Religion & Spirituality - 7 December 2007

who made the first person in the world?

at almost 8 years old, my sister Diane asked THE question of the year:
who made the first person in the world?

my dad's atheist, and my mom won't go against his ideals, therefore not teaching my sisters about God, the creation of the world, or Adam and Eve. my dad's always been the one to tell us that if we want to pursue religion on our own, we are free to do so. it's only a little difficult considering that we can't study it in his presence.

so as an attempt to dodge the subject, he answered
"ask your teacher. see what she says"

if you're not religious, what would you tell your kid??

2007-12-07 15:54:57 · 26 answers · asked by Asile 4

I don't see many young preachers, but I would like to be one, besides having a good message and being an example, what else might I want to think about before diving on into it?

2007-12-07 15:53:38 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

666 the devil's number.Will it happen,Soon?Are we going to get forced or beheaded if we don't take it?

2007-12-07 15:49:53 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

I do.

2007-12-07 15:47:52 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

Jews of Judeaism have God as the I AM (Ex. 3.14)
Islam=Iislarri(sealed together) (when read btwn the lines)
CHRISTIANITY=C H RIST I A IV I liT l.v (where God=H ie G+o+d=7+15+4=26=2+6=8=H
so
C GOD RIST I A IV I....
where IV I =IIII I...

so the world's 3 top religions can have the same God if you chose to have faith in what you see in the words of the english bible.

aka from a I AM and larri and IVI RIST...
the God of 3 faiths, but unfortunately most can't accept that requires a living God(H) such as myself.

the whole
I AM=I AIVI(sealed together)= i am= larri (cut & sealed together)
comes from a roman perspective cause Jesus and that angel of revelation alluded to Rome being the city that rules over the kings of the earth. And If God rules over that city as the ONE, and scripture is correct in saying God is onle One, then the emperor's who ruled Rome were actually many. But God is only One forever as the bible stated. Ex. 3.14, said God is I AM not emperor. thoughts?

2007-12-07 15:41:38 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why or why not? Are babies born as a sinner too.

2007-12-07 15:41:21 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

source: http://www.deism.com/billygraham.htm

In the November 13, 1995 issue of Christianity Today, page 31, we read, "Questions about the authority of Scripture had been troubling the young preacher (Billy Graham) for weeks. Knowing that the matter must be settled in his mind if he ever hoped to preach with authority and power, he wrestled with his doubts until he was able to pray; 'Oh God, I cannot prove certain things. I cannot answer some of the questions my friends are asking. [Yet, here and now I am ready to accept the Bible] by faith as the Word of God.'"

2007-12-07 15:40:47 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

would you swear to protect religious freedoms?

2007-12-07 15:38:54 · 23 answers · asked by Ace of Spades 5

2007-12-07 15:36:33 · 31 answers · asked by Ace of Spades 5

If you had been hurt intensely by someone you loved (I'm not talking physical hurt), but they thought they were sparing you even greater hurt by doing so, could you forgive them? Or is the very fact that someone you loved hurt you unforgivable?

2007-12-07 15:34:50 · 22 answers · asked by russj 3

I moved out of my paren'ts house two years ago and for these last two Christmases, Santa hasn't been to my house to bring me any presents. He always used to bring me presents on Christmas, could he maybe not know my new address? I tried writing to him at the North Pole to give him my new address but I don't know if he got it or not. I put out milk and cookies for him last year, but he never came. Do you think maybe I haven't been good enough this year and I got on his naughty list?

2007-12-07 15:33:49 · 19 answers · asked by lindsey p 5

bible to their children. What are you afraid of? It's just a fairy tale.

2007-12-07 15:33:28 · 24 answers · asked by Ace of Spades 5

Christians claim that the Bible has prophecies that have already come to pass and yet more to come.

If the Bible truely carries the words of God then how come the Bible never mentioned anything beyond the authors knowledge?

In the old days cars, planes, computers, tall buildigs, etc. did not exist or even be concieved of therefore not even mentioned in the Bible.

Does this not imply that the information in the Bible only reflects the sort of knowledge ancient people possessed?

If the Bible really could prophecise it could have mentioned modern objects in it which would prove prophecies to be valid.

Free interpretation of the Bible is just an excuse on trying to make prophecies fit modern occurances.

Saying that lotus rising symbolizes a plane is totally absurd.

Once your mind is deluded you could interpret the Bible in anyway you'd like it.

You know what? Give me the same verse and I'll interpret it anyway i'd like it and make it look sensefull.

2007-12-07 15:32:25 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-07 15:29:33 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

, or that Jesus and the Holy Ghost are God. They say that the one ressurected Lord Jesus is God the Father, Jesus Himself and the Holy Spirit. My curious mind is simply telling me that Christ literally died, so it so for the God the Father who is Jesus and the Holy Spirit too. Help for clarification.

Definition: The central doctrine of religions of Christendom. According to the Athanasian Creed, there are three divine Persons (the Father, the Son, the Holy Ghost), each said to be eternal, each said to be almighty, none greater or less than another, each said to be God, and yet together being but one God. Other statements of the dogma emphasize that these three “Persons” are not separate and distinct individuals but are three modes in which the divine essence exists. Thus some Trinitarians emphasize their belief that Jesus Christ is God, or that Jesus and the Holy Ghost are God.

2007-12-07 15:28:00 · 15 answers · asked by cosmicmicroatom 1

i've heard that the bible was edited over the centuries. huge chunks of the original were clipped out and parts were added. so what was removed? i've heard that stuff about adam's first wife, lillith, was all removed. and what about all the stuff lost in translations. translations can be woefully inaccurate. i've heard that in the hebrew bible, the word translated to mean virgin in the case of vergin mary simply means young woman. so she wasn't a virgin at all, in the original sense.

so what parts were removed and where can i find them? is there an estimate of how far the bible has strayed from it's original meaning?

i'm not looking for answers along the lines of "the bible is unchanged since the day it was written, it's the word of god." you can reply with that if you want to, but i'm looking more along the lines of an objective statement of the bible's changes. i'm especially interested in the removed chunks.

so do you have any information? thanks in advance. i appreciate it.

2007-12-07 15:27:36 · 14 answers · asked by Meep <3 4

ALOT of very serious legitamate reasons for being angry!!

I KNOW im only hurting myself,and that makes me even more angry..ive talked about this and prayed about it and nothing!!

i think i dont know how to pray properly??

any other tips on getting rid of really LEGIT anger??
hasnt some thing ever happened to you guys that it was impossible to let go of??

where you said c/mon now
ANYONE in my shoes would be really angry and righfully so??
dont we have the right to be angry sometimes,I want to let go of it,but for the life of me..I just cant!!

2007-12-07 15:25:18 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgGOa_1qEGsGowbxpZh7kiDty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20071104193154AAyuBMw

LOL. Correct if I'm wrong but Natives where not Christian and it was a celebration of the fact that oh I don't know they saved the pilgrims butts.

2007-12-07 15:24:52 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

If god isnt real how do most prophecies become true. And if some prophecies arent true is either becuase it hasnt happened yet or it happened but you just havent realized it. How could you understand prophecies if most of you I'm sure don't even study the bible. You cant say that is coincidence becuase the bible prophecised the twin towers crashing, that kind of coinsidence is almost impossible. If you study the bible and its prophecies you would understand it, and not say that some dont come true. It is simply that they havent happened yet. What do you think. And just to let you konw the bible also says that the great city (united states) will fall. Just keep that in mind. Alot of americans are the most stuborn in the world, alot of americans only rely in science, and most americans think that they know everything. Im just wondering what kind of answers these smart americans have to tell me. Im sure a couple might call me racist but how would you know I;m racist if you dont know me.

2007-12-07 15:21:38 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

the book(s) of shadows, Qur'an, the devils apocrypha, or anything that was not christian. Not saying that no christain has, just a lot of questions are answered by christains as "read the bible" so i wanted to know who studied other religions and if you havnt, why not?

2007-12-07 15:21:37 · 17 answers · asked by Me, Myself, and thats it 3

2007-12-07 15:19:11 · 41 answers · asked by Alex 2

2007-12-07 15:16:53 · 19 answers · asked by Alex 2

Will you start a movement similar to the Civil Rights Movement? Will you march up and down the streets proclaiming you want equality? Will you stage sit-ins at Christian owned resteraunts? Would you make up 'spirituals' to sing? 'We shal not beliieeevvvee.' Do you think us Christians would turn fire hoses on you, or sick attack dogs on you? Will there arise among you leaders to preach equality? Would James Randi be the equivelant of Martin Luther King Jr. in the Atheist Movement? Just something I am wondering about. (No more shall they in bondage toil. Let my people DOUBT)

2007-12-07 15:12:45 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm Christian, and I've owned the books for years. I plan on seeing the movie, and if I like it (and I expect to), I will eventually own that as well. I have no children, but if I did, I would be confident enough in my parenting to be able to answer questions (Can I say that, having none? Oh well, I did.). Do you think you won't be able to filter what you don't agree with? Do you just "not want to line atheists' pockets," as I saw on an MSNBC board? Or is it something else?

I don't intend to sound aggravated, but I kinda am. At uninformed Christians who refuse to inform themselves.

Have a nice night, anyway!

2007-12-07 15:12:39 · 11 answers · asked by herfinator 6

How many times have you studied the Bible?

Especially you Atheists that pull out a verse here and a verse there and try to claim it's a contradiction.

2007-12-07 15:11:50 · 45 answers · asked by Me 4

I thought priest referred to someone who was roman catholic the way rabbi refers to jewish but my friend belongs to some slovak religion thats NOT catholic and they call the head of his church a priest. Shouldn't he be called a minister or reverend since it is not a catholic church?

2007-12-07 15:11:38 · 9 answers · asked by snowbunny_luv_420 3

MANY people think that God forgives or overlooks anything, is that so? see what God says on the matter
(1 Corinthians 5:9-13) 9 In my letter I wrote YOU to quit mixing in company with fornicators, 10 not [meaning] entirely with the fornicators of this world or the greedy persons and extortioners or idolaters. Otherwise, YOU would actually have to get out of the world. 11 But now I am writing YOU to quit mixing in company with anyone called a brother that is a fornicator or a greedy person or an idolater or a reviler or a drunkard or an extortioner, not even eating with such a man. 12 For what do I have to do with judging those outside? Do YOU not judge those inside, 13 while God judges those outside? “Remove the wicked [man] from among yourselves.”

(1 Corinthians 6:9-11) 9 What! Do YOU not know that unrighteous persons will not inherit God’s kingdom? Do not be misled. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men kept for unnatural purposes,

2007-12-07 15:11:19 · 23 answers · asked by zorrro857 4

3 clippings related to biomedical ethics. (Identify the sources, clarify issue, author's approach and Catholic approach).

2007-12-07 15:10:21 · 3 answers · asked by Chinkoy 1

Do you not know that we shall judge angels? 1 Corinthians 6:3
Do you really think you will judge Jesus? Do you really think you can judge who your salvation is through?
Jesus was God in the flesh.
JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES
-- the Jesus of the Bible cannot be
another "god" because God says
there is only ONE - Isa. 43:10-11
-- the Jesus of the Bible cannot be
an angel, he is contrasted against
the angels - Heb. 1:3-8
-- Jesus is not a creation, but the
Creator... the word "other" has been
inserted four times in this passage
of the JW "bible" - Col. 1:16-17

2007-12-07 15:09:30 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am a Mormon and though I'm a Mormon I HATE the way the Mormons try to push me around. I get forced around in the mormon churches to go to church every Sunday, go to dances, to meetings, boy scouts, and fun. I am ignoring all of what they tell me to do, but they just won't stop or give up. MORMONS ARE SO ANNOYING!

2007-12-07 15:05:56 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous