Religion & Spirituality - 13 August 2007

Atheists want to remove "One nation under God" from the Pledge. They are now fighing for "a moment of silence" to be removed from public places. A school in West Virginia was ordered to remove a picture of Jesus in the hallway and to top it all off.. Iran wants to destroy Zionism.

End of the world? Ummm, Yuppers...

2007-08-13 16:07:31 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

I ask because I think a beast is a rich, powerful institution that controls the world, or a large portion of it by all manner of manipulation and fear mongering. I can only think of one such institution that has had and still maintains that kind of power and it has one main image all must worship or die- or end up in hell . . . Hint . . . "it looks like a lamb but speaks like a dragon."

2007-08-13 16:05:32 · 7 answers · asked by Meow 5

I have a friend who is a Jehovah's Witness and she wants me to convert to her religon.I am a Greek orthodox christian.how do I tell her I don't want to change religons in a nice way?

2007-08-13 16:04:56 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Genesis 2:7
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
In the Creation account, Adam, the newly created man, came alive when God Breathed into him "the breath of Life."
So what is a Soul?

2007-08-13 16:04:23 · 30 answers · asked by flannelpajamas1 4

There are a lot of people asking about morals. So where do they come from. Is it your religion, the way you were raised, or something that you learn over time?
Would good, kind people that have never experienced religion be considered to be immoral, even if they help hundreds or thousands?

I have my own opinions, just opening up for debate.

2007-08-13 16:04:12 · 30 answers · asked by Innocence Lost 2

Like a really stinky fart?

2007-08-13 16:03:32 · 7 answers · asked by j;eaojtoig;45jho;54ihu;45hujt54 6

Would you agree with me?

2007-08-13 16:01:17 · 16 answers · asked by Janet Reincarnated 5

We talked about marriage in heaven. Of course he is like everyone eles, there are no marriages in heaven.

I tryed to tell him that Gods will is not being done on earth as it is in heaven. He said that is ment for latter, not now. Right now we do not do his will.
he brought of celibancy, I said to him, that way is incorrcet. For you walk like a gay person and bring forth no life, ignoring your body.... Not ment to insult.
I said Jesus has a wife the chruch, and the father has a wife the Jews, you have no wife. He said my wife is Jesus's wife. I said no you have no wife. Funny Catholics are strongly against devorce and adutury, but the prist walk as if they have no bride, and take Jesus bride for them selfs. Sounds funny...:)

in my eyes anyway... This is not the way to walk as per marriage. But the rest of the church I like so far, over the pentacostal church and the other denominations.

2007-08-13 15:59:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Flavius Josephus (37 AD - 100 AD), Life

Why do many religions say they're "the only path."? Isn't that kind of self-centered.?

2007-08-13 15:57:41 · 9 answers · asked by LaserPhaser 2

Anyone who had a nagging mother should be skeptical of an ethos that is "because everyone else believes it".

2007-08-13 15:57:22 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

If the truth were one day come out who gwad really was would all the religions and people on this website ? andle it?
And I mean the real truth? With answers and everything?
And it did not convie with the answers found in the Church
or bible study. Would you be okay with it?

2007-08-13 15:56:38 · 1 answers · asked by darcyaf1 3

James 5:14-15 tells us that if we are sick to call on the elders.Those who are healed also receive forgiveness of sin.Sin is the fountain of all our infirmatives,forgiveness is the fondation of all our healings.When we find ourselves sick we should be more concerned that our sins be forgiven than our sickness removed.

2007-08-13 15:54:25 · 12 answers · asked by don_steele54 6

Such as Mormon apologetics, Catholic apologetics, christian apologetics? Isnt apologizing being sorry for something? how did this word come about?

2007-08-13 15:53:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Let's face it. As long as they're exposed to happy joyful Christians they're going to be continue to be full of impotent rage and hate. So, we should find them a place where they won't be bothered by "fundie Christians". A place with wide open spaces. And no "fundie Christians". Saudi Arabia!

I'll chip in for the plane tickets.

2007-08-13 15:53:00 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous

is atheist really a religion? and how do u avoid all the stuff about god without offending other people who belive in him? and is it ok to pray with people at the supper table even tho u have no belief in god but to do it out of respect for their beliefs?

2007-08-13 15:52:42 · 28 answers · asked by [LeT's GeT WaStEd] 2

2007-08-13 15:50:02 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Basically the ones who can not deal with the fact that there may be a possibility that when they die there will be nothing at the end.They are not brain washed, i think they are just missing a gene. If there is a gene for having an open mind, an introspective logical thought process. Any religious person in my opinion is missing this for sure. They ask the same questions as others, why are we here?, what happened when we die? etc.... but the firing mechanism of the brain inevitably leads them to a blind ally, which frightens them and leaves them no option but to look for a higher explanation, eventually they will adopt the predominant religion within their community, or any other one that makes sense to them, depending on how much research they put into this task.
In the end they make camp in this blind alley, and do some decorating, awaiting to be rescued some day, This is good for them. If it makes them happy who am i to argue! Just don't try to decorate any of my alleys!!!!

2007-08-13 15:48:53 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't need to know the WIkipedia entry. I just need to know if practicing mysticism (which involves communing with supernatural or deified entities, such as GOD) would involve using magic.
If the mystic is in spiritual communion with a godly presence then the mystic would perform magic right?

2007-08-13 15:44:51 · 2 answers · asked by leighofsuburbia 3

Which day did Christ and the apostles observe? Which day did Paul teach gentile converts to ovserve? How did the day become changed from the seventh to the first day of the week?

2007-08-13 15:43:44 · 26 answers · asked by flannelpajamas1 4

What happens to people who have good morals, live a good life and don't committ any crimes but don't practise any religion and don't believe in god because the overwhelming lack of evidence? What happens to all the people who died not knowing of the existence of Jesus, Mohammed and Moses? This is what originally turned me against religion when I was 13, but the more I though about it the more I knew God doesn't exist (at least not as we know him/her/it) and there is no right religion.

2007-08-13 15:41:50 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

He 'took the sin penalty'? I don't understand why that was necessary. Does that mean everyone who committed sins goes to heaven and Jesus is going to hell FOR us?

But that doesn't make any sense, you Christians preach that sinners go to hell. So if sinners are still going to hell regardless, what did Jesus' death accomplish?

So what does it mean? Jesus being killed has no correlation with anything you claim it was for. It's like saying "I stubbed my toe for your mortgage", There is no correlation.

2007-08-13 15:41:22 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why were you born? Why does God allow even dedicated Christians to go through years and decades of trials, test and persecution?

2007-08-13 15:40:46 · 12 answers · asked by flannelpajamas1 4

revelation is so close why do witches not believe our bible

2007-08-13 15:40:19 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do we call this Sunday religious observance Easter? Where did the name Easter come from? Is Easter a word which describes a direction? How did this word come into our language and represent the most Sacred day of all?

2007-08-13 15:38:40 · 11 answers · asked by flannelpajamas1 4

I don't quite understand it. I think ifs just the Catholics that do that. What I want to know is how do you feel afterwards? Honestly, I was brought up in a different faith, I'm jewish, I just really want to know in honest terms what it's like, thank you for your time.

2007-08-13 15:36:57 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

United Methodist.

2007-08-13 15:35:21 · 32 answers · asked by Servant of God! Live 4 God!!!! 3

I was always told that they were the same thing. I know they aren't though. My teacher just told me that Mormon's believe that you got to Heaven and have spirit babies. Is that even true? What are their beliefs? How are they different?

2007-08-13 15:35:15 · 11 answers · asked by Nalawala 3

2007-08-13 15:34:37 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

A lot of people seemed confused about the term, so I'm just wondering what people's beliefs or perceptions about it are.

2007-08-13 15:33:39 · 21 answers · asked by melissa 5

The good book tells us that we should forgive those that ask for it, and we will be given forgiveness if we ask for it. However, what if someone does us wrong and they do not ask for forgiveness? Should we still forgive them even if they do not acknowledge they have done wrong? Or should be only forgive others when asked for forgiveness?

2007-08-13 15:31:35 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous