Religion & Spirituality - 24 November 2007

John Newton was a prolific Slave Trader.

2007-11-24 01:46:49 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

This woman has stolen what little money we had. Thout shall not steal? This money was to buy food, pay our mortgage, buy Christmas presents for our 8 yr old son. The police won't get involved because it's considered a "business deal gone bad". She cashed a check written over 7 months ago that was to have been destroyed. Yes we know we should have put a stop payment but we knew her and trusted a little old Catholic woman. Anyway, I am so very angry and disappointed and hurt. Not to mention hungry and cold. We are a family of working poor. I know that God will forgive her if she asks but I am being eaten up with anger that someone could and would do this. It has shaken up my faith in humanity and that makes me so sad.

Can anyone give me a prayer or a book or advice to sooth my soul? (Yes, we will be filing in Small Claims court in 2 days.)

2007-11-24 01:46:04 · 19 answers · asked by stitchercross 3

Thanks in advance for all sincere & polite replies.

May God bless you.

2007-11-24 01:43:10 · 10 answers · asked by Carlito 3

God and religion are separate. How God came into being (the leading role in a man made fairy tale or as creator) doesn't really matter. Can we throw out religion (a systematic response to God) and just have fun playing around with the idea of God?

2007-11-24 01:42:18 · 21 answers · asked by johnatplayct 3

2007-11-24 01:38:25 · 23 answers · asked by anil m 6

Here is an excerpt from an interview with the author before he had a movie to sell us.
Why would a Christian put money in this man's pocket?

"I'm trying to undermine the basis of Christian belief," said Pullman in an article by The Washington Post, adding that C.S. Lewis, the Christian author of Chronicles of Narnia, would describe his books as the “Devil's work."

2007-11-24 01:34:23 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

in another Q here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhohrAvFXus_4LUNLTL5mhs8.Bd.;_ylv=3?qid=20071123224255AAElk25 someone answered "Free will doesn't require that all choices be pleasant". Does this mean that confessions obtained by torture are credible, as there still was free will?

2007-11-24 01:34:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was baptised anglican, but i don't really go to church adn i find i don't agree with a lot of the stuff the church is saying. for example the issues of abortion and homosexuality. i don't know if i want to be anglican anymore but i need some kind of spirituality. Any suggestions? I don't know very much about other religions, except Buddhism.

2007-11-24 01:25:13 · 31 answers · asked by karaem33355 2

Are Idols just pointers in Hinduism ?

Perhaps in Sanskrit its said, "Viseshal Grahyathe ithi Vigraha", somewhat meaning An Idol is an adjective of God, thru which some aspects of God can be understood and identified.

Is Idol something like an adjective of God, which explains God in someway as adjectives explain the next word, the Bigger thing, with a theme Is and Beyond ?

The same way an adjective explains a thing, but the thing is and much more than the Adjective.

For example "The Sweet Sweet". The Sweet is Sweet, but can be of Jaggery, Sugar or Ghee or all together. Does the adjective Sweet praising the Noun Sweet, the relation between the Adjective Idol (Vigraha) and the Noun God ?

What are your thoughts in this regard ?

Only the thoughtful need to answer ...

2007-11-24 01:24:04 · 10 answers · asked by jayakrishnamenon 3

only to dismiss it due to your godless beliefs?

2007-11-24 01:20:30 · 26 answers · asked by Ste B 5

The number of Christians in prison far outweighs the population of atheists, and the studies account for the difference in overall population: "Note that atheists, being a moderate proportion of the USA population (about 8-16%) are disproportionately less in the prison populations (0.21%). "

http://www.holysmoke.org/icr-pri.htm

Also:

http://www.skepticfiles.org/american/pri...

2007-11-24 01:08:34 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

Because if you do, you'd be world famous! You see, scientists, REAL scientists have looked and there really isn't a single shred of credible evidence to support the myth of a worldwide flood. And no revising the story with answers like "well it was in the middle east, that was Noah's world... blah, blah, blah..." because that's just a cop-out. Clearly the bible states that the flood was worldwide event so there must be evidence of such.
I'll check back often and reply often too.
We eagerly anticipate your replies.

2007-11-24 01:03:26 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

improvements ,changes or stay the same?

2007-11-24 01:03:03 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you feel that you know what path in life God intends for you?

Do you KNOW that you know!

How did that happen for you?

Is it reasonable to expect God to protect or shield you from the trials and tribulations of life?

Making it to heaven, on the action of Jesus, to pay for my sins, is WONDERFULL?

But some how waiting to arrive in heaven just doesn't seem to be good enough. How can I serve Him? How do you?

He said "Go yea into all the world".

Is this YA forum obedience to Him?

Some times I feel like I am just throwing "straight lines" to unbeliever "commedians" who stalk this R & S forum, despite their complete LACK of religion and spirituaity (and apparent disinterest in the subject). Why do they bother to evangelize for unbelief? Do they think we never have doubts enough of our own!?!

I pray that I wll reach some one here. God judges the heart. I pray that He finds my intentions are honorable.

How can we KNOW?

do I have to go physically?

2007-11-24 00:57:03 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

What of those peoples before Abraham? certianly you would agree that they had souls before his covanant which established the Jewish people, and certianly a concept of God existed before that for him to have had access to it (unless you want to say he invented the concept of God which im not willing to do...). Ancient religions professed to have knowledge of God the afterlife, particularly the Egyptians who formed their whole society around it.

my 2 part question: did the souls before Abraham get the chance to be written in the Book of LIfe (be granted eternal life in the presence of God)? and is it possible religions before Abraham (Egyptian, Sumerian, Ancient Greek etc) had any True (from your perspective) knowledge of the afterlife?

2007-11-24 00:55:08 · 5 answers · asked by nacsez 6

name the demonination or type and plz use a quote to back it up

2007-11-24 00:52:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

30 degrees up here in Wa. state in my town. Burrrrr, time to make a fire.

2007-11-24 00:51:38 · 26 answers · asked by freekin 5

GOD cannot be fully understood by human reason

2007-11-24 00:43:59 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-24 00:40:21 · 12 answers · asked by Link strikes back 6

do you beleive in god? i mean, really think about it. do you beleive in a planet that was fromed after hundreds of millions of years and we were formed from tiny bacteria into billions of cells. or god? personally, i dont. but do you?

2007-11-24 00:39:18 · 38 answers · asked by Trust me, im English 3

I have seen preachers that claim to heal people and I myself have been healed of a broken heart, but I'm looking for someone who has been healed of a physical ailment through prayer and faith.

Can you give an example of how you were healed supernaturally and what you experienced?

2007-11-24 00:37:51 · 11 answers · asked by jane 3

The Constitution doesn't contain teh clause "Seperation of Church and state" However, it has been ruled that the Establishment clause infers a seperation, and the High Court often refers to teh "Federalist Papers" and other writings of the drafters of the constitution in order to determine/interpret what they meant when they wrote certain parts of it which may be somewhat ambiguous..

2007-11-24 00:35:33 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Imagine no religion
It's easy if you try
Nothing to kill or die for ...

2007-11-24 00:27:14 · 23 answers · asked by Brendan G 4

2007-11-24 00:27:04 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

Young Earth creationism is the religious belief that the Earth and life on Earth were created by a direct act of God dating between 6,000 and 10,000 years ago. Its adherents are Christians or Jews who believe that God created the Earth in six 24-hour days, taking the Hebrew text of Genesis as a literal account.

This is an official acknowledgement I received -: Is it true or false I am not pushing an extreme view and causing unnecessary confrontation - please understand !!

And I also dont look forward for any ready made or self acknowledged theologians who will tell me the days could symbolize long ages - please ! I know its not , just put your self a century back by stripping all modern science and technological knowledge - and answer it

2007-11-24 00:22:19 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

...by knocking on my door, trying to convert me!?

So, there's nearly 7 million Jehovah Witnesses in the world so about one in 46 will get to heaven. Those odds aren't good. So why are they jeopardising their slim chance to get to heaven by making it even smaller by trying to convert others?

2007-11-24 00:15:14 · 15 answers · asked by J| 3

2007-11-24 00:11:02 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is your faith/belief and how does this play a part in your celebration? For those who do not celebrate Christmas is there a winter celebration you do celebrate?
Peace Be With You,
Debra

2007-11-24 00:02:45 · 15 answers · asked by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7

2007-11-24 00:00:08 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous