Religion & Spirituality - 5 October 2007

2007-10-05 07:49:12 · 7 answers · asked by MrMyers 5

If he is a Protestant can he use the name Father. question for a bet.

2007-10-05 07:48:27 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

Did Jesus not teach us to "turn the other cheek", "Forgive thy Neighbour" and so forth.....Why are their so many fundimental Christians who seem to forget this fact when they are calling for another man's blood because he has sinned? Are their exceptions in Jesus' preachings on the matter or are these people just being hippocritical?

2007-10-05 07:47:23 · 21 answers · asked by Thumbs up 2

Why don't kids read Leviticus or Ezekiel, heck, Numbers at SS?

Why do SS (no pun) teachers skip the parts in which god gives way to the bloodiest carnage ever?

What do you tell your kids about those sections commanding people to stone adulteresses or slaying babies or keeping slaves or looting homes, as the bible god commands? You skip that or what?

And when met with a contradiction or an absurdity, do you embellish it? (i.e., distort and lie about it?)

Please don't make me copy/paste scripture, you very well know what I'm talking about.

2007-10-05 07:46:40 · 10 answers · asked by Lex Fok B.M.F. 3

2007-10-05 07:46:13 · 20 answers · asked by Emperor Insania Says Bye! 5

Plagues have been a major part of human history, which is why humans had a life expectancy of 20-30 years and an infant mortality rate of about 50% until the advent of modern medicine. The influenza virus mutates and evolves like hell, but luckily the scientists at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta use an evolutionary model to track the various strains and subspecies of the flu virus.

Likewise with the rest of modern medicine: evolutionary theory is the conceptual bedrock on which nearly all modern medicine is based. The Human Genome Project, gene therapy, and many other cures simply wouldn't exist without an evolutionary model. Luckily, you creationists profit from all this modern medicine in spite of your willful ignorance.

What if, for argument's sake, you had to sign an affidavit affirming belief in evolution to get vaccinated or admitted to a hospital? Would you creationists sign the document or would you take your chances with faith healing and prayer?

2007-10-05 07:46:03 · 17 answers · asked by crypto_the_unknown 4

...and no it is not the old and new testament.

Ezekial 37:15-20
15 ¶ The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
16 Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one astick, and bwrite upon it, For cJudah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and dwrite upon it, For eJoseph, the fstick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions:
17 And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become aone in thine hand.
18 ¶ And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew us awhat thou meanest by these?
19 Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the stick of aJoseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand.
20 ¶ And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes.

2007-10-05 07:41:42 · 7 answers · asked by plastik punk -Bottom Contributor 6

Do you resent hearing or reading about God, Christ and the Holy Bible?

2007-10-05 07:40:49 · 45 answers · asked by Max R 2

No silly aswers please.

2007-10-05 07:39:54 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

1. Are you of the same religion you were raised in?
2. Do you think George Bush is doing a good job?
3. Are you pro life or pro choice?
4. Should marijuana be decriminalized?
5. Should gays be allowed to marry?
6. If your children were of a different faith than you would you be disappointed?
7. Should "under God" be taken out of the pledge?
8. Should you be allowed to buy alcohol on a Sunday?
9. What did you have for breakfast?
10. Do you wish you could convert others to your beliefs or should you not care what others believe?

2007-10-05 07:39:01 · 53 answers · asked by Jenae, TV (tempter of the vile) 5

Chewing the food and not swallowing it. Chew and spit it out.

2007-10-05 07:36:17 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

That it was actually just a fart after he had too much taco bell, and that he's very sorry for all the confusion. What will you do?

2007-10-05 07:34:36 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

best read rev 22-18,and gal 1-6,no other gospel,just read rom 10-9,if you want to be saved,you dont need all the foot work,you are saved by grace alone,and no she isn't living in your street,or mine,read isa 9-6 for us a child is born,and he will be called wonderful counsellor MIGHTY GOD everlasting father prince of peace,

2007-10-05 07:31:36 · 9 answers · asked by The Way 4

Where Did The Trinity Come From ?
The three monotheistic religions - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - all
purport to share one fundamental concept: belief in God as the Supreme
Being, the Creator and Sustainer of the Universe. Known as "tawhid" in
Islam, this concept of the Oneness of God was stressed by Moses in a
Biblical passage known as the "Shema," or the Jewish creed of faith:
"Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord." (Deuteronomy 6:4)

It was repeated word-for-word approximately 1500 years later by Jesus
when he said: "...The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; the
Lord our God is one Lord." (Mark 12:29)

«"Muhammad came along approximately 600 years later, bringing the same message again: "And your God is One God: There is no God but He, ..."» (The Qur'an 2:163)

Christianity has digressed from the concept of the Oneness of God,
however, into a vague and mysterious doctrine that was formulated during the fourth century
http://www.beconvinced.com/en/article.php?articleid=0115&catid=06&subcatname=Islam%20&%20Christianity

2007-10-05 07:31:05 · 9 answers · asked by hamad 2

Is it morally wrong to make fun of Creationist when they have nothing to go by other than faith?

2007-10-05 07:30:20 · 15 answers · asked by Green 7

To wit:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AqXF1MTxsGZt1ksPcBcJNxrd7BR.;_ylv=3?qid=20071005111731AAlRC80

2007-10-05 07:30:03 · 18 answers · asked by Brendan G 4

2007-10-05 07:29:23 · 46 answers · asked by Saved by Grace 3

...but he sure is cute ;)

2007-10-05 07:28:57 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

If the Bible god is (according to Xtians) a "god of love", why wouldn't he encourage you to question authority and see for yourselves?

Why did he put Abraham's faith to the test instead of suggesting that he did some scientific research to find some proof of god's existence?

I mean, wasn't God's voice enough proof of his existence? Why did he have to be so MEAN?

2007-10-05 07:28:11 · 19 answers · asked by Lex Fok B.M.F. 3

1. What is your religion or lack of?
2. Do you believe in Karma?
3. Do you believe in fate?
4. Do you believe in love at first sight?
5. Do you belive in ghosts/spirits?
6. Do you believe in evolution?
7. Do you believe in reincarnation?
8. Do you think aliens exist?
9. Do you believe in love at first sight?
10. Do you believe in destiny?

2007-10-05 07:28:02 · 39 answers · asked by Jenae, TV (tempter of the vile) 5

And they make you listen to rock music, play D&D, and read Harry Potter?

*drink*

2007-10-05 07:27:10 · 15 answers · asked by Emperor Insania Says Bye! 5

I have been thanking Jesus all day today, He answered our prayers, I am having another baby, I already have identical twin daughters, Ruth and Rachael, 6 months old and they are a joy.

Children are a gift from God don't you think?

2007-10-05 07:26:27 · 15 answers · asked by TigerLily 4

Is paganism going to continue to be dominant in churches in our time?

2007-10-05 07:21:51 · 30 answers · asked by princecurtis7 2

King James Version

Matthew 24:14 - "And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come."

The Message (Version)

Matthew 24:14 - "...the good news—the Message of the kingdom—will be preached all over the world, a witness staked out in every country. And then the end will come."




Since the end hasn't come yet, Jesus could not have just been talking about the initial spread of Christianity worldwide.

Please explain...

No badmouthing other religions, or psychoanalyzing my question please. Thank you.

2007-10-05 07:21:50 · 19 answers · asked by Paul S 4

2007-10-05 07:21:44 · 15 answers · asked by MOORINGSCHAS JR 1

2007-10-05 07:19:07 · 17 answers · asked by mouthbreather77 1

2007-10-05 07:18:43 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think Jesus was loving and as the son of God doesn't support it.

2007-10-05 07:18:38 · 15 answers · asked by princecurtis7 2

Anthesteria -- This is the Festival of Flowers, as well as a feast of the dead, and a drinking festival centered around Dionysos Limnaios ("of the marshes"). The first day, Pithoigia , was the Opening of the Jars, and the broaching of new wine. Celebrants gathered near the temple and opened wine-jars, pouring libations to Dionysos and drinking the rest. The second day, Khoes , was the Day of Swings. There was much drinking, drinking matches (where the prize was a skin of wine), and an erotic atmosphere. The presence of ghosts was felt. The next evening, when it was almost the beginning of the next ritual "day", a sacred marriage was performed in the inner chamber of the temple (which was only open for that night). The details of this ritual were secret, and so have not been passed down to us. It is possible that the rite was between a priestess or the queen, and a phallic representation of the god.

2007-10-05 07:18:08 · 10 answers · asked by Anne Hatzakis 6

2007-10-05 07:17:31 · 17 answers · asked by Brendan G 4