Religion & Spirituality - 5 September 2007

We live in a day of such great technological advancements, where we can put man on the moon and harness the force of nuclear energy, while implementing giant HDTV's in half of America's homes. But we still have people who cling onto the bible and genesis which says the world is around 6,000 years old (created in 6 days=1,000 days for every god day). Isn't that kind of sad?

2007-09-05 15:14:39 · 12 answers · asked by Uliju 4

Paul never heard the word "Justification" in his life, today "Justification" has become a foundational doctrine of Christianity. Justification has become a religious license for millions to live carnal, unfaithful lives under the label of a "Christian".

2007-09-05 15:14:04 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

My Grandfather 8 generations back was born out of wedlock.

Deut.23:2 A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD.

It wasn't my fault, after all.

2007-09-05 15:13:48 · 34 answers · asked by bandycat5 5

If we do not have to follow the rules from the old testiment why is homosexuality a sin?

If we do have to follow rules from the old testiment why do we eat shell fish and pork?

Honest qestion, I dont understand this.

2007-09-05 15:13:17 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

What does it mean? EXPLAIN AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE

When Jesus had driven out a demon, some of the crowd said:
“By the power of Beelzebul, the prince of demons,
he drives out demons.”
Others, to test him, asked him for a sign from heaven.
But he knew their thoughts and said to them,
“Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste
and house will fall against house.
And if Satan is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand?
For you say that it is by Beelzebul that I drive out demons.
If I, then, drive out demons by Beelzebul,
by whom do your own people drive them out?
Therefore they will be your judges.
But if it is by the finger of God that I drive out demons,
then the Kingdom of God has come upon you.
When a strong man fully armed guards his palace,
his possessions are safe.
But when one stronger than he attacks and overcomes him,
he takes away the armor on which he relied
and distributes the spoils.
Whoever is not with me is against me,and whoever

2007-09-05 15:11:36 · 5 answers · asked by hi 1

Since the time of Adam, all mankind was marked with original sin on his soul, But the mother of Jesus, was not born with this sin, hmmm I wonder why? Because Jesus her most holy and divine son and not exist in the darkness of sin of the womb of a sinner, thus God saved her in advance from this sin and made her holy and full of Grace, blessed among all women, the mother of Jesus!!!

2007-09-05 15:10:04 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Would you know where you were going & how can you know ....?

2007-09-05 15:09:59 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

...if the U.S. decided to suddenly switch to Greek deities and put "In Zeus we trust" on money and in the pledge? Would it bother you if instead of the Jesus fish, the U.S. endorsed putting pics of Hermes' winged feet on cars?

The point is-- this is why it bothers some non-Christians that the US endorses Christianity. Wouldn't it be nicer if the U.S. endorsed no religon, was simply government instead of (religious) government? Wouldn't that be better for all of us?

I realize that the U.S. was founded on Christianity, but now it's not all Christian. We aren't Puritans anymore. Religion should not have to do with the law process...this is not a monarchy. We shouldn’t even have “blue laws” anymore.

What do you guys think? I want to hear from all Christians and non-Christians, people of every faith (or not of any faith). What is your stance on this?

***Please be decently friendly. And no telling me we'd be without morals if not for Christianity...we all know that's a load. Christianity is far younger than morals

2007-09-05 15:06:56 · 34 answers · asked by mathaowny 6

...how do you know the person you are blaming is the real culprit? Do you tell your R&S friends to avoid and block that person? Unless Y!A has told you who reported you or they have told you themself, is it fair to be throwing around allegations about people that may be false?

2007-09-05 15:02:58 · 11 answers · asked by NONAME 5

sweep away all the theories and common notions, and to apply the understanding, thus made fair and even, to a fresh examination of particulars.Thus it happens that human knowledge, as we have it, is a mere medley and ill-digested mass, made up of much credulity and much accident, and also of the childish notions which we at first imbibed." Do you agree or disagree with this statement written in the 1600's, and do you find humans to be less sophomoric than they were 400 years ago? Your thoughts will be appreciated.

2007-09-05 15:02:17 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

By that I mean is there a person who is protestant who could adequatly defend their faith in a true discussion based on biblical and historical documents from the church fathers.

From what I have seen on this site most protestants do know some verses (out of context) and most likely do have a love for Jesus and their friends in church but because it becomes insular its almost like a cult so they cant question it (Evangelical for 20 years!!!)

Having learned about the catholic faith I think I could answer a few questions but I have much to learn, however church history stands out that the first christians (while not called catholic) followed exactly the same doctrine as catholics do.

In fact, Peter, Paul, John would feel quite comfortable in the modern day mass but would probobly be making a whip out of cords to deal with the marketplace that modern day evangelicals have become .

What do you think, I would like to hear from catholics and protestants who are seeking truth.

2007-09-05 15:01:16 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

He says that it is a sin for them to have children with thier mom Eve so he says GOD made Asian people that they had children with. He also said that it is in the Bible but I have never read it. Does this have any truth.

2007-09-05 14:59:22 · 41 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-zhNiGlogQ

2007-09-05 14:58:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-05 14:56:32 · 65 answers · asked by Kidd! 6

...this is from a Catholic. "ekporeuomenon" is a word I'm sure you're familiar with. Do you recognize a difference between its meaning and in infamous "procedentum" of the western Creed, or do you see them as being synonymous?

2007-09-05 14:56:03 · 9 answers · asked by delsydebothom 4

Distant space collision meant doom for dinosaurs By Will Dunham
Wed Sep 5, 3:36 PM ET



WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A collision 160 million years ago of two asteroids orbiting between Mars and Jupiter sent many big rock chunks hurtling toward Earth, including the one that zapped the dinosaurs, scientists said on Wednesday.

Their research offered an explanation for the cause of one of the most momentous events in the history of life on Earth -- a six-mile-wide (10-km-wide) meteorite striking Mexico's Yucatan peninsula 65 million years ago.

That catastrophe eliminated the dinosaurs, which had flourished for about 165 million years, and many other life forms, and paved the way for mammals to dominate the Earth and the eventual rise of humankind, many scientists believe.

The impact is thought to have triggered a worldwide environmental cataclysm, expelling vast quantities of rock and dust into the sky, unleashing giant tsunamis, sparking global wildfires and leaving Earth shrouded in darkness for years.

U.S. and Czech researchers used computer simulations to calculate that there was a 90 percent probability that the collision of two asteroids -- one about 105 miles wide and one about 40 miles wide -- was the event that precipitated the Earthly disaster.

The collision occurred in the asteroid belt, a collection of big and small rocks orbiting the sun about 100 million miles from Earth, the researchers report in this week's issue of the journal Nature.

The asteroid Baptistina and rubble associated with it are thought to be leftovers, the scientists said.

Some of the debris from the collision escaped the asteroid belt, tumbled toward the inner solar system and whacked Earth and our moon, along with probably Mars and Venus, said William Bottke of the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado, one of the researchers.

DEADLY COLLISION

The collision is believed to have doubled for a while the number of impacts occurring in this part of the solar system.

In fact, while the bombardment of this region of the solar system due to this shower of debris peaked about 100 million years ago, the scientists said the tail end of the shower continues to this day. Bottke said many existing near-Earth asteroids can be traced back to this collision.

"Imagine breaking up a big, big boulder on top of a hill and all the fragments rolling down the hill. And somewhere at the bottom is a village called Earth," Bottke said in a telephone interview.

The dinosaur-destroying meteorite, thought to have measured 6 miles across, plunged into Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and blasted out the Chicxulub (pronounced CHIK-shu-loob) crater measuring about 110 miles wide. The researchers looked at evidence on the composition of this meteorite and found it consistent with the stony Baptistina.

The researchers estimated that there also was about a 70 percent probability that the prominent Tycho crater on the Moon, formed 108 million years ago and measuring about 55 miles

across, also was carved out by a remnant of the earlier asteroid collision.

Philippe Claeys of Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium, who was not involved in the research, said by e-mail the findings were "clear evidence that the solar system is a violent environment and that collisions taking place in the asteroid belt can have major repercussions for the evolution of life on Earth."

Bottke emphasized that point. "Dinosaurs were around for a very long time. So the likelihood is they would still be around if that event had never taken place," Bottke said.

"Was humanity inevitable? Or is humanity just something that happened to arise because of this sequence of events that took place at just the right time. It's hard to say."

2007-09-05 14:54:12 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-05 14:52:54 · 11 answers · asked by Paperdoll 1

If so, should I also tell him which vent the dead fish are in?

2007-09-05 14:52:07 · 9 answers · asked by Enigma®Ragnarökin' 7

Im not afraid of dying and as a Christian, I believe firmly that there just has to be something else beyond this life. I'd like to know (seriously) what you all think about that......

2007-09-05 14:49:45 · 17 answers · asked by knight 4

Are they "jealous" of the fun we have when we go on "bran muffin raids"?

2007-09-05 14:45:33 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

I loved the history this gentleman shared through his ministry. I learned so much about our country and how it was founded on Godly principles. He was a blessing to me.

Influential conservative leader Dr. D. James Kennedy died Wednesday morning, church officials reported.
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Dr. D. James Kennedy, president of Coral Ridge Ministries, is shown at Bruton Parish, a historic church in Williamsburg, Virginia where George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, and others worshiped. Kennedy hosts One Nation Under God, a one-hour television special that offers evidence for the distinctly Christian character of America's founding.
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Kennedy, whose retirement as senior pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Florida was recently announced, died "peacefully in his sleep" at home at approximately 2:15 a.m., according to a released statement. He was 76.

2007-09-05 14:45:18 · 18 answers · asked by ? 4

isnt just to be atheist disrespectful in itself for christianity?

2007-09-05 14:43:39 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-05 14:43:29 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is that AWESOME or AWFUL ? explain

2007-09-05 14:41:29 · 47 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you know?

2007-09-05 14:40:06 · 45 answers · asked by ✡ 5

2007-09-05 14:35:26 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Since I've already done this, would it be accurate to say that I can do as much sinning as I want from this point on and it won't make any difference?

2007-09-05 14:34:54 · 44 answers · asked by lindsey p 5

Almost ever religion I've heard of, with the exception of Judaism, has absolutely no sense of humor, especially sarcasm and self-deprecating irony. If I convert to FSM, will I still be able to practice sarcasm?

Thanks.

2007-09-05 14:34:38 · 16 answers · asked by eV 5

For some reason, a lot of people think I'm a girl... but I'm not. I'm a guy. (this guy posted Flirt on my 360)

does this happen to anyone else?

2007-09-05 14:32:23 · 19 answers · asked by Nijg 6

and overeating? People think they have free will, but then they go do whatever the advertisers tell them to do.

2007-09-05 14:31:27 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous