Religion & Spirituality - 9 December 2007

Would you believe?

2007-12-09 10:58:26 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Not sure of the spelling but amongst the children of isreal in the bible, Belzilel was singled out and bestowed with the gift of a master builder.

2007-12-09 10:58:04 · 3 answers · asked by Adebola O 1

Are the same ones who aren't allowing them to see family-friendly movies like Golden Compass and Narnia because "they tell a kid what to believe in and what not to"? Most kids on average are much more intelligent than that, but their religion doesn't allow for it. Using a movie to teach religion makes no sense to me and comes across as bad parenting.

I was much more disturbed by the violence in Passion of the Christ and how it was justified "but violence in anything is wrong and sinful". I just didn't think that it was appropriate even for adults, much less any children or teenagers.

2007-12-09 10:56:32 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Religion Will be the cause of the FINAL WAR.
IF all people on this Earth would give up their "MIDDLE MEN" and pray directly to the Spirit we call God, the human race would last much longer. One way or the other if there is no war we will evolve into robots who will eventualy question their own existence and put themselves to eternal sleep.

2007-12-09 10:55:14 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you have a favorite memory near some Lake or stream..
or maybe even an Ocean,,,
I just love my Eighth Lake in the Adirondacks,,
Was it a Spiritual Thing???

2007-12-09 10:54:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-09 10:51:03 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-09 10:49:56 · 9 answers · asked by Rita 6

2007-12-09 10:48:50 · 7 answers · asked by benj 2

explain dinosaurs
and how that fits in with jesus

i cant wrap my head around believing every word of the bible and yet humanity has only been around for about a second in the history of the earth, and civilization of dinosaurs was here a long long time and long long before us.

so explain how dinosaurs fits into your religion basically.
free speech
say anything-

2007-12-09 10:48:23 · 24 answers · asked by daria 4

2007-12-09 10:47:30 · 15 answers · asked by zoldhuszar 2

2007-12-09 10:44:30 · 23 answers · asked by joconfidence 1

Hi, I always wanted a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and on some website there's this 36" statues for like only 220.00 dollars. If I get enough money, and maybe raise some, would you think they would let me get one? Its my dream to always get one.

2007-12-09 10:43:19 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean why separate the sexes? It's strange

2007-12-09 10:42:29 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I wanna join them.

2007-12-09 10:42:08 · 8 answers · asked by innocentANDpc 2

Who/What caused God to Exist?

2007-12-09 10:41:34 · 13 answers · asked by sweetness 2

Think about it. Peter denied Jesus three times and he still got to heaven. And he didn't even get $1 mil for that.

2007-12-09 10:41:03 · 32 answers · asked by Бэлзeбот 2

Hindsight being closer to 20/20, I have looked back upon my life. I used to be Christian and as such I was in denial about the reality of the world around me as many religious people are in varying degrees. One of the things that I have determined is that the denial I was in created a buffer that protected me from the often harsh reality of the universe, such as the finality of death and our collective 'aloneness'. That protection offered me a kind of personal peace which I found to be very attractive. Now that I am atheist I have found that I have less personal peace. Of course I wouldn't trade reality for denial simply to obtain that peace again, but my question to you is this.

Is that feeling common? Do you also find that reality brings less personal peace? And finally, do you also believe that the attraction of that personal peace through denial is what entices people to be drawn to and embrace theism?

2007-12-09 10:40:43 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-09 10:40:42 · 3 answers · asked by S.O.S. 5

If anything is truly the "anti-christ" it is fear. Any religion or organization that utilizes fear (manipulation, control of free will) to create a following, a data base, or structured organization should be thoroughly researched rather than blindly adopted through cultural or familial practice. If you feel the need to go to church out of a sense of unworthiness, lack, guilt, defeat, failure, hopelessness (FEAR BASED EMOTIONS) and/OR are following a religious structure that restricts your free will and ONLY ALLOWS room for their rules and doctrine, it is questionable at best.

2007-12-09 10:40:24 · 8 answers · asked by sunnygirl7 2

So I have some Catholics telling me that Catholic doctrine is compatible with science (specifically heliocentrism and natural selection) while there are others who say that it isn't (namely the site to which I will refer you all).

Can any other lay Catholics tell me what the ACTUAL CATHOLIC CHURCH teaches concerning heliocentrism and natural selection? I want very specific answers with some kind of reference to the Catechism (or other actual church pronouncements). Also, if you could comment on the following site (briefly tell me if what they are saying is actual, infallible church doctrine or just the opinion of an uneducated person).

I ask this because I'm considering re-converting back to Catholicism, however if the church still insists on "young-earth theories", "intelligent design", and geocentrism then I will be a little reluctant to come back.

Thank You.

2007-12-09 10:37:33 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ecclesiastes 3: A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up

2007-12-09 10:36:19 · 17 answers · asked by Holy Holly 5

2007-12-09 10:36:11 · 7 answers · asked by gorgeous gm 4

Let Me start off by saying I am a Christian but by no means a fundamentalist. Honestly I don't care much for Organized Religion at all. Too much dogma for My benefit, but that's neither here nor there.
But what I want to know is this, what is this ongoing conflict between the Christians and Athesists accomplishing in here?
I'm very curious to know why Ya'll keep dragging it on and on. I really feel it makes both sides look bad.
I would truly enjoy being able to come to this section to ask an answer question in this section, but wise men fear to tread in here because of all the flying lead.
I just want to know....why this little mini war?
It's fine to try to talk and help people to believe that there is a God or isn't a God or whatever your Beliefs might be, but I doubt You are going to convert many people with howling negativity.

Please don't hate Me, I'm just curious about all this

2007-12-09 10:30:14 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous

How is doing either of those going to make a person sin or lose their faith? Seriously.

2007-12-09 10:29:36 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://www.everystudent.com/features/isthere.html

i urge you to read.

2007-12-09 10:27:40 · 10 answers · asked by -ish 2

2007-12-09 10:27:00 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok so this is about those people who come door to door selling bibles, and trying to convert you to their religion.
They won't leave me alone! I've told them nicely that I'm not interested but they just keep coming back, and pressuring me to cross over. What can I do??

2007-12-09 10:26:18 · 66 answers · asked by Anonymous

is it like a libation, or do you actually make some kind of sacrifice? i'm fascinated by the concept.

2007-12-09 10:24:54 · 13 answers · asked by bad tim 7

Are you happy you were born?

2007-12-09 10:20:47 · 37 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-09 10:20:38 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous