Religion & Spirituality - 14 August 2007

as God in most holy words has treated the human race, in jealousy, obedience, "dictating" your child's future and the like according to YOUR will ?

2007-08-14 13:57:43 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Every day on Yahoo R&S we see Christians put down other tribes of Christianity--Catholics,JW's,Mormons,born-agains all come in for ridicule daily from other Christians---Why???

2007-08-14 13:57:10 · 31 answers · asked by huffyb 6

(For those of you who have been reported.)
At least with blocking, you know who is doing the blocking.

2007-08-14 13:54:57 · 15 answers · asked by Shinigami 7

If there is a fork in the road and the opposite path is different than yours...while you were walking your own path would you wave at the person on the other road or would you throw stones at them and say that their road is wrong and that they should cross over to your road?

I myself...would wave.

Yes this is a metaphor. I would like to know though...please be honest.

2007-08-14 13:52:52 · 20 answers · asked by Anthony 2

2007-08-14 13:52:48 · 10 answers · asked by Bui 2

Let's help them out. How can they spice up their threats with a little creativity or...intelligence? What sort of "threat of hell" question would appeal most to you?

2007-08-14 13:52:44 · 25 answers · asked by Laptop Jesus 3.9 7

how do you fulfill the law, and wouldn't this be suicide-all: extinction if all the kingdom of God is located within you?

I think Matthew 5:17b is allegory:
I am (grace) not come to destroy (law), but to fulfill (grace).
For law limited to not full, not every tree, a tree short of a forest, a frie short of a happy meal, never satisfied nor sufficient. Only grace full fills with merciful = mercy full, and such is peace full; constructive, not destructive.
For 5:2 says: he opened his mouth AND he taught them.
Sometimes it says he answered AND said.
So there are always two parts to look at:
"their part" and "your part"
dah and know

2007-08-14 13:51:18 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

to accept it as a possibility?
and i am not religious believer but i think many atheists in here share the same defects most religious people have.

2007-08-14 13:49:31 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

Christians, how often do you read your Bible?

And why do you assume Atheists have never read it?

2007-08-14 13:48:29 · 6 answers · asked by ? 5

i mean seriously how am i supossed to forgive a man who is the cause iof my sister being anut job, my brother living in fear we none speak....and the four of us that are very close cant understand the other three that s are whack jobs, where does it end and how can i teach my kids to love with all their heart if i know my own family does not love me?while the war in our fmily goes on my father has three hots a cot in maximum security where he has no worries..is that fair?

2007-08-14 13:47:22 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Or do you do as someone else tells you to do?

2007-08-14 13:46:05 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-14 13:42:38 · 12 answers · asked by Julia Peculiar 1

What is easier to believe in; God or Aliens?
I myself believe in both. I mean for all we know, god could be an alien. But what is easier to believe? I mean, we really dont have any strong evidence of god or even that Jesus existed. We have more evidence of Flying scaucers and aliens. To some people God is easier to belive because of the security and comfort of knowing that we actually go somewhere when we die ( I believe that too, in God and all) But who says god isnt an alien?
Where is the proof and which one is easier to believe? I know I will get some negitive feed back on this question but think before you say anything, for your belief is just a theory.....

2007-08-14 13:36:27 · 44 answers · asked by Anonymous

With the recent bridge and mine disasters, I'm sure many religious people prayed, and are still praying to god to save the victims. In the hours after the bridge collapse, when people were still missing, I'm sure many, many people were praying for god to save those who were buried in the rubble. I'm also sure many people are still praying to god to save the lives of the trapped miners.

So my question is this, why do you stop praying? If god is capable of performing ANY miracle, and you truly have faith in this, what's the difference between him allowing a pocket of breathable air to exist beneath a collapsed bridge, or in a mine tunnel, and him bringing a drowning victim, or an asphyxiation victim back to life weeks after the disaster?

Why don't you keep praying for months, or even years, for god to work his magic? Why not pray for missing 9-11 victims to be found? God can do anything, right?

At what point do you realize that the prayers aren't doing anything, and quit?

2007-08-14 13:36:14 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

And why do christians still quote from the OT?
And why do they pick and chose which laws are void and which aren't?
And don't give me that 'spiritual law' verses 'old law' nonsense, because you know you just pick out the stuff you can attack people you don't like with?
For example anything having to do with gay people.

2007-08-14 13:35:06 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

After all, if the traditional "7 Deadly 'n Mortal" aren't really "sins" at all, just things that are healthy, pleasurable and normal in moderation, (perhaps) potentially bad for you in excess . . . then what's really left? Where's all the "inner horribleness and rottenness and filth" the xians are always talking about? Why the constant self-loathing, labelling and finger-pointing?

Can't a person, instead of branding a big "SINNER!" on their forehead, just say "well, probably I should cut back on the ol' gluttony a bit, but that lust, well, that's working for me and the missus just fine?" Wouldn't that be more . . . sensible?

Seems to me there's just life, pleasure, and---sometimes---bad choices. But why characterize even THOSE as "sin?" Why not just call 'em what they are . . . human?

2007-08-14 13:34:29 · 18 answers · asked by Boar's Heart 5

I think it does, Moses said the blood was life of the body, in Job stars sing, later we found out stars emit sound, A navy officer used the bible to find currents in the ocean.

2007-08-14 13:31:15 · 46 answers · asked by Code 3 3

Just trying to compile a list.

2007-08-14 13:30:42 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

If some of the teachings of Catholicism are supposedly false such as the Eucharist, Communion, Confirmation, the role of Mary, and the Confessional?

2007-08-14 13:27:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-14 13:26:22 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok, this is a long confusing story
i moved up to QLD from tasmania to live with my dad coz mum and i werent getting along. He was a preacher and i became a christian. things were ok but i never felt fullfilled. my dad would preach about love and forgiveness yet after the sermon he would say nasty things about people and ignore their needs and pawn them off to someone else. he was close to an elder who stole from a second hand store and showed no remorse! He would take the tythes money and use it for petrol, saying he used it for Gods work, to visit people who needed councelling. I had enough of this and told him how i felt and i got the relationship back with my mum, dad then said i betrayed him and i have a spirit of deception and used him. He once prophesised over a man that he would see the return of christ, but that man died! i moved back to tas and because i dont want anything to do with dad, he said my demon has come back 7 fold. Whats going on? is he really saved? am i?

2007-08-14 13:26:17 · 33 answers · asked by shiftymad 2

that God DID NOT exist, they would still believe. They could just say it was God's will for us to find the evidence and that you still need faith bla bla bla. Anyone agree?

2007-08-14 13:25:52 · 13 answers · asked by Stevo 2

2007-08-14 13:23:50 · 19 answers · asked by Silly BaBy505 1

2007-08-14 13:20:12 · 8 answers · asked by I'/\/\AZILLA2 3

2007-08-14 13:16:12 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean, even if he was the son of God and everything, isn't this religion and church thing a little bit of overkill?

Discuss!

2007-08-14 13:10:31 · 17 answers · asked by eV 5

Today, Al Qaida backed Sunni insurgents murdered 175 fellow Iraqis in four suicide bomb attacks. This, apparently because the victims, the Yazidis, have been declared "anti-Islam" and devil worshippers. Also, they were attacked because a Yazidi teenage girl was stoned to death by her own family back in April for running away with her Muslim boyfriend.

Now you American girls who can't wait to be the first on your block to convert to the passive and peaceful religion of Islam, take note, here.

My question to the peace-loving, friendly Muslims who frequent this forum is: what are the religious tenets which justify these kinds of actions? How can anyone defend a religion which condones things like this? Remember, these were all religiously motivated actions. How do these acts and these groups square with your concept of Islam, in general?

2007-08-14 13:09:59 · 17 answers · asked by Brant 7

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2007-08-14 13:08:50 · 21 answers · asked by Love Yahoo!!! wannabe a princess 4

2007-08-14 13:08:45 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I really don't understand the notion of Faith. Is it really believing in something without proof?

2007-08-14 13:07:06 · 28 answers · asked by robert 6