Religion & Spirituality - 14 September 2007

I'm considering becoming a Pagan, and I need some help. So tel me the factions, core belifs and other things please.

2007-09-14 14:30:07 · 9 answers · asked by David M 1

2007-09-14 14:29:59 · 11 answers · asked by Angelica1951 3

u fasting? hows it going

2007-09-14 14:29:09 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-14 14:28:58 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

eg i know people spiritually yet we may never meet. Can anyone explain e.s.p. between people. It is my greatest wonderment.

2007-09-14 14:27:43 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

What are your thoughts?

2007-09-14 14:27:18 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-14 14:26:18 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-14 14:25:05 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous

USE YOUR BRAIN CHRISTIANS...
when Paul wrote those statements, the bible wasn't even put together yet.
So, how can you say the bible is the word of god?
Did god ever say in your bible that the bible is god breathed?
NO,NO,NO..
Paul wrote that, not god.
You should thank me for opening your eyes to the truth!.
I am just so amazing that i amaze myself!

2007-09-14 14:24:53 · 20 answers · asked by WINDIWS VISTA ULTIMATE RULES!!!! 1

how long is it going to take him to get to heaven?

Which galaxy is heaven in?

(I'm assuming he's traveling at the speed of light.)

2007-09-14 14:23:28 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

So heres why I turned away. I think I WAS TURNED AWAY! I have a great relationship with God. I feel God in everything. I became a born again Christian at 17. Went thru rebellion, came back, asked forgiveness, REPENTED, and it was as if I was totally cut off. Now, I confessed and repented of everything. I begged, pleaded,prayed but could not identify or feel Christ anymore. I even felt a contempt or loathing for him I didnt want to feel. I have that still. Keep in mind I dont want that feeling and have begged for it to go to no avail, Jesus has turned his back on me.What do you think? And dont say its about repentance...I did that.

2007-09-14 14:23:09 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

First of all, birds and lizards have different respiratory systems. A transitional species wouldn't be able to breathe.

A transitional species would have front appendages that were part leg, part wing. It couldn't walk on them, or fly with them.

A transitional species would be partly covered with scales, partly covered with feathers. Seems like it would be a funny looking animal.

So can someone explain to me how this transition took place?

Could it be that God made each kind of animal after it's kind?

2007-09-14 14:22:21 · 16 answers · asked by sensiblechristian 1

because, when you're smilin', and keep on smilin' the whole world is smilin' with you--louis prima

2007-09-14 14:22:03 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-14 14:21:03 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

There are so many different interpretations. Everyone says something different. It's a bunch of people belonging to the same religion, yet no one can agree on what they actually supposedly believe in. The rules of the religion seem to change depending on the situation and the needs of the moment. The Christian may say something that they regard as an absolute statement that cannot be denied one moment, then they totally deny it and contradict it the next moment. It's like an improvised religion. Maybe it's because the religion is internally inconsistent to begin with and it's also incompatible with reality. Your thoughts?

2007-09-14 14:18:08 · 6 answers · asked by Google is GOD 1

2007-09-14 14:16:57 · 30 answers · asked by Right here Right now 1

Many people say they get their sense of morality from religion. But pretty much everyone, regardless of religion, has a sense of what is right and what is wrong. Where do we get these "universal truths" from? Is it purely instinctual, a born trait that helps us determine whether something is good or bad for us? or does it come from something greater?

2007-09-14 14:16:42 · 30 answers · asked by someguy 2

I'am intreasted in writing to the pope, does anyone know how i can do that?

2007-09-14 14:15:10 · 6 answers · asked by PreppyxBabe 1

from your point of veiw, churchly or not, what about gay people?

2007-09-14 14:14:20 · 44 answers · asked by Anonymous

Many non-Catholic Christians interpret Scriptures to say that justification is a legal act of God in which He declares the sinner to be worthy of heaven even though he continues to be a sinful creature. In your view of justification there is no internal renewal or real sanctification whether instant or through a lifelong process but simply an external application of the justice of Christ. Do I understand your position correctly and if not why?

To the Catholic Christians and many other Christians, justification is understood differently. We understand from Scriptures that justification is not the covering of sin but the eradication and the beginning of true sanctification and simultaneous renewal. The soul is transformed into goodness instead of being a sinful soul with sins covered by Christ’s blood. We see Scriptures saying that forgiveness results in a complete removal of sins. The only time the Bible mentions the covering of sin is in the context of one man’s sin being forgiven by another. One should note that we have no power to forgive another’s sin, therefore the context is that we do all we can and cover or overlook those sins against us. In relation to God and His removal of sin the Scriptures use quite different terminology such as “blot out”, “blotting out”, “clears away” and “takes away”.

Catholics see justification as a rebirth and supernatural life in a former sinner:
(Joh 3:5 DRB) Jesus answered: Amen, amen, I say to thee, unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

(Tit 3:5 DRB) Not by the works of justice which we have done, but according to his mercy, he saved us, by the laver of regeneration and renovation of the Holy Ghost.

That creates an inner renewal of the soul:

(Eph 4:23 DRB) And be renewed in spirit of your mind:

Resulting in complete sanctification:

(1Co 6:11 DRB) And such some of you were. But you are washed: but you are sanctified: but you are justified: in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and the Spirit of our God.

Through this glorious process initiated by God’s grace the soul becomes beautiful, holy and worthy of heaven where nothing unclean is allowed. It is not an ugly sinful soul hidden under the blood of Jesus but instead one sanctified by Him and created anew for His glory.

In Christ
Fr. Joseph

2007-09-14 14:12:08 · 6 answers · asked by cristoiglesia 7

My husband and i were watching the 9 11 attacks all over again on msnbc the other nite and my husband said we are taught to believe that if a person commits suicide they are going to hell regardless if they are saved or not.... My question is for all those people that jumped from the burning world trade center towers knowing they were going to die anyway do u believe they are in heaven or in purgatory??? we believe they are in heaven as this was done by satans army and all who died minus the terrorists who committed this act are in heaven even if they were still undecided in their faith... what is your opinons we would like to hear from all ...

2007-09-14 14:10:40 · 26 answers · asked by THE UK WILDCAT FAMILY 10 6

I saw this statement as an answer to a question...


Thoughts?

2007-09-14 14:09:29 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous

I ask this because normally I don't see much reason to question a scientific consensus. If the physicist tell me the world is 4.5 billion years old, I will accept it, because I am not an expert, and there are many different lines of evidence confirming this-- and it is the same with evolution. So, do any of the people who oppose evolution on religious grounds, actually consider themselves to be such an expert on the science of biology (not religion) that they can overturn what is a very robust scientific consensus? If you think so, please explain why you reject evolution.

2007-09-14 14:07:21 · 11 answers · asked by Daniel 6

2007-09-14 14:06:22 · 17 answers · asked by St. Toad 4

2007-09-14 14:05:38 · 41 answers · asked by spinozajosiah 2

2007-09-14 14:03:51 · 23 answers · asked by Google is GOD 1

not counting Communist nations or other countries where religion is banned.

2007-09-14 14:03:21 · 12 answers · asked by someguy 2

please help me! i love God so much and i pray to Him everyday. He is my life and He helps me through hard times. i love going to church but my parents always drop me off there and dont go in. i try to cajole them into it, but it doesnt work. i asked my dad, who calls himself a christian, why he wouldnt go to church, and his reply was, "im really busy on the weekend and tired from work." i kept trying to convince him and ended up making him feel guilty and he refused to talk about it further. as for my mom, she laughs when i suggest she go to church, and when i tell her that she is wrong not to go, she goes, "yupp i guess im going to hell." like its a joke.
please help! i love my parents and i love God and i wish they would go to church. i feel like crying. i dont want them to die and go to hell for not devoting themselves to Him.
i have prayed and prayed and i can think of no solution, so i was hoping for some help here.
please, do not be negative.

2007-09-14 14:00:38 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

I remember how cool and superior I used to feel to be "against" religious folk.We would taunt and make fun of them and it made us feel like we belonged and that we were special and different.But all the taunting and arrogance never did fill that void I always felt.Finally I just grew up I guess and found out that my superiority complex was really an inferiority complex,who knew?I'm not saying anyone is inferior to anyone else,but deep down inside some of us harbor unworthiness and outwardly it manifests as arrogance and trying to prove you are "somebody" mostly to yourself.Just some thoughts.

2007-09-14 14:00:06 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Example...
Such as you are a Baptist and your Neighbor is Dutch Reform, do you believe he is a confused and wayward Christian? What if he was Catholic? Mormon? Jehovah's Witness?

Some will say I don't understand Christianity, well, I don't care to.

2007-09-14 13:56:46 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous