Religion & Spirituality - 12 December 2007

Hey when you sneeze and someone says God Bless You, do you get mad or does it matter at all?

2007-12-12 09:11:37 · 28 answers · asked by Cryptic 3

I do believe there is a creator of the universe and that it was done with intent. I do believe that Christ, Buddha, Lao Tzu and many others have walked this earth. I do believe that they were all enlightened with Christ being the only one that was or is the creator of the entire observable universe. But, I am more confidant than ever that the Bible itself is full of errors due to the nature of man. And that most of what Christ said went and continues to be misinterpreted by every one. I'll use Luke 24:45 as evidence, if the hand picked Disciples of Christ did not get it how in the holly white sheep dips are we? He said to many things to people in private that we do not know and he experience things that we can't understand. All religion is only an attempt to create wealth and power for those that have chosen its occupation except those very few that are enlightened and seek the good of all mankind. Further I think that science is and will continue more right than not.

2007-12-12 09:10:29 · 27 answers · asked by Old guy 5

I would really like to know. How did God create himself before he created time, and matter, and the spirit, and even the concept of nothingness itself? Anyone have any quotes, or even better, an explanation?

2007-12-12 09:07:14 · 24 answers · asked by Jasumi 4

What religion do you believe and why do you believe it?

2007-12-12 09:06:58 · 43 answers · asked by Anonymous

I Peter 3:15

"But sanctify the Christ as Lord in YOUR hearts, always ready to make a defense before everyone that demands of YOU a reason for the hope in YOU, but doing so together with a mild temper and deep respect."

Don't give me the "pearls before swine" excuse. I may be a swine but there are perhaps thousands of potential Witnesses reading these questions. I don't think all the folks here are swine. If you answer the question, you may get an email from an interested person.

Your resposibility. What if someone reading this is receptive?

It's a valid questions.

Remember a mild temper and deep respect.

2007-12-12 09:06:34 · 7 answers · asked by isnrblogdotcalm 5

Did you always know your path or or was it taught to you? Did you change your path somewhere along the road? What made you choose your religion/spiritual path?

I was raised southern baptist. But I always knew that it wasn't right for me. After many years of searching, I am on the right path "for me". I consider my self Eclectic Pagan.

2007-12-12 09:06:29 · 11 answers · asked by MotherB 4

I decided years ago, after much reading, and listening to my own thoughts and beliefs, and finally trusting in them that I do not believe in a deity. (I was raised Methodist, and it was never a concept I could grasp regardless of how often I attended church growing up) I do however believe every living thing has a spirit and should be respected as it has it's own place in the balance of nature, no matter how small or insignificant it may seem. In some ways I do believe in magick, I just don't believe in invoking a god or goddess during the spell to help ensure it, I believe the spell can give one the confidence/concentration to be able to do what it is they didi the spell ritual/prayer for. It's along the lines of the power lies within yourself, you just have to figure out how to utilize it to the best of your ability. So I believe in/respect nature and it's life spirits, believe in magic, don't believe in any god/goddess, and believe power comes from within. Does anything match this?!

2007-12-12 09:05:23 · 19 answers · asked by neverbroken83 2

I want to know how you got out of that mentality.

2007-12-12 09:05:19 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

possibilities of all these prophecies being fulfilled in the life of one man?

2007-12-12 09:03:38 · 6 answers · asked by Prof Fruitcake 6

Or am I right...



...or am I right?
(Haha, 'Groundhog Day' reference)


Anyhow It seriously isn't is it.

2007-12-12 09:02:46 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've noticed amongst my agnostic and atheistic friends, that upon looking at the Christian faith, that the catholic one, is the most respectable, and the closest to the bible, be it make believe or possibly make believe in their mind. I am curious fellow Catholics do you have many friends that tell you the same, also fellow atheists and agnostics please give me your insight, always refreshing to have an outside view sometimes.

2007-12-12 09:01:45 · 18 answers · asked by Adam of the wired 7

so easily interpreted—and if the Holy Spirit leads every Christian to interpret it for themselves, then why are there so many different Protestant denominations, and millions of individual Protestants, all interpreting the Bible differently?


I guess by the answers its not quite so clear and their are many interpretations how do you know which is right.

2007-12-12 09:01:18 · 43 answers · asked by King James 33 1/3% 4

Mat 23:9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.

2007-12-12 09:00:27 · 14 answers · asked by Dave G 3

...In faeries and unicorns, would you?

p.s. It is the same thing as if you told me to believe in god

2007-12-12 08:58:44 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-12 08:57:56 · 12 answers · asked by socrates4hemlock 2

2007-12-12 08:56:26 · 30 answers · asked by STFU Dude 6

satan invented these things to destroy us.
you are a devil if you support such things...

2007-12-12 08:56:22 · 18 answers · asked by FAT CHICKS RULE!!! 1

Where do they think I found these flaws? If everytime I read the bible I find a flaw, how productive would it be for them to tell me to read the bible? Are they telling me they want me to read it and ignore the flaws?

2007-12-12 08:56:16 · 30 answers · asked by Shawn B 7

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

2007-12-12 08:55:47 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Where does it come from?
How can we cope with it now? What practical tools does Buddhism give me today?
What is the solution?

2007-12-12 08:55:17 · 11 answers · asked by socrates4hemlock 2

I know they only started allowing it around 1980 or so... did God change the rules, or did Mormons decide to ignore Gods's rules?

2007-12-12 08:54:33 · 10 answers · asked by Fred S - AM Cappo Di Tutti Capi 5

a symbol, a thing, a picture, someone (dead or alive), a history, a smell, a joke, a music, a song, an artistic creation, ...

What reminds you of how happy you feel to be a atheist / agnostic?

Thanks :-)
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2007-12-12 08:54:03 · 26 answers · asked by Axel ∇ 5

2007-12-12 08:52:18 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-12 08:52:07 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-12 08:44:37 · 11 answers · asked by Exclusive [♥] 6

i read the book last year and i wuz going 2 c the movie in the theatres since i read it but my friend from school told me it is against christianity... how?

2007-12-12 08:44:14 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-12 08:42:12 · 14 answers · asked by FAT CHICKS RULE!!! 1

In this recent post:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071212132856AAKhUwx&r=w#AcV4JzbBKkLi9MMIw2EI
..one girl said: "The scriptures interpret themselves."

If this is true, then why is the non-Catholic christianity divided into hundreds of denominations which disagree on doctrine? If the scriptures "interpret themselves" , then shouldn't you guys be all teaching the exact same thing?

The answer is obvious: Sola Scriptura is a FALSE doctrine of men. I just want to see if any protestants are honest enough to admit it.

2007-12-12 08:37:51 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

'About this flood thing...

Is it possible to believe both the story of Noah's Ark, the worldwide flood etc. AND believe the earth is six thousand years old?

If the flood began on the estimated date (2268 BCE), then just HOW did civilization manage to rebuild itself approximately 400 years just in the nick of time for the destruction of Soddom and Gomorrah?

This was inspired by a question that asked how the Israelites were beaten/enslaved by other nations after the flood; shouldn't they have had the best stuff, seeing as how everyone else was DEAD?

But then it occured to me that all of the empires could not have existed, period. Unless one family can rebuild civilizations in five centuries, that is.


I know a few people at my church who DO believe in both the young earth and the population of the world being killed by the flood. But HOW? What am I missing?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_chronology

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03731a.htm


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2007-12-12 08:35:41 · 21 answers · asked by CanadianFundamentalist 6