Religion & Spirituality - 24 August 2007

i've heard stories from people who've had mormons and JVs all the time, but i never heard someone talking about a nation of islam person coming over. do they not go door to door as much or something?

2007-08-24 06:25:37 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want your opinions..
Do you think it's wrong to listen to oldies, and disco, and spanish love songs played be mariachi band, and maybe some funk music. as in Zap n Rodger??

2007-08-24 06:25:04 · 22 answers · asked by ♥ inkythecutie ♥ 2

1.What would you want to talk to Him about?

2.Would you say any of the negative stuff to Him that you tell to people?

3.What would be the main thing you would want to know before the conversation ends&God departs from you?

2007-08-24 06:24:24 · 27 answers · asked by Maurice H 6

I have a co-worker who claims to be Christian yet judges everyone at work to the point of embarrassing them and pointing out when their wrong.

2007-08-24 06:22:06 · 11 answers · asked by kelly m 1

Are they a "sin"?
Have you ever had one? Would you have another one?
Even if you're not religious, do you think they are a good idea?

2007-08-24 06:21:40 · 16 answers · asked by Drake the Deist 2

2007-08-24 06:21:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Tonight is our first game. This is the Friday I've been ready for for a while. So atheists will you wish me luck? Christians will you pray? I feel super nervous right now, and I think it will last until the third play of the game or so. But anyway, I'm signing out for the evening, so have a great day.

2007-08-24 06:19:24 · 24 answers · asked by Joel 2 5

Can we know for sure that a god created this planet, solar system, and universe? Man has been using the materials here on earth to create new things for a long, long time. How do we know for sure that it wasn't a higher life form that isn't necessarily a god? Such a being could have worked alone with this world as it's personal chemistry experiment, or it could have worked in tandem with other such life forms.

Can we know for sure that what ever started life on this planet hasn't, in fact, died itself before it had a chance to show us how it accomplished this "creation"? The fact that not a single book on this planet dates back to the beginning of this earth, coupled with the inconsistency of the "holy" books accounts as compared to what is actually observable in reality, would make such a case much more credible than current religious beliefs.

With the multitude of life forms on this planet, how do we know it wasn't another salient but finite life form that created us?

2007-08-24 06:18:47 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is God Schizoid?

2007-08-24 06:16:35 · 20 answers · asked by phil8656 7

As an atheist she was the one Christian I actually admired, she walked the talk. Yet it seems she had a lot of doubts and may have even stopped praying. My question to Catholics or any Christians, will see now not go to heaven?

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/23/eveningnews/main3199062.shtml

2007-08-24 06:14:11 · 25 answers · asked by Quimby 3

50 yrs she went without feeling his love
and not once did he show her a sign of his love
why are people discounting this as nothing but a fluke
how convenient when the truth is put before you
MOTHER THERESA

2007-08-24 06:12:01 · 19 answers · asked by slopoke6968 7

2007-08-24 06:12:00 · 27 answers · asked by Equinoxical ™ 5

is it a scare tactic or is really true. what if a person never heard of the religion or grew up in another culture are they going to hell.

2007-08-24 06:11:27 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

I heard this in an argument and was wondering if there is any reference in the bible of God saying that he has to make himself not so powerfull?

2007-08-24 06:10:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've lost at least 10 questions to this this week. What is going on!?!?!?!?!
Here is a question I asked that never popped up:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AmGj3i5pRwDTNqVdOkGsYozsy6IX?qid=20070824100410AABV5wX

2007-08-24 06:09:24 · 4 answers · asked by Nijg 6

Seriously, why bother if you don't believe in any higher being?

2007-08-24 06:08:36 · 16 answers · asked by Sandra C 2

Okay ladies and gentlemen lets try and not be offended by this, I Know its a touch subject. Just to clarify I am very against discrimination of any kind and I respect people form all walks of life.

Lets all asume for a moment that there is no God (higher power) - Lets aslo asume that the bible and all other religious book are a complete work of fiction. Lets all asume that we have complete legitimate proof and evidence of this and that the whole concept of existance and evolution is compltly scientifically explained.

Religion has caused alot of pain and suffering; would the world not benifit without it. Would it not lessen the likelyhood of wars between nations. Would it erase the whole consept of homophobia and racial conflict completly. Would this create world pease.

I'd like to hear your thoughts.

2007-08-24 06:08:19 · 52 answers · asked by keith of keithZworld 6

Oh Book-holders dont abuse eachother's religion, If each of you think yours is best then stick to it and wait till the day of judgment comes or wait till you die. Yours comments plz... From a Muslim.

2007-08-24 06:05:51 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-24 06:04:52 · 12 answers · asked by dracula22 1

I mean, the food chain for starters...drowning...

2007-08-24 06:04:30 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

all of them are equal riches and poor ,kings and citizens, men and women,whites and blacks, Arabs and foreign , old men and young men
is there any similar religion

2007-08-24 06:04:18 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-24 06:03:37 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Need some help with AP World History homework. I need to know the...
1.Historical context of founding
2. Founder, date, place
3. Main teachings or beliefs
4. Who are the clergy? Role of Men and Woman
5. Treatment of men and women based on religion
6. How did it spread?
7. Where did it spread by 1000 CE?
8. Examples of religious art/architecture

...answer the questions based on your religion, doesn't matter what it is and tell me anything else interesting! Thanks you!

2007-08-24 06:01:56 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm asking this question because I heard that what we today call "chemisty" began deep in the dark, idolatrous temples in Acient Egypt, where the unknown was revealed through seers and divination. The ancient Egyptians called this process "khem mysteries."

Similarly today science continues to reveal to us that which exist but is unknown to us; although the process has been refined and confined - is it not the same, revelation of that which exist but is unknown?

Isn't it just the methodologies differ, but the primary and basic function is the same? Revelation of the unknown.

An example may be: If gravity exist, it always did [at least it did as far back as the days of the Ancient Egyptian] and it was found out [revealed] by inquiry, not inquiry to a invisible substance 'god' , but by seeking information from the universe asking it to reveal information about itself [natural law] by another method we call science.

Ok, several questions, but jump right in please. :)

2007-08-24 05:58:47 · 19 answers · asked by LadyB!™ 4

Hear me well. The secret of salvation lies not in education, but in REALIZATION!

Without understanding to modify their influence over us, words, become hypnotic.

We spend our entire existence being programmed, and resisting programming, and struggling against the effect words have on us, not only on a psychological level, but on a physiological level as well.

Can this be true, and is this you own life's experience ?
You tell me?

What say you all ?

2007-08-24 05:58:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Jesus says to love your enemies as you do your friend. But in Luke 14:26 he says, the following:

He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned [to hell].

It sounds like non-baptized or non-believers are enemies of Jesus. Condemning his enemies to a lake of fire does not sound like love.

What about this? Mark 16:15-16:

Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple.

What is the word "hate" symbolic for here? I am unable to fathom another meaning for "hate." Can you?

2007-08-24 05:57:24 · 8 answers · asked by Biggus Dickus 3

Supposedly God sends people to heaven or hell depending on wether or not they CHOSE a life of evil or CHOSE not to repent. But why would a person choose these things? One is that they were born willful or with evil tendencies, in which case it wasn't their fault. The second possibility is that one day, presented with the exact situation as someone who accepts God, they just arbitrarally decided to choose evil or not to accept God. If this is true then anyone could have such a random episode. And, once again, it's not really their fault. Now, this doesn't mean we have to like evil or even tolerate it. But the very idea of sending someone to burn in hell for eternity for their actions on earth seems to not make sense to me. Isn't the whole concept of punishment so we can learn from our mistakes? To do better in the future? Eternal punishment would not achieve this end.

2007-08-24 05:55:36 · 20 answers · asked by LG 7

How does religion explain the once existence of dinosaurs?
This is a serious question i once asked a priest and he basically just walked off in a huff. Does anyone who is religious have an answer?

2007-08-24 05:50:54 · 26 answers · asked by Anomalous 1

why do catholics pray to mary when it says do not worship false idols it also says in luke 1:46-49 "and mary said my soul glorifies the lord and my spirit rejoices in God my savior for he is mindful of the humble state of his servant from now on generations will call me blessed for the mighty one has done great things for me" when she sais he is her savior what is he saving her from wouldnt that mean she is a sinner just like us

2007-08-24 05:49:48 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do you feel it necessary to say such rude mean , things toward christians? Have you never heard, "my rights end where the other persons begins?"

You must feel very threatened or insecure in your own beliefs to make fun of ours so much. Or maybe you aren't so sure about what you believe in?

Someday I pray you will learn "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you"

I had never been on yahoo answers before, and I didn't realize how critical and down right mean people are about Christians.
Sort of reminds me of reading about another time when people started talking about Jews & others and it wasn't long till we saw the holocaust.

2007-08-24 05:49:46 · 17 answers · asked by grandmotherx41979 2