Religion & Spirituality - 3 June 2007

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2007-06-03 09:04:00 · 6 answers · asked by Graciela, RIRS 6

A lot of churches and religions require people to convert to get permission to marry their members in their church. Are such conversions usually sincere? Or do most people do that just to get the church's blessings and please their spouse and in-laws?

2007-06-03 09:01:33 · 13 answers · asked by Graciela, RIRS 6

Its amazing to me the amount of ugly responses I get from so called christians. Everything from, get a life to you will burn in hell. I havent attacked anyone, but any simple question provides the opportunity for people to jump all over me. Why so angry christians? I am happy to live without god, jesus, mary or any other religous figure in my life. And I am a real happy guy. Why does that anger so many of you? I would ask for people to reply rationally, but I am sure another Godly beatdown is forthcoming.

2007-06-03 08:59:05 · 24 answers · asked by trestan92 2

I believe we are the Messiah, the Prophets, the Manifestations of God and People of Spirit a Living Messiah in the Multitudes not one of us but all of us. We are all Messengers of God and we are all equally responsible for the care and well being of the world!

2007-06-03 08:53:56 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

what made you leave? i found this articale from some ex muslims
Why Mohammed was not a prophet:

One who claims to be a messenger of God is expected to live a saintly life. He must not be given to lust, he must not be a sexual pervert, and he must not be a rapist, a highway robber, a war criminal, a mass murderer or an assassin. One who claims to be a messenger of God must have a superior character. He must stand above the vices of the people of his time. Yet Muhammad’s life is that of a gangster godfather. He raided merchant caravans, looted innocent people, massacred entire male populations and enslaved the women and children. He raped the women captured in war after killing their husbands and told his followers that it is okay to have sex with their captives and their “right hand possessions” (Quran 33:50) He assassinated those who criticized him and executed them when he came to power and became de facto despot of Arabia. Muhammad was bereft of human compassion. He was an obsessed man with his dreams of grandiosity and could not forgive those who stood in his way. Muhammad was a narcissist like Hitler, Saddam or Stalin. He was astute and knew how to manipulate people, but his emotional intelligence was less evolved than that of a 6-year-old child. He simply could not feel the pain of others. He brutally massacred thousands of innocent people and pillaged their wealth. His ambitions were big and as a narcissist he honestly believed he is entitled to do as he pleased and commit all sorts of crimes and his evil deeds are justified.

2007-06-03 08:51:13 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

6-1-07. i was wondering of ways to make it easier with the grief. thank you

2007-06-03 08:50:06 · 13 answers · asked by hurt2b 3

i need to know the verse section on where it talks about the poinsettia in the bible

2007-06-03 08:49:56 · 4 answers · asked by Sarah.ツ 1

joining Y!A.

What role did Y!A play in ur conversion.
Did someones answers help u to so this?

May Allah Peace and Blessings Be Upon Whole of Muslim Ummah. Amin .

2007-06-03 08:47:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-03 08:45:08 · 14 answers · asked by hacky 1

Why would we Atheists accept your excuses for the evil scriptures in the bible?

2007-06-03 08:44:43 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why hasn't "survival of the fittest" taken care of them yet? Has society been set up so that even the stupid will thrive?

2007-06-03 08:44:24 · 20 answers · asked by poodliepoo 1

2007-06-03 08:41:14 · 14 answers · asked by Gone Fishing 4

I have submitted a few questions today, each time several of the answers wildly misquoted what I asked. I asked for no bible verses, they came in droves. I said I have lived my life and accomplished goals without gods guidance, people say I dont love my wife. Is it just too tough to read a paragraph, or are you so anxious to rebuff anything said here that you simply cannot be bothered with actually reading something and then thinking before you write a reply? Someone please clue me in.
thanks

2007-06-03 08:40:48 · 9 answers · asked by trestan92 2

http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0702902.htm

it is miracle of saint or not ? if yes why ? if no why ?

2007-06-03 08:40:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am planning a Round the World trip and wonder if in every country I my go to I will be confronted by peoples with religious belief.

2007-06-03 08:37:31 · 23 answers · asked by Vagabonda 3

Why do people get so angry when it's pointed out that the virgin birth is a commonly-used religious metaphor describing the enlightenment experience (used for both Buddha and Jesus, among others)? And that it has NOTHING to do with Mary, mothers, birth, etc.?

2007-06-03 08:35:23 · 19 answers · asked by hacky 1

For the believers and non-believers alike.

Star me please!

2007-06-03 08:33:11 · 29 answers · asked by smallbluepickles 5

I heard recently on Family Life Radio that a revised, politically correct Bible was about to be published.
How can someone dare to believe that it will be a work of God, rather than a work of Satan?
Have people already been conditioned by the government to believe that political correctness is always a good thing?
Can the word of God, which clearly points to Jesus Christ being the one and only way into heaven, possibly still be God's word if it condones other ways?
Do you see this as bringing us one step closer to the rule of the Antichrist?
What are your thoughts?

2007-06-03 08:33:03 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just dont know what prayers to say

2007-06-03 08:29:01 · 20 answers · asked by friday 1

do you think it is possible ,or just a way for some people to cope...?
*THANK YOU TO ALL THAT ANSWERS*

2007-06-03 08:27:41 · 23 answers · asked by snozzberries 4

When I asked about god, I referred to him as a "he". So many people jumped all over it like it was some freudian slip. Shoud I refer to God as an "it"? Is he asexual? I refer to him as a he because more often than not he is depicted as a man. Just like santa claus is a "he". Again, thank you to the people who enjoy debate and can do it intelligently.

2007-06-03 08:26:57 · 25 answers · asked by trestan92 2

In the past, stories would be passed down through the generations, telling about peoples ancestors, things they did, and why they did them. It was meant to keep the family traditions alive as they passed from one generation to the next. Nowadays, maybe because people have become untrustworthy, or just callus, but they hear the stories about Jesus, and the miracles he did, and treat it as though it's some Harry Potter novel. God revealed in the Bible his intentional restraint in the end times, because he wanted to see if anyone would still have faith enough to follow him, even if it's been so long since the time Jesus was here on earth healing people, etc. I wonder how many from this age will go to heaven, as opposed to say, 2000 years ago, when the miracles Jesus did were fresher in peoples minds? I still see miracles everyday, but then, I look for them!

2007-06-03 08:26:24 · 30 answers · asked by KJ 4

I'm working in Utah this year and there are some things about the faith that I would really like to know...

The first one is this: I was listening to the local Salt Lake public radio station the other day when a Mormon featured on the program said that while most Mormons (especially young ones) accept the values and practices of the faith, they do not really believe in the literal history of the Book of Mormon.

That is, while they believe Mormons are some of the most moral people who live good lives, they do not really believe that Adam and Eve were in the US, nor did a tribe of Jews come to the US, and so on.

In your experience, is this true? Do most Mormons really not take the book literally?

2007-06-03 08:24:24 · 11 answers · asked by skeptic 6

No one has ever seen God. God works through his creation, man in order to accomplish his purpose. It has always been that way.

If you were standing at the Red Sea when it parted, your humanistic thinking would say Moses was a great magician if you didn't already believe in God.

So you see, this is just the way God wants to do it. Our questioning why he doesn't reveal himself or whatever is only an indication of our humanistic thinking - of course we can't understand God in alot of things because we don't have the mind of God. But for alot of things we will not understand God because of our lack of faith.

So don't look to explain God through human reasoning and logic. The only way to even come close to understanding God is by just believing and through believing, accepting. But this is averse to the human intellect. We expect there is an explanation for everything. God does not reveal himself to us on our terms, so you will be continually frustrated by your questions.

2007-06-03 08:23:58 · 25 answers · asked by Kaliko 6

Yes? Can i have a bible quote please. And if you're willing to tell me "he told me he was fair" than you may want to see a doctor. Some christians say he is, some say he's not, what is he? Make your minds up.

2007-06-03 08:22:33 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

My three grown children in California know that I am a nonbeliever, and we never talk about it. (I live on the other side of the continent). Insofar as I know, my five grandchildren know nothing of my opinions about gods and all that. The youngest of them emails me about every other day, to tell me what's happening in his busy life, including the Sunday school he attends. It is not my role as his grandfather to speak to him about religion, and I shall not, but he has started asking me about Jesus and events told to him by his Sunday school teacher. What would you say to him...he's 10?

2007-06-03 08:19:49 · 26 answers · asked by ? 3

The root word of Islam is "al-silm" which means "submission" or "surrender." It is understood to mean "submission to Allah." In spite of whatever noble intention has caused many a Muslim to claim that Islam is derived primarily from peace, this is not true. Allah says in the Qur'an:

[2:136] Say (O Muslims): We believe in Allah and that which is revealed to us and that which was revealed to Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the tribes, and that which Moses and Jesus received, and that which the prophets received from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and to Him we have surrendered. [Arabic "Muslimoon"]

A secondary root of Islam may be "Al-Salaam" (peace), however the text of the Qur'an makes it clear that Allah has clearly intended the focus of this way of life to be submission to Him. This entails submission to Him at all times, in times of peace, war, ease, or difficulty.

2007-06-03 08:19:18 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-03 08:18:24 · 2 answers · asked by The Instigator 5

Why didn't God just execute Satan and be done with it. No human born into the Earth rebelled against Him so why must all humans die? Is Satan a good bad guy?

2007-06-03 08:16:42 · 12 answers · asked by Joline 6

2007-06-03 08:15:23 · 12 answers · asked by LayneP 2