Religion & Spirituality - 12 September 2007

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2007-09-12 07:52:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

And then say "yall"?

2007-09-12 07:51:38 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous

I believe in destiny and also that whatever happens in my life was destined from the start...but can we change destiny or its ways?

2007-09-12 07:50:38 · 9 answers · asked by Cupcake.....:) 4

funny thing is where did you get your information from about what you believe or lack of belief in God? wasn't it a book from some human author. I would rather believe in a book inspired by God rather than human wisdom.

2007-09-12 07:49:41 · 20 answers · asked by bmdt07 4

So.. here's my dillemma..
I'm single now.. have been for two weeks, not ready for another boyfriend but I'm thinking about the future.. I'm a christian and I'm struggling with the fact christians should date christians.. please don't abuse me for that, just respect that's my belief..
But I don't know what to do, because I'm not like other christians. I don't like preachy christians or controlling goody goody one's.
I'm just normal, but believe in God and do my best to do the right thing.
So I don't think I'll be happy with any of the christian guys I've met because they're.. SUPER christian.
What do I do?
I don't want to be alone.
I'm 18, and I would love to be engaged at 21.. I reckon I'm gonna TRY to take at least a year off to just find myself and enjoy being single. But yeah.. so at 19/20 I'm worried about not finding someone.. I don't live in the city either.. towns population is about 15000.

2007-09-12 07:47:20 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-12 07:46:07 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-12 07:45:35 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

what do you think will become of the Mormon Church?

-please, no denials of the evidence. If you haven't heard of this do some research so you can make an informed remark.

2007-09-12 07:44:39 · 19 answers · asked by Jack 5

When wondering what God gets out of being worshipped, I was informed that it is the natural reaction of coming to KNOW him. So taking that as and end point, is their a natural progression?

Assuming our spiritial understanding increases, does our relationship change in incremental ways (e.g., first in curiosity, then frienship, love, worship?). Some other transition?

Or, for those who feel that they have an intimate relationship, was it more of a startling, profound qualitative change?

Sincere responses would be appreciated.

2007-09-12 07:43:30 · 13 answers · asked by ? 6

make mistakes when they are on a judicial commitee? Is it possible for someone to appear to be repentant and walk away with a slap on the wrist, only to be an apostate in disguise? If that happens, doesn't that mean that god isn't a part of that judicial commitee? If he was, there would be no mistakes....ever.

2007-09-12 07:41:41 · 7 answers · asked by Nea 5

I was agnostic until I had a miraculous experience. Those who believe in a Creator (including myself) obviously believe because we had a close, personal encounter with The Divine.

When an atheist tells me they never had that experience, I take their word for it and I believe them 100%. It's not my business to force them to have that experience or denounce them because it never happened to them.

Only God can reveal God exists right?

So why does it upset some believers so much when an atheist says, "I honestly have never had ANY experience like that and therefore I cannot believe."?

Why is there this need to demonize them and assign ulterior motives to their non belief? Does their non-belief invalidate or trivialize your belief? If so how exactly?

Or is it that you feel SO convinced that your religion or scripture automatically reveals God that if someone does not find God there like you did, something MUST be wrong with them?

2007-09-12 07:41:36 · 4 answers · asked by pixie_pagan 4

2007-09-12 07:40:55 · 5 answers · asked by Wondering Faith 2

I was agnostic until I had a miraculous experience. Those who believe in a Creator (including myself) obviously believe because we had a close, personal encounter with The Divine.

When an atheist tells me they never had that experience, I take their word for it and I believe them 100%. It's not my business to force them to have that experience or denounce them because it never happened to them.

Only God can reveal God exists right?

So why does it upset some believers so much when an atheist says, "I honestly have never had ANY experience like that and therefore I cannot believe."?

Why is there this need to demonize them and assign ulterior motives to their non belief? Does their non-belief invalidate or trivialize your belief? If so how exactly?

Or is it that you feel SO convinced that your religion or scripture automatically reveals God that if someone does not find God there like you did, something MUST be wrong with

2007-09-12 07:40:25 · 20 answers · asked by pixie_pagan 4

2007-09-12 07:39:23 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-12 07:39:14 · 19 answers · asked by Linz ♥ VT 4

This can be on any aspect of life, knowledge, anything. Please don't say The Bible (if you're Christian), Quran (if Muslim) etc. What text *other than your main religious text*?

Oh, and if you're atheistic, agnostic, non-theistic, etc. what's yours, too?

2007-09-12 07:35:00 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

After all, gravity (a releatively weak force) is hard to miss.

2007-09-12 07:34:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

that i am caught by a Police officer for speeding. I tell him "Let him who is without sin cast the first stone" and while he preparing his ticket with a expressionless face, i take out my Bible and start reading Luke 6:37 loudly
“Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: FORGIVE, and ye shall be FORGIVEN”

Would it be a Sin?

2007-09-12 07:34:41 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

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2007-09-12 07:33:54 · 7 answers · asked by Patty 2

Some men would lust after women if they wore potato sacks. It's not even always about clothing. A guy could have a lustful thought just because a woman smiled at him. Why are we the ones at fault?

2007-09-12 07:33:15 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do some people say they are Christian but can't explain the bible?

No the questions don't have anything to do with each other.

2007-09-12 07:31:06 · 10 answers · asked by Tony C 4

Without making any previous assumptions, do you think that it is possible that god is imaginary and that religion is a waste of time (OPEN to the possiblity, not necessarily what you belive now). I'm not trying to attack, just curious to see what you think.

2007-09-12 07:28:56 · 33 answers · asked by Uliju 4

matting with the longly hearts, Gather to worship on sunday rather then saturday, women preaching, petifles preist over kids and being protected from their crime by the goverment, we eat pork, .... YOU GET MY DRIFT ? What do you think the bible is here for ?.... thx u for your answers.

2007-09-12 07:27:36 · 30 answers · asked by Seeker of Truth 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, they can even say in which century and kingdom each author lived. None lived in the time of Moses.

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

Side note: Please don't simply claim that Moses was in fact the author. Autobiographies don't usually contain descriptions of the author's death. This is a serious question.

2007-09-12 07:27:03 · 9 answers · asked by Patty 2

so have been out of University for the past year. I have been given two options for possible return: One, I apply to the Board of Examiners asking them to let me repeat my second year. but this decision also has to be made by the Vice Chancellor.

Or two they let me remain a "student out of residence" and simply sit my exam part next year but I'll get no financial funding more than likely which would make life difficult for me.

Essentially I want to be able to return as an official student and repeat my second year [the first option ]. Does anyone know of any spells I can cast to allow this to happen?

Please do not ask me to pray or turn to GOD, as I am not a Christian and am simply interested in white magic spells.

2007-09-12 07:26:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-12 07:23:42 · 19 answers · asked by Sldgman 7

Let's face it, most questions on these topics are trolls and have nothing to do with the actual faiths.

2007-09-12 07:23:28 · 12 answers · asked by Bubbles 4

1Timothy 6:1416 says, "that you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ's appearing, which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed only Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable ight, whom no man has seen or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen."

Jesus is God, but God has never been seen in His unapproachable light but will be manifested in his own time. This why the bible says many will be slained at the brightness of His (Jesus ) coming.

2007-09-12 07:21:18 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

The Bible says "What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder" (Matthew 19).

Then why is it that Protestants are allowed to remarry in their church? Is there any verse in the Bible saying so?
I need to understand.

This is a serious and respectul question. Thank you for serious and respectful answers.

2007-09-12 07:20:09 · 8 answers · asked by Belindita 5

Except for some beaches, are there any civilized societies that allow public nudity? I don't think there are any.

Why not?

2007-09-12 07:18:40 · 22 answers · asked by super Bobo 6