Religion & Spirituality - 24 May 2007

2007-05-24 04:21:14 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-24 04:20:03 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Who is going to heaven and what will they do once they get there?

2007-05-24 04:19:32 · 3 answers · asked by Sol is Real 2

We all have it and some people just listen to it more than others do...

I am not trying to prove any point or justify my position...just curious as to what others think...

2007-05-24 04:17:01 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Consider this for a minute. I am a child of the 60s and I KNOW every generation rebels against the one before it. You look at Europe and they had their chance to experiment with right wing, ultra religious governments. They HATED it! The young people eventually rebelled and are now very secular and all about freedom, diversity and equal rights.

Perhaps we should let the right wing religious experiment with America go unchallenged. Let schools nix science and sex education. Let's ban abortion and birth control. Let's put women back into the homes and out of the working, military, corporate world. Let's shut down Hollywood and all forms of non-Christian artistic expression. Ban all non-Protestant/Evangelical forms of worship, practice because America is a "Christian" nation etc. Teach our kids that ONLY Christians are God's chosen people and all others are evil from Satan and going to hell. Hunt down and prosecute homosexuals. etc.

Let's see how we like it. What do you think?

2007-05-24 04:16:15 · 21 answers · asked by pixie_pagan 4

2007-05-24 04:15:47 · 9 answers · asked by Cyber 6

2007-05-24 04:14:43 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

Okay, I am just curious…I have heard a couple of people say today that the reason Christians believe what they believe is because they had it drilled into their heads since birth. I am a Christian and it was NEVER drilled into my head as a child, on the contrary, I was told I could believe whatever I wanted to up until my mother married her third husband. He tried to force me to go to Catholic church and I rebelled. However, despite the rebellion I still found Christ…so I just want to know…how many Christians became Christians of their own accord and how many had it “drilled into their heads” since birth?

2007-05-24 04:12:34 · 35 answers · asked by stakekawa 3

weeping, wailing, gnashing of teeth, check, check, check!

2007-05-24 04:11:07 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

And why did he heal some people, and others not? Why didn't he heal everybody? If you possible then with examples and explanations, and maybe specific passages from the Bible.

2007-05-24 04:10:44 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Personally I laugh every time I hear the

"If we came from monkeys, how come there are still monkeys" especially when followed with a hilarious "Case closed"

2007-05-24 04:10:00 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

What, if anything, do you think should be changed in respect to the immigration policy/naturalization process currently practiced at the federal level?

Note: This question is directed toward people of faith to gain spiritual perspective on the issue.

2007-05-24 04:07:30 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Or do you, like 98% of folks, try to pretend they are invisible?

As someone who was on the streets as a young man, have the decency to treat them like human beings. Being invisible really su*ks big time and does not help the situation at all. You don’t have to give them money but at least treat them with a little dignity.

SOT = sort of off topic.

Debbie posted a question that reminded me of this today Thanks Debbie.

End of rant.

2007-05-24 04:04:42 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous

He no longer believes that Jesus is the Son of God. I'm just trying to understand him better, he's going to be my brother when he marries my little sister. He "used" to practice Christianity.

I would like honest answers from Muslims, Christians, believers of any faith. What's your opinion? What's up with this?

Truth be told (maybe he's just telling me what he thinks I want to hear. I just love the TRUTH.) I have never heard a "non-Christian" talk so much about Jesus.

Oh, yes and by the way, we all have talked about the "unequally yoked" thing. That's another day, another question.

Be nice, now, people of God and unbelievers. Thanks & Blessings. Shalom.

2007-05-24 04:03:51 · 10 answers · asked by Sleek 7

Religion guides some people's lives.
In extreme cases, it makes them do awful things to other people.
In more moderate cases, it may make them try to pass laws based on personal dogma, which have ramifications on every member of society.
Religion has, at one point or another, been used to justify murder, torture, slavery, etc...
Based on this, do you feel that we should be questioning people's faith? Do you think it's important that we do so?
She we be having more public discourse on why people strap bombs to themselves in the name of their god?

2007-05-24 04:03:46 · 21 answers · asked by Samurai Jack 6

even though we'll rite in believing in god and u guys r not

2007-05-24 04:02:05 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

..........ie PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY LIVED AT THE SAME TIME AS JESUS. Josephus and Tacitus are often cited as non biblical accounts of Jesus but the obvious problem is that they wrote well after Jesus' supposed death and those accounts were based on third and fourth hand accounts. There is also considerable doubt among historians about the validity of Josephus' account .

I am looking for sources written at the time of Jesus by real witnesses to the supposed events. The Romans were famous for keeping meticulous records of events in the empire. Surely if a guy was going around raising people from the dead and turning water into wine, this would be heavily documented ?

As I said I am looking for links to the actual text of these contemporary accounts not just references to supposed accounts.......... of which I've gotten many...... never with links to the actual text itself though.Thanks.

I've asked this before and not one person has been able to provide me with these accounts.

2007-05-24 04:01:34 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Whats your thought?

2007-05-24 04:00:27 · 19 answers · asked by violetrosebudd 2

I had a dream last night that hd a really evil woman in it and she looked like the girl from the Exercist. She had evil eyes and she was trying to hurt me and my kids. I kept saying Jesus is Lord to this evil lady in my dream. What do you think it means?

2007-05-24 03:59:55 · 9 answers · asked by flawless1212 3

Do you think this old wicked world will be destroyed and God will make a new paradise for the good people?

2007-05-24 03:59:25 · 9 answers · asked by violetrosebudd 2

My church is telling me it is. I used it before.

2007-05-24 03:56:31 · 14 answers · asked by flawless1212 3

When we look at this Religious Yahoo section, it's clear that there are many truths. Every individual finds/tries to find/has found his or her own path in religion.

I've seen many people struggle with conversion. Moving from one religion to another seems to be a hard road from time to time. Leaving a faith that you had since childhood is difficult.

When an unevenly yoked couple (for example a Christian and an atheist) raise a child, they both know there is more than one truth. They both know that other faiths exist and can work just as well for an individual person.

I know the Christian God is against it. You can tell me that as an answer and besides that don't think about it, that's Ok. But I'm looking for answerers that truly try to think about it.

Wouldn't a child have a much better chance on finding a belief that suits him/her best when both parents are of different beliefs?

2007-05-24 03:55:59 · 30 answers · asked by ? 6

I made the question again because people say that they did not, so here is a link that you can click and see and compare for yourself if Ia am wrong or not.

and what is that about calling a pope "saint"?
In this world nobody is saint.

2007-05-24 03:54:19 · 15 answers · asked by LawNerd 2

Do you believe it to be fire & brimstone or something else? I'm curious how most of you truly envision it.

2007-05-24 03:53:00 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Athiest celebrate christmas?
........If so WHY?

2007-05-24 03:49:55 · 22 answers · asked by Little big brains 3

If you feel the need to use scripture in your response, please limit the use of it as much as possible, as I have already read it. Using a verse or two for reference is one thing, but preaching at me is unnecessary and will most likely cause me to overlook your answer.

2007-05-24 03:49:47 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

what is the funniest threat of god's so called retrabution you have ever received? for me it was when i was told i was going to be barbaqued on god's grill of righteousness.

2007-05-24 03:48:56 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is the Rapture true or false? Is it going to happen or is it some ones way of belief that they wont have to deal with the 7 years of tribulation?

2007-05-24 03:48:26 · 11 answers · asked by 86fire 1

I have read so many posts here saying atheists/agnostics want proof of God. And it's frustrating to a lot of people (me included), enough so that there are some pretty outlandish allegations made about each side. So here's my story.

Flying home from Portland, ME by myself, sorta young (~14). Gate opens, walk down to the tarmac, go to the 737 waiting, and they tell me, "You're down there" and point me to a prop plane. Eek! Get on, reluctant at best. We taxi, take off, I am nervous. Of course, one of the most turbulent flights I have been on, certainly the most by that point in my life. So I say a little prayer, ask that God calm me down and keep it safe for us. Seconds later, I look outside and see the plane's shadow on he cloudtops with a rainbow around the shadow and the turbulence stops, smooth flight the rest of the way.

Point is, I'm sure there could be a "scientific" explaination for it, but I asked and I saw what I saw and experienced what I experienced.

2007-05-24 03:46:54 · 12 answers · asked by randyken 6

2007-05-24 03:46:50 · 3 answers · asked by vip_woody 1