Religion & Spirituality - 18 October 2007

2007-10-18 17:09:11 · 5 answers · asked by sketch_mylife 5

Why can't you just go on about your OWN business and stop hating?

And yes, there is a difference between proselytizing and telling someone they're wrong. When going out, trying to "convert" people you don't go "hey...your religion is wrong!" you say "have you heard about...blah blah blah"

If you want someone to leave their faith and join yours(or the lack there of) why not leave out the insults. Face it...no one likes insults, so if you insult them, why would they like your faith?

2007-10-18 17:07:51 · 22 answers · asked by Love Yahoo!!! is a prince 3

The Bible clearly approves of slavery in many passages, and it goes so far as to tell how to obtain slaves, how hard you can beat them, and when you can have sex with the female slaves.

'However, you may purchase male or female slaves from among the foreigners who live among you. You may also purchase the children of such resident foreigners, including those who have been born in your land. You may treat them as your property, passing them on to your children as a permanent inheritance. You may treat your slaves like this, but the people of Israel, your relatives, must never be treated this way.

And don't tell me that it was necessary for survival. Today there are also millions of starving and unemployed people around the world. Does that mean that they must be slaves then? Furthermore, why should God treat Israelites better than others? Is it necessary to for God to approve of slave beating? And what's up with allowing masters to have sex with their slaves?

2007-10-18 17:06:55 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

can you not see how the world would be better without religion?

science and medicine would be much more advanced helpings save peoples lives

crime would be down and so would terrorism because there wouldnt be any crazy extremists to threaten us

life would better better as a whole because if you realized that there is nothing more you would appreciate the beauty that is around us

no religion= better life for all

2007-10-18 17:06:34 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Serious answers only!!

2007-10-18 17:06:27 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Im kind of going through a crisis of faith. Im not an atheist by any means, but I am becoming confused by the denominations of Christianity I was raised with (I was raised in Baptist, Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist and a few other churches). Ive tried talking to preachers and such, but they tend to take a literal take on the Bible, and I dont, and the communication just breaks down at that point.

How do I find where I belong? Im not even 100% sure that I am Christian, though I was raised with it. There are so many choices out there, there's got to be something that fits me....right?

2007-10-18 17:04:00 · 13 answers · asked by Annie 5

I know a lot of people believe in him because he did something. But I never got to know what it is he has done that is so great. (I'm not religious, i was just curious )

So, what did he do that makes him so great.


PS: is God Jesus, or are they two different people. I know Jesus was this guy in Jerusalem, but where did God come in. Is he the same guy.

2007-10-18 17:03:23 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean, I think there are all these dimensions out there that we can't see and that's why every now and then you see like ghosts and stuff.
And it is easy for me to believe in God, but it's the Christian God I don't understand.
Whenever I ask my sister questions (I talk for hours and hours about it with her) and she just says she has no answers and to have faith, but these are basic parts of christianity that don't make sense to me.

I mean I don't understand why God would want me to always be stressed out over this. Why can't he just love me the way I am? I don't want to say I believe in Jesus as a way of bargaining because I feel like that's really insincere and wrong of me. I just want him to do what he wants to do with me and not try to play some game to get into heaven. I mean I don't even care about heaven. I just want to not make him disappointed

But then my sister says I'm being like influenced by satan. But my mom says not to believe in religion. ANd I'm so confused

2007-10-18 17:02:42 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Okay so, i have been reading my western civilization textbook, and it seems as if the church/papacy has had to eventually accept so many contradictions through the scientific revolution and enlightenment age, that the bible has been wrong on many occasions. So, for christians out there, how can be sure anything in the bible is remotely correct after all of the stuff already proved wrong? Why listen to the rest of the bible when we today accept science that was condemned centurys ago by the papacy itself, now approving of these ideas?

2007-10-18 17:00:19 · 14 answers · asked by Salvador192 2

one fallacy which was pretty much said by christ himself is that "either you're with him or against him". so basically we are either on god's side or the devil.

so what other fallacies have you noticed in not only christianity, but also other religions(Im pretty sure Islam is bound to have a few as well)

2007-10-18 16:57:49 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Whenever good things are referred about Ravana he is declared as Brahmin and when bad deeds are referred about Ravan he is declared as Asura ? Is this a matter of convenience?

2007-10-18 16:57:14 · 4 answers · asked by BRAHMAYYA N 2

did God compiled the Bible and handed it down to Martin Luther for final editing and revision?

2007-10-18 16:57:08 · 8 answers · asked by Ťango 3

I doscovered Jott.com today. What is your small miracle?

2007-10-18 16:56:15 · 9 answers · asked by queen of snarky-yack again 4

If you are an atheist or agnostic, did you have any words of comfort to offer? If you are Jewish, what words were you able to offer that gave comfort? If you are Christian, what words of comfort were you able to offer?

2007-10-18 16:53:19 · 17 answers · asked by mgs4Real 3

Ok so we all know about the Adam & Eve fairy tale.

Adam disobeys God by eating the fruit of wisdom hence causing all humanity to feel shame in nudity.

That is why you don't see people walking around naked on the streets.

In other words, humans are born with an inner curse of automatically feeling ashamed of nudity as part of the punishment for Adam eating the fruit.

If we infact did have humans born innately without the shame of nudity we could prove that God is not real since the curse of sin is not fully applying as it should.

Well Christians, I advise you to take a trip to Africa where tribes are walking around the streets clothless and UNASHAMED!

I guess the curse of sin that causes shame in nudity doesn't apply for those African tribe people.

Have I just disproven your religion or what?

If you refuse to bow out, please counter my question with
a straight up answer.

Don't give me a verse or tell me I can't change you.

Don't curse me either.

2007-10-18 16:52:40 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am Romaniote.

2007-10-18 16:52:12 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

as a human being, i want to get some feedback about this. Blaise Pascal once wrote that believing in god is better than being athiest because, he said, what really do you have to gain by being athiest? Nothing really, but If you believe in god you at least have the chance to salvation and all that good stuff. BOTTOM LINE: "It is worthwhile to assume that god exists. If he does, then we win all; if he does not, we lose nothing. (Western Civilization, Spielvogel, Jackson J., p 457)"
What do you all think of this out there?

2007-10-18 16:51:59 · 29 answers · asked by Salvador192 2

Believing in Jesus and accepting Him as your savior is the core of the Christian belief. But apparently God+Jesus never wen't to China, Australia, Japan, and the list goes on. How are those people supposed to believe in Jesus when He never put a foot-step over there? (I'm referring to the time period during the OT&NT). If those people are exempted from believing in Jesus in order to achieve salvation, what's the whole point of having to believe in Jesus? Clearly, the Christian God was only a God made-up by the Jewish. And the other regions obviously had their made-up God.

2007-10-18 16:51:43 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Cause i saw Jesus over there answering questions and P&S must be better if he is there

2007-10-18 16:49:27 · 2 answers · asked by 2bit 7

2007-10-18 16:45:37 · 5 answers · asked by mjlocad 4

2007-10-18 16:43:17 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-18 16:40:06 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

my friends r telling me to ingrave a cross on my arm is that right?

2007-10-18 16:38:31 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

arent there references to mesopotamia, the tiber river, and the euphrates? so if there are, i think it is in or near Iraq.

2007-10-18 16:37:25 · 18 answers · asked by Prongs 2

i am trying to understand judiasm,but i do not want to use the internet. tell me if i am wrong. jews do not say or write god, they write g-d. i heard that u do not beleive in heaven, is that true.

i am a muslim, and i have nothing against jews like everyone says. i just do not like the jews in occupied palestine

2007-10-18 16:36:31 · 8 answers · asked by My point exactly 5

What is favorite type of coffee?

(Not a coffee drinker? What is your favorite type/blend/flavor of tea?)

Not a coffee or tea drinker? How about your favorite type of donuts? ---

On a diet? Just tell us your favorite type of anything.

Not a pleasure person? Okay what church do you belong to that believes in "Pleasure delayed"?

***these questions brought to you by a "curious" person back on level one and limited to 5 questions per day ****

2007-10-18 16:35:50 · 17 answers · asked by D Uncle 3

2007-10-18 16:34:10 · 27 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7

I went there because 'in a handbasket' pointed out that she was prevented from posting questions in Bullfighting. It was too tempting to resist trying, so here I also have now FAILED at posting a question in Bullfighting. I was going to try to go to the questions in that category by linking back to them from Laura's profile, but that didn't work, because she's got her Q's and A's marked 'private.'

Don't you think if someone is going to be a 'Best Answers' top person, everyone should be allowed to look at their questions and answers? Or at LEAST their answers?

2007-10-18 16:32:55 · 5 answers · asked by nora22000 7

i think im a distant cousin of marys

2007-10-18 16:31:38 · 13 answers · asked by knowitall 1

how did the human body come to exist. it is made perfect with every organ having its own functions. inside parts doing there job to keep you alive and a heart pumping blood thru your body without having to be turned on. that did not just fall into place.

2007-10-18 16:30:56 · 31 answers · asked by raceman 2