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Religion & Spirituality - 28 November 2007

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Im just wondering how many out there are in this or a simular situation.

Im not sure she fully understands how much of an atheist i am, i have talked to her about it but im afraid she thinks im going through a phase or dosnt think im as much of an atheist as i say i am.

I plan on getting married to this girl and im fine with a christian wedding. It makes more sence for us to have a christian wedding since i dont have a prefrence and she does. but when it comes to our future children, i dont know what to do. I want my kids to make up their own mind by making sure they have the option to from the very begining. it took me 20 years to figure things out and i could have used that time developing myself further. Any advise is welcome, but try to keep it productive.

2007-11-28 06:28:02 · 42 answers · asked by terras315 2

"But without faith it is impossible to please him: For he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." (Hebrews 11:6)

2007-11-28 06:27:26 · 6 answers · asked by Brigid O' Somebody 7

I can ALMOST understand why men were told not to masturbate back then. Maybe they thought that men had only so much sperm before they ran out. Therefore they may have thought it was possible to "waste a seed".

HOWEVER - there is nothing lost at all when a woman masturbates. Why is it wrong for her?

2007-11-28 06:26:37 · 12 answers · asked by oneakmusic 2

I live 100 miles inland so I plan to dump holy water into Lake Michigan to make the entire lake holy water. How much water should I have my priest bless to accomplish this? If I ask the bishop instead of the local priest, can I get by with less water?

2007-11-28 06:25:41 · 10 answers · asked by 2 5

I need some suggestions on combating the indoctrination of my sons...

My husband is very strongly Christian, I am very spiritual but not religious. We attend church and Sunday school regularly because it is what my husband wants and the kids enjoy it. Unfortunately I'm seeing the affects it is having on my sons. Already my eldest is beginning to be forceful about his beliefs and is upset when others don't agree. He was presented with a bible and walks around quoting scripture.

I have been encouraging him to read other books about nature, animals, jokes, anything! I constantly remind him that not everyone believes the same or goes to church and that is fine, we have different experiences and opinions.

Any other suggestions? (And no unfortunately skipping church doesn't seem to be an option if I want to keep a happy family life.)

2007-11-28 06:25:05 · 26 answers · asked by ? 4

Better yet, when was the last time someone did this for you?

I have a friend who became concerned about my arthritic feet being cold during last winter's brutal cold snap. He sent me a box of warm socks, and that is one of the most endearing things anyone has ever done for me.

As I was outside hanging my Christmas lights in the cold, I thought of his gesture, so I came in to ask this question.

Thanks for sharing your precious moments.

Oh, yes, I'm wearing his socks.

2007-11-28 06:24:26 · 14 answers · asked by iamnoone 7

I need a reference from the bible saying that Satan is not the son of God.

2007-11-28 06:23:52 · 14 answers · asked by ? 4

With all this ado over naming this teddy, what would happen if we named ours Jesus. Parents name their children Jesus, and also Mohammed. If we named our pets by these names, what would happen then?

2007-11-28 06:23:19 · 19 answers · asked by fuck off 5

Isn't that just basically fighting over who has the best imagery friend?

2007-11-28 06:22:43 · 4 answers · asked by uugamemaster 2

Have you got a religion or not? Only Btitish people should answer please! Please choose one of the following -

Atheist
Agnostic
Christian/Catholic
Muslim
Hindu
Sikh
Jewish
or Other

2007-11-28 06:20:48 · 8 answers · asked by FSM Worshipper - AM 2

I am not my own Judge. I don't judge myself, God does... God judges me and God sends me to where I go.. if he has no control over where I go than why does he judge me... HE decides where I go.. not me. I can be in the religion I want... that doesn't mean I have chosen where I go... God does... he condemns... HE is the judge.

People may feel that he's not very loving but that's how it is.

2007-11-28 06:20:07 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous

Back in the good-old-days, (In America) nobody thought twice when boys or men went out skinny-dipping to the old-swimming-hole, and America was a Christian Nation back then. Even the preacher did it, and the YMCA aloud it.
So why do Christian Americans look at it as wrong and as a homosexual act today? Us Boony, Mountian, Christians are yelled at for something we never thought was wrong.

2007-11-28 06:20:06 · 7 answers · asked by Sir Narnian 3

We turned the flat earth into a round planet and put a man on the moon. Who could be more deserving?

2007-11-28 06:19:16 · 8 answers · asked by Shawn B 7

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A simple Gospel analogy is that all are trapped in a burning building…and there is only one Way out. Thankfully, God graciously, mercifully, and lovingly opens the Door wide open and allows ANYBODY through. He turns away no one…and all can walk right out and be free.

And non-Christians often say to this, “What fire?”

Tsunamis, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Floods, Earthquakes…
War, Holocausts, Genocides, Murder, Rape, Terrorism…
Hypocrisy, Sexism, Oppression, Racism…
Disease, Illness, STDs, Cancer, Depression, Anxiety, Schizophrenia, Death…
Corrupted Christianity, False Religions, Cults, Brainwashing, Pedophilic Priests…

Do I really need to go on, and on, and on, and on….?

The Bible calls non-Christians “blind” and even "spiritually dead."

I use to think this was a bit harsh…

But does the shoe fit?

Perhaps it would be nicer to call them an ostrich...and that they just have their head in the sand...?

Blind, dead, or ostrich - what do you think?

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2007-11-28 06:17:26 · 26 answers · asked by yachadhoo 6

"without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. but for good people to do evil things, that takes religion." - steven weinberg

2007-11-28 06:14:24 · 30 answers · asked by just curious (A.A.A.A.) 5

2007-11-28 06:13:14 · 14 answers · asked by Honesty 2

Legal wise. Hard time? what should be a doctor's?

2007-11-28 06:12:53 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think my percentage is a wee higher than others, but I'm having a good time, and that's what counts :-)

2007-11-28 06:12:48 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do we quote God when there is absolutely no way to know what he said?

Why do we document God's actions before any other life ever existed?

If he actually talked to people, you really think he would waste his time revealing what he said when there was nothing there to listen to him?

Why did God say "Let there be Light," anyways? There wasn't anything there to listen to him.

Why did people write the Bible so long after the fact - and is there any chance they misremembered?

While God was instructing everyone on what the Bible should say, do you suppose he could have taken credit for the actions of Mother Nature, Zeus, or Ra?

How come He was so eager to show off his stuff during earlier times of hardship, but now decides not to perform (noticable) miracles when hardship is more prevalent then ever before?

You don't have to answer all of them, but give me something. And don't seriously answer the Ra question, that was a joke.

2007-11-28 06:12:20 · 14 answers · asked by Uh-oh 3

i'm not sure if it's just this country, but certainly i know that a lot of people here do not take religion seriously. people here really don't care about having or living a spiritual life. they think you go to church once a week, believe in god, don't do anything to evil or bad and you are set. easterners tend to embrace their religion, using it, living by it in everything that they do. i'm sure you have people like us, but i doubt its in as many numbers. just as i assure you, we have people here that do take their faith seriously, but the numbers are very small.

my question to you is, do you find atheists as (please excuss word choice)pompus? even as a person myself, not believing in god, they annoy me, more than any religious person "shoving their religion down my throat." to me it is dumb. no other group of people marches around and declares what they don't believe. i don't see them complaining to take remove santa clause from the malls, and we all know he's not real.

2007-11-28 06:10:13 · 7 answers · asked by Joshua's Dhrama 3

[Caveat: Yes, i know not all - this question is pointed at a very specific section of R&S]

When did the acceptance of a belief or disbelief constitute a universal judgment on an individual's intelligence or morality?

Isn't that a little too reductionist?

2007-11-28 06:08:25 · 14 answers · asked by D.Chen 3

2007-11-28 06:06:39 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-28 06:06:12 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-28 06:06:07 · 44 answers · asked by chem sickle 3

I've recently been sent several emails to that effect.

"[Perhaps Yahweh] DOES 'let' these things happen for a reason. For instance, this baby is in heaven right now, infinitely more happy than you or I. So, it could be said that good came from such a tragedy."

"...every action has a reason, and every situation, no matter how tragic, has a happy ending."



Do you agree with the perspective of this particular Christian?

2007-11-28 06:04:28 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-28 06:03:35 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Isn't wearing a cross kind of morbid? It was the tool used to kill Jesus. When we celebrate the life and death of JFK should we be wearing a rifle around our necks?

2007-11-28 06:02:22 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

To speak poorly of Jerry Falwell or the European Pope?

2007-11-28 06:00:42 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

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