Religion & Spirituality - 9 July 2007

If one of the 10 Commandments is "Thou shalt not kill," then how come it was okay for the Christians to murder thousands during the crusades?

2007-07-09 13:30:43 · 13 answers · asked by kglenn 1

As some of you have noticed, I am approaching a point where I will be able to move on with my life and find an appropriate place for my grief.

I find these days that I smile and laugh easier, that I anticipate things in the near future and that I deal with the minor disasters that have plagued me recently.

In other words, I am living.

But I find that every time I smile and laugh I am also feeling guilty.

I never thought that I'd survive the loss of my son. I never wanted to go on without him and figured eventually I'd join him.

Now I find that the idea of moving forward is conflicting with the need to cherish the memory of my son.

It feels like my being happy is saying that my son wasn't my world, that he wasn't important to me. That I can live without him.

I know I'm supposed to. But he -was- my world.

I don't want to let go, but I must if I am to live. But if I live, how does that not devalue him?

Your wisdom is earnestly sought.

2007-07-09 13:27:04 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have some questions on how to dress while attending the Church. Are you expected to dress casually, formally, or somewhere in between? How short can a skirt be without it being offensive? What is considered inappropriate? Can a female wear a tie without freaking out members of the Church? What would be considered modest makeup? What do you normally wear?

2007-07-09 13:26:43 · 17 answers · asked by little b 2

Boy,hypocritical or what? I run a question asking how atheists feel about Christians United for Israel and fundie support for Israel generally. All the atheists answer they have no problem with any of that. Then I post another asking why they support israel - and spending 3/4 of our foreign aid on it - and they all demand to know my "source" - in other words,where on earth I might have gotten the idea they support the Israeli government... Um...the responses from the atheists to the first question perchance?
I've been trying for months to find out whether or not atheists support israel or a free Palestine; if so,why; if not,why not. Can't you people give a straight reply to anything?

2007-07-09 13:22:18 · 22 answers · asked by Galahad 7

As a firm believer in God, I do understand that it is very abstract and hard to believe at times. My question to you is this: whether theist or atheist, you must believe that in the beginning, something existed. Whether matter in some primitive state or God. Given the extremely delicate nature of our bodies (especially things like our emotions & creativity) and the perfect balance of all things in our universe, is it really easier to believe that everything on our planet and in our universe was created by chance and not a Creator?

2007-07-09 13:20:59 · 26 answers · asked by Bubby 2

It seems stupid that an 'all-loving' god sets deadlines.

2007-07-09 13:19:54 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

What do you think about these sites, and the Jewish belief system. Do you find it strange that their beliefs about God are so different from christianity?

What are your thoughts about them saying that Jesus didn't fulfill the prophecies of the Messiah as written over a thousand years before Jesus was born? I'll leave this question open for a few days so you can do your own research into the belief.

http://home.att.net/~fiddlerzvi/j4j_no.html
http://www.virtualyeshiva.com/counter-index.html
http://www.messiahtruth.com/response.html#education

All are encouraged to answer, but I actually want an honest discussion about the topic and not flippant off-the-cuff remarks or simple bible-thumping. I want reasoning. I wish this was an open discussion forum, but it isn't so I have to make due with what it is. Thanks in advance.

2007-07-09 13:17:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have some background in Santeria but i need some one to help me learn more in New York, NY Thanks!

2007-07-09 13:15:12 · 9 answers · asked by essio16 1

I was reading in revelations where it says that darkness was poured out upon the seat of the beast . In Greek an alternate translation is mind blindness.

I won't to know which nation is the most blinded so i can see where the seat of the beast is. I personally think that Americans are the most blinded people

2007-07-09 13:09:18 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

a) person
b) christian/any other religion
c)hetero/gay/bisexual/any other
d)American/any other nationality
e) man/woman
f) any other label

2007-07-09 13:08:29 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm happy. I'm comfortable with who I am and how I treat others. If I'm wrong in my belief that there is no afterlife, I'm willing to accept the consequences of my beliefs. So . . . why would I need God in my life?

2007-07-09 13:07:04 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-09 13:06:44 · 31 answers · asked by angel 1

Okay, you doggoned skeptics and unbelievers and atheists, stop torturing the poor Fundies. Don't you realize that this nonsense they embrace is, for many of them, maybe most, just about all they've got? Otherwise, what's left for a Fundy guy but doing things privately in his bathroom that I really don't want to think about, his addiction to Internet porn, his wish that a girl would, at long last, go out with them, his disturbing dreams about gay sex, his surfing the Internet for Holocaust deniers, proof that evolution never happened, that the Arctic ice is not melting, and, bless his horny heart, for Sally Sue's cell phone number? I want all of you atheists to cut it out! Sure, the 'Rapture' is yet another piece of fiction, but for a Fundy boy, it's his chance to be somebody, to take a seat beside his mythical god, along with several billion others, and to fly up to Heaven, wherever the heck it may be. Don't harass them--pity the pathetic little buggers.

2007-07-09 13:06:32 · 18 answers · asked by Yank 5

I know a person who considers himself a devout christian. Goes to church, very devoted on Sunday, prays to God. But this guy is a sleazeball. Tries to hit on all the cute girls at work, is having a sex-based relationship with a divorced woman with 2 kids; and is STILL looking for more girls to have fun with. He told me he basically will have sex with any girl if she's willing. He's even using church as a venue to try to meet and date more women. Once he was going to skip my bday party that was set up on Sat just so he could sleep with this one girl. I asked him why not Sunday he goes: "I can't have sex with this girl on Sunday cuz it's God's day and I can't do that". Would you consider this a fake christian? I've called him that once I guess he got a little mad I think it's very true. He knows what he's doing is wrong in the eyes of God yet he does it. How can you say this man is a good christian as he so claim?

2007-07-09 13:03:50 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-09 13:03:45 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-09 13:01:39 · 10 answers · asked by Angel Eyes 5

2007-07-09 13:00:28 · 19 answers · asked by ? 3

2007-07-09 12:59:44 · 9 answers · asked by Angel Eyes 5

Religion has become more of an advertisement campaign than a way to find answers

2007-07-09 12:58:44 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

What I mean by this, is that I've noticed that whenever people are facing a challenge or rough patch in life, they turn to religion to help them along. This can be great in many ways, and I AM NOT knocking the idea. I do however wonder why a drug addict can't kick an addiction for his/her own self, or a rape victim can't get through for themselves instead of for god.

I mean NO offense with this question. I just never understood why AA or other programs have chosen the word of god (mainly christianity) to pull people through, instead of teaching them to look deep in themselves to get by. I am so lucky to have myself to thank for getting through rough stages in my life. Why don't more people have faith in themselves???

SERIOUS ANSWERS ONLY PLEASE!

2007-07-09 12:58:37 · 14 answers · asked by argosaries 3

a bird for a day....would you?

And if you would, what bird would you be?

2007-07-09 12:51:51 · 7 answers · asked by Pryva D 3

O.k. so according to "The young people's ask book." Masturbation is a sin since it encourages "unclean thoughts." But dont you think it is dangerous to restrict sexual urges? I mean, if you dont unload during the day, your just going to when you fall asleep. Wouldnt you then have to say that dirty dreams are a sin? C'mon now, that is pretty messed up. I mean, I can understand being against fornication, but masturbation is just a healthy, stress relieving way to release sexual tension. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. And if there was, 99% of the population are sinners.

2007-07-09 12:51:33 · 9 answers · asked by learydisciple 2

2007-07-09 12:49:16 · 13 answers · asked by Angel Eyes 5

What book of the Bible do YOU think is the most exciting.... like something taken right out of a fiction novel?

2007-07-09 12:48:33 · 16 answers · asked by My Name Doesn't Fit Here 4

According to orthodox Jewish interpretation, God literally dictated the Torah to Moses. But how about the other books of the Tanakh? Were they also dictations from God, or were they inspired less directly? Or are those books considered to be simply historical accounts and writings?

2007-07-09 12:46:18 · 6 answers · asked by Ray Patterson - The dude abides 6

doesn't that mean that what existed before was supernatural (by definition)? And if science can't explain that, is it unreasonable to say that science can't assess everything that's going on now?

2007-07-09 12:45:02 · 25 answers · asked by Joe 2

Isn't this like role reversal where she will wear the pants in the family? And then he goes out and buys a ring later?

Isn't the guy supposed to do this if he truly loves the woman?

2007-07-09 12:44:39 · 14 answers · asked by DREENA 2

2007-07-09 12:43:51 · 27 answers · asked by thesunshineking 2

their Mother after Jesus told us she was our Mother?

2007-07-09 12:42:59 · 14 answers · asked by Midge 7

2007-07-09 12:37:05 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous