Religion & Spirituality - 5 December 2007

...so it can be a very difficult time of year...?
The pressure is on and stress on finances, time, relationships and THE family, often leave us with Spiritual decisions to either partake in or not.

Reflecting on your ghosts of Christmas' past, and considering those you will be gathering with and their beliefs - or lack there of,
What are you going to do differently this year so as not to offend (where possible) and make it a wonderful and Special Day for all you Love, yet may not agree spiritually on?

Or have learned from another Christmas is best to let it go - or not what to do?

I wish you All a Peaceful, Merry, Blessed and Safe Christmas*
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Le7

2007-12-05 19:01:48 · 12 answers · asked by ? 6

If Christmas didn't involve lots of presents and booze would you still be looking forward to it each year?? Just wondering because it seems as though very few people celebrate Christmas for it's religious reason.

2007-12-05 18:58:59 · 20 answers · asked by ¸.•*´`*•.¸ ℓανєη∂єr ¸.•*´`*•.¸ 6

There is no evidence that universe is even 50 years old but i will take 5600 as conclusion because I trust Bible.

Why dont you?

2007-12-05 18:57:07 · 28 answers · asked by Mahal 1

Ignoring punctuation, spacing, and capitalization, a monkey typing letters uniformly at random has one chance in 26 of correctly typing the first letter of Hamlet.

It has one chance in 676 (26 times 26) of typing the first two letters.

Because the probability shrinks exponentially, at 20 letters it already has only one chance in 2620 = 19,928,148,895,209,409,152,340,197,376, roughly equivalent to the probability of buying 4 lottery tickets consecutively and winning the jackpot each time. I

n the case of the entire text of Hamlet, the probabilities are so vanishingly small they can barely be conceived in human terms. Say the text of Hamlet contains 130,000 letters (it is actually more, even stripped of punctuation), then there is a probability of one in 3.4×10183946 to get the text right at the first trial.

As Kittel and Kroemer put it, "The probability of Hamlet is therefore zero in any operational sense

2007-12-05 18:56:43 · 26 answers · asked by realchurchhistorian 4

2007-12-05 18:56:30 · 4 answers · asked by Sly Fox [King of Fools] 6

2007-12-05 18:55:10 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

i saw an item about them on t.v. the other day they have seventeen children,and follow some ultra religious christian doctrine, are they an american institution? it appeared so,and what do americans think of them,are they the poster family for ultra religious right wing christians?

2007-12-05 18:48:39 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hi. I have realized I have sinned in my life, and I want to devote my life to the Lord and Christ. I think Jesus has finally shown himself to me, and I know know that religion is the right way to go. However, I have no family history of religion, so I don't know which religion would be the true path to the Lord? Thanks, and God Bless.

2007-12-05 18:44:45 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do they land up in the same Heaven or different ones? If it is the same, do they fight there also?

2007-12-05 18:38:01 · 11 answers · asked by Shamim 2

Just wondering. Most elementary schools put on some kind of holiday program, usually with an emphasis on Christmas and a few songs thrown in of the other major religions holidays around this same time. Does it bug you? Would you let your child participate in this?

2007-12-05 18:34:20 · 29 answers · asked by cadisneygirl 7

That sounds kind of messed up, no?

2007-12-05 18:31:01 · 6 answers · asked by STAR POWER=) 4

I think our bodys,and soul will be called up.I mean think about it ,it'll be harder to explain away when billions disappear not just drop dead.

2007-12-05 18:28:08 · 19 answers · asked by ak6702 7

2007-12-05 18:26:30 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Jesus forgave everyone of every kind of sin, except the leaders of organized religion. He called them hypocrites, blind guides, whited sepulchres, liars and sons of Satan. He told people not to pray in public, but to pray in private, where no one could see them.

He also said that after he was gone, many would come preaching in his name to deceive us.

There are those who would argue one has to belong to a particular group or denomination in order please God, but Jesus told the story of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:30) in order to show that it was not the priest, or the Levite, who pleased God, but the merciful Samaritan, whom Jews would have nothing to do with. (John 4:9)

The Good Samaritan was justified by his compassion for another human being, not by his theology. There is nothing wrong with fellowship and community, but when it comes to hierarchical organizations who claim they have the only true interpretation of God's word, wasn't Jesus warning us against them?

2007-12-05 18:14:42 · 29 answers · asked by Michael S 3

If you do, has he answered every single one your prayers? If not, how does he decide which ones to answer and which ones not to? And, how can you be certain that the thing you prayed for wouldn't have happened anyway without your prayer?

2007-12-05 18:13:17 · 43 answers · asked by Trina™ 6

And did you bother looking in an authentic translation to confirm them before believing what they said? I just found out that on a very popular site, they flat out lie and twist things around. What do you think of their words compared to the words of the Quran? Do you still believe them?

"3 Website :
Qur'an:9:112 "The Believers fight in Allah's Cause, they slay and are slain, kill and are killed."

3 Correct Translation :
009.112 Those that turn (to Allah) in repentance; that serve Him, and praise Him; that wander in devotion to the cause of Allah,: that bow down and prostrate themselves in prayer; that enjoin good and forbid evil; and observe the limit set by Allah;- (These do rejoice). So proclaim the glad tidings to the Believers.
Al-Qur'an, 009.112 (At-Tawba [Repentance, Dispensation])

2007-12-05 18:13:04 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you think the Lord prefers one over the other?

2007-12-05 18:09:58 · 16 answers · asked by Andre 7

people for reasons of your own? How afraid are you of losing Internet friends?

I understand some people may not feel comfortable answering these questions, and I don't expect many answers.

*hugs to all*

2007-12-05 18:07:49 · 29 answers · asked by frenzy-CIB- Jim's with Jesus 4

2007-12-05 18:06:52 · 22 answers · asked by Marlon C 1

any ones mind? or are you just trying to be obnoxious?

2007-12-05 17:58:25 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous

Someone just made the very interesting point that it is not necessarily logical to assert that religion is bad just because some bad things have happened because of religion. I noticed someone answered by adding that it isn't fair to say all religion is bad, because if we were to say that, we'd also have to say atheism is bad, because of bad behaviors that atheism has produced.

So.. let's talk about what's negative about atheism. This question is out of honest curiosity.

2007-12-05 17:54:17 · 40 answers · asked by Linz VT•AM 4

why i ask is i only want answers from those of you who dont believe their sexuality is from God but also believe God truelly loves them and finds comfort in worshipping in church.

why do i ask? i have a nephews who are homosexuals and both believe it was a choice although too deep-seated for them to want to change.(they are in their 20's) however though they both believe in God, one cannot bear going to church because he knows that the "lifestyle he chooses is not pleasing to God". (please understand this is my nephews opinion even though i agree with him). The other will go to church if he felt like it. What can i say to my loved ones for them to understand God loves them more so because we are sinners, even more reason to go to church and publicly confess Jesus love for us?

appreciate any help...i guess its fruitless to ask homophobics to refrain from answering....thanking you

2007-12-05 17:51:09 · 15 answers · asked by Orita 3

2007-12-05 17:39:03 · 19 answers · asked by Rip 5

I am sort of confused. Like I never really knew what Mormans are, until my friends told me it was a religion. I thought they were mermaids at first... but whatever. lol I just want to know what's wrong with that religion? What are the pros and cons and the beliefs of the religion? I like lists, so please just give the list of pros, cons, beliefs and stuff. People are being rude about it, and I don't think it's right, but I want to know why. So yeah, anyone of any religion is totally free to give their answer. I like answers in all light. :] Thanks and the best list wins my 10points! lol

2007-12-05 17:37:25 · 11 answers · asked by geml0vely888 3

Religious "people", institutions, etc. You get my point.

I understand the importance of historical precedence, but I don't understand how one makes this particular leap of logic?

2007-12-05 17:32:43 · 30 answers · asked by Orpheus Rising 5

You know I have this research paper. I chose autopsy as my topic. I would like to ask if how do churches view this process. Is it something immoral? I needed the answers badly. Thanks. Any religion will do better if I will have the reactions from different religions.

2007-12-05 17:31:49 · 12 answers · asked by HEYNgel 1

can any one really beleive that nature is that wise ?

2007-12-05 17:30:34 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

Snuggle up nice and warm in your blankets and have a peaceful, safe night :)

G'night, peoples!

2007-12-05 17:28:29 · 26 answers · asked by Je Marche Drôle 3

Ok, my best friend died a few weeks ago, she was only 19, according to the autopsy she died from respiratory failure, on tuesday her family invited me to a viewing of her body, I have no other friends so I went in alone, and I started talking to her and saying my goodbyes and I seen the candle next her coffin flicker and I felt like someone put their hands on my shoulders to comfort me but there was no one there and then it was weird while I was talking I swear I seen her head nod like she was agreeing with me, I was telling her how devistated her family was without her, anywho since then I've been seeing images of a place I've never been before and I believe it's where she died I think she's trying to tell me how she died, because she died under suspicious circumstances the coroner and police are involved.
I can't explain how I know but somehow I know she was poisoned.

I want to tell the family but I can't, they don't believe in this sort of thing

2007-12-05 17:27:09 · 20 answers · asked by ? 3

prayer is why I believe in God

2007-12-05 17:26:51 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous