Religion & Spirituality - 27 June 2007

Luke 19 :28-40
(verse 40)

2007-06-27 08:18:47 · 19 answers · asked by ? 4

Luke 19 :28-40
verse 40

2007-06-27 08:18:16 · 2 answers · asked by ? 4

Do you find reading religious books or magazines that have not been published by Watchtower, or other officially (directly, organisationally) associated publishing houses useful? If yes, in what way can they be useful at all?

2007-06-27 08:15:45 · 9 answers · asked by sannaparis 2

D. Price writes this in-depth investigation of miraculous events that made an Israeli victory possible in the 1967 Six-Day War.

Stories abound of the appearance of mysterious troops and sophisticated weaponry that aided the Israelis in their victory. Was the outcome of this conflict
foretold by biblical writings thousands of years prior to the actual event? Was the Israeli victory a miracle?
May 14, 1948, after the tribulations of Hitler’s campaign to exterminate the Jews in Europe during WWII. Then renewed attempts to exterminate the Jews started immediately, led by the nations of Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Iraq. In the attacks in 1948, we can see the Hand of God protecting His chosen people..READ ABOUT THIS AND YOU WILL SEE GOD"S HAND IN THIS WAR..

2007-06-27 08:15:35 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to hear from everyone, but especially Christians.

2007-06-27 08:15:21 · 39 answers · asked by insidious_22 2

Benjamin Franklin
"I have found Christian dogma unintelligible. Early in life, I absenteed myself from Christian assemblies."
"Lighthouses are more helpful then churches."
-Benjamin Franklin, American Founding Father, author, and inventor
Abraham Lincoln
"The Bible is not my book nor Christianity my profession. I could never give assent to the long, complicated statements of Christian dogma."
Thomas Jefferson (Deist)
"History I believe furnishes no example of a priest-ridden people maintaining a free civil government. This marks the lowest grade of ignorance, of which their political as well as religious leaders will always avail themselves for their own purpose. "
"The Christian god can easily be pictured as virtually the same god as the many ancient gods of past civilizations. The Christian god is a three headed monster; cruel, vengeful and capricious. If one wishes to know more of this raging, three headed beast-like god, one only needs to look at the caliber of people who say they serve him. They are always of two classes: fools and hypocrites."
"Millions of innocent men, women and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burnt, tortured, fined and imprisoned; yet we have not advanced one inch towards uniformity"And the day will come when the mystical generation of Jesus, by the supreme being as his father in the womb of a virgin will be classed with the fable of the generation of Minerve in the brain of Jupiter. But may we hope that the dawn of reason and freedom of thought in these United States will do away with this artificial scaffolding, and restore to us the primitive and genuine doctrines of this most venerated reformer of human errors."
"Religions are all alike – founded upon fables and mythologies."
"I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature."
"Christianity is the most perverted system that ever shone on man."
"It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are 20 gods, or no God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg."

2007-06-27 08:15:07 · 12 answers · asked by Shawn B 7

The old testament really bothers me. It seems like God was really ruthless. Only after Jesus came did there seem to be any real compassion or mercy. Is this because it was God in the flesh?

2007-06-27 08:14:32 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

If I had a religious belief that 1+1 = 3 do you think I should be able to force public schools to teach this as an alternative math? If not, why not?

2007-06-27 08:12:54 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKW4BZw_B0Q

2007-06-27 08:11:11 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-27 08:10:44 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-27 08:10:41 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-27 08:09:38 · 23 answers · asked by CHEESUS GROYST 5

I don't mean your "inner self", I mean someone beyond your normal (everyday) perceptions.

2007-06-27 08:05:30 · 16 answers · asked by Uncle Wayne 3

2007-06-27 08:05:15 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm not sure I believe in God. (I'm a christian) I am having doubts that heaven and God are real. It just seams so fake to me, I hate it. I want to believe in God but it's like I can't. My faith is really low, I pray to Jesus that he would make my faih stronger but I'm still having doubts. Please help me and give me something to make my faith stronger.

2007-06-27 08:04:58 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-27 08:04:52 · 28 answers · asked by wonderwall222 2

Take college classes or check out World History books from the Library? I try to learn as much about the world history at the time of the Bible as I can. I promise each person reading the Bible that if they will check out books on Greek and Roman cultures and history of 2000-3000 years ago you will GREATLY be able to understand some of the wordings of the New Testament. Now for the Old Testament it is good to learn Jewish, Hebrew history and culture (outside of the Bible), Assyrian, Babylonian, and Persian cultures as well. Learn about Sargon, Xerxes, and Nebuchadnezzar (outside of what the Bible says). You will find that what you learn from History books helps you to make more sense of what is in the Bible. Who agrees with me and who applies these study methods?

2007-06-27 08:04:15 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-27 08:04:09 · 10 answers · asked by Kat 2

Does your answer change when told that Lebanon had the same percentage as the US?

Think Beirut, civil strife, ethnic cleansing, Lebanese Civil War. Did I mention that Lebanon has the largest proportion of Christians of any Arab country? Not to imply causation mind you. Christianity isn't the problem so much as religion.

Religion has caused so much tension and fighting that they haven’t done an official census since 1932 for fear of triggering more violence. This is because the three largest sects: Sunnis, Shi’as & Maronites all have inflated their numbers so they now total 150% of the population, w/out even including all the other sects.

“Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do.”
— Bertrand Russell

Source: 2004 survey: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/wtwtgod/3518375.stm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Lebanon#Religious_groups_of_Lebanon

2007-06-27 08:01:21 · 30 answers · asked by HawaiianBrian 5

"Faith means not wanting to know what is true."

"So long as the priest, that professional negator, slanderer and poisoner of life, is regarded as a superior type of human being, there cannot be any answer to the question: What is truth?"

"The Christian faith from the beginning, is sacrifice: the sacrifice of all freedom, all pride, all self-confidence of spirit; it is at the same time subjection, a self-derision, and self-mutilation."

"All religions bear traces of the fact that they arose during the intellectual immaturity of the human race – before it had learned the obligations to speak the truth. Not one of them makes it the duty of its God to be truthful and understandable in his communications."

"The most serious parody I have ever heard was this: In the beginning was nonsense, and the nonsense was with God, and the nonsense was God."

"There is no devil and no hell. Thy soul will be dead even sooner than thy body: fear therefore nothing any more."

2007-06-27 08:00:55 · 9 answers · asked by Shawn B 7

What's wrong with having safe, protected sex with a consenting adult, no matter their gender? No one is getting hurt.

What's wrong with getting tattoos? That hurts no one either. (Well, ok it DOES hurt, but only for a little while, and it was your choice, right?)

What's wrong with smoking pot? It's no worse than smoking tobacco or having the occasional beer, and that isn't seen as a sin. Lots of good Christians drink every once in a while, and even more smoke tobacco.

If something you are doing makes you happy and doesn't hurt anyone, what's wrong with it?

2007-06-27 08:00:15 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is fasting. When you fasted, you don't eat at all? Not even alittle piece of bread? Would you die if you don't eat anything? I heard people fasted for 40 days, how is that so? What if I don't eat anything at all but drink nothing but powerade, is that fasting? And will my body shut down? I'm just asking because I want to fast for a month. Just tell me how to do it.

2007-06-27 07:59:17 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-27 07:57:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you "award" a thumbs up or thumbs down based solely on the "identity" of a person, or do you actually read the answer with an open mind, letting prejudices go by the wayside.

For instance, if you are an atheist and you see that someone has Jesus in their name, do you automatically give the answer a thumbs down? (Take this same "for instance" and reverse the roles now.) Thanks in advance for your answers.

2007-06-27 07:57:10 · 58 answers · asked by Kathryn™ 6

All false prophecies must start out as wrong expectations, but when does it cross the line into a false prophecy?

2007-06-27 07:56:20 · 13 answers · asked by steervase 2

Miracles and experiences from the Power of GOD
No reason to keep arguing about it, Atheists, Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists and Pagans are all on this site...

Everyone has a reason for being here, I am sure not here to convert, but I am here because I like to post articles news worthy events on biblical prophecy and how they correlate to a End TIMES scenario. You will never ever convince a commited christian that GOD does not exsist.. Many of you that are Atheists state, you once were christians but now reject GOD-Okay...Should people that believe in GOD and the GOSPELS be called delusional just because YOU decided that GOD no longer exsists?

NO PROOF 100% is out there saying GOD DOES NOT EXSIST>
Faith might be hard for some of you to understand, but bless those who believe and did not see...Do we understand each other now?

2007-06-27 07:55:17 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

How can you support George Bush and his attack on Iraq?

2007-06-27 07:52:03 · 14 answers · asked by wooper 5

As we all know, children and babies DON'T go to Hell. (Unless
you are a complete and total "Gonad the Barbarian" who
DOES believe in a "God" who damns little kids.) Anyway...
Once a child passes that "age of accountability", he/she can
got to Hell. Therefore, I ought to get a gun and light up a few
playgrounds during recess, or sneak into maternity wards disguised as a doctor and strangle babies, righto? Although
I myself will be guilty of murder, I can always repent afterwards and go to heaven, just as all the children I've rescued from Hell (by murdering them) will. AND though I'd face severe earthly punishment for murdering little kids, is it not cowardice for me to NOT murder them? I'd be just "looking out for #1" by NOT murdering children! Talk about self centered, not to mention COWARDLY. (AND the Bible says that cowards won't get into Heaven, it's right there in Revelation!)
It would seem that it behooves me, to start killing babies ASAP. Anything less, would be SINFUL of me..!

2007-06-27 07:50:46 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

As a Christian I rely on God and what I believe to be his devine word. What guides your concience?

2007-06-27 07:48:50 · 39 answers · asked by barry c 4

Will that be a good day to you? Or do you feel sympathy for the devils who blasphem his holy name?

Enoch 1:9....And behold! He cometh with ten thousands of His holy ones To execute judgement upon all,
And to destroy all the ungodly: And to convict all flesh
Of all the works of their ungodliness which they have ungodly committed, And of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.
Amen!

2007-06-27 07:48:18 · 1 answers · asked by pissdownsatansback 4