Religion & Spirituality - 24 May 2007

I have always been taught by my mom that all living things are precious. But the thing is, I dont see anything so special about cockaroaches, mosquitoes, and rats. What good are they for in this world? Do they help this world's ecosystem? Because I really think they should not exist.

2007-05-24 23:58:03 · 16 answers · asked by Go For Broke 3

(Above question is from Srimad Bhagavatam)

2007-05-24 23:57:21 · 6 answers · asked by prahlad 1

I have KJV in Arabic language, I have seen the word Allah in Arabic KJV.?
I request my Christians brothers and sister to kindly stop criticizing Allah as the word Allah is used in Hebrew and in Arabic As well.
Genesis 1:1 - "Fee al-badi' khalaqa Allahu as-Samaawaat wa al-Ard . . . " "In the beginning God created the Heaven and the Earth . . . "
John 3:16 - "Li-annhu haakadha ahabba Allahu al-'Aalama hataa badhala . . . " "For Allah so loved the world, that . . . " For God so loved the world, that . . . "
Luke 1:30 - " . . . Laa takhaafee, yaa Maryam, li-annaki qad wajadti ni'amat(an) i'nda Allahi." " . . . Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with Allah."
Luke 3:38 "bini Anoosha, bini Sheeti, bini Aaadama, abni Allahi." "the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God."

Do you believe in same Allah that we believe or you commit hierocracy

2007-05-24 23:53:40 · 13 answers · asked by Punter 2

My grandpa was hospitalized a couple of years ago because of a heart attack, and had died for a minute or two. He was thankfully revived and is now alive and well today, and told me about how he had this out-of-body experience, saw a white light, etc while he had died.

Have any of you actually experienced something like this before? Or heard similar stories from other people? Ive always been curious about what happens after death and stories like these just seem to back the idea that there actually is life after death.

2007-05-24 23:52:07 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

In order to understand the enemy you need to study the source...so, what is the best source

2007-05-24 23:52:04 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

peace be upon all of you and you families.


Can you please tell me why exactly SAUL's name was changed to PAUL? I just never understood why?

2007-05-24 23:51:24 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do chrisitans have a sence of humour? Or do they take life seriously, and end up being boring. My type of fun is not going on church picnics and talking to pretend people. I like talking to people who have a bloody good sence of humour and like watching comedy, and even going for a drink. Christians what do you see fun? I love going for a cruise with an old friend and drinking as a passenger and having music up loud during summer and making fun of people in cars only in fun. These days people do not know how to have fun, and enjoy themselves. Why is that? Gee life must be getting boring

2007-05-24 23:50:33 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

*no generalizations intended

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070525033116AA0kNrN&r=w&pa=FZptHWf.BGRX3OFMiTRVWKpP21CX2PuF_mJQJemiaUaH53N6XQ--&paid=answered#QIN9KEj4KDAB1eEJ4L0q is just ONE example,i've seen many questions like that....
here this guy stated "What meaning does life have, if it has any meaning at all from a Godless perspective?"....don't you realize that it's only BECAUSE you believe in God that he's so important to you?

if i asked you,"what does your life mean to you from a santa-less perspective?" wouldn't you think i was being ridiculous?

and how would you know that we're living "sad,unhappy" lives just because we don't believe in God? if you don't believe in something,it doesn't have any impact on your life so you don't "miss" it anyway!

these questions are completely condescending and annoying....why do so many of you ask questions like this?

2007-05-24 23:47:44 · 7 answers · asked by nicky 3

2007-05-24 23:44:21 · 13 answers · asked by MMMM 2

2007-05-24 23:37:24 · 7 answers · asked by Dhruva 2

I asked this question in General Society and Culture.
I am curious on what this group thinks.

2007-05-24 23:32:30 · 10 answers · asked by Boanerges 2

Clearly according to an atheist there is no God (at least that is what they force themselves to believe), so after death there is nothing.

What meaning does life have, if it has any meaning at all from a Godless perspective? It might be a position to take if your lifestyle permits endless gratification but when the question of suffering and pain comes into the picture why continue to live?

That is no way to live and definitely no way to die. It is nothing but chasing of the wind and yet atheist so strongly want to make people 'free' and stop believing in God? Free from what? Free for what? Free to do what and for what purpose?

2007-05-24 23:31:16 · 19 answers · asked by Sweet n Sour 4

what do you think of that book? To me Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins are 2 new age Voltaire's

what do you think?

2007-05-24 23:30:28 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

another one. How good is that? I think all of us should open as many as we can. But remember Ariel is watching you, like big brother. Unless she has gone on a holiday on her broomstick. So what if we get kicked of we can always open another account, and we can say what we want on here ahahahahahahahhhahah

2007-05-24 23:29:44 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

what it's like to be an atheist, or gay in the American bible belt? I would be petrified to live in certain areas of America, it would be like living in a horror movie. Not all America, just the bible belt...

2007-05-24 23:28:04 · 12 answers · asked by mia 5

2007-05-24 23:23:21 · 11 answers · asked by Dhruva 2

I am only a little bit into the Pope's new book, Jesus of Nazerath. Its fantastic and deeply spiritual. Have you read it? If so, what do you think? If you have not read it, do you plan to?

2007-05-24 23:15:02 · 8 answers · asked by Zezo Zeze Zadfrack 1

2007-05-24 23:03:09 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-24 22:49:13 · 5 answers · asked by Johnny W 1

members of the KKK belong to? Or do they all belong to different churches? Am I right in thinking they are Christians? I am genuinely curious.

2007-05-24 22:48:34 · 10 answers · asked by mia 5

but i am secptical about the existance of a supernatural god. In an universe devoid of a god can i be a follower of jesus and even learn to call him god?

(i dont see anything wrong with calling a good person like jesus god)

xmuslim

2007-05-24 22:48:25 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is there any limit of biblical/Christian absurdity.
‘Christ according to the faith, is the second person in the Trinity, the Father being the first and the holy Ghost the third. Each of these three persons is God. Christ is his own father and his own son. The Holy Ghost is neither father nor son, but both. The son was begotten by the father, but existed before he was begotten--just the same before as after. Christ is just as old as his father, and the father is just as young as his son. The Holy Ghost proceeded form the Father and Son, but was an equal to the Father and Son before he proceeded, that is to say before he existed, but he is of the same age as the other two. Nothing ever was, nothing ever can be more perfectly idiotic and absurd than the dogma of the Trinity.’

2007-05-24 22:43:11 · 17 answers · asked by Punter 2

"Men never commit evil so fully and joyfuly as when they do it for religious convictions."
– Blaise Pascal

True or false?

2007-05-24 22:39:39 · 24 answers · asked by Stef 4

Today a picture on my wall in my livingroom fell. I have a rosary placed around it. No one was around it or bouncing around it causing it to fall. It seemed to happen out of no where. I happening stuck in my head, questioning it. I was just wondering if that has any significance. This question is limited to people of the christian faith or those who take religion seriously. I would also like some feedback from any pastors that may come across this question.

2007-05-24 22:39:25 · 10 answers · asked by w_pooh87 3

An invention of a member of the Pentecostal church when sold by ice cream vender's for the kids of Waycross to enjoy it was imminently attacked by the ACLU and they had to take it off the market rather than face a big expensive law suit. I want my Jesus on a stick?

2007-05-24 22:27:36 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

The New Catholic Encyclopedia states: “The formulation ‘one God in three Persons’ was not solidly established, certainly not fully assimilated into Christian life and its profession of faith, prior to the end of the 4th century. But it is precisely this formulation that has first claim to the title the Trinitarian dogma. Among the Apostolic Fathers, there had been nothing even remotely approaching such a mentality or perspective.”—(1967), Vol. XIV, p. 299.

2007-05-24 22:23:46 · 13 answers · asked by Punter 2

Stamp out God, and faith, in favor of unbelief etc. Their way is better than ours, so our symbols of faith should be hidden??? To suit their wants, and so as not to offend their higher, better beliefs??? How could it be any other way?

2007-05-24 22:19:39 · 16 answers · asked by Lover of God 3

2007-05-24 22:17:41 · 9 answers · asked by Jadochop 6

America is leader in female Harrasment
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2003-06-22-abuse-usat_x.htm
Most researchers agree more women than men are seriously hurt in partner violence. Some
estimates of violence to women:
On average, three women a day are murdered in the USA by husbands or boyfriends.
31% of U.S. women report
being physically or sexually abused by a husband or boyfriend.
30% of Americans know a woman who was physically abused by her husband or boyfriend in the past year.

2007-05-24 22:17:02 · 5 answers · asked by Punter 2

I always wondered this question, cause we could be greater together. I understand both views of the religion and believe 1 God, and Christ our savior.But what I do not get, is some of the things the Catholic church follows. One is why do they[worship]Mary and call her "immaculate"=perfect?The bible says all human's are born with sin after adam&eve and no humans are without sin? I think Mary is just a person (probably the purest female in God's eyes at the time)appointed to give birth to Jesus, it could of been an anne or beth.Second why do they confess to other humans in a booth, when the bible itself has told us all humans are born of sin, and only way for forgiveness is prayer thru Jesus Christ?And lastly the cross of the Catholics still have Jesus on it!?The whole thing about Jesus is that he died for our sins and now back with God, representing the D3. The cross should be represented without him present, cause were supposed to remember his resurrection not his crucifiction. think a

2007-05-24 22:14:35 · 16 answers · asked by galpq 1