Religion & Spirituality - 16 November 2007

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(CBS/AP) A Saudi court sentenced a woman who had been gang raped to six months in jail and 200 lashes - more than doubling her initial penalty for being in the car of a man who was not a relative, a newspaper reported Thursday.

2007-11-16 10:20:46 · 11 answers · asked by djm749 6

Can a person avoid going to hell by simply opting for standard cemetery cremation vs traditional methods where the body is kept asleep/embalmed/plasticized until the resurrection?

Christians often use the term that the departed has simply fallen asleep and is simply waiting for godot...oops...God.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_for_Godot

http://etext.virginia.edu/kjv.browse.html

2007-11-16 10:19:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Question: Who wrote this?

"God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God. (1 Jn 4:16). These words from the First Letter of John express with remarkable clarity the heart of the Christian faith: the Christian image of God and the resulting image of mankind and its destiny. In the same verse, Saint John also offers a kind of summary of the Christian life: We have come to know and to believe in the love God has for us”.

Don't know? Well, if you can't guess, here is the answer:
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20051225_deus-caritas-est_en.html

2007-11-16 10:17:43 · 3 answers · asked by Swiss Guard 2

Does the prayer speed affect the speed of my internet?
Did you have any similar experience?

2007-11-16 10:15:26 · 24 answers · asked by Kaizar 2

Why did God let me forget the umbrella?

Note I usually never forget anything, first time to happen to me.

2007-11-16 10:12:43 · 23 answers · asked by Kaizar 2

2007-11-16 10:12:37 · 27 answers · asked by hi 2

2007-11-16 10:12:27 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have some big plans if I get conclusive results from this query. I can't say what, but they're big. So do you know of any legit religions that teach evolution as being what formed all life on earth?

2007-11-16 10:12:27 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does any one belive in "after live"? if so why? what do u think its like? Do u belive in it cause u cant face death therefor belive theres more after death like i do??

2007-11-16 10:12:02 · 12 answers · asked by Drea 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFUEl4PCEMk&feature=related

2007-11-16 10:10:54 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

When I am bored, I like to pop on here and read and answer questions or ask questions. I find that the majority of answers are full of judgement, prejudices, & hate. It is really disgusting.
Regardless of religious or spiritual beliefs, why can't people just be polite to one another and accepting of others? It's pathetic.

2007-11-16 10:09:02 · 15 answers · asked by Yumyum 3

Not asking if you think atheism or theism is true or false. Do you think that atheism is a reasonable position to take on the existence of a God? If no, then is it your contention that the existence of God is obvious? If his existence is obvious then why would we need to have "Faith?" Obvoiusly his existence is not obvious - therefore theists and atheists alike can agree that atheism is a reasonable position. And since his existence is not obvious I think or at least I hope - Christians can understand why atheists deem the theisitic position unreasonable.

Christians - Aside from the question as to whether or not God actually exists. If u can accept the fact that atheism is more reasonable than theism (based on his existence being anthing but obvious) then congratulations! You have just taken the first step towards enlightment.

1,000 mile journey begins with one step. LOL

2007-11-16 10:07:26 · 23 answers · asked by Future 5

2007-11-16 10:07:00 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-16 10:03:55 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why did Christians do that? Wasn't theirs a religion of peace?
Some Christians confessed to the crime, just in case you say that Nero did it as a result of madness.

2007-11-16 10:03:34 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

If i prayed for 400 dollars i had a one hundred dollar bills and bought a bag of chips with it and the man by mistake gave me 400 dollars back in return

2007-11-16 10:03:00 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

as the paradox goes "can god create a stone even he almighty cannot lift"

we think he is powerfull....but if you think about it....just think........why did he create us? if he is all powerfull than he neednt see if we have faith in him......we use god as an almighty answer....(e.g who makes it rain....i dont know...it must be a BIG thing...i know ...it must be a god!!!!! hey every body...god makes it rain)....we know now that it is evaporation...and not god.....in physics, you cannot get energy from nothing...then were did god come from?.....

And if he is ALL knowing and ALL powerfull than why does he need to create us? to see if we trust him and have faith in him, if he is indeed all knowing, than he will automaticly know the answer to that quistion, there probably does exist a god....but not all powerfull!!!

2007-11-16 10:02:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you pay homage to Y!A every day?
should you be tithing to Y!A?

Are you allowed to give witty answers in this religion without fear of doing penance?

2007-11-16 10:00:57 · 22 answers · asked by Ramjet 5

2007-11-16 09:59:53 · 4 answers · asked by ~~Rainbow Water~~ 4

I had a convo with some co-workers and they believe that truth is relative; basically, everyone has their own truth. I don't believe that it is. There has to be an absolute truth. Everyone's truth can't be the ultimate truth. I can say my truth is the sun won't rise tomorrow and someone can say that their truth is that their is no sun, but the absolute truth is that there is a sun and it's going to rise tomorrow. What do you guys think...

2007-11-16 09:59:36 · 25 answers · asked by Truth Rocks! 2

Why is there suffering in the world?

We are told in R.S that God is all good and all powerful

(Not just in Christianity in most mainstream Religions)

But then why does he allow suffering?

If he allows suffering that he could stop surely it means he is not all good!

Or if he can't stop the suffering then that would mean he is not all powerful!

Do you agree or disagree?

2007-11-16 09:58:16 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

And when you do, would you follow the womens code for splitting a dinner check with girlfriends; take out a calculator?

2007-11-16 09:56:43 · 11 answers · asked by . 7

What is the point of a God that allows suffering, does no miracles and answers no prayers?

2007-11-16 09:56:29 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-16 09:55:32 · 11 answers · asked by Paddy 4

Some atheists are claiming that there is a possibility that God does exist...a very very small possibility.

And so then I see other atheist claiming that these are not "true" atheist...but are in fact agnostics and just claim to be atheist.

So if you are an "atheist" that admits to the very remote possibility that God(s) may exist, are you comfortable still calling yourself an atheist? Are you offended or angered by those other hard-core atheist that claim that you are not an atheist, but actually an agnostic?

Did you ever think atheists and agnostics would have the same problem that Christians and Catholics do?

2007-11-16 09:54:36 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know it says God helps the helpless but that is very different.

2007-11-16 09:54:17 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

If they have the answers of what makes life, why can't they save life for AIDS and cancer patients? Isn't it obvious that they are more egotistical than educated?

2007-11-16 09:53:54 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please give me your exact sources.

2007-11-16 09:53:01 · 14 answers · asked by larissa 6

I thought it was hilarious...

2007-11-16 09:51:49 · 14 answers · asked by Really???!!!! 6

2007-11-16 09:50:54 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous