Religion & Spirituality - 21 October 2007

I used to do gymnastics when I was in highschool. When I was in college, I used to do le parkour, and do rollerblading tricks on ramps.

I don't know much about yoga, I think it's like a religion or something, so I always stayed awayw from that.

This new friend of mine tells me he's been doing yoga for years, I told him I didn't want to know about it.
But today, he wanted to impress me showing some of the positions he could do.
Me being an ex-gymnast, I was not at all impressed, and I showed him how I could do the same. Then he started me showing some more positions, and I was able to do all of them on the first try.

Some positions I had never done anything similar in gymnastics, but I had no trouble doing them.

It was very fun! But I think there's more to yoga than just positions. I think there's some religious background to that.

Should I just stop, or should I learn more about yoga?

2007-10-21 17:00:55 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm looking for christian songs that are inspirational and uplifting for people who are dealing with difficult times and hardships.
right now i have:
come to jesus by chris rice
amazing grace my chains are gone by chris tomlin
mountain of god by third day
cry out to jesus by third day
light at the end of the tunnel by third day

i'm looking for songs that give hope. :] thank you in advance!

2007-10-21 16:58:43 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Sounds like a sick scene in a an old horror movie. How can any kind of blood make anything clean, white or pure? Do these blood cults really believe this stuff? Years of working in surgery show that blood doesn't make anything clean, white or pure. Neither does death, willing or not.

2007-10-21 16:55:45 · 16 answers · asked by Enigma®Ragnarökin' 7

Is it that easy to change our disposition or inclinations? Or is there supernatural power available in the universe that changes these feelings?
Of course, atheists will say either that they don't have these feelings or that these feelings are okay to have. But the natural result of feelings is actions so do you rigidly control these feelings that you cannot change or what do you do with them?

2007-10-21 16:55:25 · 11 answers · asked by Prof Fruitcake 6

Does He have the power to unify and bring back what was once had?

2007-10-21 16:54:45 · 9 answers · asked by scotty_84116 4

Why does the lord have so many names in Judaism and what are they ? This stuff confuses me

2007-10-21 16:54:25 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-21 16:52:16 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

What are some initial steps that a person interested in the Catholic faith take?

I feel drawn to Catholicism as of late, because the fallacies of my own religion (wicca) are starting to bother me intensely. I grew up a Baptist, but lost interest in the church due to the endless ranting of my pastors. Catholicism seems extremely orderly, devotional, and ritualistic. Please point me in the right direction.

2007-10-21 16:52:10 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

The US House of Representatives on September 13 voted to award His Holiness the Dalai Lama the Congressional Gold Medal, the nation's highest civilian honor. The award in recognition of the Dalai Lama's advocacy of religious harmony, non-violence, and human rights throughout the world and for his efforts to find a peaceful solution to the Tibet issue though dialogue with the Chinese leadership. The bill enjoyed broad bipartisan support, with 387 cosponsors drawn from both political parties in the House and Senate, representing more than two-thirds of Congress. President Bush presented the medal at a congressional ceremony.

Personally, I think it is wonderful and don't question His Holiness' motives at all. But, I have heard some rumblings which question his motives for accepting such an honor from a "war mongering" President (Bush). The idea being that Bush is using the His Holiness for political gain and that His Holiness is too naive to realize it. Any thoughts?

2007-10-21 16:51:44 · 14 answers · asked by lightningelemental 6

If I were wanting to become an atheist, would books would you suggest?

If I were wanting to become a Christian which books of the Bible would you recommend.

Both sides welcome. I hope this is somewhat of a different question.

2007-10-21 16:47:27 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to know what other gifts come from being baptized in the Holy Spirit other than tongues and interpretation. I have somewhat of an idea but I'm trying to get more knowledge in this area. Thank you.

2007-10-21 16:45:40 · 29 answers · asked by Dani Marie 4

I understand in Romans it talks about how homo sapien is an old evolution and by being saved or progressive the new people in christ can not live as the old humans do

2007-10-21 16:41:04 · 21 answers · asked by voice_of_reason 6

what was the Hebrew contribution to the modern world

2007-10-21 16:38:17 · 16 answers · asked by jerdean44 1

A Christian man that had a divorce cause his wife committed adultery?

A man that ordered the torture, imprisonment and death of Christians and then converted to Chrisianity?

Think about this one please.

2007-10-21 16:37:45 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

Thou shalt not bear false witness.
Thou shalt not make wrongful use of the name of thy God.

And in Hovind's case:

Thou shalt not steal.

2007-10-21 16:36:42 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm tired of getting the it's in the Bible so it's wrong answer.

I want to know WHY the Bible says it's wrong.

Can anyone help me out on this?

2007-10-21 16:36:29 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am referring to Noah, his family and the rest of all the animals that were pact in his Ark during the flood. It would be very impossible for them animals including Noah, to survive the eight months ordeal seclussion in the Ark and not experiencing health hazzard. When God decided to create a woman in the Garden of Eden, He put Adam into deep sleep. I believe that was what God did also to Noah, his family and rest of animals in the Ark. In that way all creatures there didn't need to heed to the call of nature; therefore the Ark remained tidied and clean. The whole concept of the Ark represented the jewel box. In the Ark, were the selected creation of God that would give offsprings for the new world after the flood. These animals were selected by Angels before hand while Noah was building the Ark. Also from Noah's offspring who is Shem, from his line will come the covenant line like Abraham, leading down to David and down to Jesus. the Messiah. What do you think of that?

2007-10-21 16:35:16 · 5 answers · asked by roteldeel 1

lets see!!!!!! things grow and evolve because cells devide and multiply! ok , so far we are all on the same page.

but then there is a book ,written over and over again ,by men only! written about a being that is a ghost ,never sleeps ,never eats , never speaks,never comes through with his grand plans! he sees all ppl of the world at the same times,knows all the bad things that everyone is doing simultaniously and has no problem sending his beloved flock to the wrorld of a fallen Angel or two with goat hoofs and horns and special tricks up it's sleeve to torture us heathens! and he (the ghost ) will judge us! and then comes the question of intelligence !!!!!!! sorry ,folks ,but I can't find it anywhere! the only intelligence here is my cell devision I can actually watch under a microscope! God ,is just no where to be found - ever ! NOT EVEN UNDER THE MICROSCOPE!

intelligent design is just another way of saying EVOLUTION without saying evolution!

do you follow me here??????

2007-10-21 16:33:06 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

What's the difference bewteen a Catholic and a Protestant Christian?
thanks!

2007-10-21 16:30:51 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean, why don’t we just save all that tax money and teach those unfortunate children born to Christian parents the basics of pumping gas or flipping burgers? That’s all they’re likely to do anyway. They can reject science now in favor of their bible and still lead relatively productive lives, but the future always brings with it something with which faith can’t compete – change. Let’s face it, at this rate, western societies will soon split into two broad groups; those who stubbornly insist that the bible is an indisputable source of knowledge and those who either reject the bible completely or at least use it only as a source of spiritual comfort….Don’t you think?

2007-10-21 16:29:26 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think that one of the most important virtues is that ability to empathize. I think that people generally learn to get along much better if they are instructed of the importance of putting yourself in someone elses shoes.
I may be wrong, but i don't know if the bible says much about empathy. Obviously the golden rule (treat others as you would have done to you) has some relation to empathy.
But where else does the bible speak of it?

2007-10-21 16:26:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i was raised catholic but have read much over the years on buddhism. met the top priest from the nicheron sect in japan in an interview. attended sessions in homes, dated two buddhists, one from japan, one from korea, one a radical from dallas, tex. i can be catholic and study buddhism. there is no conflict from all i know. it offers a wonderful way to live and deal with life's challenges. more than anything else i know of, including psycological analysis etc. but i don't work that hard at it. none around my present neck of the woods. are you conversant on the subject?

2007-10-21 16:24:19 · 25 answers · asked by JIM 4

Seems Christians have embraced the notion that they are sinners & can never be perfect as Christ instructed them--so they rely on "grace" to avoid obeying Christ by treating everyone else as they would like to be treated.

2007-10-21 16:21:17 · 10 answers · asked by huffyb 6

Describe your surroundings. What do you see? What is the weather like? Are you with other people or alone?
Where are you going?
Add other details if you can.

2007-10-21 16:20:34 · 37 answers · asked by Prof Fruitcake 6

Joseph Smith in the pearl of great price wrote "18 My object in going to inquire of the Lord was to know which of all the sects was right, that I might know which to join. No sooner, therefore, did I get possession of myself, so as to be able to speak, than I asked the Personages who stood above me in the light, which of all the sects was right (for at this time it had never entered into my heart that all were wrong)—and which I should join.
19 I was answered that I must join none of them, for they were all wrong; and the Personage who addressed me said that all their creeds were an abomination in his sight; that those professors were all corrupt; that: “they draw near to me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me, they teach for doctrines the commandments of men, having a form of godliness, but they deny the power thereof.” "

If all the denominations were corrupt why did he join the methodist church in 1828?

2007-10-21 16:20:32 · 9 answers · asked by Bible warrior 5

you can be funny
do not name names

2007-10-21 16:20:15 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-21 16:19:36 · 18 answers · asked by Lost. at. Sea. 7

Food. drugs

2007-10-21 16:18:21 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

What defines a cult.

2007-10-21 16:14:53 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-21 16:13:43 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous