Religion & Spirituality - 18 July 2007

Explain your reasoning

2007-07-18 14:14:57 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can you spell out those fulfilled prophecies for me please?

2007-07-18 14:12:01 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

who here thinks that once the oil runs out in the middle east...most muslims in the middle east would perish or become beggars because they are over reliant on their "treasure", oil, and totaly forget about relying on technology such as solar power?

2007-07-18 14:11:44 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

FYI.... I love Jesus too.....I'm just wondering.

2007-07-18 14:10:13 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

There are no sources exterior to the bible where a bible prophecy has been fulfilled.

2007-07-18 14:08:13 · 16 answers · asked by sahara_springs 3

As a Born Again Christian, I have noticed that the USA is out of step with its allies and neighbours.

As Europe becomes less engaged to the church, we are becoming more fundamentalist.

The countries of central and south america are increasingly voting in left wing governments.

The one region we have a lot in common with is the Middle East.

We both in charge have religious men who will wage wars.

We are both showing less regard for individual rights.

Unimpeachable power is held in the hands of a few.

We both disdain the United Nations.

Our heads of state are beholden to oil.

Clearly we should partner ourselves with those countries with which we have most in common like Iran, Saudi Arabia and Iraq. We should say goodbye to NATO.

Who can see the logic and feels this is right?

2007-07-18 14:07:38 · 13 answers · asked by Pastor Sauce 3

Why does the Western World take the route of "Appeasement" in dealing with the Muslim problem? Appeasement doesn't work. Look where appeasement led Europe leading up to World War II.

2007-07-18 14:07:12 · 17 answers · asked by John J 1

I have found that if I "confess" to myself, it works much better than priest confession. And I don't confess "sins" to myself either. I confess to myself if I've been lying to myself or supressing thoughts. It's very cathartic. I try to do it at least once a week, but sometimes daily. I just write out all my thoughts and admit things to myself that may be painful to admit, but they are more painful to keep inside and I feel much better once I can admit something to myself. I am just totally honest with myself and I pour everything out with the confidence that no one else is going to see it. My point is, it does not have to be told to another person. The priest is not necessary for confession, not even another person is necessary.
Confessing to a priest is uncomfortable, creepy and unnecessary. Besides, relying on priests is basically like granting them magic powers.
Do you confess to yourself? How does it work for you? Have you ever confessed to a priest? I did once and never again

2007-07-18 14:06:23 · 8 answers · asked by Fish Stick Jesus 2

a lot of people use this term to refer to people who are against people of a certain religion. this can't be the proper term though because racism obviously refers to race, which is not the same thing. you can be a religious minority but an ethnic majority, and therefore not discriminated against because of 'race.'

what is the right word, if there is one, for "racism" in terms of religion?

2007-07-18 14:04:59 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Some one here told me that Noah used small animals to populate the Ark. Is that what would pass for scholarship at say; Harvard Divinity School. Would someone at Baylor or Notre Dame write a thesis titled: "The Inherent Difficulties of Maritime Cargo Lading Coupled with Time Dependent Embarkation Demands and the Subsequent Scramble to Find Small Animal Specimens." Now I would read that!

2007-07-18 14:02:44 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Now Im askin' what does "he" do personally to improve it.

2007-07-18 14:02:05 · 13 answers · asked by lolainya 2

I have seen preachers and teachers I admire and respect take both sides, and I decided I should put it to the rest of the class and see what answers I get...

2007-07-18 14:01:36 · 29 answers · asked by pgsimon7 1

let me tell you that you have to believe before you can understand the evidence.

2007-07-18 14:01:31 · 29 answers · asked by J Jacob 4

2007-07-18 14:00:55 · 39 answers · asked by mukesh c 1

OK in certain rare cases boys are born without a penis. Let us assume that surgery has been performed to make the child cosmetically female. (Please feel free to research this, I believe it is common practice, though I am not certain, so I am characterizing the question as a "what if")

Now this child was raised as a female, should the child marry a woman or a man? Would "she" be a lesbian with a woman or would that be ok? Should "she" marry a man? Where is the sin?

Please give your religious justification, for your answer.

2007-07-18 13:59:09 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok now....be nice. :)

2007-07-18 13:58:34 · 15 answers · asked by lolainya 2

2007-07-18 13:58:24 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

as far as i can tell, praying to saints, purgatory, diefying the virgin mary, and seeking absolution from a priest, earning salvation are not mentioned anywhere in the Word of God. how do catholics account for the adding to and taking away from the Word of God? Correct me if I'm wrong but my understanding is that the words of a mere man (the Pope) are considered gospel and as infallibale as the Bible. How is this biblical?
My understanding of the Word of God is that we are saved by grace, and once saved, we need no mediator between ourselves and God. I never thought I had to earn my way to heaven, i just simply need to believe and accept Christ as my Savior. It just seems to me that many Catholic practices are pagan in nature and are even explicitly forbidden in God's Word.
Thoughts? Arguments? Comments?

2007-07-18 13:58:02 · 11 answers · asked by 4 Shades of Blue 4

2007-07-18 13:57:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

our dictionary"????




I think it is time for christians to change their unattractive slogan.

2007-07-18 13:55:19 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-18 13:54:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I would ask, "How's the seafood?"

2007-07-18 13:53:23 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Someone quoted recently the following verse "and Cain knew his wife..." by my reckoning the only other women around was Eve. Is this quote correct, and what evidence to the contrary do you have?

2007-07-18 13:51:10 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-18 13:51:06 · 18 answers · asked by shericomes 3

I mean, Jesus was a raging liberal!

Blessed are the *peacemakers* for they shall be called children of God. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the Earth. Turn the other cheek. Love your enemy. All this stuff is in the Sermon on the Mount (Matt 5-6).

JC was not stingy with the free health care. Ask Lazarus. How many lepers/sick people is the man said to have cured? He stood up for prostitutes. Remember 'let he who has not sinned cast the first stone'? He fed the hungry - didn't he feed the 5000?

2007-07-18 13:46:07 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

It's about a guy named Nick, who after a car accident, starts acting weird. He eventually goes on a serial killing rampage and starts performing human sacrifices because he believes it will help him become more powerful.

In the end of the book, he gets away with it all, and is never punished for his actions. The last lines are "Nick looked around the bar, a sadistic grin on his face. He found a new target and walked up to her, fingering the knife in his pocket."

2007-07-18 13:42:47 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://www.worthynews.com/christian-persecution.html

"More Christians died for their faith in the twentieth century than at any other time in history, says Christian Solidarity International."

2007-07-18 13:41:49 · 10 answers · asked by Emperor Insania Says Bye! 5

2007-07-18 13:41:02 · 16 answers · asked by shericomes 3

To just cast aside anyone that's poor in such a cavalier, inhumane way. Doesn't this indicate a lack of empathy on the part of the son of God? (Especially after wasting a year's salary on something so vain when it could have helped the poor).

John 12:3-8
“Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus' feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.” Then one of Jesus’ disciples asks: “Why wasn't this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year's wages.” Jesus replied: "you will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me."

2007-07-18 13:34:23 · 25 answers · asked by HawaiianBrian 5

I am kind of scared, but I want all Scientist, Government officals to tell me are they all true.

Like for example the Mayan Propchey, the Bible Code, Nostradomus.

And by the way the Government wouldnt be hiding something from us this serious because they wouldnt be alive.

2007-07-18 13:33:48 · 17 answers · asked by Doug 1