Religion & Spirituality - 17 November 2007

1. the Celestial Teapot
2. the Invisible Pink Unicorn
3. the Flying Spaghetti Monster
4. God

2007-11-17 08:52:46 · 18 answers · asked by I'm an Atheist 3

If I were born into a Christian family, would that make me believe that Christianity is the one true religion? In how many religious families is this the case in the modern world? Do you have a choice when you are young? Do most people accept what they are told when they are young without question? Would religion be as wide-spread if individuals could make a choice about religion when they're adults, without brainwash bias from childhood?

2007-11-17 08:52:36 · 11 answers · asked by XPEH BAM 3

What do you believe spiritually happens if someone were to commit suicide? (both religious and non-religious but spiritual welcome to answer).

2007-11-17 08:52:20 · 7 answers · asked by Dusk 6

I thought it was VERY Encouraging !

2007-11-17 08:50:57 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just got back from a judging a middle school debate tournament and while talking to a friend at the train station she had some jokes that were to my detrement so of cousre I say I'll throw you on the tracks and then she says I'll get up and throw you in front of the train and of course I say well I'll haunt you for the rest of your life and won't put in a good word for you in heaven. Then she says I don't beleive in God so I say so you're atheist and then she says no I just don't care about religion. So what I am asking is can you actually be indifferent to religion or is it you're one thing or you're the other and my friend is just confused. Please do not comment on the conversation please just answer the question?

2007-11-17 08:48:59 · 5 answers · asked by damita jo 3

Sorry for the misleading title, but I am trying to get as many Atheists as possible to reply to this question. And now that I have your attention….

In order to say “I do not believe in God,” you must first have some concept of who or what God is. Where did you learn about this concept, what specific features of the concept did you find so difficult to accept, and how old were you when you rejected it? What were you taught about God that you could not accept? In otherwords, I'm looking for a description of the God-concept which you came to reject. Please be as detailed as possible in your description.

2007-11-17 08:48:52 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am going to get down on my knees and say a prayer for all the poor suffering children and people in the world. I pray that [the OneTrue] helps them and grants them peace. I am praying for peace and love and understanding. Won't you please join me now?

Thank you!

2007-11-17 08:48:11 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Since the Bible was written before cars were invented by Henry Ford, are the gold streets of heaven wide enough for cars to drive down?

Limosines?

Buses?

Recreational vehicles?

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

2007-11-17 08:48:10 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

just wondering, im catholic and every catholic i know actually believes that.

2007-11-17 08:47:45 · 18 answers · asked by PTK 5

I want a good serious answer about this. What evidence and support can you give that god is in existence? Please, I want to know.

2007-11-17 08:46:03 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-17 08:45:10 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

No sex, no copulation, just a syringe. Wouldn't that be a virgin birth as much as Jesus?

2007-11-17 08:44:33 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why is it that Christians and Jews can accept (and have established) secular societies (such as Israel), while so many Muslims argue that religion trumps all?

For instance, Israel’s first Arab minister, Raleb Majadle, declared, in stating that Islamic law should trump Israel’s secular law,

"I hereby inform you, esteemed MK Eldad, that I may be a minister for one, two or ten years but I was born a Muslim, and a Muslim I shall die. I respect Israeli law... but if there is a contradiction between the law and my deep faith as a Muslim, I announce that I will know what to choose." [1]

Why can Jews live by secular law in Israel, while all their neighbors insist on rigid religious laws?

[1] http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/124246

2007-11-17 08:43:44 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok, so say I were to pray to God. It seems logical to ask for something sacred, something simple, something that everyone can relate to like good health, food, good weather and so on. Does the ritual still work if I ask for something more complicated? Will God make my computer run as fast as it did before (please exclude jokes)? Will God increase the gas-mileage on my car? Will he shorten the release date of Starcraft 2? What differentiates my wishes from the "proper" wishes? Does it not apply to things that didn't exist back when the Bible was more believable?

2007-11-17 08:42:42 · 11 answers · asked by XPEH BAM 3

2007-11-17 08:41:21 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous

By this I also mean the freedom to be agnostic, athiest, etc... So many here can't seem to handle that others have the RIGHT to believe as they wish. That's terribly sad, and a bit scary too.

2007-11-17 08:38:09 · 26 answers · asked by ♥ terry g ♥ 7

2007-11-17 08:37:41 · 19 answers · asked by Summer 1

Britain...should know they keeping plenty of enemies and feeding them.who dont like the peoples here unless their own religion . who dream of this country would be of their own religious country, dont want to mix up with others, you know who they are ..?

2007-11-17 08:35:58 · 18 answers · asked by ex_mus 1

The Ten Commandments
1.You shall have no other Gods but me.
2.You shall not make for yourself any idol, nor bow down to it or worship it.
3.You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God.
So why then do u associate Jesus as your lord? He never said he was your LORD. how can Jesus take the place of his 'father'?

2007-11-17 08:35:28 · 13 answers · asked by Peace Missile 3

2007-11-17 08:32:06 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-17 08:31:06 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-17 08:30:34 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

So ok, we may differ on Jesus, Or muhammed (peace be upon them) but Can we alteast agree on this?

2007-11-17 08:28:36 · 12 answers · asked by Peace Missile 3

2007-11-17 08:26:24 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous

Maranatha!

2007-11-17 08:25:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

If I didn't believe in God, what would be the motivation for not killing someone over a simple disagreement. Why not rape, or steal, or abuse? This things would bring instant satisfaction.
DON"T answer prison or jail because there are far too many people who are NEVER brought to justice in this life.
Without a belief in a higher power of justice, what would keep people from acting like untrained animals?

2007-11-17 08:24:16 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been walking in the indescribable Presence of God after I returned to the Garden and Kingdom of God after my salvation and subsequent spontaneous, involuntary Baptism of the Holy Spirit on March 13. Yet Jesus Christ says there will be times when we will seek Him and not find Him, times of drought. I have had a spiritual abundance of the Presence of God (Holy Spirit/Shechinah) since my Baptism, and see God present in everything I do and the entire world that I perceive.

Yet, I read someone on here who had the Presence leave them after 7 years and then they had to walk by faith. This would scare me, although I have faith in God, to not dwell in His Presence for the rest of my life.

After your Baptism and indwelling (enlightenment), has the Presence of God left you for any reason? When? If so, did it ever come back or did you ever recover it?

thanks

2007-11-17 08:23:18 · 8 answers · asked by Christine S 3

(I don't believe in the Christian God, this is for arguments sake)

If God is all-powerful why wouldn't he stop the worst evils from happening, such as the development of disease causing bacteria, or viruses, or famine?

The free will argument just doesn't work. If God is all-good, and all knowing, there should be a point he'd know when to say "alright, I have to come in and put a stop to this".

Why would God put an evil person's free-will above the happiness of a lot of good people?

In these serious situations, if there's an all powerful all knowing being that doesn't do anything, doesn't that make them evil by lack of action?

2007-11-17 08:19:48 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

The first golden rule of satan is that to make a person believe that they are the ones guided while all others are deceieved ones.

2007-11-17 08:17:19 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

According to the pagan origin, He was born in spring. Then why do we celebrate it in december? Also where did God come from. He had to come from SOMETHING. He couldn't have just popped out of nowhere. Thats not logical whatsoever. If you dont believe in God, don't answer. I want a christians opinion.

2007-11-17 08:15:51 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous