Religion & Spirituality - 20 August 2007

Even self-imposed ones?

Why do some religious people think other human beings deserve to be roasted alive for eternity for any "sin," including some utterly inconsequential ones, yet these same people see no moral problem at all with the actions of their god? A god who, by their own beliefs, encourages murder (sometimes to the point of genocide), who himself supposedly killed practically every living thing on this planet.

If a human being did half the things gods are CELEBRATED for doing, that person would be executed for crimes against humanity! So why no moral outrage?

2007-08-20 15:27:54 · 14 answers · asked by au_catboy 3

2007-08-20 15:27:17 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Or is it God "testing us" again?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070820/sc_nm/egypt_antiquities_dc

2007-08-20 15:27:11 · 18 answers · asked by Frank 6

2007-08-20 15:25:14 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

and what is the original greek or hebrew root word it steems from? not once is hell ever mentioned in the witness bible. how could every bible in the world be wrong except thiers?

2007-08-20 15:22:56 · 29 answers · asked by ~testube Jebus~ 4

Creationists, you have three to ten years left to spread your garbage information:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20249628/>1=10252

How are you going to explain this one away?

2007-08-20 15:21:26 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous

And why do people get so upset when a question like that is asked? Please dont be rude just asking and for the record yes, I do believe in a higher power.

2007-08-20 15:19:39 · 8 answers · asked by Big D 3

Lets say I want to do ministry, thinking that I have a calling or passion. However, parents are doing everything to block that path. Others are saying I will do great. Some people say that I will maybe suffer financially or maybe I will have hard time. I am thinking that I want to do ministry related no matter what because God uses those who are weak / humble rather than those who are smart/ good speaker. Maybe I want to do part time ministry and later full time. How do i respond when parents dont like it? what would you do? just do ministry thinking that God will take care, have faith in him? or doing something else, going into work force, working full time rather than doing God's will, evangelism, and discipleship? How did you respond when you were called as a minister? what were ur obstacle? How did you make ur parents support you financially and prayer?

2007-08-20 15:17:28 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do some Jewish people seem to be offended by my Messianic wearing of the kippah. Do we not have the same tanakh, same G-d, same mitzvot?

2007-08-20 15:17:23 · 8 answers · asked by austin c 2

Are you aware that Muslims DON'T reject Jesus Christ?? (peace be upon him)
One is not a true Muslim if he does not love and respect Jesus and believe in his true message.
Note: IF YOU HAVE NOTHING NICE TO SAY THEN DON'T SAY ANYTHIING AT ALL. Thankyou.

2007-08-20 15:17:00 · 28 answers · asked by ¸.•*´`*•.¸ ℓανєη∂єr ¸.•*´`*•.¸ 6

Let me put it another way:
Would it sound suspect to you if your travel agent asked you to believe him that all tickets are genuine? Or If your mechanic asked you to believe him that he put genuine parts on your car?

You don´t get asked to believe! It´s like getting asked to respect! It´s something that you give only when you feel that it´s deserved.

It´s repeated at every mass and many times in the bible. Suspicious, isn´t it?
Why should it be necessary to require belief? Isn´t it because it´s not deserved?

ALWAYS MISTRUST ARGUMENTS FROM AUTHORITY!
It was valid against Pythagoras, and it´s still valid today...

2007-08-20 15:16:12 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Also known as the Euthyphro dilemma

2007-08-20 15:11:52 · 16 answers · asked by skeptic 6

texas?

2007-08-20 15:11:50 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Case #1

You are a soldier in the U.S. Army during World War II fighting against the Nazis who are engaged in the genocide European Jewry. You kill a German soldier in combat.

Case #2

You are the father of a 3 year old child. An intruder in your home is trying to kill him. You hit the intruder on the head with a baseball bat and kill him.

Case #3

You are a pro-lifer. You know that there are abortions going on inside your local abortion clinic. You believe that an abortion is in process and you burst inside the clinic and snuff out the abortion doctor who is in the process of performing an abortion on a 6 month old fetus.

What is your opinion?

2007-08-20 15:10:04 · 47 answers · asked by Kidd! 6

2007-08-20 15:08:45 · 4 answers · asked by Moodrets 2

that u'd like to share with me?

(I'm Muslim)

2007-08-20 15:08:20 · 7 answers · asked by justmyinput 5

Where did you go, what did you do, was the experience worth while? I'm particularly interested in knowing about ones where attendees aren't supposed to talk.

2007-08-20 15:04:24 · 6 answers · asked by Kate C 2

2007-08-20 15:03:45 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

I will give the answer later on and show you from the bible, that god has a name.

2007-08-20 14:59:07 · 5 answers · asked by Pokemon Master 2 2

2007-08-20 14:58:43 · 5 answers · asked by Umm Ali 6

have u ever seen a wheelchair bound person walk in the name of Jesus? or someone be cured of a terminal illness coz of God?

2007-08-20 14:58:41 · 44 answers · asked by shiftymad 2

GM food involves the manipulation of the mechanics of evolution. Or if you like - it messes about with God's handiwork. I would have thought this to be as contentious as abortion - or maybe plants and animals don't count even if they have genetic material from humans inserted into their DNA.

2007-08-20 14:57:30 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

If the Word of God is the Christian Bible completed by about AD100, did God then stop speaking and stop revealing Truth to us? Is the Father-Infinite I AM limited to only about 1200 pages of All Final, All Finished Complete Text called the Bible? Or ?

Who or What is your highest Authority ? Why? How do you fully Know in Spirit and in Truth?

2007-08-20 14:57:12 · 17 answers · asked by ? 5

2007-08-20 14:55:48 · 12 answers · asked by nenekimj2006 1

Give you a hint. In the Book of revelation, John was giving a vision on how many people were going to heaven. It is in Revelation, the last book of the bible.

2007-08-20 14:54:48 · 24 answers · asked by Pokemon Master 2 2

on winter so that it would be less traumatic to go to hell?

2007-08-20 14:54:38 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

what do u think will happen when u die?
where do u think u will go?
Just wanted to know peoples thoughts

2007-08-20 14:54:27 · 41 answers · asked by shiftymad 2

Visiting an historic church on holiday recently, I noticed a copy of "The Purpose Driven Life" by Rick Warren - a book that I've seen mentioned in various places recently. So, I picked it up and leafed through it. Frankly, I was amazed. I don't know quite what I was expecting but it seemed to be just page after page of "God is this" and "God is that" and "God wants you to do this" and "Your purpose in life is such-and-such"... In other words, a whole book devoted to utterly unsubstantiated claims, presented as cast-iron undeniable facts. Can people get away with this? If I wrote an advertising article with completely unsupported claims about Product X, I would rightly be in hot water. Is it acceptable for religious claims to be entirely exempt from this kind of safeguard?

2007-08-20 14:54:24 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-20 14:54:19 · 60 answers · asked by George 4

2007-08-20 14:50:57 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous