Religion & Spirituality - 23 September 2007

If so, what makes you feel this way? How does that make you feel?

"Muhammad said, "It is indispensable for every Muslim to give alms." The companions asked, "But if he hath not anything to give?" He said, "If he hath nothing, he must do a work with his hand, by which to obtain something and benefit himself; and give alms with the remainder." They said, "But if he is not able to do that work, to benefit himself and give alms to others?" The Rasul (Muhammad) said, "Then he should assist the needy and the oppressed." They asked, "What if he is not able to assist the oppressed?" He said, "Then he should exhort people to do good." They asked, "And if he cannot?" He said, "Then let him withold himself from doing harm to people; for verily that is as alms and charity for him."

2007-09-23 18:05:15 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

pray for enemies, love everybody, etc?

2007-09-23 18:04:55 · 37 answers · asked by Janet Reincarnated 5

hey whats your favorite part of the bible.

Here's mine!

When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she will not be freed at the end of six years as the men are. If she does not please the man who bought her, he may allow her to be bought back again.
EXODUS 21:7-11 NLT

2007-09-23 18:03:02 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-23 18:02:30 · 18 answers · asked by uday b 1

I have some thoughts curious what others think.

2007-09-23 18:01:46 · 11 answers · asked by sisterzeal 5

A being that doubts is an imperfect being because a perfect being would have full knowledge, hence no need to doubt; therefore, I am an imperfect being.
Yet I could know that I am imperfect only by having the concept of perfection; therefore, I have the concept of perfection.
I could not have received the concept of perfection from something imperfect; therefore, my concept was not derived from myself.
Therefore, my concept of perfection was derived from something that is, in fact, perfect.
Only God is, in fact, perfect so I derived my concept of perfection from him; therefore, God exists

2007-09-23 18:01:22 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous

So many religions out there. Some are more strict than others. Some are pretty arobic kneeling, standing, sitting, singing and praying while others involve meditation and reflecting on life. Some churches don't require donations while others actually send you a bill for payment due. Some churches will remind you how wonderful life after death will be while other churches warn you of everlasting neverending unimaginable pain. I suppose if all religions are equal I will start out in the Mormon church because I want to have lots of wives and rule planets after I die. If that don't pan out i guess I will work my down the ladder to a born-again christian religion but I don't know what I'll have in common with some of their members like Jeffrey Damer, Hitler and Stalin

2007-09-23 18:00:35 · 29 answers · asked by Cornelius 1

2007-09-23 17:59:26 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was curious what happens when you transfer a church membership. Do you take a test? Or do they simply transfer you? I'm sure all churches are different, this is a Methodist church.

2007-09-23 17:59:11 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

true stories pls/and besides the demon possessed pigs in the Bible

2007-09-23 17:59:03 · 4 answers · asked by deirdrefaith 4

You find to the Christian bible

2007-09-23 17:57:19 · 5 answers · asked by STA-TOW 5

Shouldn't you try that? I don't mean you are not welcome in Religion and Spirituality section, I was just wondering...

2007-09-23 17:53:56 · 34 answers · asked by Janet Reincarnated 5

In today's courts a wittiness or 2 or more is very compelling evidence, in fact people's life or death, freedom or imprisonment ride on it.
My question is this, If the apostles who bare wittiness to seeing Jesus, seeing his miracles, seen him crucified , seen his Resurrection (placed thier hands in his nail scared hands)and to bear wittiness of all this to the price of thier own Horrific Deaths, with nothing to gain monetary on earth should this not be compelling evidence that He was indeed The Son of God?
Why would they spin such a lie, lose the rights to worship in the Jewish Temple be disowned by their love one's and the final reward a Horrific Death, if they did not eye wittiness this?
and there was more then 1 or 2 wittiness.
In a court of Law today this kind of evidence would be taken and judged to be true. So shouldn't those who want evidence relise it has been given?
Read just one testimony of the Apostels say:

2007-09-23 17:53:28 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

I won't preach Just mediate on Psm 23, Psm 100, Isa 40:11,Ezk 34, Mat 9:36, John 1-18 and hear the Heart of the Lord in His word.

2007-09-23 17:52:52 · 9 answers · asked by afsmart 1

This is it right here.. http://www.answersingenesis.org/Docs/2.asp

I am seriously disturbed by such blatant propaganda.. filled with lies, misconceptions and just plain ignorance. Anyone who belives this bull is seriously brain washed... Read it, the whole thing please Atheists and Agnostics and other unbelievers and just tell me what you think, point out what's wrong with it... Pick a sentence, a paragraph and tell everyone what's wrong with it. Please I can't stop shaking my head in utter disbelief that this kind of thing is spread around.. We need to try and illuminate the truth... Dont you think??

2007-09-23 17:51:56 · 24 answers · asked by Kelly + Eternal Universal Energy 7

2007-09-23 17:50:50 · 35 answers · asked by apple 3

2007-09-23 17:50:50 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think it's "Cherokee Highway" by western flyer--what do you think?

2007-09-23 17:49:48 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I took my daughter to a doctor, because she had a rash on her arm. The doctor saw her arm and said "she is allergic to dogs". I thought that was weird, and I said "we don't have dogs". He asked me "what about cats?" I said "We don't have cats either, we don't have pets". He said "what about your neighbors?" I said "we live in an apartment and pets are not allowed in the building. My neighbors don't have dogs". He decided to do more accurate exams. After the results, he said "she definitely is allergic to dogs... here is the prescription". I left his office and put the prescription in the trash.

My question: Is science sometimes stubborn like that? Trying to prove and shovel in our throats results that are more convenient to science itself? For example, I saw a psychiatric trying hard to prove reincarnation doesn't exist and giving the most ridiculous arguments against it, saying that we have to deal with the facts, but the fact is that a 4 y-old boy was telling us...

2007-09-23 17:49:39 · 16 answers · asked by Janet Reincarnated 5

I just want to live my life doing the best I can. I don't want to so anything sinful, or bad in anyway. I also want to not worry about religion, or praying to anyone or anything. Can I just go through life like this and still go to "heaven" or at least not go to "hell"?

2007-09-23 17:47:49 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-23 17:47:42 · 3 answers · asked by Nicholas K 1

Was christianity something that your parents passed down to you? Did your grandparents pass it down to them? Maybe it even goes back 40 or 50 generations since your ancestors weren't christian. Do you think that because you are raised to be a christian it has to be true. Should you question whether or not your ancestors had it wrong afterall, they were only believing what they were told to believe.

2007-09-23 17:46:21 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ever since re-dedicating my life to Jesus Christ, I have been experiencing episodes of severe spiritual darkness. I have kept this hidden for a long time (close to a year) and it has caused me much distress. The God I once believed in feels so far away from me. I pray to Him but I do not hear Him. I want to feel Him but it's as though He has disappeared. I have lost almost all faith in Him. Because of this, I am doubting His very existence. I find it very difficult to open a Bible and being around happy Christian folks makes me feel angry...I am upset because I do not have what they have--faith. I cannot find it. I am so terrified of what is happening to me...I feel abandoned. I don't think I'll ever find faith in Him unless I have a near-death experience or something; just like St. Thomas, I must see to believe. That's just the way I am. I feel like abandoning the faith. I am so scared of what is happening to me. Please, someone help me!

2007-09-23 17:45:42 · 16 answers · asked by Ben 3

Do you see the link between the breakdown of our society and the breakdown of the family? What are your thoughts on the causes if any?

2007-09-23 17:44:32 · 11 answers · asked by Marie 7

The family takes him to THE feast, he's 12 years old, parents already know HE'S the son of a GOD, the streets aren't safe (yes even in those times) they leave town WITHOUT him and don't find him for three days. I don't know where to start, with all that's wrong with this story.

2007-09-23 17:43:50 · 12 answers · asked by wakemovement 3

"Each one should remain in the situation which he was in when God called him. Were you a slave when you were called? Don't let it trouble you—although if you can gain your freedom, do so. For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord's freedman; similarly, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ's slave." (1 Cor 7:20-22)

Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but like slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men, because you know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free. (Eph. 6:5-8)

2007-09-23 17:43:37 · 7 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7

2007-09-23 17:41:34 · 5 answers · asked by Aspurtaime Dog Sneeze 6

Would you still believe it if you weren't educated in believing in a Superior Being? How would you then be aware of its existence or non-existence? Now I got you.

2007-09-23 17:39:38 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous

And if you do feel this, why do you feel this?

"To every young person who honors the old, on account of their age, may god apoint those who shall honor him in his years.

Verily, to honor an old one is showing respect to God."

2007-09-23 17:37:12 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-23 17:36:12 · 4 answers · asked by jubka1 2