Religion & Spirituality - 31 July 2007

2007-07-31 10:50:44 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can you tell?

2007-07-31 10:48:45 · 11 answers · asked by Dr. G™ 5

2007-07-31 10:48:43 · 47 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just listened to some dude speak about giving for a special event. So he talks about listening to Gods voice, and instructs on how God might tell people in the church what to give.

He explains that people may need to budget more effiently to give the right amount that God tells you!

Then he uses all the usuall verses in the bible that talk about stewardship etc. (aint it funny that everyone on earth has heard a sermon on giving)

Finaly he closed up after 25 minutes and briefly says they dont want to be manipulative, God loves a cheerfull giver (the most unused verse - most prefer to mention the tithe) etc etc

Practice ehat you preach. Surely its more spirtual for a pastor to trust that God will tell people to give, rather than have the pastor hypmotise people into believing that god will tell them to give a certain amount.

2007-07-31 10:46:51 · 6 answers · asked by Luke L 1

I imagine that eventually religion will come up with anyone I date and I'm agnostic. So I guess when I say that that could definitely put the relationship into danger, no? So what do I do? I dont want to lie, but I dont want to lose a relationship either?

Not many girls are agnostic or atheist right?

2007-07-31 10:46:04 · 23 answers · asked by sspence966 1

OK I'd rather reign in hell than be a servant in heaven.
What do you think of that?

2007-07-31 10:41:56 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just bored and curious. Bonuses for tangents about why you gave up the church.

2007-07-31 10:40:47 · 9 answers · asked by Gwen 4

Can animals see spirits that we can't? Why do they stand at the bottom of the stairs and bark up at nothing? My Nan's dog wakes her up in the middle of the night barking and taking her intot he bathroom for no apparent reason. He won't settle.

2007-07-31 10:38:22 · 19 answers · asked by Michele 3

If a line is the inside-taken-out of an infinitely small point, and a plane is the inside-taken-out of a line, and a cube is the inside-out of a plane, and time is the in-side out of a cube (three dimentionality, just later)--then what is the inside-out of time?

This concept comes from a famous old book: "Flatland." I'm not sure that religion will be part of your answer, but faith and spiritual insight must surely be. Cheers

2007-07-31 10:38:15 · 7 answers · asked by Ward 3

Did It inspire God sacrefice is son ?

2007-07-31 10:38:10 · 22 answers · asked by clue 1

2007-07-31 10:37:07 · 44 answers · asked by captain janeway 1

Im very interested in DAOISM can someone please give me the basics on it?

2007-07-31 10:35:52 · 9 answers · asked by sweetmurderous 2

2007-07-31 10:35:11 · 22 answers · asked by Q.xi 1

I have tried to get in touch with Jesus but I am still waiting to hear from him. I have prayed and asked for a sign but as yet nothing has happened. Does he not like me? I used to attend church and was told that God or Jesus would make themselves known to me but I am still waiting years later. What sign should I be looking out for? I still pray and ask for help sometimes but I feel silly. Why won't they make themselves known with a sign I can't ignore? Please answer in a way I can understand, no bible quotes.

2007-07-31 10:34:33 · 38 answers · asked by Michele 3

Did you see these answers to this post...

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ArLfW2aYhihjvHu_cYu891zd7BR.?qid=20070731141845AAWS4Nu

These so called Christians are very negative...they call the world a terrible place.

The world is God's creation...is it not?

These people are so obsessed with the end of the world it is unsettling.

Where is the joy and peace that God brings?

Are your sights so set on man that you do not see or appreciate the beauty of the world?

Have you ever travelled? Have you seen the mountains, the oceans, the plains?

Have you ever seen human kindness? The generosity of the human spirit...people who volunteer time and money to helping the less fortunate?

Haven't you witnessed a child giving flowers to an invalid, or a neighbor mowing his neighbors yard?

Good things happen every day...I am amazed that you so-called Christians do not see the good...but, only the bad....

Are you truly Christians?

2007-07-31 10:31:30 · 10 answers · asked by G.C. 5

I think it would be therapeutic for atheists to finally admit what scares them so much about the bible. I'll start.

When I was fourteen years old I was beaten and mugged by a group of drunken Bibles (you read that right). These Bibles beat me relentlessly until I could no longer perform simple logical operations. It took three years of therapy before I finally started to believe in evolution again. Whenever I walk through a dark alley, I still worry that a copy of the New Testament will jump out of the shadows and attack me.

Now that I've gotten that off my chest, I was wondering why some other atheists are afraid of the bible.

2007-07-31 10:30:25 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Earlier I was browsing through the Yahoo QA Suggestions section because of a post I had deleted yesterday. I was curious when I saw the tab, so I searched to see what sort of feedback RS users are giving Yahoo concerning whether the RS section's serving their percieved needs.

Here's the link to the feedback:

http://suggestions.yahoo.com/srp/?prop=answers&query=religion+and+spirituality&crumb=04GLnjGSf60&sort=date&filter=none&resolved=0&vote_mode=1

Would you say this represents the feelings of the actual religious factions here?

2007-07-31 10:29:20 · 12 answers · asked by Jack P 7

2007-07-31 10:25:30 · 12 answers · asked by Q.xi 1

The bible makes clear that while there might be LOTS of gods, "God" is the Head God. Not sure if they had a vote or what, but there you go...





Exodus 12:12
And against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment.

Exodus 15:11
Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods?

Exodus 18:11
Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods.

Exodus 20:3, 5
Thou shalt have no other gods before me. ... Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them.

Exodus 22:20
He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.

Exodus 22:28
Thou shalt not revile the gods.

Exodus 23:13
Make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.

Exodus 23:24
Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and q

2007-07-31 10:24:04 · 17 answers · asked by Q.xi 1

I heard this story of a guy who was calling one and the arch-angel got out of his circle. The angel entered him and dragged him to his father's bedroom, took out his 45 cal. pistol, loaded it, put the gun to his head and pulled the trigger. The guy lived and when he related this story (on coast to coast am) he was shaking like a leaf?

Just wondering if there are any similary stories out there!

2007-07-31 10:22:26 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

When I get emails from young-earth creationists, evangelicals, etc..I (almost) always respond.

What signs should I look for to know that it is not even worth my time?

2007-07-31 10:21:41 · 18 answers · asked by Eleventy 6

Who came up with this practice and why is it accepted even though God clearly forbids contacting spirits. Deut.18:11.?

I'm mainly curious about who brought this about. God certainly doesn't like it so one must wonder why they do it.

2007-07-31 10:20:31 · 21 answers · asked by 4 Shades of Blue 4

what is everyones thoughts on this

2007-07-31 10:18:35 · 6 answers · asked by Laughing Man 4

You heard right.

2007-07-31 10:15:55 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-31 10:14:10 · 2 answers · asked by captain janeway 1

2007-07-31 10:12:27 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

The term 'troll', as used on the internet, didn't come from fairy tale trolls. It came from a method of fishing. Later, it was used to describe men who hung out in mens rooms trying to attract homosexuals.

On the internet, that mens room analogy came into use because what trolls did so resembled the trolling in mens rooms.

On YQA RS followers of the evangelical atheism faith, and some who claim to have scientific knowledge gravitate to this QA to indulge in the 'trolling' mens room behavior, though they deny it.

But they claim they have no faith.

Seems to me they troll here for several possible motives,

1] They admit by default to their faith,
2] They're just intellectual pigmies who've been kicked around all their lives and want to anonymously be smug and condescending, or
3] They're silly, nosy busybodies who actually care what beliefs strangers embrace.

What do you think?

2007-07-31 10:11:45 · 18 answers · asked by Jack P 7

1. If we evolved from monkeys...?
2. If atheism isn't a religion...?
3. How can atheists believe the universe evolved...?
4. Is faith required...?
5. Are atheists smarter...?
6. The laws of thermodynamics...?
7. Atheists: look at the world around you...?
8. Why do you criticize...?
9. Can you prove...?

2007-07-31 10:11:38 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

Citing religious texts results in circular logic.

Example: The Bible says that God is real and God inspired the Bible.
Example II: The Quran says that God is real and God inspired the Quran.

This is circular logic and is therefore flawed.

Please, no jargon about how I am an evil atheist, no attacks on evolution or science as I didn't mention evolution or science. Please, no testimonies about how you felt god as your feelings are not proof of anything.

The last three times I have asked this question I have received rambling emotional testimonies and people pointing out the complexity of the life as proof. These things are not proof. One person actually cited religious text at me and several others left an unrelated comment about how the Bible predates the Quran. If you want to play that game, Zoroastrianism predates Christianity.

Please, no comments about how I should study the scripture, I've read the bible several times, it's exactly as invalid as every other religious text.

2007-07-31 10:10:40 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

Someone said, "When was there a beginning? There never was one; if there was, there will be an end; but there never was a beginning, and hence there will never be an end; that looks like eternity."

Would you agree with this statement or disagree? Second question coming concerning the statement.

2007-07-31 10:09:44 · 5 answers · asked by princezelph 4