05-19 13:15:51 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

does "one" literally mean one personage?

or does it mean unified?...(or something to that affect)

2007-05-19 13:15:29 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

But despite all the miraculous signs Jesus had done, most of the people still did not believe in Him. This is exactly what Isaiah the prophet had predicted:

"Lord, who has believed our message?
To whom has the Lord revealed His powerful arm?"

But the people couldn't believe, for as Isaiah also said,

"The Lord has blinded their eyes
and hardened their hearts-
so that their eyes cannot see,
and their hearts cannot understand,
and they cannot turn to me
and have me heal them."

Jesus shouted to the crowds, "If you trust me, you are trusting not only me, but also, God who sent me. For when you see me, you are seeing the one who sent me. I have come as a light to shine in this dark world, so that all those who put their trust in me, will no longer remain in the dark. I will not judge those who hear me but don't obey me, for I have come to save the world and not to judge it. But all who reject me and my message will be judged on the day of judgment by the truth I have spoken

2007-05-19 13:15:09 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-19 13:13:46 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

The entire world could greatly benefit from the ministry of the "Prophet" of the one and only true church on Planet Earth.
We need you desperately.
Global Warming, AIDS, Resource Depletion,War,Famine.
Doesn't god care about us.
We got his main man right here in Utah and all he ever says is "I dont know if we teach that"

2007-05-19 13:11:53 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous