Religion & Spirituality - 13 August 2007

2007-08-13 17:52:03 · 20 answers · asked by WSIDR's Wife 1

When I was in high school, I had a friend who told me her mom said pokemon meant the devil. Which we know it means pocket monsters....but you know.

2007-08-13 17:51:27 · 11 answers · asked by WSIDR's Wife 1

i am a roman catholic and i pray every night . but it seems as though my prayers are not being answered . what am i doing wrong ? who do i pray to ? jesus or god himself ? i need some help because my life is miserable and i want to still have faith in my religion but how can i when things just keep getting worse for me ? are there any prayers i can pray to help me find faith ? any prayers to find true love ? what about for losing weight ? please help me anyone who is a very religious catholic.

2007-08-13 17:47:11 · 30 answers · asked by bassplayer4112003 1

2007-08-13 17:46:25 · 30 answers · asked by WSIDR's Wife 1

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/14/science/14tier.html?ex=1344744000&en=22efff4469281187&ei=5124&partner=digg&exprod=digg

2007-08-13 17:42:10 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't really know how to put my question. Basically, who comes on here? How many are Pentecostals? Or Catholic? What's your Christian belief?

2007-08-13 17:39:29 · 33 answers · asked by Jennifer S 4

I don't. Lleh, I go about 6 times a year

2007-08-13 17:38:49 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been pondering why creationists will so often try to criticize evolution without having any understanding of what evolution actually says. They make assumptions that are completely untrue, and then ridicule my viewpoint based on their false assumptions. As I thought about it, I realized that perhaps too many evolutionists simply call them wrong without explaining their side.

Then I wondered, am I doing the same thing? Am I ignorant of how creationists view the world? In an attempt to not do the same, I ask for help. I have seen, more than once, creationists make the claim that a single flood is a better explanation of all geologic observations than current geology. Those of you that think this way... please help me understand this view. Simply choose any geologic phenomena, and anyone who gives any evidence or halfway logical explanation for how it can be explained by one flood will get best answer. I do this in an honest attempt to learn, and my judgements will be fair.

2007-08-13 17:38:09 · 5 answers · asked by mnrlboy 5

What are your thoughts about psychic abilities?

2007-08-13 17:37:38 · 17 answers · asked by Yahoo Sucks 5

When you say Amen do you realise you "Agree" and do you fully understand what you agree with ?
Hebrew word [amen] means "God of Truth" so when this term is used do you know it is or Man made Truth to suit them ?
First of all, amen is a word used so frequently in the Church that you would think that most Christians would know it's meaning. However, many do not. Others tend to use the word frivolously, some even thinking that it simply means 'the end.' But this word is much more than just the standard "thing to say," or the appropriate ending of a prayer.

2007-08-13 17:36:37 · 24 answers · asked by milly_1963 7

He told me there were several studies that show atheists are usually more depressed than religious people is that true?

2007-08-13 17:36:16 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-13 17:32:46 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous

When I talk to many people of faith I receive two different comments when I bring up the question, "How do you know you're going to Heaven?" Some people will tell me, "No matter what I do, God will always love and forgive me." Not to neglect the other side, an almost equal amount of people tell me that once you sin, you cannot be forgiven.

When I bring up biblical questions out of sheer inquiry, I often receive two very different answers from near equal amounts of people.

It's natural for everyone to think of themselves as correct, but I'll often hear, "They're not true Christians." Without being rude, because I truly am interested in the answers, I have a few questions on the subject:

a.Who decides who's a "real" Christian and who's not?
b. What is it exactly that makes a "true" Christian?
c. Who decides what's to be taken metaphorically and literally in the bible?
d. Why are certain things taken differently?

Please, no jokes. :)
Thank you in advance.

2007-08-13 17:31:48 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous

since they don't believe in drinking coffee? Assuming they don't actually drink it themselves of course, but would they consider it against their religion to make coffee for other people?
Would Christians consider it against their religion to work in a smoke shop or liquor store?

2007-08-13 17:24:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

"Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than we know about peace, more about killing than we know about living. We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the Sermon on the Mount." - Bradly, General Omar N.

"Religions that teach brotherly love have been used as an excuse for persecution, and our profoundest scientific insight is made into a means of mass destruction." - Bertrand Russell

Which is of the greatest risk to mankind, religion, technology, or mankind itself?

2007-08-13 17:24:02 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to call it "Holy Bible vol. 2 - the legend continues". I am fairly certain that god wants to write this through me and I figure I can't argue with that, I just do the typing. We also have a screenplay in the works if the book is half as successful as part one.

2007-08-13 17:24:01 · 9 answers · asked by brighty 3

"Acceptance without proof is the fundamental characteristic of Western religion, Rejection without proof is the fundamental characteristic of Western science." - Zuka, Gary in 'The Dancing Wu Li Masters'

"Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind." - Einstein, Albert

Are Albert Einstein and Gary Zuka correct? What relationship should exist between science and religion?

2007-08-13 17:22:16 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous

Pakistan was founded on 0 hour 14th August 1947 and it was officially named as "Mumlikat-e-Khudadad Pakistan" mening 'God-gifted Kingdom PAKISTAN' a unique name. It is 27th of Ramadan and Friday night meaning 0 hrs.

2007-08-13 17:22:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

you die? Do you ever stop to think about it? Doesn't it make you nervous?

2007-08-13 17:17:51 · 47 answers · asked by AmericanPatriot 3

2007-08-13 17:17:48 · 16 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7

Dawkins argument against this practice is peerless. A child is too ignorant and inexperienced to make such decisions, yet you see bible camps and Islamist child armies (see memritv.org, its unreal, kids no more than 6 years marching for Allah). Parents committed to pushing their religion on their child.

Children are entirely dependant on their parents. No child in his/her right mind would flatly reject Islam in an Islamic country, and even in countries with there is more freedom, children still want to please their parents and know what gets them the goodies, and what gets them the stick.

If humans had a real choice, religion would die. There would be no programming from birth and no religious identity that mirrors nationality or racial indentity. If your given a religion at birth, you are essentially given a nationality, afterwhich, stubborn ignorant loyalty keeps the fiction seered in the brain.

2007-08-13 17:14:58 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

I found a source that said starting in the book of Mark is good, and so far i like it. But I heard somewhere that only the people that have accepted Jesus in their heart will understand his word. And I'm afraid I wont understand...

2007-08-13 17:13:52 · 40 answers · asked by simplicity4888 2

I'm asking because I smoke, but I want to get more involved in my church. I'm 25, and I've tried to quit but haven't been successful yet. I go to a Foursquare church -- that's a Pentecostal denomination like Assemblies of God.

2007-08-13 17:10:33 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous

describe some paranormal experiences u had

2007-08-13 17:09:52 · 4 answers · asked by girlygirl 1

Christians like to say that the bible must be true because it is so historically accurate and its prophecy is so sound! Let me see, you must be talking about these:

1. The earth is flat with four corners and rests on a foundation
2. The earth is stationary.
3. The moon gives off its own light.
4. Insects have four legs
5. Plants can survive without a sun ( in the bible plants were created before the sun )
6. The earth is a few thousand years old.
etc, etc, etc.....

I guess these are the amazing facts you are so mesmerized by!?

*On a side note, does New York being a real city make Spiderman a true story?

2007-08-13 17:08:00 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous

If men evolved from apes, where did the ape come from? As well as the other animals? People base their religion on how they were raised, so how do u know without thinking outside of your comfort zone? I know there is a God, he has spoken to me. I have based my religion on how I was raised but also my personal evaluation of God. So I want to know, what makes people say there is no God? Why are there so many unbelievers out there? Does no one fear God anymore?

2007-08-13 17:05:28 · 69 answers · asked by 4-GiVeN 3

i am trying to find out for myself and wouldn't mind having a supernatural experience. my sister has forbidden me from using a ouija board but i'd still like to have some sort of supernatural experience. any suggestions of haunted houses to go to in the western united states? or any stories to consider while coming to my own conclusion?

2007-08-13 17:03:47 · 37 answers · asked by bookie 2

Doesn't matter if you're married, single, dating, or mating with a crockoduck. Who is it? We all have one or two. I have about 20 but they don't realize the competition they're in yet! *Giggles evilly*

2007-08-13 17:02:34 · 42 answers · asked by Anonymous

In Psalm 23, the bible states the following:


"Yea, though I walk through the vally of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art wth me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me."


What do you suppose this mean, because I am completely lost for words on this.

If anyone here knows the answer to this, it would be very kind of you to explain this to me, thanks.

2007-08-13 17:01:44 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

im getting my conformation this year and cant decide on what saints name to take on. btw im a chick

2007-08-13 16:59:21 · 9 answers · asked by Jillian 2