Religion & Spirituality - 24 July 2007

what Robert Hume said in 1758---What is more likely, that the diversity and complexity we see all around us came about by laws of nature that we can observe, or by supernatural Intelligent Designer that we cannot observe. This was even before Darwin.

Do you agree? Why or why not.

2007-07-24 07:08:06 · 18 answers · asked by April 6

do you think God will forgive someone who has depression, which is a mental disorder, and commits suicide? everyone says that suicide is a sin, but how can it be a sin if the cause of suicide is a mental disorder? There was once a priest (Catholic) in my home town that committed suicide, and he had depression. So does that mean God will not forgive him eventhough he lived his whole life doing good? He was ill, it wasn't his fault. This is very confusing to me.

What do you think? Is there anything in the Bible that talks about mental illness and suicide? There has to be an exception. it just doesn't seem fair that God will not forgive someone for something that is beyond a persons control (depression IS beyond someones control, it takes over a persons life and they are unable to live a normal life).

2007-07-24 07:06:56 · 47 answers · asked by rudie_can't_fail 3

Obviously were not born with it.
Also I had a response to my last question about teaching a child "faith", so I am wondering how one teaches faith exactly?

2007-07-24 07:06:52 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-24 07:03:56 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-24 07:03:14 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Besides the fact that Jehovah is the false name for God...... In the New Testament, Jesus NEVER addressed the Father as Jehovah. If the Watchtower Society is correct that God must always be referred to as Jehovah, then Jesus was way out of line. Jesus began many prayers with, Our Father. We are told as Christians to cry out to our God as "Abba, Father" (Romans 8:15, Galatians 4:6). According to the Greek manuscripts the word Jehovah does not occur a single time in the New Testament.

2007-07-24 07:01:35 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

See, I can ask stupid questions too.

2007-07-24 06:59:42 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

My first one:

Deleted Question: I have never been asked to be a part of threesomes.?

Question Details: [Note, I only said asked]
2007-07-23 20:24:58Additional
Rammie, it was creepy each time.

2007-07-24 06:59:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Both claim to believe in the "One True God."

Both claim that God has inspired their Holy Book.

When flaws are found in that book, they claim that it is meant to be taken metaphorically, or a misreading, or taken out of context.

Both claim the "extremists" are not really of their faith.

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Just wondering if you see the similarities?

2007-07-24 06:58:09 · 16 answers · asked by JWill 4

and told you they learned a new prayer today and asked you why we don't pray to Isis like the man did at school?

2007-07-24 06:56:20 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

It is 2007 A.D.

2007-07-24 06:55:16 · 30 answers · asked by DW 3

2007-07-24 06:54:26 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

When that person asks for forgiveness, and repenting of their sins, are they asking God the Father, or Jesus, or the Holy Spirit? I'm confused.
Also, do we always reference our prayers in Jesus' name, can we directly ask the Holy Spirit for help instead of God the Father or Jesus? What's biblical?

2007-07-24 06:54:09 · 8 answers · asked by thekingisback 3

2007-07-24 06:51:20 · 27 answers · asked by Benyamin 2

k! let me start with saying that i do believe in god. i believe in jesus and that he is my saviour. i believe what I understand the bible to say and i do my best to obey it. i guess by that you would all consider me a christian, but i dont claim any religion. what i don't uderstand is why everyone (especially on here) is always argueing about chirstianity, athism, and any and every other religion. which one is better? which one is right? and today the topic seems to be who killed more people? im really trying not to make this an attack on anyone , but athiest, why can't you just agree to disagree? christians, i understand what you are trying to do and why, but arguing with and attacking someones beliefs is going to get you nowhere, and feel free to correct me if i'm wrong but doesnt god say not to judge? last i checked that is his job and his alone.....

2007-07-24 06:50:53 · 21 answers · asked by suicide_king_ibk 1

when you die and stand before God are you going to hate us christians even more? remember u stand before God when u die not just vanish and nothing happens

2007-07-24 06:50:35 · 48 answers · asked by Illuminated2Truth 2

Couple of questions directed towards muslims, but any other religious person is able to respond as well.

• What can we do to prove to others that ( ALLAH Glorified in Might ) does exist? How can we be used as tools by ALLAH SWT for them to see the light?

• How can we be setting an example for them, instead of them thinking we're strange or wierd?

• Should we use steadfast of prayer and or debates as a mean to show them Islam and the beliefs?

Thanks for everyone who answered, and Salam Aalaikum ( Peace be upon ) all the Muslims and guidance to non- Muslims. Ameen.

* Thanks for the input I appreciate it*

2007-07-24 06:48:46 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

1. The teacher has a clear anti-Catholic bias, being an agnostic, and preaches that all religions are false creations of man.

2. The teacher allows certain groups of students to cuss and swear.

3. The teacher makes the principal look like a fool constantly telling the students that he(the principal) doesn't know what he is doing?

4. The teacher allows certain students to watch Monty Pithons "Every Sperm is Sacred" and another video mocking Jesus hanging from the cross.

5. The teacher has the students do a writing assignment about the principal that must be written negatively. He actually told a student that if he wrote positive thinkgs, he would fail.

I don't give a hair if you don't believe this is a real situation. I have seen and heard it with my own eyes and I am not telling the name of the teacher, the school, or the students.
But what would you do if your child came home and told you these things were happening in class? Would you even believe him or her?

2007-07-24 06:48:40 · 40 answers · asked by hossteacher 3

True story.

2007-07-24 06:47:25 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

She is 9 and when I told her this she said it was a silly story. Im wondering how Christians deal with this when teaching the bible to their kids?

2007-07-24 06:46:42 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've read about both, but I can't decide.

2007-07-24 06:45:06 · 9 answers · asked by SpartFarkles 3

It Was Only a Quarter!

After he arrived, he would ride the bus to visit nursing home. He discovered the driver gave him a quarter too much change. Considering what to do, he thought, "I'd better give it back. It would be wrong to keep it."Then he thought, "Oh, it's only a quarter. Who would worry about a quarter? the bus company does fine; they'll never miss it, accept it as a 'gift from God' and keep it."


When his stop came, he paused at the door, handed the quarter to the driver and said, "Here, you gave me too much change." The driver, with a smile, replied, "Aren't you the new preacher in town? I've been thinking about going somewhere to worship. I just wanted to see what you would do if I gave you too much change. I'll see you at church on Sunday." When the preacher stepped off of the bus, he literally grabbed the nearest light pole, and said, "Oh God, I almost sold your Son for a quarter."
Our lives are the only Bible some people will ever read." Remember this R&S :)

2007-07-24 06:44:42 · 4 answers · asked by ? 5

2007-07-24 06:44:33 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-24 06:43:29 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

when clearly, by definition, a unicorn is a ONE horned animal, and there is no ox that matches that description.

Face it, the Bible got it WRONG.

2007-07-24 06:41:26 · 16 answers · asked by Brendan G 4

I've seen a lot of comments in here stating that certain symbols (ankh, pentacle etc.) are against god. On the other hand, the cross has been adopted to represent the god of Abraham. If any symbol would be displeasing to the Abrahamic god or to Yeshua, it would make sense that it would be a cross, since that is what Yeshua was suppose to have been crucified on. Enlighten me as to how this silliness came about. Most of these symbols are far older than the various beliefs that use them, so what is it that makes them good or bad?

2007-07-24 06:39:34 · 8 answers · asked by Enigma®Ragnarökin' 7

2007-07-24 06:39:08 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

It looks like the common belief is incorrect. Numbers 13;32 surely states that the "sons of god can swim".

2007-07-24 06:38:54 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Mao-Tse-Tung did not believe in the FSM: 40 million plus dead
Joseph Stalin did not believe in the FSM: 20 million plus dead
Pol Pot did not believe in the FSM: 2 million dead
Kim-Il-Sung did not believe in the FSM: 5 million dead
Fidel Castro did not believe in the FSM: 1 million dead
Abraham Lincoln did not believe in the FSM: 970,000 dead
China under rule of people who do not believe in FSM: 72,000,000+ dead

In fact nearly every person ever killed has been killed by someone who did not believe in the flying spagetti monster.
what do you think of that?

2007-07-24 06:37:52 · 13 answers · asked by just curious (A.A.A.A.) 5

Is this your personal experience ?

If so, would you care to share a little ?

Please note - I asked a similar q some time ago, but received little response. Perhaps the response will be better with an airing on YA "prime time".

Thanks in advance, blessings.

2007-07-24 06:36:44 · 6 answers · asked by Carlito 3