Religion & Spirituality - 9 November 2007

Mathew 19:30

2007-11-09 17:20:50 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

My name is Sammie-jo Wilson i was born 21/08/85 and i would like to know if being a psychic is my destiny is this the feild i am supposed to work in?

Also will i fall in love soon?

Cheers

2007-11-09 17:18:45 · 11 answers · asked by amber_gabby1811 1

all it can do is delay it a while

2007-11-09 17:17:05 · 12 answers · asked by Maxwell Smart(ypants) 7

Lots I've seen about purgatory lately - that place where Catholic Tradition (dogma?) says souls go to be finally cleansed before addmittance to Heavan . . . .
But the death of Jesus is said to cleanse all believers?
What sins are cleansed?
What if my relationship with God is "perfect" but the relationships of others with me is still not perfect (cleansed) - like -- what if I hurt someone through an act that God forgave but my "brother" (or sister or mother or son or daughter etc) are still hurting from?
While they are still in pain over this, and not healed by God/Jesus, then is there still some attachment between me and the person hurt by my indescression?
What if I've been hurt by a person who has asked forgiveness and recieved that from God - but I still hurt? Does that person still have any obligation to me? Or vice versa? Would the process of paying that obligation be "purgatory"? And if the injured essentially said "no forgiveness, is the debt considered finished anyway?

2007-11-09 17:15:50 · 19 answers · asked by EisforEverything 3

lectured me talking negative stuff to me saying i need help..

he says my cousins don't care about me.. and he says i'm stupid if i believe my grandpa....???? he says if my grandpa and grandma dies that no one is going to care about me and remember me, that i'm going to be kicked out of the house and live on the streets.....

he says my cousin's only talk to me cause my grandpa and grandma is alive..

i don't believe him.. i don't know what possesed him to to say that? it's his third or second time telling me this..

i think my dad is insecure...

my gosh and then minutes later he comes back in my room speaking more negative things.... gosh.. he thinks i'm going to live on the streets ... just cause i don't work yet.. and don't have my licence..... and then he says again just cause my grandpa and grandma is alive my aunt is being nice to me..

i don't know why my dad thinks my aunt and cousins don't like me...

he says they only talk to me cause my grandpa and grandma is alive. that's

2007-11-09 17:15:10 · 2 answers · asked by Justin Kalkimer 3

It does not matter about social standing, or circumstances in one,s life, if a person is without Christ then they are lost. Without His guidance in our lives we are doomed to an eternity in Hell.It makes no difference who you are or what you do, a friendship with Jesus Christ can mean the difference between Heaven and Hell Most importantly, a friendship with Christ leads to eternal life.

2007-11-09 17:13:56 · 42 answers · asked by josie 4

this isnt mine, but somebody else asked this question and -out of the goodness of my heart- im asking here.

---> http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071109220536AAeHB6G&r=w&pa=FZptHWf.BGRX3OFMiDBTV4z1161je9bsqHjW.EpMp7pRMBKaTg--&paid=answered#MMYtXnbHI0PLHHBK1FL0

to live for God and be wit Him 4ever in Heaven! doi!

2007-11-09 17:11:02 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Can anyone tell me what happened to the Circle of Rain website? They gave out little certificates in spiritualism, for tarot advisor, etc. Are there any other low-cost websites out there right now for those things?

2007-11-09 17:08:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

They are so boring... they cant read questions...they cant read their own texts... Why is P&S so much better?

2007-11-09 17:07:58 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

this argument is to be totally logical, no religious theories. If Jesus was god, then how can he be his own son. Why would he sacrifice himself to save people he could've saved without all the drama. I mean if he could say let there be light and there was light, then why could he not wish these people sinless. Why would god do such a thing anyway? That would defeat the purpose of sins itself. Logically, if u do something bad,and there is a set punishment, someone cannot do the time for you. You are bound to do that time. Secondly, he was born human, meaning 23 chromosomes from mom, 23 chromosomes from dad. So if this is true than where did the father's 23 chromosomes come from. seeing how god doesnt posses chromosomes. If god created them, then jesus cannot legibly be the son of god. If those chromosomes are of god himself, then god isnt the all powerful being we are told he is, he is human. So this entire thing is wierd and i know people will bring religious vodoo into this, so dont.

2007-11-09 17:06:08 · 31 answers · asked by uraan 1

2007-11-09 17:04:59 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor
Thou shalt not steal
Thou shalt not commit adultery
Thou shalt not murder
Honor thy Father and Mother
Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy
Thou shalt not make wrongful use of the name of thy God
Thou shalt have no other gods before me
ect.

2007-11-09 17:01:10 · 17 answers · asked by Godzilla Gal 4

Someone just answered one of my questions by saying "there is more evidence that there is a God then for evolution!! Plain and simple. I believe in the facts Sorry truth hurts I guess". I would like whomever is hiding all this evidence to come forward and share it with the rest of us please.

2007-11-09 17:00:07 · 19 answers · asked by Two quarters & a heart down 5

2007-11-09 16:56:32 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Has the Psychiatric community changed their minds about it?

Therefore, why do people protest when Christians call it unacceptable before God?

2007-11-09 16:44:52 · 24 answers · asked by Somewhat Enlightened, the Parrot of Truth 7

when we have no proof of horrible experience after death. we were non existent before birth and we will after death, so why are we afraid? is it because we will miss the experience we experienced during life? then again we wont miss them when we are gone since we dont exists..

2007-11-09 16:42:26 · 23 answers · asked by ejay 2

this sutra "may be reproduced free forever."



Once in the Jurassic, about 150 million years ago,
the Great Sun Buddha in this corner of the infinite
Void gave a great Discourse to all the assembled elements
and energies: to the standing beings, the alking beings,
the flying beings, and the sitting beings
--even grasses, to the number of thirteen billion, each one born from a
seed, assembled there: a Discourse concerning
Enlightenment on the planet Earth.

"In some future time, there will be a continent called
America. It will have great centers of power called such as
Pyramid Lake, Walden Pond, Mt. Rainier, Big Sur,
Everglades, and so forth; and powerful nerves and channels
such as Columbia River, Mississippi River, and Grand Canyon.
The human race in that era will get into troubles all over
its head, and practically wreck everything in spite of its own strong
intelligentBuddha-nature."

"The Twisting strata of the great mountains and the pulsings
of great volcanoes are my love burning deep in the earth.
My obstinate compassion is schist and basalt and
granite, to be mountains, to bring down the rain. In that
future American Era I shall enter a new form: to cure
the world of loveless knowledge that seeks with blind hunger;
and mindless rage eating food that will not fill it."

And he showed himself in his true form of


SMOKEY THE BEAR.



A handsome smokey-colored brown bear standing on hishind legs, showing that he is aroused and watchful.

Bearing in his right paw the Shovel that digs to thetruth beneath appearances; cuts the root of useless attachments,
and flings damp sand on the fires of greed and war;

His left paw in the Mudra of Comradely Display -- indicating thatall creatures
have the full right to live to their limits
and that deer, rabbits, chipmunks, snakes, dandelions,
and lizard all grow in the realm of the Dharma;

Wearing the blue work overalls symbolic of slaves andlaborers, the countless men oppressed by a civilization
that claims to save but only destroys;

Wearing the broad-brimmed hat of the West, symbolic ofthe forces that guard the Wildereness, which is the Natural
State of the Dharma and the True Path of man on earth;
all true paths lead through mountains --

With a halo of smoke and flame behind, the forest firesof the kali-yuga, fires caused by the stupidity of those
who think things can ge gained and lost whereas in truth all is contained
vast andfree in the Blue Sky and Green Earth
of One Mind;

Round-bellied to show his kind nature and that the greatearth has food enough for everyone who loves her and trusts
her;

Trampling underfoot wasteful freeways and needlesssuburbs; smashing the worms of capitalism and totalitarianism;

Indicating the Task: his followers, becoming free of cars,houses, canned food, universities, and shoes, master the
Three Mysteries of their own Body, Speech, and Mind; and
fearlessly chop down the rotten trees and prune out the sick limbs of this
country
America and then burn the leftover
trash.

Wrathful but Calm, Austere but Comic, Smokey the Bear will
Illuminate those who would help him; but for those who would
hinder or slander him,


HE WILL PUT THEM OUT.



Thus his great Mantra:

Namah samanta vajranam chanda maharoshana
Sphataya hum traka ham mam

"I DEDICATE MYSELF TO THE UNIVERSAL DIAMOND
BE THIS RAGING FURY DESTROYED"



And he will protect those who love woods and rivers,
Gods and animals, hobos and madmen, prisoners and sick
people, musicians, playful women, and hopeful children;

And if anyone is threatened by advertising, air pollution,
or the police, they should chant SMOKEY THE BEAR'S WAR SPELL:

DROWN THEIR BUTTS
CRUSH THEIR BUTTS
DROWN THEIR BUTTS
CRUSH THEIR BUTTS



And SMOKEY THE BEAR will surely appear to put the enemy out
with his vajra-shovel.

Now those who recite this Sutra and then try to put it in
practice will accumulate merit as countless as the sands
of Arizona and Nevada,Will help save the planet Earth from total oil slick,
Will enter the age of harmony of man and nature,
Will win the tender love and caresses of men, women, and
beastsWill always have ripe blackberries to eat and a sunny spot
under a pine tree to sit at,
AND IN THE END WILL WIN HIGHEST PERFECT ENLIGHTENMENT.

thus have we heard.

2007-11-09 16:41:42 · 4 answers · asked by kriosalysia 5

I don't mean that we need to *believe* that there is a god but that we as a society *need* a god, as if having a god is the only way our lives could have any purpose or meaning.

2007-11-09 16:40:53 · 33 answers · asked by Two quarters & a heart down 5

For example... If I pray to God to let me win in a game of pool, but so does my opponent... Who does God answer?

2007-11-09 16:40:42 · 24 answers · asked by Mr. Game & Watch 2

2007-11-09 16:34:16 · 37 answers · asked by I don't know 6

When a Christian condemns the behavior of someone, are they implying that they (the Christian) has impunity?
For whatever reason, a Christian might feel like condemning someone and turning people against them to make themselves look better.
When they do this, are the Christians implying that they themselves are somehow immune from this judgment and public condemnation or even innocent of the charges they're accusing someone of just because they are labeled Christian?
Are they not subject to these rules that they impose on everyone else?

Look at these photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/culturesubculture/1451162782/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/helical_wiggler/472145600/
Is this guy saying that he and other Christians don't do the things on his sign, or is he speaking for Christianity and saying that he DOES do these things but it's ok since he's Christian?

2007-11-09 16:26:02 · 5 answers · asked by Fish Stick Jesus 2

2007-11-09 16:25:06 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Isn't a Christian simply one who believes in Christ? Which would make Catholics eligible for the title, right? So why do some Christians think that Catholics are not in fact really Christians?

this is something that's always puzzled me, as my grandmother was one of those Christians who do not believe that Catholics are in fact Christian as well. Her problem with Catholicism was that Catholics pray to Mary as well, is that the only reason, or is there more to it?

2007-11-09 16:24:30 · 15 answers · asked by since you asked 6

...And why, 2000 years after His death, does He continue to exert such enormous influence on our world?

People are dying everyday, lots of people. Jesus was just another human being, was he not?

There are many others in this world who die for noble causes too, but I do not recall anyone worshipping them and getting into crusades, and large conflicts over it.

I hear people say 'he was the son of God'. Yes to some that seems true, but are we not all God's children? If there is such a thing as 'god'...

At the time of jesus, it was common for people to get crucified, and I mean is there any scientific evidence that PROVES he was resurrected? What makes you think he is coming back? I don't see how that is physically possible, do those little skin cells -living organisms!- do they go to heaven too when they die??

Not trying to offend anyone, but can I get some more information on this? I don't understand it.

2007-11-09 16:24:12 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-09 16:24:08 · 12 answers · asked by Lisha Hickman 2

Jesus was not about salvation from any imaginary place, he spoke about enlightenment.

Is enlightenment important to you?

2007-11-09 16:22:47 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-09 16:22:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Lets assume that Noah and his one man crew managed to magically fill noahs ark with a years supply of fruit, plants, etc. Well then what did all of the meat eating animals eat? They cant eat other animals because that would kill off species of animals. What did they eat for an entire year?

2007-11-09 16:20:16 · 19 answers · asked by Future 5

Can object "A" have an immediate effect on object "B" when they are light years apart?

2007-11-09 16:20:03 · 18 answers · asked by Pal 2

What a bunch of nuts, eh?

2007-11-09 16:16:52 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous