Religion & Spirituality - 22 June 2007

We should learn to get along with our neighbours like tha ancient Hebrews in the Bible did with the Philistines

2007-06-22 08:30:11 · 9 answers · asked by ? 5

but come unglued at the very mention of Jesus? Religion is religion and its ALL nonsense right? I thought that an atheist should act rationally and never get angry. After all, it was evolutionarily useless to become so mad, unless it preserved your life. So why the anger?

2007-06-22 08:29:55 · 28 answers · asked by Cherie 6

I am not trying to come off as a b*tch, but I would really like to know. Since you do not believe in God, nor do you seem to want to learn about Him, why come into a religion based board?

Are you just trying to p*ss off Christians? If so, I'm sorry, but that's a little immature. I had friends in high school who did that. Perhaps you are high-schoolers, but I find that hard to believe b/c the majority of you write well and do not seem illiterate about the real world.

My boyfriend is an Agnostic and he would NEVER come in here to discuss religion with people. He doesn't care what other people believe. Why do you?

I would really like it if you gave me a REAL answer to my question, not some stupid, sarcastic remark. I'm a very open-minded person and would really like to know what is going on in your mind. Thanks for your time. ;)

2007-06-22 08:26:17 · 61 answers · asked by Angela 3

Should each day of the week be set up for a different topic?
This way we wouldn't be stuck in front of a tube waiting for an appropriate query rather than reading a lot of repeats. That way it would free us up from the hit and miss trajectory.
Saturday would be a free for all silliness day, just because it is the weekend.
Think Yahoo would sponsor it?

2007-06-22 08:26:15 · 13 answers · asked by Get A Grip 6

2007-06-22 08:26:01 · 16 answers · asked by Westwood 1

2007-06-22 08:25:18 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

the Military..Didn't in the Bible Christians fought wars all the time..right? God have plenty of opportunity to tell them not too..why did he allow his followers back then to fight wars, but not now? If everyone in the US didn't fight wars we would be in big trouble..True if everyone in the World didn't maybe the world would be a peaceful place..but if all citizens of us were JW's, we would be in big trouble..don't you agree?

2007-06-22 08:25:16 · 10 answers · asked by Ginger 1

refuting something that they don't believe even exists? Many will attribute their intentions as caring for those poor, delusional people...to help them realize their hope is completely ill-founded. I suspect many if not most have completely different motives in that their looking to believers to convince them otherwise. Thoughts?

2007-06-22 08:24:44 · 38 answers · asked by Cherie 6

(Or any other religion)

We see this "proof" used all the time. But who really looked around and, with at first an atheist/agnostic stance, decided to believe in God because it was just "impossible" for the universe to have come about by "chance?"

The only people this argument influences are the people who ALREADY believe...

Interestingly, observing the natural world and understanding it has led people AWAY from religion.

Funny, hmm?

2007-06-22 08:21:56 · 11 answers · asked by Skye 5

Since the age of 'viability' is fluid (it keeps getting earlier based on improvements in technology) ability to live outside of the womb can't be the determination of when a fetus is actually considered a human.

So, when does a fetus become a human?

2007-06-22 08:20:14 · 28 answers · asked by David 2

when stonehenge was built ,the locals then must have thought Oh no what a carbuncle on our lovely green field,built by slave labour with non complementary materials from hundreds of miles away,what a bloody eyesore.probably the ancient equivalent of the millenium dome.wouldnt it save the annual rigmarole and policing costs if they crushed the stones and built some well needed houses on the site?

2007-06-22 08:16:19 · 23 answers · asked by gasman 2

It's about that time, isn't it?

2007-06-22 08:16:12 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Here is one of mine, to get it started.

Infectious Disease
Infectious disease speak of the demons that torment us.

Infectious Disease.
Rotting my mind.
Blinding my sight.
Stealing my life.
Taking control.
Losing control.
Doing unspeakable things
This infectious disease.
It comes and goes.
Not sure why or how.
But I must stop this.
It has a name.
But not deserving.
This infectious disease.
It's around me, deep within me.
I found a way to destroy.
This infectious disease.
The Blood of the lamb.
Jesus Christ.

2007-06-22 08:14:45 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

There are a number of applicable passages in the Bible, as well as a number of additional sources in the various Christian faiths.

The two most significant points as relates to this issue are that we are not to kill, and we are not to judge others (or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that we are not to judge others vengefully.)

So can we justify ending a 'guilty' life, while protecting an 'innocent' one?

2007-06-22 08:10:21 · 29 answers · asked by Tank 64 3

Ignatius of Antioch wrote a letter to Polycarp in 107 AD, (just before he was martyred) that read in part:

"I pray for your happiness for ever in our God, Jesus Christ ..."

Ignatius of Antioch was appointed Bishop by the Apostle Peter; he was also a disciple of the Apostle John. If he was taught by John that Jesus is God, then why do you insist on following the WBTS's interpretation of John 1:1, instead of John's own understanding of it?

I assure you, there are other VERY early references that say essentially the same thing: that Jesus is God. It's simply untrue that this concept was invented by the Catholic Church, as your organization has taught you.

(To read the entire Epistle, go here: http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/ignatius-polycarp-roberts.html )

2007-06-22 08:10:05 · 14 answers · asked by Suzanne: YPA 7

If this is proved to the satisfaction of the bookmaker that has accepted the bet at 10000-1 odds what will be the repercussions for the rest of us?

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20070622/tuk-proving-afterlife-will-make-man-1m-dba1618.html

2007-06-22 08:09:09 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

heh

2007-06-22 08:02:18 · 25 answers · asked by Samurai Jack 6

A while back, my alma mater's most infamous Christian group, the Campus Crusade for Christ, covertly offered a "seminar" on Muslim philosophy, which was actually a Christian speaker who would attempt to convert Muslims to fundie Christianity. Crusade's advertisement flyers said nothing of this angle, but I would out through covertly reading their mailing list. (I had a few run-ins with them in the past.)

When they tried to convince one of my best friends to attend (she was a sweet Muslim girl from Pakistan), I got mad and organized a protest. Several of us picketed the speech, watching as several Muslim students were dragged by their fundie roommates in to the auditorium. A few of them knew what was going on (and were presumably only going to be polite), shouting some encouragement to those of us picketing.

One of the organizers of the event, however, tried to bully us into leaving. He said we were offending him by twisting the words of a book he considered sacred.

2007-06-22 07:59:52 · 17 answers · asked by Minh 6

You guys are gonna be so sorry!


I don't understand... How can you have faith in nothing? Doesn't it make you guys depressed at the end of the day?

I mean, i'm not the most devout Christian, hell, I don't even claim on any specific religion...

You guys are a bunch of smart asses!



Keep your rude crap to yourself!!


k thx

2007-06-22 07:56:49 · 69 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-22 07:54:28 · 54 answers · asked by tdcob123 1

In the OT, there are commands to stone certain behaviors, but in the NT, Jesus says that this is wrong...
Is he changing the divine law?
Is he saying that it was always misinterpreted?

2007-06-22 07:53:40 · 15 answers · asked by Eleventy 6

What do think it is and have you ever had a specific entity speak to you through the board? If so please share the name the board gave you... I have had several experiences with one particular "thing" that gave us a strange name.

2007-06-22 07:52:31 · 20 answers · asked by peace_by_moonlight 4

Just curious to know what they are. I'm an atheist too :)

2007-06-22 07:52:31 · 27 answers · asked by I love the cake 2

i know its a religion, but what do they believe in??

2007-06-22 07:50:39 · 10 answers · asked by ♥Poots♥ 2

2007-06-22 07:50:28 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

The New Testament clearly says to reject other belief systems (not in exact words of course). Christians are to shun false teachings.
So why do people claim Christians are supposed to be tolerant? Any scripture to quote?

2007-06-22 07:49:46 · 25 answers · asked by Prof Fruitcake 6

Shouldnt the Romans be viewed as the most intolerant empire since they threw people to the lions for fun because people had a different god? This is even worse than the witch burnings.

2007-06-22 07:48:27 · 7 answers · asked by Glen 7

Atheism-Its rapidly trying to disprove all religions using science and many christians have been lost to scientific THEORY not fact THEORY.

Im not a rascist but Id be a liar if I pretended that other religions weren't a threat to christianity there are so many religions now that many dont know what to believe in this either drives them towards atheism or makes them stick wth their own religion without checking out others.

2007-06-22 07:46:43 · 60 answers · asked by Idealist 5

Did her family simply accept she was carring the son of God?

2007-06-22 07:46:04 · 13 answers · asked by Westwood 1

The Levitical codes tell us no.
In addition to not eating certaini meats.
Not wearing a cloth of more than one fiber.
The fundamentalists will say, these rules no longer apply because that was the customs/traditions of the day....
personal hygeine was not up to par, blah, blah, blah.

But, why don't they explain away the verses relating to homosexuality?

Did Biblical people know of homosexual relationships as we have today?

No...homosexuals of the day were temple prostitutes.
It was important to have big families for wealth and protection...so, obviously homosexuality was frowned upon...

So, isn't homosexuality as it appears in the Bible..more for historical reference and tells us something about their age...more than a literal instruction for us today?

How do you decide which codes to follow and which to not?

Should women not come to church during that time of the month?

2007-06-22 07:45:11 · 29 answers · asked by G.C. 5