Religion & Spirituality - 11 December 2007

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2007-12-11 06:10:20 · 33 answers · asked by ? 5

In religion class, my teacher asked a question : "Were not people saved through other religions before the time of Chritianity. ?". He meant that because we believed in God, we are saved, but imagined ancient people who believed in idols or no God, were they not saved !

I've contemplated about the question and I had my own answer for it but I want to see other perspectives.

So please answer in details. Thank you.

2007-12-11 06:09:45 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-11 06:09:09 · 5 answers · asked by STFU Dude 6

For example: sex before marriage, homosexuality, adultery, pornography, abortion, etc

2007-12-11 06:08:48 · 14 answers · asked by chosen_isaiah61 3

Prior to Jesus's mortal birth, God spoke with man, revealing His will through men called as prophets.

While Jesus was living on the Earth, God spoke with man, revealing His will through the words and miracles of Jesus.

After Jesus ascended into Heaven, God spoke with man, revealing His will through the words and miracles of the apostles.

Then one by one, the apostles were killed off. Since then...nothing. No new scriptures, no prophets, no apostles, no continuing revelation.

Why did God change? Did He stop caring about mankind? Did He lose the ability to communicate His will to mankind? Does mankind no longer need God's will? Or is there another reason?

2007-12-11 06:08:24 · 13 answers · asked by Open Heart Searchery 7

Why do Catholics pray to saints, many wonder

In the Catholic understanding, prayer is a "request". When we pray to those who have gone to heaven ahead of us, we are making a "request" of them. And what is that request? It is that THEY pray for US. Protestants do it all the time, but they limit themselves to making this request only of people still on earth. In this, the protestant view of the Church is very narrow. You see, Romans 8: 38-39 says: "neither death nor life... ...neither the present nor the future.. ..neither height nor depth, nor anything else.. ..will be able to separate us". The Family of God transcends death. We ALL LIVE IN CHRIST.

It is important to note that praying to saints is not a requirement of Catholics, just an option: Just as a protestant doesnt HAVE to ask a friend to pray for them, but they can

Heb 12: 22-24 says that as we approach God, Jesus and the angels, we also approach "the spirits of righteous men made perfect". In other words, THE SAINTS

2007-12-11 06:05:24 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-11 06:02:44 · 22 answers · asked by J K 3

That way it's easier to just tear them down. I think some poeple do this so they don't have to listen to the other person or actually think about a different position/pov.
For example if I say....
I am vegetarian...do you automatically assume I am a PETA member who hugs trees and thinks meat should be illegal and we should treat ants as our equals?
I am an atheist...do you assume I hate all theists and would like them all killed and support the guy who did just that (who was NEVER identified as an atheist)?
I believe humans contribute greatly to climat change...do you assume I worship and support everything Al Gore does and think nobody should have kids and we should all live in mud huts?
I am a Christian...do you assume I go to Jesus Camp and home school my kids, teaching them the world is 6000 yrs old and everyone not like me is evil?

2007-12-11 06:02:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

i don't have stastics but i have faith. there are less than 0.001% athiests in theworld if you include population in asylums of fools.


so there are less than 100 athiests in the world. who wants to be in such minority?

2007-12-11 06:02:24 · 33 answers · asked by Mahal 1

I was raised Catholic and it really wasn't until I met my husband that I started looking into other religions. My husband is a Wiccan. I'm finding myself more and more uncomfortable about things he talks about and I'm not sure if it's part of his religion or if he might be going insane.
He talks about when he's asleep he's not really in a dreamworld, he's actually in another dimension. And he says things about talking to fairies and seeing them. He talks about demons, other realms, and that he's not really a mortal.
It kind of freaks me out, and I don't want to seem unsupportive of his religion, but at the sametime I'm not really sure this is a sane.
Any help and explaination would be nice, and I would really prefer no bashing about his religion.

2007-12-11 05:58:32 · 25 answers · asked by crystalcandi 2

Don't you have to admit that you DO see Christians who try to live what we preach? Be honest! Do you expect Christians to be nonhuman? We should strive against sin, but sometimes we may stumble.

2007-12-11 05:58:26 · 17 answers · asked by Grandma 1

Giuliani-Catholic
Romney-Mormon
Huckabee-Southern Baptist

None of these religions allow women into positions of leadership in the church...clergy, deacons, etc...Southern Baptists believe in the subjective role of women as defined by the Apostle Paul...and do not believe women should be in government either....so, these men still prescribe to religions that live in the dark ages....if this is how they choose to believe in their personal lives...how will they choose correct decisions in matters of government...your thoughts?

2007-12-11 05:57:28 · 8 answers · asked by G.C. 5

If so, how do you keep your spirits up when people talk down to you as if they think you're a servant? (I've worked in many jobs working with the public, and there are always people who do this)

Does your religion or spirituality help you get through those tough situations?

I know we'd all like to tell those people off, but it'd be kind of hard to keep our jobs that way.

How do your beliefs help you?

2007-12-11 05:57:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

definition of original sin: In Christian theology, the condition of sin that marks all humans as a result of Adam's first act of disobedience. Adam transmitted his guilt to his descendants.

2007-12-11 05:56:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

No cookies or candy. Our priest is very conscience of healthful foods.

2007-12-11 05:56:18 · 18 answers · asked by Lilli 2

2007-12-11 05:56:01 · 37 answers · asked by Mahal 1

2007-12-11 05:55:49 · 19 answers · asked by G 5

atheists are vilified as anarchistic and evil anti-religionists, who want nothing more than to rob other people of their right to practice their beliefs. Only a small portion of atheists are open (out of the closet) about their atheism, and as a result we are viewed as a much smaller percentage of the population than we really are.
So what are atheists like? It's hard to say. To me, one of the best components of atheism is the freedom of thought and mind. Prejudice against people of other sexes, races, or sexual preferences is rare, because most of such prejudice is religion-based and completely illogical. We argue with each other, thrive on debate, and feel like we're better people after we've been proven wrong. We do good because it's the right thing to do, not out of a selfish fear of eternal damnation or a need to "win points" with a deity.

Other than that, we are a very diverse group of people. We are writers and poets, philosophers and scientists, teachers and businesspeople

2007-12-11 05:54:58 · 10 answers · asked by GEISHA 3

why is islam considered a violent religion when there is just as much promotion of violence by god in the bible as there is in the quran?

2007-12-11 05:52:10 · 25 answers · asked by just curious (A.A.A.A.) 5

if one religion is the "true church", what happens to all the rest? are they sent to "hell"? are the re-educated on the "real church". I mean honestly...

2007-12-11 05:50:14 · 6 answers · asked by blackcat2016 3

western countries?

2007-12-11 05:47:34 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am Catholic. The girl who I am going to get engaged to is not. She is still Christian though. As a Catholic what are the ramifications of getting married in a non-Catholic (but still Christian) Church? Will I still be receiving the sacriment of marrige or does that have to be given by a Catholic priest?

Thanks for the help!

2007-12-11 05:47:26 · 12 answers · asked by BriGuy 3

if God made everything... who made God???

2007-12-11 05:46:17 · 33 answers · asked by blackcat2016 3

2007-12-11 05:44:03 · 16 answers · asked by STFU Dude 6

and why?

2007-12-11 05:42:40 · 12 answers · asked by The Great Ferguni 2

Deuteronomy 25:
11 If two men are fighting and the wife of one of them comes to rescue her husband from his assailant, and she reaches out and seizes him by his private parts, 12 you shall cut off her hand. Show her no pity.

2007-12-11 05:42:10 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

If the Earth is really zillions of years old, then why are there still years?

2007-12-11 05:40:25 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

morning. Some Christians dress scantly clad and act rude on Saturday night, and then worship on Sunday morning. If you want to believe in God you should either do it, or don't do it. It sounds hypocritical to me.

2007-12-11 05:39:56 · 6 answers · asked by Watch it bub! 3

I am a Christian. I am interested in hearing from other Christians about how literal they are interpreting the bible and how they apply laws of the bible to their lives and if they practice the laws that were written in the old testament.

Do you eat shrimp and crab? I do, I'm a Marylander. But the bible says it is an abomination to eat these things. Should I repent for this? Or should I be condemned for this as a gay man is condemned or as a divorcee is condemned? All are sins... but have we chosen which is worse? The bible surely doesn't say that one is better or worse than the other. Can you find me a passage that says this?

Jesus came and he fullfilled the laws of the old testament, the Mosaic law. Should we, as Christian still live according to these laws? If so, what did Jesus say about this in particular?

I am purely biased. These are just questions.

Thanks!

2007-12-11 05:39:44 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-11 05:39:41 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous