Religion & Spirituality - 22 June 2007

and he lived in a remote part of the world were they never heard of God, would that person go to heaven or hell?

2007-06-22 02:54:16 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

28 If a man happens to meet a virgin who is not pledged to be married and rapes her and they are discovered, 29 he shall pay the girl's father fifty shekels of silver. He must marry the girl, for he has violated her. He can never divorce her as long as he lives.

Deuteronomy 22:28-29 (New International Version)

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Why does the laws of God not call for punishment of the man?

2007-06-22 02:52:07 · 13 answers · asked by ? 3

And some are simply single-spoused?

2007-06-22 02:52:04 · 7 answers · asked by Antares 6

There are a few of us that have an interest in studying the BIBLE on a Question and Answer format. If you are interested in doing so, please let us know so that we might formulate a plan to do so. I would like to include ANYONE who is interested in doing so. I would like to use the BIBLE as our guide and proceed with a question and answer format. When answering questions, I feel that a scriptural reference would be needed. How do you feel about such a thing? It really should not matter whether you are a Christian, an agnostic, an atheist, a Jew, a follower of the Islamic Religion, or any other Religion to me.

2007-06-22 02:51:34 · 24 answers · asked by Eds 7

This is a question that I would not personally touch even with a 10 foot pole but I'm curious as to what people think.

By the logic presented by Fundamentalists abortion is wrong because it is the murder of the unborn child. But that child is commonly barely formed, almost certainly not capable of thinking at the point that it is aborted.
The principle behind it then is what is important, that a baby that would exist otherwise, won't.

But if that is the case then every time you use birth control you are aborting the birth of the baby that would have been made had you not used birth control.

Following that logic not having sex is murder because you are aborting the baby that would have formed from the egg that is passed out of the body during menstruation.

By that logic it is murder for any good Christian woman not to have unprotected sex every month until they get pregnant. And then again after the birth.

Thoughts?

2007-06-22 02:51:33 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

or may the jewish lobby or i should say the jewish staranglehold on the british establishment will prevent it

2007-06-22 02:51:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I will put two hands up for that one. Death is better than to live in this world. This world has NOTHING to offer that is good. Who wants to be absent from the body and present with the Lord? I do, and sooner the better. I did not take my medication this morning as I got up too late. But I look forward to the day where I do not have to take medication anymore. Bring on death. I will not comitt suicide as it will land me in hell, although I have though about it many times. And yes I still get tempted. How many other christians on here wants to leave this earth too? For me sooner the better, I have nothing here, excpet Jesus and the Father with me, but being with the Lord is much better than staying here. It would be good if the adverage life span was 40, then I would probablly be home already as I am 38 and sick and tired of this crappy life. I find when ever I forget to take my medication I feel like crap, and want to die. So I look forward to the day I will not have to take

2007-06-22 02:51:00 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-22 02:46:14 · 25 answers · asked by Alisha 3

I'd tell you mine, but Madeline Bassett would probably call the cops on me if I did.

2007-06-22 02:46:08 · 11 answers · asked by Creepy 3

If you do, does that thing work out or does it crumble?

2007-06-22 02:43:54 · 22 answers · asked by Alisha 3

If so, as the bible claims that they are....Why then, do some claim that they will not be resurected or go to heaven? Is this a contradiction?

2007-06-22 02:43:28 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I recently bought a t-shirt from the cleveland museum of natural history. There is a huge church yard sale like thing by my house. i plan on going, i plan on buying about 15 dollars worth of stuff. But i am wearing my shirt i bought from the museum that says (evolution happens) and on the back there are stages of man. I believe in the ideals of the church, but not its ideas. Meaning i believe that trying to help a community is a great ideal i will fully support (by buying stuff) but ideas too right wing (evolution didnt happen) i cannot say i agree with at all. (ps im going to a non denomonational church)
so will i be rude if i wear my evolution shirt, but support their cause?

2007-06-22 02:41:19 · 37 answers · asked by joneill1186 3

...penguin, would you still believe in God? Even though that would mean that you couldn't go to Heaven, what with being an animal and all.

2007-06-22 02:40:33 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

there was no way hitler could kill all those people and fight war on all front.

2007-06-22 02:39:50 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to believe, because ignorance is bliss, I was happier as a Christian. But getting myself to believe seems utterly impossible.

2007-06-22 02:38:19 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

was the accountant on dope or something to come up the that silly figure?

2007-06-22 02:36:28 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-22 02:33:49 · 11 answers · asked by worrying cutie 1

I went to the Westboro Baptist Church website after answering another question and could not believe what I was seeing. Look at the following quote conderning the Virginia Tech shootings:

"The LORD your God sent a crazed madman to shoot at your children, and he didn't miss. Get this straight -- God sent this South Korean madman to kill 31 of your children at Virginia Tech. Was God asleep while this took place? Was He on vacation? Of course not. He willed this to happen to punish you for assailing His servants. "
from www.godhatesamerica.com

Underlying question here: would you be willing to lose some of your rights to free speech to stop these loonies? I am not sure I would but there has to be a way to deal with these nuts but then again, I may have answered my own question: You can't reason with nuts.

2007-06-22 02:31:14 · 32 answers · asked by Moose 5

Im having issues with some females that live in my apartment complex. They don't know me but they don't like me. They don't share the same kind of values i do. I carry myself like a lady, i go to school, and i work part time to support my 2 children. I don't hang out, and i stay to myself and i am quiet. one of the girls wrote on my air conditioning unit "monica wuz here and I hate bitches" I knew she was talking about me. my friend told me to read palms 109 every day to keep the enemies away. what can i do about these females that keep bothering me? i just want to live in peace. is it true that reading this scripture will keep the enemies away? what does it really mean?

2007-06-22 02:29:31 · 13 answers · asked by lwomar 5

This question is inspired by the fact that at LEAST once a day, someone comes on here wondering if religious people should be banned from teaching their children about their religion. So since SOME atheists seem to think it's okay to tell religious people how to raise their children, is it okay for religious people to do the same? No?
I know this is kind of more of a statement than a question, but I really am tired of people trying to say that children shouldn't be taught their parents' religion. *I* don't feel it's ANYONE'S business what a parent teaches their child, so long as they're taught the difference between right and wrong, and they're not abused. If atheists want to raise their children as atheists, that's THEIR business, isn't it?
Should parents have to not express their opinions at ALL for fear that their children MIGHT, oh heaven FORBID, turn out like them? Does anyone else see how stupid this idea is?

2007-06-22 02:26:10 · 31 answers · asked by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7

for lack of a better word.It's a feeling I can't describe.

2007-06-22 02:21:35 · 18 answers · asked by mrs O 6

2007-06-22 02:21:32 · 15 answers · asked by G.xi 1

For example:

You have recieved a promotion at work, you make better money, however, the fear of losing this better job is more-so than the fear of losing it before. Fear is a negative emotion brought on by this positive situation.

You have been fired from your job, you are stressed and frightful of how to make ends meet. You begin searching for other jobs and find a much better one than the one you had previously. The negative situation caused motivation in your seeking other employment and resulted in a better job. The initial motivation was inspired by a negative situation.

Do you agree with this logic?

2007-06-22 02:19:58 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to ask a question to the christians in the US. Do you find living there in the US is very hard, dealing with people. Do you find the rudest people Americans? I live in Australia and find most of the people here easy going. The majority of the rude people that get on here are Americans, why is that? I want to hear from people who do not live in the US and are not American to ask you if you have been to the US and what did you think? I have been 3 times and found them to be so proud and arogant They should all become actors and actress. The US has even aproved gay marrages. How sick. Not saying all Americans are horrible, as there are some very nice ones. Maybe it is the ones that get on here and mock other religions. Has America ever wounderd why they get the most devistating earthquakes and mudslides in the world?

2007-06-22 02:19:00 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't want to seem disrespectful in this question, or insult the Wicca/Pagan beliefs at all. With that said, why is it that the atheists, when arguing from a logical/rational standpoint, always attack the Christian faith but for the large part never say anything about Wicca/Pagan which believes when its concepts are just as supernatural (if not more) than Christians? Is it because the Christians are usually more judgmental and spiteful?

Once again, no disrespect intended, I am just wondering because a lot of the atheists arguments stemming from logic could be leved at the Pagans as well as the Christians, but they hardly are.

Thanks.

2007-06-22 02:13:27 · 32 answers · asked by Drake the Deist 2

2007-06-22 02:11:04 · 19 answers · asked by eric 1

i know david is ...help!!!

2007-06-22 02:09:09 · 8 answers · asked by deray 1

2007-06-22 02:06:34 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

An abstract from the article:

The New York Times , March 31, 2006

"Long-Awaited Medical Study Questions the Power of Prayer
By BENEDICT CAREY
Prayers offered by strangers had no effect on the recovery of people who were undergoing heart surgery, a large and long-awaited study has found.

And patients who knew they were being prayed for had a higher rate of post-operative complications like abnormal heart rhythms, perhaps because of the expectations the prayers created, the researchers suggested.

Because it is the most scientifically rigorous investigation of whether prayer can heal illness, the study, begun almost a decade ago and involving more than 1,800 patients, has for years been the subject of speculation.

The question has been a contentious one among researchers. Proponents have argued that prayer is perhaps the most deeply human response to disease, and that it may relieve suffering by some mechanism that is not yet understood. ..."

2007-06-22 02:01:52 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-22 01:59:35 · 16 answers · asked by dggfh f 1