Religion & Spirituality - 14 September 2007

There seem to be a lot of people who think it comes from religion and I'd like to know why.

2007-09-14 06:26:22 · 23 answers · asked by khard 6

Of all the days that could have been chosen for christmas and easter, christians picked two Pagan holidays to celebrate these things. At the same time, they never even thought about celebrating Jewish holy days. How can you follow a Jewish "savior" by neglecting to observe the same holy days he would have observed, but instead taking up holidays of the religions Jews were warned against by their god?

Here's some info on Jewish Holy Days: http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday0.htm

Did you even know these existed? You can't say it isn't important, because if your god chose for his son to be a Jew, and he gave the Jews those holy days, then he must have thought it was pretty important.

Can anyone tell me why christianity would take a Pagan holiday and make it holy, but act as if the Jewish holy days aren't even worthy of being acknowledged?

2007-09-14 06:24:21 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

of Atheists , and agnostics on this board?
I think I have noticed more since I started to come on here.
What do you think?

2007-09-14 06:23:34 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

---nothing more than a smug, and self-complacent attitude toward society?
Where are the Atheist organizations that can replace The Salvation Army, Boy's Town, the YW or YMCA, or the many other religious institutions and hospitals that address the many serious problems that confront our society?

Do we just continue to ridicule religion, and offer no limitations on, or consequences for an individual's behavior? Do we offer nothing to replace the altruistic services performed by those same institutions that brainwash our children?

If we are successful in destroying religion , have we helped or harmed society? Or, do we even care?
I'm a curious, and concerned atheist

2007-09-14 06:22:55 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you cannot receive communion, but you go up to receive a blessing, do you have to go to the priest or can one of the parish members who administers communion give it to you? My church is very large, and there are six lines for communion. I never know if I have to be in the line that the priest is at to get a blessing! How does that work?

-RCIA newbie

2007-09-14 06:22:01 · 7 answers · asked by SAH 4

All religions including atheist lead to one eventuality. You drop dead. Nothing past that has even come close to being proven. Man is no closer to understanding life now than he was millions of years ago. Now the question: Is understanding life the only thing we do not have a clue about. It is probably a fact that all has been hidden from us and we know nothing. Something about a glass darkly comes into my mind.
Some people have recommended that I read the Bible. Let's play. Reading the Bible is how i came to know that the people who wrote the Bible did not believe it.
Let's play. Go ahead quote me some scriptures like I have never heard them before.

2007-09-14 06:20:47 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

We ( speaking for other and I hope I do not offend ) have seen to many individuals throw there life away to a promise of a "new system" and we hope and pray that those who have been indoctrinated in the JW will see some glaring inconsistencies and take heed of some of their own doctrines "Beware false profits whose prophecies will be shown false"

The Watchtower and tract society has continued to contradict itself over the last 100 years and when challenged JW all recite the " when we discover something is wrong we change it" which itself is admirable however that precludes the ability to claim "what we say is the Truth"

It is the overwhelming evidence to the contrary of their teachings and the control they hold on their followers that we causes us to fear not for your souls ( because I do believe that you are being deceived thus you will be welcomed into heaven ) but for your mortal lives, and for those of your children that we grieve.

2007-09-14 06:19:56 · 10 answers · asked by Wondering Faith 2

Isaiah used the word Hebrew word "almah", which means young girl. This was mistranslated into the Greek as parthenos.

OT scholars have been informing Christians that they mistranslated this passage for centuries.

2007-09-14 06:19:16 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why are non-Catholics afraid of these titles given to Mary, the Virgin Mother of Jesus? She was the very first Christian and the very first Disciple. She freely said "yes" to God's will and to His Word, when she could have said "No."

Had Mary said "No," Jesus would not have come down from Heaven, and thus our salvation would be in jeopardy. That is a scary thought.

These titles given to Mary are nothing to be afraid of. "For no creature could ever be counted as equal with the Incarnate Word and Redeemer. Just as the priesthood of Christ is shared in various ways both by the ministers and by the faithful, and as the one goodness of God is really communicated in different ways to His creatures, so also the unique mediation of the Redeemer does not exclude but rather gives rise to a manifold cooperation which is but a sharing in this one source." (Second Vatican Council; Chapter 8, Dogmatic Constitution of the Church; November 21, 1964)

2007-09-14 06:18:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hey all,

I have a debate coming up and I need your help! I have to defend they "Yes" they do harm their children... I need lots of information and points that will help me win the debate hands-down. Thanks!

2007-09-14 06:18:10 · 3 answers · asked by krogerpharmtech 2

2007-09-14 06:17:41 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous

A Christian man went to the barber shop to get his hair cut and his beard trimmed. He and the barber were having long conversations about many things. When they got to the subject of God the barber said "I don't believe in God. If there was a God there would be no suffering people out there." The man thought for a minute. He wanted to say something but could not figure out what to say. He decided to keep quiet because he did not want to start a fight. He payed the barber and left. While walking home he was looking around at all the people walking by. He saw a man who had long shaggy hair and an untrimmed beard. He ran back to the barber and said " I dont believe in barbers." Then the barber said "how could you say that, I myself just cut your hair and trimmed your beard." The man then said "If there were such things as barbers there would be no people out there with long shaggy hair and untrimmed beards."

2007-09-14 06:16:48 · 28 answers · asked by Transformed 2

This is what happened to a multitude of gods and religions that are now taught in schools as mythology courses.

Is this why Christians are so hopped up on converting and saving other religions and non-believers? Is this not so that the soul/spirit of the dead can ascend into heaven, but rather so that the idea of a God can live on?

2007-09-14 06:16:03 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

How do you know if God is real if you haven't seen him? Is the Devil real?

2007-09-14 06:15:55 · 21 answers · asked by tripleateam 2

2007-09-14 06:15:38 · 12 answers · asked by Jadochop 6

2007-09-14 06:14:26 · 35 answers · asked by Mr. Beef Stroganoff 6

This Is In Reference To A Preacher Who Does Not Study The Hellenic Language Themselves. So Keep That In Mind When You Answer.

2007-09-14 06:13:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

or a fully stocked medical chest. You CANNOT have both (yes, it's called hypothetical, OK?)

Which do you choose and why?

2007-09-14 06:12:15 · 12 answers · asked by Brendan G 4

You should not be judging ANYTHING unless you are a hypocrite..

“Judge not, that ye be not judged” (Matthew 7:1) and “Judge not, and ye shall not be judged, condemn not and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven” (Luke 6:37).

2007-09-14 06:11:48 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Surely God is more powerful than a doctor?

2007-09-14 06:10:48 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-14 06:10:34 · 16 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7

"One of the most basic laws in the universe is the Second Law of Thermodynamics. This states that as time goes by, entropy in an environment will increase. Evolution argues differently against a law that is accepted EVERYWHERE BY EVERYONE. Evolution says that we started out simple, and over time became more complex. That just isn't possible: UNLESS there is a giant outside source of energy supplying the Earth with huge amounts of energy. If there were such a source, scientists would certainly know about it."

Come on, this is hilarious.

2007-09-14 06:08:28 · 15 answers · asked by JWill 4

2007-09-14 06:08:06 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-14 06:07:20 · 30 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7

2007-09-14 06:05:52 · 4 answers · asked by primitivocb 1

Since God created Eve by using Adam's rib, Eve was a clone of Adam, meaning she shared the same DNA. This makes them twins - brother and sister.
Was this part of the original sin?

2007-09-14 06:05:32 · 3 answers · asked by Lu 5

...doesn't it mean that we could sin as much as we liked and we'd still make it to heaven? If so, what's the point of this life if we aren't accountable for our own actions?

2007-09-14 06:03:42 · 32 answers · asked by Khadima 4

who does that describe?

2007-09-14 06:00:36 · 14 answers · asked by Samurai Jack 6

Should be a long list.

2007-09-14 06:00:03 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

what is the date that chritianity came about?

what are the beliefs of confucianism?

2007-09-14 05:58:38 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous