Religion & Spirituality - 28 May 2007

....and the fact that he isn't angry (although he IS apparently willing to send me to hell) is proof of his love.

This is usually augmented by some kind of statement involving the words "parent", "child", and "rejection" or "believe", as is "What parent wouldn't be angry at a child who doesn't believe in them?"

Laying aside the fact that unlike with my parents, (1) I've never seen God, (2) I've unsuccesfully asked him for things that no parent could refuse (such as relief from severe pain or healing a beloved bet), and (3) I gave him fair warning that without proof of his existence I was going to stop believing... and got nothing in return, my REAL question is this:

If your child stopped believing you exist, would you really be angry? I wouldn't be. Concerned, certainly, and worried. But angry? No.

So why do Christians keep saying that God "should" be angry (when no parent would be) and that the fact that he isn't proves that he loves us so much?

2007-05-28 04:13:43 · 9 answers · asked by Aeryn Whitley 3

Bible is the the blue print that tells who God is and how we can find Him. According to this blue print, we also need to talk to Him as if we talk to our human friend. Like a human friend, we even have the freedom to ask God to respond to our douubtful heart. For instance, you can tell Him "God, I doubt in your existence. Would you please reveal me yourself in a way that I can understand you?". My friend, dis you really searched for God and could not find Him?

2007-05-28 04:08:46 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-28 04:08:15 · 8 answers · asked by cyriacus m 1

Squirrel : a tree full of nuts
Lion : a four-legged flesh feast
Humans: money and a brand new SUV?......

source: secular progression

2007-05-28 04:06:55 · 10 answers · asked by amecake83 3

whats a prayer for st. sofia ( u knoe the one with three daughters)

2007-05-28 04:06:36 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-28 04:05:52 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

if god/allah was perfect in all ways then why did he have to speak in such a low manner about half the human population who are women?

Or else are these books the writings of men who wanted to keep women subserviant so that they can use them whenever they want for sex?

2007-05-28 04:05:30 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please, tell us why or why not.

2007-05-28 04:03:40 · 20 answers · asked by reverendrichie 4

or in general what is the significance of female God and male God

2007-05-28 04:01:13 · 11 answers · asked by KrishanRam(Jitendra k) 3

2007-05-28 03:59:38 · 14 answers · asked by Watcher 465 3

2007-05-28 03:59:13 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Will he try to wake you up? What if you're a really heavy sleeper? I don't want to end up left behind like that guy from full house. Plz? Thank you.

2007-05-28 03:58:09 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Get upset that there are so many non-believers and Atheists also here? Shouldn't the fact that we are here make their life easier? I mean, we are all right here before them, and they love to convert people... Is it that we are too intelligent to fall for their ploy and so they would rather seek out the simpler people?

Also, why do they lump all non-believers into the "Atheist" category when there are so many paths and beliefs... in Paganism alone there are hundreds.

2007-05-28 03:58:00 · 13 answers · asked by Edhelosa 5

i posted this question before but with wrong wording, i think it is based on david and galiath, but which chapter would i find that in. i need all the info you can give.
The Inferno by Dante Alighieri, the canto where it talks about gluttony which is excessive eating and drinking. can you tell me which chapter in the bible and any other information that can connect me to find the chapter because its hard for me to find. please can you tell me which chapter. that is all i need.

2007-05-28 03:56:54 · 2 answers · asked by Rocker 2

...do they go to hell since they never accepted Jesus?

If so, how is that fair or just behavior from a just God? How can someone accept Jesus ("no one comes to the father except through me") if they've lived their entire life on a deserted island or in the heart of Africa and never once heard of Jesus or saw a Bible?

If not, and if God makes exceptions for people who didn't have a chance to accept Jesus, then wouldn't it be better to NOT have missionaries. If a country has never heard of Jesus, they'll all go to heaven and no one will be sent to hell. But if they HAVE heard of Jesus, then they might reject him, and some of them will go to hell.

2007-05-28 03:55:39 · 17 answers · asked by Aeryn Whitley 3

2007-05-28 03:55:18 · 10 answers · asked by Sptfyr 7

if contraception is a sin in catholic beliefs, it would seem that they support the spreading of STI's because it means that contraception isn't used,

what are your thoughts??

2007-05-28 03:55:17 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

These ideas were all invented by people right?

How can anyone claim that these ideas were divinlely sanctioned by a supernatural god?

2007-05-28 03:55:11 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

that you don't support and believe in science?
I think science tells us how the Gods did it. Science has NOT answered all the questions int he universe. That is what makes science so interesting. I merge science with religion every day!

2007-05-28 03:54:50 · 13 answers · asked by ~Heathen Princess~ 7

and she was Decieved by Satan first?


I don't know why this came into my thought, but thought I would ask...

2007-05-28 03:53:34 · 10 answers · asked by Sandy S 2

Thanks you to all the armed forces and their family's for the great sacrifices you have all made for our country ,may God bless you and America.

2007-05-28 03:48:05 · 5 answers · asked by sandy.d 2

2007-05-28 03:46:12 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

we all know now that man is made up of mostly water. when the bible was written, this obviously wasn't known,and the theory that we were made of dirt would have made sense to them.

if the bible was god's word, i think he would have known that he created us with water, not dirt. doesn't this prove that the bible is just a book, and did not come from god?

christians (and anyone who wants to answer), what do you think about this?

2007-05-28 03:45:38 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

But then a few hours after talking with them I start to loose that connection. I recently began reading the bible again-old testament--and all the anger that God has and the killing I read about makes no sense to me at all. Why would God be a jealous God? I can see I am still along way off in my quest for knowledge. It sucks I do want so badly to believe but just can't seem to get it straight within my mind. People has been sending many websites that proves the bible is faultly spots and it does make some sense to me. Perhaps I am one of the lost ones.

2007-05-28 03:42:43 · 23 answers · asked by Progeny Rising 2

Apparently I missed having the televangelist science teacher who was on LSD.

2007-05-28 03:41:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-28 03:40:34 · 8 answers · asked by cportraits2 1

He did walk through Hell, didn't He?

2007-05-28 03:39:48 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-28 03:38:59 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

converting to other religion. Not even a single Muslim country offer a freedom of religion even the so called moderate

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2007-05-28 03:37:20 · 7 answers · asked by ubuntu 2

Has the magic pot of earth that god used to create adam ever been found? . To say that god created humans from dirt is kind of hypocritically laughable.

2007-05-28 03:33:20 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous