Religion & Spirituality - 29 July 2007

2007-07-29 17:21:29 · 2 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7

Echad polygamy is considered 'oneness' polygamy where one man is married to multiple women but the women are considered married to eachother which permits bisexuality.
Traditional polygamy is considered when a man is married to multiple woman but each relationship is a separate marriage.

2007-07-29 17:21:19 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

A spirit has no feeling and cannot think, we all felt that experience before we were born, we had no feeling and no mind. we were just a spirit? or nothing, we just didn't exist?

2007-07-29 17:19:45 · 16 answers · asked by westafrocherokee 1

Why do Pagans choose to see it as us stealing their holidays when all we are doing is offering a Christian event to celebrate instead of a Pagan one?

Why does it matter that we don't the know actual birthday of Jesus Christ & choose to celebrate it on December 25th?

Why does it matter that we choose to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ at the beginning of Spring considering His death was to make all things new again to those of us who believe. It's a symbol of our ability to be reborn even as all things God created are reborn in the Spring.

Is it equally offensive that churches offer Fall Festivals on Halloween to counter-act the effects of evil & witchcraft on that most hallowed day for Satanists?

Your thoughts please....

2007-07-29 17:17:26 · 26 answers · asked by Pamela 5

I will state upfront that I am an Anabaptist. But that in and of itself is not why I am asking the question. I am divorced, my faith and reading of scripture tells me that remarriage is sin if the "ex" is still living. In a conversation today on the matter I mentioned to someone that this is one reason that the church cannot perform a divorce, only a marriage. A "writing of divorce" can only be obtained from the state. Someone then told me that the Catholic church can nullify a marriage. So I guess I have two questions:

1) Is this so?

2) If so, what is the scriptural basis of this?

I am not asking this as a veiled attack. Rather I had never heard of this before and was curious as to the Catholic position. Thank you.

2007-07-29 17:17:16 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

just curious to see who believes i what as for me i believe in creation.

2007-07-29 17:16:36 · 40 answers · asked by lymber1 2

If the mormon prophet had a revelation that all mormons were to live in a communal society, would you do it?

2007-07-29 17:16:33 · 13 answers · asked by Al Shaitan 4

I have been dealing with a situation where some of my closest friends betrayed me. I'm not going into any details. So I've really been studying forgiveness and listening to teaching on the subject. It's something I really struggle with. I've heard a lot of teaching (the majority of teaching on this subject) where you don't have to forget. Where is that in the Bible? I don't see it. All I see are references to forgiving and FORGETTING "Their sins and inequities He remembered no more" - and on and on and on. That we are to have a complete do-over so that we don't even remember what they did. A complete clean slate, where we view our Christian brother as a sinner saved by grace just like us, instead of my Christian brother, I've forgiven you , but you are the guy that did X to me so that every time we hear their name we don't think about them as a brother in Christ that we love, but this guy that did X to me. See? a clean slate, no memory. all gone. (cont)

2007-07-29 17:16:17 · 8 answers · asked by art_flood 4

In many Western Countries, polygamy is illegal. However, God commands that if a man dies without a son, that his brother will marry his widow and have children in his name and they will be the deceased mans heirs. This is commanded and it doesn't matter if the brother is already married or not. Would you obey God or your country?

2007-07-29 17:14:37 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just list the sacraments spoken of by Jesus, only

Do not list a sacrament given by Moses, the Prophets, Peter, Paul, Timothy, Act, Romans, or any other book in the bible except the 4 gospels, and Revelation

2007-07-29 17:12:44 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-29 17:06:46 · 16 answers · asked by tremonster 4

Numbers 31:17-18 "Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves."

Ezekiel 9:6 "Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women . . . "

Isaiah 13:16 "Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished."

Deuteronomy 13:15 "Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly . . . "

Leviticus 20:9 "For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death . . . "

Exodus 32:27 ". . . Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour."

Deut 21:10-12 "When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and the LORD thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, and thou hast taken them captive, And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife; Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house, and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails; "

Exodus 31:15 " . . . whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death."

Deut 21:21 "And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die . . . "

Luke 19:27 Jesus said, "But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me."

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2007-07-29 17:04:59 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

There is a historical perspective of this. My feeling is that most Christians are happy with the state of things; and the only ones who are frothing currently are fundies.

2007-07-29 17:02:50 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

do you ever get tired of trying to explain? what do you do then?

2007-07-29 17:02:31 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I got a much better paying job and want to give thanks to God. Should I just put the check in the basket or give it directly to the Pastor? I'm Foursquare (a Pentecostal denomination) if that matters

2007-07-29 17:01:36 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

Orson Pratt (LDS apostle) stated: "the great Messiah who was the founder of the Christian religion, was a polygamist...marrying many honorable wives himself…God the Father had a plurality of wives…the Son followed the example of his Father…both God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ inherit their wives in eternity as well as in time" (The Seer, p.172, 1853).

2007-07-29 16:59:33 · 20 answers · asked by shadowboxer78 2

What do you think of this contribution by a muslim? The point is to show those that state not a single muslim has contributed anything are wrong.

"Distillation, the means of separating liquids through differences in their boiling points, was invented around the year 800 by Islam's foremost scientist, Jabir ibn Hayyan, who transformed alchemy into chemistry, inventing many of the basic processes and apparatus still in use today - liquefaction, crystallisation, distillation, purification, oxidisation, evaporation and filtration. As well as discovering sulphuric and nitric acid, he invented the alembic still, giving the world intense rosewater and other perfumes and alcoholic spirits (although drinking them is haram, or forbidden, in Islam). Ibn Hayyan emphasised systematic experimentation and was the founder of modern chemistry."

2007-07-29 16:59:26 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

We are told God is immortal. That he has always existed and always will. He is the beginning and the end. The alpha & omega.

100 billion humans have lived and died on this tiny blue dot we call home, so why do Christians believe God decided to bless us with his teachings and his son only 2,000 years ago? Before the “birth of Christianity”, was their no divine presence? What was God doing from between 200,000 years ago* and 2-3,000 years ago, when he gave us his divine teachings? For 198,000 years man was on the earth before God decided to dictate his divine teachings into bible form. Doesn't this seem a little odd?

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human

2007-07-29 16:58:01 · 23 answers · asked by HawaiianBrian 5

this is a important part of our walk with Jesus.Speaking of that I going right now to spend time with him.To those who believe Jesus loves you and to those who do not Jesus loves you too.I love you all.cec

2007-07-29 16:57:19 · 6 answers · asked by cecil t 2

2007-07-29 16:57:17 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know that this is a general question of whether we have free will. But I think that scripture is pretty clear on the fact that we are all dead in our sins until we are saved by the grace and mercy of God.

2007-07-29 16:56:47 · 5 answers · asked by lovingdaddyof2 4

You're right cause the bible says this and that... you say that you're open minded about the world around you... have you ever actually stepped back and seen the world from another perspective? Have you ever thought to think for yourselves and come up with your own ideas about life, creation, existence... everything? Of course you think that you do and have but the reality is that you were spoon fed your ideas from another person who felt the need to "enlighten" you to their views of the world... which you think are your own. I would never try to convert another to my personal view of the world, so I ask, what is this urge that so many christians feel to convert me to their ways?

2007-07-29 16:50:11 · 30 answers · asked by jo b 2

They dress similar to Amish in style, but with more color. The outfits are the same, yet Amish only seem to use colors like black and grey. These people use alot of bright blue with black. But other than that the clothes are the same - Abe Lincoln looking top hats for the men and the Abe Lincoln beard as well, and dresses that pretty much come down past the knees almost to the ankles for the women with a white bonnet. Unlike Amish, these people actually drive cars and use power. This is why im almost certain they are not Amish as i regularly see them in cars and the such. Im in Ohio and see quite a few of them in the farmland/small town areas.
Any clues?

2007-07-29 16:49:46 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

My list: Zer0 C00L
Eleventy
Z->Z^2 C
Hawiian Brian
Patrick the Carpathian
and others that don't come immediately to mind.

2007-07-29 16:48:59 · 8 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7

Personally, I can't wait to shower when i get up and use Dove, and Sunsilk products for my hair. So for those who say muslims don't bathe (I know not all, but these ignorant ones are out there who honestly think this), what do you think of this?

"Washing and bathing are religious requirements for Muslims, which is perhaps why they perfected the recipe for soap which we still use today. The ancient Egyptians had soap of a kind, as did the Romans who used it more as a pomade. But it was the Arabs who combined vegetable oils with sodium hydroxide and aromatics such as thyme oil. One of the Crusaders' most striking characteristics, to Arab nostrils, was that they did not wash. Shampoo was introduced to England by a Muslim who opened Mahomed's Indian Vapour Baths on Brighton seafront in 1759 and was appointed Shampooing Surgeon to Kings George IV and William IV."

2007-07-29 16:48:00 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm 11. My family doesn't go to church becuase the both have different veiws of Christ and God. I go to bible study and other things like that but I want to ask one question. Does God allow U turns? I ran into some porn once online and I want to forget about it. I'm going to go to church when I'm in college. Will he let me start over?

2007-07-29 16:45:55 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

If heaven is round like the earth, what is in the middle?

2007-07-29 16:45:31 · 14 answers · asked by Pascal's Pager 2

“Women should not be enlightened or educated in any way. They should, in fact, be segregated as they are the cause of hideous and involuntary erections in holy men.”
—St Augustine of Hippo (354-430) Christian theologian and church father.

2007-07-29 16:44:50 · 14 answers · asked by HawaiianBrian 5

We all know that the number 666 is found in Revelation, right? I know what Bible prophecy experts claim that number to be.

What is your view of 666?

2007-07-29 16:43:23 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

I prayed to Jesus to help me pick an avatar and show me how to put it up here, and he did! At least, I think it was Jesus. It might have been some other half-human, half-god hybrid. They all look pretty much alike, so how do you tell the difference?

2007-07-29 16:43:13 · 8 answers · asked by Antique Silver Buttons 5