Religion & Spirituality - 9 June 2007

those s o d d i n g grey squirrels like to prance about a camp fire at midnight, i mean i ask you, nutty or what?

2007-06-09 09:48:48 · 10 answers · asked by G8danelady 1

I know that African Americans were once discriminated against in the Mormon Church. There was once a piece of Mormon scripture thought to say that dark skin was cursed.

Then in the 1970s this was changed and they said that dark skin was not a curse.

I am wondering if race is still in any way an issue with LDS Church doctrine. Is there any role that a black person is prohibited from holding in the LDS Church? Do any barriers remain, doctrinally or politically?

2007-06-09 09:48:38 · 10 answers · asked by Zezo Zeze Zadfrack 1

1. The bible is not unadulterated truth. It contradicts itself and contains actions that are evil, and therefore unholy.
God orders moses to kill a man who is caught gathering wood on the sabbath. This is the opposite of forgiveness and evil, it could not have been ordered by God.
God is subject to his own rules. Goodness is his nature, therefore even though he is all powerful he cannot order evil to occur. He could, but he wont. Therefore God does not support war, or crusades, or any form of persecution.
God shows his infinite power in his ability to give powers to his creations. If he were to assist people materially (i.e. wealth and power) he would be responsible for any sin they incur after having attained it. If God put Bush into power, he is responsible for all the sins Bush has caused with his power.
Terrorists use God to justify their sinful actions. So do evangelicals. God bestows his graces on sinful and holy people.
For many are called, but few are chosen. Mat 22:14

2007-06-09 09:47:47 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-09 09:41:31 · 7 answers · asked by Midge 7

The Religious perspective is that truth is Absolute and it is the goal of mankind to discover this absolute truth which guides our actions and our way of thinking.

History displays that truth is Relative, even in such world religions where concepts are considered taboo and then normal (best illistration I can come up with is the consumption of pork byproducts which was, in the Old Testament considered forbidden and is now considered normal/acceptable).

My question is, how can we logically defend absolute truth when history and society display such prominent examples of relative truth?

2007-06-09 09:39:38 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Today I have read answers from people who feel that Christians who are being imprisoned, tortured and murdered in many parts of the world deserve this because of the actions of false Christians during medieval times and the Spanish inquisition. This is not a "persecution complex" as a person announced to me once.Go to the Voice of the Martyrs website and learn the truth for yourself.People actually condone the torture of Christians and claim it's because we hate Muslims or they use some other excuse.I don't hate anyone. I was not involved with any of the atrocities committed by false Christians during medieval times and neither were any of the other Christians I know. Satan has used false Christians to deceive the world into hating those who truly follow Jesus and the world blindly accepts the idea that Christians are hatemongers. When I speak to the hard core God haters about the love of Jesus I am treated with nothing but contempt and I still care and pray for them. This is not hate.

2007-06-09 09:36:01 · 17 answers · asked by Diana 2

2007-06-09 09:33:29 · 11 answers · asked by ? 3

What exactly is God?

2007-06-09 09:33:05 · 19 answers · asked by thievesstolemypolicecar 2

2007-06-09 09:32:15 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

During all of Europe's and America's wars, every country seems to have claimed the side of righteousnouss and that the other side is evil. So even when all combatants are Christians, are the losers condemned to hell?

2007-06-09 09:27:28 · 28 answers · asked by Brandon 3

2007-06-09 09:27:11 · 13 answers · asked by Moises 3

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2007-06-09 09:25:27 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-09 09:23:26 · 31 answers · asked by Eve 5

Many writtings and people often give God humanlike qualities, traits, characteristics and perceptions.

What if God is none of these things?

Would that change a lot of peoples beliefs in the existance of God?

2007-06-09 09:23:02 · 8 answers · asked by Fluffy Wisdom 5

2007-06-09 09:22:47 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-09 09:22:45 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do Mormons allow women to be in positions of authority within the Church?

Could a woman take hold the office that is held by Gordon B. Hinckley, President Of The Church?

2007-06-09 09:21:23 · 13 answers · asked by Zezo Zeze Zadfrack 1

Let he that is without sin, cast the first stone.

DO I NEED TO DUCK?

2007-06-09 09:20:28 · 48 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-09 09:17:20 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

As a non-religious agnostic, many times in a day...at work, at school, out shopping I am reminded by the words & actions of others that most people in the United States believe that I am either:
1) a nonbelieving heretic who is on my way to hell, even though I treat people with respect, and am kind & do good deeds.
2) only need to have my mind "opened" by the doctrine & dogma of their belief system, and be saved.

I don't feel as if I'm going to hell, or that I have anything to be saved from.

"Pursuit implies humility, acceptance, openness, and appreciation, while possession suggests arrogance, close mindedness, and lack of appreciation. Herein lies the rub: if we persist in competing to possess the truth instead of working in unity to pursue it, we are going to face untold grief-and worse, violence." - Arun Gandhi

2007-06-09 09:15:46 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is there really any decision we make based solely on the "facts" at hand?

2007-06-09 09:15:05 · 10 answers · asked by thundercatt9 7

2007-06-09 09:12:31 · 16 answers · asked by chris 3

No run-ons or soggy buffalos, por favor.

2007-06-09 09:09:41 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-09 09:07:52 · 12 answers · asked by Fluffy Wisdom 5

2007-06-09 09:04:11 · 22 answers · asked by ? 3

I'll go first. My favorite is, "If you don't believe in God, why would you care what happens to your children?"

You go. If you don't believe in God, _______?

2007-06-09 09:03:14 · 17 answers · asked by WWTSD? 5

I don't

2007-06-09 09:01:03 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-09 08:59:54 · 19 answers · asked by Fluffy Wisdom 5

2007-06-09 08:59:07 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-09 08:56:13 · 24 answers · asked by Maurice H 6