Religion & Spirituality - 18 August 2007

Much has been written about how religion has caused, or at least contributed to, many wars down through the ages. And I think there is more than enough evidence to support that.

But what about the role religion plays in things such as prejudice, racism, sexism, and intolerance. Can the world ever know true peace as long as this is the case?

2007-08-18 20:18:44 · 15 answers · asked by Justin H 7

2007-08-18 20:15:25 · 30 answers · asked by Love Yahoo!!! wannabe a princess 4

i'm a balinese girl (Bali,Indonesia)
i'm interested in being Sri Krsna follower and i always read Bagavadgita! but i can't find a real teacher who can teach me about Sri Krsna!!!
so please give me some solutions

2007-08-18 20:13:38 · 5 answers · asked by moor 2

What id really like to find out is Do most of you follow your own religious beliefs based on what you have been taught? Or do you learn and grow with your belifes based on your own life experiences?

The reason I ask is because I do believe in God and I know that Jesus died for our sins. But I do not in anyway, shape Or form consider myself religious. I have gained my spiritual insights based on what I have read in the bible, as well as whaat i've seen in my own life time. I have drawn my own conclusions about what is in the bible and I havent been "Taught" how im "suppose" to believe.

2007-08-18 20:10:29 · 16 answers · asked by Jennifer 3

http://ezinearticles.com/?Traditional-American-Values&id=344695

From a telephone sampling of more than 2,000 households, university researchers found that Americans rate atheists below Muslims, recent immigrants, gays and lesbians and other minority groups in “sharing their vision of American society.” Atheists are also the minority group most Americans are least willing to allow their children to marry.

2007-08-18 20:09:43 · 15 answers · asked by Atrum Animus AM 4

Kathe Kollwitz is one of my favourite artists.

Her sympathetic portrayals of motherhood are tinged with great melancholy: she lost her son in the First World War, and her art was a necessary outlet for her pain. Few artists have so lovingly and reverently tied the twin themes of motherhood and death together with such gentle, aching beauty.

As she approached her own death, she grew reflective in her art, as though picturing her death before the event. In doing so, she created some of the most emotional art ever witnessed by mankind.

My favourite piece by her is "Death as an old friend." This sketch shows a dying man greeting death with sheer joy, terrified joy, one might say. The terror at the end of life tempered by the realization that, after all, death is not something of a mystery, but someone we've known all along...an old friend.

What do you think is the guise of death, and how does this fit in with your faith?

Your considerate answers are most appreciated.

2007-08-18 20:07:07 · 9 answers · asked by Jack B, sinistral 5

Do you believe in prayer?

2007-08-18 20:03:32 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

outnumber science books in book stores 3 to 1????

2007-08-18 20:02:31 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have heard the argument of some westerners who tell us to tolerate some religious Muslims who teach intolerance, supremacy of their religion, and sending all kind of Islamic missionaries, so Islamic population on the rise in western countries, while Christian and non-Muslim missionaries got banned, slaughtered and tortured all over the Islamic countries, without real condemnations and protest from these religious Muslims who living in the west.

Is that right thing to do? tolerating the intolerance? or assimilating the intolerants?

By the way, please don't argue whether there is intolerance or not by some Muslims, I don't mean the secular Muslims, I obviously referring to those religious strict ones who has significant population.

This is just question about whether to tolerate or assimilate, and whether tolerating the intolerance is good, and how you can explain that?

2007-08-18 20:01:43 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

For you information the main idea is that devil didn't obey god to respect the new creation and claimed superiority to human and he is true.

In such society :
The more crimes one commits under supervision the better carrier he can make throughout his life.
One will be taught to lie.
Fraud is considered as inteligence.
Everyone must sin.
Every pride must be boken.
One must trust no one.
The ritual to penalize someone who joins another religeon would be death through slaughtering by another satanist.
But of course you could find some ways to cope and let the others down at the end.

2007-08-18 19:56:13 · 6 answers · asked by Media 2

There are many interpretations of divinity, yet the religions that allow for a personalized definition of that divinity are in the minority compared with those religions that set forth a definition of divinity to which one is expected to adhere.

Do you feel that your experience of divinity can translate to another, or is it too personalized to be relevant to anyone but yourself? Is your view consistent with the teachings of your faith/belief system?

Your considerate thoughts are most apreciated.

2007-08-18 19:56:13 · 7 answers · asked by Jack B, sinistral 5

Do you have someone who has strongly influenced your religious beliefs/questions of faith? Is this influence a positive one, drawing you towards their own experience, or a negative one, causing you to turn away from their experience?

Your considerate answers are most appreciated.

2007-08-18 19:50:40 · 37 answers · asked by Jack B, sinistral 5

I say without using drugs cause I want to fall asleep now, not in an hour.

2007-08-18 19:46:49 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

Not talking about me, obviously, cause why would I have a bobble head jesus (that would be creepy actually) but I was thinking about this. People who cheat but have the Jesus fish and stuff on their vehicles that they drive to cheat...

2007-08-18 19:45:41 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Did you have a moment that made everything crystal clear for you, regardless of what your belief, be it religious, non-religious, or intellectual? Was there a time that settled for you all of the things you use to define questions of faith and how they pertain to life?

If so, what was the defining moment for you? Do you feel that it was a spiritual awakening or an intellectual resolution? Was it prompted from within; that is to say, on your own volition, or do you feel it was an external communication that brought clarity to you?

Your considerate answers are most appreciated.

2007-08-18 19:45:41 · 16 answers · asked by Jack B, sinistral 5

Before answering this question be real with your answer.

2007-08-18 19:44:03 · 20 answers · asked by My Brother 1

..from insurance companines..to politicians....to a five year old and a fifty year old.....husband wife..sons...etc.

2007-08-18 19:40:42 · 37 answers · asked by miz.tickle11 2

Now basically God says do good, and you go heaven, do bad & he will throw you in hell.

Jesus lets people, verbally abuse him, humiliate him, beat him, spit on him, they do bad things etc. And Jesus says he loves them.

God gives life and apparently let Jesus die. Jesus brings the dead alive then dies himself, christains say he is god. However the antichrist will also bring dead people alive. So is the antchrist part of God as well? So what does that mean? Will the trinity have a new entity?

2007-08-18 19:37:40 · 5 answers · asked by Muslim 1 3

Since Mary had an immaculate conception how can Joseph be the father of Jesus?

2007-08-18 19:36:59 · 30 answers · asked by Ron 2

Like i allways help someone but they burn me like i don't even matter. I mean is this how it works because I really don't understand. They need your help but they just keep comeing back and asking for more never doing stuff on there own. But let you be the one who needs help there is no one ever around So I say Forget it why help someone if they can't help you never ever. Am i wrong for this?

2007-08-18 19:36:57 · 17 answers · asked by clarkzila 2

Like when I heard that some of these witches cruise around man stealing with their spells and then wind up with some real duzzies for a partner that they can't get rid of.

2007-08-18 19:35:16 · 6 answers · asked by Bruce Aurora 3

My friend's husband is a minister and he claims somewhere in the bible it says woman are not to wear men's clothing. But as I tried to point out to her, when the bible was written, men wore robes (dresses). I think it's just a male superiority kind of thing, but I could be wrong.

2007-08-18 19:33:55 · 10 answers · asked by Someday Soon 2

I have heard the question"Could god create something heavier than himself? " If you answer yes then they conclude the that the creation is greater than god. If one answers no then they will say so god is not mighty.
Now I want to know if we create for example a piece of art, a robot , a creature or whatever ... that is more beautiful or greater than ourselves would it deny our inteligence our existance or creativity ......

2007-08-18 19:32:06 · 5 answers · asked by Media 2

My friend is the wife of a UPC minister and she's a wonderful person. But I'm scared to ask her too much about her religion and I'm dying to know.

2007-08-18 19:31:29 · 7 answers · asked by Someday Soon 2

Why do we love to connect things that are not normally connected?

2007-08-18 19:31:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-18 19:29:26 · 20 answers · asked by Sarah 2

explain why it makes you feel this way

2007-08-18 19:28:08 · 8 answers · asked by lonesome me 4

This is to all men and women who convert to islam each year.
1. Muhammad was 50 and had sex with a nine year old. Most Islamic countries allow marriage to women when they are nine.
2. Muslims don't like dogs. Yeah muslims don't even give rides to blind women who have guide dogs. Check Minnesota airport cabbies.
3. Muslim men can beat women if don't do house chores. Prescribed in the Koran.
4.Muslim women have to share their husband with three other women, I wonder if they have group orgies.
5. Muslims love the Shariah
6. Muslims love killing non muslims, even if it is 1percent of the population that do it. Check video here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maHSOB2RFm4
7. Muslims love blocking and complaining to yahoo moderators if someone does not share their view point about Islam.

Don't you agree.

2007-08-18 19:19:40 · 20 answers · asked by mariamadrid79 1

do u know any thing about antichrist ;prophesies;signs?

2007-08-18 19:19:36 · 13 answers · asked by jacinth s 1

2007-08-18 19:16:29 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous