Religion & Spirituality - 14 November 2007

Be specific. Stay coherent. No bible quotes please.

And just 1 piece is all I need. The 1st responder to show evidence that hasn't already been thoroughly refuted by those who actually study the natural world (scientists, biologists, anthropologists) will win...I kid you not... 10 POINTS & 5 STARS!

2007-11-14 16:53:11 · 16 answers · asked by Dog 4

MOST OF the Nazi leaders considered themselves not merely Christians but instruments of God's will http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1058/is_16_121/ai_n8702389

2007-11-14 16:51:54 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-14 16:47:33 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I prayed for God to reveal Himself to me and I had a dream that God told me that if I prayed facing the North Pole every night and refrained from hitting people in the nose and to only eat vegetables, that I would get to live forever in an exact replica of Disneyland - blissfully unaware of evil and sorrow.

If I was mistaken - even though have several confirmations - is it still better that I believe it because it makes me a good person and if my faith is correct (because I don't believe this - I KNOW IT!!!) How can I deny my own heart? - then I have won everything - If I am wrong, then I have lost nothing.

2007-11-14 16:45:03 · 23 answers · asked by John Galt 2

... so much easier to understand?

2007-11-14 16:43:50 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I don't know a whole lot about their specific beliefs, but from the ones I have talked to I get the impression that they don't believe in Christ the same way as most Christians. Can anyone shed some light on this for me (preferably a Jehovah's Witness.) Thanks

2007-11-14 16:43:45 · 22 answers · asked by Layne M 3

What does this mean?Death penalty?(1) “What is the Bible’s Definition of Sin?”
One of the central points of the Bible is the difference between what God approves, and what He does not. There have been endless dissertations about the definition of sin—what is and is not sin. Yet the Bible defines sin with surprising simplicity: “Whosever commits sin transgresses also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law” (I John 3:4). When someone transgresses or breaks “the law,” he is sinning.

When one breaks man’s laws, he earns a penalty, such as a fine, jail time or even (depending on the seriousness of the crime) death. Likewise, when we violate the laws of God, we earn a penalty: “The wages of sin is death” (Rom. 6:23). Wages are something you earn as a payment for what you have done. If you sin—break God’s Law—you will die (Ezek. 18:4, 20).

Suddenly, knowing what constitutes “the law” is of extreme importance! Again, we must allow God to explain what He means through His Word—not the reasoning or opinions of men

2007-11-14 16:36:42 · 16 answers · asked by Life goes on... 6

2007-11-14 16:36:27 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-14 16:36:23 · 9 answers · asked by dontworrybehappy 3

Seriously, creationists, you ask questions that take 60 seconds of research, tops, to refute. Since you are here on the internet with access to the same resources as the people that refute your regurgitated arguments, this kind of ignorance is inexcusible.

So my question is--since genuine ignorance is not a sufficient--what /is/ your excuse for this??

2007-11-14 16:34:46 · 26 answers · asked by Dashes 6

what is the gospel? i really have never known what it was

2007-11-14 16:31:24 · 14 answers · asked by Gabby N 2

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.... Do you know what policies the European Union has outlawed for member states that are still allowed in the US, often because of Church backing?

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2007-11-14 16:25:52 · 13 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7

why would we have a brain and the capacity to reason if all were are going to do is relinquish it so we can b sheep??

2007-11-14 16:24:20 · 16 answers · asked by Man of Ideas 5

about him or her.. Will God answer me someday? I have asked him or her.. things I think are good.. but the answers have been No.. how could God say me always no? without to explain me any word of the reasons.. of why?..

2007-11-14 16:22:10 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I feel that there is nothing wrong wtih sex. There are downsides that the uninformed and ignorant will encounter, but i think its completely a personal thing. Saying that teenagers shouldn't have sex doesn't accomplish anything.
Teaching them safe sex and what having sex does to a relationship will cause your child to make better choices.
I think people try to keep innocence alive for a lengthy delayed amount of time when the biggest part of a teenagers life is puberty and sex. At that age they are bound to become curious and do something about it. The cause of STDs and pregnancy is the fact that children are not being informed enough, parents talking to them about sex is a must.

Do you feel the same or not? Does your religion decide what you teach your children? Does watching your child become an adult influence how you feel/cause fear? Have you talked to your children about sex/will you?

2007-11-14 16:20:42 · 33 answers · asked by Emily 5

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If you think it long ago, do you honestly think that, on the whole, millionaires almost never commit capital crimes, or is it more likely that they get lawyers who can get them acquitted?

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2007-11-14 16:19:49 · 12 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7

So if God is really an all-powerful entity, how did satan rebel against him? Wouldn't this "all knowing" God realize that was going to happen?

2007-11-14 16:19:43 · 12 answers · asked by Justin 2

2007-11-14 16:19:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Rev. 21:7-8 , if forgivness is automatic (because Jesus died) do I really have to overcome anything?... they tell me I was saved (October 11th at 5:01 pm, 2007)?????

2007-11-14 16:18:15 · 6 answers · asked by Mark 7 1

It seems unlikely that the human population started with only two humans because nature doesn't do this with other animal species. It seems more likely to me that maybe Adam and Eve were the first humans to believe there is a god, out of an existing population of humans many thousands of years ago. What do you think?

2007-11-14 16:17:19 · 10 answers · asked by straightshooter 5

I know -- stereotypical.

Please -- refrain from saying "having sex with children." No sh*t.

There is a priest who comes into my work almost every single day and tries to offer me gifts and gets really frustrated when my boss shoos him away from me. He always talks about baptism and calling me on the phone. So I am curious -- what are the less obvious signs of a pedophile (in general)?

Does this guy sound creepy to you?

2007-11-14 16:10:54 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

does anyone have any information on this belief. I've tried to google it but i just end up with photography sites or sites that mention it but don't explain it

2007-11-14 16:10:40 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am not kidding

2007-11-14 16:10:24 · 20 answers · asked by robert s 1

2007-11-14 16:09:31 · 18 answers · asked by RICK 1

besides pot lol

2007-11-14 16:08:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why is there suffering in the world?

2007-11-14 16:07:43 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you don't believe in God, does that mean that you don't have any problems murdering people???

/sarcasm

2007-11-14 16:04:43 · 22 answers · asked by Justin 2

The term ‘Protestant’ signifies the amorphous mass of non-Latin heresies formed since the 16th century in the West in contradiction or retaliation to the Roman Catholic Church. Whereas the one dogma that binds all Roman Catholics past and present together is submission to the Pope as sole authority (thereby abolishing every other authority), the one dogma that all Protestants have in common is the rejection of the need for submission to any rule for salvation, other than one’s own private opinion (about everything). Undoubtably, within Protestantism there are many opinions and contrary beliefs, but they all base their religion ultimately in a rejection of external authority as needed for salvation. What Rome began with rejection of all authority save that of the Pope, Protestantism finished by rejecting the authority of the Pope as well. This results in an indifference to and a severance from the Body of Christ, the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church, the sole Church founded by Him and His Apostles. Among the innumerable heresies found among Protestants (the number of ‘denominations’ in the world currently exceeds 26,000), there are: denial of the priesthood and all mysteries (baptism, eucharist, etc.), denial of the saints and their ability to intercede for us, assertion that the character of one’s life is a matter indifferent for salvation - only confession or lack of confession that Jesus is your Savior affects one’s salvation, rejection of Apostolic tradition and the Church as authorities, predestination or the arbitrary election and damnation of men by nothing but a divine whim, millenialism or chiliasm, and many others.

2007-11-14 16:04:30 · 11 answers · asked by Jacob Dahlen 3

When people are trying to go into ministry, how do they know that it is God's will or their want? How do they God is leading if situation seems to go wrong? I've been trying to apply for a job so that I can take a ministry training for campus ministry early next year. People only have once in a life time opportunity to become a staff once they graduate. Therefore, I've been looking for a job so that I can save up. I've been looking for a job for like five month now. However,it was hard for me to find a job. If I have financial struggles, does that mean God want me to give up since it might not be beneficial for me? or does that mean God want me to give up secular work and serve him? I have option of self support raising so is it his will for me to do that if finacial answer for a job is being shut down? if the prayer for getting a job is being shut down, what does that mean? Just go into ministry believing in that other people would support? or is God telling me? What is the reality? Would it be better for to go into ministry believing in that other people would support or not do it because financially I am not stable? how does minister deal with financial problem before going into ministry?

2007-11-14 16:04:10 · 2 answers · asked by rondorondo 1

He should of wrote in pen...
...for as long as mankind can remember, the Bible has gone through thousands of revisions, testaments, and alterations...all the works of human beings. Didn't he know that pencil is erasable, and thus, likely for anyone to alter his work? :-/
Oh so sad.
Oh, wait! Don't they say, "Don't always believe what you read."? Hmm....?

2007-11-14 16:00:53 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous