Religion & Spirituality - 20 June 2007

the original pages!!

2007-06-20 05:53:21 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-20 05:51:50 · 14 answers · asked by . 1

2007-06-20 05:50:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

In another question, I asked people how they would make the world better if they had God's knowledge and power:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhBPQxNrceD80976XIFVJNvsy6IX?qid=20070620091727AAiUGQs

To those who actually answered: thank you. Now ask yourself, if an imperfect mortal knows what needs to be fixed and WOULD fix it if given the chance, why wouldn't your God, who DOES have the power and who is infinitely more loving than you, do the same thing?

But most Christians dodged the question by saying they either couldn't or wouldn't take the power offered, even in this hypothetical situation. Which makes me wonder: is it a central part of their delusion that they insist that they engage in NO sort of "make believe" at all, in order to avoid considering even the POSSIBILITY that they might be making their religion up as they go along?

2007-06-20 05:49:02 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Seems like Muslims are the most easiest to offend and quickest to resolve the insult with violence. A stark contradictions to the religion as a whole.

2007-06-20 05:47:13 · 20 answers · asked by Alex 1

I believe that God and his ancestors could have evolved on his home planet; Planet H (Heaven). Planet H could have formed 13 billion years ago, shortly after the Universe was formed. That would make "God" and his parents 9 billion years more advanced than us; scientifically, technologically, and of course, evolutionarily. --

What would you add to this scenario?

2007-06-20 05:45:34 · 20 answers · asked by Uncle Wayne 3

2007-06-20 05:45:18 · 43 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-20 05:44:18 · 19 answers · asked by "!" 5

here's link that leads me to believe this might be true.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070620091232AAs1ga3&r=w

2007-06-20 05:44:07 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

BEWARE IT COULD BE DANGEROUS !!!
http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=7fc5586c0939b38c1212&page=1&viewtype=&category=mr

2007-06-20 05:43:30 · 3 answers · asked by rapturefuture 7

Seriously asking...not trying to be disrespectful, but have any of you seriously tried to search out God for yourself and not just a "Okay God if you are truly there, then make my car levitate" response or something like that? Or do you just base all your opinions on research that you have found in books trying to disprove Christianity or the existance of God?

2007-06-20 05:43:05 · 25 answers · asked by The 2 points guy 2

I know that there have been people in Pakistan and Iran protesting this, but why? I know that some would argue that this is an insult to Muslims, but is this knighthood so important? After all, if the Muslim clerics are correct, Salman Rushdie will face the wrath of Allah on the Day of Judgment and the knighthood will have meant nothing. At the end of the day, the knighthood is of no real consequence.

2007-06-20 05:42:26 · 14 answers · asked by tangerine 7

What is so appealing about this religion?

2007-06-20 05:41:50 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

From the very Genesis, God discourages Adam and Eve's curiosity and thirst for knowledge, and throughout the Bible He commends and even calls those who blindly obey him, just for the sake of obedience alone, without questioning him a bit.

Galileo Galilei was forced to recant from his scientific findings, by the very CHURCH of CHRIST.....and even Giordano Bruno burned at the STAKE for daring to QUESTION the Bible, whereas the Inquisitor Robert Bellarmine, the one who oversaw his trial, was CANONIZED

(And don't start your answers by attacking the Catholic Church....all Christian Churches are lead in very similar ways by very similar people)

'Pan's Labyrinth' gives two gentle slaps on the face of dogmatic behavior.

2007-06-20 05:41:05 · 13 answers · asked by El Knoxville 1

My husband wants to read the entire Bible. I gave him my KJV, and he made it through Exodus before he said he couldn't stand to read anymore. Someone had suggested to me that a person should never read from front to back. Should I recommend a different order in which to read? Should I get a different version for him?

If you read the whole book, how did you go about doing it? And which version(s) did you read?

2007-06-20 05:39:07 · 32 answers · asked by KS 7

Please see this question:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aoq9O8ge0EoWKraH993pLWQHxgt.?qid=20070620062003AAUjbSp

Nearly daily, atheists and other non-Christians are harrassed and asked what we are doing in the R&S section. Today, while perusing the General Science section, I come across this question from a known R&S member. At first, I beleive he is asking a serious question, so I click on it. Instead, I find him in the science section, spreading lies ala Kent Hovind, making claims that a growing segment of the scientific community is moving against the idea of a billion year old Earth. Fortunately, 9 out of 10 responders have put him in his place, and explained to him that even a ten year old child could see through the lies and arguments used...

So, what are you people doing in a section you have no business in? HUH?

2007-06-20 05:38:44 · 26 answers · asked by ? 5

The very fact that you are still alive and able to make choices makes my posts a public service of sorts. Anyway here is the question. Can you HONESTLY say that there isn’t something in your being that says there has to be more to life than what this world exudes? Don’t you feel in your gut that you should be able to LIVE forever, not grow old or get sick or be cut down by some deranged lunatic? (Not by me, I may be a lunatic, but I’m not deranged). Group Hug. Now let’s go to Heaven.

2007-06-20 05:38:06 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

The keyword is "legitimate". I mean scientists who are respected by the ENTIRE scientific community, not just someone who dons a lab coat and calls himself a scientist.

2007-06-20 05:37:05 · 25 answers · asked by Craig R 6

I am a recent Roman Catholic convert. Before I was an athiest but a person interested in religion and Faith although I never practiced or really believed in the existance of a Deity! Well but to my question during my time as an Athiest I always believed that Chatolics (Christians), Jewish, and Muslims all have the same God the Father! Only with different names! Like the Jewish Faith Called YHVW (I think not 100% sure you tell me), Muslims is Allah, and well Chatolic (Christians) have God the Father also called YHVW! Only difference to me was that they, I don't know if you can say "evolved" into what they are now! Not 100% sure but I think all of them have Abraham as a common Prophet or as an origin to their Faith, no!? Well to my question can you say that all three religions believe in the same God just different names or manifestations?

2007-06-20 05:33:51 · 10 answers · asked by raider_way 3

I belonged for many years to a religion that I ultimately found to be false and corrupt. It had presented me with "hope for the future." When I realized that they had lied and continued to lie, my first thought was "I've just got to quit them."

Some of them asked me where I would go. My only answer was "out of THERE!"

Not having every single possible question of the universe already answered for me in print and forcibly doctrinized is not a bad thing. I can allow myself many teachers... or none.

My first hope is realized: I exist and am nurtured by whatever put me here and sustains me. My "hope" is that living in harmony with that will lead me where I need to go and show me what I need to be shown.

I don't think I am without hope. I am without false hope. Don't you think that's a good choice?

2007-06-20 05:33:24 · 14 answers · asked by Suzanne 5

I would prefer the Douay-Rheims edition if such exists online. Thanks in advance!

2007-06-20 05:32:28 · 2 answers · asked by AngelDust 1

Denigrate everyone else's religion? Why do they believe that only they are right?

2007-06-20 05:31:33 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-20 05:29:12 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

I would really like to hear from people from a variety of religions on this, I would like to compare their answers.

I'm sure there will be plenty of Christians answering, but PLEASE answer if you are Hindu, or Buddhist, or something even more rare here, like a Shinto, Taoist, or Ba'hai! I would definitely like a couple of answers from Muslims too. (Getting some answers from people in native-religions, like Native-American or African, would be great too).

As for anyone tempted to say something like "You can't know, you have to just have faith", please tell me how you think you know which religion you should "just have faith" in.

How did you go about deciding to be part of the faith you are in? Did you just choose to believe in the first religion that came along, or did you look at other religions?

2007-06-20 05:29:07 · 19 answers · asked by Azure Z 6

God?

2007-06-20 05:28:02 · 28 answers · asked by Love 1

God used to change the names of some people for reasons.

Do you think that even our name was choose by god? That the meaning of our name is relevant to us?

Thanks for the answers.

2007-06-20 05:27:50 · 22 answers · asked by Yanya Yanyitus de Yanhoos 6

Why is it that 70 years are not enough after all the challenges we have faced on this earth, why is it that some people still wish to come back here?

2007-06-20 05:26:57 · 10 answers · asked by lesedi 2

In a few hundred years will people look back and think, "haha what a load of idiots"

2007-06-20 05:25:51 · 14 answers · asked by . 1

i have been wiccan for many years now, and a friend of mine has too. we were once a part of a coven, but when i got married and moved away, i became a solitary wiccan. i have practiced on my own for a while now. since i left i have had a run of bad luck, my husband lost his job, we lost our house, our car broke down, all within a short period of time. we moved back home and when i got in touch with my friend, we went out for drinks and after a few she told me she was so mad at me when i left her that she placed a curse on me with the help of another former friend. what do i do? I need to remove the curse. And before you say im crazy, im not. I take this very seriously. i dont want my former friend hurt, but i need to know a counter spell to lift the curse. i have looked all over and can't find anything

2007-06-20 05:25:31 · 20 answers · asked by lydia manning 2

When chosing a Greek Text New Testament to translate or reference from which do you feel is best...The Stephanus version (taken from Erasmus text) or the Wescort-Hort text?

2007-06-20 05:25:22 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous