Religion & Spirituality - 10 August 2007

Can someone explain to me why catholic churches have statues of Mary outside their churches, schools ect.?? when there is this in the bible...

"You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself a graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them or serve them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.

Or am I taking this out of context? Please explain.

2007-08-10 06:40:17 · 49 answers · asked by Indiana Raven 6

I'm nice, really! I lasted one week! So much evil.

2007-08-10 06:38:49 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

How tempted have you been to cast something harmful/negative? When you are tempted what do you do to step back from your altar and not cast?

2007-08-10 06:38:43 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

If they had a personal relationship with god, wouldnt he answer all of their questions?

2007-08-10 06:36:48 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

"To the woman He gave nine curses and death: the burden of the blood of menstruation and the blood of virginity; the burden of pregnancy; the burden of childbirth; the burden of bringing up the children; her head is covered as one in mourning; she pierces her ear like a permanent slave or slave girl who serves her master; she is not to be believed as a witness; and after everything--death." [Leonard J. Swidler, Women in Judaism: the Status of Women in Formative Judaism, Metuchen, N.J: Scarecrow Press, 1976, p. 115]

"Praised be God that he has not created me a gentile. Praised be God that he has not created me a woman. Praised be God that he has not created me an ignoramus." [Swidler, op. cit., pp. 80-81]

2007-08-10 06:36:10 · 9 answers · asked by Irfana Rahman 3

And what will it smell like?

2007-08-10 06:34:51 · 12 answers · asked by Julia Sugarbaker 7

missing rock from which we sprang?
Carbon dating only dates relatively recently formed rocks?

2007-08-10 06:34:08 · 23 answers · asked by Prof Fruitcake 6

2007-08-10 06:33:42 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

"I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a trap and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God will escape her, but the sinner she will ensnare....while I was still searching but not finding, I found one upright man among a thousand but not one upright woman among them all." [Ecclesiastes 7:26-28]

"No wickedness comes anywhere near the wickedness of a woman.....Sin began with a woman and thanks to her we all must die." [Ecclesiasticus 25:19,24]

2007-08-10 06:33:08 · 19 answers · asked by Irfana Rahman 3

If these two human species existed together, isn't that proof RIGHT THERE of a transitional species? We all know which two species I am talking about.

here is the tired link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070809/ap_on_sc/human_evolution;_ylt=AsVgc6kR2JmxbM1mla7VmshvieAA

2007-08-10 06:32:54 · 4 answers · asked by ♨UFO♨ 4

I've heard from some people on this site that the serpent that tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden was Lucifer. I was under the impression that it was just an evil, tricky serpent, and not Lucifer because Lucifer wasn't allowed in the garden.

Can any Christian with a knowledge of theological interpretation enlighten me? Cites would be ideal. Thanks.

2007-08-10 06:31:32 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

And/or don't understand the scientific process or what the terms like "Theory" mean?

2007-08-10 06:31:02 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

difference. Why dont you just pray to God directly?

2007-08-10 06:30:36 · 11 answers · asked by Esperanza 3

A lot of christians wonder why atheists visit this site and frequent this forum. The question is asked almost every single day. Well, for me, to be honest with you it isn't that I'm trying to defend my thoughts, it's that I'm trying to cure you of yours. You don't realize that you're mentally sick. You've been convinced of invisible entities that grant your wishes and cleanse you of something (original sin) that isn't real, but that you've been convinced without proof that you have.

I know you believe this stuff, and you will until you get some help. I'm here for you. When you decide that you no longer want to be held by the chains of the people that shame you into giving them your money, I can teach you how to set yourself free. This is an honest effort to reach out to you. You can be sin free and worthy of being alive. You already are, you simply let certain ideas convince you that you aren't.

If you truly want to be set free, let me know. I can help you.

2007-08-10 06:29:24 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

You ask a simple no brainer question about atheists or christianity and get 37 answers. What the? I have come to believe that most people just want to answer the questions that give them a chance to argue or put others down.

2007-08-10 06:26:53 · 27 answers · asked by Kaliko 6

Is there? Im just curious. Who thinks there is?

2007-08-10 06:26:51 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

How many ways are there to do this?

2007-08-10 06:24:29 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-10 06:23:53 · 10 answers · asked by naturalist 2

chistians in other countries cover their hair in the church and generations haev in the past. why was that practice elimnated even when its part of the book?
i think its ist or 2nd corinthians

2007-08-10 06:23:48 · 13 answers · asked by girl 3

Music is by it's basic element "Timing" like 4/4 or 6/8 --- this creates the rythem ... Since God is timeless ... the alpha & omega ... spanning the universe ... How does God listen to music if he doesn't have time, thus lacking rythem?

2007-08-10 06:23:31 · 20 answers · asked by Giggly Giraffe 7

her lovely daughter just gave birth to her first grandchild.... I'm sure our ms beano is very proud indeeedy

congrats tiny (((((beano))))))

2007-08-10 06:20:28 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

To say categorically, "There is no God," is to make an absolute statement. For the statement to be true, I must know for certain that there is no God in the entire universe. No human being has all knowledge. Therefore, none of us is able to truthfully make this assertion.

If you insist upon disbelief in God, what you must say is, "Having the limited knowledge I have at present, I believe that there is no God." Owing to a lack of knowledge on your part, you don't know if God exists. So, in the strict sense of the word, you cannot be an atheist. The only true qualifier for the title is the One who has absolute knowledge? So wouldn't you be agnostic" - one who claims he "doesn't know" if God exists?

ON THE OTHER HAND:

I understand that Christians to claim that "God does exist" For the statement to be true, I must know for certain that there is a God in the universe. No human being has all knowledge. Therefore, none of us is able to truthfully make this assertion.

2007-08-10 06:19:22 · 35 answers · asked by TRV 3

2007-08-10 06:18:02 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

Punk rock is about not only anti-establishment, but anarchy.

Christianity is about conformity.

HOW can these two co-exist? Someone give me a valid, near-bulletproof argument, you'll get 10 points.

2007-08-10 06:16:12 · 33 answers · asked by Deke 5

… as opposed to adopting a creed or formula developed by some external group of people.

2007-08-10 06:15:54 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-10 06:15:22 · 12 answers · asked by Scotty Doesnt Know 7

I'm the emperor formerly known as spaced guy.

2007-08-10 06:14:33 · 24 answers · asked by Emperor Insania Says Bye! 5

I'm pretty sure it's a punk rock christian group, I dont know what it's called but here are the lyrics:

Lets pack up and move to california
She's got lots of friends out there
We'll never get bored 'cuz we can go boarding
Lets let the sunshine take us there


That's the chorus.

The song's about this dud ethat's sick of the midwest, and wnts to move to california. PLEASE!!! I love this song, and i have it ona compilation CD, and my cd started skipping, and i want to buy a new one, because i love this song. WHO SINGS IT???

2007-08-10 06:10:47 · 3 answers · asked by Your hero until you meet Jesus 3

Reigan knows what I'm talking about....

2007-08-10 06:10:28 · 10 answers · asked by ~Heathen Princess~ 7

Can you reach into Eternity, or do you stay within the 'veil' of time?

2007-08-10 06:10:04 · 5 answers · asked by Blank 4