Religion & Spirituality - 9 November 2007

I just read the Jefferson Bible. Thomas Jefferson re wrote the bible, taking out all the "supernatural" thing in it, and soley focused on the teachings and the life of Jesus, as the bible writes it. It is a great read, and very interesting. Do you Christians find this to be a travesty that Thomas Jefferson improved your holy book?

2007-11-09 18:19:01 · 6 answers · asked by tyler durden 3

Reasons abotion should be allowed:

Pregnancy as a result of documented rape.

Major birth defects in the child. (like no face or limbs kind of birth defect)

The pregnancy has a high chance of killing the mother.

If any other reasons present themselves, along the line of "I was young and stupid." "I am not ready for a child" or "The condom broke", then you should have the child and put it up for adoption.

2007-11-09 18:17:52 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Just doing a survey on "common knowledge"

2007-11-09 18:16:07 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous

I always here from Black groups like the 5 percenters and Nation of gods and earth that Blacks/Africans were the original jews.

I found an article stating that the original jews from the bible were African/Black. you can read it here:

http://stewartsynopsis.com/Isreal.htm

What is correct and how can sense be made of this? Were they black? or were they white? all of Israel looks white to me!
Thanks for all responses.

2007-11-09 18:15:23 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

off the lord right now?

2007-11-09 18:14:02 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Donated money being spent in ways very few ever know about................

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Villagers furious with Missionaries:


Jubilant at seeing the relief trucks loaded with food, clothes and the much-needed medicines the villagers, many of who have not had a square meal in days, were shocked when the nuns asked them to CONVERT before distributing biscuits and water.


http://in.news.yahoo.com/050116/139/2j1rp.html


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2007-11-09 18:11:29 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous

The baby is not part of the woman's body because from the moment of conception the child has a different DNA signature from both the mother and father and therefore is a separate entity from both the mother and father...that is a biological fact....

Biologically, there is no time from the moment of conception to the time one is born that it can be said that one is not human...That is a biological fact.

It is a fact because from the moment of conception one has 46 chromosomes which is the normal number of chromosomes for a human being...To date no other animal known on this planet has that number of chromosomes...Of course, that is 23 chromosomes from the mother and 23 chromosomes from the father...


So 46 chromosomes = Human Being....

And the obvious fact that both your parents are human, I suppose, for some of you at least..

2007-11-09 18:07:20 · 25 answers · asked by Adyghe Ha'Yapheh-Phiyah 6

just wondering.

I'm 18, and over the past few months I gradually have been giving up religion. I was never very much into it in the first place, but recently I finally realized how organized religion is crap. Reading more and more books about it, watching more and more lectures on youtube by the genius minds of Hitchens, Dawkins, and Harris. I'm now fully confident in my atheism.

but I still live with my overly religious parents. And my best friends are all religous. And this year (first year at university), I've met soo many amazing people that happen to be religous, and really don't wan't to sacrifice friendships and alienate people from me by being vocal about my atheism. I also don't wan't to get kicked out of the house, or lose all contact with my family.

Is their anything wrong with just 'playing along' with the idea of God to not rock the boat?

Is anyone else (young person) in a similar situation fearing the backlash of coming out as an atheist?

2007-11-09 18:06:23 · 24 answers · asked by Go Leafs Go 2

Please do not be offended by my questions, I am simply asking as an observor who was raised Catholic.
Do you think that there is a proper place for women in Catholicism?
I think that women are a side note - that the bible and theological answers are for supporting a patriachal society.
What do you think women's role is in Catholicism?
Is there a sense of equality?
Can women expect equality only in a domestic and reproductive atmosphere?

2007-11-09 18:06:01 · 12 answers · asked by Jack 2

Mrs. Pac-man did it for me......I would let her swallow my power pellet, if you know what I mean.

2007-11-09 18:04:06 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

What do you think his reaction would be?

2007-11-09 18:01:20 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-09 18:00:43 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

May your continues be bountiful.

2007-11-09 17:58:16 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'll start: I still harbor a secret fondness for a spunky redhead who took malls all over America by storm... Ah, Tiffany, it Could've Been so beautiful... Hold on, let me go think about us being alone now...

2007-11-09 17:56:49 · 25 answers · asked by Orpheus Rising 5

Or would they ignite the flames of resentment and hatred wherever they lived ?


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2007-11-09 17:54:10 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-09 17:43:45 · 26 answers · asked by Godzilla Gal 4

Turkana Boy, considered the most complete early human fossil, is being removed from his bomb-proof vault to take centre stage at an exhibition that curators say will provide the most complete record of the evolution of Man.

However, the collection, to be show-cased for the first time at the Nairobi National Museum after a £5 million renovation financed by the European Union, has drawn sharp criticism from evangelical Christians who deny the theory of evolution.



http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article2835639.ece

2007-11-09 17:43:42 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

What do you all think of this article. While I have no need or desire to tell or to laugh at a gay joke, I feel this is ludacris and completely asinine of the government to try to legislate something like this. Why arent they protecting race or religion as well if it is so important to dictate what comes out of ones mouth? Thoughts?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2007/11/08/ngay108.xml

2007-11-09 17:42:06 · 19 answers · asked by Loosid 6

2007-11-09 17:40:30 · 20 answers · asked by Shinigami 7

Don't believe it? Do a GOOGLE SEARCH.

THESE ARE REAL NAMES ...


HyderaBAD
TuglakaBAD
FirozshaBAD
IslamaBAD
AllahaBAD
AurangaBAD
and so on ......................

2007-11-09 17:34:01 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-09 17:33:15 · 28 answers · asked by queen of snarky-yack again 4

mission and vision of deacons

2007-11-09 17:30:04 · 4 answers · asked by kindness 1

At year 2513, Moses at Exodus, 3560 years ago, at 2007 C. E. bible circulating in the world 396 years, why?
Why so long after Moses or Jesus is the bible made available?

2007-11-09 17:28:43 · 22 answers · asked by jeni 7

2007-11-09 17:28:06 · 33 answers · asked by Gezza D 2

Do you believe that a psychic (or any other person) can tell a persons pain and/or disease just by looking at and talking to them? Do you believe that psychics can heal?

2007-11-09 17:27:48 · 18 answers · asked by Mr. Nobody 5

2007-11-09 17:25:45 · 43 answers · asked by Anonymous

in Chuck Norris' kindergarten class?

2007-11-09 17:23:45 · 19 answers · asked by going postal 7

And does this apply to the proscriptions in Leviticus against eating shellfish and wearing clothing of mixed fabrics?

2007-11-09 17:23:29 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why did Gardner have to find the Old Relgion from them? Woudln't there be a ton of covens around England that would be doing the same thing? There are now.

What ever happened to New Forest Coven? Do they still continue to practice as a coven? Is the whole of "Wicca" based of the practices of the particular coven? If so...why is it so special compared to other covens?

2007-11-09 17:23:21 · 5 answers · asked by witchy boy1989 3

any deity that you know of is allowed to participate. No mortality, no foul.

2007-11-09 17:21:49 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous