Religion & Spirituality - 30 September 2007

2007-09-30 21:40:34 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hello. I am investigating how religion affects on people's perception of marriage for my school assignment. Could you please write your view on marriage in one or two sentence and tell me which religion you belong to? (e.g. Marriage for me is more like a duty...etc)
I especially want feedbacks from Christians, Muslims and Buddhists. Thank you for taking your time.

2007-09-30 21:40:00 · 7 answers · asked by mari_papuan 1

People posting on this site frequently claim religious people are narrow minded, illogical, delusional, people that have no grasp of reality. The basis for this argument is usually along the lines of sarcastic remarks about tooth fairies, Santa Claus and other various insults.

The term reality, in its broadest meaning, incorporates all things, whether or not it is apparent or comprehensible. Reality in this sense includes physical and or spiritual beings. On the other hand, existence is often restricted to physical being and customarily compared with nature.

In understanding this, it makes more sense to say these people are narrow minded people that demonstrate their arrogance, or merely a lack of ability, to grasp things that are not apparent or comprehensible, but still within the very confines of our reality. Continuing along the same principles, these people demonstrate a level of perception limited to what is directly in front of them; unwillingness to accept anything that is not directly perceived is a completely illogical approach to understanding a reality that is not bound by the evident. Thus these people are in a completely delusional state, believing what exists is only something that can be seen, and something that is not seen cannot exist, falling extremely short of what our reality evidently is.

Denying the possibility of a power, that is not directly apparent or comprehensible and quite possibly greater then oneself, absolves these people of possibly having to conform to a certain set of doctrine. Does this then explain why so many of these people focus their attention on things such as evolution in order to understand their existence, and can only limit it to what is directly tangible? And understanding only that which is tangible, in a reality that encompasses both the tangible and the non-tangible, a limited understanding?

2007-09-30 21:36:27 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

world war 3..?

2007-09-30 21:32:19 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

are they generally known for being rude and or abrasive?

2007-09-30 21:31:43 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

in the Islam,they believe there is a saver for the world that comes and save the world from the brutal and cruel dictators and help poor people and... they believe he comes with Jesus,and he is the grand son of Mohammad,and he is the 12th imam of shitties.

2007-09-30 21:30:05 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-30 21:23:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

send me photos of when sunita williams saw a mecca and madina in space while taking a picture from sattelite send me on sufi_jam1994@hotmail.com

2007-09-30 21:18:10 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

So im in search of answer for myself. Should i believe in God or no?
If not then I should not really care what people have to say. But i have such a good heart. How do i explain that to myself?
BUt if there is a god, i dont think i wanna pick any other religion. Look at all the segregations going on in the world due to religions.
I want to hear the point of view of an athiest
And also If there is no god how would I feel if one of my loved onces becomes ill. Would I just say that she will be reincarnated? or its the philosophy of life?
I DONT think so!

2007-09-30 21:18:08 · 15 answers · asked by Jiggyman 1

2007-09-30 21:03:00 · 8 answers · asked by Christian Sinner 7

My husbad and I are looking for a Christian or nondenominational church in the South Portland area. We are in the West Linn area. In our mid 20's. Rolling Hills is too big and the people seem to be going to church to make an appearance and to say they go to church. Any other suggestions though?

Thanks

2007-09-30 21:00:45 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am a strong believer, but somehow not able to visualize the institution of religion with God. I believe, a religion is more of a tradition we follow varying according to geographical reasons (or is it obligatory?). Am I an Atheist?

2007-09-30 20:57:01 · 26 answers · asked by ADS 5

For those who catogorize Jesus with the Easter Bunny, bare with me.
At the time of jesus, early 1st century...there is no mention of Jesus of the nazarene, the healer, the prophet, or the exorcist (as some believe). In fact, the only record of Jesus comes many decades after his alleged death, in a biography by Paul and John the baptist that is written through visions he had of Jesus after his death. If he was known to be a leader of religious movements and a defiant against the traditional pious leaders who led him to the crucifix....than why is there no recorded historical text? There are records of others (ie: john the baptist, the first to write about Jesus)....but wouln't there be some written evidence of Jesus during his stay on earth?

2007-09-30 20:56:30 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-30 20:48:31 · 17 answers · asked by Inou 3

I am unsure if there is a name or anyone knows what im talking about, but my religious belief is that God created the earth but we still evolved into what we are now its kinda hard to explain but thats the jist of it anyone know what im talking about?

2007-09-30 20:35:52 · 10 answers · asked by tlalteutli 4

2007-09-30 20:30:58 · 17 answers · asked by Inou 3

I've been looking at questions about Christianity that indicate a real and total blank slate of the Truth. Although I can understand the confusion with 30,000 different denominations all writing their own rules, does anyone wonder why the only ones who really have their theology and beliefs at their fingertips AND are confident about it are Catholic? Why do you think that Catholics know the answers so well? And, why is it that NON-Catholics seem to define who they are simply by saying how *not* Catholic they are. I am seeing MANY who define what they believe by simply pointing out what they don't believe of the Catholic faith. But, does that show us what nonCatholics believe? No! Does anyone understand that ignorance of what Catholics believe might be the root of the problem? To assume to know only makes an "a ss" out of "u" and "me". Can anyone say what they believe in their own particular denomination, without saying what they DON'T believe?

2007-09-30 20:30:24 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-30 20:30:20 · 23 answers · asked by Alex 2

2007-09-30 20:23:09 · 11 answers · asked by wwhy 3

2007-09-30 20:20:46 · 12 answers · asked by Future 5

describe to me what u think it will be like.....the longer and more detailed the better....i will read it........i want to know how u will feel what u will c, hear, smell, touch, etc........will we have abilities or gifts from god...what do you long for that does may not exist on earth but for you will be in heaven

2007-09-30 20:13:14 · 5 answers · asked by truegrit 4

If it`s true well then that cancels out any hope in an afterlife. Because an organism can not be both dead and alive. Right? What would you call that.....Half-Life? lol

If it`s false well then organisms never die. Which seems pretty odd because in real life organisms die all the time.

Whether it is true or false there is no hope for an afterlife. Agree?

2007-09-30 20:08:24 · 14 answers · asked by Future 5

2007-09-30 20:08:24 · 13 answers · asked by Inou 3

I have not known in the past and cared little about this. But He changed my life so much.
It is written that Jesus came from heaven and taught many things to live as God wants us to John3. He still can teach today if we are willing to LISTEN.
Please read here
http://www.protectinghands.com/ladder_to_heaven.htm

2007-09-30 20:06:58 · 15 answers · asked by Brinda 3

Take the Christian right in the US. They voted in Bush twice on the back of a promise to protect the unborn child, not allow stem cell research etc. Yet they allow him to send troops to other lands who cause death and suffering to hundreds of thousands of innocent men, women and children.

Are they happy that they traded foreign lives for the lives of unborn children? Are they happy that they traded living children's lives for the unborn? Are they happy to play God on earth and force their beliefs on non-christians?

2007-09-30 20:06:44 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Most religions, either directly or indirectly, state that since humans are a part of the universe... they can 'understand' or 'be' a part of the universe.... or 'know' some infinite aspect of the universe by an internal quest of oneself.

Do you think this is possible?

2007-09-30 20:05:41 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean if God is real I don't need faith or belief. I know he exists. Therefore I simply need to follow the rules and huppla I get to heaven.

I kind of makes faith irrelevant in religion when God is a fact.

I don't need faith in Mathematics when I add 1+1 because I know the answer is only two.

I don't need faith in physics or chemistry because I know when I plug in the variables then the answer will be the same.

Religion relies on faith but so many religious people simply don't realise that they don't need it when they talk of how God is real and the proof is in the Bible.

2007-09-30 20:01:13 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-30 19:57:32 · 19 answers · asked by The Maulvi Who Sold His Maruti 3

2007-09-30 19:54:41 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

It hadn't rained before that,,the due came up from the ground to water the earth,so why did Noah call it rain?

2007-09-30 19:51:21 · 9 answers · asked by Inou 3