Religion & Spirituality - 3 November 2007

I have discovered someone that I think is posing as a VT yet her answers don't reflect being a VT.
I know that VT stands for Vile Temptress yet most of the VT's I know are very nice and loving.
The "VT poser" I am speaking of isn't either of those. She seems rather cold and frigid.
Do I report this to Deke?

2007-11-03 07:36:14 · 22 answers · asked by queen of snarky-yack again 4

I don't remember Jesus asking for money from people

2007-11-03 07:35:27 · 15 answers · asked by larry d 2

2007-11-03 07:34:36 · 5 answers · asked by valkyrie_missile_uk 1

...in the big picture I mean. Why do you get up in the morning, whay do you live your life, what is your purpose? Do you live for yourself, or do you live for something bigger? for your family? your country? humanity? the future? your spirit? for God? I know my answer, but I'm curious to see what others have to say.

2007-11-03 07:33:29 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Look at this money based world we live in, and even nature.

How can any of these conditions prove that a "God" exists?

I don't see the possibility.

GOD is only a concept that a HUMAN BEING with a developed brain can conceive and comphrehend, that's of a certain age. No one below the age of lets say 10 can really rationalize with the idea. They may get the basic concepts, but that's that.

Is it fair to send these people to "hell?"

I think so many of us are failing to deal with reality, and don't know what to make of our own intellect, so we need something as a crutch or to define us.

If God does exist, then why must we exist among such godless conditons, among godless people and countries, which trade with each other and abide by virtually godless trade and value methods?

I mean, after putting alot of thought into it, "GOD" doesn't seem present hereHow do we find "GOD" in such a godless existence?

NOT saying evil at all, just ...lack of anything higher.

2007-11-03 07:31:20 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

So I want to wait till marriage to have sex. I think it is because I grew up being taught that, but I don't know if completely know why I feel that way. I am not real religious, but I feel like I should wait, but I also feel like does it matter to wait. Especially since most people have sex before they are married anyway, whats the point of saving myself for someone when the odds are the guy hasn't saved his self for me? So I guess I am just wondering should I stick with waiting even though I don't know why I am exactly or should I just maybe be open to the idea of having sex before marriage? Thanks... sorry if this seems like I already know the answer, but I really don't

2007-11-03 07:31:02 · 10 answers · asked by Panda23 2

you know the deal, women and children or "heathen" always die unjustly

2007-11-03 07:26:21 · 4 answers · asked by voice_of_reason 6

I want to know if any one out there is as ticked of as I am about the govrnment taking "In God We Trust" off the new gold dollar. All I got to say is that our nation won't last much longer if we keep dening and disobeying God.

2007-11-03 07:23:13 · 10 answers · asked by smart1 2

to believe I's the pertiest? Even if it's true??

2007-11-03 07:21:37 · 18 answers · asked by HillbillyHannah 2

For Example: Buddhist - Chant daily to purify their hearts
Hare Krisna - Chant Hare Krisna to purify their hearts and they don't eat meat.

Muslims - prayer five times a day, Ramadan to renergize ourselves and our hearts, we don't eat pork. we don't drink.

What do Christians do to purify themselves daily. What r the rituals or pillars of christianity. And if there is any, y is it not practiced widely in the US (The US is a Christian nation) For example, if you go to a Muslim country, they have a special time where everyone stops what they r doing and prays together. It doesn't matter rather you r at work or anything. What do Christain countries do?

2007-11-03 07:20:25 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-03 07:18:32 · 6 answers · asked by Adam of the wired 7

2007-11-03 07:16:53 · 10 answers · asked by t_a_m_i_l 6

According to atheists, there is no God, so every thing in this universe is subjected to "obligatory" physical laws .. and since our brains are parts of this world, they are subjected to these laws as well, for example the chemical reaction going on in our brains.

So to make it short:
- Is there anything in this word that is not subjected it's physical laws?
- How can we say we have free will if we are just only obeying the laws?

2007-11-03 07:11:06 · 26 answers · asked by Kimo 4

2007-11-03 07:09:14 · 22 answers · asked by Marina G 1

2007-11-03 07:07:35 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

That our Founding Fathers wrote the Pledge of Allegiance (including the "under God" part) AND....they put "In God We Trust" on our currency...

Is this the kind of thing our schools are teaching our children? Or do the ones who believe this, just not know any better???

2007-11-03 07:07:12 · 14 answers · asked by Adam G 6

If no angel can ever be called God's Son (Hebrews 1:5)--and if Jesus is in fact the Son of God---then doesn't this mean that Jesus cannot be the archangel Michael?

2007-11-03 07:06:42 · 12 answers · asked by Torrid 2

Golden rule: "Do for others what you would have them do for you."

Silver rule: "Don't do to others what you wouldn't want them to do to you."

Which would you say is more important to humanity, and why?

2007-11-03 07:03:32 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

do you have on the 'Armour of the Lord' and if so how do you use it?

2007-11-03 07:02:54 · 17 answers · asked by Plato 5

As far as respecting the religious traditions of non-Western culture I say no.

How can one honestly respect an Asian religious tradition (or frankly their culture in general), while assuming every follower of that tradition will burn alive on Satan's BBQ for all eternity? That's impossible. That equates to 0 respect. Some might even go so far as to call that racist?

2007-11-03 07:01:48 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

You all have a wonderful weekend!! :)

Thank you for your answers! :)

2007-11-03 06:59:25 · 25 answers · asked by Moon :) 7

http://www.citizenlink.org/stoplight/index.cfm

This is "Merry Tossmas," an ostensibly humorous little video reacting to catalogs that say "holiday" instead of "Christmas." He's all offended that they say "holiday" (never mind that people give gifts for Hanukkah and the Winter Solstice, too), so his "new holiday" is "Tossmas," where he tosses holiday catalogs in the trash.

Yep, the cheerful sound of "It's CHRISTmas, not just a *holiday*!" whining starts up again. Makes me long for carols. And I hate carols.

So what do y'all think?

2007-11-03 06:58:56 · 7 answers · asked by GreenEyedLilo 7

You all have a wonderful weekend!! :)

Thank you for your answers! :)

2007-11-03 06:58:39 · 19 answers · asked by Moon :) 7

2007-11-03 06:56:51 · 12 answers · asked by Adam of the wired 7

Mormon leader Orson Pratt clearly stated, "Thus each God forms a world for the accommodation of his own sons and daughters who are sent forth in their times and seasons and generations to be born into the same. The inhabitants of each world are required to reverence, adore, and worship their own personal father who dwell in the heavens who dwells in Heaven which they formerly inhabited." (Orson Pratt, The Seer, p. 37)

Imagine a Mormon creating a world of their own where their constituents can really worship and adore them. What a blatant lie from the Mormon officials.

2007-11-03 06:53:35 · 10 answers · asked by Justyn M. 1

OF SOUL
OF PHYSICAL FORM
OF THOUGHT
OF SPIRITUALITY

2007-11-03 06:53:13 · 23 answers · asked by The More I learn The More I'm Uneducated 5

My family is die-hard Christian. They've been decans, Sunday school teachers, church programmers, evangelists, camp counselors, team leaders, play directors, puppeteers, etc. As a family we used read the bible (the whole thing, not just the good bits) once a year. I was involved in every youth activity you could imagine as a kid, read every C.S. Lewis book out there and, naturally, went onto bible college & seminary. Two years later I was kicked out for three violations of my "commitment of faith." I guess bible college isn't the ideal place to begin questioning the existence of god. But just the same...

The problem now is that I'm an adult atheist and very comfortable living this way. I've never been happier. But when my parent's visit it's difficult. I don't want them to feel like failures because their child isn't "saved." They were good parents and I love them. How can I maintain the good relationship I have with my family without having to play Christian?

2007-11-03 06:51:16 · 22 answers · asked by greenpin 1

2007-11-03 06:46:21 · 25 answers · asked by musicman 2

Yesterday I was at a youth group event and the youth leader told me to clean something up, and I procrastinated,so he choked me to get my attention. I got mad so In pretended to cry and made up a strory about how someone choked me when was 5. Now I feel horrible for doing that? What should I do now?

2007-11-03 06:42:54 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

does it say int he bible where animals go when they die or do they just return the to earth which they were brought upon?
atheist save ure comments spare ure lil time on earth

2007-11-03 06:42:17 · 6 answers · asked by BLAH!! 1