Religion & Spirituality - 27 August 2007

See: Revelation 9:11 Note: 9-11

2007-08-27 15:43:00 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please consider this perspective about the fact that these women were forced to marry their rapist in the Old Testament Times. From the perspective of the 21st century, it is despicable to expect a woman to marry the rapist, but if you were in that time period?

Take into consideration the culture at the time that scripture was written and please frame your answer in that context.

It was an era where a women who was not a virgin had almost no hope of ever finding a suitable marriage and to be unmarried was a cause for shame...a woman could not have an abortion, and in that day a man could have multiple wives and the woman may end up pregnant.

As a woman in a culture where women had no rights, If you were in that situation in that time period, which would you choose? To remain unmarried with no means of supporting yourself, never to be married and to be shamed for not being a virgin, or at least to have the respectability of a marriage, even if it was to a person who hurt you?

2007-08-27 15:42:52 · 21 answers · asked by Searcher 7

I mean if they're so smart, then why is it only a theory?

2007-08-27 15:42:09 · 28 answers · asked by bc_munkee 5

Somehow, there's just something fishy about the whole thing.

2007-08-27 15:40:51 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

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2007-08-27 15:40:19 · 22 answers · asked by B 4

Since it's supposed to be male and female only, such examples shouldn't exist. What's going on here?

2007-08-27 15:39:34 · 7 answers · asked by Samurai Jack 6

that everything happens for a reason?

2007-08-27 15:39:27 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

This Question is intended for people who believe in a God, ANY God...But it is not intinded for sarcastic atheist remarks.

2007-08-27 15:37:34 · 9 answers · asked by *~*Gettin' Hyphee*~* 3

I was pondering Em Adjineri's latest study ( http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070827183436AAqMeMa&r=w&pa=FZptHWf.BGRX3OFMiTxXVrg.GZpXHyzde3LlQXE0nwA_op4rgI2ddv9O2GSmMaeR_Chk_atIGyCCK8p7rg--&paid=answered#F8MmCze7VGV0DnGkhcTX9PdcmJI570qoBWXXp80.glaXcjQ515mh ), and something occurred to me. According to the highly respected and brilliant Kirk Cameron, bananas are the perfect shape for our hands, since God designed them to be. (That's also why the snake got into the garden of eden, god was busy on the bannana) In addition, we all know that monkeys like bananas. This is fact. Not some stupid theory. But bananas also fit perfectly in the hands of monkeys. Which means that monkeys must really be related to humans, since bananas are designed for humans. Since evolution is just a theory, how do we creationists account for this? I was thinking that maybe monkeys were Adam and Steve's love child all deformed and whatnot. What say you? Monkeys+Bananas=Evil-ution?

2007-08-27 15:37:20 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

As a fairly new atheist, whats the best way to try and stop saying phrases such as
"Oh my God"

"Jesus"

"Holy Shoot(you get the idea there)"

It is a bit disturbing how deeply set in religious undertones are set in in this supposedly secular society.

2007-08-27 15:36:39 · 14 answers · asked by Serpico7 5

2007-08-27 15:36:31 · 4 answers · asked by Enigma®Ragnarökin' 7

Just curious.

2007-08-27 15:33:42 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just curious.

2007-08-27 15:33:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Click on the image link below

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p125/cubswin39/Creation%20Museum/creationmuseum034.jpg

And have a good look at the words.
This is a display at the infamous creation museum in Kentucky.
This is the kind of display that gives all Creationists a bad name. Is this display not actually glorifying the Creationists' primary weakness?

They are proudly saying that they do not need to listen to scientists and their 'evidence'. They do not need to read about evolution, philosophy, biology or physics. For all the answers for TODAY's problems can be found in a 2000+ year old scroll.

Does this not even strike moderate Christians as a teeny weeny bit, well, self-defeating?

2007-08-27 15:33:08 · 8 answers · asked by struds2671 3

what is sin based in the old and new testament??

2007-08-27 15:29:30 · 13 answers · asked by pEnsharp 1

Without Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Mormons, Catholics etc. Would the world be at total peace? Would the world resemble Hell? What's your opinion?

2007-08-27 15:28:07 · 43 answers · asked by Sam 3

2007-08-27 15:25:33 · 14 answers · asked by . 3

2007-08-27 15:24:57 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you wanna chat, I am on yahoo messenger at stevenontheweb

2007-08-27 15:24:42 · 11 answers · asked by Steve 1

2007-08-27 15:24:41 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just want to find out from what countries has these specific religions....

answer please

2007-08-27 15:21:09 · 7 answers · asked by χ-ѕђαпz-χ Σ=ρнεпомεпоп=Σ 4

I love my fiance. She is a very religious woman and I am not religious. I dont know if I believe in God or not. I have more questions than answers and that is one area of our relationship where we are quite different.

To the people out there who have a mate from a different religious background, can I have some advise?

Is it possible for a relationship like ours to survive? Sometimes I have my doubts. But I would like to believe that love can conquer all, even a differing opinion of God.

2007-08-27 15:19:13 · 30 answers · asked by WHATSUP??? 2

DOOM
Here words are meaningless,
here all that lives are guns.
Why Speak when you can gain more from killing?
Why think when our minds could be as simple as evil?
Why Stand and absorb earthly beauties,
When destruction of these wonderlands,
Earn so much more power?

Why Live with your emotions?
So many to trap you,
Into a suicidal abyss.
Destroy them all and live forever!
Live in the mind of Doom.

So Close your Eyes,
Live this meaningless bliss in your head.
Murder! Mayhem! Magic!
Open your eyes,
And It lays in front of you.

2007-08-27 15:19:00 · 13 answers · asked by . 2

would you give anymore credence to evolution theory (assuming you do not believe in it now.)

For argument's sake, let's say they mutated the DNA only in a way that could have occurred naturally (i.e. radiation.)

2007-08-27 15:17:04 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

If god created all who created him so that he could create all

2007-08-27 15:17:02 · 25 answers · asked by Confucius 3

2007-08-27 15:11:53 · 14 answers · asked by ✡ 5

I recently bumped into my ex-girlfriend's brother. The meeting got me thinking about my ex. We had fallen in love some years back - she was my first love and we were pretty into each other. Powerful feelings. I was incredibly selfish and self-centered, however, and did many hurtful things.

I am happily married now to someone else, but I've been thinking of contacting my ex-girlfriend simply to apologize to her. I don't know if this is the right thing to do, especially since I don't plan on telling my wife if I do decide to go ahead and apologize to my ex. My wife simply wouldn't understand. Can't blame her though, since I wouldn't want her reaching out to her ex-boyfriends.

So, what should I do? I feel it is important to seek forgiveness from my ex, but is it fair to my wife?

2007-08-27 15:11:08 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you could be any smurf...which would you be and why?

2007-08-27 15:10:17 · 12 answers · asked by underdog 2

I don't know whether to feel pleased that Christians contradict themselves all the time and are thusly exposed for being misguided and confused, or to feel afraid, very VERY afraid that these same people are running our country (into the ground). Does anybody have some encouraging words for me?

2007-08-27 15:06:41 · 14 answers · asked by chazzychef 4

do you think when the pharasess said that jesus did his work through the devil and then jesus said all matters of sin will be forgiven exept a sin against the Holy spirit

do you think he got fed up with the pharasees and made it so, not only you cant attritbute the work of God to satan
but you cant swear at the Holy spirit either

2007-08-27 15:04:46 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous