Religion & Spirituality - 1 July 2007

I mean, if it's a question of faith, and faith = belief, then why can't you leave it alone? Why do you care if someone believes something different? One way or another, we'll each find out the answer when we die - either we die and there's nothing, so who cares?, or one of the religions was right and whoever believed gets eternal life while the rest of us go to hell (is that how it works? I'm not sure.) I mean, really, why go to the trouble to try and force other people to believe the same thing as you? What does that do for you? Not much, from my perspective.

2007-07-01 14:21:26 · 32 answers · asked by Who's sarcastic? 6

2007-07-01 14:20:07 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-01 14:19:46 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

i am addicted to porn it started when i was surfing the web and i got a pop up. well i sort of explored it and now i am addicted. I know it is wrong so I just want to know if anyone else had this problem and what they did to help get their mind free. Even if you dont have this problem what do you do to get your mind off problems.

Also I know that people think porn if bad ... which it is but I admit I have a problem and if you cant respect me for that then you can go F*** yourself

thanks to anyone who helps

2007-07-01 14:18:09 · 19 answers · asked by sickmusikfreak 1

Then how come if their is a demon or a person possesed we have to call a priest.Why couldnt we just do it ourselves.I mean i believe in the lord,i've been to church and asked jesus to come into my heart.So why couldn't i do it ?..why do i have to call some guy who wares a fancy robe and does the preaching on stage.Jesus loves me and you just as much as he loves him.Anyways...i think you get the point.Thank you for your response.

oh yeagh,lol..i almost forgot..and why does it have to be a '' catholic'' priest,i thought religion was man made,what difference does it make what religion the priest is ?

2007-07-01 14:18:06 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Evolution has been disproved on many occasions, yet people still believe in it. Can anyone who believe this theory explain? Why do you believe it is real and with what proof?

2007-07-01 14:16:51 · 30 answers · asked by pippenintheshire 2

That was a good one.

2007-07-01 14:16:38 · 4 answers · asked by mrs O 6

Is it because you are afraid of being reborn and having to die again?

2007-07-01 14:13:38 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous

Isn't fate a depressing thing? I mean, just thinking that my destiny is prewritten....it's so...depressing. Such a morbid thought, to me, anyway.

Who wants to go through life knowing that every step they take is being made because someone more powerful than they denounced it so? Ugh. I'm more of a drifter, so I hate thinking that there's anything confining me.

I believe in fated meetings - how things can be more than just a consequence. And I believe in destiny by prophecy.

I believe that we can break away from whatever fate is trying to bind us to.

I'd like to hear everyone's view on this. ^^ Speak your mind, but please stay a little diplomatic; no rash words, please.

2007-07-01 14:13:06 · 4 answers · asked by Taisi 2

does it mean to surrender yourself to God?

2007-07-01 14:12:22 · 17 answers · asked by GodLuvsU:)) 4

http://198.62.75.1/www1/ofm/sbf/escurs/Ger/03GeennaSionBig.jpg

That's a picture of Gehenna in Jerusalem. It is the place described in the Bible as being Hell.
I don't see why I'm supposed to be afraid of going there. It doesn't look that bad. Granted, it does look a bit dry and fairly overcrowded, but most of it looks like a park.
Is the catch that there aren't any volley ball nets there?
Let me guess, no BBQing allowed?
I know! On Saturdays in the summer all the tourists show up and it's just torture.
So remember, when someone tells you that you are going to hell, that's where you are going.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gehenna

2007-07-01 14:11:35 · 22 answers · asked by Biggest Douche in the Universe 3

My searching brain was thinking about this today...

Let's say that the athiests are correct (okay those of you who know me, don't have a heart attack because I'm actually thinking as an atheist for a minute, lol)

Let's say that the earth continues to exist without any cataclysmic event (did i spell that word correctly) such as war, pollution, global warming, or a meteor crashing...

What do you think will ultimately destroy all life on this planet? How long will do you think the earth could ultimately sustain life?

2007-07-01 14:10:19 · 24 answers · asked by Searcher 7

Even the appearance of government sanctioned religion should be avoided. Why should free-thinkers, agnostics and the non-religious have to subsidize religious institutions they do not believe in?

We are told churches avoid paying taxes not because our government is supporting religion, but because they are non-profit. How can something the size and magnitude of say the Catholic Church whose net worth is in the billions, claim to be a non-profit?

At the very least, shouldn’t an organization guilty of the systematic raping of tens of thousands of our most innocent and vulnerable members of society be stripped of its non-profit status? “U.S. Bishop's National Review Board found that U.S. sex-abuse related costs totaled $573 million, with $219 million covered by insurance companies”. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_church#Sexual_abuse_cases). The $350 million punishment that came out of the Church's pocket really came out of all of our pockets.

2007-07-01 14:09:58 · 6 answers · asked by HawaiianBrian 5

2007-07-01 14:08:24 · 17 answers · asked by Kenny 3

goodnight friends
and remember

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams
- Eleanor Roosevelt

night all , love you xxxxx

2007-07-01 14:04:17 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

What PURPOSE, does an eternal "Hell" serve?
Why can't "God" just KILL the sinners, nonbelievers,
ect.? What's the point of keeping them around?
After all:
-The punishment is not to REFORM SINNERS (it lasts forever!)
-The punishment is not to MAKE AN EXAMPLE of the
sinners (an example to WHO, the elect? Can they still
f**k up and get thrown into "Hell" then, so they need a
continual reminder?)
-Or is it plain VINDICTIVENESS (HUH? "God" getting
ANGRY at people who he knew would not accept him,
BEFORE HE MADE THEM? Is "God" a psychopath
then?)
There is one more possibility...
Could it be, that to "fuel" the eternal bliss of "Heaven"
you need eternal suffering from someplace else (sort
of an essential dualism maybe?) But this would make
"God" one serious MONSTER to invent such an
arrangement - and only a true BARBARIAN would
deny that! (But then, Christianity is a barbaric religion,
so why do I bother?)

2007-07-01 14:04:03 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-01 14:03:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you think the answer to everything is "god" then in reality you are really just saying you don't have the answer to anything. It's like when you are a child and pretend that a toy soldier is really a soldier. You may tell yourself that it's a brave soldier that kills the enemies and destroys the bad guys hideout and makes the world safe for everyone, but in reality, it's still just a toy, and it hasn't done any of that. It's just been imagined to have done something, because you made it do it. No one that wasn't playing with you would say that it happened the way you said it did. And even of the ones who did play with you, there's a chance that some of them would make the distinction between make believe and reality, so when you suggest that we send your toy soldier to fight the war in Iraq, they say "C'mon, man, it's just a toy."

Basically, attributing anything at all to god is like attributing it to that toy soldier. Does that explain why prayer doesn't work, despite faith?

2007-07-01 14:01:46 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

i met this boy who is 5 years old, a friend of the family. he talks about his "family" but not his own family, he talks about his family in irland, and he will only answer to a different name.. we looked up this name and sure enough a long time ago their was a man he claims to be. he doesnt no how to use the internet and only talks to ppl within our family, so there is no way he could have known about this man he says he is. i researched it and found that child profasies where considered old spirits.. i am a christian but things like this are very weird and know one truly knows.. i am an open minded individual so i take everything in and think about the possibilities. it is not that far fetched to me. any insight? or cool stories?

2007-07-01 14:01:34 · 7 answers · asked by ::EllesMommy:: 4

2007-07-01 14:00:14 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does anyone know any Christian songs by popular Artists (Contemporary Christian or Gospel Artists) that talks about parents. I starting a parent association group in my children department and I want to make a slideshow asking parents to join. And I need a song that talks about parents, maybe saying that they should train their kids in the way they should go, or that parents have to make a stand in the world, etc. It doesn't have to be the whole song, it could be a verse.

For example, for recruiting new workers to Children Church, I chose the Ray Boltz song that says, "Thank You for Giving to the Lord", and I'm using the verse where the little boy "asked Jesus in his heart" during Sunday School.

Can anyone help me, Please?

2007-07-01 13:58:04 · 5 answers · asked by Lalo 2

2007-07-01 13:57:56 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-01 13:56:24 · 38 answers · asked by rebekkah hot as the sun 7

where did they come from

2007-07-01 13:56:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-01 13:55:04 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I heard a guy on tv this morning who said that "When I say Jesus is God. I mean that Jesus' DNA and God's DNA are the same. Jesus is 1000% God in the flesh."

2007-07-01 13:53:12 · 14 answers · asked by Link 5

2007-07-01 13:52:14 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

is Christ as He said He was? if so, why do you need another testament? isn't the fact that He is in the Bible enough, as it reveals how he fulfilled prophesy? what I am saying is that, if the proof is already in the Bible, what is the point of having MORE proof as given in the Book of Mormon? is the Bible not proof enough for you?

2007-07-01 13:50:58 · 10 answers · asked by KellyKapowski 3

A) All members of the Body of Christ.
B) Only those in Heaven.
C) Only those in Heaven and canonized by the Catholic Church.

2007-07-01 13:50:15 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

Figuratively speaking...

In the Christian religion, we talk about the straight and narrow path. Today my pastor spoke about this in the sermon. He used the analogy that the reason a path gets wider is because it is used by a lot of people.

What do you think? Does this mean that those Christians who follow the straight and narrow path are willing to be individuals, rather than blindly following someone else?

If so, how do you know where to find the straight and narrow path?

2007-07-01 13:48:42 · 22 answers · asked by Searcher 7