Religion & Spirituality - 4 August 2007

I'm just curious as to other people's opinions. Maybe some opposition... My idea of Christianity is that Jesus was a great humanitarian, who loved nature but had no divine origins. He exhibited great charity toward others. I also think the concept of the devil was created to blame for certain people's faults.
I believe we have souls that govern themselves. I believe we have bodies that allow our souls to grow, mature and differentiate between emotions.

2007-08-04 12:12:33 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-04 12:11:40 · 17 answers · asked by peanutbutter_jellytime25 1

2007-08-04 12:11:18 · 4 answers · asked by Cathari 1

2007-08-04 12:09:13 · 14 answers · asked by Cathari 1

2007-08-04 12:08:09 · 12 answers · asked by Cathari 1

what can i do? no covens nearby (in costa rica, a catholic country) and the only people who might know something about it are foreigners and tourists,
even if a tourist is willing to help, he'll be gone soon
and foreigners are usually here to retire, and rich at that, or missionaries.

help! oh, and shipping books here is really expensive, no amazon account or credit card or whatever (hey, i'm only 13) and the only plausible way to get a book to me would be to e-mail my aunt and ask her to buy it and send it (my dad gave her money to buy and ship second hand books to us), and in that case, my dad would pick up the mail package himself (he always does) see the book, and ask me whats up, he's an atheist, i'm kind of embarrased to tell him i'm interested in this stuff, which he'll quickly point out all the arguements against god/s, ''religion is the opium of the masses'' tipe quotes, and all that. i know you can't hope to get a glimpse of wicca on the internet, but anything else? tha

2007-08-04 12:06:10 · 11 answers · asked by alpha mutt 4

http://www.watchtower.org/e/20050101/article_01.htm

2007-08-04 12:05:11 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-04 12:03:02 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

"We must respect the other fellow’s religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart."

-H.L. Mencken

I would love to hear why you agree or disagree with it.

2007-08-04 12:00:41 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

J.B.S. Haldane, an evolutionist, calculated (in 1957) that it was impossible for humans and chimps to evolve from a common ancestor over a 5,000,000 year period. This holds true even if there is a 98.5 % sequence homology as this would still require too many beneficial nucleotide mutation PER GENERATION. Since there are so many evolutionists on Yahoo "Religion & Spirituality", has this dilemma ever been resolved?

2007-08-04 11:59:30 · 6 answers · asked by flandargo 5

I was in the Royal Navy for many years.
At sea a religious service was always conducted by the Captain on Sunday mornings.
ALL the officers that were not working attended including friends of mine who did not believe..
Very few of the lower ranks attended.
It was well recognised amongst the lower ranks that officer promotion depended on compliance with certain traditions which included church attendance.

Is this Christianity, hypocrisy, intimidation or what?

2007-08-04 11:58:59 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-04 11:55:10 · 20 answers · asked by rapturefuture 7

I am curious as to when the abandonment of the concept of Sheol took place, and what Biblical basis there was for Gehenna to be adopted in it's place.

Sheol was a place where everyone was supposed to go when they died, whether good or bad, and they'd remain there until Judgement day.

Gehenna was a fiery place of punishment for the wicked. It is what is equated with Hell.

To me, the concept of Gehenna seems to have been inspired by the Valley of Hinnom, a valley close to ancient Jerusalem. It was a place where the bodies of criminals and those who didn't receive a proper burial were left. This is also where the garbage was dumped, which was constantly being burned. Previously it had been a place of human sacrifice by the Canaanites.

This to me sounds like the concept of Hell - a fiery place where the wicked and go once they die. Was there a Biblical reason for the change in belief (divine revelation?), or did the people just adopt an idea they could relate to?

2007-08-04 11:52:53 · 13 answers · asked by CSE 7

I’m a good Christian. But my life is a living hell! My family is going through financial crisis and I cant help them because I’m only 15. My dog died couple weeks ago. And now, my mom is suffering from kidney failure :(

2007-08-04 11:51:18 · 42 answers · asked by Roman 2

How should I tell my Muslim family that I never had and I never will follow Islam without being attacked by my own family or in other words them trying to kill me???. By the way im only 16 and decided not to follow Islam for personal reasons

2007-08-04 11:51:13 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

personaly i dont see anything wrong.

2007-08-04 11:51:06 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Prove it with your answer and then prove it even more by not antagonizing others on R&S.

2007-08-04 11:51:00 · 12 answers · asked by Mystine G 6

who do you think the scriptures are refering to in
Proverbs 8 :22 - 31?

Does this indicate that this would be the Son of God, Jesus Christ? (indicating pre -human existance)

2007-08-04 11:48:34 · 9 answers · asked by sugarpie 4

At least they kept it out of the same section as Math and Science. I guess they almost did right just by listing religion and spirituality in the same section as myth and folklore but I still feel the two are on in the same. I would've put this in the polls section but considering the content....

2007-08-04 11:46:38 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Best line ever in a movie..

"This day we rescue a world from mysticism and tyranny, and usher in a future brighter than anything we could imagine."

Join me fellow atheists!

2007-08-04 11:46:07 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-04 11:44:50 · 10 answers · asked by Penny L 1

2007-08-04 11:40:32 · 27 answers · asked by Penny L 1

I remember a long time ago when I was I still lived in New York,I was probably 6 or 7.But this show came on the Superchannel or something...It was A Christian channel.They were doing cartoons.And this one came up where this man was looking at all these files..and on them they had all his sins.But then Jesus came and erased the man's signature and put his.I didn't understand it then.But now I do.Can any of you help me find the episode of it..I don't know if it's on youtube.But yea please help..
-Thanx

2007-08-04 11:40:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Yes, I am a Jew myself but I am troubled by something. I picked on Bible Thumpers earlier so it is only fair. I don't discriminate, lol, I pick on everyone. My wife (who is Christian) and I are considered getting on a waiting list for a Jewish Day Care in Thousand Oaks when our daughter turns two. We chose it because they say religion isn't involved in the first few years. But I heard otherwise from friends that have done the same. They do throw religion in there or hint at it a lot. Why do they tell you one thing but do another? We just want a religious neutral daycare, and this one was conveniently close by our home. But I am skeptical now.....should I be?

2007-08-04 11:35:40 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

And how much do you actually know about the religion?

2007-08-04 11:33:37 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

O.K. I visited this question about home bible studies and there are quite a few of exe's that answered against it. Following what I found on ex-JW's in R&S and hearing also from the JW's member's; you guys went astray. Some of you committed sins that you could not face up to the elder's and the other's just wanted to have human flesh fun. I am saying because of your worldly sin, it is not right to condemn the faithful and then betray a church you once was faithful too. Does that fall under the scripture of
Matthew 7: 3-5 (3) "Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? (4) How can you say to your brother, "Let me take the speck out of your eye, when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? (5) You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.
I don't like to offend you exe's but it was you that sinned after taking church vows.

2007-08-04 11:33:18 · 21 answers · asked by Debs 5

I have heard some Christian Rap that uses the secular music beat to perform their music is that giving Glory to God or to who originally made the beat first?

2007-08-04 11:32:48 · 19 answers · asked by virtuous1 1

Like, we're not supposed to break the Sabbath by doing work..but does homework count as well?
For example, if I have a report/project due soon..do I have to wait till midnight to start?

2007-08-04 11:32:02 · 32 answers · asked by Crystal 2

Thats stupid... even christians do it... Okay everyone... yahoo answers is for asking qusestions about religion.... any religion... it's not just the christian section... if you dont like what others are saying about your religion... then go to your church and stayed sheltered with the rest of your own kind...

Now... do you admit you mock?

Oh shyt I opened my azz!... Have fun with this one!!! I love to read, and will pick the best answer... thats the point right?!

2007-08-04 11:30:52 · 12 answers · asked by Holly M 5

2007-08-04 11:30:03 · 48 answers · asked by Anonymous