Religion & Spirituality - 13 July 2007

...or is it the body's defense mechanism that kicks in as the brain is dying and isn't getting enough oxygen. I know I see a bright light when I hold my breath for a really long time or hit my head against the bottom of the pool...Is that God...or my brain?

2007-07-13 08:14:44 · 8 answers · asked by xxx 3

As said by the Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson on "Big Love: Family, Go Figure" on HBO the Attorney General of Utah will not prosecute bigamy unless there is another crime committed.

This makes me wonder if the number of Mormon polygamists in Utah is so great that they are unable to prosecute them or if they just think it should be permitted. Something fishy is contaminating the Salt Lake!

...And Mormons say they no longer commit bigamy? Hmm, need I say more?

2007-07-13 08:14:09 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

SHOULDN'T YOU LISTEN TO BOTH SIDES FIRST?
People are so quick to listen to only one side of an issue and make a judgment. Why not listen to both sides first and then make an honest decision instead of rushing to judgment?
At one time I also believed what I heard about Jehovah's Witnesses until I asked a active Jehovah's Witness if these things were true. They were lies !!! I started studying and my Wife and I were baptized in August 1996. I searched and searched for the truth until I found the truth to be with Jehovah's Witnesses. All this talk about weird images in the pictures and that we are a cult is so untrue !!! We are not a cult. We are the most loving people on the face of this earth. Believe me if everyone was Jehovah's Witnesses we would not be experiencing all the horrible things you see happening today in the world. And that's a FACT. Remember to that people that think they are fighting against us are really fighting against Jehovah God. We all know how much Jesus loved h

2007-07-13 08:13:21 · 32 answers · asked by Jason W 4

Hi,

Judaism has Kabbalah, Islam has Sufism.
Do we know that there is one for Christianity too?

PLEASE DO NOT ANSWER WITH LINKS.

Thanks.

2007-07-13 08:12:43 · 11 answers · asked by survey taker 2

ive told them i dont want them to teach me the bible,, i dont have time and if i wanted to study a one thousand page book and have someone guide me through it i would study medicine or mechanics,,
Every 2 or 3 weeks someone will come around,, its the same woman and she always has someone differant with her.
Why do they want me to join them whats their motive..

2007-07-13 08:11:25 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

What would you say to God if you died and you discovered that HE did in fact exist? A LOVING GOD!!!

(No smart answers please. I'm not looking for you to tell me the million reasons why God doesn't exist. I know how you feel. Just go along with the hypothetical situation and answer please. Thanks.)

2007-07-13 08:10:00 · 49 answers · asked by Anonymous

I believe in God the Father Almighty; and in Christ Jesus, His only-begotten Son, our lord, who was born of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, was crucified by Pontius Pilate, and was buried; the third day He arose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, sits at the right hand of the Father, whence He is coming to judge the living and the dead; and in the Holy Spirit, the holy Church, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body. Amen.

2007-07-13 08:08:56 · 10 answers · asked by hossteacher 3

2007-07-13 08:08:40 · 35 answers · asked by Sajad M 1

As soon as we die we go to the other side where we would meet God.

Why do people get so mad because someone committed suicide. That person is in a better place, WITH GOD

Don't get mad, you are going to die too, and we all going to be with God.

When I am not busy, I am going to go on and be in heaven with God, and I will see you there in another 150 years.

Maybe after I die, the world will end, because I won't be here.

2007-07-13 08:03:41 · 25 answers · asked by D.J 5

The reason I would like to know is because I believe that in Islam you get a hundred virgins upon death and I was wondering if the Mormons have surpassed that record. Below you will find a link with some of the statistics.

The first seven presidents of the Latter Day Saints committed bigamy. These Mormon men had several wives and the sixth cousin of the founder who was the second President of the Church and who happens to have a Mormon college named for him in Utah had 51 wives to himself. He allegedly had relations with the wives of his cousin and founding President, Joseph Smith.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_Church_%28Latter_Day_Saints%29

2007-07-13 08:02:24 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Prayer is allowed.

Just prayer led by teachers, principals and other authority figures are not allowed.

Of course, if your child, wishes to say Grace before eating lunch or a small prayer before taking a test, they are more than welcomed to.

They just can't say it out loud (silent prayer is just as valid), and they cannot try to convert people, or exclude people intentionally. (You know, get out, I'm praying, this is my space, would not be tolerated). But of course, no parent would teach their child to do that either....

Saying that you cannot have teacher or student-led prayer, does not equal .. saying no praying at allowed...

2007-07-13 08:02:16 · 12 answers · asked by Sapere Aude 5

I've never made a prayer request before, and I felt kinda left out. So, Pagans, please pray to your various Gods and Goddesses for all the Christians.
Thank you.

2007-07-13 07:58:39 · 17 answers · asked by Samurai Jack 6

2007-07-13 07:58:01 · 2 answers · asked by Murazor 6

Judges 11, It appears that human sacrifice is acceptable in this case. Why? Terribly disturbing story!

2007-07-13 07:57:43 · 11 answers · asked by tippytetoe 2

2007-07-13 07:56:17 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

from all the idiots asking him for stuff all the time?

2007-07-13 07:55:44 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-13 07:54:48 · 25 answers · asked by Tiffany R 2

Talk about "this and that has been proven" and "it has been statistically proven" and "it's 100% truth" that xyz is real or infallable, when their highest source of authority is a small book from 14 centuries ago and the accompanying "tales" that go with the book of (a) certain sacred character(s)??

They use biased "research" that is non-credible to come up with outrageous conclusions about any "non-believers" and anything to make their particular cult appear to be truth.

If their religions are real, why the need to lie and create "stats and facts"?? Can't the truth stand on it's own without props and crutches and lies?

2007-07-13 07:53:30 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you reached the age of 99 and lived a Godly Christian life throughout, but then discovered w/out a shadow of a doubt that God never existed, how would you feel? Would you wish you had done things differently (perhaps done more fleshly things) or be satisfied with the way you lived? Keep in mind, all the things you always considered sins would be no longer be wrong.

(Please only respond with honest, thoughtful answers. Don't just say "I wouldn't regret a thing" just because it's the Christian thing to say. Really think about it. And this is HYPOTHETICAL. So please don't respond with "That could never happen. God DOES exist." It's a HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION!!! So play along. Thanks)

2007-07-13 07:52:58 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

-A Christian who is intolerant of someone's homosexuality

OR

-An Evolutionist who is intolerant of a Creationist's refusal to accept Evolution?

I'm asking this not as a challenge, but as an objective question. If you say that in both cases, there is simply mild verbal abuse and argument against the person's beliefs, no physical violence or anything that serious, then which is worse? Is it not the same, since in both cases, a person's beliefs and lifestyle choices are being denounced?

If it's not the same, why?

And if it is the same, then what should be done about it? Should everyone accept everyone else's beliefs with no argument, or should argument and disapproval be allowed in both cases?

Hmm...

2007-07-13 07:52:21 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Christians.........how many of you can testify to having had a miraculous healing of cancer, either in your own body, or in a loved one's body? Would love to hear your story.....may God be praised!

2007-07-13 07:52:17 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

He deserves to be able to relax in His waning years.

2007-07-13 07:51:06 · 14 answers · asked by Murazor 6

I thought that was what Sunday School was for?

2007-07-13 07:49:57 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am a Christian, so I live on faith. But it's pretty undeniable that there are some things about God and his ways that just don't make sense to us as humans. Questions no Christians can answer and/or can't agree on. So what is the difference b/t having faith and following God in purposeful ignorance?? IS there a difference? Think about it.

(Only real, thoughtful replies please. Please no rants about how God doesn't exist. We know where you stand and we've all heard it before.)

2007-07-13 07:46:51 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Wouldn't that be awesome.

2007-07-13 07:44:20 · 31 answers · asked by bigj 2

2007-07-13 07:44:14 · 13 answers · asked by Eleventy 6

It sounds so vanilla...sitting around worshipping God...Wheeeee!!! What fun!!! For the love of God, were are the parties and the drunken orgys? I don't want to sit around worshipping...that just sounds lame...

Sitting around now is lame...It won't be any different in heaven. I think I'd rather go to hell... The devil sounds way cooler...

2007-07-13 07:43:24 · 14 answers · asked by xxx 3

It's the thought of eternity that scares me. Even if sent to heaven for eternity surely there's only so much you can do before you start to get bored but imagine the thought of being there eternally, no end in sight, it would drive me insane. Anyone else think like this?

2007-07-13 07:43:15 · 4 answers · asked by Jayril1779 2

What is something that God never sees, what the king seldom sees, and what we see every day? And how can you tie the answer in with the words at 1 Corinthians 11:3?

2007-07-13 07:42:49 · 10 answers · asked by YouAsked4it 3

my understanding is that they all follow the bible,, do they all say it says differant meanings,,?

2007-07-13 07:41:39 · 19 answers · asked by holly h 1