Religion & Spirituality - 18 September 2007

2007-09-18 04:53:24 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

But an atheist doctor who saves millions of lives, and never harms anyone goes to hell? That is just plain asinine! If any god would condone such injustice, said god would not be worthy of praise. Your opinions?

2007-09-18 04:53:18 · 22 answers · asked by Enigma®Ragnarökin' 7

2007-09-18 04:53:09 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

is there any account of the life of jesus from the time of jesus? shouldn't someone as controvercial as jesus have more written about him from many of his contemporaries? is there any critical analysis of him? is there anything written that does not speak in praise of him, but just gives an objective commentary on his life?

2007-09-18 04:49:50 · 32 answers · asked by just curious (A.A.A.A.) 5

have you ever believed the truth? have you ever tasted the heavenly gift and then decided to fall away or have you never believed the truth. dont get offended by me saying truth cause i know alot of you have read the bible and know that's how it is said. please no rude anwers, just wanna know if you believed and fell away or if you never believed.

2007-09-18 04:48:20 · 24 answers · asked by warrior*in*the*making 5

If being homophobic is wrong, I don't want to be right

2007-09-18 04:48:05 · 50 answers · asked by the shiz 5

to christians
if you were, hypothetically show proof that go did not exist, would yoou accept, and move on with your life.

atheists
if you were shown, hypothetically, that god does exist would you accept and believe.

i asking to see how open minded you are.

2007-09-18 04:45:55 · 55 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-18 04:42:55 · 3 answers · asked by Sniper of Goth 4

If atheists don't believe in anything, why are they soooo worried about answering questions in the religion area, and asking them? I just thought this was interesting - are they tryng to get a cheap 2 points? Maybe, just maybe, they're afraid someone will get on here and prove them wrong, so they have to overload everyone on their "belief" that there is nothing.... BTW, a "belief" equals a "religion"......

2007-09-18 04:42:22 · 26 answers · asked by Sarah 2

2007-09-18 04:38:41 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

couple of other places. What do you think makes the number 'forty' significant? I read that it is the number of days for embalming, but beyond that I can find nothing significant. This is a sincere question. (Most of the regulars know I am an Atheist)

2007-09-18 04:38:28 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-18 04:37:19 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-18 04:36:08 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

In the verses below Jesus refers to himself as "I am". The reason the Jews wanted to stone Him was because they knew He called himself God here.

John 8:56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.
Joh 8:57 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?
Joh 8:58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.
Joh 8:59 Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.

The verses below Jesus says He and the father are one. Saying once again He is God. Verses in additional details.

more in additional details.

2007-09-18 04:35:20 · 7 answers · asked by Bible warrior 5

Same question again, replace "atheists" with Pagans, Muslims, Liberals and vampire bats.

2007-09-18 04:34:35 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is there anything online that will help me learn reiki for free ? does anyone know any techniques to heal the body ? THANX ALL

2007-09-18 04:33:57 · 10 answers · asked by ? 2

2007-09-18 04:32:56 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've read this specific comment on R&S numerous times, always from Christians (no other religion/beliefs, and not from atheists). Does this sort of mindset honestly bring you happiness in life?

2007-09-18 04:28:07 · 20 answers · asked by Deke 5

2007-09-18 04:26:28 · 22 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7

basically; God takes a perfectly happy dedicated person, destroys anyone or anything positive in his life, leaves him with nothing except his faith that God must have a reason for doing this, to prove a point to the devil that his faith is unshakable...

now... God is omniscient... he already knows whether Job would break or not... so what possible reason would he have for the horrors he commits upon Job ?

2007-09-18 04:26:14 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-18 04:25:36 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know that Jehovah witnesses believe that they are the 144,000 in the Bible. And my church teahes that the Jews are the 144,00. Where do both groups come up with this answer?

2007-09-18 04:24:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

How does this phrase phase you? If someone treats you nice, you treat them nice back? If someone treats you crappy, do you treat them badly back?
I treat people nicely, and talk nicely to people reguardless of how rude they are to me! My opinion on this is, if someone is rude to me, they are the ones having a issue not me!
So, should I treat them rudely back, if they do so to me? What's your opinion on 'Treating others the way you want to be treated'?

2007-09-18 04:22:58 · 12 answers · asked by SDC 5

2007-09-18 04:22:19 · 1 answers · asked by Theresa 6

When I was growing up, I always hear it as "Thou shall not kill". I was Mormon, and so this was out of the King James Bible in the 1980's. My wife was raised Catholic, and she told me it was the same from the Bible they used.

Ever watch "The Ten Commandments"? It was also made in the 1980's. (I think, perhaps earlier). This will prove my point that it was "Thou shall not KILL". Which Bible did they use? Hmmmm.

I pointed out that God says not to kill, and yet he also says to slay your own brother and live by the sword. I was "corrected" by many people who said, "It say thou shall not MURDER".

When did people decide to change this little discrepancy? Either the mainstream Bibles were changed, or these people were quoting some watered-down, NEW version of the Bible, obviously changing verses as they saw fit... I thought God's word did not change?

I will ask this question again tomorrow morning when all the diehard Bible-thumpers are on.

The excuses should be amusing.

2007-09-18 04:19:56 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

When Jesus was on the cross he said "Father why have you forsaken me?" What did he mean when he said this. I know he did'nt loose his faith. But that is what it sounds like. Please help with this.

2007-09-18 04:18:55 · 43 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've often wondered this, and also about other movies that aren't "horror" but do have other elements that seem evil. Like "Ghost Rider" - making deals with the Devil, even Lord of the Rings has evil elements in it. The good usually wins out, but really - I want to know what other christians have to say on the matter. Would Jesus be watching this movie with us? and would God be upset with us for watching man's portrayal of something so evil and dangerous? The Devil is someone who has power, and no one knows exactly what he looks like, though the Bible says he can portray himself as an angel of light. This is the one who can deceive us and cause us to fall away from God and eternity (though the one who makes the final decision that makes us fall away is ourselves). Should we really be playing with something like that? Let me know your honest opinions. Thanks!

2007-09-18 04:18:54 · 28 answers · asked by Sarah 2

Pretty please?

I've heard the "it's not what the Bible says" thing and the "we never saw a ceature evolve in front of us" thing. It would take too long to explain why that doesn't make sense. Still...

I'd like to see you explain what is faulty in the THEORY. Aside from the proofs, what's wrong with thinking a creature, over millions of years, will adapt to it's environment until it has to be considered a new species?

2007-09-18 04:18:23 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-18 04:17:17 · 14 answers · asked by dolempap 2

but, not following the rest of the rules of your religion and not, necessarily, recognizing the divinity of your gods or godesses?

Do you think that UU's are cheating? Or, does that make you proud of your religion's teachings - that it is applicable outside of your actual church?

http://www.uua.org/visitors/6798.shtml

2007-09-18 04:16:08 · 8 answers · asked by Maureen 7