Religion & Spirituality - 10 December 2007

or is this even possible? would the process be disrupted if there was a camera and crew present? due to all the scientifically impossible things that supposedly happen during exorcisms, the broadcast should be able to convert a considerable number of non believers.. right?? and the church could very well profit from this endeavor.. so why don't they do this?

2007-12-10 01:39:36 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-10 01:38:53 · 12 answers · asked by Randy B 1

Before you ask why this is in this category, read the whole argument.

You wouldn't find a single scientific study that can prove that second hand smoke is bad for you, because it's impossible to empirically measure the amount of second hand smoke you can receive in your life while controlling for other factors like smog and pollution.
We do know that smoking (first hand smoke) is bad for you, and we also have a preponderance of OBSERVATIONAL data and CIRCUMSTANTIAL evidence that leads researchers to the conclusion (or hypothesis) that second hand smoke is bad. But in truth, we have no actual, real, PROOF of it, and we never will.

So if there is no scientific proof, why believe it?
*cough, cough*

2007-12-10 01:36:16 · 25 answers · asked by Last Ent Wife (RCIA) 7

http://bismarcktribune.com/articles/2007/12/08/news/local/144099.txt

A public school teacher showed students a video called "A letter from Hell" He said the video was "more religious than he would have liked" but he showed it anyway. He said the purpose of the film was to show the dangers of alcohol, but at the very beginning of the movie the stated purpose of the film was laid out -- to get students to "share Jesus" with friends.

The whole point of the movie was, that if you don't accept Jesus, you will go to hell.

A Jewish student in the class complained to her parents and they complained to the school board. The teacher KNEW she was Jewish, and he showed this "believe or burn" video on the first day of Chanukah.

How should the school handle this. What should happen to this teacher.

My opinion - The teacher should be fired.

2007-12-10 01:35:52 · 14 answers · asked by queenthesbian 5

Is it possible for people who are together here on Earth, to be together in Heaven? Also, even though there will be much love and understanding in Heaven, will we still feel the need to hug and kiss eachother or is that just a physical desire that wouldnt matter in Heaven?

2007-12-10 01:35:39 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-10 01:34:48 · 17 answers · asked by Eleventy 6

It it acceptable today just to live together

2007-12-10 01:33:44 · 25 answers · asked by Purple triangle 5

with the christmas season coming on us and the kids innocent excitement-the goodwill toward others that people start to express-
dont you think that this is a good thing no matter what you are celebrating?
isnt that enough reason to have a holiday?
any thoughts-thanks in advance for any answers-smile and enjoy the day

2007-12-10 01:33:07 · 14 answers · asked by lazaruslong138 6

Assalam-o-laikum! My question is: Can ALLAH forgive you if you are very angry and think (not say) something very bad like a bad word or bad expression used like when you are having fight or an argument with someone? But the diffrence is that you think this very bad word about ALLAH when you are angry? Is this thought a sin???????? And can ALLAH forgive this?

2007-12-10 01:33:05 · 13 answers · asked by fzugj 2

For the record I am not a scientologist, just concerned.
So, I heard on the news today that in Germany officials are trying to ban scientology. Saying that scientology is not a religion but a cult.

I am deeply worried about this a see a bit of a pattern.

Scientology had bad press with Katie Holmes and her husband, in the US.

If Germany succedes in declairing Scientology a cult those in America will be offended and relieved, what willl happen next is scientologists will come out and say how great their religion is, then ANTI scientologists will come out and say how it is abusive and brainwashing. The US government will look into Germanies reasons for decairing it a cult and will decide that it is in fact a cult and not a religion.
Next the US will ban it's first religion by decairing it a cult.
Once this door is opened it will be easier to declare religions cults and this will be done more often. Many will be banned in the US. We will still THINK we are free.

2007-12-10 01:30:33 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

Have you ever recieved a letter from them? I get several. Anybody have any info on them? I won't go into detail on the letters..... I am a christian woman but I know there are a lot of scammers out there. Can anybody give me some scoop on them?

2007-12-10 01:28:52 · 1 answers · asked by Godlover 3

http://www.landoverbaptist.org/60second/

Because I get other feelings...like he's been photoshopped onto there...

2007-12-10 01:27:36 · 5 answers · asked by Bajingo 6

whats the use of saying truth nowadays.

2007-12-10 01:26:35 · 15 answers · asked by Angel 2

"Despite the separation of church and state being enshrined in the US constitution, more than 40 per cent of US citizens said religious leaders should use their influence to try to sway policy-makers. In France, by contrast, 85 per cent of people said they opposed such "activism" by the clergy."
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/0607-02.htm

“The United States is becoming unique among industrialized nations in the importance its society places on religion,” Miller continued. “It’s more important today that it has been in many, many years.”
“Religious beliefs are the most strongly held beliefs in our society,” said Dr. G. Howard Miller, associate professor of history and an expert in Christianity at The University of Texas at Austin. “They are absolutes, and absolutes are worth dying for.”.....scary!
http://www.utexas.edu/features/2005/religion/

Why do you think the US is the only nation left that puts so much importance and prestige on religious views?

2007-12-10 01:23:09 · 11 answers · asked by ☼ɣɐʃʃɜƾ ɰɐɽɨɲɜɽɨƾ♀ 5

In Bethlehem, shepherds kept their sheep in fields from April to October, and kept them sheltered during the winter months.

According to Luke 2:8, the shepherds and sheep were in the fields: "And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night."

Did those sheep escape their barns or something? Why were the shepherds just watching them instead of herding them to safety?

2007-12-10 01:19:56 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to go so bad because I am going through so much and I have noone to turn to. Do I just go to a church and sit down? I haven't been in years and I just don't know what to do. What should I do?

2007-12-10 01:15:41 · 29 answers · asked by lvbrdy4vr 1

I don't know. I don't think it can ever be called just but sometimes it is necessary. A necessary evil. However, I don't really think that the war we're in right now is necessary, but I'm just talking about war in general.

2007-12-10 01:11:40 · 21 answers · asked by Becky 5

James 1:25-27

25 But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it—he will be blessed in what he does.
26 If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless.
27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

If thats what religion is in the Christian sense, Where did people get their view of religion from?

2007-12-10 01:10:58 · 11 answers · asked by ReliableLogic 5

believers who believe. If they are happy and secure with their beliefs why do so many feel the need to enlighten them. Like I said, I'm just curious.

2007-12-10 01:09:30 · 35 answers · asked by Becky 5

2007-12-10 01:09:25 · 7 answers · asked by ? 6

My Pastor recently decided to put a cross at the Altar at my church. He made a statement that because our church services are televised both nationally and across the globe that in the past they have been advised not to have a cross on display as not to offend people. He stated that he made the decision to put the cross up because it is one of the largest symbols of Christianity and that we shouldn't "sensor" ourselves. This made me think of all the different church services I watch on TV and I see plenty of Globes, Bibles, and Praying Hands, but very few, if any Crosses. Now, I suppose I could sort of see how seeing Jesus actually hanging from a cross could be offensive to some, but just a cross in itself? How is that more offensive than a symbol of the Bible, or Praying hands? What are your views?

2007-12-10 01:05:17 · 9 answers · asked by jballerina00 2

2007-12-10 01:04:05 · 9 answers · asked by iamnoone 7

Now and then I get sublte signs from God...my biggest one so far was when I was feeling kind of depressed about myself...and when I went to flip the channel I "accidently" hit the numbers on the remote that led me to a christian speaker...not those redicals ones though...he was talking about how we should love ourselves the way we are and not compare ourselves to others and feel inferior. I've felt a lot better since.

2007-12-10 01:02:44 · 18 answers · asked by miams 1

When will he feed the needy, stop the killing and create peace between people?

2007-12-10 01:01:13 · 31 answers · asked by MoPleasure4U 4

also known as C-H-R-I-S-Tmas

2007-12-10 01:00:40 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

""I have no problem with my girlfriend's beliefs, and she has no problem with mine. Therefore, we have no problem ""

Do you AGREE? Is it RIGHT to date someone who does not share your RELIGION? Why would an ATHEIST want to date a CHRISTIAN? Would they ever have PURE motives?

I think the answer is NO it is an abomination and it is WRONG!

What do YOU SAY?

2007-12-10 00:57:59 · 35 answers · asked by Saved by Grace 3

2007-12-10 00:57:17 · 16 answers · asked by WoopTang! 1

This weekend I asked my 32 month old to stop picking her nose. My wife commented on how perfectly the index finger fits inside the nostril (if you don't believe me, try it yourself). It seems that, on average, everybody's nostril is just wide enough to accommodate a picking index finger. Is that reasonable evidence for and Intelligently Designed nostril? Or would a better Designer have created a wider nostril to allow for finger AND thumb, just to make sure that there's enough room for the difficult work?

2007-12-10 00:57:11 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-10 00:56:41 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I bought a beautiful large framed photo of Jesus (In the picture he is holding a baby -it is so life-like and so beautiful)
Do you think it is wrong to have a picture like that in your home when you don't go to church?

2007-12-10 00:51:16 · 17 answers · asked by ஐ♥Julian'sMommy♥ஐ 7