Religion & Spirituality - 29 July 2007

---Jimmy Buffett

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2007-07-29 08:18:20 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you think there should be an age of consent before parents tell their children life has no meaning?

~hugs and kisses~

2007-07-29 08:16:32 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am terrified of death. :'(

2007-07-29 08:15:37 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

Divided, against itself, shall fall, to ruin.
Not to mention 2nd is like 1st in Mt 22 Law Law;
And in Romans 8:2 Law Law 1st is sin & death.

What God divided was not darkness vs darkness,
but rather darkness vs light; Let there be light(only).

The day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.
The day of God is light having no darkness at all.

2007-07-29 08:14:10 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Are they so ignorant they do not realize the protestant reformation was CATHOLICS reforming the church of rome into their liking?

2007-07-29 08:11:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why, when all the scriptures say to love everyone is there so much religous intolerance and Hate? Hindus hating Muslims, Muslims hating Hindus, Hindus hating Seiks, Christians hating Muslims, Christians hating Jews, Muslims hating Jews, Jews hating Muslims, etc. etc... Why can't we all just love each other as the scriptures say? Thay all say "love your brother." When are we going to start listening?

2007-07-29 08:10:05 · 11 answers · asked by lissy~ 2

Have they ever done it on their own, without getting sued first of having criminal charges filed? They've sent them to get cured, where they pray and get forgiveness, but have they ever just been removed?

2007-07-29 08:08:11 · 11 answers · asked by kimmyisahotbabe 5

2007-07-29 08:06:35 · 4 answers · asked by Russell B 2

I was wondering what you personally thought of what the pope did in 1986, when he invited all the world religions to come and pray with him. He said they where all praying to the same God, he allowed the Dali lama to place a buddah on the alter while they chanted and prayed.
Do you think Jesus Christ would have done this today, or even agreed with it? please note.
I am not attacking Catholics I believe you are great Christians, I just do not agree with what the leaders of the church do. I do not think they are the only true church, that title only belongs to individual true Christians as a group all over the world, and not a organization or building. Catholic, Prodesents, Reformed, Jesuit, non of them are the true church. you are yourself along with others from other secs.

2007-07-29 08:05:35 · 11 answers · asked by Michael M 3

Until the 4th Century the New Testiment [and The Old Testiment] didn't exist in the form of Christian doctrine. They were merely a part of hundreds of other documents held sacred by early Christians.

But early in the 4th Century Constantine and the bishops of Jerusalem, Antioch, Rome, and Alexandria met in an attempt to formalize the Christian religion and doctrine. Those 4th Century men also created the Apostles Creed, defining what a Christian must believe to be a Christian.

Were those bishops and an emporer qualified to judge which early Christian documents were holy, and which were not?

They'd been arguing about the matter from the time they came out of hiding from the Romans.

Their decisions, 300 years after Jesus died, became everything we've seen since. Crusades, Inquisition. Massacres, holy wars, and Jim Jones et al.

Did they make the right choices?

2007-07-29 08:05:02 · 13 answers · asked by Jack P 7

2007-07-29 08:04:50 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

An unfortunate tendency to rely on A god to explain the unexplainable.

Through-ought years societies, when faced with something they can not explain, tend to simplify it by saying "it was god".

Now personally, i believe that there may be some sort of god-like being out there (who may or may not know we exist, but certainly doesn't interefere here on Earth).

I think this because scientists & physicists alike cannot explain anything sooner than .00000001 seconds after the big bang occurred mathematically (give or take).

If anyone has any information regarding any new break-throughs regarding this, or on the actual question of whether or not they agree that societies (religious ones) tend to attribute to god, what they cannot explain. Feel free to post.

Stay On Topic Please

2007-07-29 07:57:32 · 3 answers · asked by stephen r 3

An article was posted at arcamax.com in their "religion news" section. It was not clear, from the article, whether the museum is near Cincinnati or located in Petersburg, Ky.

It just opened on Memorial Day weekend. They projected that 250, 000 people would visit this year, but in 2 months, 100,000 have already visited.

It is a high-tech, $27 million, 60,000-square-foot museum and planetarium, which presents a scientific view of the biblical creation account. The museum, a project of the "Answers in Genesis" ministry, features more than 50 educational videos, animatronic dinosaurs and a special effects theater.

2007-07-29 07:56:34 · 17 answers · asked by Simon Peter 5

I grew up UPC/Baptist. My father was a baptist preacher but my mom took my to a united pentecostal church. So I always struggled between the two. For the majority of my life I've gone to upc, but 2 years ago my mom converted to baptist and were all going to a baptist church. I hate it. I come out of church so mad, because I feel like there all wrong, and there leading people astray. I feel like they look down on me because I believe the way I do. I've struggled with what I believe. But I've come to the conclusion that Acts 2:38 is real, the Holy Ghost is real, and what I felt at the pentecostal church is the Spirit of God. And the baptist are trying to take that away from me. And then I've got my dad, he's so hard headed, he thinks that he can still boss me around and I'm 25, in college, and trying to get away from him. I just don't know what to do. I'm about at the end of my rope or at least that's how I feel. what should I do, and why do women have to look funny in upc?

2007-07-29 07:52:52 · 10 answers · asked by rachel t 3

2007-07-29 07:51:32 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

See some of these answers:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070729114131AAAtipG&r=w&pa=FZptHWf.BGRX3OFMiTFSU8fSt_bgYcrZFMk5Staj1BIaQ8WvEA--&paid=answered#NbUvWza7WDeIV3xQwHzR

Evidently some people believe that if you do not buy the bible you are an atheist. How ignorant is that?
I think there is a God. I think the biblical monster is fiction. I am not an atheist.

2007-07-29 07:51:06 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

You sing hallelujahs about people being tortured and murdered for Christ in the Eastern countries. Then scream bloody murder in the West when they take the 10 Commandments out of the courthouse.
You think you're being persecuted? The Book says you are going to get kicked in your Butts, Boys and Girls!

2007-07-29 07:50:45 · 17 answers · asked by Cap'n Blood 1

It doesnt seem like it. Only if he has a "degree" and $ does seem like they repsect a man who can think. There seems to be no appreciation of potential at all. Only in what he has now. Some of the most intelligent men who ever lived did not have a formal degree but in this era of Neo-classim, human beings validity as a human being is defined by the degree. Though in the past, the degree was seen as a sign of conformity and the fact that one does not have the capacity to think outside of the box or someone else's set standards. This is no longer the case. And women have taken hold of that. Men who are truly unique have no place and as always are forced to be alone. Anyone can memorize a book, few can construct new processes to doing things. Why is it that women don't care about this in men? So long as a $ bill is a the end then its valid and he is worthwhile it seems.

2007-07-29 07:50:26 · 13 answers · asked by Misunderstood 2

just say yes or no, do u believe in god?

2007-07-29 07:45:30 · 24 answers · asked by sparkle 2

I have been praying the rosary for a few days now and have fallen in love with it. This is different for me since the prayers of the rosary do seem to pray to Mary. It is making me want to learn more about the Catholic church and I am looking into RCIA classes to become a member of the Catholic church. Do any Protestants pray the rosary or not since the Protestand church doesn't teach much about Mary? Thank you.

2007-07-29 07:45:08 · 19 answers · asked by Martie 1

I thought he was supposed to imitate Jesus, but he does just the opposite

2007-07-29 07:44:36 · 17 answers · asked by Esne 1

I am currently attending a Protestant church and take part in Holy Communion (wine and bread) at services. I attended a Catholic mass this morning and took part in the Eucharist (body and blood of Christ) Was this wrong for me to do? I'm not sure.

2007-07-29 07:43:01 · 9 answers · asked by Martie 1

I'm watching 8mm and just realized that a lot of Christians would be against it. We all have different standards for what we see as acceptable.

Christians: are there any factors that would make you walk out of a movie? Sex, violence, language? I am pretty liberal minded when it comes to these things, and I'm curious if the movies I watch (and enjoy) may be seen as a bad thing by other Christians.

Do you just reject them on a level of personal preference, or would you go as far as saying it's a sin for Christians to watch certain movies?

2007-07-29 07:40:09 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

a sin is every bad deed, right?
if so, then the death of jesus must purify us from all our sins whatever they are?

2007-07-29 07:39:38 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you do, is there only one God for all religions?

2007-07-29 07:39:03 · 17 answers · asked by Christina K 6

i've heard some about them but am still confused. i am agnostic so i don't know much about this kind of stuff. who is jehovah?

2007-07-29 07:35:31 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Help, English yahooers--I just saw the film THE QUEEN, and wondered about the English funeral custom of "sitting up" with the deceased person in the home. This has been shown in a Mike Leigh film, and in the series "Absolutely Fabulous".
Do people still have the deceased relative at home, in the coffin, and sit up all night? (Similar to an Irish Wake).
Is the failure of the Royal Family, or at least Prince Charles and the 2 princes to do this for Diana really the reason that all the million people showed up to mourn her in London, when they saw no one was there to do so?

2007-07-29 07:30:44 · 3 answers · asked by papyrusbtl 6

God gives a galaxy full of planets to live on(yes,we need to terriform many of them).

He gave us a spirit,so we would be living,breathing,active life forms with the ability to make our own decisions;rather than being robots.

He starts us on a planet that's just right to support life

He gives air to breath

He gives food to eat and liquid to drink

He gives us bodies that are nice and symmetrical, and plesent to look at.

He gives a host of other life o engage with and plenty of things to explore and find so we never get board

He gives us His word so we know what He expects of us;He even came down in human form once.



Is this the way you treat the Creator that's given you everything;with contempt,hate,disrespect and disregard for His authority?

2007-07-29 07:29:51 · 50 answers · asked by Maurice H 6

"Good news sinners...God doesn't exist"

2007-07-29 07:29:13 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-29 07:27:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous