Religion & Spirituality - 18 November 2007

2007-11-18 14:36:05 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-18 14:35:55 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Let's look at the Christian rules:

1) I have free will to worship/obey god, or not.

2) There are no alternatives to god (i.e. no other gods.) I can ONLY embrace god, OR reject god.

3) Once I am aware of the Christian god, I MUST choose

4) I can not "opt out".

So let's say my entire life I've neither acknowledged god's existence, nor rejected him. He's just a non-issue... something I never once thought about or considered. According to Christianity, if I don't decide by my death to embrace god, by default I am damned, even if I never once actively thought "god I reject you."

Logically, was I given a FAIR choice? The second I was exposed to the knowledge of god's existence, WHETHER I WANTED THIS KNOWLEDGE OR NOT, I was then forced to make a choice which I wasn't forced to make prior to that exposure. So in reality, god (or his followers) took my freedom away from me, because now I have to choose!

What happened to my FREE will?

2007-11-18 14:35:34 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous

when a lot of the stories and Christian traditions have pagan themes?

2007-11-18 14:35:32 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-18 14:35:29 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-18 14:34:02 · 13 answers · asked by callligenia 2

ok.. I am a Christian... last night I had a horrific dream. I was trying to protect my family from a group of men that were on a mission to murder me and my family. after one failed another would come to try. It never ended. I even saw myself killing some of these men. My children were not in the dream and either were my animals but they were a big part of the dream. This was so vivid that I even remember one of the men hiding in a dead flower bed with sod over himslef to hide. I saw the movement and shoved something in his neck.

A bit about my life lately.... I work 6 days a week and yes, I am exhausted. ( i slept til 3:30 this afternoon dreaming this dream). I have 2 kids at home with me. My son isnt doing well in school and my daughter broke her wrist 2 weeks ago. I am also trying to stop a forclosure on my house...
I tell myself that stress caused this dream, but dang... how violent and graphic it was.

2007-11-18 14:33:22 · 6 answers · asked by pink9364 5

2007-11-18 14:31:49 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

He must not be very considerate of a natural male need.

2007-11-18 14:31:44 · 22 answers · asked by Darth Nihilus 5

man, what a crappy engineer. in the past few centuries, look at the technological advancements made by humans, from the transistor to the airplane to countless others. look at god's. they haven't changed since the big bang. is god just stupid, or is he lazy? since nowadays it is clear that evolution created life; god just made the materials (the argument by religious to compensate for their defeat on evolution) so don't say "god made life". what a lazy turd.

2007-11-18 14:31:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-18 14:30:46 · 9 answers · asked by Je Marche Drôle 3

Why do people pray to Jesus instead of God? Shouldn't we be praying straight to God? Isn't God the one who answers our prayers?

2007-11-18 14:30:26 · 33 answers · asked by wishwash 3

2007-11-18 14:29:02 · 14 answers · asked by Dalit 1

I really need your prayers. I stopped smoking about 4 months ago and tonight I started having cravings.I gave in and have smoked 5 cigs. already in the past couple of hours. I know how harmful it is and also I feel it hinders my relationship with God. I truly need prayers and encouragement .

I thank you for your prayers.

2007-11-18 14:26:50 · 35 answers · asked by Jen 4

Or both.

2007-11-18 14:26:03 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think many Christians hate the fact that many Atheists know the bible as well as them or better and find it extremely difficult to form any type of counter answer to points brought up. All I beleive Christians sincerly don't like anyone messing with their contructs of reality. What do you think?

2007-11-18 14:25:48 · 27 answers · asked by TSIRHC 3

im mormon and i think we are just concerned about us and think we can convert people by anoyying them at their door. i want to leave the church when i get older but my dad freaks if i dont go, what do you think about mormons?

2007-11-18 14:25:44 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-18 14:25:14 · 20 answers · asked by Darth Nihilus 5

OK Im christian and the church I go to teaches out he bible its really good, they explain everything really well and its the best church i've been to in my life I feel like I have hope everthing is soo real to me here its amazing... well my bf is catholic and I took him a few times and he liked it too.. but since he's catholic he prefers not to keep going there (and there are alot of catholics that attend this church too and its non-denominational meaning anybody can cmoe its not for a certain religion) but he is catholic and wants to stay at a (any) catholic church help??? I want him to get to know jesus, it would definitely hep our relationship out too. Help??? and he sai dhimself that in his church he doesn't understand anything, doesn't learn anything. the problem is not that he's catholic i just want him to get to know jesus can anybody help me please? If u tell m to pray about it how many times do i have to pray? I dont even feel right praying abut it cuz i havent done it lately

2007-11-18 14:24:00 · 22 answers · asked by MedTq367 6

if you'd like to, simply repent and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved from the judgement of sin. if you seek redemption, it is freely given.

I'll meet you in the kingdom.

2007-11-18 14:23:56 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-18 14:23:50 · 9 answers · asked by Bible warrior 5

What are they looking for? Is it resonable to have a religion that says yes to everything that you want?

2007-11-18 14:21:50 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm just curious as to whether you consider meditation to be inherently religious, or if you believe that it is something that anyone can do. Comments, please; don't hold back on my account :-)

2007-11-18 14:21:29 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

My way is the only so you better follow me and give me your money.

Could a religion that taught tolerance and acceptance with common sense survive?

Or would they have a hard time collecting money without the element of fear in an imaginary place?

2007-11-18 14:21:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-18 14:17:23 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does this make sense to anyone - except Christians, of course. He creates man and woman with the ability to "sin", then they do, then they are punished for it. He allows them to be born into countries where they will never hear of a Savior named Jesus, so they will be punished eternally for this also. Is this Loving and Divine? I know what the apostle Paul said about looking at creation to prove the existence of God, but it doesn't (or at least not that there is a savior) -- there is no one who can categorically prove or disprove whether a God exists. But if one did, would they be at this low level of consciousness so as to act capriciously, vindictively and sadistically? Beliefs only serve to separate and divide humanity, cause wars and all sorts of suffering. If sin causes suffering, would organized beliefs be one of them? Thomas Paine's "The Age of Reason" does a very effective critique on all this. What true God would kill and destroy its own creation because of a temper tantrum?

2007-11-18 14:17:08 · 31 answers · asked by velvet_swan 2

If he can do anything I'm sure he can do that! But since he is almighty and nothing else can be as powerful as he is, then wouldn't it be impossible for him to create a more powerful god? Doesn't this prove to us that there is something he cannot do? I'm confused guys, help me out.

2007-11-18 14:16:27 · 25 answers · asked by sk692 2

What is your faith or spirituality and it's forms of expression?
Peace Be With You, (and good night)
Debra

2007-11-18 14:16:16 · 22 answers · asked by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7

Doesn't God judge the sin of homosexuality the same way he judges the sin of casting judgement on others? So when someone says, "you are gay and the bible says that what you do is an abomination...", isn't that casting judgement?

2007-11-18 14:16:11 · 21 answers · asked by MOL 3

2007-11-18 14:15:06 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous