Religion & Spirituality - 17 August 2007

Could he be some powerful politician existing right now or behind the scenes in some powerful organisation. I believe that by the way the planet is headed both socially and enviornmentally that it can't be long until Jesus comes back. The Anti-Christ, therefore, would have to be around just slightly before that time for the Book to be correct.

2007-08-17 14:20:07 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

They talk as though Darwin is the father of atheism even though he was agnostic.

On youtube, they only watch videos that seem to justify their worldview (like 'Fred Phelps' or 'Richard Dawkins') and completely avoid those that bring to light compelling scientific grounds for divine intelligence (like Lee Strobel).

They ignore all the death and destruction that atheist philosophies have caused in history and even try to spin Hitler into a christian.

They like to claim that the institutions that killed and persecuted people in earlier centuries were christian even though they know full well that they were not following Jesus' commandments.

Etc, etc. It seems a lot of atheists are far from 'rational' or 'reasonable'.

2007-08-17 14:17:39 · 36 answers · asked by Phil H 1

how do we know that circle of certainity is not a lie???

2007-08-17 14:15:03 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you think about it, then atheists have to believe something, otherwise they would be agnostics. If you're Christian, what do you think that atheists believe?

2007-08-17 14:14:29 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-17 14:13:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-17 14:12:49 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do we do it? Does God keep a tally of who prays for who? I don't believe it but wonder what you think.If I forget to pray for someone,does that mean they get one less vote???What I am really asking is why does God want us to pray for others? He knows their needs without hearing from us. We arn't so important that He wants our nod to bless thwem.

2007-08-17 14:10:06 · 11 answers · asked by nil_queen 3

I'm about to watch this south park eposide on the internet, but it's talking about our religion. This might sound dumb, but I want to know if it's ok to watch it.

2007-08-17 14:08:45 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have heard numerous times from Christians in R&S that they believe Zeus, Thor, Allah, and other gods are real - they are just other names for Satan. Do many Christians believe this? If so, isn't that extremely intolerant and demeaning of others' faiths?

2007-08-17 14:08:38 · 11 answers · asked by khard 6

2007-08-17 14:06:51 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-17 14:06:01 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

A royal who converts to Catholicism or who marries a Catholic is banned from the Throne of England.( a reaction to James II)
The male heir could marry the daughter of Osama Bin Laden or that of the Great Leader of North Korea or the head of the Ku Klux Klan- anything but a Catholic.

I think it is an embarrassing anachronism and an insult to all the Catholics of the UK

2007-08-17 14:03:33 · 4 answers · asked by James O 7

2007-08-17 14:03:24 · 6 answers · asked by phil8656 7

Where does the definition begin?

Many people think of Pagans as simply "Wiccan" but the neoPagan movement is also closely related to Asatru, Native American beliefs and others.

What do you consider to be "Pagan"?

2007-08-17 14:03:09 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

God's existence than to prove the flying spaghetti monster's existence but...

...along with God we have an irrational self-contradictory conflicting book...
and since you've probably seen spaghetti fly before...

wouldn't you require less amount of faith to believe in the flying spaghetti monster?

you wouldn't even have to go to church!

2007-08-17 14:01:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Some folks believe in replacement theology but the Bible clearly states otherwise.....
1I say then, has God cast away His people? Certainly not! For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. 2God has not cast away His people whom He foreknew. Or do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he pleads with God against Israel, saying, 3“Lord, they have killed Your prophets and torn down Your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life”? 4But what does the divine response say to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” 5Even so then, at this present time there is a remnant according to the election of grace.
Romans 11:1-5
It seems to me to fully understand the purpose of the rapture verses the purpose of the millennium is to understand that "all Israel" HAS NOT become the Church.

2007-08-17 14:00:32 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

why do christians condem other religions? i seen at one time that it stated in your bible that you are to tell someone of christianity and then walk away... so why dont you?

2007-08-17 14:00:09 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-17 13:57:44 · 45 answers · asked by don_steele54 6

What if Religion sprang from the fear that after death you're dead and nothing else? Then eventually, people tried to control others by saying if you're bad after death you go to hell! Or how about this? I've had real prophetic dreams. What if someone had a dream where god was deciding about your fate, and tried to warn everybody! What do you think?

2007-08-17 13:54:47 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

to be a triune entity, comprised of the three "Persons" God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit?

I'm not attacking or anything, I just want to understand....

2007-08-17 13:52:05 · 27 answers · asked by A 2

Well, I've only found out about Asatru four weeks ago, so I'm a total newbie to this. I would like to know all the basics of Asatru and how to put it into practice in daily life. Where should I start off?
And if I were to give a gift to a certain god, where should I put it?
Very sorry about the newbieness, but please help!
Thank you ahead of time!

2007-08-17 13:51:44 · 9 answers · asked by X 1

2007-08-17 13:50:53 · 35 answers · asked by God Still Speaks Through His Word! 4

Irreducible complexity is the hypothesis that organisms cannot be reduced to simpler organisms without killing them. Creationists argue that this is proof that evolution is wrong and that God is right. Ignoring the fact that the vast majority of biologists think that irreducible complexity is ridiculous, let’s just assume that irreducible complexity is right. It still does not prove the existence of God. I could just as easily say that a reducibly complex alien race created us. I highly doubt it, but being that there is no evidence for either the God theory or the alien theory, then both theories equally likely.

2007-08-17 13:48:58 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've heard of gay marriage / What about lesbian?.
Does Lord accept this?Curious..:3

2007-08-17 13:48:56 · 22 answers · asked by Chewy 1

I have heard of many incidents where people have said they saw UFO's in the sky.

Do you guys believe in UFO's and have you had a personel experience where you saw one?

2007-08-17 13:46:04 · 41 answers · asked by Anonymous

....seek treatments for cancer, that are the product of genetics and evolutionary biology. Genetics has established that humans are a primate species, that is about 98% similar to chimpanzees in coded DNA. Yet you would not hesitate to get a genetic screening to see if you have the genetic markers for a certain cancer. Explain your hypocrisy please.....

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2007-08-17 13:45:36 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-17 13:42:09 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Christians think of eternal life as something worthwhile. I suspect others disagree. Is there a downside to immortality?

2007-08-17 13:41:15 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Occasionally parallels are made between Greek legends and the Holy Bible scriptures.

Do you feel that any particular Greek legend had more of an effect on Christianity as we know it today than the others?

2007-08-17 13:39:20 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-17 13:38:33 · 18 answers · asked by God Still Speaks Through His Word! 4