Religion & Spirituality - 14 September 2007

Ok my parents were born in India so they are hindu's, and i was born in america, and am also a Hindu, but because i was bought up in the states, and have only visited India a few times, i know practically NOTHING about Hinduism! I cant even speak the language! Does that mean I'm NOT a hindu? Then what AM i? I believe in God. i know he exists. But the thing is i am kind of going through a tough time at the moment, and seeing as i am only 12, i have little power over any of it. So i am turning to faith and prayer to help me through this. But i dotn really know about the religion or how i am supposed to pray. We have a gods shrine in our den and i go to it and pray, or i jsut pray anywhere, but am i supposed to say or do anything specific? Its really confusing for me. Plus i feel liek i have no culture or anything. I'm not exactly american, but i know nothign about India! What do i do?

2007-09-14 13:55:02 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is it true Luke 3;38 in the bible said that Adam is also son of God,making trinity into fournity and mary mother of god comes along into the picture then it is fivenity.Since Adam is also Son of God making us great great grandchildren of God himself so fivenity has now become zillionity.Ok guys stand closer to each other I am to take a photograph of your family of God. say cheese.....

2007-09-14 13:51:51 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

why is there so much money involved? eh?

2007-09-14 13:51:29 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

How many IQ points do you lose over time?

And

How do you regain your IQ loss after you log off? Or is the IQ loss recoverable?

2007-09-14 13:50:20 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

then there must have been a hell of a queue waiting to get in.
(Did they let Neanderthals and the apes, our ancestors, in too?)

2007-09-14 13:50:01 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I thought that god just wanted us to go to church I didn't think he cared witch one. would the savior talk bad about another church?

2007-09-14 13:50:00 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

eyes?

2007-09-14 13:49:26 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

What are the symptoms of Insanity?

2007-09-14 13:47:24 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Talking about politics and all the crazy baggage it carries, or talking to people here and sometimes seeing things you never imagined to find?

2007-09-14 13:45:49 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

You know, a couple of months ago I thought... Gosh, I think I'll just start reminding people of what Jesus actually taught, and over time I thought... many would come to appreciate the Sermon on the Mount and the Original Gospel (you know "Mercy, Not Sacrifice," and "forgive others and God will forgive you." and so on.

But alas, nothing has changed... people just seem to insist that Paul's gospel of sacrifice for sin is better than anything Jesus could have preached on his own.

Well, out of despiration, I just want to ask... is there ANYONE out there who has enought respect for what Jesus taught to hold his Sermon on the Mount and his Kingdom Gospel above the doctrines that came AFTER Jesus was so unjustly killed?

Is there anyone out there???

2007-09-14 13:45:42 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

Tonight I totally fell off of my diet. I had a fabulous dinner and then went out for gelato! Yo' shorty, its my birthday. I'm gonna party like its my birthday, and I don't give a damn if I am not 50cent its still my birthday!

2007-09-14 13:40:53 · 29 answers · asked by in a handbasket 6

Have you ever considered the possibility that your faith may be misplaced? Think about it: there are over 300 different religions in the world; each claiming it is the only true religion. How do you know that you picked the correct one? Is it not possible and, quite likely there isn’t a correct one?

2007-09-14 13:40:42 · 21 answers · asked by Shane C 3

I God has a broken, old, and rusty green toyota van but Satan has the nice F50 red car with a portal DVD player and both God and Satan has their cars on the street. If they both offer you a ride, would you ride the car with God or Satan?

For the Atheist, please just humor me and just answer the question. If you don't believe in God and/or Satan, than just don't answer if you are going to answer with rude remarks.

2007-09-14 13:39:42 · 38 answers · asked by Italian Man Man Man 2

I don't want God to take away my emotions. I've showed him through my actions in the past that I don't like my thoughts and feelings altered. Why does God continue to do this?

Do not answer this question if you are not a Christian.

2007-09-14 13:38:52 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

That slogan only proposes seperation of Americans from the rest of the world. It creates a feeling of superiority that encourages hate, and ignorance.

It should be changed to "God bless all humanity".

2007-09-14 13:38:28 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

is it life ever lasting in h!ll , or is it a consuming fire that only leaves a trace of ash?Malachi 4:1-3

2007-09-14 13:35:10 · 14 answers · asked by Bob d 5

i have this friend who is a good christian and i am ttoo i am older than her and she has been hangin out with not soo good influences and claims shes got it under conrtol have talked ot her and told her i wuz worried bout her do i leave her alone now and in the future how do i talk to her with out comeing off as pushy or watever cuz i really cazre about her

2007-09-14 13:33:44 · 17 answers · asked by Logan B 1

Or is it immoral to repress a child's nontraditional gender identity for the sake of conformity?

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Sorry, I know this isn't a question about "god" or "religion" or "spirituality" per se, but it's a question that involved morality and I figured this section deals as much with morality as the Philosophy section or even the Parenting sections.

2007-09-14 13:32:01 · 26 answers · asked by ZER0 C00L ••AM••VT•• 7

Just curious.................

2007-09-14 13:29:15 · 40 answers · asked by WillRogerswannabe 7

could that be because christians care so little about others just like everybody else?
why is it better praying and then forget/ignoring about other´s people sufferings than just forgetting/ignoring??

at the end the result in both cases is the same the ones suffering keep on suffering and no one has really done anything to help them.

2007-09-14 13:28:57 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

I believe in nature first of all. And the elements (wind water earth and fire). But I don't believe in any gods or godess. I believein spirits. Some are stronger than others. I believe in spirit guys and that we all have light or dark in us. I believe that our spirits all have different paths. So what am I?

2007-09-14 13:27:50 · 12 answers · asked by Amber 1

So my last question wasn't received how i wanted it to be by the Atheist Community

Generally Atheists believe in science rather than religion/god

yes

however science has not proved how things were created
Evolution yes.

But are atheists open to the possiblity of we (earth) being inside of the universe which is inside of perhaps some persons home? therefore that person being sort of like a god, that might smash our universe too bits by accident or on purpose?

Like how humans are to ants in their anthills

is it so improbably to not think that that could exist?
that we are part of an even bigger world

Im not in the least bit saying that there is a god who controls our every whim and floods the world because that is prepostrous I just want to know if atheists are open to possibilities besides our universe solamente?

2007-09-14 13:26:43 · 15 answers · asked by N@E Ruby 2

last time i asked this question people put answers that i have already begun doing i want to make a difference in my school by doing and organized thing??? to draw people closer to god im in 8th grade so it cant be too big but i want people to come to it any i deas of what that "thing"could be!????

2007-09-14 13:24:38 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

??

2007-09-14 13:24:04 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm not trying to propogate anything; I'm just interested in what people have researched or read about this particular question. It would be helpful to include sources, thanks

2007-09-14 13:21:20 · 18 answers · asked by mel 4

when a christian says that they will pray for an Atheist's soul, do you find it to be a gesture of goodwill/friendship, or arrogance?

2007-09-14 13:17:48 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is there such a thing?

2007-09-14 13:17:31 · 8 answers · asked by WillRogerswannabe 7

Is it because we have all had to defend our beliefs, our values at one time or another? Is this the one thing we all have in common? Is it possible to approach eachother from that understanding that we all defend what is ours and not seek to smash or take away what belongs to another? I have a hard time remembering this. Do you?

2007-09-14 13:16:41 · 5 answers · asked by NONAME 5

If justice is punishing those who deserve punishment, and mercy is NOT punishing those who deserve it, how can God be both just and merciful? How can anyone?

2007-09-14 13:12:15 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-14 13:11:26 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous