Religion & Spirituality - 23 October 2007

An atheist who is a good person and tries to help out people, or a Christian who preaches but doesn't practice good will. I asked my Christian friend this and she says the atheist deserves to go to hell even if he was the better person. What do you think?

2007-10-23 10:09:17 · 30 answers · asked by Helga G. Pataki 6

2007-10-23 10:07:20 · 13 answers · asked by trybugle 1

have a minister that was a homosexual that has vowed to remain celebate, or a straight individual that has the a strong lustful convictions that have the potential to lead them into trouble? Thoughtful answers are appreciated.

2007-10-23 10:06:41 · 11 answers · asked by David 3

Dont they know that they are two different belief systems and dont want to be lumped together as one.

2007-10-23 10:05:43 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

I 'm sick of all the myth regarding religion. I am supposedly christian because I have christian parents. However, I have a very close friend who is buddhist. According to "my religion", my friend will burn in hell. I mean that's just ridiculous. The guy is more innocent than a saint. This obviously questions religion itself. I think everyone needs to drop this fascist concept known as religion. I hope you saw where I was going with this and now please answer my question.

If you're a christian, don't you think you would be buddhist if you had buddhist parents?

2007-10-23 10:05:37 · 26 answers · asked by Axis Flip 3

Eh, why? If you saw the movie the chick was eaten anyway.

2007-10-23 10:04:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Doesn't it seem oxymoronic to prove religion via science and math? one is hypothetical, while the other is concrete.

Doesn't it seem like it's reaching?!

It seems like it's another man-made excuse/attempt in the name of denial to try to convince the opposite side. If one truly believes, then everything else in this world wouldn't matter. Whereas, battling sides seems childish and insecure.

2007-10-23 10:04:44 · 3 answers · asked by the most oblivious wig-gur 2

Many indeed desiring to save themselves, abandond the everyday world and entered monasteries. Some even sought refuge in the desert where they lived in complete solitude. However only a few took these extreme measure and in so doing did not necessarily leave the world of sin, which is to be found in all sircumstances, expecially in the human soul. It is unfortunately possible to leave the natural world but take the world of sin with you. Conversely, it is possibel to leave the world of sin and sta in the natural world. According to St Anthony the Great, who came out of the solitude of the desert into the world once again, true Christians occupy themselves in secular things, but inwardly they talk with God and not with the world around them. If you live like this, says St. Anthany, you will be in the world but not of it and you will find peace. Father Sergei says that the saints do not see sinful asct the way sinful people do because they are not attracted to such desires.

2007-10-23 10:04:24 · 7 answers · asked by Jacob Dahlen 3

2007-10-23 10:04:06 · 12 answers · asked by Suen 4

Isn't underage drinking illegal? I can't imagine anyone older than 17 asking the vast majority of stupid "atheist" questions I see here.

Explain please????

2007-10-23 10:03:29 · 13 answers · asked by reginachick22 6

Why do you all continually say "Mormons believe (insert your favorite thing), this is wrong" and when we correct you, as we always do, you still continue to say we believe these things?

Like, why do you say things like "Mormons worship Joseph Smith over Jesus" or "Mormons believe the Book of Mormon OVER the Bible"? When we come back with "No, we don't believe ABC or XYZ" you all still insist that we do.

Is it because those who tell you what we supposedly believe also tell you that all Mormons lie about what they believe? Or do you think we're just stupid or something?

2007-10-23 09:57:05 · 20 answers · asked by mormon_4_jesus 7

2007-10-23 09:55:57 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-23 09:55:22 · 12 answers · asked by admiral 2

I am asexual. I am not sexually attracted to girls OR guys. I was raised non-denominational Christian. I go to church every Sunday, and I believe in G-d and I know that Jesus Christ is my savior. My question is, is asexuality a sin? I have tried to be attracted to girls, but I just can't. I don't find any of them attractive. (I don't find any guys attractive either, but I don't want to, ew.)

Can someone please help me out? I would really appreciate it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asexual

2007-10-23 09:54:45 · 23 answers · asked by Ryan 1

We might be considered the pioneers of internet atheism…

2007-10-23 09:54:03 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

My mother was a hippie of sorts when I was young so I grew up listening to the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Iron Butterfly, Jimmy Hendrix, Janis Joplin, etc. She became "born again" when I was about 10. The day she got "saved", she took all of those beautiful albums and smashed them up to smithereens with a sledge hammer in our backyard. I cried and begged her to just give them to me but she "rebuked" me. I ran into my room and cried for a long time. I will never forget that. What do you think of this?

2007-10-23 09:49:19 · 45 answers · asked by dreamer - VT-AM 4

Moriaes Fate says, 'For the billionth time... atheists do not care what you believe so long as you leave us out of your little fantasy.'

Are you trying to convert me to atheism? Ain't gonna happen? I was there, all of us were.

WHY NOT BE TOLERANT and leave the section for people who really want to discuss and debate religious issues? Seriously. You must know it is evil just for the purposes of being wicked and cruel?

2007-10-23 09:45:26 · 54 answers · asked by K in Him 6

Mine does and been watching it all day on CNN.. All those homes lost and so many told to leave their homes. Prayers go out to all of them.

2007-10-23 09:43:57 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-23 09:40:11 · 26 answers · asked by constance f 1

A certain man who had a work force of a 100,
and he wanted to prune the work force by half but was in a dilemma who to make redundant
,So he hit on a Idea of sending his son incognito to work on the factory floor, and gather as much material of the work force in 3 months, The son reported to him the shirkers and the best workers, After 3months he pruned his force retaining the best and loyal, A deputy of redundent workers,
complained of unfair dismissal to which he unfolded his plans to them' to find the best force, he said if I had come in person and worked with you, you would have pretended to be good workers and your real person would have been hidden from me, I sent my son to find the true path

2007-10-23 09:39:40 · 36 answers · asked by denis9705 5

Why don't baptist?

2007-10-23 09:38:11 · 4 answers · asked by ¸.•*´`*♥ ♥Misty Owl♥ ♥*´`*•.¸ 3

In a question I asked here http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AoELRPfUH42RNv_IKWhO89bd7BR.;_ylv=3?qid=20071023125156AAygsCx

Some were very condemnatory of the fact I am a married mother of three kids and I am not against gay marriage. Someone asked me if I am not concerned about the welfare of my kids.

But gay people have been having civil unions or marriage for over a decade now in places like Denmark and Netherlands and extensive research has been done on gay families by the American Pediatric Association among many international organizations and there is NO conclusive evidence that they pose ANY threat to other families or society, let along MINE. In fact research from the Netherlands shows that lesbian mothers were more committed to the task of parenting than most straight fathers.

Can anyone present some conclusive evidence by a respected source that proves gay people being given equal civil and legal protections will damage MY family and harm my kids?

2007-10-23 09:36:38 · 12 answers · asked by pixie_pagan 4

You're alive, right?

Most likely, that means your parents had sex.

Let that soak in a minute.

So there!

2007-10-23 09:36:07 · 54 answers · asked by Anonymous

I read thru Rev Chap 6 and the 1st part of Chap 7 and I wonder as a matter of interperatation, is it likely that we in this time are on the brink of the opening of the 7 seals, of the Lord if not actually in the middle of it? (I'm thinking 4th seal in my opinion)
We live in a time where our economic situation in the US is in upheaval. The recent problem with China, and all the contaminated pet food products, and our own situation with the corn for food or fuel issue, price increases and shortages. If our own government can't determine when pet food is tainted or toys for that matter, how long will it be before the food for human consumption is contaminated. (rice meal in babby food?)
Is it possible that we are experiencing the 4 horsemen now, and that soon more is to come? Fires, drought, earthquakes, flooding, fears of pandemics or plagues, global warming, hints of WWIII, brutal random killings. This was the Revelation of Jesus to John regarding the last days? any thoughts?

2007-10-23 09:35:47 · 19 answers · asked by ImJstBob 4

2007-10-23 09:34:15 · 24 answers · asked by ClubbingSeals.com 2

Its funny how you people spin my questions around to fit your agenda. Okay so NO, Einstein did not have a religion, BUT HE DID BELIEVE IN GOD. I did not say Christianity, I did not say Muslim, I said he believed in God. Nothing more, okay so he was a pantheist, or a deist, whatever. THAT STILL SAYS HE BELIEVED IN A HIGHER BEING.

However you all, or specifically atheists, try to somehow justify why I’m still wrong. Most of you never answered my question, you just tried to spin in order to justify your own disbelief. Both Hawking and Einstein, and yes PEOPLE Hawking does believe in a higher being (Gosh your so arrogant and close minded) . I DID NOT SAY RELIGION, a God, nothing more nothing less. So no matter what atheists, as much as you try to say science and other means prove no God, the greatest minds that ever walked this earth believe in something greater than them. Why do you deny such a possibility?

2007-10-23 09:31:27 · 21 answers · asked by Murfdigidy 4

If my child were pregnant and did not want to carry the child to term, is there a network of anti-abortion activists who would voulunteer to surrogate this child? My daughter doesn't want it, but far be it for me to keep it from loving adopptive parents as long as you are willing to carry it. You dont' have to keep it - you could give it up for adoption if you wanted.

Just wondering.

2007-10-23 09:29:14 · 16 answers · asked by ZombieTrix 2012 6

For my Anthropology class, we have to break a gender stereotype. The guys have to go out in public and do something that is considered feminine (like wear a purse or make-up) and the girls have to go out in public and do something considered masculine (like sit with our legs open). So what's something that I can do that is considered masculine?

2007-10-23 09:29:13 · 19 answers · asked by Moxie! 6

I've always been a Christian. But I hate myself for things I did before my faith was really strong. It started with a game.

In the game, you answer innocent trivia. If you're right, you do a skit--like immitate a fashion model (vanity) or pretend to be a snail in love (lust). After you do the skit, you go forward. Eventually, moving forward takes you to a circle called Hell; first one there wins. The game's called 7 Deady Sins...but we only did the silly skits.

But the worst thing is, to decide turns, you have to roll a 6 three times! The first time I played, I recall not thinking much of it. I thought it was a silly game. I didn't know that blasphemy is insulting God. (Not that I meant to!) The last time was yrs ago. I may have understood blasphemy then. When it was my turn to roll, I said, "I'm afraid of this number. Let me roll another." But my friends said no. Eventually, I said "Fine, but for the record, I am NOT evil." I rolled. Now I'm sick with regret.

2007-10-23 09:29:05 · 17 answers · asked by YearoftheRat 5

2007-10-23 09:26:32 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous