Religion & Spirituality - 20 June 2007

1)How old were you when you saw your first rated "R" movie?

2)what was the title of the movie?

3) Your religion please.

2007-06-20 13:15:54 · 30 answers · asked by Patrick the Carpathian, CaFO 7

Whenever a large group of individuals is being manipulated by a single individual, a small minority, or a doctrine created by either, they tend to exhibit three specific features:

1) They always claim their participation is of their own free will.
2) They always claim their doctrine is sacrosanct (& perfect.)
3) They always declare outsiders to be "the unenlightened", but they always welcome them to "join in."

A final feature is that on the occasions when people escape these social control mechanism, they always feel guilty for having participated, and they often make devoted efforts to "bring down" the aforementioned institutions in the future.

Look at all historically oppressive societies, groups, organizations, cults, and governments. They all possess these features. Now look at religions. What do you see?

Now think...

Isn't it possible - just possible - that the religion you believe in, the religion you are certain you follow of your own free will, is actually controlling you?

2007-06-20 13:15:03 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-20 13:14:35 · 17 answers · asked by bobby 1

I promised/swore to God i wouldn't do 2 things for a certain amount of time... and I broke both promises. Afterwards I asked for his forgiveness but i'm wondering will he punish me for thinking about me more and breaking those promises or will he forgive me?

2007-06-20 13:13:55 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think so. What people call mythology is actually old religious views less popular today but followed by a few...

2007-06-20 13:10:50 · 20 answers · asked by ? 4

What was going on in the human minds that first followed this idea?

2007-06-20 13:08:49 · 10 answers · asked by Sean 7

2007-06-20 13:07:23 · 29 answers · asked by sahara_springs 3

He's the God of all of us even if you guys don't accept it. Just had to get that off my chest. Feel free to criticize because you know you will.

2007-06-20 13:05:53 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-20 13:01:08 · 21 answers · asked by Uncle Wayne 3

Why are the extremists ignoring the commands of the Quran and the Sunnah?

Here is one example:

"The greatest crimes are to associate another with God, to vex your father and mother, to murder your own species, to commit suicide, and to swear to lie."

Why won't they listen? And why are the leaders of the extremists telling them not to study Islam? Is it because then those who are would be extremists would know that their actions are against Islam, and are hurting all of the muslims of the world, not to mention the victims?

2007-06-20 13:00:12 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

What made this people believe we would be reborn into the world? And was there ever a end result or was it for eternity?

2007-06-20 13:00:01 · 3 answers · asked by Sean 7

Did Jesus himself pray and recommend prayer?

Jesus is the universal deity?

God himself prayed to himself and separated the will of that God from his own?

2007-06-20 12:59:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I believe in God, and at the same time in some part of evolution. I believe that: Humans can evolve, for example change their skin color to adapt to the weather of a place.

Animals may change the contortion of their body, however I dont think that a fix evolved in a cat.

I believe even monkeys have somehow changed from the way they were in the past, not all, maybe just some.

what I dont believe is, that humans came from ape.
I don't believe that we were first apes then humans.

What do you believe or dont believe?

2007-06-20 12:59:46 · 19 answers · asked by geeks_gadgets 2

A person is either married or they are NOT!

2007-06-20 12:57:27 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-20 12:57:26 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Show me some love. I made it to level 4. :) Let me see some star power baby. You guys rock. I love you all. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I couldn't have made it with out you. Much love xoxoxo

2007-06-20 12:57:01 · 28 answers · asked by Gir 5

I don't know how everyone else feels but life is hell in a lot of ways.

To be constantly reborn back into life for eternity would be an interesting hell wouldn't it?

The interesting part is the fact we wouldn't ever even know it's happening, we'd be constantly waiting on something that never happens.

2007-06-20 12:53:44 · 17 answers · asked by Sean 7

handle anything else?

2007-06-20 12:53:19 · 7 answers · asked by COblonde 3

Did you know Islam says this same thing? What do you think of this quote?

"Abuse nobody, and if a man abuse thee, and lay upon a vice which he knoweth in thee; then do not disclose one which thou knowest in him."

2007-06-20 12:52:54 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

was crucified between two Robbers. Crucifixion was reserved for rebellious slaves and insurrectionists. So, who were the two gentlemen crucified with Jesus?

2007-06-20 12:51:34 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Note: Read thoroughly. Before responding quickly, please, step away from your computer, walk around for a few minutes and let it bounce around inside your head. Give me a well thought out answer.

1) Is God timeless and did he exist before everything and will exist after everything? If you answered YES, then proceed to Question 2.




2) Why, in Genesis I:5 is God referred to as HE? Gender sets woman apart from man. Why does God have a gender if there wasn't any other gender to differentiate from because it did not yet exist?

(PS Genesis is the word of God. Don't give me the "mistranslation" argument.)

2007-06-20 12:50:49 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I recently read some of these "books" and to me they don't seem any less fantastic than the included books!

2007-06-20 12:50:20 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

and i never had a wrong feeling about it till i heard it from the pulpit that it was a sin, its not like i was around gay people or had ever heard the word. it was something in me as all people go thru puberty, how is that a sin?

2007-06-20 12:48:37 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you remember a couple of weeks ago when I warned you that school was out and it was going to be a long summer?

2007-06-20 12:46:39 · 23 answers · asked by Kallan 7

2007-06-20 12:45:35 · 1 answers · asked by squirrel 1

2007-06-20 12:45:18 · 3 answers · asked by Nino Brown 2

Hi. I'm 14 and for a little while I have been having this weird feeling in the area around my heart. It just feels like my heart is heavy and sort of sinking. It doesn't really hurt and I'm 14 so I don't think it's a heart attack. Also, it seems to feel funny to breathe real deeply and it worsens and night I think. Does anyone know if this is a sign of a heart disease or murmer or anything? Thanks in advance.

2007-06-20 12:44:49 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Tommorrow I am debating my friend on the topic "Do i exist or not". It is a one-on-one debate which my teacher will be filming and then awarding us marks and grades on how well we debate and howwe press ideas etc. I am saying that i exist and am real and my friend is saying that i do not exist and am not real. I need some points and pointers to help. Any ideas or suggestions to say that i do exist?

Any Contribution will be helpful.
Thankyou.

2007-06-20 12:42:44 · 25 answers · asked by Maxim Tommani 1

then who is the wife? where is the logic or wisdom in the belief that god had a son who died for humans so that they could get away with any sin and still go to heaven...

2007-06-20 12:41:38 · 13 answers · asked by The Ambition 4

2007-06-20 12:39:50 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous