Religion & Spirituality - 11 July 2007

2007-07-11 16:45:10 · 29 answers · asked by Judas. S. Burroughs. 3

Name something positive you should add to your routine to make your life more complete or well-rounded...

2007-07-11 16:45:01 · 15 answers · asked by gone 6

Really, i'd like to know! can you just not make up your minds or do you not want to make a mistake? What do you do exactly? Is a sermon based solely on the opinions of your preacher based on his personal interpretation of scripture? I'm not being obnoxious, i just don't understand

2007-07-11 16:44:52 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I do not know much about them will someone please explain? AND GEEZE FOR ALL YOU SENSITIVE AND TOUCHY PEOPLE I MEANT "PIMP" AS IN A MAN WITH MORE THAN ONE SPOUSE.
I have met some Mormans and my the ones I met seem like happy people lol. I have heard that people who are Mormans marry more than one girl so what is that for? Is that considered adultry? I don't get it. How come that's one of the only religons I have heard where they are allowed to have more than one wife is there a scripture in the Bible for that? Mormans sound cool haha

2007-07-11 16:44:24 · 12 answers · asked by Yuri ^_^ 5

Smoking? Chewing nails? Please share....

2007-07-11 16:43:12 · 32 answers · asked by gone 6

I'm not what the Jehovah's Wittnesses term an 'apostate'. I dont tell lies about them, dont incite hate against them & I answer questions about their religion neutrally &objectively. I was never disfellowshiped as I was never baptised.

1.) Jehovah's Wittnesses refuse whole blood transfusions but do accept transfusions of blood fractions. If whole blood is sacred, then why do you not consider its separate components or fractions sacred?
2.) If what you teach is "The Truth" then why do you keep seeing things under "new light" and changing fundamental teahings such as the blood issue?
3.) Why when claims of sexual abuse within your religion emerge, do so many of you INSTANTLY say "What horrible lies" "This is not true"...I was in a room with JWs when one such story was on the TV news and their first instinct was to claim it was all a lie.

I would SINCERELY appreciate some straight forward answers.

2007-07-11 16:42:49 · 9 answers · asked by . 6

2007-07-11 16:42:37 · 15 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7

I am having mine in Cardiff, Wales. UK this friday , saturday and sunday at the Millennium Stadium. I am so looking forward to the three days of the wonderful spiritual food and warmth. Around eight to ten thousand people will be attending.

2007-07-11 16:42:13 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't know much about meditation. I'd like to. Any resources you can point me to or suggestions you can give will be appreciated.

2007-07-11 16:41:44 · 18 answers · asked by J C 3

2007-07-11 16:41:40 · 30 answers · asked by ۞Aum۞ 7

Is unquestioning faith the the only form of faith? Or is it more powerful if you give yourself over to your convictions willingly and intentionally? (intentionality implies choice and choice implies an alternative)

2007-07-11 16:38:33 · 22 answers · asked by megalomaniac 7

I often burn incense during meditation or in the bathroom when I bathe so that the scents get into my skin and my hair and make me smell good all day. Now, I read this thing somewhere that Buddhist temples and Churches that burn incense have poor air quality and links to asthma, and breathing issues. I always have at least one window open and my house is pretty big, and I LOVE the smells. Am I gonna die? I can't imagine life without my incense rituals. Everyone that comes here, says my house smells so good. I don't burn cheap crap. I use all types of true Indian temple grade masala incenses...a lot of different fragrances. None of them irritate me or my kids even.

But, how many of you Buddhists and Church goers have issues related to incense? Care to share? I'm tripping now...

2007-07-11 16:37:38 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

...because no one can verify the veracity of your claims.

2007-07-11 16:37:06 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

It seems a bit hypocritical to me that on one hand they can claim to be tolerant of other people and other faiths, and yet at the same time place themselves above everyone else by saying christians are the only one's able to reach heaven.

It's a prejudice they seem to share with most religions, while atheists see the end result for everyone as being the same.

Dosn't this suggest atheists by nature are more egalitarian than christians?

Does it suggest christians have a fundamental tendency towards prejudice built into their faith?

2007-07-11 16:35:24 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous

i asked a question over 10 mins ago and it never showed up... it's in my asked list but not amongst the general list... what gives?
(did god smite my question?)

2007-07-11 16:34:13 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am a Christian and I believe that homosexiuality is a sin because God says that it is. Plain and simple. But does anyone else empathize with the gay plight? I do. I imagine if things were the other way around, and God despised men sleeping with women. I would be miserable and, I believe, would not be able to control myself from desiring or seeking out women. It just seems like sucjh a difficult and horrible burden. What do other Christians think??? How do you feel?

(If you're not a Christian don't reply with "Homosexuality is not wrong. We already know where you stand. This questtion isn't for you.")

2007-07-11 16:32:18 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous

take a look at it

According to the gospels of Matthew and Luke, Jesus was born during the reign of Herod the Great. But Luke also wrote that Joseph and Mary had to go to Bethlehem for a census by Quirinius while she was still pregnant, and this event has been dated at 6 A.D., or ten years after Herod the Great died in 4 B.C. There have been no historical records to indicate that any Roman census was held prior to 6 A.D.

now many will say it was heords son not Herod's the great but if u read Matt 2:22 saying that jesus did not return from Egypt till his son Herod took over so how can u say that there is no error in it

2007-07-11 16:31:36 · 12 answers · asked by ryan s 5

2007-07-11 16:30:34 · 15 answers · asked by TRACER ™ 6

Say Jesus is walking on Earth amongst us right now, would you know him?

2007-07-11 16:29:42 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

these rediculus scientests say that the world is billiuns of years old. I lerned in sunday scool that it is only 6 thousan years old. Why cant they figur this out.

2007-07-11 16:29:24 · 24 answers · asked by Scott P 2

i was albanian orthodox, but forced to be catholic. As a christian i have many questions. How do you know what religon to follow and how can God punish you for not following the right religion (usually catholic is always implying this) when there is no right answer. I do not know which religon to follow because i dont know which one is right. Actually i believe a little bit of all of them, Jewish Catholic Islam buddah, they all seem to kind of fit together in a way

would it be bad to believe a little bit of everything?
is it bad to have no specific religon as long as you believe and love god love your neighbor and live a good worthy life helping others and earth itself? are we part of earth ourselves?

2007-07-11 16:28:52 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi I am straight myself but have always had a HUGE problem with Christianity and Catholicism etc stating that Gay people are wrong and will go to hell etc. I feel everyone is equal and it matters not WHO you love, just how you live your life and treat others that matters. My beautiful Brother in law is Gay and has been in a meaningful relationship for 6 years. They have a normal life like everyone else, they are SO giving and loving and respectful. I haven't been able to give my life to Christianity etc because of this dillema. What do you think, and Christians etc, how do you explain treating perfectly good people like this?

2007-07-11 16:25:33 · 26 answers · asked by Renesme 5

I went to Iglesia Pacto Con Cristo or however you spell it. Point is it's a church for Jevoah's witnesses or something and they speak the sermon in Spanish. I do not know Spanish yet the sermon affected me and I started crying and I couldn't stop smiling because I was overjoyed for some reason. And when the pastor touched people's heads sometimes they fainted or during the singing people would start shaking and crying. In fact I was TRYING to hold back my tears and I couldn't stop smiling but when my friend was singing; her sister started "shaking" as they call it; she started jumping up and down and crying and screaming. I am sure they were not acting because it had a great affect on me too I started crying out of happiness I guess because in my life when I have experienced extreme happiness I cry.

2007-07-11 16:24:34 · 29 answers · asked by Yuri ^_^ 5

We obviously know the Earth is much older so.. All the christians say that god told the writers what to write. So either a god told the writers the wrong thing or someone made it up. What do you think?

2007-07-11 16:22:58 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

And don't say judge not lest ye be judged because that's a way of answering the question without answering it. Non-Christians can go to Heaven. Agree?

2007-07-11 16:19:36 · 43 answers · asked by Anonymous

It seems to me that someone is confused....

If Mormons are Christian then why did leaders of Mormonism distance themselves from traditional Christianity? Here's what a couple of them have said:

Brigham Young said that the "Christian God is the Mormon's Devil..." (Journal of Discourses, Volume 5, page 331).

John Taylor said that Christianity was "hatched in hell" (Journal of Discourses, Volume 6, page 176) and "a perfect pack of nonsense...the Devil could not invent a better engine to spread his work..." (Journal of Discourses, Volume 6, page 167).

Bruce R. McConkie said, "What is the church of the devil in our day, and where is the seat of her power?.... It is all of the systems, both Christian and non-Christian, that perverted the pure and perfect gospel.... It is communism; it is Islam; it is Buddhism; it is modern Christianity in all its parts. It is Germany under Hitler, Russia under Stalin, and Italy under Mussolini." (The Millennial Messiah, pp. 54-55.)

2007-07-11 16:18:43 · 21 answers · asked by ? 3

i hear some preachers teach that when the rapture comes, those who have heard the gospel and are left behind can not be saved because God will send them a strong delusionthat they should believe a lie. but others say they can be saved. please serious answers only.

2007-07-11 16:16:29 · 17 answers · asked by jasminebudd 4

I don't get it. Why are the ones convinced of the theory of human evolution so enraged that the mere mention of a alternate explanation of the Universe? "Teaching" implies the passage of knowledge from teacher to student, as in Mathmatics for example.
It should be obvious that the possibility of a Supreme Being falls well within the boundaries of philosophy, AND science, there being no way at present for any ABSOLUTES in either area. TEACHING as undisputed fact that which is so full of controversy ......and major bias. Why not present both sides? Why not let the student decide? Without fear of ridicule or worse if they should decide chance mutation and "natural selecton" (instead of possibly simple adaptations) seem contrary to what their heart tells them? Biology need not always be presented in evolutionary terms. Observable biological processes and other "True Science" that does not require blind faith in any theory ought to be the ONLY criteria for academic progress.

2007-07-11 16:15:33 · 10 answers · asked by The Oldest Man In The World 6

I want answers from christians/catholics ONLY.
I think there should be a good reason why the Bible would say that it's wrong. And it's based on reason, not emotion.

No rude answers, and "bcuz its adam and eve not adam and steve" won't help either.

2007-07-11 16:15:07 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous

people speak so badly about them and make them seem like a cult when they aren't a cult. let me hear about your personal experiences w/ jahovas witnesses. what is something good about them and what is bad. good and/or bad experience. i'm in no religion right now although i believe in god and jesus and pray just about every night and haven't been to chruch in years and i am considering becoming a jahovas witness. what is your thoughts?

2007-07-11 16:14:38 · 23 answers · asked by bebe 1