Religion & Spirituality - 13 September 2007

How do you feel when you see other christians calling atheists or non-christians
"morons," "satan-worshippers," and "miserable people"
who are going to hell because they rejected god?

(and these are the nice insults that I've read in the past hour! I'm sure you see the rest if you read most of the questions...)

How about the ones who flat out say they hate jews, muslims, atheists, or homosexuals?

2007-09-13 15:15:51 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

Never lies.
Never cusses or blasphemes.
Never lusts.
Never steals.
Never murders.
Never commits adultery.
Is still a virgin.

Would you expect someone who is all of these to be more likely an atheist or a Christian?

2007-09-13 15:12:35 · 59 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-13 15:12:30 · 20 answers · asked by shiningStar 2

a) Communism

b) Computers

c) Baseball

d) Licorice

10 pts to first person to answer correctly!

2007-09-13 15:12:13 · 10 answers · asked by swoosh 5

2007-09-13 15:11:30 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've just been targeted by "patrol guy"
whoever that is... we all know of course

so the bullies are out in full force people.
*sigh* are there words for such childish behavour?

2007-09-13 15:08:10 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't get it. What does it mean? Clarity on this would be appreciated.

2007-09-13 15:07:51 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

why do people frown upon mega churches and the pastors of the mega- church? Where does it say that your ministry can only be but so big?

2007-09-13 15:06:27 · 13 answers · asked by yvicks 4

So I can at least try to see what religion I could be,or agree with.

2007-09-13 15:04:50 · 13 answers · asked by Yay me!!!! 4

My son is turning four this October and my husband is deploying for
Iraq for the second time this December. We are moving back to
California during the deployment where my son will finish out his
preschool year at a catholic preschool. One of the requirements for
"graduation" is that they learn the Our Father and Hail Mary.
Although my husband and I are both Catholic I have not thought about
teaching him these prayers so young. Does anyone know of a good way
to help me start teaching him? I don't want him to start school and
be behind the other students.

2007-09-13 14:58:41 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

Which seems simpler to you?

A) Just instantly kill all evil men (remember, omnipotence....)

B)-Talk to some guy (this is apparently rather bothersome for him, as it seems exceedingly rare)
-Wait for this guy to build a boat roughly the size of the titanic (882.66 x 92.5 x 34.5, shaped like a ship) vs. (450 x 75 x 45 shaped like a box) out of cypress (the most common interpretation of "gopherwood"), a cypress tree has very little actual wood...
-Have 2 of all "unclean" animals everywhere walk to (or build their own boats to sail) to Noah.
-Have 7 of all "clean" animals do the same.
-Flood the earth to slaughter all remaining animals and people
-Hold magical gas bubbles around all plants such that they don't die
-Slow the metabolisms of all remaining carnivores on the plant such that none need to eat for several generations. (A lion would normally need13 lb of meat a day (148 gazelles a year))
-make genetic variation suddenly appear and erase all other evidence.

Repost =)

2007-09-13 14:57:43 · 27 answers · asked by robert 6

2007-09-13 14:56:18 · 27 answers · asked by lindsey p 5

I came across this beautiful quote from The Prophet Muhammad. I think its sentiment will seem familiar to those of you who have studied Jesus' teachings.

“Do not say, that if the people do good to us, we will do good to them; and if the people oppress us, we will oppress them; but determine that if people do you good, you will do good to them; and if they oppress you, you will not oppress them."

What do you think?

2007-09-13 14:56:09 · 19 answers · asked by Colin 5

Revenge or justice?
Can revenge be called justice?
Are there better ways to give the bad boys and girls a lesson about ethics?

2007-09-13 14:55:28 · 14 answers · asked by ? 3

Funniest and most creatively Zen answer wins.

2007-09-13 14:54:22 · 6 answers · asked by Shep H 2

What made these people witnesses to the Church of God? Just how did they qualify for that?

2007-09-13 14:53:51 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Sorry for the confusion. I probably should have mentioned that when I typed it.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070913183454AAApyAk

2007-09-13 14:52:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Like Christians believe that eveyrone is a son of God etc etc.

2007-09-13 14:52:27 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Will my pet hamster go to Heaven with me when I die? Will people's cats and dogs be in Heaven too? The Bible states that if you can't go to Heaven, then you end up in Hell. Does that mean that Hamsterdam and Maceo are goin to burn?

2007-09-13 14:51:57 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous

It's a dude right?

2007-09-13 14:51:30 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

when Jesus said, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you; he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him", so many people left Him.

if the 'born-again' of today were there at that very moment, they will surely be one of those people who would leave after hearing Jesus say that.

2007-09-13 14:48:44 · 8 answers · asked by Perceptive 5

Why do all atheists get mad and irritated when Christians talk to them about God? If we didn't talk to you about God then that would mean we don't care about you. Yeah I know you say "mind your own business don't worry about me" but most of us are good people and we just want to show you what we believe and if you choose to believe it then Great we did what we could. If you choose not to believe then that's on you. We don't hate you at all just want more people to find hapiness. I know your thinking I am Happy I don't need God but with God it's a totally different kind of Happy. I am looking forward to death I am only 29 and when that day comes I know I will be living with God in paradise and living with all my loved ones that have passed. When you die your just Dead? To me that doesn't sound so good. Especially for the babies that have died and for the people that lived short lives. There are reasons for them to die early and that is for people to start believing in God!!!!!!

2007-09-13 14:47:27 · 52 answers · asked by ON FIRE 4

And are you aware that many people find "the cross" offensive when worn around the neck?

2007-09-13 14:46:58 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-13 14:45:51 · 37 answers · asked by swoosh 5

who said that when you get saved you MUST be broke? who taught that lie? everytime i see a pastor or christian prospering in the area of finances other christians say they not supposed to have that, they not supposed to drive this.... Don't get me wrong, i know there are some out there that worship the dollar, that only serve God to reap some type of materialistic gain, I am not talking about them. Why is it wrong to teach about money? wrong to have 'wisdom in finance' conferences? their is a WHOLENESS to God, a balance in life. you can't preach holiness, salvation, praise and worship, without talking about survival, finances, spending, and saving. How can we bless the needy if we don't have anything to give? what do you think? Do you have a problem with money in the church?

2007-09-13 14:43:43 · 18 answers · asked by yvicks 4

2007-09-13 14:43:32 · 7 answers · asked by phantomgirl714 2

2007-09-13 14:40:46 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

Someone very close to me hurt me very deeply. All of my "Spiritual Superhero's" (i.e. the people I see that live by, and have spiritual prinicples "work for" them) tell me that I should pray for that person.

Let me tell ya - I have been trying in earnest to pray for them - and it's been doing nothing but getting me angrier.

They were very abusive towards me - quite suddenly - and I'm having a hard time thinking that they merit prayer for the things in life that they would want/need - when they thought it was totally ok to treat me worse than the dog - and somehow, it feels like I'm endorsing the idea that its okay to treat me badly if I forgive them.

Any advice?

2007-09-13 14:39:22 · 28 answers · asked by freshbliss 6

My stereotype would be a well-educated witty humerous person who is usually under the age of 40 (most atheists tend to be young, from what I've heard). I would assume an atheist has gone to college or is planning on attending, and is probably very fluent in the scientific/mathematics department.

Did I hit the nail on the head?

2007-09-13 14:35:35 · 29 answers · asked by Uliju 4

I have a different religion then everyone in my class. I'm buddhist. Then someone from my class made a joke saying; Do we have to shave our heads? in my world history class since we're going to studying it. What do I do?

2007-09-13 14:34:10 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous