Religion & Spirituality - 21 November 2007

Mega church ministers have private jets, mansions that revial the White House, and where is the money going? Clearly, they are not donating much of this cash to do God's work? They look good on Sunday morning and make no apology for the excessive wealth in the face of so much hardship and suffering, not only here in this country, but around the world. If this Teleavangelists are truely doing God's work, let them fly coach and buy suits at Walmart like the rest of us. Have you ever seen a skinny teleavangelists?

2007-11-21 00:46:54 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

My son has to wear tradional Indian dress (not native American) for a school nativity but as only a very small percentage of Indians are Christians I am wondering If tradional Indian dress is linked to relgions such as Hinuism thus making it inappropriate for a Christian celebration>

2007-11-21 00:46:02 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Use your reasoning & decision making abilities based on previous facts. what can not be explained can by hypothesized. So is God a hypothesis?

2007-11-21 00:44:55 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-21 00:40:11 · 29 answers · asked by NotAnotherNickName 2

Take ANY statement as an example: "trees grow up from the ground". When you first heard this statement, at some point you thought "Yes, that sounds right to me..." and accepted it as fact.

The same can be asked of religious statements you read or are otherwise exposed to.

2007-11-21 00:38:34 · 26 answers · asked by I'm an Atheist 3

is that their way to validate their own beliefs? isn't that an obvious sign of insecurity?

2007-11-21 00:38:12 · 18 answers · asked by Ťango 3

I see questions on here all the time declaring various litmus tests for "true" christians. This is an honest question mainly directed to those who claim to be christians answer as much of it, or as little of it as you like.

What is a true christian in your opinion?

What are the core issues that must be believed?

What are areas you can disagree on?

I often see this related to issues of social concern or various doctrinal points, usually prefaced by "How can you consider yourself a true christian if you believe _________

So in your opinion can a true christian vary in their views on:

1. The creation account in genesis

2. Abortion

3. Homosexuality

4. Baptism (infant versus believer)

Of course, there are other issues. I'm just interested in the temperature of the forum--nothing more.

2007-11-21 00:35:40 · 32 answers · asked by Todd 7

Though the RCC teaches on the fundamental dignity of human kind and that all are to be treated with compassion, respect and fairness. Does it believe that all races and social groups (black, white, yellow, straight, gay) or equal. It seems to seem that in the past and to some extent today, that whenever science or socialogy researchers conflicts with its beliefs especialy when it comes to Homosexuals the RCC denies theyre findings. . What I am saying is that not that they neccassarily racsist or homophobic but rather that its teachings on homosexuals is in conflict with the findings of ALL the major studies from credible researchers. A letter in 1987 from Ratzzinger said that homosexual people should not suffer from UNJUST discrimination but it also said that discrimination against them in housing and a host of vocations is just. (Teaching, Coaching, military and housing as well as the religous life)

2007-11-21 00:34:40 · 13 answers · asked by chinavagabond94122 3

First Off Im Not An Athiest i belive thier is something out thier greater then us and thier is a god. However im sick and tired of everyone going around saying my religon is right convert or burn in hell forever . Hell must not be to hot if you can be in hell forever and not really burn. Anyways historians have proved chirstanity originated in africa they were called coptic chirstiains thier original bible was only meant to teach man morals values in faith and they gathered thier stories to put in thier holy book from all over the place the story of jesus comes from the egyptain tale of horus. Many of the stories in the bible were taking from other stories. Not to say thier is no god i belive in god but i have nor want any particular religon what am i going to go to hell ? well let me tell you this when europeans came to africa they knew it was south and hot so they called this place hell and africans devils and they thought they were divine because they came from the north where it

2007-11-21 00:32:29 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

If I have a share in this ownership, I humbly vote that he be sent back to where he never came from.

2007-11-21 00:30:47 · 22 answers · asked by FRANsuFU 3

2007-11-21 00:29:37 · 17 answers · asked by fas 1

2007-11-21 00:27:41 · 6 answers · asked by p_a_m_i_e 1

apparently cheap US flags aren't the only useless consumables that are "made in China" these days.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,312371,00.html

2007-11-21 00:26:28 · 12 answers · asked by Free Radical 5

for those beasts to kill man? shouldn't god have made us with guns for arms to protect us from the animals we supposedly rule over?

2007-11-21 00:22:00 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

If " a day is to a thousand years" then god needed to rest for a thousand years after creation.Is he still "resting"?

2007-11-21 00:21:38 · 43 answers · asked by Cotton Wool Ninja 6

2007-11-21 00:18:58 · 20 answers · asked by anil m 6

2007-11-21 00:18:52 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

of an instance of faith, where you knew it was nothing else it could have been, and you believed for something to happen, and, or made it happened.

2007-11-21 00:17:19 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-21 00:16:39 · 13 answers · asked by Miche 2

When ever I answer questions and read other peoples comments, I always skip past those that leave reams of data? I prefer to look for actual personal answers not just regurgitated scripture?

2007-11-21 00:16:22 · 11 answers · asked by Wolverine 4

why does his name mean little stone and the bible says that Jesus is thr Rock?

2007-11-21 00:16:17 · 8 answers · asked by questionlady 1

2007-11-21 00:15:58 · 5 answers · asked by Sniper of Goth 4

2007-11-21 00:15:19 · 6 answers · asked by cool girl 5

me and my best friends are starting a coven so i need to know the rules and things like that...i know all the history though MM&BB

2007-11-21 00:14:46 · 7 answers · asked by zandi_runt 2

if she cant why pray to her?

2007-11-21 00:14:18 · 16 answers · asked by questionlady 1

Would not an omnipotent god be so superpowerful that he could have created everything in a microsecond?

or even in such a short amount of time that it was immeasureable?

so why did it take him 6 days? (or as some say 7 days) (or as others say, millions of years)

2007-11-21 00:14:16 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Mormons trusted them to give them a bible but forget Alma 11:28-31 where an angel said they is only one God forever.

how can you become Gods?

which angel lied to you?

2007-11-21 00:13:28 · 6 answers · asked by zipk44 1

thats what 2 Nephi 30:6 used to say before it was changed. Did God change his mind?

2007-11-21 00:12:06 · 14 answers · asked by zipk44 1

that will last for eternity?

2007-11-21 00:10:57 · 12 answers · asked by zipk44 1

The amount of posion that they have for Hinduism, as evidenced from the rubbish that they post about Hinduism on yahoo India R and S board, obviously means that they have forgotten that they have more Hindu ancestors than Muslim ancestors.

May I kindly remind Indian Muslims that had Hinds been capable enough of defending India from the mongols, instead of fighting between themselves, today all you people would have been sitting here as Hindus and would have been singing the praises of Hinduism rather than defaming Hinduism.

Just remember that you are only Muslim because your ancestors were all traitors and they converted in order to either save their necks or to obtain economic benefits under the Mughals. That, in my opinion, is nothing to be proud about. Just remember THAT before you start insulting the majority religion of India.

http://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070812094107AA3AIzz&pa=FZB6NXXtFWMW0cLWwuMf9iUm2._dmLKR2gm3aOsSurbQrid1hTA-&paid=add_watch

2007-11-21 00:10:54 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous