Religion & Spirituality - 3 July 2007

2007-07-03 12:49:12 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

thanks

2007-07-03 12:45:47 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-03 12:45:41 · 6 answers · asked by Desiree 4

what are the cons and pros for each of these religion?

2007-07-03 12:44:49 · 18 answers · asked by sparrow 4

Christmas is only 5 months away????????


I still have my lights up and burning from last year - not sure what that does!
but are you guy's all excited that Santa is comming to town??? very very sooonnn??

2007-07-03 12:44:33 · 12 answers · asked by slaveof12gods 5

Are you stupid because you're religious, or are you religious because you're stupid?

2007-07-03 12:44:06 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't believe in God myself, & I just recently became atheists because I find a lot of people in church don't practice what they preach & this man just told my best friend this.

This 1 man I know is so mean that earlier when my friend told him about the plots & that she needed him to be around to protect her, he said that she wants to get rape & that she's looking for getting rape. & he said she may as well enjoy being raped since she likes it rough. & then he laughed in her face. Now is that a true church man or what?

2007-07-03 12:42:57 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you think that we chose our families and our lives before we came to earth?

2007-07-03 12:41:57 · 15 answers · asked by ☆Zestee☆ 5

Islam is not indited when a Muslim robber kills a possible witness to his crime, nor is Christianty indited when a Christian man beats his wife cause she said something that upset him. Neither scenario is is causally linked to the religious doctrine of the criminals.

A religion is indited by the violence committed from its followers, when that violence is inspired by the doctrines of the religion. Heres the litmus test:

But for the doctrines of this religion, would this type of violence occur?

Jihad is another species of violence, like murder in self defense, or robbery based on poverty. BUT FOR ISLAM, we wouldnt have people screaming ALLUAH AKBAR and then blowing up tourists in Yemen.

The Spanish tourists in Yemen were not blown-up because they all slept with his wife.

The Spanish tourists in Yemen were not blown-up because they had valuables the Jihadists wanted to confiscate for the afterlife.

The tourists were blown-up for Allah. Islam convicted.

2007-07-03 12:41:39 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

My church does. and ive come to the point where i (not exactly dont) would rather not believe it that way because it could easily give you a "crutch" to intentially sin with. Questions.Inputs.Comments.Ideas?

2007-07-03 12:40:55 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-03 12:39:17 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-03 12:38:56 · 16 answers · asked by Desiree 4

2007-07-03 12:38:26 · 12 answers · asked by MUHAMMAD 3

2007-07-03 12:37:05 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-03 12:35:43 · 23 answers · asked by 301 2

I have told religious groups to stop ringing my door bell but they do not listen.

2007-07-03 12:34:40 · 28 answers · asked by Carmie 1

Similar to alcoholism, drug use, excessive TV watching, obsessive fetishes, etc.? If not, what am I forgetting?

2007-07-03 12:34:38 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know I'm going to get a lot of fluffy answers to this one, but I will appreciate most those who give this one serious thought.

If you want to use a scientific model I will be most interested in how you explain the apparent need of self-awareness to (usually) form coherent thought-structures (ie personality).

If you want to use a religious model, I will be most interested in how your explanation produces a personality.

Thanks in advance for your efforts.

2007-07-03 12:33:47 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am just curious as a moderate believer in god. I have this worry that too many people take their love of god to an obsessive level. esp on this website.

2007-07-03 12:31:51 · 17 answers · asked by Simon 2

2007-07-03 12:31:45 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't want to read the Bible or pray or anything but I'll never give up my dream to be a Muslim Missionary and I know God's real. I'm almost on the verge of starting smoking and I have bad language but for some reason I will never give up looking for God. I'm a rebel yet I don't want to rebel. I'm double sided. What could God do with me?

2007-07-03 12:29:27 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous

The conquest of Syria, in 635 they attacked Christians
The conquest of Egypt, in 639 they attacked Christians
The conquest of Armenia, in 639 they atacked Christians
The conquest of North Africa, in 642 they attacked Christians
The First Arab Siege of Constantinople in 674 They attacked Christians
The conquest of the Iberian Peninsula in 711 they attacked Christians
The second Arab siege of Constantinople in 717-718 they attacked Christians
The conquest of southern Italy, 740-827 they attacked Christians
The conquest of Syracuse in 878. They attacked Christians
The attack of the fortress of Taormina in 902 They attacked Christians
Battle of Manzikert in 1071 They attacked Christians
Christians have been attacked more then any other faith.
Christians are blamed for war in which they did not start but they did fight back. Christians are blamed for many thing in which they have no doings. The dark ages where not started by Christians but by Greedy men.

2007-07-03 12:27:05 · 26 answers · asked by Dark Angel 3

2007-07-03 12:26:20 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

ACLU sues city over Jesus painting By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Associated Press Writer
2 hours, 15 minutes ago



The American Civil Liberties Union sued the city of Slidell on Tuesday for displaying a painting of Jesus in a courthouse lobby, saying it violates the constitutional separation of church and state.

The ACLU sued after the Slidell City Court refused to voluntarily remove the picture and a message below it that reads: "To Know Peace, Obey These Laws." The ACLU says the portrait — an image of Jesus presenting the New Testament — is a religious icon of the Eastern Orthodox branch of Christianity.

"We did not file this lawsuit because the ACLU is anti-religion ... We did file this lawsuit because we believe this display is clearly in violation of the law," said Vincent Booth, president and acting executive director of the Louisiana ACLU chapter.

The suit was filed on behalf of an unidentified person who complained to the ACLU about the picture. Named as defendants were the city of Slidell, St. Tammany Parish and City Judge James Lamz. St. Tammany Parish is being sued because it partially funds the court, the ACLU said.

On Saturday, Lamz said the picture would stay up unless a federal judge ordered it removed. He said he didn't believe the portrait violates the Constitution, but the issue should be decided in federal court.

Lamz could not comment Tuesday because of the pending litigation, his office said.

Before refusing to take the painting down, Lamz consulted Douglas Laycock, a professor at the University of Michigan Law School who has argued before the Supreme Court.

Laycock said he told Lamz that the legal issues in the case aren't clear-cut and could set legal precedent.

"I don't know how far the two sides will want to push things," Laycock added.

The painting has been on display at the courthouse for nearly a decade and hadn't provoked any complaints prior to the ACLU's recent objections, said Michael Johnson, senior legal counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, a Christian civil rights group representing the city and parish.

Johnson, whose group is often at odds with the ACLU, said the painting sends an inclusive message of equal justice under the law. He said the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that similar displays in public forums are constitutional.

2007-07-03 12:25:26 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Im a christian, i believe a higher source to which we call God created the earth. Atheists are the only problem in my life, im constantly being crictized and judged just for what i believe in. Atheists beleive in the big bang thereoy (correct if wrong) and that somthing was created out of nothing. This is a chance for atheists to prove thier point and i also want the views of my fellow Christians as well.
Inputs,comments,ideas

2007-07-03 12:25:11 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I hear some of you say you are spiritual. My question is, isn’t that the other side of the same coin “SOUL”?

2007-07-03 12:24:45 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

Think about it; people are at their highest learning potential when they are children. If you want your children to be the same religion as you but also be able to contribute as much as they can to the progress of humanity, then doesn’t it make more sense to fill their young minds with as much real knowledge as possible then when they’re older, slowly introduce the bible or whatever religious text you follow? I’m sure God would want people to contribute to our progress as much as they can and they have much more potential for doing so with heads filled with knowledge about the present reality.

2007-07-03 12:24:30 · 14 answers · asked by Desiree 4

Then why have we had christianity for over 2 thousand years? Why do we have billions of people beliveing in him? Why does everything in the bible seem to make sense? Why does christianity work so well if he never existed?

2007-07-03 12:24:13 · 7 answers · asked by Nikita K 2

I always do because violations are like soooo nothing to get here, it sucks!!! I don't know if it was coincidence or not but since I posted before last night like 3 questions saying that I was happy becuase I got my Top Contributor badge, I'v had 6 violations in questions that I have asked before not related to that. I've had unfair violations before too and that really sucks. When you write to YA customer care thy only reply that they are checking your request and then you never know about them..... yeaaaah, they have great customer service skills, uh? ^_^

I wonder if I'll get a violation for this one. Where are the flaggers?

2007-07-03 12:24:04 · 11 answers · asked by Love Yahoo!!! wannabe a princess 4

IF so, how?

(This is a serious question, so I dropped the hippy chick avatar I've used today)

2007-07-03 12:20:51 · 19 answers · asked by Raven's Voice 5