Religion & Spirituality - 12 December 2007

2007-12-12 15:26:27 · 29 answers · asked by Fancy That 6

1. The creator of the universe, decided to impregnate a virgin human living on an insignificant blue speck of his creation. The offspring was then able to turn water into wine, raise the dead, feed thousands of people from one basket, rise from the dead himself and ascend into heaven (Wherever that is). To some unknown end that also happens to benefit mankind, which is desirable to this omnipotent being for some unknown reason.

OR

2. A number of 300+ year old folk tales were gathered together by the Council of Nicaea, under the direction of a Roman Emporer named Constantine and woven into a fantastic tale that established an authoritative religous organization that he could control. This would make the story similar to the modern tales of Superman, Lord of the Rings, Santa Claus, Tinkerbell, the Tooth Fairy and the ancient tales of Hercules. Since these have actually happened, it must be conceded it is possible such a thing could occur.

2007-12-12 15:25:39 · 21 answers · asked by Daniel T 4

A story of repentance from the bible !!!

Jonah 3: 5 So the people of Nineveh believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them. 6 Then word came to the king of Nineveh ; and he arose from his throne and laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth and sat in ashes. 7 And he caused it to be proclaimed and published throughout Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying,

Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; do not let them eat, or drink water. 8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily to God; yes, let every one turn from his evil way and from the violence that is in his hands. 9 Who can tell if God will turn and relent, and turn away from His fierce anger, so that we may not perish?

10 Then God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God relented from the disaster that He had said He would bring upon them, and HE DID NOT DO IT !!!

2007-12-12 15:23:59 · 13 answers · asked by rapturefuture 7

I'm just wondering because I don't think I could ever get this whole "pure christian" thing down pat. As so many of the folks here assume to have.
Things I have going against me:
1) I believe gays should have the same etitlements as everyone else.
2) I can not bring myself to drown my kids...even when they drive me nuts.
3) I am happily married to my step brother. (which I just learned is considered a moral and religious sin by many) Oh and BTW we were married before they were (the parents)...but yes he is still my step brother.
4) I do not think I could tell anyone to go to hell.

So tell me why should I even bother attempting to believe when when it was all said and done I would still have the same beliefs regarding life as I do now? Wouldn't I just be a big disappointment to your god anyway?

2007-12-12 15:23:56 · 17 answers · asked by queen of snarky-yack again 4

Doesn't necessarily have to be the Judeo-Christian God. My new favorite...
"You asked for a loving God: you have one....not a senile benevolence that drowsily wishes you to be happy in your own way, not the cold philanthropy of a conscientious magistrate, nor the care of a host who feels responsible for the comfort of his guests, but the consuming fire Himself, the Love that made the worlds, persistent as the artist's love for his work and despotic as a man's love for a dog, provident and venerable as a father's love for a child, jealous, inexorable, exacting as love between the sexes....It is certainly a burden of glory not only beyond our deserts, but also, except in rare moments of grace, beyond our desiring." ~ Lewis

2007-12-12 15:23:32 · 7 answers · asked by sadie s 1

Mount Ararat was the mountain Noah's arc landed on. I'd really like to hear the explanation (from an atheist) of a how a 4,000-year-old arc, with the same measurements mentioned in the Bible, got to the top of a mountain, other than the Truth.

2007-12-12 15:23:01 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am Jewish. I don't believe in Jesus, I never will- believe me. So another one of God's chosen is going to hell for eternity. Doesn't make much sense, why would God pick the Jews if he knew they would "drop the ball"? Anyway, not the question. Here's the question: I'm Jewish, I always will be. Why is it that i'm always asked to convert, or i'm always being told that "jesus is the way"? I swear, every time I walk home i'll have some christian talk me out of judaism or some jehova's witness walk to my door and tell me about christianity. Come on. Ok, God spoke through our people, every prophet was Jewish, you got your bible to go crazy over. In the end, why can't people just accept someone else's religion without being pushy or saying that they're wrong. I've never done this until people have gotten too pushy, then the numbers gain shut me up. Message: Christians- leave the other religions alone.

2007-12-12 15:22:28 · 16 answers · asked by LifeRox 2

I do not think homosexuals choose to be gay, however, neither do I think people choose to be alcoholics, drug addicts, masochist, pedophiles or simply attracted to certain under garments, sents, or colors

I am not trying to prove a point or anything, I am just trying a social experiment to see how people justify the difference, if one sees a difference.

I know one is a mutual choice between to people and the other is an abuse of an innocent child.

THAT IS NOT THE POINT.

2007-12-12 15:21:29 · 13 answers · asked by scholar_wood 3

Do we realize as believers that upon His ascension, Jesus Christ retained His Humanity. He did not unincarnate. There is Humanity in the Godhead now. Imagine that! In Eternity past God was completely Divine in His Nature. But through Christ's incarnation, human living, death, resurrection, ascension, enthronement, glorification He put Humanity into the Trinity!
SOme of you might look at me and say that I lost it. But consider this.. It is the Man Christ Jesus who intercedes for us. He is our Mediator between God and man. He is our High Priest carrying out His heavenly priestly ministry now.
I just wanted to put this matter to you brothers and sisters. Please share your thoughts as it relates to this.

Ty for taking the time to contribute with your own views on these thoughts.
Use any scriptural references in your sharing.
IN Christ
sandy

2007-12-12 15:20:55 · 9 answers · asked by Broken Alabaster Flask 6

Ever since my son was brainwashed by an evil man that homosexuality is ok, and even convinced my son after "dating him" for 4 years to hold a mock wedding (everyone knows gays can't marry, because marriage is a sacrament in the eyes of God that can only be made between a man and a woman). While my efforts to reverse the brainwashing by referring him to psychological help from groups specializing in correcting the path of sexual deviants by making them straight or ex-gay, I have come face to face to the fact that our Christain nation continues to tolerate crimes against nature. Repeatedly in the bible - those who lie with man as they would with women (homosexuals) are denied heaven in the revelations. Why isn't our nation doing anything to prevent predators from recruiting people to hell? How do we make our nation follow the path of Jesus Christ and prevent the promotion of same sex attraction? I still don't understand how the gay recruiters can live with themselves.

2007-12-12 15:16:52 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-12 15:16:46 · 4 answers · asked by anonymous 3

Why did the taliban destroy the art works in Afghanistan, why were the buddha statues destroyed ?
Also, why does Islam frown upon arts ?

2007-12-12 15:09:13 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have an egyptian religion project im doing. im looking for facts on the book of the dead, the afterlife, and other religious stuff. The sites keep saying to bu books and there are too many distracting sites. So if you help thnx.

2007-12-12 15:07:47 · 2 answers · asked by steve jun 1

i have a friend who came out of the closet a couple years ago. he is of middle eastern decent and homosexuality extremely unacceptable among these people. his father practically DISOWNED him... my question is for those of you who think someone chooses to be gay... WHY ON EARTH WOULD SOMEONE "CHOOSE" TO BE THROWN OUT BY THEIR WHOLE FAMILY, AND FROWNED UPON BY SOCIETY IN GENERAL????
don't preach to me, i want a straight up answer, thank you

2007-12-12 15:07:11 · 54 answers · asked by Yvonne 2

2007-12-12 15:03:57 · 16 answers · asked by REGGIE 2

Why is it against the rules to talk about Christ in schools in Ohio? When I went to school you would get suspended if the school saw you have a Bible. and they state you are not allowed to talk to others about Christ. Does anyone know what is the matter with this subject in school? Thank you for your time and Happy Holidays

2007-12-12 15:01:46 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-12 15:01:43 · 8 answers · asked by Kerri L B 1

Think to yourself. If there was religion, the wars we have to fight, might actually have a legitimate cause. Ahem, you know which war I am talking about.

2007-12-12 15:00:22 · 52 answers · asked by ҡʏʟɛ - ❄ 6

"When your, with the Flintstones, you'll have a yabba dabba doo time, a dabba doo time, you'll have a gay old time" mean?

2007-12-12 14:57:24 · 20 answers · asked by B 3

Anybody know of any websites that provide good explanations of the Buddhist New Year?

2007-12-12 14:55:29 · 3 answers · asked by Yahoo Sucks 5

Im newly Pagan and i love to learn about pagan traditions and holidays. I was christian until i was mature enough to think for myself and i saw my life connected with nature and The Goddess. And since yule is near i was wondering why do Pagans celebrate it? How do they? Is christmas and Yule the same thing? Thanks to anyone who answers me!
Blessed be!

2007-12-12 14:55:14 · 10 answers · asked by slash.goddess 1

not to be friends with Christians and Jews, but many Muslims say that was just in "context" of a particular time. Why then are Muslims in the Ramadan section giving thumbs up to an answerer who says not to befriend them or celebrate their holidays? Are true Muslim feelings being shown in Ramadan because they don't think many non-Muslims go in there? Or is this just another "radical" Muslim?

Look at Umm Ali's response:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071212165918AADQIeF&pa=FZB6NXXtFWMW0cLWwuMd9Uy9wuEQSia455epZv_F0l8cqYqLfGtEjwV9p5VZe8emaSChOMcaXiCmqumaYOk-&paid=add_watch

2007-12-12 14:54:03 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Like destroying the statue of Budda.

2007-12-12 14:53:54 · 7 answers · asked by Bobby K 3

2007-12-12 14:53:51 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

and she thinks it might be. What would your answer be to her?

2007-12-12 14:53:45 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-12 14:52:15 · 27 answers · asked by ppe 5

Ok, so everyone deeply believes that Jesus is the Jewish Messiah, the savior of the world and so on. Well, here's why I'm still questioning this and hopefully you can help. I'd like real answers too PLEASE, not just "jesus is the way". So, according to what I read in the OT, which is apparently the blue print for the Messiah, the Jewish people are the chosen people. They are the decendants of the Prophets, they have lived through 5,700 years of tragedies with such a small ammount of people, they've out lived all the amazing dominating empires who've killed them by the millions. From what I know, they're the only people that God has put an empire through 10 horrible plagues then split a sea just to get them out of slavery. The messianic prophecies say "The jewish people will experience eternal joy"[Isaiah 51:11"every leader of a nation will turn to a Jew" [ Zechariah 8:23] so on. The Jews have given us democracy, a judicial system, and they gave us God. Why are they the wrong religion?

2007-12-12 14:50:38 · 37 answers · asked by LifeRox 2

Can someone explain how Lucifer's fall isn't part of the biblical God's plans if he had no free will?

2007-12-12 14:50:23 · 21 answers · asked by lynda_at_work 2

This may sound odd, but I think that the time of the year affects how introspective I am; for lack of a better term, "spiritual." I know that there are times of the year when I seem to notice things more, appreciate them more, consider things more.

With the year drawing to a close, I find myself rather thoughtful--I mean that I am taking time out to just be alone with my thoughts and consider my life. I don't know what this is about this time of year, but I feel a greater poignancy. I feel a greater sense of connection with others and a greater empathy.

Do you experience the same kind of "spiritual" patterns? Do you think this is part of nature, the cycle of the year tying into a cycle of spirituality, perhaps? What times of the year do you feel more in tune with all creation, and what do you think the reason for it is?

2007-12-12 14:49:12 · 9 answers · asked by Jack B, goodbye, Yahoo! 6

I mean, I can't be going to hell and being deprived of my hot chocolate every morning. Nope, ain't happenen'!

2007-12-12 14:48:44 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous