Religion & Spirituality - 6 October 2007

I know a couple who lost their first baby during birth and they were God fearing people who lived their lives according to the bible. They prepared their whole lives financially before deciding to start a family and do good for their children and raise them in a religious environment. Now some people have told them that this is a test of their faith from God to comfort them but I just don't buy that. I cannot imagine the pain that they would be going through and don't know if they could recover from this. If God is the creator of all things then why would he let this happen to his followers who have devoted their life to him and have never questioned their faith till now. Is our God so insecure and un-trusting that he needs to test people's faith. So what if my friend fails this test and loses their faith in God because of this, are they going to be condemened to hell even though they are good people?

2007-10-06 09:40:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

When you have a crisis in your life - such as the loss of a job, a loved one, something that challenges your hope - do you feel in your heart a drawing to God? That you want a comfort from... a closeness to? Crying out to him...
I ask because we are created this way, to turn to him and find his care, comfort and answers in faith. I cannot imagine feeling alone in those times, that emptiness..
There would seem to be an emptiness in knowing that loved ones are just gone. Giod gives assurance and answers for these times that is very real.

2007-10-06 09:38:10 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

Surely God knew that the printing press would have made it nearly impossible for scribes to change his Divine Word. Why didn't he wait until we had printing presses before he sent Jesus?

2007-10-06 09:37:27 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

They are level, They are accurately and oriented like a compass. They are made of solid blocks of granite that could would be difficult but possible to move with modern machinery?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pyramid_of_Giza
http://www.touregypt.net/construction/
http://www.guardians.net/hawass/pbuildrs.htm

Please how does your scripture explain the purpose of these monuments?

2007-10-06 09:37:20 · 9 answers · asked by Link strikes back 6

Do you

A)Call on the name of God for Help

B)Call on the name of the scientific greats:Einstien,Darwin ect.

C)Soley depend on your own strength and efforts to get yourself out of a bind.

?

And Why?

2007-10-06 09:36:52 · 35 answers · asked by Maurice H 6

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2007-10-06 09:33:57 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Muslims have told me 'We consider Jesus as Prophet of God and Messiah (Christ) to Jews.' Also, 'Muslims have been telling the Jews for hundreds of years that Jesus is the Messiah whom they were and are waiting for. Muslims believe that Jesus is the Messiah.' And, 'Muslims have been telling the Jews to stop their rejection and accept Jesus Christ as their Messiah and have been telling also the Christians to stop their excessive reverence to the Messiah.'

I seek clarity, please. I gather Muslims take 'Messiah' to mean 'anointed one' and many Bible characters were anointed, Jesus being one of them. The Bible says Andrew told his brother Simon, 'We have found the Messiah' (that is, the Christ).' The term 'the Christ' means 'the Anointed One'. In Old Testament times anointing signified being set apart for service (like king or priest) but people were looking for not just AN anointed one, but THE Anointed One, the Messiah. How does Christ's anointing affect Muslims? Does he save them too?

2007-10-06 09:33:53 · 26 answers · asked by Annsan_In_Him 7

2007-10-06 09:33:06 · 6 answers · asked by lord_andys_new_id 1

By this question, I'm looking to find out why atheists care about "In God We Trust" being on U.S. currency? Why do they care that some people don't believe in evolution?

Just think about the question and type an original answer if you could, please.

I'm not looking for a lecture or for any statements in defense of atheism, and to clear the air before making any assumptions about my religion: I paid "Bob" my $30 and am a Reverend of the Church of the Subgenius.

2007-10-06 09:31:59 · 23 answers · asked by Mickey Mouse Spears 7

2007-10-06 09:26:03 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm considering going to a Catholic high school, but I'm not Catholic.

Far from it.

2007-10-06 09:24:59 · 22 answers · asked by ALiiCiiA 1

I have recieved emails from an ex-Catholic asking me, a non-Catholic (a non-Christian), to explain to Him why Catholics do the things they do. He repeated to me the same old lies and biases against the Catholic Church, like worshiping Mary and the Saints and asked me to explain to him why Catholics do that.

what I am just trying to figure out is, how come a former-Catholic doesn't know what the Catholic Church has been REALLY teaching all through these years that he fell prey to the lies against the Catholic Church?

what has he been doing all through the years he was Catholic that he clearly has no idea what the Catholic Church REALLY teaches, that he has to rely on a non-Catholic, like me, to explain his former religion's teachings?

I mean, I don't have to be a Catholic to see the lies being spread against the Catholic Church, so why are there Catholics who can't see through the lies that other sects spread against his/her own religion?

I just can't understand.

2007-10-06 09:23:31 · 6 answers · asked by The Asker 4

look what has happened to countries who have tried this. Get use to it because you will have a fight on your hands. Of couse you don't believe this but you still can't help but make remarks about it. God Bless

2007-10-06 09:23:05 · 23 answers · asked by M-S 3

2007-10-06 09:21:08 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please tell me in a quick and detailed fashion; include references if possible. Thank you.

2007-10-06 09:19:27 · 6 answers · asked by Jacko 2

Did he just not exist until he was born from Mary?

2007-10-06 09:18:35 · 15 answers · asked by NONAME 5

How is catholic different from christianity?
What do both of them believe in?

2007-10-06 09:15:54 · 22 answers · asked by ♥less 5

(or your cat)

2007-10-06 09:15:10 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

If so, do you think he'll ever make a guest apperance on the TV show "American Chopper"?

2007-10-06 09:12:57 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

and when?

2007-10-06 09:11:52 · 39 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-06 09:11:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

This may technically fit better in a philosophy section but I think it fits in religion too. Evolution says that humans are just another animal among many. Nothing really all that special about us. Eventually we will evolve or die out. Does this view decrease the value of human worth? Does it make it so the value of a human life is no more than the value of a cow we grind into hamburger? If not why? It seems to me while religion gives value to a human evolution strips that value making us no more than any other animal. If this is true why is it permissible to kill a cow and a crime to kill a human? They are both just animals and a small insignificant piece of evolutionary history. Right?

2007-10-06 09:11:19 · 22 answers · asked by Bible warrior 5

"Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen" (Deuteronomy 27:25).


PTSD is a curse............. and a terrible one.

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2007-10-06 09:05:00 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm doing a Research Paper based on the topic above, and I just wanted to hear others opinions!!!

Thanks a lot!!!

2007-10-06 09:02:36 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-06 09:00:09 · 40 answers · asked by Anonymous

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An answerer to my last question suggested that Christians believe that non-Christians are “less worthy, less moral, and more deserving of punishment than Christians.”

…but this is NOT the case.

On the contrary:
A Christian believes that they themselves are VERY deserving of punishment, perhaps even much more than many non-Christians!

…and this is why we proclaim with joy and love the GRACE of our God, who sent His Son Jesus Christ to die for us…even US!

For He does not save because we are “worthy” or “moral” or “good”.
He saves us because of His grace.
And we NEED His grace because we are not “good” in and of ourselves!

…and so do you need His grace, and it is the gift of God offered to you.

So, we share the Gospel with you!

For although you may be a “better” person than most Christians, yet you still fall short of the glory of God. And the holiness of God is the standard, not whether you are “better” than most others.

Capiche?

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2007-10-06 08:59:54 · 19 answers · asked by yachadhoo 6

That anything real should always be scientifically provable is a flawed thinking and false assumption?

2007-10-06 08:53:55 · 25 answers · asked by Maurice H 6

2007-10-06 08:53:18 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

It looks like they have. Here's the story:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,299857,00.html

It's a bacteria, but who knows what could be next? Did you ever think this could happen?

2007-10-06 08:50:27 · 8 answers · asked by kimmyisahotbabe 5

Maybe oregon Flower or some of the others are aound today. I just want to know if you're tuning in to see what the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is really all about. If not, then why not give it a shot? It won't hurt. I promise. You might even learn something.

2007-10-06 08:49:56 · 23 answers · asked by Dave F 3