Religion & Spirituality - 24 September 2007

The State of Florida did, until they recently overturned their own decision.

2007-09-24 05:47:12 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I believe in heaven and hell,,,but do you think that we will go there right after we die or we will be in limbo or rest until the JUDGEMENT day when ALL will be judged ...Our creed says..."I will come again to judge the living and the dead.."if we already are dead than how can we be judged again than unless we weren't already after we died??? Gets me thinking cuz I thought we went soon after we die...

2007-09-24 05:46:23 · 10 answers · asked by Eileen J 7

What the f--k is that supposed to mean? Too deep? How can you go too deep?

It's almost as though I have to apologize to people for thinking about something other than cars or sex or sports. Don't get me wrong. There are plenty of times when I do think about sex or sports (I never think about cars. They don't interest me beyond getting me where I need to be.) but that's not all I think about.

How can a person not want to think about life, the universe, where we come from, where we are going, and how it all happened? I actually enjoy thinking about these things. It intrigues me. It fascinates me. It enthralls me.

Why don't more people feel the way I do?

2007-09-24 05:46:00 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi i have a question I have started to tithe, but i am confused... first f all when you tithe are you ONLy supposed to give the money to a church? i ask this because everytime i give to someone in need i deduct it form the tithing amount, is this a correct way to tithe?

My sister in law that is a christian tells me that I can only tithe to a church , that i can help other but it does not count as tithing, it only counts as a good deed.

Please enlighten me on this since i want to make sure i am tithing the correct way, are there scriptures that say that all tithing must ONLY go to churches? I am just not sure if I should just give all my tithing to church, and then give additional for good deeds because i wouldnt be able to afford it .

2007-09-24 05:45:39 · 10 answers · asked by WellaTeam 2

I am trying to get back into the church. We were married outside of the church, and now that we are married, I feel like I need to get back in touch with God to apologize for being married outside of the church. I also want to raise our children catholic, but he is more of a "practical athiest" where he gets into God for a while, but he never really commits. He agreed to raise the children Catholic (i'm not pregnant yet), but I'm afraid he won't ever fully accept a Catholic life. How do I get him to be interested in Catholicism? He is very liberal and he has this constant thought that all priests are molestors and that the Catholic doctorine is bad for women... what can I do?

2007-09-24 05:43:49 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

what is it?
I can understand how those of low education may dislike muslims (who may also be of low education), but when you hate those of like belief because you disagree on dogma -
Wow! That is real hate!

2007-09-24 05:42:03 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

...What does the priest give for the sin of sodomy?Is it still 2 candy bars and 1 lollypop?

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2007-09-24 05:40:49 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Since many fundamentalists tend to idealize the "early church", I'm curious as to how they think the Gospel was preached and the faith spread in those days, and how that contrasts with some of today's approaches.

Were the early evangelists contemptuous of others' beliefs, pronouncing them unsaved and hell-bound, or did they present and live out the Gospel in love for all created in the image of God?

Was a Jesus-and-me faith resulting from a personal born-again moment of greater importance than all believers being the body of Christ?

Was "soul-winning" in large numbers their main preoccupation, or discipling believers?

What was it about them, personally, that made what they had to offer -- the Gospel of Jesus Christ -- irresistable to so many (as evidenced by how quickly Christianity spread), though they had no complete New Testament to carry around and quote from? And does anyone exemplify that today?

2007-09-24 05:38:31 · 8 answers · asked by Clare † 5

ewww!!! oedipus!!! hey, whaddaya know? more greek mythology mirrored in the bible!!! go figure.

2007-09-24 05:37:00 · 30 answers · asked by just curious (A.A.A.A.) 5

Ive posted several q's about religion & on most occassions someone pops up all houty and thinks im having a pop at them......

I am a christian I believe in jesus, a great prophet, I dont believe in a man made book.

eg My question should under 12s be taught religion?

robert p

What would you prefer to fill their young and impressionable minds?:
atheism
evolution
safe sex
anti-christian hate
100% PC tolerance,multi-cultural (any religion is OK but christianity)
euthanasia is good
abortion is good
only the government and liberal leftist can decide what morals are.
capitalism bad
consitution a "living document" and needs changing (abolished).
etc.

No I believe children should be spared from the whole bloody lot until their old enough to form their own opinion and the question was aimed at all religion, not just the egotistical ones

2007-09-24 05:36:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Didn't you want to know the REAL reason why they were giving you an order, or forbidding you from doing something, rather than their simple reply of "because I said so?"

I don't know about you, but that used to drive me nuts.

Was it right of my mother to use that as a reason so often?

What's different about God?

2007-09-24 05:36:30 · 17 answers · asked by Linz ♥ VT 4

i find it strange how jw,s and mormons tell lies,i have found them out loads of times when they call at the door,how can you trust them,they cant be on the right path,plus they both teach the Opposite

2007-09-24 05:35:29 · 19 answers · asked by The Way 4

There should be, they're very special :) Hope they all feel the love :)

Thank you for your answer! :)

Happy Monday!! :)

2007-09-24 05:34:44 · 16 answers · asked by Moon :) 7

...What does a Priest normally give for the sin of Sodomy?Is it still 2 candy bars and a lollypop?Or is it money?

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2007-09-24 05:33:34 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Phillipines, Brunei etc....

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2007-09-24 05:33:09 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Atheists, what made you come to that conclusion?

2007-09-24 05:32:11 · 30 answers · asked by Mrs. Bear 4

Someone on my last question said that R&S is not the best place for someone with a weak relationship with Christ, or someone that is new to the faith.

Why or why not?

2007-09-24 05:31:52 · 19 answers · asked by Linz ♥ VT 4

2007-09-24 05:30:21 · 16 answers · asked by Eleventy 6

2007-09-24 05:27:11 · 21 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7

Something like...... Y!A R&S for example.

Frankly.... this place is slowly but surely starting to bore me. I might have to take a break for a few months soon.... not that I expect anyone to care or even notice. The monotony is just starting to wear a bit thin.... and even the satirical questions at the expense of the..... less intelligent members... are starting to get repetitive.

2007-09-24 05:26:19 · 12 answers · asked by Lucid Interrogator 5

I'm having trouble deciding what to get my god daughter for her Christening. I wanted to get her something special and from the heart. Do you have any ideas?

2007-09-24 05:25:10 · 14 answers · asked by Vintage Glamour 6

And if so, will God go to Hell as punishment?

2007-09-24 05:24:45 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

It was a roomful of chain-smoking Catholic perverts who decided what should be included in the Bible and what shouldn't.

And how come we never hear a peep out of Protestants?

2007-09-24 05:23:55 · 8 answers · asked by Saint Nearly 5

2007-09-24 05:23:52 · 7 answers · asked by Enigma®Ragnarökin' 7

I imagine that they include:

*the gay people not to suffer discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodation;

*same-sex marriage;

*a woman's right to choose to remain pregnant or not;

*the rights of people not to have their taxes support religion.

However, I could be wrong, and you may have other rights that you oppose.

So which Human Rights do you oppose based on religious grounds?

2007-09-24 05:21:54 · 15 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7

2007-09-24 05:21:50 · 21 answers · asked by Enigma®Ragnarökin' 7

thanks, im taoist and i was jus wondering

2007-09-24 05:20:16 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Try to put aside the rational argumentation for the existence of G*d on this one. I'm curious here about the human emotions.

It occurred to me that the vast majority of atheists were born and raised as believers, including such prominent ones like Dawkins who used to pray to angels, Diagoras the very first famous atheist or even Jean-Paul Sartre who claimed he was an atheist since he was 12. They all had a well-developed idea what god is, so they definitely were not a "carte blanche" when they became atheists.

This transition from a believer to a non-believer almost always is an angry reaction against authority, which of course is an emotion. The rationale that Gawd doesn't exist (even though perfectly logical) seems to be almost an afterthought which serves mainly to further cement their disbelief.

A true atheist, in my opinion, would be someone who has absolutely NO interest in god or religion and would actualy do his best to avoid any such discussion.

2007-09-24 05:20:13 · 21 answers · asked by Belzetot 5

When my best friend died in January I clung to God like I had never clung to God before. I honestly felt I had that "God-shaped" vacuum in my heart that you speak of. My attitude changed so much that my friends and family immediately noticed, and were rather surprised to hear me talking about God in such a worshipful way.


When I started on R&S, it was to find answers to some of my questions about Christianity so that I might reinforce my belief.

Instead, I found so many contradictions that it is impossible for me to continue to believe.

I really wanted to be a believer.
I am not a believer anymore.

And, to beat it all, I lead a generally happy life.

I really think, looking back, that I felt "God's presence" because I was so distraught over Chelsa dying that I just wanted something, anything to get me through it. Religion worked as a drug for me during that trying time in my life.

Your thoughts?

2007-09-24 05:19:11 · 35 answers · asked by Linz ♥ VT 4

If you don't believe human "Love" is not a spiritual gift from our creator...then is this what you believe?

The brain has 6 basic funtions: Creative Visual, Emotional, Executive planning, Language, Memory, Social.

Love would then be reduced to this "scientific" fact

Love is: The transport of cell components, vesicles & mitochondria from the cell body to the axon...this flow is driven by kinesins also moving along many micotubules into the cytoplasm that's within myelin sheath. The cell bosies of the sensory neurons would lead to the spinal cord and they of course are located in clusters or in layman terms the ganglia. The human brain contains 100 billion interneurons all working perfectly with a measured speed and dircetion for no apparent reason.

The next time you look into a child eyes or hold the one you "Love" keep that in mind............it's nothing but a chemical reaction...they same one that runs through your dog.


or could it be something different?

2007-09-24 05:17:25 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous