Religion & Spirituality - 21 September 2007

when creationists and other advocates of intelligent design speak of the universe, they make the assertion that order cannot exist without a creator. i'm curious to know where all this order in the universe is? what is your basis to say something is in order as opposed to disorder. is there any such thing as chaos?

2007-09-21 05:42:08 · 11 answers · asked by just curious (A.A.A.A.) 5

Some of us avoid seeking after God because it will mean that we will not be free to indulge in some of our pleasurable pastimes. This is only true of illegitimate pleasure. There are many legitimate pleasures that God has created for our enjoyment. God is interested in our ultimate pleasure which is to enjoy him forever in heaven. (Psa 16:11). While the consequences of our few sinful pleasures in this life result in eternal punishment in the next life. The bible contrasts the temporal sufferings of this life with the eternal weight of glory in the next life (2 Cor 4:17). Logic would tell us to consider the eternal benefit of our soul rather than just our immediate pleasure.

2007-09-21 05:39:13 · 86 answers · asked by Saved by Grace 3

This has always been difficult for me. My parents aren't too religious although my mom's involved somewhat in the LDS Church. My family background is Mormon and Evangelical, and I live out west where both religions have big presences.

I've been involved in both -- the Foursquare Church and the LDS Church. I'm in my mid-twenties and feel I should decide soon -- for the sake of when I got married and have kids.

Here's the thing, when I pray I feel both are true. I've read much of the debate on Mormonism and feel the LDS Church has reasonable answers to all the critics objections. I'm reading the Book of Mormon and have nearly read it cover to cover and have taken Institute classes. I've also read the Bible.

I really love and respect my family members in both religions and I think both churches (LDS and Foursquare) have very wise and knowledgable leaders who I respect.

Can someone help me sort this out?

2007-09-21 05:38:28 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

What if all of the kids involved in the Jena 6 situation were white? What if the beatings, nooses, and all that stuff had still happened, but the only difference was their color of skin?

Don't say it wouldn't happen. It could happen. Kids get into fights all the time.

What would Al Sharpton and the rest of the "black community" have to say about the case?

Or how about if all of the kids involved had been black? Don't say it would not happen. You KNOW it could. I've heard many times before of the "black community" trying to stop "black on black crime". It's very real and it does happen.

What would Al Sharpton have to say?

Does the color of one's skin or the motivation behind committing a crime change the fact that a crime was committed? Does the reasons behind one's hatred change the fact of the actions he took?

2007-09-21 05:37:32 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

It's not just a religious thing I think even the non-religious will agree that women should all be this way:

A wife of noble character who can find?
She is worth far more than rubies.
Her husband has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value.
She brings him good, not harm,
all the days of her life.
She selects wool and flax
and works with eager hands.
She is like the merchant ships,
bringing her food from afar.
She gets up while it is still dark;
she provides food for her family
and portions for her servant girls.
She considers a field and buys it;
out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.
She sets about her work vigorously;
her arms are strong for her tasks.
She sees that her trading is profitable,
and her lamp does not go out at night.
In her hand she holds the distaff
and grasps the spindle with her fingers

2007-09-21 05:37:12 · 33 answers · asked by Saved by Grace 3

2007-09-21 05:35:05 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

dont get all high and mighty on me. i'm only asking the question.

2007-09-21 05:32:36 · 52 answers · asked by Anonymous

out of everything you have heard from different churches, what is one that really blows your mind and is not bibical? you dont have to name the church, just the belief.

2007-09-21 05:32:21 · 10 answers · asked by warrior*in*the*making 5

Now if you believe in Angels, then do you believe in Ghost? If so, or if not, then why?

2007-09-21 05:29:26 · 13 answers · asked by TootsieGirl 3

what about the curse of ham ? brown ppl are cursed

what about women ?

"The absence of either salvation or condemnation for women finds extensive support in the Word of God." He reported. "Jesus said that the sole reason God created women in the first place was to provide company and service to men (1 Corinthians 11:9), God determined that men would be lonely living alone, so he created women purely to keep men company and serve their needs (Genesis 2:18-22). Women are therefore completely subordinate to men (1 Corinthians 11:3). It stands to reason, though, that once men enter the Kingdom of Heaven, they will be one with God, and will no longer be lonely and in need of mortal companionship. Thus, the reason behind having women will no longer exist. Women, like the members of the animal kingdom, will fall by the wayside."


http://www.landoverbaptist.org/news0500/...

2007-09-21 05:29:23 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

i havent understood this. its been mainly church of Christ that has told me this. can someone explain this to me?

2007-09-21 05:28:31 · 13 answers · asked by warrior*in*the*making 5

A group of girls, me included, are saving our first kiss for our wedding day. What is your opinion?

2007-09-21 05:27:54 · 22 answers · asked by hey_country_cowgirl 1

Aside from it being unscientific, is it a religious idea? Is it somehow more religious than or the reference to our "Creator" in the Declaration of Independence?

2007-09-21 05:27:28 · 19 answers · asked by Eleventy 6

if i understand correctly, right after the big bang there was hydrogen and maybe some helium.. how did the other elements come around?

2007-09-21 05:25:43 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Since I live in North San Diego Country reeling from a hot humid
dry summer, yesterday the weather dropped and we entered a very cold chill, from hot to a cold stormy rain in a matter of a day and the weekend calls for snow to drop in the grapevine and on some mountain passes.. Another unusual thing happened in Spaceweather, there were no sunspots! nothing, no sunspots on the sun was one thing determined to cause the Little Ice Age...
http://www.spaceweather.com/images2007/21sep07/midi512_blank.gif-BLANK SUNS: The sun has been blank--no sunspots--for 14 consecutive days. It's a sign of solar minimum. If forecasters are correct, the absolute rock bottom of the solar cycle will come in March 2008. Is this exciting? In a sense it is. The blank days we see now herald a sea change to come in March when the sun transitions from a quieting star to an increasingly active one.
Man does not control weather GOD controls everything...
Thoughts?

2007-09-21 05:23:07 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

how can that not scare you athiest!!!

2007-09-21 05:23:06 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-21 05:22:56 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-21 05:21:49 · 16 answers · asked by NONAME 5

2007-09-21 05:20:26 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-21 05:12:09 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

How can you say its not GOD that made you remember?

2007-09-21 05:11:47 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I like the ones where the asker is struggling under the weight of their own cleverness. As if they're the first person in the history of ever to come up with the clever concept, such as "Is Atheism really a religion?" or "Atheists, what if you're wrong?"

What are your favorites?

2007-09-21 05:11:24 · 17 answers · asked by Laptop Jesus 3.9 7

show the same emotions, social relationships, and ability to think that humans do, though maybe not to the same degree? Watching an old tiger after a missed hunt will show you that it is well aware that it will die, and doesn't want to. All of the characteristics that makes humans "human" are displayed in nature to a greater or lesser degree. What makes anyone think that humans have a "spirit" or "soul" but animals do not?

2007-09-21 05:10:05 · 4 answers · asked by Enigma®Ragnarökin' 7

Or to put it another way.... how much consideration have you given to leading by action and example and keeping the words to yourself?

There are those who will never believe as you do, and trying to "save" them will only make them angry and defiant.
There are those who prefer to remain in the middle, but to pull them one way or another will only make them lean the other way.
There are those who might believe as you do... but want to do it on their own terms.... and if you dictate those terms then they will reject it all.

Every person out there has a contrary streak... a need to defy the terms of others and stand above it. If you give them nothing to oppose though... they will not oppose it, and might even accept it.




_.-~{ Not of course that I should be advising people on how to do what I'd rather they didn't do at all.... but doing something well is always better than doing it poorly... no matter what it is. }~-._

2007-09-21 05:09:06 · 13 answers · asked by Lucid Interrogator 5

Doesnt the fact that marriages happen so frequently out of churches and away from religious influence show that religion is a political, not a religious institution in this country?

2007-09-21 05:07:46 · 43 answers · asked by Showtunes 6

Please spare me the "that can't happen...we can't go back in time" stuff. I just want to know if you could have pulled the trigger.

2007-09-21 05:07:35 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-21 05:06:22 · 10 answers · asked by April 5

The commandment about “graven images” is one of the most misunderstood scriptures. Consider Exodus 25: 18-19: “And make two cherubim out of hammered gold at the ends of the cover. Make one cherub on one end and the second cherub on the other; make the cherubim of one piece with the cover, at the two ends.” Here, God is commanding that images be made!

So is God contradicting himself? First he say don’t make a graven image, and then he orders graven images to be made?

No, he is not contradicting himself. The problem is that folks have misinterpreted the words “graven image.”

According to Strong’s Concordance, the original Hebrew words that were translated into “graven image” referred to idols (Here is the concordance link: http://cf.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=06459 ). Of course, we know that an idol is a false god, or something that you place above God. Since the Cheribum are not false Gods, there is no contradiction.

2007-09-21 05:02:37 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

Religion: A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion.

So in essence, most Atheists are religious because they believe in their cause or principle and are devoted to it.

Uh-oh!!! Now comes the hate and rage mail... AGAIN!

2007-09-21 05:02:12 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous

the Four Great Questions?
1. who am i? (and what am i worth) ---- nothing?
2. where did i come from? --- well, dont hurt urself answering this one, unless u got something other than the cosmic explosion billions of years ago
3. why am i here?
4. where am i going when i die?

i am really curious as to what you guys think. i like atheists, except the ones who arent educated about what they believe. So please, stupid answers just show ignorance. Thanks for your time.

2007-09-21 05:00:26 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous