Religion & Spirituality - 21 November 2007

So I got this email the other day about boycotting the golden compass movie because its about killing god. I responded and told them they were acting like the religious fanatics that were boycotting Harry Potter (they all read and LOVE Harry Potter) My aunt acutally said that Pullman was a dangerous and cowardly man for seducing children into becoming atheists. I am in shock that someone I am related to can say something so irrational. I have to see these people tomorrow. How do I handle?

2007-11-21 04:29:30 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-21 04:27:27 · 13 answers · asked by CigarMike 2

2007-11-21 04:26:46 · 28 answers · asked by Fearfully and Wonderfully made!! 2

If he does, what's the use of praying? Will prayer change what your god has foreseen? Then his premonitions are flawed....

If he doesn't, then he's not an omniscient ("knows all") being, and ergo, not an omnipotent ("can do all") one either (If he "can't know all" then he "can't do all").....

Are we clear now?

Or will blind faith and dogma take over logic once more?

2007-11-21 04:25:33 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

...That not every religion that isn't Christianity is a cult?

Did you know that in the early days of the church, they were indeed considered to be a dangerous brainwashing cult?

Can someone give me the sociological definition of "cult"?

2007-11-21 04:25:06 · 24 answers · asked by Princess Ninja 7

What positive things have you learned from the people that provoke the most resentment and animosity in you? Are you grateful for their presence in your life?

2007-11-21 04:22:52 · 27 answers · asked by metanoia 3

I just read an article that said originally Thanksgiving was more of a harvest celebration and that with that harvest celebration, thanks was given to God for the bounty. It seemed like their was a church service, then everyone sort of gathered to partake of the bountiful harvest together.
So, do you think that for those who wanted to, a religious service should also be held for Thanksgiving? Sort of a way to refocus on the giving thanks part of the day, and less on football and gorging ourselves.

2007-11-21 04:22:13 · 15 answers · asked by Tonya in TX - Duck 6

And love exists then God must exist. Even if love is just a cocktail of chemicals in the brain that does not change the human experience that is love. It's also bigger than romantic love it's the love of family, of friends and of your fellow man.

2007-11-21 04:21:22 · 9 answers · asked by buddha11ah 2

2007-11-21 04:20:10 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

Note to achtung : when you claim most who leave the organization is due to fornication, and you fail to show any statistical souces.. your credibility sinks to sub-zero. At least be a man and list your sources or stop giving the JWs a bad rep.

2007-11-21 04:19:36 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Did you know that they are actually a Christian religion? Honest answers. ( No I'm not lying)

2007-11-21 04:16:49 · 38 answers · asked by ~*Felicity*~ 3

Not this time of year, of course. We wouldn't want to confuse it with any other holiday celebrations. We could put it in June or sometime when nothing else is happening. Thinksgiving, a special time for free thinkers to reflect on the universe.

What say you?

P.S. Happy Thanksgiving to *everyone*, no matter your beliefs. I hope you all enjoy the day with your friends and family.

2007-11-21 04:16:48 · 18 answers · asked by AM Enforcer 2

im looking at books to buy for my grandmother, i found i book that she will really like. called pillars of the earth, the website has two different copies, why is one more priced then the other (#1,#2)
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?WRD=the+pillars+of+the+earth&z=y

2007-11-21 04:16:34 · 4 answers · asked by Bear 1

What causes prosperity?

2007-11-21 04:12:53 · 20 answers · asked by Lindsay 1

the world?

2007-11-21 04:12:36 · 9 answers · asked by strpenta 7

LONDON - This was a bug you couldn't swat and definitely couldn't step on. British scientists have stumbled across a fossilized claw, part of an ancient sea scorpion, that is of such large proportion it would make the entire creature the biggest bug ever.
How big? Bigger than you, and at 8 feet long as big as some Smart cars.
The discovery in 390-million-year-old rocks suggests that spiders, insects, crabs and similar creatures were far larger in the past than previously thought, said Simon Braddy, a University of Bristol paleontologist and one of the study's three authors.
"This is an amazing discovery," he said Tuesday.
"We have known for some time that the fossil record yields monster millipedes, super-sized scorpions, colossal cockroaches, and jumbo dragonflies. But we never realized until now just how big some of these ancient creepy-crawlies were," he said.
The research found a type of sea scorpion that was almost half a yard longer than previous estimates and the largest one ever to have evolved.

2007-11-21 04:09:45 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why not agnostics, Buddhists and humanists?

2007-11-21 04:08:11 · 15 answers · asked by unconcerned but not indifferent 3

I guess we ultimately can't decide who our chidlren marry (that would be very middle eastern) but, I surely wouldn't want my daughter marrying a Muslim man. Their treatment of women is absolutely deplorable. Don't give me this "few bad apples" nonsense.

2007-11-21 04:07:58 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

Im trying to change my ways, into a more peaceful, spiritual, person, has anyone tried Buddhism, and has it worked to ease your mind and surroundings?

2007-11-21 04:07:36 · 12 answers · asked by ana c 2

2007-11-21 04:07:11 · 8 answers · asked by Alex 2

If Pangelism allows you to keep your current religion including your current belief/non-belief in a superior being, does that mean it is a philosophy and NOT a religion?!

2007-11-21 04:06:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Atheists and agnostics: If a religious person asks for your prayer in a time of need, do you pray to their god, do you just say you are going to pray and then don't, or do you tell them that you won't pray because you don't believe.

Religious folk: If someone of a different religion asks you to pray, do you pray to their god or yours?

Just a little curious, thanks :)

2007-11-21 04:05:01 · 10 answers · asked by tightest embrace 0:) 5

The 2012 questions seem to be doing that for me rigth now.

2007-11-21 04:04:48 · 5 answers · asked by queen of snarky-yack again 4

It didn't come from Jews, they teach that blood sacrifice was just ONE way to atone with God, but you also had to atone with the person you offended and make efforts to right the wrong done to that person or peoples. They link action with repentence, believing that if you're truly sorry you'll try to make it right.

In addition to a blood sacrafice, there was also a flour sacrafice, as well as a prayer sacrafice. All were linked to actions. If you did something wrong, you made up for it (not just prayer "repentence", but actual repentance and atonement).

This has been lost to Christianity. People believe that they are accountable to no one but God, and if they do bad things, it's all forgiven if they ask Jesus to forgive them, because Jesus was the final blood sacrafice. Blood was never necessary, it was an offering, not a demand from God in order to obtain forgiveness. So where exactly did the belief that a blood sacrifice was necessary come from?

2007-11-21 04:04:37 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was told in another question that I missed the Rapture. Did anybody else's parents/church make them watch those "Thief in the Night" movies? And were you as totally emotionally scarred by them as I was? I swear, if I came downstairs and my parents weren't immediately visible, I was always terrified I'd missed the Rapture. And worried that I would accidentally take the Mark of the Beast somehow.

Talk about scare tactics! As a parent, I could NEVER do that to my kids!!

2007-11-21 04:03:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

it's only fair.

2007-11-21 04:02:12 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've heard about this whole phenomenon about 12/21/12 and at a first glance, I was a little stirred up because, well, thats my 21st B-Day. My whole family has been seeing 11:11 everywhere! Even 2 days ago, this guy sitting near me in 3rd period just out of nowhere blurted out: "2007: Population, 6 Billion. 2012: Population, one." What is your opinion? I don't want to believe it, but if its true, I'd have to celebrate my 21st birthday as also, the end of my life! I'm a Christian, but this little controversy has been making me have doubts about my religion.

2007-11-21 04:00:54 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

Go to Google. Type in "French military victories" and then click on "I'm Feeling Lucky". What pops up?

2007-11-21 03:58:47 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Where in the Bible is the doctrine of the Trinity explained?

2007-11-21 03:57:24 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-21 03:56:47 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous