Religion & Spirituality - 19 December 2007

I'm in student congress, and I'm doing a bill that prevents religion in public schools like dress codes; becasue here in Idaho, there are a lot of mormons and my school's dress code I fear is part ofthe mormon belief so if you can help me out thanks.

2007-12-19 12:55:17 · 9 answers · asked by Anabel T 1

2007-12-19 12:52:46 · 23 answers · asked by CHELLE BELLE 5

like i havent sinned that much but is it a big deal? will i be like totally embarassed? do i have to pray some big prayer?

2007-12-19 12:49:15 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

...or is religion a learned behavior, and thus proof that it's manmade?

2007-12-19 12:47:47 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-19 12:47:46 · 35 answers · asked by lilbit 2

2007-12-19 12:47:07 · 15 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7

For the next,say,...100 yrs.?

2007-12-19 12:46:35 · 13 answers · asked by Life goes on... 6

2007-12-19 12:46:17 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

My parents are having Christmas at their house and my Dad wants everyone to come prepared to relate their favorite Jesus story (I know, I already gave him crap for it--he finds the situation humorous). Anyway, I figure I can find some value in one of the stories, even if they are fiction. I just need to find one I can live with.

Helpful answers only please, I've heard all the funny ones.

2007-12-19 12:43:35 · 12 answers · asked by Jovibot, of the flying species 3

What's a Wicca my friend surprise me the other day and said she was one ?What or is that like ur movie witches?

2007-12-19 12:42:43 · 8 answers · asked by what a world! 2

2007-12-19 12:41:57 · 32 answers · asked by conundrum 7

2007-12-19 12:41:49 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

Makes me laugh just thinking about it.

Same thing goes for Allah or whatever the hell name you want to give that silliness.

What I'm actually wondering though, is how someone could believe all that crap? AND if they did truly believe it why they become so offended bye your bieng a critic of there religion?

Yes I know I'm going to hell you dont have to point it out.

2007-12-19 12:40:44 · 12 answers · asked by Quid 3

I have always balked a bit at the notion of wearing as jewellery the symbol of torture that the cross depicts.

If Jesus had been born at a different time, would you wear a hangman's noose, or a guillotine, or how about the method employed in Eastern Europe at one point? A long stake or shaft through the anus and through the intestines to the diaphragm muscle, and into the heart? Do you see that being put on the top of steeples as a symbol of faith?

2007-12-19 12:39:50 · 10 answers · asked by DavinaOpines 5

how do i exactly deal with people like her? she says bad things about the missionaries, and about the church. i believe she knows that i am a member of the church as she has seen me before with other fellow saints who she once knew, but she acts nice towards me, which is a bit odd. from what i have heard from members, she used to attend sacrament meetings before, and left because she wasn't given a calling (she always wanted to be a choir soloist). but she wasn't even baptised! and now she acts really nice and all, giving nice little presents to my mum (who's not a member of the church).

2007-12-19 12:39:49 · 14 answers · asked by jose 4

if your mother is Jewish, and your father is Christian, what are you considered to be? and don't answer "mixed" because I'm wondering which of the two specifically

2007-12-19 12:38:36 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-19 12:38:24 · 3 answers · asked by Gone 4

...if it's the only way you could collect on an inheritance from your grandma?

2007-12-19 12:37:32 · 25 answers · asked by colder_in_minnesota 6

I think the question speaks for itself.

2007-12-19 12:36:03 · 20 answers · asked by mtc005 4

Would you go about doing the same things you do daily?

2007-12-19 12:35:55 · 35 answers · asked by Reflected Life 5

I just got saved and want to spread the word of God. Just wondering how many people believe...

2007-12-19 12:35:33 · 12 answers · asked by MLM 5

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How do you explain our ability to find meaning in life without gods, and often without souls, an afterlife, or any supernatural components?

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2007-12-19 12:35:13 · 13 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7

If you were alive in the days of the cruxifiction, and you knew why Christ was going to be crucified, and you understood the reason and theologic design behind it, could you hammer the nails in?

2007-12-19 12:33:14 · 7 answers · asked by jimmysbigbone 2

2007-12-19 12:28:20 · 9 answers · asked by Joao 3

If you could have met Jesus, what do you think he would have been like? Do you think that he would have dscriminated people because of their sexual orientation, or skin color, or anything else? Do you think he would want to kill people who did wrong things? Would he have said that only certain people could preach the word of God, or forgive your sins?

2007-12-19 12:25:09 · 22 answers · asked by Sparkler 3

I once heard someone say this.

And by martial arts, I mean things such as Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Ju Jitsu, Aikido, etc.

2007-12-19 12:24:48 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous

"I have something to say to the religionist who feels atheists never say anything positive: You are an intelligent human being. Your life is valuable for its own sake. You are not second-class in the universe, deriving meaning and purpose from some other mind. You are not inherently evil—you are inherently human, possessing the positive rational potential to help make this a world of morality, peace and joy. Trust yourself."

-Dan Barker.

What's so bad about believing in yourself? What's so wrong about giving into your desires (so long as they don't hurt others)? What's so shameful about sex before marriage or material possessions? What's so bad about having pride or envy or lust or occasionally glottony and sloth? And heck, even occasionally feeling wrath in your lifetime is good for your mental health.

WHY would you want to believe in a God when you can believe in YOURSELF?

2007-12-19 12:24:16 · 46 answers · asked by Stardust 6

2007-12-19 12:23:22 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Genesis 1 : 10 -
And " God " called the dry land " Earth " and the gathering together of the waters " Seas " .....
Is the earth called earth ? are the seas called seas...
Yes they are .... I've heard hundreds of people on R & S, say the Bible is a fairy tale and holds no " Truth "....
Give me a legit reference of where we got these names from if not from " The Lord " ..and His word..
Someone very well could have named the other celestial bodies that's not my question , but who specifically named these two mentioned...
I'm very curious.....As for me I believe God named them and I know this statement from Genesis is true ..But I want to know the other side of the spectrum as viewed by others..Shouldn't we try to understand each other....Yes we should ...If this statement from " God " is not truth then I would like to see " proof "..
And don't label me religious , you don't know me ..As I don't know you....This is an easy question? Insults are very hilarious but not legit answeres...

2007-12-19 12:22:23 · 37 answers · asked by o 5

2007-12-19 12:20:01 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous