Religion & Spirituality - 30 June 2007

earlier in a question by Digilook , he asked when people say " I love you " do they mean it ?
most answered that they only say it when they mean it , so are cautious to say it randomly

now those of you who know me , know that I often say
I am asking your honest opinion on whether you think that I do mean it or not ?
does love mean different things to different people perhaps ?
do you think some people can just love everyone ( or mostly everyone anyway )

I guess I am trying to figure myself out here also ... so help me out with your opinions guys
do I mean it when I say it to you ? ..... what do you think

2007-06-30 05:22:09 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous

each is presented in text as someone's first hand account of what they've observed. science is presented to us as scientists observations. the life of jesus is presented to us as people's observations. either way, we never actually see it directly ourselves. so then, how do we KNOW that science is telling us the truth? we learn about it through what people tell us. does anyone see what i'm saying? i'm not arguing that religion is above science, or vice versa, i am merely stating that they are both just what we are told by other people.

i understand that the experiments are replicable...but how many average people can go out and use the equipment required to do so. for example, dating fossils and archaeological finds is time consuming, expensive and requires special equipment. only very few people can go out and do this...therefore, WE GO OFF OF WHAT WE ARE TOLD!

2007-06-30 05:17:16 · 12 answers · asked by KellyKapowski 3

I'm conducting an experiment in which I ask Christians that are former Atheists that have read "The God Delusion" why they believe (I really don't think there will be many Christian answers though), and comparing the responses against the Atheists who were former Christians that have read the entire bible and why they are not christian anymore.

Here are the two questions:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AuZauv7SGj91U8Bgz2Dfjlnsy6IX?qid=20070630090114AAs8HIh
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=At2UPj2lrRWMYW_lofo6Mynsy6IX?qid=20070630090507AAfbFuv

What do you think the results will be and why?

2007-06-30 05:17:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Paul says it is by faith, and not deeds, that I get into heaven.

Obviously, deeds aren't very important.

All my sins are forgiven on Judgement Day because I've got a guest pass to heaven from Jesus himself because I have faith.

And it says in the bible that faith that Jesus is the son of god who died on the cross for me and rose from the dead is all it takes to get into heaven.

So I'm weak. So I get tempted. So I give in. So what? I'm human. We're all weak. We all give in to temptation. We all sin. You telling me that makes any difference to God if we believe in Him?

Not according to Paul.

So why should any christian care about trying to impress God by being like Jesus when none of us come close and never will?

Sure, fight temptation. But if you give in, so what? God will take you anyway.

After all, Christians with faith do not get judged on their deeds.

So why worry about it?

2007-06-30 05:13:59 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

How do you "live"

2007-06-30 05:12:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-30 05:10:55 · 13 answers · asked by irishumanist 1

I am asking this question to settle an argument between me and someone else. It is a playful argument and we are thankfully not beng hateful. But none the less we disagree!
My point of view is, that there are angels sent by God. And I also believe in demons and the evil acts that Satan does. I am learning that when someone sees a ghost it is the devil. (Most times it isn't a good thing when you see or hear ghosts because they scare you).
The other person's view is that ghosts are lost souls and haven't made it to heaven or hell yet. And they are wandering souls. This to me, seems kind of crazy. And that is the part that we argue about. Also, the person says, that there are good ghosts, that play jokes and are friendly.
My question is how can a ghost be friendly if it is the devil? Honestly, I don't understand this and it just bugs me! Tell me what you think!!

2007-06-30 05:09:43 · 20 answers · asked by SDC 5

There seems to be this misconception among the christian community that Atheists haven't read the bible, were never christian, or were never true chrisitans. I myself am living proof that these statements are false, but are there others? If so, can you give a brief synopsis of your religious experience and tell us why you are an Atheist today?

Thanks in advance for your participation.

2007-06-30 05:05:07 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Adam and Eve, the tree of knowledge of good and evil. When God put them on a diet and said don't eat from that there tree they would not have known it was wrong or evil to defy God. Any parent or big brother or sister knows that telling a child not to do something for the first time is never enough. They have to have some former experience to teach them no means no.

2007-06-30 05:04:30 · 22 answers · asked by purplepeace59 5

2007-06-30 05:02:35 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have done this before..

i layed pieces of paper with each letter of the alphabet on it in a cirlce..

put a upside down wine glass in the middle..and put two fingers on the glass and so did my friends..

it did move..

but know me this was probally my friends..

Have you ever done it..

i know there are proper boards..

i don't want to do it again..

any info or experiences would be greeat!

2007-06-30 05:02:28 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I suspect that there are none, but if there are, I'd like to know who you are and find out what made you take the path to god through christ?

2007-06-30 05:01:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ticket to Heaven

I can see what you're looking to find
in the smile on my face
in my peace of mind
in my state of grace
I send what I can
to the man from the ministry
he's a part of heaven's plan
and he talks to me

now I send what I can to the man
with the diamond ring
he's a part of heaven's plan
and he sure can sing
now it's all I can afford
but the lord has sent me eternity
it's to save the little children
in a poor country

I got my ticket to heaven
and everlasting life
I got a ride all the way to paradise
I got my ticket to heaven
and everlasting life
all the way to paradise

now there's nothing left for luxuries
nothing left to pay my heating bill
but the good lord will provide
I know he will
so send what you can
to the man with the diamond ring
they're tuning in across the land
to hear him sing

I got my ticket to heaven
and everlasting life
all the way to paradise

2007-06-30 04:59:24 · 6 answers · asked by megalomaniac 7

Has anyone ever done this..??

Does it work??

I think it is kind of scary..

but it has always interested me..

Any info on it, or experiences would be great!

2007-06-30 04:58:43 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

each is presented in text as someone's first hand account of what they've observed. science is presented to us as scientists observations. the life of jesus is presented to us as people's observations. either way, we never actually see it directly ourselves. so then, how do we KNOW that science is telling us the truth? we learn about it through what people tell us. does anyone see what i'm saying? i'm not arguing that religion is above science, or vice versa, i am merely stating that they are both just what we are told by other people.

2007-06-30 04:58:40 · 20 answers · asked by KellyKapowski 3

To outsiders Christianity was referred to as “The Way” (Ac 9:2; 19:9, 23; 22:4), and opponents called it “the sect of the Nazarenes” or just “this sect.”—Ac 24:5; 28:22.. 5 For we have found this man a pestilent fellow and stirring up seditions among all the Jews throughout the inhabited earth and a spearhead of the sect of the Naz‧a‧renes′, 6 one who also tried to profane the temple and whom we seized. 7 —— 8 From him you yourself can by examination find out about all these things of which we are accusing him.”
(Acts 24:13-14) . . .Nor can they prove to you the things of which they are accusing me right now. 14 But I do admit this to you, that, according to the way that they call a ‘sect,’ in this manner I am rendering sacred service to the God of my forefathers, as I believe all the things set forth in the Law and written in the Prophets;

(Acts 24:13-14) . . .Nor can they prove to you the things of which they are accusing me right now. 14 

2007-06-30 04:57:44 · 12 answers · asked by zorrro857 4

2007-06-30 04:56:44 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-30 04:52:12 · 4 answers · asked by ↓ѕіѕтεяматуןdа↓ 2

If you star my question I will give you thumbs up

2007-06-30 04:50:30 · 15 answers · asked by ? 3

Okay here's my situation. I was baptized as a baby in the Catholic Church but I never was involved in the church or anything like that meaning that I never did Communion or Confirmation. I'm an adult now at the age of 28 years old. I've recently decided to turn my life over to Christ and therefore I am pretty new to the whole fold. What I want to know is what's the next step? What do I do to make sure that I am a good Christian? I also don't have a denomination or section of Christianity that I claim. Is any of that important? Would I have to be baptized again or is once enough? Also I know this might sound weird but how do I salute people when I talk with them? Do I say God bless you with love in Christ or what? And also does that mean that we are one big Christian family as in brothers and sisters in Christ? I'm very confused. As much help as possible would be greatly appreciated. I look forward to hearing from all Christians regardless of what form of Christianity you claim.

2007-06-30 04:50:01 · 17 answers · asked by They Are All Ahead Of Me™ 2

And also please state your religion
-and if you want, state your age

And if you star this question, I will give you a thumbs up.

2007-06-30 04:46:20 · 17 answers · asked by Nijg 6

With the fall of the Roman Empire, the librarian of Alexandria was pulled off her carriage and skinned alive. Literacy dropped. Even the Pope had to have the Bible read to him. In the first crusade, Christians killed tens of thousands of people they called "infidels". The Children's Crusade (1212) caused the deaths of nearly 50,000 children. Preachers sentenced to death and executed thousands during the Inquisition (1233-1834) for heresy and witchcraft. There were the Salem witch trials (1692) in America. The 17th Century Thirty Years War (Catholics v. protestants) wiped out tens of millions in Europe. In the Taiping Rebellion in China in the 1850's a Christian cult started a war that resulted in the slaughter of twenty million people. In the Holocaust six million Jews were murdered. Muslims and Christians in Bosnia reached a death toll of over 250,000.

See what I mean?

2007-06-30 04:44:04 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Alex wrote…
, then what moral standard do we use to determine which birth conditions are ok to manifest, and which are not?

Super freak wrote..
“some remote groups of people, living in jungles and stuff, who start having sex with girls as soon as she has her period.
and for them, it's culturally exceptable, and no one is harmed.”


That’s the point.

Our culture has put the age of 18 as the Magical age of adulthood.Some cultures today and in history, marriages were common with girls as young as 12 or 13.

If an 18 year old married a 13 year old, it was not considered abnormal.

Where does one get the idea of two “consenting adults”
over the age of 18…answer…Our Culture.

Back to the question, if someone believes that homosexuality which is obviously not the norm,but one can be born that way, why not the same to be attracted to a 14 year old?

Do we have a right to put laws on things that are instinctive?

2007-06-30 04:42:16 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Namaste

Peace and Love

2007-06-30 04:41:03 · 10 answers · asked by digilook 2

Not until they were discovered hidding did God, all knowing, know.

2007-06-30 04:38:38 · 41 answers · asked by purplepeace59 5

1. Does the Holy Spirit exist according to Jehovah Witness doctrine?
2. If JW doctrine says the Holy Spirit exists, what is His purpose?
3. In JW doctrine, is there just one Holy Spirit?

2007-06-30 04:38:35 · 3 answers · asked by P 4

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2007-06-30 04:36:49 · 5 answers · asked by HawaiianBrian 5

1. God LOVES you and offers a wonderful PLAN for your life.

"God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life" John 3:16.

Why is it that people are not experiencing the abundant life?

2. Man is SINFUL and SEPARATED from God. Therefore, he cannot know and experience God's love and plan for his life.

Man Is Sinful
"All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" Romans 3:23.

3. Jesus Christ is God's ONLY provision for man's sin. Through Him you can know and experience God's love and plan for your life.

"God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" Romans 5:8.

4. We must individually RECEIVE Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord; then we can know and experience God's love and plan for our lives.

"As many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name" John 1:12

2007-06-30 04:33:36 · 28 answers · asked by Theophilus 2

God is going to forgive me for whatever I do because I have faith that Jesus was the only son of god and that he's going to get me into heaven.

So what difference does it make what I do? I'm going to heaven whether I rape, steal, murder, etc because I have faith.

Makes me wonder why everyone doesn't become a "Christian". You can do whatever you want and if it is a bad thing, not to worry, God forgives everything when you have faith.

2007-06-30 04:30:25 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do people, such as myself, still believe Evolution happens because of evidence, and the fact that one scientist who observed some of the evidence for Evolution was a racist and a sexist really has nothing to do with the science behind Evolution

2007-06-30 04:29:42 · 8 answers · asked by ? 3