Religion & Spirituality - 21 December 2007

Ok, let me break it down, according to how I understood this story in Genesis....

Jacob lived with Laban and married Laban's two daughters, Leah and Rachel. But Jacob (as any real man should) decided that he needed to build up his own household and wealth. But because Laban knew that Jacob brought blessing to HIS household, he encouraged him to stay on, even offering him whatever wages he chose.

So Jacob chooses to receive the "abnormally coloured" (speckled, spotted, striped) animals as payment. Laban agrees with that because he knows that that would mean Jacob stood the chance of earning much less than if he had asked for the usual 20% shepherds got in those days.

2007-12-21 06:45:58 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is it possible for a Christian to be deceived to the point where they become a tool of the enemy?

If not, why not?

If so, do you think you could fall into such deception?

I will share my thoughts when I give best answer.

2007-12-21 06:45:57 · 17 answers · asked by A Voice 5

What do you think about the argument for rape being used for pro-choice advocates? I understand a woman's position if she were to get pregnant as the consequence of a rape and as a woman could not imagine what it would be like to be in that position, for sure. However, the statistics are the a raped woman who gets pregnant due to said rape is 4.7%. Why do we base the whole on a fraction of actual pregnacies? This is not even taking into consideration women who may choose to have the child and keep/adopt out the baby. So it cannot even be said that 4.7% of abortions are due to rape because we cannot know how many women opt out of abortion in that circumstance I know there is also the possibility of the women's life being in danger. In this day and age with medical technology; while it certainly DOES happen, it does not even come close to the 4.7% that the rapes do. So, how do we rectify the 90% (and this is a very generous figure) of abortion due to birth control?

2007-12-21 06:45:21 · 15 answers · asked by Loosid 6

Zealot, talent, hypocrite are ones I can think of off the top of my head.

2007-12-21 06:43:09 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Mankind is untrustworthy, and so unless a person(s) was around when the Holy Quran was written there is not proof that its integrity is intact. From century to century man has changed both the Holy Bible and the Holy Quran. If you have actual proof that the Bible or the Quran hasn't been altered I would love to hear from you. Otherwise I do not believe in this hog wash. I believe that people that alter the word of our lord will be punished by him for preventing us from learning the truth.

2007-12-21 06:42:43 · 9 answers · asked by Brother 1

2007-12-21 06:42:07 · 16 answers · asked by God Still Speaks Through His Word! 4

loneliest number that you will....?

2007-12-21 06:41:56 · 9 answers · asked by Afro_Diggy_Act 3

What are some of your traditions surrounding this day?

2007-12-21 06:38:47 · 5 answers · asked by Sister blue eyes 6

Man, Im a Christian but If I wasn't, oh boy.....

2007-12-21 06:38:33 · 6 answers · asked by Vanessa M 1

all equally capable, intelligent, creative, empathetic?

2007-12-21 06:35:29 · 14 answers · asked by sweatyshavedpits 4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDp7pkEcJVQ

2007-12-21 06:33:04 · 11 answers · asked by frank_adams917 2

I know apostolic succession is a big thing in the Catholic church. How exactly does it work? Does anyone called to preach by an apostle have apostolic succession? For instance if I lived during the times of the apostles and say Paul taught me and told me to go forth preaching the gospel. Would that give me apostolic succession? Is the important part of apostolic succesion being called by an apostle or one of the successors? What if a priest with the succession conferred it on a non-Catholic priest?

2007-12-21 06:32:16 · 12 answers · asked by Bible warrior 5

New study was just published:

Lamb TD, Collin SP, Pugh EN Jr. (2007) Evolution of the vertebrate eye: opsins, photoreceptors, retina and eye cup. Nat Rev Neurosci 8(12):960-76.

Here's a great review:

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2007/12/evolution_of_vertebrate_eyes.php#more

Go ahead, read it if you've got a few minutes. "How could something so complex as the Eye evolve?" Well there you go. Are you finally going to stop with the nonsense questions?

2007-12-21 06:31:23 · 21 answers · asked by Skalite 6

Interesting article very open minded

http://www.interfaithfamily.com/news_and_opinion/teaching_about_other_religions/Jewish_Jesus_Conference_Asks_Who_Invited_You.shtml?tr=y&auid=3261235

2007-12-21 06:31:11 · 12 answers · asked by HALLALJPAA 4

2007-12-21 06:27:11 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I grew up with my mom, who's a Roman Catholic. She gave me freedom to choose my own religion, which I'm grateful for.
I lived with my father for some time in my teenage years before I became a Jehovah's Witness. He's Muslim and I practiced the religion at the time because I lived under his roof and I was underage.

I never really had a good relationship with my dad because he had forced me into a religion I hated. Now, as an adult, the fact that he's still my dad, I want to have a good relationship with him. But he's hindering me from doing so because I chose to be a Witness and not a Muslim.

He says a lot of hurtful things to me, like "I'm rebellious like my mother", because I'm not Muslim. Is there any way I can have a fulfilling relationship with someone as "Pig Headed" as him?
I'm sorry to say that about him over the net but that's just the nicest way I can discribe his behaviour.

2007-12-21 06:25:55 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

who thinks perhaps some of what Paul wrote in his letters isn't very biblical?
There is some stuff he wrote that seems to fall more along Pharisaical rules than biblical truth.

2007-12-21 06:25:50 · 14 answers · asked by Sister blue eyes 6

(And, did they (temporarily) lose their sense of spirituality or did the experience enhance their spirituality?)

2007-12-21 06:24:06 · 21 answers · asked by D Uncle 3

2007-12-21 06:23:43 · 19 answers · asked by forbes69 1

"According to the Mormon church, Lucifer fomented the revolution after volunteering to take Jesus' place as God's emissary to humanity, stating that he believed that mortals should have their free will revoked, and thus be guaranteed entry into Heaven."

Where did the first batch of souls go before the great war on Heaven? Lucifer was ticked because worshipping mankind he considered to be an unlawful act against G-d by whorshipping a "false idol". And also, that the angels were in fact better than man, being born first. None the less, i can agree with him on the sibling rivilry part. Why would a first born ever bow down to the second born?

Anyway, so Lucifer is debating with G-d and the other aangels about how they shouldn't have free will, so they can get strait into Heaven. Well before Lucifer was cast out, and given Hell, where did the immoral human souls go? Was Hell run by someone else in the beginning? Or were they punished through reincarnation? Or forced to wander forever

2007-12-21 06:21:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

why has theism (Christianity, Islam, Judaism, etc..) survived for so many thousands of years? And why is the majority of the population of the planet a Theist of some sort? Are the atheists so arrogant to think that ONLY they are the enlightened ones?

2007-12-21 06:20:28 · 21 answers · asked by flinginfeces 5

Bring out the best in people?

2007-12-21 06:20:04 · 16 answers · asked by Semp-listic! 7

If God created EVERYTHING, who or what created God??

2007-12-21 06:20:00 · 11 answers · asked by Rissa! 3

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

2007-12-21 06:18:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Our father in heaven gave Moses the ten commandments to give to God's children (us), and one of the commandments says that we shall not kill. This commandment did not say thu shall not kill except over oil, money, or power, or just because President Bush says so ! If you kill your sole will go to hell and it doesn't matter if your are muslim, jewish, christain or any other religion. People need to get over this seperation because of race, religion, sex, and so forth. We are all brothers and sisters in the eyes of our lord. It doesn't matter what the bible or the quran says we are and always will be brothers and sisters. The bible says that the gates to heaven is wide but only a few will enter into the kingdom of heaven. God must have known that we as a human race wouldn't follow his commandments. Our lord in heaven gave mankind ten simple commandments to follow, but we can't even follow these laws nevertheless those created by man.

2007-12-21 06:18:31 · 23 answers · asked by Brother 1

(This atheist knew I believed)

I was in a middle of my prayer with God and I was giving thanks for having a wonderful atheist in my life and was grateful for everything he'd done. This atheist opened the door and was very abusive to me and slandered me because he saw me doing this. The next three days I couldn't eat or sleep. It affected my work so much that my manager noticed this and got extremely angry with me. I had no one else to turn to. After 3 days of pain and agony, I went to Jesus crying for help. He knew exactly what book of the bible I needed to heal from. I turned to the page and read. The power of his Word was so overwhelming that I was renewed, healed, and strengthed right away (It felt like it was instant). I know it was God that rescued me!

2007-12-21 06:15:55 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

If, so even the ones you don't like?

2007-12-21 06:15:28 · 23 answers · asked by dogwhisperer16 3

2007-12-21 06:15:03 · 9 answers · asked by STFU Dude 6

2007-12-21 06:14:30 · 10 answers · asked by MoPleasure4U 4

2007-12-21 06:12:10 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous