Religion & Spirituality - 27 November 2007

2007-11-27 13:53:30 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Of the many things I have learned in my short life, one stands out clearer than any: the ways of God are much more complex than my small human mind can comprehend.

We are stuck here in a physical world that consists of what we manage to see, feel, taste, hear and smell. Beyond this, it takes our imagination to comprehend much. While our science has seemed to open up the atom as well as the universe to us, much is still theory and beyond what we can comprehend.

We find the same in the case of heaven. As children we are told of a heaven that really seems to be a lot like a nice place on earth. But I would submit that heaven is much more than this, in fact much more than we can comprehend it is. As our Lord tells us today, heaven is a place where we neither marry, nor die. What is it like? Well I cannot say for sure, but I know it is a place completely filled with God’s love and other than that, there is nothing more I need to know.

What do you think?

2007-11-27 13:51:45 · 22 answers · asked by SpiritRoaming 7

I became a Catholic again because my mom told me that she had a dream of Virgin Mary saying how I didn't know her anymore and I cried because I knew it was true that I had been ignoring Virgin Mary ever since I became tried trying out other Christian religons and Buddhism. I told God after that that I would always be Catholic...

but one of my most intelligent friends that I know told me to look up the ten commandments and then look at the Catholic church and I would see how corrupt it is.
he told me to notice how many statues they have, and that because everyone is becoming Atheist now the church is sheltering the illegal immigrants for money.
He said their excuse is to shelter them from the law, but in the Bible it says to respect the law, thus one must know that the catholic church has a different agenda.
He said that churches were only built after Jesus died. The modern day churches is not what Jesus would have wanted.

2007-11-27 13:49:35 · 24 answers · asked by Yuri ^_^ 5

what would be his goals, expectations and plan for followers and advice for the people today?

All people are welcome to answer. You may interchange Jesus with (Muhammad, Buddha, Moses, Gandhi, Confucius, etc. if you want.)

2007-11-27 13:49:16 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-27 13:46:00 · 11 answers · asked by Gruntled Employee 6

2007-11-27 13:45:17 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

What do you guys think about this quote I found while skimming through a book on the Ethics section of the public library:

"In the distant future, ove-promotion of same-sex matrimony has led into declining world population whilst over-influence of conversion to atheism has balanced this situation"

So, basically, the quote is saying: There will be a decrease in births since same-sex cannot reproduce, but the atheists (having no morality I guess?) will go on a wild sex-orgies and increase the population.

What do you think of this quote? What's your interpretation?

I think this is bull**** ' (although quite amusing to a degree) cuz same-sex couples can always choose artificial insemination via a host-donor. As for the atheist part, though they may not believe in religion doesn't mean they have no morals: just a different view of life. And they (atheists) can still be chaste after all.

2007-11-27 13:43:45 · 14 answers · asked by ♥Curious♥chick♥flick♥ 2

God clearly say I'm God there is none beside me (Isaih 45:6). Jesus said I am the way the truth and the light, no man comes to the father except by me (John 14:6) I didn't hear a pope mentioned. Call no one on earth your father, you have but one father in heaven Mathew (23:9). Father forgive me for i have sinned; sound familiar. Never follow man.

2007-11-27 13:42:41 · 12 answers · asked by Rambo 4

how would you cope with this visitor?

2007-11-27 13:42:17 · 30 answers · asked by apho 3

The Wikipedia entry says some fans believe Collinsport was supposed to be a ficticious version of Bar Harbor, Maine. I know the series was set in Maine but they didn't say why it was Bar Harbor specifically and not some other town.

2007-11-27 13:42:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

if you can. Can you?

2007-11-27 13:41:15 · 26 answers · asked by -skrowzdm- 4

when you died what would it be?

2007-11-27 13:40:54 · 16 answers · asked by The Girl 2

Please offer criticisms of these chewy little haikus

Cow wets in the grass
The chicken laughs at his feet
High by Potatoes

Swallowing the blade
Forgetting I forgot
My wife was afraid

Remember Jesus
All the stupid pharisees
Crying for a throne

Dismal in context
Is complex and rasberry
In the skin of tarts

Midnight animals
Bouncing all upon my lung
In diamonds and shoes

I know you so much
I haven’t seen you before
Please don't decompose

Here are the liars
We’ve got a new song for you
It is old and false

I did not write these by myself. I had the help of an acclaimed artist who requested to remain anonymous.

2007-11-27 13:40:06 · 5 answers · asked by Harry Lillis 2

2007-11-27 13:37:38 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-27 13:34:05 · 10 answers · asked by Brad 1

2007-11-27 13:29:52 · 19 answers · asked by sketch_mylife 5

Recently there was a story about a Muslim astronaut who had logged in some time and done research on the ISS (or something). He had difficulty positioning himself to pray to Mecca (especially when it went whizzing directly below).

This just seems silly to me. I'm not asking a bigoted or barbed question but I want know (mostly from Muslims) whether Muslims could reform their faith (and this is a relatively unimportant reform) to the extent that Muslims would not be encumbered with trying to pray in space (zero-g and everything). At some point shouldn't it boil down to practicality?

Additionally, sooner or later we'll probably colonize other worlds like Mars. At that distance Earth is just a "pale blue dot", another single point of light just as we see Venus and Mars from our night sky. It'd be a little easier to pray to Mecca then, but would Muslims then begin to worry about distinguishing prayer to Mecca and prayer to the whole planet (which is mostly a land of infidels anyway)?

2007-11-27 13:29:50 · 7 answers · asked by Logan 5

I'm doing a report on Scientology, and I need to bring in food associated with the religion. I know there isn't much, but is there any food associated with Scientology that I can bring in?

2007-11-27 13:29:45 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous 3

For me this is a three-fold reason. (1) I get to know people for who they are inside not what they look like outside. (2) I get to learn about other faiths and belief systems. and (3) I get to care and sometimes in small ways help other people from time to time.
Peace Be With You,
Debra

2007-11-27 13:25:01 · 28 answers · asked by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7

Do you teach your kids about the Winter Solstice celebrations that basically set the foundation for your holiday traditions?

2007-11-27 13:24:55 · 9 answers · asked by I, Sapient 7

Should I address him as a close friend or with deep respect?

2007-11-27 13:24:47 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Matthew 5:17,18 state:

"Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil."
VS 18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the Law, till all be fulfilled.

Note: Christ fulfilled the moral law by perfect obedience.

We must understand theologically that the Ten Commandments are just as binding upon Christian people as they were upon Israel.

The Episcopal Church Sunday School magazine, June-July, 1942, Vol. 105, No.6. pp.183, 184, Sunday School lesson for June 28 state:

"Christ's teaching goes beyond the Ten Commandments, but does not thereby make the Commandment of non-effect. Quite the contrary! Christianity strengthens the authority of the Commandments."

The basic laws of morality, and particularly the Ten Commandments, remain until the end of time as the moral and spiritual foundation upon which the New Testament religion is built.

2007-11-27 13:23:34 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-27 13:21:38 · 22 answers · asked by Enigma®Ragnarökin' 7

Someone who would slap you right back, and hard.

Or…

Someone who “turns the other cheek” and then stabs you in the back.

2007-11-27 13:20:45 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

found it in the Catechism

http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P29.HTM#-149

841 The Church's relationship with the Muslims. "The plan of salvation also includes those who acknowledge the Creator, in the first place amongst whom are the Muslims; these profess to hold the faith of Abraham, and together with us they adore the one, merciful God, mankind's judge on the last day."330

i am catholic. and i am burdened by this teaching. the Quran though professes to follow the faith of Abraham does it really? is the teaching saying that Allah is God? as a catholic this is totally unacceptable to me. Islam denies the divinity of Jesus therefore Allah is not God.

what year was the Catechism put together?

2007-11-27 13:20:19 · 7 answers · asked by Orita 3

I always liked "Kryie" by Mr. Mister - were there any other really good ones?

2007-11-27 13:19:24 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

are they the Pope of the Witnesses?

2007-11-27 13:15:10 · 13 answers · asked by PediC 5

I think I heard a flock of birds singing to the tune of
"All Creatures of Our God and King" once.

2007-11-27 13:13:15 · 26 answers · asked by Holy Holly 5

2007-11-27 13:11:18 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

There is no proof, so why to people believe in God and Christianiy?

2007-11-27 13:08:26 · 29 answers · asked by mannzaformulaone 3