Religion & Spirituality - 28 May 2007

When I first started learning about Wicca, I learned that it is not allowed to cast a spell on someone's behalf without their express permission, even if the spell was meant to heal or benefit them. There were two reasons for this:

1) The person might be traumatized if they found out about the spell later, if they disagreed with Wicca or thought it was evil.

2) It is arrogant to assume you know what is best for another person. Even if you think they need healing, you need their permission before you work toward that goal.

I'm surprised at the number of Christians on here who so flippantly say "I'll pray for you" without asking if it is okay. First, they don't ask if I have a problem with their god and if I even WANT his help. Second, the prayer is often offered in the context that they disagree with me and they want me to change my mind. That seems pretty arrogant to me.

Am I being too sensitive or does this bother anyone else? Is it rude or is Wicca too overly polite?

2007-05-28 12:26:17 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know us humans are always searching for meaning, but does there HAVE to be one?

2007-05-28 12:21:35 · 35 answers · asked by ? 5

Hello,
I'm a 25 year old orthodox Jewish man raising his 3 year old boy by himself. I was paralyzed in a car accident last year and this resulted in my wife leaving me and our son and going back to New york to live with her parents. I'm holding out hope and praying to G-d that she will come home to us but it's becoming so hard to wait. At this point, these are my questions:
1) Do you think it is advisable/permissible under Jewish law to get a divorce under these circumstances?
2) What should I explain to my son?
3) What resources outside of the Jewish community are available to us? My parents help financially but I am paralyzed from the waist down and this makes it very hard sometimes to care for my son.
Thank you,
Jason

2007-05-28 12:17:54 · 16 answers · asked by Jason 1

2007-05-28 12:16:22 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

... why are we here? To live, die and then rot in a hole? ...Or are we here for a greater purpose?

2007-05-28 12:16:10 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just watched a 9/11 movie and it struck me- how can someone be so evil to say that they are killing thousands of people in the name of God? How and why? This is pure horror to me and completely astounding.

2007-05-28 12:15:19 · 31 answers · asked by sunshine 17 3

I am an agnostic, so I do not profess to any particular religion. But I do enjoy learning about all the beliefs of the major religions (Islam, Christianity, Judaism, and Buddhism). What I do not understand is why do Muslims react aggressively and violently to criticism of Mohammed? I can criticize the main aspects of Christianity and Jesus Christ in front of Christians, and although they may get upset, they will not kill me. If I were to go to Saudi Arabia, Iran, Yemen, ect, and question the tenets of Islam and Mohammed I would surely be killed. How is this justified?

2007-05-28 12:14:10 · 15 answers · asked by JackofAlltrades 2

2007-05-28 12:11:53 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-28 12:09:32 · 5 answers · asked by Greenwood 5

if you seek for God u will find him?

2007-05-28 12:08:19 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm a 30 year old guy and been going out with that girl for 3 months.She's 26 and she says she won't have s_e_x_ with me cause of her religion.But we have done everything else and I mean everything.What's this all about?

2007-05-28 12:07:42 · 28 answers · asked by Manta 1

Jews have been celebrating love of God for longer than Islam has exsited

2007-05-28 12:07:30 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why not teach you children about all religions, and then let them be aware of what you follow and why, and then allow them to make a choice? Wouldn't this effectively open the gates of religious tolerance and understanding for all?

2007-05-28 12:03:26 · 46 answers · asked by Stardust 6

my point, as strange as it may seem, is; even though they have bodies that are identical, you get a different vibe, feeling, personality from each one individually. Is this not further proof that there is a soul inside all of us, that comes through in our persona. (even if we all had the same looking body) We are perceived differently because of the soul inside.


Sorry if this is a confusing question.

2007-05-28 12:00:40 · 6 answers · asked by bananapuddingwithcoolwhip 2

I asked 2 very simple question:
-Do you, personally, think Hell (burning forever and ever in a lake of fire) is a fair punishment?
-If it were up to you, would you have created Hell, or have chosen a more friendly manner to educate and forgive sinners?

I thought those were very simple questions. And all answers I get are explanations of why God created Hell, what God's reasons are, and why God is such a loving God and that I need to find God really, really fast.

Maybe we talk a different language, but that does NOT answer the question.

I don't want to know if you think God finds Hell a fair idea. I just want to know if you, personally, find Hell a fair idea. Not if you think God finds it fair. Just your personal opinion.

Can you? Please?

So, as a little reminder, before you forget: I'm interested in your personal opinion. Not what you think God's opinion is. Your own opinion.

Please?

2007-05-28 12:00:21 · 44 answers · asked by ? 6

i think it is a form of killing people? it has something to do with religion

2007-05-28 11:58:12 · 2 answers · asked by Sp33d 2

I have heard that Martin Luther removed books from the Bible, if so what books?

2007-05-28 11:57:06 · 7 answers · asked by Luke†Gospeltothepoor 2

Does anyone else think our bodies might be vessels for energy flow?

2007-05-28 11:56:14 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was baptized as a baby, but I wasn't raised in a Christian home and never went to church as a child. A few years ago I accepted Christ as my Savior and became a Christian.

Is it necessary to be baptized again, or was it sufficient even though I (as an infant) certainly wasn't aware of its symbolism or purpose?

2007-05-28 11:54:11 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I get what it means to xtians on a religious level. But its myth, it's writers did'nt even know Jesus. Most was written and assembled, By MAN, hundreds of years after his death. Im not saying that doesnt have some historical significance, considering it is the basis for some of the most horrific bloodbaths in history, but its not a text book, or a school book, or in any way completley factual. Do people really think that it was written by god, thru man? Really?

2007-05-28 11:53:24 · 26 answers · asked by Edko 3

Thank you all for answering My [ Athiest do you feel your non- belief are a sort of religion?]

I enjoyed most of your answers and I think you made some good points.

I genuinely want to read your answers so please if you have nothing but hostility to offer then Kindly skip my question.

I sincerely enjoy the polite, well meant answers and do not have some sort of alterior motive for asking.

2007-05-28 11:53:22 · 18 answers · asked by rabidkitty 7

2007-05-28 11:51:28 · 37 answers · asked by Cosmic I 6

God can make anything and he can lift anything I'm Confused.

2007-05-28 11:49:47 · 15 answers · asked by fiesty 2

what is the meaning of budhism how do you take up being a budist.

2007-05-28 11:46:59 · 12 answers · asked by katelyncoo 2

Religious people denied evolution because the concept of man coming from apes does not work in their realm of reality even though chimps are closest to us.

How about the dimetrodon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimetrodon

All mammals (of which religious people are too) came from this creature. The sail on his back was used to trap heat in his body so he could move around faster than other reptiles. This sail latter became the nots on the spine of mammals that is felt like little bumps.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/1116.htm

So if we did not evolve, why do we have these similarities/ characteristics of this creature...or was it that these animals were what were reffered to as the 'dust' that god used to make man according to the bible?

2007-05-28 11:46:40 · 18 answers · asked by Jahfrog 3

2007-05-28 11:45:24 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-28 11:44:55 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Shouldn't they get it right with an omniscient ghost talking to them?

2007-05-28 11:43:46 · 7 answers · asked by Squishy Mckay 2

2007-05-28 11:43:44 · 15 answers · asked by Daniel C 1

2007-05-28 11:43:36 · 7 answers · asked by : 6