Religion & Spirituality - 19 July 2007

2007-07-19 21:43:38 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

We are all heading in the same direction. Why does it matter what path we take to get there? Also, why does one think that because one's religion is different than another they are somehow the right religion and the other is against you and your beliefs? Can't we all just get along. In multi-religious harmony?

Blessed Be

2007-07-19 21:36:33 · 26 answers · asked by Anthony 2

2007-07-19 21:32:40 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

WOW, amazing how guilt can change the course of an entire religion.........

Martin Luther was a Great Protestant leader who was filled with the Holy Spirit and look what he used to teach in the early days :


Did I not tell you earlier that a Jew is such a noble, precious jewel that God and all the angels dance when he farts?---Martin Luther

“What then shall we Christians do with this damned, rejected race of Jews?
First, their synagogues should be set on fire, and whatever does not burn up should be covered or spread over with dirt so that no one may ever be able to see a cinder or stone of it. And this ought to be done for the honour of God and of Christianity, in order that God may see that we are true Christians.
Secondly, their homes should be likewise broken down and destroyed.
Thirdly, they should be deprived of their prayerbooks and talmuds in which such idolatry, lies, cursing and blasphemy are taught.
Fourthly, their rabbis must be forbidden under threats of death to teach anymore.” – Martin Luther

“If I find a Jew to baptize, I shall lead him to the Elbe bridge, hang a stone around his neck, and push him into the water, baptizing him with the name of Avraham!.. I cannot convert the Jews. Our lord Christ did not succeed in doing so; but I can close their mouths so that there will be nothing for them to do but to lie upon the ground.” – Martin Luther

“I hope I shall never be so stupid as to be circumcised; I would rather cut off the left breast of my Catherine and of all women.” --- Martin Luther

“If we are to remain unsullied by the blasphemy of the Jews and not wish to take part in it, we must be separated from them and they must be driven out of the country.” – Martin Luther

Jesus did not call them Abraham's children, but a "brood of vipers" [Matt. 3:7]. Oh, that was too insulting for the noble blood and race of Israel, and they declared, "He has a demon' [Matt 11:18]. Our Lord also calls them a "brood of vipers"; furthermore in John 8 [:39,44] he states: "If you were Abraham's children ye would do what Abraham did.... You are of your father the devil. It was intolerable to them to hear that they were not Abraham's but the devil's children, nor can they bear to hear this today.------Martin Luther

Learn from this, dear Christian, what you are doing if you permit the blind Jews to mislead you. Then the saying will truly apply, "When a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into the pit" [cf. Luke 6:39]. You cannot learn anything from them except how to misunderstand the divine commandments...------Martin Luther

St. John Chrysostom: “I know that many people hold a high regard for the Jews and consider their way of life worthy of respect at the present time... This is why I am hurrying to pull up this fatal notion by the roots ... A place where a whore stands on display is a whorehouse. What is more, the synagogue is not only a whorehouse and a theater; it is also a den of thieves and a haunt of wild animals ... not the cave of a wild animal merely, but of an unclean wild animal ... When animals are unfit for work, they are marked for slaughter, and this is the very thing which the Jews have experienced. By making themselves unfit for work, they have become ready for slaughter. This is why Christ said: “as for my enemies, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them and slay them before me’ (Luke 19.27).”



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2007-07-19 21:32:13 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-19 21:31:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

mankind is here. Satan uses disguises and devious ways to beguile people. He has again assumed the form of a serpent and is spreading his poison. What side would you choose- the devils or God's? Why?

2007-07-19 21:29:52 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

The Sunni and Shiite fought side by side against Iran for 10 years..........

It took three long years of hard work to spark division and civil war.

Divide and Conquer ??

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2007-07-19 21:29:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

It frustrates me when Christians rattle off promises to pray for others and then never do. If we don't pray, and don't truly believe in the power of prayer, hence don't pray for others, we need to go to God with that in all honesty. We can't just ignore it and pretend we're just these "Good Christians" who would simply LOVE to pray for you, and then never do.

Christians, let's admit where we're at with God and ask Him why we don't really want to pray for others! (Not speaking for those of you people who really love to pray for people, to you, God Bless you! ;)

2007-07-19 21:25:56 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

The bible clearly states that these people who practice pharisaic rites are not Jews.

"But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God" (KJV)

2007-07-19 21:24:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Seriously, it gets on my nerves. Not all of us Christians are "judgemental, close minded people". I'm not. I want to hear what other people believe and think. I'm NOT here to tell you "you're going to hell" or "you're wrong". All I want to do is share what I believe as well. It's nothing against everyone else but I'm starting to wonder if they are the ones that are "close-minded" because it seems anyone who even alludes to Christianity or creation gets a million thumbs down. It's not right. Share your thoughts....

And please don't be rude...I'm just trying to learn here.

2007-07-19 21:23:47 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-19 21:22:06 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

When in actuality it was the Romans.

2007-07-19 21:14:53 · 18 answers · asked by Rick G 4

2007-07-19 21:11:45 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-19 21:08:15 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-19 21:03:48 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

At the council of Nicea the church called together several different scientists from around Europe. These scientists took a vote (Democracy is the best way to establish truth) and they decided that the Trinity was the absolute truth and that to say that Jesus and God were completely seperate was nonsense.

This has been scientifically proven, but why do some people reject this valid scientific theory?

2007-07-19 21:03:32 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Leviticus 19:19-31
"Do not mate different kinds of animals.
"Do not plant your field with two kinds of seed.
"Do not wear clothing woven of two kinds of material.
"Do not eat any meat with the blood still in it.
"Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.
"Do not put tattoo marks on yourselves.
"Do not turn to mediums or seek out spiritists, for you will be defiled by them.

"Marge, have you ever actually sat down and read this thing? Technically, we're not even allowed to go to the bathroom."
— Priest on "The Simpson's"

2007-07-19 20:55:50 · 32 answers · asked by HawaiianBrian 5

a. he was partial for Arjuna because of the attachment to Arjuna as He liked him very much

b. He had ego that how eklavya did it without my permission

c. He followed the Guru's Dharma as written in Shastras that sudra's are not elegible for the shastra vidhya ,hence refused once still Eklaya stolen the vidhya

d.He thought that only Kshtriya have right to hold the prestige of being the sarvshrestha dhanurdhar in the world . but he was knowing that Eklavya could be more intelligent than any Kshtriya (that time Arjuna) ,hence asked for thumb

e. your opinion if not satisfied in above options .

please give explanation whatever you think is right

2007-07-19 20:51:39 · 15 answers · asked by KrishanRam(Jitendra k) 3

Quoted from this site:
http://www.carm.org/doctrine/whatisthetrinity.htm

"Each has a will, loves, and says "I", and "You" when speaking. The Father is not the same person as the Son who is not the same person as the Holy Spirit who is not the same person as the Father"

Is it true?

2007-07-19 20:51:35 · 16 answers · asked by Kimo 4

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Doesn't religion provide the perfect environment for domineering people to satisfy their selfish needs (knowingly or otherwise) to abuse children spiritually, physically, sexually, or emotionally?
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2007-07-19 20:45:59 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-19 20:45:30 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

An Oxford professor said that to believe the universe was created by chance is akin to believing that a tornado can go through a scrap yard and put together a boeing 747. And on every seat of the plane is a dictionary in a different language. Also there is fuel in the tank, and keys in the egnition. (all put together by the tornado)

how can you say the universe has no creator and keep a straight face?

2007-07-19 20:37:21 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

Leviticus 22: 1-8
'If a descendant of Aaron has an infectious skin disease or a bodily discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is cleansed. He will also be unclean if he touches something defiled by a corpse or by anyone who has an emission of semen, or if he touches any crawling thing that makes him unclean, or any person who makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be. The one who touches any such thing will be unclean till evening. He must not eat any of the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water. When the sun goes down, he will be clean, and after that he may eat the sacred offerings, for they are his food. He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, and so become unclean through it. I am the LORD."

And don't even get me started on Leviticus 15!

2007-07-19 20:36:12 · 6 answers · asked by HawaiianBrian 5

2007-07-19 20:35:53 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Who do you feel you was in a passed life?

2007-07-19 20:34:50 · 10 answers · asked by sweeteternity825 2

Did people really turn into pillars of salt?

If so, why doesn't God punish people like that today to show us that He's real?

If not, than why can't evolution be true (because if people didn't literally turn into pillars of salt, then the world didn't have to literally take a week to be made).

2007-07-19 20:30:57 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

WELL TODAY I SAID A SPELL I GOT OFF OF CHARMED TO SEE WHAT MY PAST LIFE WAS BUT THE ONLY THING THAT WAS FUNNY AND KIND OF CREPPY WAS THAT IT WORKED IN A FUNNY WAY LIKE YOU DON'T GO TO YOUR PAST LIFE BODY WHA HAPPEN FOR ME WAS THAT I ACUTALLY WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF ALL MY PAST LIFE PEOPLE AND MOST OF THEM WERE GIRLS AND SOME OF THE WERE BOYS BUT I ASKED ALL THEM WERE THEY ALL WITCHES FROM BIRTH AND THEY SAID YES BUT THE FUNNY THING IS THEY DID'NT GET IT FROM THERE PARENTS THEY WERE JUST BORN AS A WITCH AND THE FUNNY THING WAS DEMONS AND WITCHES ARE ACTUALLY REAL 18 OF MY PAST LIFES WERE DEMONS AND THE REST WERE WITCHES AND I AM A NEW WITCH BUT THEY TOLD ME ON MY 15 BIRTHDAY THAT I WOULD COME INTO MY POWERS JUST LIKE THEY ALL HAVE BUT I KNOW THEY WERE THE ONLY ONES WHO BECAME A WITCH FROM THERE GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GRANDMOTHER SHE WAS A POWERFUL WITCH AND AS MY DESTINY GOES ON MY LIFE STARTS TO GROW AND MY POWERS GROW AS WELL SO IF SOMEONE TELLS YOU THAT MAGIC IS FAKE ITS NOT

2007-07-19 20:30:41 · 15 answers · asked by breaden b 1

changed their temple ceremony?
I know it's been at least 4 times, and I'm pretty sure it was more than that. Anyone know a total?

2007-07-19 20:29:17 · 9 answers · asked by Al Shaitan 3

The amazing thing about Christianity is that the scriptures refer to the Holy Ghost as female. The original language is romantic so like French everything has a gender and before being translated into English (a non-romantic language) The Holy Spirit is female.

There are other scriptures some of us value that come from around those times.
The Gnostic gospels tell us a different story of creation.

The Holy Spirit is called Wisdom or Sophia and before the universe was created she was the consort to Christ.
She was ejected from Christ when she tried to experience the Father, who is unknowable.
In isolation she created the elements then matter and soul but in so doing formed the Demiurge who was blind to Sophia and considering itself alone said, "Let there be light."
The Demiurge moved on the face of the deep and saw it void and without form, for matter and soul were already made.
The Demiurge or Jehovah created the universe and angels both bright and dark.

2007-07-19 20:22:49 · 20 answers · asked by ♥Gnostic♥ 4

Mormons seem to think so.

2007-07-19 20:22:10 · 5 answers · asked by Al Shaitan 3