Religion & Spirituality - 24 August 2007

please no hatefulness i am just curious i am not any one religion but i am very curious about them all but the Mormon religion confuses me the most and i need to know more

2007-08-24 08:40:56 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Okay, my Catholic parents are forcing me to go to these confirmation classes. I have to go to them for three years. My dad says I HAVE to go to the classes but I don't have to get confirmed if I don't want to... but if I don't I'm going to disappoint my whole family and relatives. I disagree with the almost everything that has to do with the Catholic religion. The people who teach the classes are SO rude... always teaching us to be anti gay and that abortions are wrong. I don't understand! I thought religious education was about God and Jesus (which by the way, I really don't believe in). I'm seriously considering converting to Reform Judaism. I've told my parents this but they don't care. Funny thing is, all of their beliefs also totally contradict the Catholic church... I don't even understand how they call themselves Catholic. They NEVER go to church, but they expect me to become a little saint or something. I don't get it. It's 1 hr & 45 mins a week.

How do I deal...

2007-08-24 08:39:56 · 9 answers · asked by Kai 2

How would the U.S. respond?

(It's a question about religion in the sense that religious beliefs could trigger such an event.)

2007-08-24 08:39:41 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-24 08:39:41 · 14 answers · asked by forerunner7 4

Do you think it accurate...?

"We do not believe Heaven to be a static state. Mankind will be restored to a state of perfection in which he retains his individuality and personality, yet he is devoid of all adverse traits which limit his unending progression towards God (i.e. since God's love and wisdom are infinite, there will be constant progression toward a deeper understanding of that love and wisdom), and this is seen as heavenly bliss. Heaven is the unending sea of God's love in which we are plunged.

Concerning those who have rejected the love and mercy of God (and by proxy his church), they will likewise be plunged into that endless sea of God's love, but because of their rejection and hatred, it will seem to them an unquenchable and eternal fire. In other words, God is love, and his love does not change, and so it is our acceptance or rejection of that love that will bring either heaven or hell upon us."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_Christian_theology

2007-08-24 08:39:07 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've known many people of different beliefs, but I've never met an actual satanist. How are LeVey (sp?) Satanists different from "diabolists" (a distinction I hear occasionally.) I'm trying to be rude, nor am I looking to convert. I just like to know what I'm talking about and would like to educate myself.

2007-08-24 08:37:49 · 8 answers · asked by Jewel 7

i read about it and it made me mad but im not sure if its true or false..

2007-08-24 08:37:07 · 5 answers · asked by Meggy 1

Could one have killed the other and not known it was wrong? Imagine what kind of problems would arise if nobody had any idea what was right or wrong. Wasn't the serpent helping mankind out by giving them knowledge that would benefit their very existence?

2007-08-24 08:32:47 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been answering questions here since the begining and only when I respond to a question about God or Religion do the trolls come out and send me hate mail. It seems that they THINK they are smarter than everyone else and can't stand any thoughts that differ from their own. They have closed little minds and try and bully people into thinking like they do.

Is anyone else having to deal with these insecure little cowards?

2007-08-24 08:31:48 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please JW Answers only.

2007-08-24 08:30:08 · 11 answers · asked by N V 2

I beleive her even though she has made sum mistakes as show on youtube but the only person that can be 100% is god she cant be right all the time. People are luck y they have her help.

2007-08-24 08:29:54 · 35 answers · asked by ~*[AnD]*~ 4 lyfe 2

but then talk about how bad protestants are for trying to convert people into believing in Jesus? I mean aren't they hyprocrits?

2007-08-24 08:27:12 · 17 answers · asked by crymeariver 5

moisturise?
why was god so unkind with the wrinkles?

2007-08-24 08:24:14 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why don't people realize that the world would be a far better place without organized religion?

2007-08-24 08:22:01 · 18 answers · asked by AHOLE 3

he didn't get a fair trial.

2007-08-24 08:21:43 · 38 answers · asked by Anonymous

First of all, Im not trying to tick anyone with this question so if you are just going to complain to me, dont answer. This is a serious question that Im asking for the purpose of a final paper for a college writing course. I want to know what your honest opinions on what the stories in the Bible mean to you. And if youre not Christian then relates this question to your own Holy book. And if you have an extra moment for me, please tell me what you think the purpose of religion is and how it affects the world we live in now. Thank you so much!

2007-08-24 08:19:11 · 27 answers · asked by lazyjbob 5

A new, innocuously titled book, Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light (Doubleday), consisting primarily of correspondence between Teresa and her confessors and superiors over a period of 66 years, provides the spiritual counterpoint to a life known mostly through its works. The letters, many of them preserved against her wishes (she had requested that they be destroyed but was overruled by her church), reveal that for the last nearly half-century of her life she felt no presence of God whatsoever — or, as the book's compiler and editor, the Rev. Brian Kolodiejchuk, writes, "neither in her heart or in the eucharist."

** I think I will be reading this book and wanted to know your thoughts on it....**

http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1655415,00.html

2007-08-24 08:17:35 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Until a few days ago, I always thought there were several times as many LDS people on here as there were active LDS people. Then, I ran across several people that I wasn't even aware of who happened to be "former mormons." I understand that some are more vocal than others, but I wanted to get an accurate picture.

So, if you are an ex-mormon, would you please state so? You may include a few sentences about why you left if you'd like, but it's not necessary. This is just for counting purposes.

Thank you!

2007-08-24 08:13:51 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Friday weirdness: http://www.terrybisson.com/meat.html

2007-08-24 08:11:48 · 22 answers · asked by The Son of Man 3

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2007-08-24 08:04:30 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

Or even troops, they are murderers?

2007-08-24 08:03:11 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

I feel like I have very bad karma is there anything I can do to reverse it or change it?

Please answer

2007-08-24 08:02:46 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://www.anvari.org/cols/Islam_Miracle/The_Amazing_Facts_of_Quran.html
it's real people
it's a new research.
If u have doubts, do it on your own...

2007-08-24 08:02:23 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was sitting here at my desk typing away when I felt this cold wet small thing land on my back. When I stood up to see what it was I found a small Tree Frog sitting on my chair.

I live in a split level bungalow, my desk is on the main floor. The only way the frog could have gotten to where it did is if it jumped from the second level.

It seems unlikely it could get in without being noticed by nine dogs and four cats. And if they had brought it in, I doubt it would have been in perfect health (which it was).

(o.O)

How would you read this event?

2007-08-24 08:02:06 · 16 answers · asked by Orion 1

From everything such as the Eucharist, Communion. Confirmation, Confession, the role of The Blessed Virgin Mary, and pretty much the whole religion?

2007-08-24 08:02:06 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

For example: some people think that any Christian who sins is a hypocrite. Others think that a Christian who drinks alcohol is. Or a pastor who gets divorced.

Where do you consider the line to be?

My opinion: we are all sinners; becoming a Christian does not change that. It does, however, change perspective. I believe that God's judgment has not come yet because he is patient and allowing everyone the chance to repent. Accepting that Jesus died for your sins does not make you stop sinning, nor does it give you permission to willingly do what you know is wrong thinking "oh, it's ok, I'm covered." It means we must do the best we can, knowing we will occasionally fail, knowing we will be forgiven if we ask and strive to do better. It also means we have good news to share with our fellow man that they too can be forgiven if they just ask, but that no one expects them to be perfect.

I'm willing to bet that what most people see as judgment will show up a lot in the answers.

2007-08-24 07:59:07 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

Started off by killing people who believed in some sort of spirituality before christianity was even a thought. And forced people to believe what they believe in or DIE???

2007-08-24 07:58:59 · 15 answers · asked by Energybeing 2

People (average people, celebrities, etc.) who've claimed they saw or still see ghosts;

people who claim they talk to the dead (Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenize King Jr., people who engage in Witchcraft, other people, etc.]

Personally I'm confused how they can believe this.

2007-08-24 07:52:35 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Before dismissing the question, think about it.

2007-08-24 07:52:17 · 20 answers · asked by We_all_seek 1

scanty brief clothing to her Mormon sister's wedding. She wants to know if it will be acceptable to wear hoochie shoes, a mini skirt, and a teeny halter top? Will she burn at the stake? p.s. no, she is not Mormon.

p.p.s. she is trying to make some sort of point, although I'm not sure what.

2007-08-24 07:52:15 · 26 answers · asked by Kathryn P 6