Religion & Spirituality - 16 November 2007

2007-11-16 23:55:09 · 34 answers · asked by Robert S 5

When people say there's nothing after death, other people often say, 'But then what's the point of it all?' or 'But it all has to have some meaning!'

Well does it?

And would there be more of a point, more meaning, if there was life after death?

2007-11-16 23:51:08 · 24 answers · asked by garik 5

Jesus wouldn't have been a white man, he would have been middle eastern looking or maybe even perhaps, black... omg..

The common image of Jesus that we've seen all of our lives is based upon this man

Cesare Borgia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesare_Borgia

Son of Pope Alexander the VI, the Borgias are known as the first crime family.


He employed Leonardo da Vinci who painted both him and his sister (whom he had an incestous affair with most of his life) in the last supper.
http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/history/borgias/3.html


Seriously Christians, it's time to take a long hard look at your religion. Now there's the real da Vinci code...

2007-11-16 23:45:56 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

i dont think theres a god at all. AT ALL. but i like to see others view on 'the big guy'

2007-11-16 23:43:54 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-16 23:36:52 · 19 answers · asked by Imagine No Religion 6

america's mortgaged executive continues pay its dues to southern fundamentalists by prohibiting stemcell research.

meanwhile other governments are free to re-engineer the human genome as they see fit.

among the collateral likely benefits of a stemcell research project will be the capacity to build a 'reaper' virus: a virus which will fix on a specific genome marker and infect (and kill) only people carrying this dna segment. a reaper virus targeted at dna more common among americans (or among white americans, or even among americans of germanic origin) could decimate america's population, while leaving the country which released it untouched.

for the first time in recent history the rest of the world has access to a devastating weapon technology which the usa has decided to ignore.

or has it? can anyone think of a virus of recent origin which targets one social group at the expense of others?

2007-11-16 23:31:25 · 10 answers · asked by synopsis 7

2007-11-16 23:25:07 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-16 23:17:34 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

is everywhere does it concern you that he showers with you aswell?

2007-11-16 23:16:59 · 12 answers · asked by crazy_one 4

ohh and is it necessarily a he?

2007-11-16 23:15:50 · 25 answers · asked by purplepeace59 5

The reason I ask is because two Jewish colleagues claim atheism.Is their a trend?

2007-11-16 23:09:44 · 50 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is there a scientific explanation for this, or are emotions something inbread in us by a higher power?

2007-11-16 23:09:43 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

how does he taste like? what if you didnt like his taste ?

2007-11-16 23:09:33 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-16 23:01:41 · 6 answers · asked by HiThere 2

No single Republican candidate has a solid grip on the Religious Right's considerable support and the Reverend Pat Robertson's endorsement of former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani dumbfounded many conservative Christians.

"Giuliani is pro-abortion, and pro-gay rights," said conservative Christian activist Bryan Fischer of Boise. "Those are simply non-starters for the majority of evangelicals."

Some pundits say it signals the end of the Religious Right's political influence in the USA.

Still, some political experts say the Religious Right's traditional social agenda is taking a back seat to more pressing issues.

Could this election be called the most wide-open presidential race in recent American history?

Issues: 1: Peace 2. Abortion 3.Iraq 4. Employment 5. Federal Deficit 6. Global Warming 7. Gun Control 8. Homeland Security 9. Immigration 10. Improving Schools 11. World Trade 12. Welfare 13. Death Penalty, etc.

Could it also be called the most ide OPEN race?

2007-11-16 22:59:14 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

or do you believe people choose to do good and bad deeds? In other words, is there a force that sways us to do what is right or wrong, or do people as individuals, just choose to do these things?

2007-11-16 22:53:48 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have heard many politicians talk over the years about this subject. It was also mentioned last week at a conference. Has anyone any comments on the subject.

2007-11-16 22:46:43 · 12 answers · asked by soñador 7

do you believe that God help them in that war?

2007-11-16 22:39:47 · 28 answers · asked by Propet Muhammed 1

I am leaving a party at a friends house, I walk out the front door, and I vomit. The chunks of vomit form a face that tells me, "Pudding is awesome." Then I feel a tounge glide across my crotch, and I wake up.

It makes no sense to me whatsoever, but dreams are supposed to tell us things, right?

2007-11-16 22:39:23 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-16 22:36:24 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am one of those who, though I believe in a higher power, I always take atheist's side here, for the simple fact that they make so much more sense. Any other people like me?

2007-11-16 22:13:35 · 28 answers · asked by larissa 6

I figure if the Christians, Muslims etc, really want this behaviour to stop, then they would use this punishment as a threat. To say people deserve a chance is to condone this behaviour. To say God or whatever will judge them, would be to admit that the church has no power. Thoughts anyone!!

2007-11-16 22:01:17 · 10 answers · asked by latem321 3

Christians claim that you will go to hell if you do certain things. At the same time they say that God is forgiving and that everybody deserves a chance at forgiveness. So answer me this:

If a known, proven, and admitted (I repeat known, proven and admitted) serial child rapist is released from prison and moves to your neighborhood would you worry (whether you have children or not)? Would you give this person a chance at forgiveness as God would? Would you ask your community to take action against this man - have him thrown out of the neighborhood? Would you say hello to this person when you see them in the front yard (which would be the mildest of acts of forgiveness)?

I ask this question because of another question I read where somebody asked if you would help a known child sex offender if you saw them have a heart attack on the street. Would you assist in any way? Would you call 911 for this sex offender? I was surprised to see that most people responded that they would because

2007-11-16 21:54:41 · 13 answers · asked by T M 6

Wiccans and other assorted pagans often mock Christians for their poor skeptical/analytical thinking skills and laughable beliefs, yet they themselves believe in polytheism, witchcraft, occult, etc., which are, in my view, equally laughable. I think Wicca, Christianity, and really, most any religion is 100% bullshit.

2007-11-16 21:51:58 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

My beloved Aunt died last week of cancer.... and I was wondering why God, if there is a God, takes the sweetest people away from us....seriously, why couldn't God have taken my drug addict/abusive Uncle Ron for example, who is living a great life now but lived a selfish life dragging people down? She was seriously one of the most sweetest people to grace this earth.....she raised me when my mother abandoned me since I was 8 as her own, kept me out of trouble, made sure I went to college and got a good job, read to me at night when I couldn't sleep, held me when I cried, I have never lost anyone close to me like this before....now I know how it feels, it hurts so bad, it hurts worse than any relationship-break up, it hurts worse than getting fired, why did this have to happen? I just want answers to why she had to go through such pain, im really confused and angry right now.....

2007-11-16 21:48:49 · 21 answers · asked by Clarence 2

To include; Fascists, Communists, Osama...

2007-11-16 21:47:51 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'd ask for my father back... :'(

2007-11-16 21:31:07 · 34 answers · asked by ? 2

I've seen many Christians answering questions about God's methods by saying that we are incapable of understanding why God does something or allows something. I'm curious as to how they know that God is so wise and all-knowing. Presumably they only have his word for it as every time it appears that he has made a mistake, they say, "It's not a mistake, we simply aren't as wise as God so we can't understand". Almost, but not quite, circular logic. How can you determine his wisdom and knowledge if you can never question him or his actions? How can you be sure of his infallibility if you simply take his word for it and refuse to question his actions. If I'd made such a mess of things I'd claim to be too wise for anybody to understand also.

I'm not looking to offend anyone, I simply have a question I hope someone can answer for me. Thanks.

2007-11-16 21:30:34 · 12 answers · asked by russj 3

According to the bible, we are created in god's image.
If that's true, then does god have a nose, eyes, ears, fingers with an opposing thumb, reproductive organs, hair, etc.
The classic 'image' of god is an old grey haired dude with a big beard.
Why would god need these bits? Why would he need to hear or see? Until he created everything, he really wouldn't have had much use for ears, eyes, nose, mouth, etc. Why would god have teeth? Does he eat? Why would he have hair, like we do. Does he get cold?
If god DOESN'T have these bits, then where does it say that?
I've read that we were created in his image, but I've never heard that he doesn't have the bits we have.
To the christians out there... Does this mean it's possible that god has been created in our image instead?

2007-11-16 21:24:29 · 13 answers · asked by romyn_79 2

God created Lucifer.
Lucifer disobeyed God and became the devil.
Why? Because he chose to.
How? Because Lucifer got free will.
Who created Lucifer? God.
Who gave him free will? God.
Did God have foreknowledge of what Lucifer would become and do before creating him? Yes.
Could God have chosen to not create Lucifer then? Yes.
Did He? No.

If I was the all loving God knowing that creating Lucifer would end up in Lucifer inflicting horrible pain to people and eternal burning in hell to Lucifer himself, would I have avoided the creation on Lucifer? Yes.

God creating Lucifer with free will but writing Lucifers future as a damned life is not all loving to me.

Yes, Lucifer chose it with his free will but God knew before creating Lucifer what the outcome would be.

An all loving God like Himself CHOOSING not to avoid this creation is very strange.

NOTE: This is not a question of free will. I will agree, Lucifer got free will.

But why did God not avoid this creation?

2007-11-16 20:55:15 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous