Religion & Spirituality - 3 August 2007

2007-08-03 05:10:24 · 32 answers · asked by Jameskan Video 5

2007-08-03 05:09:33 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

The 2001 United Kingdom Census showed that 72% of the population of 59,000,000 classed themselves as Christian. However, The Church Society's own figures show that in 1968 the usual Sunday church attendance was 1,606,000 falling to 881,000 in 2005
http://www.churchsociety.org/issues_new/church/stats/iss_church_stats_attendance.asp
Office of National Stastics.

15% (8,850,000) claimed no religion.

At present the number of people claiming no religion outnumber churchgoers by 10 to 1

And by extrapolation there will be no church attendees in 40 years time.

What are you thoughts on this?

2007-08-03 05:09:22 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

and say things like " If it wasn't mentioned by the early church writers, it's an obvious invention of a man, no matter how well-meaning he was."

But when an atheist or a person of another religion asks you for proof and parallels your argument by asking for proof from historical records, suddenly it becomes all about "faith"?

If you can't prove YOUR dogma, what makes you think you have the right to criticize and demand proof from any other religious group, even if they do have the same deities? After all, your views don't stand up to scrutiny from the Jewish perspective, or even the Islamic perspective.

Don't you think that it's just a tad hypocritical to criticize Catholics and other denominations?

2007-08-03 05:07:51 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

... what will happen to them when Jesus returns

2007-08-03 05:07:03 · 22 answers · asked by Jyde1 1

2007-08-03 05:06:56 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

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2007-08-03 05:04:10 · 10 answers · asked by Nijg 6

If Christianity evolved from the Jewish religion, then why are there so many Jews today? Surely this must give the lie to Darwinism?

2007-08-03 05:03:03 · 8 answers · asked by Namlevram 5

There is a guy who is interested in me, but I am not. He wants my number, and wants to know if I'll go out w/him. Being raised a JW I made the choice of not getting married (I am 22) and wait until paradise. Seeing how the world is and that marriage is not a happy union in this place, I would rather wait until Jehovah has brought his paradise to actually enjoy the sanctity of marriage. What should I tell him? I've thought about telling him that I am seeing someone within my congregation just to keep him out, but I'd be lying to him. By the way, this is phone conversations from work. I met him only once last year. What can I tell him? I have never had a boyfriend, and don't plan on it. Due to my choices, there is another problem. People at work are saying I am a lesbian, not full out but their intentions and behavior makes me believe that they think that. I know I am not, I've already expressed my intentions. Any suggestions on how to handly both situations?

2007-08-03 05:00:00 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-03 04:59:24 · 35 answers · asked by leo 1

Would you have kids if you thought there was a 50/50
chance of them "making it"

If we are a mirror of God's image, would you want to see any
human tortured for all eternity, or would you just want
to fix their wiring a bit, if you were God, and you were the
electrician

2007-08-03 04:58:04 · 10 answers · asked by tinabadina 3

Yeah its twist of our favorite original. No one will get it I'm sure but hey its worth a drink.

2007-08-03 04:56:57 · 20 answers · asked by ~Heathen Princess~ 7

:-) Cheeky, I know but...

Don't worry if you have to get 'personal'.

I can take it. :-)

Fire away...

Serious & Compassionate answers also appreciated. :-]

Best Wishes,

A. R. / C. L.

2007-08-03 04:54:06 · 39 answers · asked by goodfella 5

hey so i am very confused about something?

in the original bible God says that he is the only One. That we should not worship anyone but Him, & God stresses that fact many times.

So why do we worship Jesus. Is that not contradicting what God has said?

Why rewrite the bible, almost makes it look like God has made a mistake, or someone thinks He did?

Plus. Both bibles were written by man - dictating what God has said.

Considering how superstitious people were in those days, how do we know that the bibles were not just a fabrication of some random person?

What's Your Take On All This?
All Religions Are Welcomed To Give Their View!

2007-08-03 04:53:40 · 12 answers · asked by 2girly 2

2007-08-03 04:52:55 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-03 04:52:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Was it because of the control issues? Did you discover their teachings were not biblical? Were you confused by the history of false prophecies? Or...something else?

And if you did leave, do you today consider yourself to be a Christian, or did you leave religion altogether? Thanks.

2007-08-03 04:51:50 · 14 answers · asked by jethrojimbob 2

Why some people avoid going for church activities like gatherings, seminars and other stuff? Other than the lack of time what else?

2007-08-03 04:49:33 · 12 answers · asked by kenny_och88 1

Catholics: Are you tired of being confronted about our traditions and being told that we follow the "traditions of men"? Do you find yourself unable to locate & quote the scriptures that support the following of tradition? Do you want to be able to effectively defend your Church's teaching as St. Peter told us to do? (1 Peter 3:15 "...always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you".) To learn the basics about defending "Tradition", go to this link: http://www.catholic.com/library/Scripture_and_Tradition.asp

After reading that introduction, dig deeper by reading these books:
"Reasons to Believe" by Scott Hahn
"Catholicism and Fundamentalism" by Karl Keating

Also, you can listen to archived broadcasts of Catholic Answers Live at:
http://www.catholic.com/radio/calendar.php

Catholics: If these resources help you, I'd love to hear about it.
"Pax Vobis".

2007-08-03 04:46:45 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

is it true that any catholis faithfull who marries somebody from another church should consider herself to be commiting fornication for the rest of her life. This message was preached yesterday by a Reverend Father in Lagos Nigeria yesterday 2nd of August 2007.

2007-08-03 04:46:28 · 11 answers · asked by ihechi 1

whats the best time to cast one and where in the best place to do it?

2007-08-03 04:46:13 · 17 answers · asked by Raina R 1

Red Baron is pretty good, I like Tony's also, and Tombstone Pizza from Wisconsin is a treat. I also like Jewel Supermarket pizza for some reason.

2007-08-03 04:45:38 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

Seriously.
The entirety of the R&S board fits into the following categories:
#1. Proselytisation.
#2. Attacks levelled at other groups.
#3. Satire.
#4. General-purpose trolling.

None of the above imply any semblance of respect for the beliefs of others. As such, why does anyone here even pretend to be respectful of the beliefs of others?

I'm openly disrespectful of everyone else's beliefs (yes... everyone)... and am honest enough to admit it.

What about you?

2007-08-03 04:43:19 · 37 answers · asked by Lucid Interloper 2

2007-08-03 04:42:47 · 23 answers · asked by Calchas 3

2007-08-03 04:42:18 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why don't they just stay with God? He kicked Adam and Eve our of EDEN, but why do we still have so many souls coming to Earth? Are they 'kicked' out too? Are they being....let go from where ever they come? Why?

2007-08-03 04:41:46 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-03 04:41:21 · 8 answers · asked by zorrol 2

where does it say that we are daughters of eve and sons of Adam in the bible? I am just wondering because I wonder if people are lost in there own way and created the fact that we all come from adam and Eve. In my eyes the Jews were created from them, the rest from other couples. But if it says it in the bible that man came from Adam, and daughters came from Eve then I am wrong.


by the way the movie is about the Lion the witch and the wordrobe.

2007-08-03 04:40:50 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Yesterday, the following was posted in a question

"Did you hear that Muslims in Dearborn Michigan were celebrating the bridge collapse in Minneapolis?"

In response, two people (Damon and Indiana Raven) answered with "it wouldn't surpirse me."

As somebody who lived in Detroit for about 2.5 years, and knows a few Muslims from Dearborn, my gut told me that there was no merit to the original claim. And here we are, a day later, and there is still nothing on the newswires indicating that this might be true.

So my question is whether or not people who make such racist assumptions about others ever go back and check the validity of their assumptions? And if so, do they ever apologize?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AuvWBsusNLTF.OQDMG8zP0bsy6IX?qid=20070802134624AAIHljw&show=7#profile-info-H4sUeTt1aa

http://news.google.com/news?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=s&hl=en&q=dearborn+bridge+minneapolis&um=1&sa=N&tab=wn

2007-08-03 04:40:18 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-03 04:39:32 · 16 answers · asked by jamoca 7