Religion & Spirituality - 20 August 2007

I'm just curious, since this was considered a sin for almost the first 1800 years of Christian history.

2007-08-20 16:58:11 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

If a society would ever stop believing in the bible, would you be afraid that the people would also stop following it's moral commandments?

2007-08-20 16:53:08 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-20 16:51:10 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

what influences does the pope have over world political affairs? can you think of a specific example of a pope asserting his authority/opinion over a country's law?

2007-08-20 16:49:10 · 3 answers · asked by glpez12@sbcglobal.net 1

Christians why do good godly people suffer who love God and love thier families, a person my husband and I know is very ill and if a miracle does not happen he will pass away. Two people who I love with all my heart I come to find out have cancer and they are such wonderful people. Why do good people suffer and the wicked seem to get away with everything and no ills befall them? It just hurts me so much that good godly people are suffering when they invest thier lives in thier familys.

I would ask that I would recieve no sarcasm or smart remarks but this is a question both my husband and I ask. What is your take on good people suffering?

2007-08-20 16:46:20 · 47 answers · asked by encourager4God 5

Which do you think is more reliable? Does it depend on the situation?

2007-08-20 16:44:58 · 10 answers · asked by mrs O 6

As opposed to a wallet?

2007-08-20 16:44:26 · 23 answers · asked by ? 1

The only way I can figure this one out is like this, for all the Christians who live by God and Jesus, those who claim they do not judge others, how can you say that being a homosexual is giving in to sin and it comes as a choice, do theese Christians have the same erges as a homosexuals do but they have Gods power to fight them off? Other wise how do they know this? Do they themselves refuse the feelings they feel towards the same sex? How can a Christian say no they dont share the same feelings as a homosexual and then make a judgement on that person? Also do all Christians have homosexual erges but not give in to them?

2007-08-20 16:43:42 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

Every thing that has ever been claimed as a miracle or an answered prayer is ALWAYS a I-said-it-so-believe-it scenario, can be explained with math and science or common sense. But why is it not ever tangible, always intangible? He supposedly performs thousands of miracles every day, but not one of them can be proven without pure faith.

2007-08-20 16:40:32 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

And why and when we celebrate this?

2007-08-20 16:39:04 · 7 answers · asked by The More I learn The More I'm Uneducated 5

As far as I have been able to find, Catholics and Protestants both debunk Dan Brown's book "The Da Vinci Code".

I haven't read the book, just so you know, so please give me as much detail as you can about why the book goes against your Catholic or Protestant church doctrines.

BESIDES the "Jesus and Mary were never married" thing, I mean. This is really the only premise of the book I've heard cited as an example of why the book is so flawed.

Surely there must be other reasons??? Other doctrines that the book goes against according to the Catholic and Protestant churches?

2007-08-20 16:38:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Someone very close to me died today, and what went on at the hospital has me really wondering about what I should do at his funeral. I'm an atheist, and barely managed to bite my tongue when the hospital's chaplain came and said prayers to his loving god shortly after my loved one's death. (If this "loving god" were real, I would feel nothing but hatred and rage for it.) But, I also wondered if I was being disrespectful to his memory by not at least 'going through the motions', knowing full well that he still believed. (We just talked about this no more than 6 weeks or so ago.) Whatever the case with that, it's done and over now and I can't change it. But, what I'm worried about is his funeral. Should I, in respect to his beliefs, join in praying? Or should I just maintain a respectful silence? I'm at a complete loss (probably because I'm still in shock, I think) and would really, really appreciate advice from atheists and theists alike. My sincere thanks in advance.

2007-08-20 16:36:52 · 29 answers · asked by /\v/\TARD 3

what happens if you break a promise that you made with God?

2007-08-20 16:35:24 · 26 answers · asked by one_who_knows! 2

Do you confess lustful dreams?

2007-08-20 16:28:10 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please read before answering.

(Believers), if you had to take it by law, would you?
what do you think you'd do?

(Non- believers) even though you think the Bible is bunk & etc..
if by law you had to take a mark or chip..whatever, to buy and sell would you?
or would you think it was just a fluke that the bible in Revelations prophesied it?

2007-08-20 16:27:04 · 50 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am thinking of starting my own church (because there isn't one where I live) and wondered what drove people to worship and what determines if a religion or church is successful?

2007-08-20 16:26:11 · 10 answers · asked by PeguinBackPacker 5

like eating , alcohol, dress etc

2007-08-20 16:25:08 · 18 answers · asked by zorrro857 4

Some people think that there are angels among us. Some believe we all have guardian angels.

Have you ever seen evidence that there are indeed Angels interacting with humans?

Have you ever seen or heard anything that coould only mean that angels are involved in the lives of humans?

2007-08-20 16:23:41 · 10 answers · asked by Zezo Zeze Zadfrack 1

In the history of this planet, there are 4,200 different identified religions, god's and other supreme beings. The odds that YOURS is correct?

1 / 4,200 = 0.000238095238

Your odds are better at getting audited by the IRS and then slipping, falling and dying in the shower.

How can you be so sure that YOUR religion is right when everyone else on the planet says YOURS is wrong and THEIR'S is right? If you were born Muslim, that would be your belief, if you were born Jewish, that would be your belief, if your born Myan 2000 years ago, that would be your belief. So just because you were born into a particular religion, that automatically make you right and every else is wrong? Isn't that a bit arrogant?

So how do you justify being right with the odds of 0.000238095238????

2007-08-20 16:21:31 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I got this explanation from someone:

"Your Born with a Messed Up Spirit (your born Lost)
Then, you Accept Jesus and Jesus Recreates (Saves) your Spirit
Now you are a Child of GOD
Now you keep on Sinning.
But, you are a Child of GOD that is Sinning, not a Sinner sinning.
The World calls sinners---the ones that go to Hell.
Children of GOD are NOT going to Hell, but, they can Still Sin like Hell!!!"


This sounds like a clique to me, like a social club where discrimination is exercised mostly against "outsiders", simply for the reason that they are not "part of the club". It doesn't sound like it has much to do with actual conduct of the followers, but more to do with just being a "member". So the same actions that are considered "sinful" and horrible when an outsider does them are condoned when done by a member. They still "crack down" on their members, but the members are granted much more leeway.

2007-08-20 16:19:14 · 2 answers · asked by Fish Stick Jesus 2

there is no such thing as death?
life is only a dream?
we are the imagination of ourselves?
we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively?

:)

2007-08-20 16:17:42 · 28 answers · asked by Phaedra 3

And can I take cupcake and some soda with me?

2007-08-20 16:17:37 · 22 answers · asked by Squee 4

do you like a girl who dominates or will do anything ya want? and i dont mean that as in who is going to mow the lawn kind of way. and do you like experiecne or no experience?

2007-08-20 16:17:32 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

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2007-08-20 16:16:33 · 10 answers · asked by federalpacific4 2

I lie to everyone about my religion, my family will dissaprove, as well as my friends...but I believe it to be the religion for me.
I about to get married (my fiance does know about this), but religion is coming up a lot in my family, should I tell them? or wait until my kids are born to tell them?

I was Orthodox (my family is very strong in that belife) I am now Mormon.

2007-08-20 16:16:05 · 9 answers · asked by RatHouseCafe 3

the bible always talks about being sheep and being led... why would you want to be a mindless sheep??? Why not lead yourself? Kinda selfish that there's only ONE shepard... wny not be your own shepard? You know, independent thought?

2007-08-20 16:15:42 · 22 answers · asked by orangeflavoredfairy 2

I JUS HEARD ABOUT THE VERICHIP AND IT SAID ITS GOING TO BE IMPLANTED IN THE RIGHT HAND OR THE FOREHEAD...THEY SAY YOU CANNOT BUY OR SELL WITHOUT THIS CHIP AND THAT IF YOU GET TO CLOSE TO AN ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD IT WOULD BURN YOUR ARM....NOW FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO READ THE BIBLE IN REVELATION IT SPEAKS ABOUT THIS VERY KIND OF THING

READ REVELATION 13.16 AND 14.10

IT SAYS

ALL PEOPLE WERE FORCED TO PUT A MARK ON THEIR RIGHT HAND OR FOREHEAD. WHETHER THEY WERE POWERFUL OR WEAK, RICH OR POOR, FREE PEOPLE OR SLAVES, THEY ALL HAD TO HAVE THIS MARK, OR ELSE THEY COULD NOT BUY OR SELL ANYTHING. THIS MARK STOOD FOR THE NAME OF THE BEAST AND FOR THE NUMBER OF ITS NAME. 666...

HERE IS WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF YOU WORSHIP THE BEAST AND THE IDOL AND HAVE THE MARK OF THE BEAST ON YOUR HAND OF FOREHEAD. YOU WILL HAVE TODRINK THE WINE THAT GOD GIVES TO EVERYONE WHO MAKES HIM ANGRY. YOU WILL FEELHIS MIGHTY ANGER AND YOUWILL BE TORTURED WITH FIRE AND BURNING SULFUR WHILE THE HOLY ANGELS AND THE

2007-08-20 16:14:50 · 20 answers · asked by McAndy 4

can anyone tell me who thought up such a terrible thing as an abortion? AND NO SNOTTY REMARKS ABOUT ME JUDGING ANYONE

2007-08-20 16:14:19 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-20 16:11:10 · 12 answers · asked by dewgongoo 2

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/speedbump.asp?date=08052007

Do you have memory of, or one clipped to keepsake?

2007-08-20 16:10:09 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous