Religion & Spirituality - 3 September 2007

2007-09-03 04:29:32 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

by William D?
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AunZMgNsS61lSd8mlTkmW07d7BR.?qid=20070903072434AAXH9Cv&show=7&cp=2&tp=2&tnu=36#all-answers

Among other things, i was surprised at how many of the answers seemed so impulsive and un-thought-out.
I was also so amazed that some of you called William D out on "obviously not being a real atheist". This surprised me the most after so many of you have been christians/catholics..etc and are horrified when one of them tells you that you were "obviously not a real christian" and that "only true believers can understand the word of god".

These are merely my objective views as a fellow atheist and i was wondering if anyone else had similar thoughts?

2007-09-03 04:27:34 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does it mean not worrying too much over things you cant control: like a man who works so much but makes so little money.

2007-09-03 04:26:06 · 13 answers · asked by Antares 6

after he died, and told the good thief were he'd be going. Scripture says: He decended into hell, He went to the prision , to preach, he would be in paradise, what was the bosom of Abraham? How do you intrepret these different places? Hint: they are not heaven.

2007-09-03 04:23:53 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-03 04:19:55 · 8 answers · asked by raju 1

I am contemplating being celebate. How do you think my boyfriend will react to me bringing this up? How should I bring this up?

2007-09-03 04:19:30 · 26 answers · asked by Ari's Mom 1

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/6974731.stm

2007-09-03 04:18:49 · 13 answers · asked by merz 3

Judge not, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven” (Luke 6:37).

2007-09-03 04:18:01 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

The Westminster Confession of Faith states:

I. God from all eternity, did, by the most wise and holy counsel of His own will, freely, and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to pass; yet so, as thereby neither is God the author of sin, nor is violence offered to the will of the creatures; nor is the liberty or contingency of second causes taken away, but rather established.

2007-09-03 04:17:13 · 25 answers · asked by Kidd! 6

do ? Try to convert him, her, fight your feelings, convert to atheism,...

2007-09-03 04:15:56 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

but these same unbelievers will take their family to the church for a free meal or they will bring home clothes for their children from the church.

Or they will seek a favor from the church during a natural disaster.

I cannot make sense out of this.

2007-09-03 04:14:17 · 19 answers · asked by Bad Boy 300 3

An alleged Christian contributor to this forum stated in one answer that:-
"Christianity is not a religion. It is a relationship with our Savior."
What are we to make of that statement?

2007-09-03 04:13:08 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

Lets face it folks when it comes right down to it. No matter what the religion you prefess to beleive they are all the same. As in they all share a common belief of a devine spirt or god. Once you strip them all down to the base level the song remains the same. Everyone just sings it in a different pitch. True or false ?

2007-09-03 04:10:03 · 14 answers · asked by West 2

2007-09-03 04:08:41 · 9 answers · asked by Umm Ali 6

2007-09-03 04:07:55 · 5 answers · asked by Umm Ali 6

Dog.. Does anyone find this odd?

2007-09-03 04:07:23 · 38 answers · asked by Libra ♎ 4

Start practicing what your religion tells you. I don't know any religions that tells you to act like this.

2007-09-03 04:06:55 · 30 answers · asked by Umm Ali 6

Uptight xians who like to use it as a negative word, abuse it, and call mormons cults, etc, because it makes them feel superior. but in fact, xianity is a cult.

look at the definition:

Source(s):

from Merriam Webster:

cult
Pronunciation: 'k<
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: French & Latin; French culte, from Latin cultus care, adoration, from colere to cultivate -- more at WHEEL
1 : formal religious veneration : WORSHIP
2 : a system of religious beliefs and ritual; also : its body of adherents
3 : a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious; also : its body of adherents
4 : a system for the cure of disease based on dogma set forth by its promulgator
5 a : great devotion to a person, idea, object, movement, or work (as a film or book); especially : such devotion regarded as a literary or intellectual fad b : the object of such devotion c : a usually small group of people characterized by such devotes.

2007-09-03 04:02:13 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

"LOVE YOUR ENEMIES?"

"PRAY FOR THOSE WHO CURSE YOU"

"TURN THE OTHER CHEEK"

"IF A NEIGHBOR ASKS FOR A TOOL, DO NOT ASK FOR IT BACK, FOR IT IS HIS"

"LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS IF HE WAS YOUR BROTHER"

I think some of you need help understanding the bible.
I am more the willing to educate anyone who seeks my favor.
Email me.

2007-09-03 03:59:08 · 21 answers · asked by Bad Boy 300 3

Wait one second...If we couldn't play competitive sports, Why can they?
If you are an active Jehovah's Witness, it is against your religion to play competitive sports, namely to Keep score.

No little league..No after school football..tennis..or any organized sports, what so ever...

Occasionally the Brothers will have a Ball game, but there is never a score kept..Fact...


So...Explain the Williams sisters being active Jehovah's Witnesses and being able to play competitive sprots.

Any run of the mill Witness would be brought before the Elders for this.....and if the competitive sports did not stop, probably disfellwoshipped.

How can this not be a double standard?

2007-09-03 03:56:29 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I see those testimonies in the church: "I was a bad person, I was an alcoholic, I used drugs, I was selfish, I was a criminal (just a few examples of what I have heard), and then I found Jesus and I am saved"

Those kind of people tend to be the most devoted ones. Do you think it is because they feel guilty and have problems dealing with their own conscience, therefore they find refugee in religion? Do you think they find forgiveness in religion when in fact they can't forgive themselves? Why we can't see testimonies of people just saying "I turned to Jesus because He sounds plausible to me", not because of the sin trip?

2007-09-03 03:55:45 · 13 answers · asked by Janet Reincarnated 5

2007-09-03 03:55:16 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

If that's true, what does it mean?

2007-09-03 03:54:58 · 5 answers · asked by Kirkylee 3

But these same unbelievers will go to the church during a natural disaster like Hurricane Katrina and eat church food, sleep in church beds, shower using the church soap and shampoo provided and most importantly, these same unbelievers that get angry at the church going from door to door will wear the clothes donated by the church.

Hmmm??

How can you sleep at night knowing you're an unbeliever of the church.

Shame on You!!

Peace and God Bless!
Atheism has been refuted simply because the human mind is not powerful enough to completely and fully understand the entire universe.

Have a great Labor day!!

Unbelievers are to hypocrital.

2007-09-03 03:53:40 · 7 answers · asked by Bad Boy 300 3

I am a Chritian (Church of Christ) and I have struggled with this question for years. Each religion (Baptits, Methodists, Catholic, etc) think that their religion is the "correct" religion. Do they think that everyone else is going to hell if they don't share in their beliefs? I mean, I try to follow what the Bible says to a T and when I slip up, I ask for forgiveness. But these other religions are trying to do the same thing. Does this mean that they are going to hell in the end because they are not sharing my same beliefs? I would like to think that if we all try to do our best we will share a home in Heaven. What do you think?

2007-09-03 03:51:06 · 24 answers · asked by jovet218 3

differences between a god and a saint, other than they were once alive? do you pray to saints?

god:
god - any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
....same as a saint, surely? saint christopher is the 'patron saint' of travel, how is the meaning different from the 'god' of travel?


idol:
An image used as an object of worship

....different from a cross, or an image of Jesus in what way?

2007-09-03 03:50:09 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can anyone please show me the verses where Jesus spoke about killing someone in the name of God or molesting small children in the Church of God will be acceptable? How about showing me one single verse where Jesus waged a bloody and violent war.

An unbeliever showed me in Luke 19:27 where Jesus said "Bring the enemies to me and kill them" ----

If you start reading from Luke 19:1, you will see Jesus was telling a story about a nobleman.

This is why unbelievers do not understand the bible, but they would tell me over and over that Jesus was talking about killing people if they didn't believe in him. That is so untrue!

Unbelievers have read the bible, I give them that much, but they do not understand what they are reading.

Peace and God Bless!
Devoted to Christ has refuted atheism.
"In order for atheism to be true, we would have to be omniscient."

2007-09-03 03:46:34 · 44 answers · asked by Bad Boy 300 3

Is this false or true?

2007-09-03 03:45:23 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why then do we say they differ so?

2007-09-03 03:44:24 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

but they want only their religion taught by Christians only...like that makes sense

why can't their teachings be read by any person, will it sound plausible or stand the reason test if not read by a guru?

2007-09-03 03:43:28 · 16 answers · asked by voice_of_reason 6