Religion & Spirituality - 30 August 2007

Can't help but say they have definitely made an impact on me.

Go Team Atheist!

2007-08-30 06:14:17 · 74 answers · asked by Linz ♥ VT 4

2007-08-30 06:10:54 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous

1: 'You shall have no other gods before Me.'

2: 'You shall not make for yourself a carved image--any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.'

3: 'You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.'

4: 'Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.'

5: 'Honor your father and your mother.'

6: 'You shall not murder.'

7: 'You shall not commit adultery.'

8: 'You shall not steal.'

9: 'You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.'

10: 'You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's.'

Should it be illegal to commit adultery? Or to work on the Sabbath? Or to desire other people's property?

2007-08-30 06:09:54 · 22 answers · asked by Eleventy 6

My neighbor thinks we evolved from a bunch of monkeys, eventhough the Bible tells us that we was created by God. Needless to say, he's also a liberal.

2007-08-30 06:09:44 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do many Christians say that some parts of the Bible are literal, while others are metaphoric or symbolic? Many Christians defend certain parts of the Old Testament where God’s words are questionable (i.e. his destroying of cities, telling humans to hate their parents, his favoritism shown towards men over women, etc.) by saying that they are not to be taken literally. Then, they explain what God really meant when he said these things. If these Christians are correct, how do they know when other parts of God’s word are to be taken literally? Or, is the entire Bible like a Bob Dylan song and entirely metaphoric? If this is the case, wouldn’t the only people who could take the real meaning of the metaphor be the highly intellectual? Or, are all of the Christians just tangled up in blue?

2007-08-30 06:09:13 · 19 answers · asked by Biggus Dickus 3

Details please!!!!

2007-08-30 06:08:10 · 9 answers · asked by deburaka 3

2007-08-30 06:07:25 · 4 answers · asked by JD 6

a tree grows from a seed, if you break down a seed there is no part that's made of wood so where did all the wood in the tree come from

2007-08-30 06:06:05 · 5 answers · asked by The Doctor 3

why do u worship on Sundays'? even the calendar says the 7th day is Saturday. dont all of your religions call for the 7th day? im SDA (seventh day adventist) & i know why we do, but i dont understand why u dont.what reason does your religion have. my mom is sunday worshiper to, but she dont know iether, & this has bin bugging me for awhile.(i was raised SDA by my dad who changed from Sunday when he grew up.not sure why)

2007-08-30 06:06:04 · 10 answers · asked by Tiff 3

So why do [some] Christian people bash them so much, and say "So and so wasn't Christian, he was catholic!"?

2007-08-30 06:04:52 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

John 14: 1-7

1DO NOT let your hearts be troubled (distressed, agitated). You believe in and adhere to and trust in and rely on God; believe in and adhere to and trust in and rely also on Me.
2In My Father's house there are many dwelling places (homes). If it were not so, I would have told you; for I am going away to prepare a place for you.
3And when (if) I go and make ready a place for you, I will come back again and will take you to Myself, that where I am you may be also.
4And [to the place] where I am going, you know the way.
5Thomas said to Him, Lord, we do not know where You are going, so how can we know the way?
6Jesus said to him, I am the Way and the Truth and the Life; no one comes to the Father except by (through) Me.
7If you had known Me [had learned to recognize Me], you would also have known My Father. From now on, you know Him and have seen Him.

2007-08-30 06:01:27 · 21 answers · asked by ? 4

Do you beleive the bible word for word? Do you think that it was written by one man? What religous sect are you?

2007-08-30 06:00:16 · 23 answers · asked by workin man 3

In religion class a kid said(that looked into Hinduism) that Jesus is significant in your religion...

Can you elaborate how? He said that some hindus believe that Jesus was a messanger of the shining father(I know there is a hindu word for it but I can't remember)...

Is that true? Is Jesus significant in Hinduism, or atleast some sects of it?

2007-08-30 05:59:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

5:16 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.
5:16 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.

5:17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.
do you believe this, or do you believe it means something other than what it tells us? Please do not add meaning to scripture to fit what you believe. Scripture is clear here. thanks serious replys only

2007-08-30 05:59:10 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Are such claims valid according to how you define spiritualism? If not a spiritual experience, then what?

I met a gentleman who had an interesting outlook on spiritualism and his personal spiritual life. He admitted to me it all came to him during an acid trip. His conclusions made some sense too. What's your opinion on such revelations?

2007-08-30 05:56:55 · 32 answers · asked by Armless Joe, Bipedal Foe 6

Just wondering.

2007-08-30 05:56:35 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Forget about what the bible says. Imagine that its factuality is up in the air, like the questioning of pluto. What makes you personally believe that jesus ever existed?

2007-08-30 05:53:39 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

also tend to be more judgmental?

2007-08-30 05:52:53 · 11 answers · asked by Senator John McClain 6

Did God tell Adam, Abraham, Moses, Solomon, David, etc., about his son Jesus? It seems there is no mentioning of Jesus in the Old Testament at all? I remember only when Jesus was baptized, God declared that Jesus was his son. Any comment?

2007-08-30 05:52:31 · 4 answers · asked by OKIM IM 7

2007-08-30 05:51:55 · 47 answers · asked by Lucy in the Sky 4

2007-08-30 05:51:54 · 32 answers · asked by Page 4

The other day I went to my local organic food co-op and so many of the customers and even the checkers act like snobs. Sometimes they seem like a religion and if you aren't wearing your birkenstoks and your tie dyed t-shirt they look at you like you are an alien from another planet. I think there is alot of fear based in this behavior (any form of snobbery). Fear of what is different, fear of someone getting a one up on them...What is the spiritual lesson in snobbery?

2007-08-30 05:50:56 · 5 answers · asked by NONAME 5

I see it as praying ceaselessly to G-d by praising Him, thanking Him, confessing to Him, and asking Him for help.

Praying ceaselessly is not easy to do (I think). How do you all see this subject?

2007-08-30 05:47:52 · 17 answers · asked by Sling Paint 1

I have 2 favorites of those that are still around--Gandalf because he makes me laugh & Murazor because he was kind to me when I first arrived in R&S (he invited me to join the Drinking Game) both have been kind to me & respectful in our interactions.

2007-08-30 05:42:20 · 31 answers · asked by wanda3s48 7

If soul is formless, then shouldn't all the souls unite and form a giant soul after death? I mean you can count something when it has a form, but does formless soul has a number? If yes, then how's that possible? And if there's only one soul, then what's the difference between all the people and god? We should all have the same soul in that way. And if soul has a form, what is it?

2007-08-30 05:41:42 · 4 answers · asked by krishnokoli 5

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.” (two Gods).
"And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked." (Luke, 11:27)

What is Country of Origin of Christians’ "God": "Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king. (Matthew, 2:1)

The Occupation of Christians’ "God": "Jesus was a carpenter by trade." (Mark, 6:3), "and the son of a carpenter." (Matthew, 13:55)

2007-08-30 05:41:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean, you don't have spiritual rules and commandments to follow and can do what you want when you want to do it. Do you ever screw up and feel guilty about it? If so, what do you do with that guilt since you can't give it over to God?

2007-08-30 05:41:06 · 23 answers · asked by Kaliko 6

They push their belief that people evolved from monkeys, but they won't allow prayer in schools. Why the double standard? Kids should be taught the truth, which is clearly stated in the Bible, that we was created by God!

2007-08-30 05:40:24 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-30 05:37:11 · 51 answers · asked by Anonymous

First, I'd like to say that I'm not arguing for any specific point, or trying to prove anything. I'm just wondering what you think.

Without natural selection, how did the human race change into many different races and colors, coming from only two people? How did we change to be the way we are, so that people are suited to live in different climates?

I'm just wondering how you think this occurs. If you think that it is caused by natural selection, does it seem reasonable that natural selection could produce different species?

2007-08-30 05:36:07 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous