Religion & Spirituality - 4 November 2007

2007-11-04 11:55:27 · 14 answers · asked by Abafari S 1

2007-11-04 11:55:18 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't like it when people mendle with the dead. I don't care if it's a King or a slave they should be left in peace or cremated. Obviously they wouldn't want to cremate him but still, I don't think he likes his resting place being disturbed. How disrespectful..

2007-11-04 11:54:20 · 18 answers · asked by Yuri ^_^ 5

Explain like I'm stupid: Is everything going wrong because people are having too much sex? or the wrong kind of sex? or teaching adolescents about sex? or not waiting to have sex until they're married and reasonably certain that they won't be divorced within six months? or what?

I'm especially interested in answers from (gulp) christians, since they seem to take so much interest in the subject.

(No, you needn't tell me _why_ you find it so fascinating, that's not my question and I don't want to know, thanks anyway.)

2007-11-04 11:53:13 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

. I would rather let thousands of people die than to ever move out of the United States and into a third world nation. Also, I would do what was neccessary in order to survive. My money and happiness is more important than the well being of others because frankly I do not live in their shoes and never will. I also have no problem with lying as long as it advances me. I often pretend to have worldviews and throw compliments at the feet of others to be in good standing. I could care less about what people who cannot give me what I want think of me.

2007-11-04 11:49:57 · 22 answers · asked by Yes 1

2007-11-04 11:49:09 · 32 answers · asked by MBlessed (SOC) 5

the chance of God existing is 50/50? Richard Dawkins has pointed out that there are many possible odds between 0% and 100%

2007-11-04 11:46:24 · 18 answers · asked by I'm an Atheist 3

I am a devote Catholic. Some of my co-workers go to a Fundamentalist Church and are always trying to get me to attent their Church. One even made the comment that Catholics are not Christians. Anyone ever dealt with this particular denomination?

2007-11-04 11:46:03 · 27 answers · asked by TheoMDiv 4

2007-11-04 11:45:09 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

I *think* the poster was Catholic as she was saying she worships on Ash Wednesday. Okay, I understand that the term 'born again' has taken on a negative slant in the Catholic church --- or so it seems, as many Catholics seem to call evangelicals 'born agains', almost as an insult.

Now, I honestly don't mind if I'm called a 'born again' or a 'fundamentalist' or whatever as a label or even as an insult. But is it *common* amongst Catholics to believe that there is no such thing? If so, what is the explanation for this scripture?

John 3:3 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” 4 Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?” 5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

2007-11-04 11:43:55 · 11 answers · asked by KL 6

Do I have what it takes? Or do I need to express myself more publicly? Or is that not something that jesus would want? Like jesus would really want me to keep it on the down low.

And..... Would jesus mind if I didn't tithe that 10% to the church, and kept that extra cash that I made on the streets to myself?

2007-11-04 11:42:05 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-04 11:41:11 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

i absolutely believe in god, and my god is very personal to me. i relocated to the south from new england and i canot believe how judgemental people are!!!!!! i know christians from up north, and they never tried to change me!!! whats up with people down here???

2007-11-04 11:40:36 · 47 answers · asked by coliegrl5 1

theist vs atheist, for example

2007-11-04 11:39:21 · 11 answers · asked by I'm an Atheist 3

I asked a question earlier about people --- could you please pray that I get this really important job -- (seriously, worked HARD for it, have been laid off 10 wks now and I'm 49 with 2 grandbabies) --- so I thought I would try BUT the "Christians" who answered said "only if it's God's will" MEANING TO ME......THERE IS NO POWER IN PRAYER????? EXPLAIN THIS TO ME PLEASE.

2007-11-04 11:39:17 · 27 answers · asked by butterfliesRfree 7

I am wondering if they are linked to a demographic datum.

2007-11-04 11:38:57 · 2 answers · asked by Y!A-FOOL 5

Does it do so today?

2007-11-04 11:38:51 · 12 answers · asked by Eartha Q 6

2007-11-04 11:38:45 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

there are limits, especially today to control overpopulation. someone wants just 1 kid, another one wants a family with 5 children. so if you have children, why is it still a sin to use birth control? is it just another excuse?

an egg lives one day in female uterus, after that it dies and is absorbed by female body. if killing an egg is a sin, then why God created women in that way, that after one day an egg dies? or is He a sexist, He created them like that, so He can have an excuse to blame women?

pills can be dangerous for women, but a vasectomy is perfectly safe. vasectomy is a form of birth control. birth control arent just pills. God forgot about that or He just wants more excuses why birth control is a sin?

and this isnt true that no matter how many kids you have, you will always have money. they might be paying for social support, but its proven, the more kids you have, the more expenses you have, which means that there are limits of how many kids you can have.

2007-11-04 11:37:05 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

god is close to the broken hearted......itis one of my favorie verses..i'm just not sure right now where that is located exactally..................serious answers only.

2007-11-04 11:36:33 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am 15 and i'm not quite sure how to pick and choose what to read in my bible, i usually read the words of christ, but does anyone have any guide lines or specific verses that would be good for a 15 year old to read? Thanx so much!
♥Jes♥

2007-11-04 11:33:29 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

seeing as how we are still fighting wars and generally messing up the planet isnt it time we tried something else?
any thoughts-thanks in advance for any answers-smile and enjoy the night

2007-11-04 11:31:17 · 5 answers · asked by lazaruslong138 6

Mean oh so mean,
cruel?
How so cruel!

You must still be at school!

Fool?
(No... Leave that
doubt
alone for you
to figure out).

But mean..
Why are you so mean?

You remind me
of
Francine!

The R&S
court jester
for atheist males
to pester
with wry
rebuttals.

2007-11-04 11:30:45 · 23 answers · asked by Icy Gazpacho 6

2007-11-04 11:30:20 · 26 answers · asked by Eartha Q 6

Remember i said "born again"!

Do you attend Church on Saturday or Sunday?

If on Sunday, why do you attend it on Sunday rather than Saturday? Is your congregation ever gonna change this day for the other, why or why not?

If you attend church on Sunday do you keep this day as the Holy day of the week or do you keep Saturday Holy and attend church on Sunday to assemble with other Christians? Please be informative.

If some of you answerers are a part of a denomination, which one is it and if you aren't do you attend a non-denominational or do you mostly assemble at each other's homes. I am very curious.

P.S. If you attend Church on Sunday, do you think or believe that you congregation will ever change this day before Christ returns? why or why not?

2007-11-04 11:29:36 · 18 answers · asked by bEiNg DiScIpLiNeD 5

While in Greece, we came across a lot of people who believed in Heaven, but not Hell. In fact, there are a lot of people in Europe who have ideas like these, but the view in the US is relatively rare. I, for example, describe myself as a "hoper" in universalism, and have gotten a lot of criticism on the web, and have not even told anyone outside the net, because my fundamentalist church group would probably say that I'm "not really a Christian" or something like that.

But why is it that Americans seem to think that a belief, even hope, that the wicked will be punished with "hellfire" is necessary to be close to God? Could it be because what I call the "retaliatory mind" is still quite strong in America and is ingrained in the psychology of the American branch of religious fundamentalism?

2007-11-04 11:29:35 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

But if we do...aren't we "messing" with natural selection?

2007-11-04 11:27:56 · 12 answers · asked by Eartha Q 6

He fed a crowd at a moment's notice when there was no food
He kept trying to get a message across to a bunch of men who just did'nt get it
And even when he was dead he had to get up because there was more work to do

2007-11-04 11:23:09 · 21 answers · asked by Plato 5

I see a lot of questions that imply all kinds of doctrines in religions other than the one asking. I see relgious groups like catholics, jehovah witnesses, mormons, and others portrayed as the spawn of Satan. Here is your opportunity to clear up half truths. I am an atheist, so I have no dog in this hunt. I just dislike misinformation, even when it refers to beliefs that I do not share.

2007-11-04 11:21:10 · 47 answers · asked by in a handbasket 6

I read a list of the type of people who go to Hell, it's in Revelation, but it didn't actually say crazy people per se.
So is there another list somewhere else in the Bible, that might include crazy people?

2007-11-04 11:21:00 · 25 answers · asked by 2.71828182845904 5