Religion & Spirituality - 22 September 2007

...and seen Jesus looking back at you?

2007-09-22 06:26:23 · 8 answers · asked by Palmerpath 7

Or will his belief in the Great Pumpkin cause him to be deemed heretical?

2007-09-22 06:23:03 · 4 answers · asked by Palmerpath 7

if the bible is the word of god... why was it man written...?

2007-09-22 06:22:55 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

March 22, 2008 is the memorial that year. didn't Jesus die on a great sabath. [when the passover falls on a Saturday.]
This is the first time in my life time. Does it have any special sufigance? I mean it use to have a lot of meaning?
What do you think will happen?

2007-09-22 06:22:02 · 4 answers · asked by cloud 7

Do not kill
Do not Lie
Do not commit adultry or any act of sexual misconduct
Do not steal
Do not put intoxicants into your body

I will give you a clue, they appear in almost every religion, and are the Morals that each religion claims to teach. If these rules are in just about every religion then why does each religion say that they are the only true religion? Christians say that christian values need to be taught in school, but the values are the same basic values taught by common sense. Outside of these general morals there are many misleading closed minded teachings that contradict the very morals that are taught by nearly every religion (death to ubelievers, condemnation, no marriage outside of certain religions, and the intollerance associated with closing your mind from influences such as science and philosophy outside of your own religion.)

My religion is simply to follow these morals. Personally I study religion as mythological fiction extensively.

2007-09-22 06:21:32 · 10 answers · asked by klover_dso 3

How many times?

2007-09-22 06:20:05 · 22 answers · asked by sean_hillyer 2

as i believe we are all Muslims, i went to the Shia mosque and prayed with them the Friday prayer, they were respectful and i like the Khutbah (preaching). However i have question regarding the call of prayer. I have heard the Shia call of prayer, i noticed it has been added to it "Ali walyo Allah....etc.." . my question is: When prophet Muhammad (S) command Bilal to call people toward prayer, did he really said this?

so if you know that this is not what the prophet Muhammad and his companions did, then why change the Islamic call of prayer?

2007-09-22 06:19:53 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

Assuming you know next to nothing about him, what would cause you to leave all you know to traipse around Judea with him?
Use your imagination, use your heart in answering.

2007-09-22 06:17:59 · 4 answers · asked by Palmerpath 7

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070922100727AAbdXJu&r=w&pa=FZptHWf.BGRX3OFMiDRRWD4a9MIjJb7QuChMOoZqFddUX54_LhrtMap2u1yH8CoNlri_tzlaBEMclsc7uQ--&paid=answered#Qcd8UjbuVTab2IBcyxWvBIA29.QGcBO0G5VRMpfqdx86dtGAwgLq

2007-09-22 06:16:52 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

First of all, I apologize for the moron sect of Christianity that use bollhorns and browbeating. It is a disgrace to the message of Christ.

Is there any part of the Christian message that you agree with and think has a positive impact for the world?

2007-09-22 06:13:53 · 28 answers · asked by heismanu 2

(For the reference question & answers from earlier today, see:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Al9JkdWl1zCYxUrx3WHZ0F_sy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20070922093210AAPwQjJ&show=7#profile-info-AA11043053 )

I asked (in summary), If you by Free Will choose to violate Christ's commandments, is that a form of doubt? Or is free-will not so absolute?

Answers included:
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"it isn't a conscious choice that I hate God's law or want to disobey it"

"Free will is not absolute."

"if we could adhere perfectly to the commandments we wouldn't need a Savior in the first place."

"sometimes you can't always control your actions"

"at times we can entertain thoughts and become selfish and loose our self control"
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Each of these answers suggest that Christians experience Free Will as limited, i.e., there are things that we cannot do based on choice.

So what, then, are the limits of Free Will?

Is it conceivable that much of what we see as Free Will in others is in fact not their choice?

2007-09-22 06:06:40 · 8 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7

1. I'm curious to see how many of you have actually been to a church? I mean how can you not believe in something that you have not even looked at, read about, etc etc?
2.Did people who were WAY TO religious in your life help make your decision?
3. Do you still think some (i think it's the last five commandments) of the last commandments like do not commit adultry and such are common sense?
4.If you believe that the earth was created by the big boom or w/e its called...what do you think CREATED that boom? (i think it could have been god! lol)

2007-09-22 06:03:08 · 20 answers · asked by Kay-Bianca 1

What is the biggest mistake you or others have made (if any) in your/their approach with Christians? Again, honest and respectfull answers.

2007-09-22 06:01:24 · 20 answers · asked by heismanu 2

where do people go to die? and after death, do they go to heaven or hell? and what is heaven and what is hell? what is damnation?

2007-09-22 05:58:07 · 17 answers · asked by william riveley 1

I remember reading about this many years ago. Can someone, please let me know where to look for it?

2007-09-22 05:55:53 · 6 answers · asked by 1-2informationalways 1

I respect your position, first of all. What is the single biggest problem you have with the christians approach when sharing their message about Jesus? Please only serious, respectful answers. Thank You :-)

2007-09-22 05:54:50 · 37 answers · asked by heismanu 2

1. Please list 3 things in your life that are "complicated"?

2. Also, please list 3 things that you find easy to understand and easy to do?

2007-09-22 05:50:39 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

i do, but I'd like to know your opinions on it

2007-09-22 05:48:27 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

I intentionally totally misquoted a scripture and bent it to mean what I wanted it to mean and not one of you caught it.
No wonder peoiple laugh at you.

2007-09-22 05:47:34 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

Those rules - the ones in the OT - were given to the Children of Israel, and NEVER applied to non-Jews. Somehow, the expectation that non-believers should adhere to 613 commandments crept into the post-Judaic manifestation of monotheism.

God (in the Old Testament, where these rules appear) expects non-Jews to follow the Noahide laws to achieve salvation. Is it so hard to support the Word of God?

2007-09-22 05:44:40 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Could it be we are Spiritual beings having an Earthly experience?

2007-09-22 05:41:25 · 31 answers · asked by A Voice 5

and his glory?

2007-09-22 05:40:39 · 14 answers · asked by Eartha Q 6

Did God make laws and promises to us which is why Jesus had to die? What are the laws and promises? Why couldn't he just destroy hell and satan? or is there such place as hell? Did he make a promise to his angels or fallen angels that they will have eternal life? Why did he have to die for us? Why didn't God just give us eternal life and forgive our sins?

2007-09-22 05:38:47 · 12 answers · asked by Milly 3

I was watching an HBO documentary this morning on Christianity in America and their beliefs. In the rural southern areas there were pastors who told people when voting for the president you should vote for the person with a strong Christian belief similar to their own. They even put up charts who these people were in all of the churches. Can you honestly tell me that this is what matters most? You would rather vote for a president who has the same beliefs as you, rather than a Jew, Muslim, Atheist, etc. with goals to benefit the country. I am an Atheist and I know that I would absolutely vote for a Christian over an Atheist if they offered to help our dying economy, improve education in schools, benefit medical research, etc. Does this only occur in this are of the US or is it widespread?

2007-09-22 05:38:01 · 40 answers · asked by ML 2

Summer of 2006 I got involved in Y! Answers, and also began exploring the religions and spiritualities of the top 5 that came up

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/76/story_7665_1.html

did yours change? mine keep switching with the top 3

Secular Humanist, Liberal Quaker, Unitarian Universalist

2007-09-22 05:35:32 · 5 answers · asked by voice_of_reason 6

an affliction suffered by many Americans - at least the ones that are on the internet.

2007-09-22 05:34:36 · 24 answers · asked by americanhero_aa 2

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If you're a Christian, why would you not WANT to obey the Christ's commandments?

Why would you WANT to do something different, if you really believed the Biblical teaching?

Is violating the commandments a form of doubt? Or is free-will not so absolute?

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2007-09-22 05:32:10 · 10 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7

21For when they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God, nor were thankful, but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.


22Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,


23and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man, and to birds and fourfooted beasts and creeping things.


24Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies among themselves.


25They changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshiped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

Romans 1

2007-09-22 05:31:33 · 13 answers · asked by Verdade 2

About 5 years ago at a very low point in my life, some people came to my door and gave me a watchtower magazine, or book, or whatever it's called. Anyway, they seemed very kind. However, all I ever see from JW's in here is cutting remarks about "apostates" and people being disfellowshipped! You guys don't seem as kind as the Witnesses who came to my door.

2007-09-22 05:30:25 · 17 answers · asked by Jeni2 1

2007-09-22 05:27:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous