Religion & Spirituality - 8 December 2007

2007-12-08 11:06:55 · 14 answers · asked by Stewie Griffin 2

Rumor has it that the donations to the televangelists has gone way up.

Is it true God has enough purchasing power now to buy Zeus's palace on top of Mt. Olympus?

http://www.sacredsites.com/europe/greece/mt_olympus.html

2007-12-08 11:05:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-08 11:03:08 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you are saved, then why do you celebrate a obvious pagan holiday like Christmas?

Don't lie and say that it is to celebrate the birth of Christ, everyone knows that Christ was not born any where near 25 December. And the pagan observation of Christmas was celebrated hundreds of years before Yeshua was even born. If you cannot be honest, or if you give some weak excuse for celebrating this pagan day, then I would prefer that you not answer, and let someone who is at least honest answer this question.

2007-12-08 11:00:37 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

in one religion women arent allowed to enter the house when they have periods, in another religion they arent allowed to leave the house when they have periods. whats wrong with religions? why god didnt said "when the bloody week comes, shower more often"? god must be a sexist man cause it looks like that he doesnt understands women.

2007-12-08 11:00:27 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

By the sotry of Moses I mean the one in the bible in the book of Exodus. I'm doing a presentation and I have most of it done, but I'm really not sure how to answer this question. Why would this story be considered significant? Because Moses performed all those miracles?

Any help greatly appreciated!

2007-12-08 10:59:35 · 7 answers · asked by simone k 2

does anyone know the names of the three wise men? Help me for religion class!!!

THANK YOU!!!!!! (real answers only please)

2007-12-08 10:57:14 · 23 answers · asked by Patricia L 2

Is it because they don't want to accept the fact that someone they know or have known may be going to hell?

2007-12-08 10:56:15 · 12 answers · asked by Holy Holly 5

2 years later I died spiritually..... and now have gone 1 year without feeling any emotion. I met a drug dealer who said he would give me money if I slept with him and my mother had a dream the next day that I was murdered by a drug dealer... If God is protecting me through dreams it means he still cares what happens to me right?

2007-12-08 10:55:50 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have seen--don't remember where--Creationists touting "living fossils" like the coelacanth (creatures that were thought to be extinct for millions of years and then turn up alive) as evidence against evolution.

I've been trying, but I can't seem to remember how that line of reasoning went. If anything, I would think that "living fossils" would be a boost for the theory of evolution. After all, critters like the coelacanth have apparently been around for millions of years and we just haven't happened to find any recent fossils of them, right?

Doesn't that imply that, just because scientists haven't found every little "missing link" that Creationists demand, it doesn't mean they're not there? If a creature can go unrepresented in the fossil record for millions of years when we know very well that it must have been there anyway, doesn't that make a case for yet-undiscovered "missing links"?

2007-12-08 10:54:44 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Personally it gives me the heebee jeebees...like they are stalking people who they don't agree with. Your thoughts?

2007-12-08 10:52:48 · 9 answers · asked by Fedup Veteran 6

** ( These Questions Were Asked many Times - But I still found no satisfactory answers )

1. Does God exist?
2. Do all religions lead to God?
3. If God is good, why is there evil and suffering?
4. Is Jesus God?
5. What will happen to those who never hear about Jesus?
6. Is there really right and wrong?
7. What about all the wars that have been caused in the name of Christianity?

Kindly be asure that I am not pushing an extreme view or seeking unnecessary confrontations - just answer with the deepest meaning if you can !!

2007-12-08 10:51:17 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-08 10:49:11 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Or that it will happen within the next 4 years? Doesn't the Astec calender end Dec. 21, 2012?

2007-12-08 10:48:32 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

What do you think a transitional species between, say, a bird and a sea creature would look like? You know, a species of bird "on its way" to becoming an ocean-dwelling creature, like whales?

Do you think it would look anything like a penguin?

2007-12-08 10:47:53 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Besides polygamy of course!?

2007-12-08 10:45:21 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Would you say the MAJORITY?

2007-12-08 10:43:41 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm a Christian, and I fear it, but only as fear of the unknown, not that I don't know what will happen, but what it will feel like for my spirit to disconnect with my body and ascend.

Does the way atheists believe there is nothing after death give them the same comfort, as they believe will feel nothing?

2007-12-08 10:43:03 · 47 answers · asked by Anonymous

my 3 friends are all 'born again' now, one experienced severe emotional abuse from his father, one was depressed most of her life and another one has very strict upbrings, contrary to them i had a pretty loving family for my childhood and i am atheist, is this just a coincidence or something more?

2007-12-08 10:41:06 · 23 answers · asked by df a 1

2007-12-08 10:39:49 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

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Before answering “all of the above” haphazardly, would you lend me your ear?

Now that we live in a pluralistic society, in which truth is considered subjective and morality is relative, your “thoughts”, “feelings”, and “beliefs” have become meaningless.

More than meaningless: in a very subtle way, by saying that you “think”, “feel”, or “believe” something to be true you are validating other religions as true (Jesus is not the only way to Heaven) and Christianity as potentially false (Jesus is not Lord).

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Explanation:
Which do you say:
1) “I think 2+2 is 4”
2) “I feel that 2+2 is 4”
3) “I believe that 2+2 is 4”
Or do you say:
4) “2+2 is 4”

Nowadays, the first 3 imply doubt, and subtly (or not so subtly) suggest that you *might* be wrong.

It used to be that saying “I believe that Jesus Christ is Lord” meant something, and although you may mean “Jesus Christ is Lord” – our society hears: “It is OK for you not to believe this, but I believe this.”

Furthermore, if you don’t know it to be true, but only “believe” it to be true - such “belief” is not saving faith, and you stand on extremely thin and dangerous ice. In fact, such “belief” is worse than the dead faith (without works) that James speaks about. For the demons more than “believe” that God exists, they “know” it. They just don’t trust in Him and His Son Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior (with living faith that produces good works).
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Eternal life is not to think, feel, or believe in the only true God, and Jesus Christ.
Eternal life is to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom He has sent. (John 17:3)

So in light of this, my original question:
Do you think, feel, believe, or know that the gospel of the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ is true?

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2007-12-08 10:38:39 · 29 answers · asked by yachadhoo 6

watch the Narnia movie or let them read the Narnia Books? Just curious. There seems to be many questions about this Golden Compass movie and Christians not wanting to let their children see it, just wondering what happens on the flip side of the movies?

2007-12-08 10:38:29 · 18 answers · asked by Gardener for God(dmd) 7

I am just wondering because really being gay is no diferent than any other sin for say.

2007-12-08 10:37:50 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://www.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2ced329706ca6110VgnVCM100000176f620aRCRD&vgnextchannel=9ae411154963d010VgnVCM1000004e94610aRCRD

This is an press release put put by the Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-day Saints, found on the church's official web site, about the church's stand on political NEUTRALITY. It does not specifically talk about Mitt Romney, but it does talk of ALL the politicians and elected officials who happen to be LDS/Mormon.

2007-12-08 10:37:18 · 13 answers · asked by mormon_4_jesus 7

and feel an overwhelming sense of peacefulness, do you believe that they're actually getting a glimpse into the afterlife, or that it's a combination of the brain being evolved enough to spontaneously release endorphins while its receptors are mis-firing or "short-circuiting."

2007-12-08 10:34:44 · 5 answers · asked by Kismet 7

ok, so one of my friends says he is such a devoted christian because of real life experiences he's had. he wouldn't tell me outright but said that if i read the 1 Corinthians 12-14, specifically all of 14 to the begining of 15 i would get it. now see, i read them and i have no idea what its suposed to mean. could someone please explain it to me? and/or maybe give me some possible explainations for what could have happened or what he could have experienced?

2007-12-08 10:34:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i saw once that sometimes when people sleep there soul comes out and they travel and can see themself sleeping
if this happens can a demon go inside your body

2007-12-08 10:33:35 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-08 10:32:46 · 13 answers · asked by Enigma®Ragnarökin' 7

i've read it somewhere in the paper saying that christian couple tend to divorce, why is that

2007-12-08 10:32:41 · 13 answers · asked by df a 1

And did it renew your faith, either in God or your fellow human beings?

2007-12-08 10:30:08 · 5 answers · asked by ? 6