Religion & Spirituality - 4 September 2007

Drive thru latte stands, Krispy Kreme donuts, Aerobics classes called "Firm Believers," children playing X-box during services, sermons about reaching your professional goals, how to reduce debt, "Living your best life now..."
what happened to "I was hungry and you fed me, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was in prison and you visited me, I was sick and you took care of me...?"

2007-09-04 08:44:55 · 16 answers · asked by keri gee 6

It's very interesting from whichever side of the fence you are on.

I would recommend the article section called "Objections to evolution's scientific acceptance" but really, the whole things is quite good.

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

Have you read it and what are your thoughts?

2007-09-04 08:43:08 · 13 answers · asked by Patty 2

I learned on ABC news that today we opened our first Arabic speaking PUBLIC SCHOOL! Does anyone seriously think this is O.K.? Does anyone seriously think that Islam is not going to be taught in this school? Has our goverment not been digging it's heels in on the so called separation of church an state since 1948? What, does this only apply to Christianity? I believe America as we have known it, is no more. She's being taken over from within. I think we may have reached the point of no return.God help us.

If you put"Arabic public schools" in your search engine you will find the news articles.

2007-09-04 08:42:32 · 19 answers · asked by BERT 6

I was Baptized Baptist and attend a Baptist church. Currently I am not happy at the church I attend and I am looking for another. I am not unhappy with the doctrine, it is more of a feeling that this is not where we are supposed to be. I dont feel my kids are getting all they need out of it, nor am I. There is another church nearby that has a great program for children, it is AOG. I am wantiing to know what the differences are. Thank you.

2007-09-04 08:40:20 · 6 answers · asked by Question Addict 5

ok-so I am one confused person right now.Grew up,parents christians,rebelled against it,anxiety/depression led me to think about christianity and for the past 2 years I have gone thru phases of being v.faithful to my faith as it were,to pretty much forgetting about it completely.
I love lively worship,I do believe the basics but here are my probs:
-non christians going to hell-all my mates/some family members are going to hell then and I refuse to believe that-i think it is a v.unlogical silly idea and only god knows their fate
-the whole every sin being equally bad and punished for- so rape and swearing are equally sinful?WHAT?
-homeosexuality being wrong and homeosexuals going to hell-again their cld still be lots of love in a gay r'ship+gay people can be amazing characters v.undeserving of hell!
-sex b4 marriage being wrong-sex strengthens a r'ship,brings it closer,is important and again,def not worthy of goin to hell for in my view!

any thoughts/opinions welcome!

2007-09-04 08:39:45 · 22 answers · asked by spanna9 1

my friend is a born muslim... but he doesnt believe in God. forget islam. he doesnt believe in GOD. the supernatural being and such. he is thinking of converting when he's older. i tried to teach him what little i know... but to no avail. i think its an inborn belief...so ive given up.

my question is: if he chooses to convert away from islam... will i be allowed (while being a practising muslim) to remain friends with him? or will i have to break off contact? please keep in mind that he is my closest and only friend, so this is a pretty hard thing for me. I think you get to choose your religion at age 16 in the UK (legal adult)... and he is moving to the UK in 3 years... by which time he will be 16.
Are there any exceptions?

thank you for your help. it means a lot that you read and at least tried to answer this. Im torn between friendship and religion here.

Thanks again

Shame

2007-09-04 08:39:29 · 13 answers · asked by Rastafarianhobo 4

A sacrifice is an offering or an act of appeasement given to a deity in an effort to procure favor and avoid impending disaster. Christ is our righteous sacrifice. He lived a sinless life.

The heart, the core, the kernel, of the everlasting gospel is that the Creator died for the creature, the potter for the clay, the judge for the criminal, the innocent for the guilty.

Ellen G. White wrote "painful process, mysterious to angels as well as to men"
---SDA Bible Commentary Vol.7, p. 915

We believe it, but we cannot truly comprehend it. We behold it, but we cannot adequately explain it.

Christ took our place. He paid our debt on Calvary.

Behold the Lamb of God. He died to save us from our sins.

John 3:16
Romans 10:9

Your response.......

2007-09-04 08:38:41 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just saw a few questions, protestants againsts catholics, woow, they fight like crazy, and we are supposed to believe in their religion????????(rolling my eyes)
When do people start to understand that all religions are false?

2007-09-04 08:37:58 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is Jesus listed as one of the top most inluential people? If he is not then does that say anything about Christianity?

2007-09-04 08:36:35 · 18 answers · asked by vanessa 2

Hebrew scholars have known for centuries that the first 5 books of the bible were not written by Moses but rather by 4 individual authors and, through the study of the language, can even say in which century and kingdom each lived.

If the church honestly didn't know who wrote them, why should these books be considered reliable?

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

2007-09-04 08:36:14 · 9 answers · asked by Patty 2

You give me a link to a source about this I will instantly give you ten points

2007-09-04 08:35:38 · 8 answers · asked by Tom B 1

To all enlightened ones, Today we will look at a fellow atheist who in his wisdom cast off the bonds and chains of religion as so many of you have. Our free thinker featured today single-handedly helped insure the death of at least 50,000,000 people. Thats million, just in case you missed it. Who is our star today? Non-other that MR. Frederick Nietchze. Now for 10 whole points, who can name me one of those evil Christians who can top this list for slaughter. Come on now, dig deep, and find me a Christian who cost the lives of 50,000,000. Be sure to tune in tomorrow to see part 2 of this question.

2007-09-04 08:33:51 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-04 08:33:05 · 5 answers · asked by agoodboy 1

2007-09-04 08:31:06 · 43 answers · asked by Grotty Bodkin is not dead!!! 5

I ran out of answers and couldn't respond to the last hate attack, so I shall pose my point as a qustions: Do you know what "catholic" means? It means "universal" or "all-encompassing". In the Bible, particular local churches are spoken of )in Corinth, Ephesus, etc) but the Church is also spoke of in the "whole" sense; the Body of Christ - all believers. In this sense, the church is Catholic. Catholics usually prefer the name Catholic to Christian ( though not always) because the idea that the Church is of ALL believers everywhere is appealing. (Why would I want to call myself a "southern" Baptist - what about the "northern" ones?) The Church Jesus established was known by its most common title, "the Catholic Church," at least as early as the year 107, when Ignatius of Antioch used that title to describe the one Church Jesus founded. The title apparently was old in Ignatius’s time, which means it probably went all the way back to the time of the apostles.

2007-09-04 08:30:55 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-04 08:30:25 · 30 answers · asked by Pussycat 1

my dad said that important, proven hadiths were written down by a scholar (i think) years after the prophets (SAW) death. my dad also said that he (the scholar) researched the validity of the hadithes so, they are pretty much unarguable.

but there are some weak hadiths as well he told me, and i shouldnt place my faith in them because they could be wrong. so tell me.

how do i differ the good from bad (unproven...extremist)?

are there any books i can buy, or websites i can visit?

thanks

Shame

PS: i REALLY dont want to follow unproven hadiths. it feels like your commiting a sin because you dont know if your listening to the prophets (SAW) words or some made up story.

2007-09-04 08:29:26 · 8 answers · asked by Rastafarianhobo 4

All beliefs must be based on evidence. This is a fact. Therefore if you try to claim you don't require evidence to believe something, you're lying to yourself. For example: If you believe in the Judeo Christian God, you *require* evidence to hold this belief. If you didn't use evidence on which to base your beliefs you wouldn't even know about the Judeo Christian God. The evidence you probably rely on is: a) ancient texts b)religious teachings, and (possibly) c) personal observations.

All very unreliable forms of evidence. Personally, I believe that religions know this and tell their followers not to require evidence..which is knowingly impossible and therefore a lie. Your thoughts?

2007-09-04 08:27:35 · 13 answers · asked by Patty 2

2007-09-04 08:25:22 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-11/23/xin_051101231036341106584.jpg

2007-09-04 08:24:53 · 2 answers · asked by NY 2

Here is what he tought about true religion, atheism from his scientific perspetive.
http://www.newtonproject.sussex.ac.uk/texts/viewtext.php?id=THEM00007&mode=normalized
He is obviously a Christian. By many he is considered the father of modern science.
How do you think the modern scientific establishment would treat him? I think they would black list him. Like they just did the astromoner, Gonzalez. Who co-authored the "Privileged Planet".

2007-09-04 08:22:31 · 12 answers · asked by THEHATEDTRUTH 2

Christian fundamentalists are just as bad or worse than Islamic fundamentalists. How can a group denounce another group only to do the same thing?

2007-09-04 08:21:56 · 19 answers · asked by xoxox 2

okay i am a muslim and i am trying to get some sort of insight on the trinity, can anyone give me an analogy on it cause it makes no sense and i don c how christians are monotheistic if they pray to three different things aight thanx

2007-09-04 08:21:20 · 11 answers · asked by Lucky 1

This amazes me as a Catholic.It sounds plain evil to my ears.

2007-09-04 08:21:16 · 26 answers · asked by mrs O 6

The latest and greatest public figure that is being told APOLOGIZE!
is Jerry Lewis
Gay rights group to Jerry Lewis: Apologize for slur
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/04/jerrylewis.telethon/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
How many times do we see people in the Media and public office force to say *I apologize* does anyone really want to hear I'm sorry from a person that does not mean it but is only forced to say it?

Why can't people say well if that's how you feel okay,so be it or present themselves in a way that would want the other person to really mean an apology when they say it?

2007-09-04 08:20:29 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

What religious denomination do the Duggars and Juebs from TLC belong to? TLC is frequently showcasing families with many children, but they only hint towards religious ties. I would suspect they were Morman if I had a guess, but I just don't know. The Duggar women all dress plainly with long hair and dresses. The men also wear plain clothing. The Juebs seem a little more contemporary. Both families home school. Anyone know what their religious affiliations are? Just curious.

2007-09-04 08:19:57 · 0 answers · asked by Daria 2

luke 3:38 says 'adam was the son of god.' jesus knew he had a brother. did jesus want to say 'only beloved son'?

2007-09-04 08:18:47 · 10 answers · asked by martha 2

My cousin and I have this on going debate and i wanted to see what other people think. My cousin is Catholic and wont eat meat on Fridays durring lent but she will eat fish. When I asked her why, she told me because fish isnt meat. It doesnt make sense to me since fish is an animal, it should be considered meat. What do you think?

2007-09-04 08:16:04 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-04 08:15:07 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

the extended version of the nasheed starts with:

A'uzu bil-llahi minash shayta nir-rajeem
Bisimllah hir-rahman nir-raheem.. (i know what this means!!)

however after this it continues in more arabic which i donot understand
the first part of the sentence being

- wa mur mil batil.. (it goes on for 37 seconds i havent a clue what is said and then the chorus (which i also know)

my question is the rest that i dont know.... has anyone else heard it do they know what it says?

know what the Tashahud is at the beginning of the chorus. but have any of you heard the extended version of the song? (actually its a nasheed)

2007-09-04 08:14:34 · 6 answers · asked by Shaima 2