Religion & Spirituality - 22 November 2007

I am remembering
the surrendered form,
I am remembering
the difference between God's Will
and my will.

God's Will is filled with love
and Artless surrender,
vulnerability held forever
in perfect submission
with eyes wide open to the Brightness of Only God.

My will, such a limitation, endless trying
Doubt, fear, sorrow, anger,
suffering in the dark
that has no end.

To lift beyond this to Grace,
To stand, To yield,
To Shine as the Heart.

2007-11-22 05:46:39 · 18 answers · asked by Astro 5

wouldnt a loving god be alright with him not being my choice?

2007-11-22 05:46:12 · 9 answers · asked by ? 6

If alive today, would he be imprisoned?

2007-11-22 05:45:48 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

praise me brothers for i have converted!!!!
praise the mighty allah!!

i deserve lots of stars!!!!

2007-11-22 05:45:37 · 23 answers · asked by Welshy 3

I have been Pagan for almost 10 years and still like to read books about our path...but am tired of reading the 101 type stuff. Cunningham, Starhawk and Silver Ravenwolf were informative to me 10 years ago...but now I would like to read something deeper and more involved on modern Paganism or Wiccan topics.

2007-11-22 05:45:13 · 11 answers · asked by LongAgo 5

will religion and the idea of god, finally be put to rest? personally i think so and look forward to the day so humans can get on with our life in peace with no more religious conflicts. And really now, do religious people seriously think that religion is good for this planet?

2007-11-22 05:43:31 · 11 answers · asked by ronan 1

I walk into a cave, where I meet another man, who claims to be an angel, claims to be sent by yet another man named God. This man no. 2 (the angel) tells me some stories, claiming those to be the ultimate truth and coming from man no. 3 (God) and ask me to go out and make everybody else on this earth (and Mars and Jupiter etc.) the follower of the man no. 3. In return I am promised to become the sole arbitrator between the man no. 3 and all those followers, which I will be making any which way I can. Does this make me a prophet ?

2007-11-22 05:43:12 · 6 answers · asked by guru 2

2007-11-22 05:40:22 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Cuz I'm not sure I would feel bad for them.

2007-11-22 05:39:35 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

I truly just DON'T believe in God. People who do believe in God have an overwhelming sense of comfort in their life, which, even if there really isn't a God, is absolutely fine with me. Why live your life worried about what will happen to you when you can just tell yourself that "everything happens for a reason" or it is all in an omnipresent God's "plan for you"? The bottom line is though, that I DON'T BELIEVE IN IT! Not that I don't *want* to, I just truly don't, and if I said that I did, I would be lying. It takes more than stories passed down from generation to generation (like Santa Clause or the Greek Gods) and a book (has anyone heard of FICTIONAL BOOKS BEFORE?!) to convince me to dedicate my life to worshiping a non-human power.
And how do you know that Christians are right? Why not the Muslims? They believe in what they do just as strongly as you believe in what you believe. How do you know that YOU'RE right? Again, no answers of "because the Bible says it."

2007-11-22 05:39:13 · 12 answers · asked by James J 2

This is just a fact finding question. I'm not asking whether or not you BELIEVE in the trinity, I'm asking believers in the trinity to describe what it is, as they understand it. Based on the many questions AND responses I've read here there is no one definition/description of it.

Thank you.

2007-11-22 05:37:49 · 22 answers · asked by Q&A Queen 7

atheists DO NOT FORM A RELIGION, REPEAT 100 TIMES.

2007-11-22 05:37:09 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

How do the majority of the anti-evolution/
anti-prosperity-of-the-Sciences/ anti-progress Christians justify their mind-clouding pride? Seems a contradiction in terms, doesn't it?

Yes, I know, not just the Christian folk, but all of us here and there... and Ev-rry-wheerrreee! (sorry, Beatles moment).

2007-11-22 05:37:08 · 5 answers · asked by Invisible_Flags 6

Please indicate your religion also with your answer.

Thank you !

Joyful Thanksgiving in Spirit and in Truth !

Brother Dave, a thankful Jesusonian Christian

2007-11-22 05:34:50 · 24 answers · asked by ? 5

2007-11-22 05:34:17 · 8 answers · asked by Soul Star 1

Please state as many things as you can which you think cause hell fire beliefs to not make good sense. Thanks.

2007-11-22 05:34:14 · 12 answers · asked by curious_inquisitor 1

like, the quran says it was made up of gases. but is tht true of the bible?

2007-11-22 05:26:30 · 15 answers · asked by Al Qiyamah{top lawyer inshAllah} 5

Should I have been the one who confessed?

2007-11-22 05:23:26 · 19 answers · asked by Brain-fart 2

2007-11-22 05:23:21 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

First of all....I am not religious.....so if I don't knwo stuff properly....sorry.

I read online that a scientist thinks he found Jesus's body in a tomb...so they're doing tests and stuff.

I was thinking....if it IS him and they dig him up and stuff.....could this be his second comming????

Cuz.....it's not like he's going to come back in an EXPECTED way......right???

2007-11-22 05:22:50 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-22 05:21:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

God asked ABraham the same question, and stopped him just before Issac bought the farm. Your thoughts?

2007-11-22 05:20:53 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Guys please, I don't understand the fuss, please try and understand the difference, neither will drawing similarities will convert us MUSLIMS to hinduism, nor will accepting the fact will convert you into MUSLIMS! let's observe the differences:-
1)if idols were only meant to face in direction of, why are different hindus giving different answers. I have got mails from hindus telling me that even they don't worship the stautes as GOD but need them to concerntrate upon when they pray. Are you telling me those hindus are lying? If yes, howcome muslims don't give different versions about the role of KABAH? whereas amongst hindus, some say that it is for representation of GOD and on one hand is you(you are the only one I have come across who is saying this) who says that it is just something you face when they pray to ALLAH.

2) If there was any comparison to be drawn between KABAH and idols then even idols should have been only ONE like kabah is, unlike how it is there in every hindu household which hindus face while worshipping, you may find pictures of KABAH put up in muslim houses or even small sample pieces but we never bother to even look at it or face it while praying whereas it is a known fact that all hindus who keep statues face it while praying.

3) If idols are only for reference, why are there gender varieties such as durga ma, ganpati pa pa, saraswati ma, shiva etc, we don't have any genders attached to KABAH, infact we don't even decorate it like a human being is dressed, there is only this black cloth with a verse written on it which is changed at intervals(when the cloth gets dusty) but without any changes of colour or appearance.

4) we don't have KABAH being made in every corner of saudi, there is just ONE which was built by PROPHET IBRAHIM(P.B.U.H) and was later on renovated in times of PROPHET MUHAMMAD(P.B.U.H). Here in india we have artisans making murthis every where.

5) we have stood on KABAH to give azaan, hindus do that while immersion, well, they have to because the statue is so gigantic at times that it takes more than man power just pushing it in water, to immerse it. Do hindus stand on it WHILE PRAYING in temples or at home or in offices.?

6) If it was really about direction then why don't all hindus face in one direction and pray to ALLAH, say any one temple in the whole country, then there can be some comparison, otherwise the fact that there is an idol in almost every home says a lot about how a hindu faces it individually while praying, we don't face different versions of KABAH, say if someone has a model of KABAH at home, we don't start facing that leaving the real direction behind.

7)when hindus are looking at a statue and praying, they are facing different geographical directions all over the world, some hindus keep their stautes facing east, some west, so all hindus keeping statues, pray looking at stautes but kept in various directions. That way a hindu praying in india facing an idol kept in east side of his house has nothing to do with another hindu praying in california who has kept his idol in say north of his house. This hugely seperates the purpose KABAH was built for. Because of KABAH, all muslims praying all over the world at different times of the day(5 times a day) get united because all are facing in that ONE common direction even if they are not able to match each other by praying together at the same time .

8) KABAH is the HOUSE OF ALLAH and not representation of ALLAH, whereas idols are made to represent GOD at the time of prayer. Sorry brother, I don't want to sound hurting but this comparison buisness seems more like a mischief by some jerk who does not have any other valid ways of running down our practice pattern. Infact, this is something only being heard in this age, previously even in films, hindus ever talked about KABAH as something we muslims worship.

9)Finally last but not the least, ALLAH ordered PROPHET IBRAHIM TO BUILD KABAH AND THEN ORDERED ALL MUSLIMS TO FACE IT WHILE PRAYING, where is it ordered in HINDU scriptures that you have to make Idols, stand before them and pray.

No offences to the way HINDUS pray , that's their religion, whether ISLAM agrees with it or not, IDOL worship has nothing in common with KABAH faced by muslims while praying. I Don't understand this , why are hindus behaving insecure with this topic, accepting the fact will not make them muslims?

2007-11-22 05:18:38 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Would he comment at all about the consumerism?

2007-11-22 05:18:34 · 14 answers · asked by MOL 3

2007-11-22 05:18:17 · 8 answers · asked by Invisible_Flags 6

The question in Genesis that Cain asked "Am I my brother's keeper?"

My understanding is the answer to this question is Yes.Becuase what one does can affect many and what many do can affect one;so we must mainly be accountable for ourselves;but to also be accountable for correcting others when their beliefs and actions are in the wrong. Atheist tend to give a lot of answers to the effect of "people can believe what they want to" "do what you want as long as it doesnt affect me" ect ect...

Is it correct to say atheist dont agree with the answer to Cain's question?Or that ya'll agree with it in part, up to a certain point that's convient for your atheist beliefs?

2007-11-22 05:17:57 · 19 answers · asked by Maurice H 6

you assert that Jesus claimed to be God when you quote him in John 14:9: "He that has seen me has seen the Father". Didn’t Jesus clearly say that people have never seen God, as it says in John 5:37: "And the father himself which Has sent me, has borne witness of me. You have NEITHER HEARD HIS VOICE AT ANY TIME NOR SEEN HIS SHAPE"?

2007-11-22 05:17:37 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

and what's your religion?

2007-11-22 05:16:13 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you have a word that you use for these people that would be acceptable?

2007-11-22 05:12:36 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

are uneducated people more religious than educated people? to me it would seem so. it you clearly think about it ... religion convinces people that there is an invisible man, who they never met, who watches every action they do at all times and in all places.

2007-11-22 05:07:33 · 58 answers · asked by Anonymous