Religion & Spirituality - 12 September 2007

Please do provide me some quotes as well

2007-09-12 10:06:37 · 25 answers · asked by larissa 6

Why is this Mullah going crazy?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhEUlHXTpNE

Explain this to me??

2007-09-12 10:06:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

And do you have to be blonde?

2007-09-12 10:04:57 · 22 answers · asked by jesussalvation 3

Would you be willing to sacrifice yourself and go to hell for eternity if it meant the entire rest of the world would get to go to heaven?

Hypothetical question obviously. Really think about it before you answer. Thanks.

2007-09-12 10:02:41 · 29 answers · asked by ilovesunchips23 1

Out of the KING JAMES VERSION of the Holy Bible:

Exd 20:2 I [am] the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

Exd 20:3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

Exd 20:5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God

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If you stipulate that the God of the Bible is ALWAYS TRUTHFUL, these statements demonstrate that there ARE OTHER GODS than the God of Israel. If these Gods did not exist, why would the Lord God of Israel have to state that He is a "jealous god"?

If OUR Gods do not exist, what REASON would there be for Him to be jealous?

2007-09-12 10:01:43 · 28 answers · asked by Anne Hatzakis 6

"If you dont believe in 6 literal days of creation you arent a real Christian."

2007-09-12 09:59:36 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-12 09:58:51 · 17 answers · asked by inbetweendays 5

I see a lot of Christians do this, they sin on a weekly basis on purpose and they say who cares if I sin I can just ask God for forgiveness. Doesn't that reasoning give them the liberty to do whatever they want without consequence?

2007-09-12 09:58:08 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

There is a possibility that Noah's flood did not cover the whole Earth

If Noah's flood happened in the Mesopotamia area, then God is not familiar with other races other than Jews, and others that inhabited the Mesopotamia area.......................................................................
.........................................Also, God seems to change through time, from accepting animal sacrifices in the old testament, to not wanting it in the new testament.

What happened?

2007-09-12 09:56:02 · 2 answers · asked by pinkNzebra 2

There is a possibility that Noah's flood did not cover the whole Earth

If Noah's flood happened in the Mesopotamia area, then God is not familiar with other races other than Jews, and others that inhabited the Mesopotamia area.......................................................................
.........................................Also, God seems to change through time, from accepting animal sacrifices in the old testament, to not wanting it in the new testament.

What happened?

2007-09-12 09:55:51 · 2 answers · asked by pinkNzebra 2

In life and death and as a Christian and millions of other's in the world who can hear GOD's voice, and power of the Holy Spirit in our lives we can see our destiny as GOD comes to us in Ouantum Theory: GOD, Science and Destiny, therefore many people of faith that have a NDE do come to that *BRIGHT LIGHT* which is GOD and for the Atheist who has predicted your destiny is why your brain says NO GOD because GOD does not come to you and in death with no GOD you predicted your eternal destination- DIrt ...
I suppose.

So Atheists do you feel you have already predicted your destiny? and are you okay with it?

2007-09-12 09:55:48 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

How come we can date back thousands of years to prehistoric times, Egyptians, and even Lucy, but there is no reference or anything that even shows anything about if Jesus existed or came here. You think we would have found something by now about him besides the Bible.

2007-09-12 09:55:07 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

what do you feel is either the most important virtue and which one do you have the most difficulty with. and why.
for those that arnt Asatru or can't remember all 9 ... a list

COURAGE
By facing Life's struggles with courage, we constantly extend our capabilities. Without courage, nothing else can be done!

TRUTH
Blind faith has no place in Asatru. No pie-in-the-sky; we must act in this world as we see it and as it really is rather than calmly wait for the next

HONOR
We must be true to what we are, and we insist on acting with nobility rather than baseness. Our standards must be banners held high in our hearts.

FIDELITY
We stand true to our faith and our values. Loyalty is the basis for all enduring human activity, and we hold it in the highest esteem.

HOSPITALITY
The isolation and loneliness of modern life is not necessary. The willingness to share what one has with ones' fellows, especially travelers, is a vital part of our way of life.

DISCIPLINE
We hold to the discipline necessary to fulfill our purpose. We stand willing to exercise the self-control and steadfastness necessary in these difficult times.

INDUSTRIOUSNESS
Let us dare to be all that we can be! Let us take risks and taste the richness of life. Passivity is for sheep. We refuse to be mere spectators in life.

SELF-RELIANCE
We depend on our own strength and character to achieve our goals. We seek only the freedom necessary to our quest, whatever it may be.

PERSEVERANCE
We hold to our path until its completion and are not ashamed to be strong. The cult of the anti-hero will find no support in us, and the gods we follow are not for the weak.

2007-09-12 09:51:26 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know that racists should be blamed for racism, & that terrorists should be blamed for terrorism. Everyone seems to think that racism is horrible & evil. But our society only seems to care when it's a White person being racist. Like when ever Liberals talk abou terrorism they always bring up Timothy McVeigh, to prove that you don't have to be a Muslim to be a terrorist. But when ever people talk about racism, very few people will point out a non-white person who is a racist, to prove that you don't have to White to be a racist. Why is it okay to blame today's White Americans for horrible things that other White Americans did in the past? Things like slavery, lynchings & Jim Crow Laws. But it isn't okay to blame Muslims for the current terrorism in the world. Which the over-whelming majority of is being committed by Islamic extremists.

2007-09-12 09:51:11 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

explain

2007-09-12 09:48:56 · 30 answers · asked by mnnydb 3

2007-09-12 09:46:39 · 2 answers · asked by universatile love 3

Very curious about prayers. Is it really just wishing? And we all know, wishing cant make it so. Or is there more to it?

2007-09-12 09:45:10 · 18 answers · asked by sandra b 5

2007-09-12 09:44:41 · 24 answers · asked by Mr-Kay 7

Hello, Recently I have been seeking to gain knowledge and the Lord has provided. I didn't realize there were others who shared my views on the bible until I pulled into work last thursday and found a pamplet laying on the side of the road right at my door. I found myself agreeing with the majority of it and realized I wasn't alone. I went to a couple meetings and really enjoyed them. I highly commend the Jahovah's witnesses, but a few questions are still not answered. Forgive me for judging, im not quite sure how to pick the sheep out from the wolves with sheep mask yet, without judging. I realize not one is righteous and all are fallible, but I still found bad fruit among the Jehovah's. I just finished with a short book study from the Jehovahs, once I tried to ask some very reasonable questions I was quickly told that they had other meetings to attend. If good fruit wanted to gain more good fruit would one not spend all the time necessary to explain instead of being hasty?

2007-09-12 09:42:06 · 19 answers · asked by pljohnson2 1

How do you reconcile worshiping a deity that is capable of so much murder and killing?

Do you see the bible as symbolic and not literal?

This is really for those Christians here who can think by themselves.

2007-09-12 09:41:57 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

This doesn't mean they're off by a million like 4.57 billion - 1 million, but they're off by 4.57 billiion divided by 6000 years or a factor of a million.

To put this in perspective, it's sorta like believing the distance between New York and San Francisco is only 28 feet or the distance between the Earth and the Moon is less than two thirds of a mile.

2007-09-12 09:41:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Mythology ???

The original New Testament is in Greek so that would make sense...........


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2007-09-12 09:41:22 · 6 answers · asked by Mithrianity 3

2007-09-12 09:40:28 · 6 answers · asked by gigimommysgirl2 1

Many people think that Christians either are past struggling or they are hypocrites. The Bible says we are to confess our sins on to another. By letting others know that we struggle, maybe we can help others struggling with the same problems to draw nearer to Christ. And if anyone desires prayer, I will gladly pray for you as well.

2007-09-12 09:38:55 · 22 answers · asked by Scott 3

this question came up in conversation today and noone was sure...

2007-09-12 09:38:07 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Satan used to work hard to make people disobey ONE command of God.

Now he God some people (Christians) totally negating them.

Is this the pinacle of deception from Satan ?



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2007-09-12 09:38:07 · 11 answers · asked by Mithrianity 3

I have often heard protestants such as evangelicals and fundementalists say that they have been persecuted for their faith.

Do people think this is true at least in the western world.

I know many will be told to "go away" because of their narrow minded and often bigoted behavior but does that constitute persecution.

For example if one comes to your door and tells you that everything you believe is wrong and everything they believe is right and that you are doomed unless you change your mind and become like them. So if you dont believe that and respond with equal vigor are you persecuting them.

In short are they being persecuted or just being a pain in the a$$.

2007-09-12 09:34:39 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

However, nonbelievers might look at the same brain scans and say the results are just neurons firing in the brain. Margaret Downey is a devout atheist and president of Atheist Alliance International. She agreed to have her brain scanned by Newberg.

Downey is passionate about her atheism.

"The reason I became an atheist is that all the questions I had about religion -- about God -- were left unanswered, and all the evidence I asked for have never appeared to me," she said.

Downey, who has studied religion since she was a child and read the Bible cover to cover, meditated about the concept of God.

So, is the brain of an atheist different from the brain of a believer? "We have actually found some evidence that there are differences between people who are very religious or spiritual, and people who are nonreligious," said Newberg.
And Newberg said Downey's brain did seem different in the scan. Her center of focus didn't light up the way it did with nuns and Buddhists.

2007-09-12 09:34:36 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

For me to get an eye patch with the volknut sewed on it? Even though I am an atheist, I still find Asatryu interesting, especially Odin as he only has one eye such as myself.

2007-09-12 09:33:59 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Take the United States for example, as the colonists settled the west, missionaries went out and "converted" the Native Americans using lies of an imaginary place to scare them into believing.

When you are told that if you don't believe what I tell you to believe and pray what I tell you to pray than you will burn forever in hell, fear is a powerful motivator.

2007-09-12 09:33:43 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous