Religion & Spirituality - 24 July 2007

2007-07-24 23:00:00 · 17 answers · asked by danniel888 1

2007-07-24 22:58:55 · 9 answers · asked by That Guy Drew 6

which is worse? Believing in the wrong thing (ie atheism, christianity, islam) or having no tolerance at all for other beliefs?

2007-07-24 22:53:27 · 18 answers · asked by Alex 5

Nowadays, death rate increases as born rate increases.You can answer it scientifically, religiously, philosophically...

2007-07-24 22:52:46 · 24 answers · asked by shekinah_78 2

God the Kid supposedly came to earth for a mere 33yrs, compared to the endless billions and billions of years in eternity it's nothing at all...even then he supposedly didn't die so where's the sacrifice, many good people died equally or much worse agonising deaths than Jesus.

2007-07-24 22:51:21 · 8 answers · asked by CHEESUS GROYST 5

I know people come here to discuss R&S but some people post messages saying the Bible is all that is needed. This confounds me because those people come here and preach the Bible. That act itself indicates they have other needs besides the Bible. In fact the Bible tells people not to judge and yet some people really feel compelled to 'save' others so it would seem they actually need more than the Bible. They need attention or affirmation?

2007-07-24 22:47:58 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-24 22:46:24 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Matt. 26:39, RS: “Going a little farther he [Jesus Christ] fell on his face and prayed, ‘My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.’” (If the Father and the Son were not distinct individuals, such a prayer would have been meaningless. Jesus would have been praying to himself, and his will would of necessity have been the Father’s will.) John 8:17, 18, RS: “[Jesus answered the Jewish Pharisees:] In your law it is written that the testimony of two men is true; I bear witness to myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness to me.” (So, Jesus definitely spoke of himself as being an individual separate and distinct from the Father.) See also pages 197, 198, under “Jehovah.”

2007-07-24 22:43:12 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

The people only wanted to be famous, and not be scattered. Why be famous? Imo, they want all the people know it, and be united. In verse 4, it says "...reaches the heavens..." I don't think that it meant 'heaven' wherein God lives, as they've taught me, I believe they meant the skies, or height.

Gen. 11: 6-7
The LORD said, "If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other."

Why would God, a superior being, do that?
Why doesn't He want people be united?
Can't we speak in one tongue?

2007-07-24 22:39:06 · 13 answers · asked by Asther dela fuente 2

what He considers to be haram? He details everything that He forbids and goes on to tell us that the Quran is complete and nothing is left out of it...and yet muslims are so quick to say.."oh thats haram" when they in fact have no basis for that accusation. Please dont say that the prophet made it haram as the prophet was rebuked by God for forbidding something that God himself didnt forbid....

the list of what God considers haram is quite short..haram meaning absolutely forbidden...and yet the list that muslims have of whats haram could fill a library....making life very dull indeed for those that choose to follow that "everything is haram" mentality. I know some of you will say that God gives the basics and the prophet and scholars fill in the details....but that still begs the question on how they can make something haram that God himself did not? I really want to know your opinions on this...thanks.

2007-07-24 22:38:16 · 15 answers · asked by coolred38 5

Matt. 12:31, 32, RS: “Every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. And whoever says a word against the Son of man will be forgiven; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.” (If the Holy Spirit were a person and were God, this text would flatly contradict the Trinity doctrine, because it would mean that in some way the Holy Spirit was greater than the Son. Instead, what Jesus said shows that the Father, to whom the “Spirit” belonged, is greater than Jesus, the Son of man.)
John 14:28, RS: “[Jesus said:] If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I go to the Father; for the Father is greater than I.”

2007-07-24 22:37:24 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is it bad karma to cut down a fig tree?

2007-07-24 22:37:22 · 11 answers · asked by rockin r 2

and not just some crazy new-age cult leader like Jim Jones or David Koresh? or satan trying to decieve you?

2007-07-24 22:34:08 · 11 answers · asked by noXizTenC 2

2007-07-24 22:33:26 · 10 answers · asked by raz ma taz 1

Arianism- now that more likable
couse it's got more reason then the stupid Holly Trinity crap!

and for the dumb and stupid who dont know what is...
Arius was an early Christian theologian, who taught that the Son of God was not eternal, and was subordinate to God the Father
Although he attracted considerable support at the time Arius's views were declared heretical at the Council of Nicaea, leading to the formation of the Nicene Creed.

2007-07-24 22:32:22 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

A look at reports of sex abuse of minors from three companies that together insure the majority of U.S. Protestant churches.
http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Jun14/0,4670,ProtestantsSexAbuseGlance,00.html
_ Total amount in claims paid: Over the last five years, GuideOne Insurance has averaged approximately $4 million per year in child sex abuse and sexual misconduct settlements, excluding attorney fees.
_ Total amount in claims paid: Total of approximately $7.8 million has been paid out in claims for sexual misconduct and child sex abuse over the past 15 years. (Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Co.)
Church Mutual Insurance Co.
_ Total number of clients insured: 96,000
_ Number of churches-worship centers insured: 95,000
_ Number of other religious groups insured: 1,000
_ Top five denominations insured: United Methodist _ 10,000 churches; Southern Baptist _ 9,600 churches; Assemblies of God, _ 4,000 churches; Evangelical Lutheran Church in America _ 3,300 churches; Lutheran Church-M

2007-07-24 22:30:02 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-24 22:28:35 · 3 answers · asked by G.xi 1

2007-07-24 22:28:05 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Would he be a boy or a girl ? also in which country and would it still be a virgin birth ?

2007-07-24 22:25:30 · 21 answers · asked by raceybird 4

2007-07-24 22:24:35 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

For the Biblical inerrants out there... how do you reconcile these two stories? If somebody asks which was created first, animals or humans, what do you answer?

For the non-inerrants: which story do you prefer? Why?

2007-07-24 22:21:43 · 8 answers · asked by Ray Patterson - The dude abides 6

If you consume both you will end up having digestive problems. I can't see how some people can have both on the same table. For me , if you really taste science you will stick to a low-religion diet.

What is your opinion regarding that special?

2007-07-24 22:19:20 · 9 answers · asked by ? 2

What would be a good alternative to R&S? Some other section which is equally lively but more dynamic (should not have the same questions every single day)?
I have been at this for a while now and I think it is time to move on... I will, however, continue to take a peak and answer any intelligent question that comes my way.
For the moment, it's all too *YAWN*

2007-07-24 22:12:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a sneaky suspicion that it is only based on what they believe (which it shouldn't be really), but perhaps it is other things as well, like the strength of the argument or the benevolency of the answer; but I'm sure sometimes people are just jerks. What do you think?

2007-07-24 22:10:26 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

i want to attend church when move up there in a few weeks so help me out please people

2007-07-24 22:04:58 · 2 answers · asked by SKOJ*SING 2

When we take the verses in the bible concerning, "the four corners of the world", "the foundation of earth", "the moon giving off her own light", "Jesus seeing all kingdoms of the earth", "earth being a stationary object" and etc., into consideration, it raises a striking similarity among them. Back in the past when science wasn't as advanced, these verses would indeed make sense and sound noncontradictory. If any ordinary person living in the past wrote a story of earth, it would make perfect sense if they described earth as flat and sationary; the moon indeed appears to send off its own light. Isn't it such a coincidence that the earth is described in the bible in such a way that the earth appears to be to the naked eye? If the bible is the truth, don't you think it should've described the earth and universe as we now know it is?
---This simply implies that the bible was made up by man according to how they saw earth with their naked eyes; that would indeed explain it all.

2007-07-24 21:38:59 · 19 answers · asked by 飞龙 1

Love Ya all

2007-07-24 21:36:29 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-24 21:35:03 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

Actually I just thought of this since I seen this brothers question

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070725002909AAmBH8w&r=w#NbUvWzW6WTdU7evGnJCX

My Question is do you know what 8 categories of people are entitled to receive Zakat and which Chapter and verse in the Quran mentions this?

2007-07-24 21:13:44 · 6 answers · asked by je 6

People thinking they know it all, and filling the gaps of ignorance with "God".. we would be stuck forever on this age! no advance at all.. it'd be nightmarish! no, no, no... too disturbing thought...

2007-07-24 21:12:41 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous