Religion & Spirituality - 12 September 2007

And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.
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Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?
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And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother.
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And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it.
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And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses.
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QUESTION
Am I reading this right? Moses' mother was sent for, to act as wet nurse for Moses, for the pharohs daughter, after she drew Moses from the river? That's an interesting twist on the usual story of Moses. I'm assuming that Moses was sent to live in the palace as soon as he was weened

2007-09-12 05:27:10 · 14 answers · asked by ericbryce2 7

ant, and suddenly found yourself beneath a stone on one of your busiest days of work for the queen, and all the other ants saw you there, struggling to get out from under that weight, some would try to move that heavy stone because they can and often do move and carry objects much larger than their body weight. but all you can see are the stream of ants passing by you because they made an assesment of your situation and came to the only logical conclusion. To leave you there untill the life in your small body has been exhausted from the struggle to free yourself. Do you think the other ants will tell the queen and she will come to rescue you with her much larger body of strength? The queen ant, in all her glory can not lift one ounce of that stone from her faithful servant ant. But the compassionate heart of another , The King of all the kingdoms has come to you . Do you know how the king knew you were struggling to be free? and how he knew exactly where you were?

2007-09-12 05:23:10 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

It seem to me that the whole point of using the term "higher power" is to avoid offending and alienating people who do not believe in god(s). It is a compromise so that believers and non-believers can participate without feeling pressured.

Some of the members of these group are not religious and do consider "higher power" to mean their own better nature, their government, justice, law, whatever.

If you are offended (or even just uncomfortable) by the idea of joining a group that uses "higher power" as part of its tenets what compromise would you suggest?

2007-09-12 05:17:08 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

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2007-09-12 05:15:35 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-12 05:15:20 · 6 answers · asked by someone 5

can anybody help!??

2007-09-12 05:15:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-12 05:14:40 · 4 answers · asked by someone 5

To those who (like me) don't report - you can grab your two points by saying "I don't report" by all means, but I'm really aiming this at those who do.

Reporting out of spite gives you cancer!

2007-09-12 05:11:41 · 17 answers · asked by Bad Liberal 7

Why are so many people concerned about making schools like their church? Why can't people let schools be schools and churches be churches?

If you support allowing teachers to force students to(or "coordinate" if you prefer) school prayer, teach bible classes, etc. then please tell me why and on what grounds you would object to my sending a biologist to preach evolution at your church.

You will probably say that churches are private property, and public schools are public. that’s fine, but isn't a good enough argument; a public institution has to look out for everyone’s interests, not just yours, and a private one, we agree, can do whatever it likes without breaking the law.

2007-09-12 05:08:56 · 14 answers · asked by Free Radical 5

She was supposed to be a profit and she wrote many books about christianity. Ever heard of her?

2007-09-12 05:08:35 · 11 answers · asked by jessiejungle 2

some people describe the body like unto a prison and to be resurrected in a body is not to be Free. therefore they believe that ascension is a greater hope. some people teach that jesus was resurrected NOT in a body but in the spirit, that he ascended to God not in body but in spirit.
can you defend the belief of either ?
whe jesus appeared to his disciples he said fear not, a spirit hath not a body of flesh and bone. paul said flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God but Jesus also invited his disciples to FEEL and SEE the wounds in his hands and feet.
Truly He must have been resurrected in a Body, paul describes a resurrected body as being incorruptible. Such a body can only be a temple, not a prison.
What do you say?

2007-09-12 05:05:21 · 12 answers · asked by Priestcalling 3

I've asked two questions to get to the bottom of this and I'm getting back the same self-contradictory answers from many people.

Ultimately, is god omniscient? That is, does he know all things at all times and what each of us will do and when?

Or do we have free will? Because if we can make choices over which god has no control, then god is not omniscient. You can't be a bit omniscient, like you can't be a bit pregnant or a bit dead. You either are or you aren't.

But if god IS omniscient, then all our decisions are HIS responsibility. Our transgressions were known to him at the beginning of time, and thus so was where we spend eternity. This means that in some cases we might as well not have been born - God had tied up our fates long ago. The sickest of serial killers was always part of god's plan. We cannot choose.

Help me guys. We cannot have both an omniscient god and free will. We just can't. Which are you willing to give up? Can you explain it to all of us?
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2007-09-12 05:04:42 · 23 answers · asked by Bad Liberal 7

2007-09-12 05:04:34 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have never seen the druids amulet, I want to know what it is and what it stands for

2007-09-12 04:58:32 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-12 04:57:35 · 42 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've seen some eloquent versions of it and I'd like to keep one on file, to paste for people who ask Pascal's Wager questions.

2007-09-12 04:56:11 · 8 answers · asked by KC 7

Can you feel the pain?

Thank you for your answer, and for being here with me! :)

Have a wonderful day! :)

2007-09-12 04:51:35 · 38 answers · asked by Moon :) 7

It is just something that I have been studying lately. I belive that Jesus will some in the clouds but some poepl belive that people will just dissapear and there will be no sign of Jesus. I am just curious to others ideas and beliefs, please share.

2007-09-12 04:48:31 · 27 answers · asked by jessiejungle 2

True story. Anyone know what this means ? Should I feel insulted or proud ?

2007-09-12 04:45:20 · 14 answers · asked by The Church Lady 3

Is there a preferred way we should be drinking our coffee?

2007-09-12 04:44:45 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-12 04:44:10 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-12 04:41:22 · 31 answers · asked by Stitch 4

If not, please explain why not!

2007-09-12 04:41:16 · 34 answers · asked by Samurai Jack 6

2007-09-12 04:40:24 · 10 answers · asked by mahoganychik@yahoo.com 6

i was just wanna know does anyone out there knows that the concept of astral projection in taoism, since i really want to find a good techniques out there. does anyone know the concept of shen, or soul in taoism, if u know, please tell me

2007-09-12 04:39:19 · 3 answers · asked by jill s 1

the world that you would deny your own life? I have heard many angry emotional stories, resulting in the person stubbernly stay in a stone like form to such a degree that they refused to live. When we give up the stone, we begin to live according to our Fathers life he gives us to live so freely. GIVE UP THE STONE and begin to live.

2007-09-12 04:33:30 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

First Letter of St. John, chapter 4, verse 16
1 Corinthians 13:4
2 Corinthians 11:2

Who else is bored at work?

2007-09-12 04:32:35 · 24 answers · asked by Eleventy 6

Have you seen past the veil? literally the spirit realm.....
be honest with yourself....how many of you have?

just answer yes or no

THANKS!!!!

2007-09-12 04:30:09 · 27 answers · asked by someone 5