Religion & Spirituality - 21 October 2007

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What USE can you imagine for abstract thinking?

1 = VERY POOR (Sees no relationship between a screwdriver & a screw)
10 = SUPERB (Similar to a quantum physicist or theoretical mathematician)

Please also include the reasons for your self-evaluation score and some description of your faith tradition.

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2007-10-21 09:04:29 · 19 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7

Kiiled More People in Political Idealism? How? Who? Where?

2007-10-21 09:01:53 · 13 answers · asked by ShadowCat 6

Gnosticism

i need the percentage of known world who follow the religion

u will NOT get best answer without giving the WEBSITE of the source.....and if u give me wikipedia u will NOT get best answer either

gracias

and if yur wondering why no on wikipedia.....izz because ANYONE can change ANYTHING......i have changed stuff......lol.....so NO WIKIPEDIA

2007-10-21 08:58:27 · 6 answers · asked by deanofentertainment 2

Jesus said that whoever calls somebody a "fool" shall be in danger of hell fire (Matthew 5:22), yet he called people "fools" himself (Matthew 23:17).

Regarding his own truthfulness, Jesus gave two conflicting opinions: "If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true" (John 5:31), and "Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true" (John 8:14

These a just a couple of things noted. Dozens more if you're inclined to read them.

2007-10-21 08:57:50 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-21 08:53:24 · 35 answers · asked by robodcr 1

I have meditated much more than usual,gotten to know abit more about a few other cultures and religions,and I helped others with their emotional problems,which really made me feel great.
How about you?

2007-10-21 08:49:51 · 14 answers · asked by Myaloo 5

I know for at least some of you it is.

2007-10-21 08:45:02 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

what a must know facts about god ?

2007-10-21 08:40:21 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-21 08:39:32 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have heard that harmful Chriatians are called fundies. I don't understand why they are called fundies or why they are harmful.

2007-10-21 08:38:33 · 6 answers · asked by smart1 2

have you think that maybe they are from others country?.....don't you think that ,in the end, to share ideas it's all that matter?

2007-10-21 08:37:05 · 20 answers · asked by Claudia A 2

or is it the http://www.templars.org.uk/ site? Why would they make a website claiming to be the knights of templar when their not?

2007-10-21 08:36:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-21 08:35:28 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you know of any Roman Catholic Christian converted to Fundamental Baptist Evangelism?

2007-10-21 08:34:50 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-21 08:33:37 · 27 answers · asked by Taaay[: 2

2007-10-21 08:33:16 · 69 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just wondering because they seem very similar.

Also, where can I find all the essential writings in order to practice druidism?

2007-10-21 08:33:04 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm talking about the Kind of Kings.

2007-10-21 08:30:40 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

There are two questions here.
1) What are the peaceful, correctly practising, Christians doing about fundies ruining the Christian practise and reputation?

2) What should we nickname the peaceful Christians? It needs to be something that cannot be misunderstood as being fundementalistic.

2007-10-21 08:29:16 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

After all,I am one.

2007-10-21 08:28:50 · 4 answers · asked by Chris 2

If you don't believe he exists, prove he doesn't exist.

2007-10-21 08:26:25 · 88 answers · asked by ♥FABULOUS♥ 2

Pope Says Faith Can't Justify Violence
Sunday, October 21, 2007 2:36:11 PM
By NICOLE WINFIELD
Visiting one of Italy's most crime-ridden cities, Pope Benedict XVI told ayatollahs, rabbis, priests and patriarchs from around the world Sunday that religion must never be used to justify violence.

Benedict condemned the "deplorable" mob violence that he said permeated life in Naples, home of the notorious Camorra organized crime syndicate -- the local version of the Sicilian Mafia.

The pope's visit coincided with a three-day meeting of religious leaders from around the world on the role of religion and culture in creating a violence-free world.

The pope told the Jewish, Muslim, Christian and Buddhist leaders they must work Other World Photos

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for peace and reconciliation among peoples.

"In a world wounded by conflicts, where violence is justified in God's name, it's important to repeat that religion can never become a vehicle of hatred, it can never be used in God's name to justify violence," he said. "On the contrary, religions can and must offer precious resources to build a peaceful humanity, because they speak about peace in the heart of man."

While the pope's message was universal, it had particular resonance in Naples, which has long been one of Italy's most violent cities. Besides petty crime, it has been wracked by Camorra turf battles over drug and arms trafficking, prostitution rackets and other lucrative activities.

Naples for years had the highest murder rate of all major Italian cities, although it slipped to second place after Bari in 2006, registering 3.3 reported homicides per 100,000 inhabitants, Interior Ministry statistics show. Naples' surrounding Campania region has for years also topped the charts for robberies and car thefts.

Last year, there were calls for the army to be sent in after nine people were killed in Naples in two weeks.

During an open-air Mass in Naples' main square, Benedict called for programs in schools and the workplace to change a "mentality" of violence that he said increasingly draws in young people who have few economic opportunities.

"There are so many situations of poverty, of inadequate housing, of unemployment and underemployment, of lack of prospects for the future," Benedict told the crowd on a chilly and rainy day.

"It's not just the lamentable number of Camorra crimes, but also the fact that violence unfortunately tends to become a diffuse mentality, insinuating itself into social life, in the historic center and in the new and faceless outskirts, with the risk of drawing in young people in particular," he said.

2007-10-21 08:23:50 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

The UU church just released a ten minute video to expand membership. You can view it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wezp1W2HKlU&mode=user&search=

What do you think about the UU church - or are you even familiar with it? If you are a current member, what do you like or dislike about your own church organization? Is it possible to have a cohesive church group where the beliefs of the members can vary so much? I'm interested in serious answers - I'm curious what others think.

2007-10-21 08:23:19 · 14 answers · asked by Eileen 3

If you've done or do this, do you explain how your understanding of the verse relates? If not, how come? The reason why I ask is because I see a lot of answers in which there are a couple verses and thats it.

I find this as annoying as a copied-and- pasted wiki page for an answer. Does anyone else?

Let me just say this before I continue, I don't find the Bible itself bothersome. It's annoying when some use it to back up their beliefs and doesn't put their understanding of it into their own words.

I mean, the Bible is not self-explanatory, if it was, there wouldn't be such a disagreement on the content of it today. There could be many interpretations to a verse. So why do you believe some Christians don't explain their thinking further than the scriptures they decide to use? Thanks:-)

2007-10-21 08:19:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

so, my friend and i have been making fun of the people who were building a church on her road. and it happened to be my religon. she's a buddhist, and im a christian. i wanna know how i tell her that.

2007-10-21 08:18:13 · 10 answers · asked by Katelyn C 1

...“plundering gangs” [1], “bacteria”, “disease”, “racist, imperialist[s]”, followers of a “racist religion” who plan to “rule the world” who are “using” Christians to gain their ends [2], westerners would respond kindly? Do you think if young Jewish girls on Israeli television declared “We want to fight”, “We will annihilate the” Muslims, and “I will commit martyrdom” killing Muslims [3], we would sit back and do nothing? How DO you think we would react?

These are all things Muslims have stated in mainstream Islamic circles (including children’s television programs…) about Jews. Do you think we would react differently? Do you think we would be less passive, unconcerned, and apologetic if this was what the Muslims faced daily?


[1] http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=subjects&Area=antisemitism&ID=SP160107
[2] http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=subjects&Area=antisemitism&ID=SP169907
[3] http://memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=subjects&Area=antisemitism&ID=SP157707

2007-10-21 08:16:30 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to measure the level of agression that is born by this word, by either atheists, fundies or the peaceful christians.

To produce something they can attack me with, I here provide a "missplelled" word.

And now to the question; "Do you think that your behaviour in here positively promotes what you represent?"

2007-10-21 08:14:20 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-21 08:14:13 · 1 answers · asked by Scumspawn 6

I understand the that most Christians believe that reincarnation doesn't happen, yet believe that Jesus rose from the dead. Would it be such a stretch to think an Infinite God with no boundaries--including the front and back cover of a book--simply could reincarnate souls merely by willing it to happen? I encourage you to a deeper level of thought.

My question is simply this:

Is reincarnation POSSIBLE?


Explanations of your personal beliefs are fine. However, understand that whether you BELIEVE in something, or whether something is POSSIBLE, are two different things.

I encourage those that believe reincarnation is IMPOSSIBLE to explain in great detail WHY they believe the way they do. This includes any limitations God has that we don't know of.

Note: This question is being asked with the current belief that a Higher Being, commonly referred to as God, did in fact create everything. This is assumed to be TRUE for the duration of this question.

Thank you for your participation!
VH

2007-10-21 08:08:39 · 19 answers · asked by Violet.Haze 1

2007-10-21 08:05:36 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous