Religion & Spirituality - 15 June 2007

the jews said their is to be a messiah and the christians accepted jesus as the messiah than the christians are the jews who accepted that the messiah has already arrived. In that case it could be either the christians or the non-christ believing jews who are the chosen people! So who are the chosen people?

2007-06-15 03:43:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

The Book of Genesis tells us that everything was created by God—nothing "evolved." Every creature was given the ability to reproduce after its own kind as is stated ten times in Genesis. Dogs do not produce cats. Neither do cats and dogs have a common ancestry. Dogs began as dogs and are still dogs. They vary in species from Chihuahuas to Saint Bernards, but you will not find a "dat" or a "cog" (part cat/dog) throughout God’s creation. Frogs don’t reproduce oysters, cows don’t have lambs, and pregnant pigs don’t give birth to rabbits. God made monkeys as monkeys, and man as man.

Each creature brings forth after its own kind. That’s no theory; that’s a fact. Why then should we believe that man comes from another species? If evolution is true, then it is proof that the Bible is false. However, the whole of creation stands in contradiction to the theory of evolution.

Dr. Kent Hovind of Florida has a standing offer of $250,000 to "anyone who can give any empirical evidence (scientific proof) for evolution." Evolution— true science fiction. His website is www.drdino.com.

2007-06-15 03:43:14 · 23 answers · asked by sammyw1024 3

What does it represent?

I heard it has the same meaning as the Washington Monument and other monuments like it.

Isn't there one at the Vatican? Like the Washington Monument.

2007-06-15 03:42:46 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can anyone tell me why this would be a violation.You can see my question on my Questions Asked.It shows that it has been removed.What can be done about this?If we can't asked Spiritual Questions on the RS site where can we ask them?

2007-06-15 03:42:39 · 16 answers · asked by don_steele54 6

Many people in R & S have pointed out the drastic differences between the God of the New Testament and the God of the Old Testament. Like one person said, the God of the Old Testament is psychotic, vengeful, jealous, confused, murderous and evil, whereas the God of the New Testament is all about peace, love and forgiveness. This difference indicates that one of three things is true: 1) The Old Testament God is false and the New Testament describes the real God, 2) God changed between the time of the New Testament and the time of the Old Testament or 3) Both testaments are false. If possibility No. 1 is true, then Christians should never quote the Old Testament or refer to any stories from the Old Testament. Also, wouldn’t God make some kind of announcement to let us know that the god depicted in the Old Testament is not him? If possibility No. 2 is true, that would mean that, even if he changed, he is far from perfect. You would also think that he would speak to us in some way to let us know that he changed and why he was the way he was in the Old Testament. Shouldn’t he apologize? If possibility No. 3 is true, then it is all a moot topic. Your thoughts?

2007-06-15 03:37:10 · 12 answers · asked by Biggus Dickus 3

I read Thomas Jefferson's when I was young.

In his day, gentlemen would annotate different parts of the Bible, underlining the parts of scripture that they believed were truly the word of God, and which parts they thought to be fabricated.

They would meet to discuss agreements and disagreements. The Bostonians’ Bibles would be almost without a mark. Thomas Paine's would have only a few sentences left. Jefferson's was somewhere in the middle.

This is how we came to have separation of Church and State, thank God, not by hiding from the Bible, but by studying it.

2007-06-15 03:36:08 · 13 answers · asked by TD Euwaite? 6

I understand that pornography is a choice and PPV on these services (many people don't know they offer hard core XXX channels).

I understand also that we can choose to watch good channels.

What I'm stating is, if all Christians who think pornography is disgusting, immoral, and adulterous were to cancel their whole service, then millions of subscriptions would be lost to Direct TV and Dish Network.

This would create an effect for these companies to re-consider even providing pornography through their service and send this smut back to the dark alley stores & mail order.

Basically "Why support a company that provies complete debachery channels and why not ban them until they change their ways".

Even though sombody has a right to pornography, we also have rights to boycott companies that provide and sell it.

No different than boycotting a video store with a "back room porn section" except this would be more powerful as satellite is "anonymous".

2007-06-15 03:27:18 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

rule over the earth. So I believe that these will rule over the "great crowd" the ones left on the earth who were found righteous and who serve the true God, Jehovah.
But for those people who believe that everyone is going to either heaven or hell, who do you think will be left on the earth for those 144,000 to rule over?

Just curious.

2007-06-15 03:21:48 · 27 answers · asked by SisterCF 4

Tell me what you think...
1.Science expresses the universe in five terms: time, space, matter, power, and motion. Genesis 1:1,2 revealed such truths to the Hebrews in 1450 B.C.: "In the beginning [time] God created [power] the heaven [space] and the earth [matter] . . . And the Spirit of God moved [motion] upon the face of the waters." The first thing God tells man is that He controls of all aspects of the universe.
2.Medical science has only recently discovered that blood-clotting in a newborn reaches its peak on the eighth day, then drops. The Bible consistently says that a baby must be circumcised on the eighth day.
"The universe suddenly exploded into being...The big bang bears an uncanny resemblance to the Genesis command." Jim Holt, Wall Street Journal science writer
"New scientific revelations about supernovas, black holes, quarks, and the big bang even suggest to some scientists that there is a ‘grand design’ in the universe." (U.S. News & World Re-port, March 31, 1997)

2007-06-15 03:21:45 · 20 answers · asked by sammyw1024 3

with there now being a multitude of religions out there, do any have the right to try and influence Law?
For instance should the Catholic church have any influence over how the law is shapped regarding abortion?

2007-06-15 03:21:05 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is holiness optional or required?
Is it our holiness or someone else's?

2007-06-15 03:17:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've been reading a lot of questions on evolution/intelligent design/creationism lately. Why is it that Athiests want to completely eliminate the second two options from schools? When I was in school I was taught all three, and it was left up to the students to decide which to believe. There was no forcing of any beliefs. (For the record, I believe in intelligent design which, at least as I understand it, is a mix between evolution and creationism. Or in other words, I believe in the same science atheists do, I just think that's how God moved things along, you can call it whatever you want.)

I agree that there should be a separation of church and state, but I think that trying to completely eliminate these other two teachings makes athiests the hypocrites they constantly accuse Christians of being by trying to force their beliefs on others. What's wrong with putting all three out as suggestions? It's not like intelligent design and creationism are minority views.

2007-06-15 03:17:07 · 41 answers · asked by Thom 5

judging by the christian response from my last question the old testament is old law and does not apply to today. so why do i still get answers from time to time pointing to the old testament as far as what god wants?

2007-06-15 03:13:39 · 26 answers · asked by just curious (A.A.A.A.) 5

We've had a lot on this subject this week. Here's my thought. I am against abortion and do believe that life begins at conception. I have 2 kids and at both 5-week sonograms those were my babies, not things or fetuses. However, I do not think that pro-choice folks are bad people. I actually think that they seem to feel this way for understandable reasons. They are thinking of the young girl who is in no shape to be a mom (and the child's miserable life with her), the woman pregnant with the baby of her rapist, the pregnant parents faced with a terribly handicapped child or the parents faced with the possibility of losing mom to deliver baby. These are all horrible situations and it takes a kind-hearted person to try and figure a way out for these people. So, while I don't agree with the way out, I do think you pro-choicer's are still pretty good people! :) Maybe you just might like to hear that.

2007-06-15 03:13:00 · 25 answers · asked by Maria C 2

2007-06-15 03:11:06 · 13 answers · asked by rachel c 1

What happened to their faith in God and not following the wicked?

2007-06-15 03:10:52 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-15 03:06:34 · 17 answers · asked by Dave W 2

when i was born again, i had these awful nightmares, and some folk told me that they were demonic attacks because i had repented and joined christ, i have been christian for almost 3 years now and its been great, but recently i have been getting strange, nightmares again, and they are spiritually based but they arent very nice, and so now am reading a book called the bondage breaker, i just wanted to know do other christians know of this, any experiences?

2007-06-15 03:03:17 · 47 answers · asked by ? 2

agument that suggests you could be wrong do you re-evaluate your life long belief system?

2007-06-15 03:01:36 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

HEAVEN OR HELL.thats what i think and its true i know its too hard to believe but i cant explain anything right now because if i do u guys might think im crazy so i dont want to type alot for nothing just to let you guys know GOD does not like disbelievers and there are so many disbelievers which is a said thing becuase theres a god which we cant see right now becuase this is a test thats why this life is so short.this isnt real life it cant be no way i know beucase i read the Q'RAN theres english versions so that americans can read im telling you believe just believe im arabic and i dont do the wrong things because its really not worth going to hell for.if your vary good and pray,believe,fast and listen to your mother at all times b'cuz she gave you life.this is important to follow.just do the right thing now so when its judgement day which is the scariest craziest day in the world.allah will forgive what you did in the past and see what kind of a person you are right now & go2 heaven

2007-06-15 03:00:34 · 8 answers · asked by jack c 1

do you even know what i mean??

2007-06-15 02:59:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-15 02:59:15 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

American Heritage Dictionary - a·the·ist (ā'thē-ĭst)
n. One who disbelieves or denies the existence of God or gods.

Why do you who profess to be atheists even bother coming to the religion area, let alone asking or answering questions? If you truly didn't believe in God, wouldn't you try to 'educate' & persuade those of us who you feel to be misled instead of being hostile, denegrating, demeaning, etc.? If you truly didn't believe in God, wouldn't you be apathetic to what us 'stupid idiots' choose to believe?

2007-06-15 02:54:51 · 26 answers · asked by Kathy M 3

What has all this eye candy really to do with God and Christ!

2007-06-15 02:53:44 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

why do people especially after a display of shocking behaviour claim "I have stong christian beliefs" when it is evident from their behaviour that this is not the case.

or when they claim that they have recently found religion and this will mean "of course" that they are changed forever.

this is especially for polititians and celebrities explaining themselves in interview

I cringe every time I see this on TV.

2007-06-15 02:46:47 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

yet i see so many christians with tattoos of crosses and other religious symbols. does this mean it's okay to disobey god as long as you're praising him in the process?

2007-06-15 02:45:45 · 17 answers · asked by just curious (A.A.A.A.) 5

2007-06-15 02:44:54 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

For those christians who have never read a bible, Revelations 21:8 makes clear God's promise to kill anyone who doesn't love him.

Genesis 6, 7 shows this God drowning all the babies and butterflies because he was fed up with humanity and had a temper tantrum.

II Kings 2: 23-24 shows this God having 42 kids torn to bits by two she-bears for calling his prophet "baldy".

The tale of the Exodus shows this God deliberately interfering with Pharoah's ability to make his own decisions (God "hardened his heart" whenever Pharoah was about to release the Jews) so as to give this God yet another excuse to inflict his sadistic plagues on people who have no part in the decision-making process (like massacring the first-born of Egypt).

I've been challenged over whether it is loving of me to ask pointed questions with respect to these 'god-like' qualities, all of which are attested to in the bible.

What do you think?

2007-06-15 02:43:41 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to ask to the other christians if u do know tell me,

I want to know is it for a christian woman allowed to marry a muslim man? And what if they really in love should it matter..
And what does the bible actually tells us about the islam religion.

Am confused and i want to know so if you can help plz do


thnxx :)

2007-06-15 02:42:14 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

some say it is real, others say not a real place

2007-06-15 02:40:56 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous