Religion & Spirituality - 5 November 2007

2007-11-05 16:20:01 · 13 answers · asked by Rick G 4

let the athiests nominate themsleves as Gods, and everyone an vote on who wins the position. This would make athiests believers, and will make them friends with the Christians. They colud have contests, like an arm wrestling match where the athiest God plays against the Christian God. The problem is, The Christian God would never show up for the tournamant.

2007-11-05 16:19:55 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

The "Last Dispensation" and the "Fulness of Times" mean to you?

2007-11-05 16:17:02 · 12 answers · asked by Scott the duckling 4

2007-11-05 16:16:56 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-05 16:15:50 · 21 answers · asked by Tiko 3

Sorry, folks, that this may not be an R&S question, but I couldn't find any other category... please pardon and bear with me....

Today, in a nearby town, a man shot/killed his wife, and then shot/killed himself. I know this has been going on for years, but it baffles me WHY anyone would DO this?

Please... if you have ANYTHING to share to shed light upon WHY someone would commit murder/suicide, I might be able to comprehend it better!

Thanks in advance!

2007-11-05 16:15:47 · 19 answers · asked by wyomugs 7

Anyone ever had any vague recollections if possible? Dejavu?

2007-11-05 16:14:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

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Now, I KNOW that it is written in Acts 11:26:
And the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

Yet, other than this, the word "Christian" is only the Bible two other places (Acts 26:28 and 1 Peter 4:16).

In 60+ other places in the New Testament, Christians are referred to as "saints"!

So, why do we call ourselves Christians?
Why do we not call ourselves saints?
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Was it disciples of Christ that first called each other "Christians"?

Or was it non-Christians that first called disciples of Christ "Christians"?
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2007-11-05 16:11:46 · 12 answers · asked by yachadhoo 6

My husband has two children, ages 12 and 6. Their mother decided to become Mormon a year ago when she secretly remarried (even the kids didn't know!). My husband asked her not to force the kids to go but was ok with it.

Over the summer their mom asked us to take them to church and demanded it be a Mormon church. My husband broke from the church years ago and neither of us are comfortable going. We made arrangements with a very trusted friend to take the kids if they chose to go however they said they feel forced to go and were adamant about not going. We left the decision up to them. Now their mother says we're impeeding their religious growth and that we didn't take them to spite her. My husband and I are all for religion but do not believe it should be forced on anyone, even children. Were we wrong for not taking them even though we don't agree with this church? The kids wouldn't even touch their Bibles all summer which tells me something's wrong!

2007-11-05 16:11:11 · 20 answers · asked by cgspitfire 6

See the 18th panel. Atheists you better repent NOW !!

http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/5001/5001_01.asp

2007-11-05 16:10:48 · 16 answers · asked by going postal 7

Okay, so this has been bothering me for a while.

The Athiest/Evolutionist p.o.v. : The universe was created by an explosion caused from a mixture of gas or w.e Where did the atoms come from? Where did those molecules to make the gasses come from?

Religious/ Creationist p.o.v : A higher being (Zues, Ra, God, Ishbar ect.) made the universe. Where'd the gods come from? Who gave them the godly power to create and direct?!

This has been bothering me for weeks now. I know an answer can't really be given. But, opinions?

2007-11-05 16:10:46 · 11 answers · asked by Richard S 2

Just curious,I'm an Atheist too,and I think it is.

2007-11-05 16:09:06 · 6 answers · asked by Life goes on... 6

Do you think monotheist religions, (one God) will ever reach a point in history where they will become outdated with something new? Similar to the way a pantheon of gods and goddesses were replaced by a major shift to monotheism.

2007-11-05 16:07:16 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

We are thinking about naming our son Asher and are looking for some history behind the name. I know it's somewhere in the Old Testiment but I can't find it. What do you think of this as a name?

2007-11-05 16:04:57 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-05 16:04:42 · 10 answers · asked by buttercup 5

2007-11-05 16:04:17 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Did God change his mind or is this somehow a display of grace? Does anyone know any verses speaking on it? Thanks.-

2007-11-05 16:04:05 · 9 answers · asked by sojourning.sarah 2

Yesterday, responding to my question about "Where was God when 6 millions Jews were being killed in concentration camps", all Jews answered that the victims of the Holocaust had been warned by God (warned about what? Weren't they being victims of racism and discrimination around the world, especially Germany?) and therefore they asked for it.
No wonder the Palestinians are being treated with cruelty by a new generation of Jews with no respect for human life, not even respect for the 6 millions Jews killed in WWII.
That is a monstrosity.

2007-11-05 16:01:35 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am writing my own version of the canterbury tales or my lit class and one of my characters is a deceitful and hypocritcal christian woman. I need a biblical name of a woman who also fits this description.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!!

2007-11-05 16:01:10 · 11 answers · asked by Jules 3

Or religions other then yours
It seems like, for every angry, fanatical Christian, there seems to be an even angrier atheist.


I'm agnostic by the way, this is simply an honest question.

2007-11-05 15:57:55 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Would you ? How ?

2007-11-05 15:56:58 · 14 answers · asked by Screamin' Eagle 4

i do

2007-11-05 15:55:53 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-05 15:54:17 · 15 answers · asked by bobanalyst 6

why do creationists think it is possible for an alleged flood, which lasted no more than 40 days, is capable of affecting radiometric datings enough that we would end up with measurements which prove the earth is over 4 billion years older than what most creationists estimate? as i recall, the flood mentioned in the bible dried up after less than 100 days. this would not affect radiometric datings.

2007-11-05 15:54:09 · 10 answers · asked by just curious (A.A.A.A.) 5

Bonus points for brevity, extra for haiku.

2007-11-05 15:52:40 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

people, places, things relaxing to do, etc

2007-11-05 15:52:13 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

According to Nastrodamus

the first two were Napolean and Hitler

2007-11-05 15:51:08 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

who thinks that they will soon chip all of us and we have to use these chips to get food?

this is resembled as the mark of 666 in the bible and is condemed by God if we accept this?

if the world Goes to havok who would stand with me against the Government and Make a STand for God and defend our selves and FAmilies from the controlling government and messed up society!!

2007-11-05 15:50:56 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please refrain your arguments to secular ones as we don't all hold the same religious beliefs.

Do we hold the same intrinsic worth as that of animals, as we are merely just the animal with the greatest intellect as the consequence of natural processes? If so, then it would be just as wrong to kill a dog as it would a human.
Are we of more worth because our intellect allows us to be rational beings with a sense of morality? If this is the fundamental thing that makes humans of greater worth, does it follow those humans whom are incapable of being rational and holding a sense of morality are not part of this group (ie. the very mentally retarded, the cold blooded and the very selfish)?

2007-11-05 15:49:55 · 15 answers · asked by greenwich 4

I am an atheist. I don't know how this world was formed. I don't know what happens when we die. I don't know how this world will end. Are you, as a Christian, grown up enough to accept that your belief (which you are entitled to) is nothing more than a belief and not absolute truth?

2007-11-05 15:49:21 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous