Religion & Spirituality - 9 August 2007

lets face it. no matter how much you hammer down on a religion, their people ain't gonna change their mind. Besides, bashing shows that you are a "mean" person and not much people likes mean people. After all, this is America. Everyone is entitled to their beliefs. Can't everyone respect that? C'mon. Lets stop this nonsense.


To each his own.

2007-08-09 09:23:10 · 10 answers · asked by Captain Galactic 6

An accuaintance of mine, who was 100% Jewish by both his parents commited suicide - is he now in Hell according to Judaism?
About him: he never killed anyone (except for himself), but he wasn't necessarily a "good" person (although he didn't like to hurt small animals or children or anything like that).
His negative traits were that he was very hateful, jealous, conniving, etc...
So is he now in Hell according to Judaism? If yes - is he there for all eternity? Or what exactly?...

2007-08-09 09:21:49 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok so I've just (today) been reading some of the posts in this forum and it makes me reallly question deeply about God's existence. There have been times before that I questioned this but was always kind of afraid to let it out there. I have never been a "hard core" christian but I grew up believing in God and 2 years ago, I started to read the bible and try to understand. To be honest, I found myself crying alot at night trying to understand and for a moment it seemed like I was going to be okay and the crying and guilt would end but I ended feeling weird.I must admiit sometimes I felt like I was doing the right thing but it didnt stick so..yeah. I dont want to be a bad person at all and want to do what is right. Anyways..This is one of the things that confuse me most. most if not all ppl believe in bad/evil/devil. If thats the case why doesnt evil in turn take over the whole world...and vice versa with God, why doesnt he come forth and save us now..not later..since is he THE ONE?

2007-08-09 09:21:03 · 18 answers · asked by Cilantro 5

Has God and Jesus exposed themselves in other religions? Other countries worship a God, who is not to say its not the same God but in a different form? The practice is the same, but the different religions expressing dont see that God may show himself in different ways. As a Christian, who am I to say Budda, Allah and others are not God and Jesus are the same to Christians , but in a different form to other religions?

2007-08-09 09:20:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

If so, how could God's one and only true organization be wrong? Rutherford wrote:

"Therefore we may confidently expect that 1925 will mark the return of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the faithful prophets of old, particularly those named by the Apostle in Hebrews 11, to the condition of human perfection." (Millions Now Living Will Never Die, p. 89)

2007-08-09 09:16:07 · 3 answers · asked by jethrojimbob 2

2007-08-09 09:14:32 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Or are they stuck with the same dogma forever, always rejecting the results of new research?

2007-08-09 09:12:33 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

daughters to a ship/boat sinking. I can't remember the name of the song but I know it is one of those old standards.

2007-08-09 09:09:29 · 9 answers · asked by p_a_m_i_e 1

Also, anyone wanna 'fess up to being the one who made it? 'Cause whoever you are, I wanna wash your feet with my hair!

(I'll post the link as soon as the question posts. By the way, the video is a bit long, but worth it.)

2007-08-09 09:08:35 · 45 answers · asked by Anonymous

He dies on the Friday. Ries the Sunday. sure the process is three days but he does not ries three days later. Example 1 add two is three. 1 being Friday + 2 brings us to Sunday because if u add 1 day to Friday it is Saturday.If you dis agree back it up with maths as well. Do you think that maybe Jesus was bad at his maths or has the bilbe got it wrong some were

2007-08-09 09:07:04 · 24 answers · asked by Jhonny 2

2007-08-09 09:05:06 · 24 answers · asked by david w 2

I mean, the miners have been in there for days, and they are only now getting a camera and microphone. Don't you think they are expecting more? Or is this what they are prepared for?

2007-08-09 09:00:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

If not hes pretty drab. Jesus did alot for his team with all the wine to water, walking on water, feeding people.

2007-08-09 08:59:36 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need a name to describe a youth sunday school class on Sunday morning. It will begin at 9:00 with breakfast each week (including coffee). At 9:25 we will split into small groups and have small group/instruction time. That will rap up around 10:15-10:25. At that time students can hang out, talk, play Nintendo Wii, ping pong, air hockey, etc., until about 10:50. At that time students will be kicked out of the youth ministry house and encouraged to attend morning worship. What's a trendy, modern, catchy name that we could use? Our Wednesday nights are called SYNERGY - Where Faith and Life Become One

2007-08-09 08:55:46 · 17 answers · asked by josap 1

I believe in Heaven Hell and Jesus Christ. Why shouldn't i be able to freely share my beliefs?

2007-08-09 08:54:02 · 34 answers · asked by samueljackson0000 2

Like if they are going to do it, they say "Ride that C***" or for a spanking they say "Spank that "A**".

Why would anybody speak in 3rd person about themselves. Any normal person if they talked that way would speak in 1st person.... Like "Spank MY A**".

Often in demonic possession, I've reasearched that entities speak through people. Like often in sin they are tempted by thinking of how they are going to do something then the demon has them think "YOU ARE GOING TO DO _______ (insert sin).

I'm just curious what others think. I think that they very well could be demonically possessed. Not just by their actions, but by speaking of their own body in 3rd person.

What do you think?

2007-08-09 08:53:39 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

less evidence to support that theory than theists have to support theirs?

2007-08-09 08:52:43 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

,over rival theories in biology or astrophysics.?

2007-08-09 08:48:00 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why is the color of the band-aid the color of a white-persons skin..

Where can I find chocolatly brown band-aids?

Jelly bean says here:
http://www.ebon-aide.com/

[I so plaigerized this Q from another guy, but this Q is funny:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AjIMTppEHriaiHbVC5wO8vvty6IX?qid=20070808222313AAihaG0

2007-08-09 08:47:53 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

The Mormon Jesus?
The Muslim Jesus?
The Catholic Jesus?
The Baptist Jesus?
The Hippie Jesus?
The get rich quick Jesus?
The Pauline Jesus?
The demi-god Jesus?
The Jewish Jesus?
The black Jesus?
The royal Jesus?
The commoner Jesus?
The vengeful Jesus?
The kind Jesus?
The returning Jesus?
The returned Jesus?
The dead jesus?
the Jesus who was never there?
The Jesus that fits in your world view?
The Jesus that conforms to your beliefs?
The Jesus that challenges your beliefs?
The physical Jesus?
The spiritual Jesus?
Your own personal Jesus?
The Hindu Jesus?
The Jehovah's witness Jesus?
Jesus Christ Superstar Jesus?
Jesus who just crossed the border but you gave him no shelter Jesus?
The ALL things to ALL people mailable Jesus?

2007-08-09 08:46:58 · 21 answers · asked by 自由思想家 3

I am not Christian and I don't have an issue with it. It's only religios if you want it to be I suppose. For me its just taking a second out of your day to regroup and prepare. I know some people have issue with it, I was wondering if we had any. I've never met anyone who did. Just curious

2007-08-09 08:44:22 · 31 answers · asked by ~Heathen Princess~ 7

Im told he is, or that he is channeling aliens who are shape shifting lizards.. whats all that about then?

2007-08-09 08:43:41 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

1. I got busted reading the 'Nag Hammadi" ??????
2. The Orkin man saw my altar while spraying and ran out of the house screaming, "(you know)"
3. When asked by an admirer of the tatoos on my heels I replied, "It's the symbol of my Witch clan"..........well, you know.

2007-08-09 08:43:24 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-09 08:38:33 · 13 answers · asked by Christanti 3

2007-08-09 08:36:58 · 22 answers · asked by lemo_07 2

A Texas family is suing Gov. Rick Perry and a school district over a state-mandated moment of silence in schools, according to The Dallas Morning News.

David Wallace Croft and his wife, Shannon, of Carrollton, Texas, have three children at Rosemeade Elementary and argue that the moment of silence is unconstitutional and amounts to state-sanctioned school prayer.

The couple has a history of complaints against religious-affiliated words and images in schools, having previously complained about Boy Scout rallies held during school, fliers sent home about Good News Bible Club meetings and the inclusion of "Silent Night" and a Hanukkah song in holiday concerts, according to report.

• Click here to read the story from The Dallas Morning News.

Krista Moody, a spokeswoman for Perry, said the moment of silence law that the Crofts filed a suit against on March 1, 2006, was passed in 2003 and calls for students to observe a moment of silence after reciting pledges to the U.S. and Texas flags each day.


The governor is certainly in favor of allowing students and faculty to quietly reflect on what they chose," Moody told FOXNews.com.

Moody said the beauty behind the freedom of the law is children get to do with the moment what they wish. There are no guidelines behind the silence.

Angela Shelley, media specialist for the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, could not comment on the case due to current litigation but said that in dealing with the Crofts, the district has been fair and is following the law.

"We have been fair and equal to everybody," she told FOXNews.com. "We need to respect everybody and value everybody’s opinion. We are following the letter of the law."

Ted Cruz, solicitor general for Texas who represented Perry at a federal district court hearing on Tuesday, said the Crofts are arguing specifically that every moment of silence statute in the country is unconstitutional, and even if that first point is not correct, they further argue any statute that mentions the word "pray" is unconstitutional.

Twenty-five states have moment-of-silence statutes. Thirteen of them explicitly specify prayer as an option the child can choose.

The Crofts are citing a case from the 1980s that struck down a moment of silence statute in Alabama.

"That argument is contrary to binding U.S. Supreme Court precedent," Cruz told FOXNews.com.

Cruz said the Texas law is virtually identical to a Virginia state law that was unanimously held up in the federal court of appeals in 2001. The Supreme Court later declined to review that case. He said in initiating the current law, the Texas legislature has acted to protect the freedom of conscience of every child.

"The First Amendment was drafted to protect the religious liberty of everyone, not to express hostility to matters of faith," he told FOXNews.com.

Cruz said the federal court heard arguments on the matter Tuesday and would decide the case in about a month.

2007-08-09 08:36:52 · 11 answers · asked by lymber1 2

People say that because I am not a Christian I have rejected Jesus as my savior. I disagree. I have yet to meet anyone named Jesus (excluding a couple of Hispanic guys that I went to school with in Arizona). How can I have rejected someone whom I have never met? When I was younger, I tried talking to the Jesus that religious people told me existed. At the time, I was very serious and I revealed my deepest inner thoughts and asked him many questions. I have yet to receive a response and I have yet to see him. Secondly, if a person named Jesus died for my sins (whatever that means) I cannot thank him or show my appreciation unless I meet him. I suppose most religious people will say that Jesus reveals himself to us in the Bible. Well, I cannot put my trust in a book that was written by men who lived in a corrupt, evil society. With that said, the Bible indicates that one can actually have a personal relationship with Jesus, not just read about him. So, when you say that we have two choices: Accept Jesus and go to heaven or Reject Jesus and go to hell, where does that leave those of us who have not met him? I’m quite certain I know the answer to all of these questions, but I just wanted to see if any Christians can shed some light as to Jesus’ whereabouts.

2007-08-09 08:35:50 · 18 answers · asked by Biggus Dickus 3

People tell me that God cannot create someone as a homosexual because then He is setting them up for hell (in otherwords someone is not born as a homosexual).

Then tell me not to worry about things because God knows everything and has it planned out.

So, if God cannot create someone as a homo because that could send them to hell, and He knows everything doesnt that mean that when He creates someone He knows they're either going to heaven or hell?

2007-08-09 08:35:42 · 18 answers · asked by Chris 5

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AqWZxXOF6Ez9WJI1XtfiLzzd7BR.?qid=20070809122237AA7Cpgi

Shows creationists aren't the only slow witted ones walking the Earth. How much further to we have to advance as atheists before we can claim superiority? Does our lack of a sense of humor at times bring us closer to our religious bretheren?

Did I just waste your time?

2007-08-09 08:33:14 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-09 08:32:49 · 2 answers · asked by Jack 5