Religion & Spirituality - 15 October 2007

don't you have something better to do than attack christians. we're not changing our minds you know. go plant a tree or something.

2007-10-15 02:56:55 · 41 answers · asked by Saved by Grace 3

2007-10-15 02:55:28 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

In the the bible does it specify who can and cannot pray to him? Or who he will not listen to, even if they pray to him?

2007-10-15 02:55:13 · 20 answers · asked by AJMc 1

why did he make so many different religions???

2007-10-15 02:54:26 · 28 answers · asked by Changed4the Better :-i 2

2007-10-15 02:51:51 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

In a recent post about the pope, one girl replied: "I don't understand how people can cry, scream... ..in the Pope's presence. He is just a man, too, not the Lord reincarnate...."

Let me put it simply: Christians, if you could somehow go back in a time machine and meet the apostle Peter, how would you react? Would you listen to him? Would you respect the fact that he was given his apostleship by Christ himself? Can you deny that you would be at least a little excited to met this Simon Bar Jonah who Jesus renamed Peter?
Well, that's how we feel about the pope. We believe he is Peter's successor. (Here is a list: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12272b.htm )
Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior, the Son of the Living God. The pope is a man. But, the pope occupies an office we feel was established by Christ himself (Matt: 16: 17-19) and we respect that. That's all there is to it. Here is more info about the pope if you're interested: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12260a.htm

2007-10-15 02:51:24 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

The crux of what I'm trying to say is this:

Since time began, there has been more suffering than love.

I.e.,

In Humans: natural disasters, wars, famine, illness and injury, torture, genocide, rape, discrimination, slavery, disability, emotional issues, pain, hatred, fear.

In the animal kingdom: brutalilty in the food chain (especially in juviniles), animal testing, domestication (unnatural and stressful), pain, fear.

Other worldly: Hell; the most intense suffering concievable.





It is not then entirely irrational for me to think that God favours suffering over love?

2007-10-15 02:51:19 · 17 answers · asked by Golgi Apparatus 6

Is it really necessary to hate another because of their beliefs? Do you have to force feed your beliefs down everyones throat, judging them every step of the way? Does it not say Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged?

2007-10-15 02:49:45 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

dates please

2007-10-15 02:49:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

People of the world does this mean that all mankind is our brothers or just people of the same religion, race, church, family, country, Sex orientation... The reason I ask this question , I heard some Christians stating hate for a certain race of people..., I can't see this if the scriptures above proves true. Please explain.

2007-10-15 02:49:05 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

... with the words 'round yon virgin Mother and Child?

If so, then what's with all the arguments that Mary wasn't preserved a virgin after Jesus was born? Isn't that a little contradictory?

Just curious.

2007-10-15 02:48:19 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can this be true?

http://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/atrocities.html

2007-10-15 02:47:35 · 23 answers · asked by Steel Rain 7

i was talking with a friend this weekend and he said i'd go to hell if i don't believe in god. i never thought much about it, but i don't want to go to hell. i looked online last night but there are too many religions to choose from. how do i know what is the right one?

2007-10-15 02:47:03 · 31 answers · asked by Albert 2

The Catholic Bishops (and Eastern Orthodox Bishops) are the direct successors of the Apostles through the laying on of hands. There is an unbroken line of 265 popes going back to Peter himself. In this way, the authority to forgive sins was handed down. But again this power is understood as coming from God: "All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation" -2 Cor 5:18
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2007-10-15 02:46:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-15 02:45:10 · 20 answers · asked by don_steele54 6

How do you tell them about Jesus?

2007-10-15 02:42:18 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was just thinking.

2007-10-15 02:41:58 · 18 answers · asked by ABDU 1

It seems that many today find any arguement that they can to deny the exsistance of God. They search text books, science journals, and even looking to UFO's to deny the exsistance of the creator. My question the Atheist mindset is this, How according to your worldview can you justifiably distinguish Good from Evil? You can only do so by being inconsistant with your basic beliefs. Remember you must borrow ideas from the Christian worldviews to even state your objections to this arguement.

2007-10-15 02:41:09 · 15 answers · asked by fire_side_2003 5

2007-10-15 02:34:14 · 37 answers · asked by anil m 6

Do you know why the Eastern Orthodox and the Catholics refer to Mary as Queen of Heaven? Consider this Old Testament verse:
1 Kings 2:19 "When Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah, the king stood up to meet her, bowed down to her and sat down on his throne. He had a throne brought for the king's mother, and she sat down at his right hand..."

In Hebrew and other Middle Eastern culture of the time, the mother of the king was always considered the queen. The word for this was "Gabira", or "queen mother".
Now, Jesus is from the line of David, and among other things, is a king: In fact, he is the King of kings. It would be normal for any Jew, therefore, to consider his mother the queen.

This is totally biblical (if you understand biblical 'typology"), and is also culturaly correct. It is a failing of protestasnts that they read the Bible through American eyes and not eyes of first century Jews, otherwise they would see many of the things we Catholics see.

2007-10-15 02:34:11 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have asked this question 3 times already and can't get a clear answer. Is there a problem with a man or woman who is attracted to you be able to see you through the cracks in the door in the public bathrooms? Can men and women use the same bathrooms at the same time?

2007-10-15 02:34:10 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-15 02:33:19 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

hey, i'm just curious because i'm an atheist too.

2007-10-15 02:32:33 · 15 answers · asked by DrownTheCity 2

Pope said'' Do not do not follow tha path of pride , rather follow the path of humility....Go against the current5 trend :do not le\isten to the persuasive and biased chorus of voices that today form much of the propaganda of life, drenched in arrogance and violence, in dominance and succes at all costs , where appearance and possesion to the detriment of others is openly promoted''..

If you happen to know a better leader then this, just let me know , and give me information about where i can read what he says - which newspaper, book or church etc...

2007-10-15 02:31:47 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

We (catholics) call Mary the Mother of God and many protestants have a cow. Would you prefer if we called her Mother of Jesus?

We dont mean without her there would be no God, she gave birth to Jesus Christ- Jesus IS God... but you seem more wrapped up in words. If we changed that word would you be happier?

2007-10-15 02:31:03 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/14/AR2007091402199.html

the washington post had this article...

2007-10-15 02:29:27 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Someone standing against you, has a quality; do you acknowledge it?

2007-10-15 02:27:45 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Jesus said to Peter "Come fourth and i will give you eternal glory." Peter came fifth and won a toaster!

2007-10-15 02:26:20 · 8 answers · asked by mandysbaby1978 1

Some may say that man should help man because it is beneficial to society. However what if someone's entire livelihood is dependent on this belief? Should others be expected to support these people, so that the harmony in their community isn't jeopardized?

2007-10-15 02:25:39 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I like people who answer my questions to be treated fairly.

Sometimes cool people get thumbs down for telling jokes on my questions, or just being honest with their disagreement and I don't like that. If they don't offend the person asking then who are any of us to thumbs down the answer.

Be nice: Give it a thumb up or leave it alone.

2007-10-15 02:25:24 · 11 answers · asked by NONAME 4