Religion & Spirituality - 1 October 2007

I heard about a kid who was beaten senseless on the street, then stripped naked and robbed of all his possessions, then thrown in the lake to die. I can't believe that an all-loving God would send this poor young man to hell, if he wasn't a Christian.

I'm a believing Christian by the way, it's just this has been nagging at me.

2007-10-01 09:25:22 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Jewish Festivals And Their Laws

2007-10-01 09:24:54 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

1 John 1:9 says we have to confess our sins, in order to be forgiven by God. However forgiveness of our sin is based on what Jesus did on the cross and was therefore unconditional. There seems to be a dilemme here. However I was recently told that the epistle John was written to the gnostics and not the Christians....has anyone else heard this or does anyone have any constructive comments.

2007-10-01 09:22:05 · 18 answers · asked by Andy 3

What about the night before, you know its called "devil's night"

do you sit in your closet with your cross reciting versus from the Bubble?

2007-10-01 09:20:54 · 30 answers · asked by Hippie Man Aka Penguin Crusade 3

(Deuteronomy 21:10-14 NAB)



"When you go out to war against your enemies and the LORD, your God, delivers them into your hand, so that you take captives, if you see a comely woman among the captives and become so enamored of her that you wish to have her as wife, you may take her home to your house. But before she may live there, she must shave her head and pare her nails and lay aside her captive's garb. After she has mourned her father and mother for a full month, you may have relations with her, and you shall be her husband and she shall be your wife. However, if later on you lose your liking for her, you shall give her her freedom, if she wishes it; but you shall not sell her or enslave her, since she was married to you under compulsion."

2007-10-01 09:19:24 · 18 answers · asked by Page 4

I wasn't close friends with them but they were popular regulars...they've seemed to dissapear. Anybody know what happened to these two individuals?

2007-10-01 09:19:04 · 7 answers · asked by Moxie! 6

What answer did he receive?

a) Yes
b) No
c) Wait
d) None of the above

Now relate that to prayer. If you get no response, how do you know God's not just gone?

2007-10-01 09:16:46 · 18 answers · asked by Meat Bot 3

Seems like a devil costume would be quite boring.............

2007-10-01 09:15:46 · 16 answers · asked by inbetweendays 5

2007-10-01 09:15:39 · 12 answers · asked by shyfello 1

Someone asked god “God why there are so many religions in the world? If you want you can put all the verses in our brain while we take birth”.

God tells him “I love diversity that is why I have not created anything similar to each other. You watch grass; it might look similar, go near and see everything is different. That is why I have created this world. Everyone is different. Everything is different. It is my wish that there are so many religions and so many beliefs.”

“I am in the centre of the circle. You are given birth and made to stand on the circumference. Each of you have a radii to reach the centre (i.e., to reach me). You should move forward and try to reach me as soon as possible, on the given radii.. Instead you don’t make one set forwards. I keep on standing on the circumference and comment on every radii.

2007-10-01 09:13:48 · 18 answers · asked by ? 4

Four rabbis engaged in theological arguments, and it was always three against one. Finally, the odd rabbi out appealed. "God!" her cried, "I know I am right! Please, a sign to prove it to them!" Suddenly, from a sunny day, it poured. "A sign from God! See, I'm right!" The other three disagreed, saying storms often cool hot days. So again: "Please, God, a bigger sign!" Lightning slammed a tree. "Is that not a sign from God?" cried the rabbi. "A sign of nature!" they insisted, again making it three to one. Just as the rabbi is about to beg for an even bigger sign, the sky blackened and a booming voice intoned: "HEEEEEEEEE'S RIIIIIIIIIIGHT!" The rabbi, hands on hips, said, "Well...?" The others shrugged: "So now it's three to two."

2007-10-01 09:11:27 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-01 09:08:57 · 21 answers · asked by Lile J 1

I don't understand how people at my school sin and don't repent, and then they get all the girls, the friends, the general "better" life, if you know what I mean. Don't get me wrong, these people aren't bad people, quite the opposite really. They just aren't Christians and say and do things that would be sinning to a Christian.

But how can God give these people the things I, a Christian who's trying his hardest not to sin, have prayed to have for a long time? And I still don't have it! I don't get it.

2007-10-01 09:06:58 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

i am an athiest and i just cant see how people can beleive in something without solid povable facts. i dont mean to offend anyone, but i just think its ridiculus that you beleive in something you cant see unless (supposedly) your dead.

2007-10-01 09:04:11 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is an expression I have heard in churches.

2007-10-01 09:03:31 · 12 answers · asked by ? 7

who call themselves Christians, on here are ridiculously ignorant of your religion?

For example, I have seen two who claim to follow Christianity, reply oddly about All Hallow's Eve (Hallowe'en) as being satanic and they steer their children far away from the holiday because in their mind it is "Hell"-oween.

One went on to further state that Christmas is the true holiday.

Doesn't that tick you off?
The primary Holy Day of Xianity is, of course, Easter and the days that accompany it. Not Xmas. And someone actually claimed that "shooting stars" are NOT meteors!

2007-10-01 09:02:10 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

The First Charter of Virginia (granted by King James I, on April 10, 1606)
• We, greatly commending, and graciously accepting of, their Desires for the Furtherance of so noble a Work, which may, by the Providence of Almighty God, hereafter tend to the Glory of his Divine Majesty, in propagating of Christian Religion to such People, as yet live in Darkness and miserable Ignorance of the true Knowledge and Worship of God
William Bradford
• wrote that they [the Pilgrims] were seeking:
• 1) "a better, and easier place of living”; and that “the children of the group were being drawn away by evil examples into extravagance and dangerous courses [in Holland]“
• 2) “The great hope, and for the propagating and advancing the gospel of the kingdom of Christ in those remote parts of the world"
John Adams:
“ The general principles upon which the Fathers achieved independence were the general principals of Christianity… I will avow that I believed http://www.eadshome.com/QuotesoftheFounders

2007-10-01 09:01:53 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

If the Mormons believe in one God and only one God... why do they say "in the name of Jesus Christ" and why do they worship Jesus Christ so much?

2007-10-01 09:01:17 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-01 08:59:16 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Here's link to the story.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071001/ap_po/mccain_religion;_ylt=Amtp7H6MW_xtZ57zcxXbJpBh24cA

McCain feels that the best candidate for the United States would be a Christian, as he believes that our country was founded on the values of that faith.

Here's that I think: A candidate's religion has nothing to do with their competence. Politicians use "faith" publicity to get votes based on platforms that are absolutely irrelevant to performing their job. In some cases, they allow religious ties to dilute the line between the separation of church and state, especially in taxpayer funds.

What do you think? Bring on any disagreement you wish; I'll choose the best answer based on the quality of the response.

2007-10-01 08:57:50 · 37 answers · asked by Dalarus 7

Or even the zoo? My city zoo has information on the ancestry of all the animals on display (ie. evolution!!!).

2007-10-01 08:57:14 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't get this. If there was a god and he had made the universe and all, hell even if he'd made humans from scratch (sneakily leaving lots of evidence that we evolved from other lifeforms) why would we pray to him?

Does he need constant butt kissing? Does he need to be told he's so great and wonderful? How could the creator of the whole universe be so insecure and mentally weak?

I don't think I'd be like that if I was god. If I met, say an enormously intelligent, powerful alient entity it would be ok to be respectful, to listen to it - but worship it? I don't understand the religious mind at all. So tell me theists, why do you pray?

2007-10-01 08:54:18 · 17 answers · asked by Leviathan 6

2007-10-01 08:53:46 · 15 answers · asked by spanky48 3

I am often told that Christians get their morals from the Bible.
For instance, the reason homosexuality is wrong is because it is condemned in the bible, they will then proceed to cite Leviticus. Then I ask, why they choose to follow that part of Leviticus but ignore the parts about stoning children to death who curse their parents. THen they say, oh no thats the OT, we do not follow OT laws anymore.

My question is, if you do not follow OT laws anymore, then why are the Ten Commandments important?

Isnt the way you choose what parts of the OT to follow is by meshing it with contemporary moral values? If this is true then it is clear that you do not get your morality from the Bible. Right?

2007-10-01 08:49:15 · 23 answers · asked by Sheed 4

2007-10-01 08:40:17 · 7 answers · asked by B 2

No we do not have an establised religion here but we live by certain principals who's are they if not GOD's?

\Why don't you admit that as Atheists, Secualrists you want those PRINCIPALS GOD's removed that is the truth now isn't???

You won't find Homosexual Marraige legal in Israel, the Middle East WHY? because MUSLIMS and JEWS also live by certain godly principals, only secular nordic countries where GODLY PRINCIPALS have vanished is what you are seeking to do here????

2007-10-01 08:39:38 · 58 answers · asked by Anonymous

where the asker feels compelled to make some kind of snide comment to EVERY person that offered an answer other than what the asker thought was correct? I saw one not long ago where the askers jabs at the answerers took up more space than the whole rest of the text. How do you feel about people like this? Is it necessary to personally address each answerer that disagrees with the asker?

2007-10-01 08:38:33 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

A coworker of mine goes out of her way to be nasty. Making rude remarks about my physical appearance, my upcoming wedding and tries to make me look bad in front of the boss. It's a small office. The one and only boss is aware of the ongoing situation but does nothing about it. So, I began to dunking her favorite cup in the toilet. When she says something catty while drinking out of the toilet cup, I can't help but feel so much better.

So is there anything truly wrong about seeking revenge towards someone like this? I managed to get her password to her email account to monitor what she sends to my boss. I want to sign her up for porn. Another idea was to give her computer a virus or put small amounts of urine into her food.

If you don't think there's anything wrong with revenge where do you draw the line? Is there anything wrong about my feelings or actions towards her?

2007-10-01 08:36:42 · 32 answers · asked by JL 2

2007-10-01 08:36:15 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

This is where I spend most of my time, but I am still a newbie to these forums so I wanted to ask this question here: Why do you give "thumbs down" to people?

Okay, if the answer is rude or way offbase or even against your own beliefs, I get that. But I was just on a thread that was simply asking for info. The person ahead of my resply was doing a beautiful job of answering the question (it wasn't a debatable thread at all - strictly informative) and she had two thumbs down already :?

A similar thing has happened to me. I just find it odd.
Are these people who will just go around giving negatives for no reason at all? Do some of you dislike some of our religious standings so much that you cannot even agree where non-debatable, information-seeking questions are asked?

I'm just flummoxed about this and thought maybe some of you would have some insight to share.

Thanks in advance

2007-10-01 08:35:27 · 23 answers · asked by FourArrows 4