Religion & Spirituality - 7 June 2007

Last time I checked it was the first major form of Christianity around, after successfully wiping out different Christians sect that didn't follow the same precepts, such as the Gnostics, Arians, etc. possibly wiping out the true meaning of Christianity. but that is a story for another time :) All other forms of Christianity are derived from the same book the Catholics use, they just do things a little different. After all, just because they go to confession, say hail mary's, etc. doesn't make it heresy (same for the kooky snake-handlers and tongue speakers!)

2007-06-07 13:00:48 · 17 answers · asked by Worzel Gummidge 3

2007-06-07 12:55:46 · 47 answers · asked by JesusFan 1

IF JESUS DIED AT THE AGE OF 33, 2000 YEARS LATER THATS WHAT WE BELIEVE HE SAID HE WAS TO RETURN RIGHT? WELL THEN EXPECT HIM COMING 2033.WHO THINKS DIFFERENT?

2007-06-07 12:55:44 · 28 answers · asked by west side rider 3

The vast majority of the scientific community agrees that evolution is the best theory to explain the variety of life on Earth. There really is no debate in the scientific community. None. The only opposition to the theory of evolution is coming from the evangelicals. I can choose to believe the guys who worked their tails off for 8 years to get PhD's and then worked their tails off for many more years studying the subject in an attempt to solve the riddle of life. My other choice is to believe a group of people who have no background in science, who claim God did it because somehow the Bible, a painting, and a banana is proof of God. Your asking me to choose between those 2 groups. Who am I supposed to believe?

2007-06-07 12:52:35 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

into thinking that the earth is more than 6000 years old?

2007-06-07 12:50:12 · 24 answers · asked by Fatty 2

I've seen many responses on here and other forums where Christians think people become atheists or convert to other religions because they don't want to take accountability for their actions. Yet many Christians aren't living any differently. They still have premarital sex, drink, watch bad movies/television, curse, etc. They just go to church on Sunday and think their religion forgives them.

2007-06-07 12:48:11 · 24 answers · asked by kfount400 2

I have no bread in the house , I need to clean my room ,clean the bird cage , cook some dinner - but here I am , talking away on R&S for quite some time now , doing nothing I had to do to begin with . who/what influences me to be such a bum??

2007-06-07 12:47:27 · 12 answers · asked by slaveof12gods 5

I mean, a government acts based on what is most beneficial for its citizens, usually in economic terms. But where some gain, others lose.

When Jesus fed the hungry in the paradigm of the fishes and loaves, he wasn't being polite. He was teaching them to share.

The actions of Christ and the actions of the Federal Reserve do not match. Would it be a sin to condone an international trade policy that kept others in poverty? Is it possible to shed your beliefs at the ballot box?

2007-06-07 12:46:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-07 12:45:14 · 6 answers · asked by Midge 7

2007-06-07 12:44:58 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

if he/she exsist then why did he/she let these terrible tradgedy happen if he loves us all . why would god let 6,000,000 jews die or let 2 huge landmarks fall?

2007-06-07 12:44:44 · 14 answers · asked by aznboyjohn 2

someone told me this is what they think. I'm just trying to verify it.

2007-06-07 12:44:29 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

(animal, mammal). Ecclesiastes 3:18-19. Furthermore he must believe that a man has no preeminence above a beast.
I do not read anywhere that the creationists and intelligent design people ever quote these scriptures. Why not. Are they ignorant of them? All I here is how we are not animals and that we are above them.

2007-06-07 12:42:05 · 11 answers · asked by punch 7

but at Church they can just make up whatever nonsense they like and then believe it?

2007-06-07 12:40:52 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

You you think there is life after death? I want to believe in Heaven or something but it's hard. I'm kinda having difficulty believing in the whole God thing because a friend of mine died a few months ago...she was 14 and had cancer. Why would God let that happen? (If there really is a God....) I wonder everyday where my friend is, and I worry about her too. I started to believe that there has to be more to life...that there is a heaven, that we can't just be gone after we die. But if we do go somewhere when we die, then where were we before we were born? nowhere right? we didn't exist. so i guess we just disappear when we die. What do you think? Do you think there is life after death?

2007-06-07 12:39:31 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-07 12:38:05 · 21 answers · asked by ? 7

I'm asking this question because many Christians believe that it is ungodly to actively to seek a mate. But the Bible isn't exactly clear on this topic. Dating and courtship really didn't exist during ancient times. For the most part, marriages were arranged up until the last century when you get automobiles. The choice of mates was a family decision with little input from the people getting married. In light of this, many Christians have questioned my faith saying things like I want a wife more than I want God's love or will for my life. This is unsettling and troubling for myself because I read about Adam before the Fall and he was seeking companionship amongs the animals. Also, God did state: It is good for man not to be alone. It also states in provers: he who findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtain favor with the Lord." And God allowed for arranged marriages to go on prettty much throughout the Bible, therefore is it wrong to use the services of a marriage agency?

2007-06-07 12:36:36 · 8 answers · asked by roughruggedraw 2

2007-06-07 12:36:35 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've gotten some genuinely fascinating responses to my query as to Christ's sexuality in a previous question. Many of the responses seem to indicate that the reason why Christ was a non-sexual being was that he was Divine, God incarnate, and therefore not subject to human needs and "defects" like the rest of us.

My favorite:
"Jesus was divine. He had no reason to battle anything, especially sexual desire. therefore to be asexual was His right. You keep confusing His omnipotence with human qualities. He is God "

This, to my mind, raises entirely new questions. Exactly how human was he? We all know he lost his temper and became violent, and had to atone for it, with the money changers in the temple. Apparently, he was "human" enough to feel anger and to lash out in this anger, but not so sexual desire. Did he need to eat? Did he sleep? Did he urinate/defecate? Why is it so vital to us to make him anything more than an enlightened man, rather than some omnipotent, pacifist demigod?

2007-06-07 12:33:30 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-07 12:31:57 · 4 answers · asked by Giggly Giraffe 7

http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AvlmENsWfiWLUQ2XpmvUc9HBFQx.?qid=20070607133310AAAOEoC

Don't you feel even a little hypocritical when saying "Jesus is love" when Jesus bashed babies heads on rocks, condoned rape, torture, murder, genocide, and even caused women to have unwilling abortions?

Where's the love??

2007-06-07 12:31:57 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Okay so if you are a Christian that believes that there is life outside of our galaxy, which I do, here's my question.

If Jesus died for OUR sins, do you think that it's possible that he went to other galaxies in other forms and died for their sins also? I think that when we go to heaven there won't be just humans there.

So what do you think about that?

2007-06-07 12:31:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-07 12:28:38 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Bad Squirrel answered this:"watched my dog carefully eat around the vegetables in some leftovers I gave him. It was kind of funny." Question is should squirrels have dogs? Won't the dogs eat the squirrels?
What should we do?

2007-06-07 12:27:22 · 6 answers · asked by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7

2007-06-07 12:27:10 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

If God created the world then who created God? Was there anything or anyone before Him? Was He just around and then decided to create the world? Were angels and His Son with him in the beginning?

2007-06-07 12:26:16 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-07 12:26:16 · 16 answers · asked by Midge 7

Hello, I'm 15, and I am interested in becoming a Wiccan. I've read a lot on the subject, and I realize deeply that it's not a trend or a club, rather, a lifestyle for those willing to accept it designed to promote personal and spiritual growth.
If you are a Wiccan or former Wiccan, please relay your experiences here. Do you regularly do magick? How do the people around you feel about it? What convinced you to become a Wiccan? How old were you, etc?
Thanks.

Oh, and, please, if you are just going to come badmouth Wicca and convince me that I need Jesus before I'm killed by a bolt of lightning, or if you are going to try and convince me that I don't indeed want to become a Wiccan, please, please don't answer.

=)

2007-06-07 12:23:52 · 11 answers · asked by моя звезда 3

2007-06-07 12:23:01 · 11 answers · asked by Yani 2

Do you think the rule that if you are not a Christian you will burn in Hell forever when you die is fair?

Do you think Hindus deserve to burn in Hell forever along with murders simply because they believe in the wrong version of God?

Most Christians here not only believe this, but act like it is perfectly fair. Not all Christians do, but a good deal act like this is fair.

Do this make you kind of mad and frustrated at them for being so blind to something that is obviously not fair? If this was a brand new rule, if the pope came up with this rule last week, most people would be against it. Yet, because it's been around for two thousand years, people accept it.

Does it give you a headache to think about how blind Christians can be to such a messed up rule?

2007-06-07 12:22:50 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous