Religion & Spirituality - 20 November 2007

2007-11-20 07:11:50 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

I had a Jehovah's Witness come to my house for a few months and I thought we were friends. We talked for about 20 minutes twice a week when she came over. We talked about God and I even went to one of their meetings. I am Penecostal and go to my own church. I told her this and she seemed cool with it but always invited me to their church and their meetings. My husband recently decided to go back to church with me and told me that he doesn't want the Johovah's Witnesses to come back over anymore. So being the obedient wife that I am I had to tell her that she can't come over anymore to do bible studies. She seemed to be ok with it and said if I ever decided to come back to call her. I was heart broken to tell her that she can't come back anymore and I was hoping that she would want to be friends but she acted like she didn't want to be a friend unless I continued their bible studies. Can't she be my friend without studying their ways or is it that she just doesn't want to be friends?

2007-11-20 07:11:31 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Even if the Catholic Crusader is married, or female, I don't care. I see someone in need of a good time, and I've offered, but yet no replies.

2007-11-20 07:11:21 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

The reason I ask: I was taught that it was "Love one another as I have loved you," and to love God. I'm Roman Catholic.

While talking to a Baptist, he told me I was wrong, that Jesus's commission to us was "Go out and convert the nations," and that "Love one another" was only for, as he put it, "the brethren," the people in his church.

He was very adamant that he did not have to love people who weren't already "saved," per the Baptist church. I found that very interesting.

What is your church, and what does it hold as Jesus's greatest, most important command to us?

2007-11-20 07:11:14 · 8 answers · asked by Acorn 7

I'm a last minute preparer and just trying for some new ideas as to what dish you're preparing for

1. Appetizers
2. Main Course
3. Dessert

Also, any special tradition with kids? Website with ideas?
Thanks everyone, I'll be sure to print this out as it is unrelated to religion and will be reported.

2007-11-20 07:10:47 · 8 answers · asked by Hope 4

2007-11-20 07:10:43 · 12 answers · asked by Laff -Hugs 4all- 5

2007-11-20 07:10:05 · 25 answers · asked by Iwanttoknow 1

In the USA, at least, the religious are more likely to reproduce and to have more offspring if they reproduce than are the irreligious. Likewise, religious attitudes, including irreligion, are heavily influenced by upbringing. Interestingly enough, the most commonly accepted "objective" measure of evolutionary fitness is a count of grandoffspring. That is, if ones genes are more "fit", then it is logical that this would manifest in greater reproductive success for ones children. Therefore, since the religious are:

1: More likely to reproduce.
2: More likely to have religious offspring.
3: More likely to have more offspring, altogether.

It is only rational to conclude that they will have more grandoffspring than the irreligious.

Thus, could they be more evolutionarily fit than the irreligious?

2007-11-20 07:09:29 · 20 answers · asked by Hoosier Daddy 5

The argument is that because of all the problems in the world, the Flying Spaghetti Monster must have been drunk, careless, etc. when he first created life.
Is there any proof?
YES! The first scientific proof of "Unintelligent Design" by claims that the insertion of species Penne rigate into family Rigatone, order Pasta resulted in the creation of a new species of Noodleous doubleous. It has been considered the only explanation is that this was caused by the holy Flying Spaghetti Monster, whose "noodly appendage intervened".
Thoughts?

2007-11-20 07:08:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to take to my ancestors.

2007-11-20 07:08:22 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've noticed a few myths that have a lot in common, and I was wondering if anyone had an idea as to why.

The first is the legend of Persephone and the legend of Eve. Eve was tempted by a fruit and took it, then was banished from the Garden for eternity. Persephone was "tempted" by the pomegranate, and took it, and was banished to the underworld for six months.

The myth of Persephone also has a lot in common with the story of Isis and Osiris. In both, another god betrays someone (Persephone is abducted by Hades; Osiris is chopped up by Seth). Isis taught people how to harvest; Demeter was the goddess of harvest. In both legends, the woman seeking the victim does not reveal that she is a goddess, and is asked to tend to a child whom she wishes to make immortaI by throwing him in the fire; in both, the mother of the child walks in, breaking the spell. In both, the victim ends up ruling over the dead.

Why do these myths have so much in common?

2007-11-20 07:07:01 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Everyclass I take, I always here, Christians and Catholics, when they mean to say Protestants and Catholics, I would assume, well that leaves out Orthodoxy. I'm in college, and I've heard this since like seventh grade, why do people keep thinking that Protestantism is Christianity, and everything else is different. I'm a Protestant by the way. Let's not leave out our history, the three main brances of Christianity are Catholicism, Orthodoxy, and Protestantism. Why do I keep hearing that Catholics aren't Christians?

2007-11-20 07:06:35 · 16 answers · asked by Scotty 2

2007-11-20 07:05:56 · 30 answers · asked by David G 6

There is no missing link. To think of Evolution as a chain is a fallacy in and of itself. I found this article that may help explain a little. Its from a source that I have found time and time again to be unbiased.

http://atheism.about.com/b/2006/11/01/evolution-and-the-missing-link-why-is-it-missing.htm

2007-11-20 07:04:36 · 20 answers · asked by Lorena 4

If you cannot clear your mind, do you use any particular thoughts to guide yourself? For example, someone I know thinks of a decomposing corpse. or walking through a tunnel. i'm looking for more of these relaxation methologies.

2007-11-20 07:02:17 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Someone just told me it's ok to sin because Jesus died for our sins....

Are you kidding me? What church teaches that kind of thought?

2007-11-20 07:00:34 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous

If so, what reason do you have to beleive?

If not, whats your reason and proof?

2007-11-20 06:58:39 · 18 answers · asked by Speedstar 5

2007-11-20 06:57:00 · 12 answers · asked by mannzaformulaone 3

I would NOT bear being immortal, I'd get so bored after the first millenium

2007-11-20 06:52:56 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

One problem with thinking things get better is the Law of Entropy- "A tendency towards disorder within a closed system" Adding energy won't solve this problem unless it is being controlled. If evolution is true then this experiment should work take a frog and blend it up in a blender so all the amino acids are present to make a frog. Add any type of energy and see if you can make it come to life. It will not work but that is what Evolution is based on.

2007-11-20 06:52:08 · 41 answers · asked by King Arthur 3

I was riding my bike today on a country road.
I was overtaken by a tractor, the farmer was wearing a black hood and hit me and I fell off and into the hedge...
looking up I noticed he was driving a combine harvester, the modern version of a scythe...was this trully the Grim Reaper?????

2007-11-20 06:51:39 · 11 answers · asked by GEISHA 3

2007-11-20 06:50:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you walked into a church/mosque/temple/catheldral and the first thing you see is this:
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2320296310101883920WkRajB

2007-11-20 06:50:44 · 10 answers · asked by HALLALJPAA 4

2007-11-20 06:47:13 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-20 06:46:22 · 30 answers · asked by Maxi Robespierre 5

Doesn't the verse below say there was no god before God and will be no God after Him? If no god was formed before Him and will not be formed after Him how can you believe He was created by another god or that you will become gods?

Isaiah 43:10 Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.

2007-11-20 06:43:56 · 14 answers · asked by Bible warrior 5

have any religious people ever said to you: "are you so arrogant to believe that you are the highest power in the universe?" or words to that effect? what was your retort?

no religious answers saying that you will pray for me or that i am the spawn of the devil or any crap like that.

2007-11-20 06:43:26 · 42 answers · asked by FSM Worshipper - AM 2

2007-11-20 06:40:41 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-20 06:40:31 · 19 answers · asked by The Raven † 5

http://i.cnn.net/cnn/2002/TECH/science/12/25/face.jesus/story.jesushead.cnn.jpg

2007-11-20 06:39:23 · 25 answers · asked by The Bassline Libertine 3