Religion & Spirituality - 21 December 2007

Note : The 1st pope is Peter and down the line to the current pope, each pope can be traced and accounted for.

Without God's power, it wouldn't be able to sustain this long, let alone to remain in unity. Today u can attend any mass, in any part of the world, the missal readings and worship are the same.

On the contrary, the protestant churches disagree among themselves, divide and there is simply no unity among themselves. All vie for glory of God as true gospel carriers.

In the bible its important to note, false preacher come and lead their followers to doom.

2007-12-21 16:52:07 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

If God is Just and a God of Love, would he torture us for eternity?

2007-12-21 16:51:23 · 34 answers · asked by Believer In God 3

I see a lot of questions that amount to "why can't we all just respect each other's beliefs", i.e., not question them and pretend they are reasonable even when we don't think they are.

If we all actually did take such an approach, there would be no exchange of ideas. We would all just be eternally stuck wherever we started.

I don't see why that is considered by some to be a good idea.

2007-12-21 16:51:08 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Same question, different wording.

It has not changed my one bit. But if you were a religious fundamentalist I imagine the change had a profound effect on your life. Has it made a difference in any way?

2007-12-21 16:46:34 · 16 answers · asked by Future 5

There are those who do believe in Jesus as the atoning sacrifice for the sin of mankind and those who accept him, but do not recognize his diety. Is that a critical component of salvation? Can you clarify why?

2007-12-21 16:43:21 · 30 answers · asked by stjoseph5 2

I am getting prepared. Let me tell you I cannot wait. and you know that this event is closer than you think.

2007-12-21 16:40:48 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-21 16:40:36 · 37 answers · asked by joe c 6

2007-12-21 16:33:02 · 16 answers · asked by ♥MiSs StArBuCkS♥ 3

you "learned(by hearing others in the church)" or "made up" a tongue so that you could be looked at as more spiritual and godly in the church?

2007-12-21 16:32:11 · 5 answers · asked by Y!A P0int5 Wh0r3 5

Ok, lets, for arguements sake, say that the Christians are right (I almost gagged then...) would the living beings or Aliens on other planets be aware of bible god? Would the whole story of Genesis be similar on their planets? (And why weren't they mentioned in the earth bible?)
Is it possible there are alien Adams and Eves that didnt eat the forbidden fruit? If so, why not just cancel us out then focus on them? If not, how many times would bible god have had to go through the whole disobedience through free will thing?

Wouldn't he/she/it be asking him/her/itself "Where am I going wrong here?"

And further more, wouldnt jesus be damn sick of being crucified on planet after planet because of his dad's errors? If he isnt being crucified time and time again, would the Aliens be Jewish by default?

2007-12-21 16:30:47 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have little doubt that the exhibits could be shown to be incorrect according to the evidence of science, and I suspect that there may be some historical misrepresentations as well. Is this reason enough to ask for an action of law to protect the public? Are the museum owners allowed to make blatantly false claims and profit from them under the law?

Biblically, thew museum exhibits and claims may or may not be a good interpretative representation and that could be ignored or forgiven either way, but the creation museum is making claims that are clearly damaging to the representations of established knowledge outside of the bible. They're "selling lies" as if they were true..... and I wondering if they could be held accountable for this in a court of law.

What do you say... ?

2007-12-21 16:25:29 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Case in point: (and by no means is this the absolute for all non-christians)

Athiests are opposed to ALLOWING Christians their right to public prayer. (public school has BANNED prayer in many states). *this is offensive
But Christians wish an Athiest a Merry Christmas and then get accused of being INSENSITIVE to their right not to celebrate a religion? (last I checked, saying Merry Christmas is nothing short of a wish for peace and love to that person!)

Your thoughts?

2007-12-21 16:23:39 · 9 answers · asked by Xanadu 5

and stuff like that, but I realize that Im no one to judge and that we are all sinners and we all sin. So now what should I do???

2007-12-21 16:22:58 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Be getting a little full yet? What's the maximum capacity on those places anyway?

2007-12-21 16:19:35 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-21 16:17:46 · 21 answers · asked by Peter B I 1

Its the sabbath, and god said that your suppose to keep it holy

2007-12-21 16:16:26 · 10 answers · asked by Wonder 1

after the usual claims of "god is god" and 'isn't god awesome' just won't cut it for the intellectually evolved, how does one cheer up an atheist who doesn't believe in Zeus, god, Jesus, allah, Thor and all of that to cure them by simply belief and prayer?

(I tried and he didn't seem to like being told to nevermind the holiday crap, it's over rated)

2007-12-21 16:12:44 · 24 answers · asked by voice_of_reason 6

2007-12-21 16:08:40 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

starvation, hunger, poverty, malnutrition, heartbreak from relationships, like the one i just got out of and still hurts. why so much suffering?

2007-12-21 16:01:11 · 57 answers · asked by Anonymous

What can you tell me about the mormons i very interested in learning i have been to there church once it was very kind adn everyone greeted me! i luv it so much! and how can i stop my habbit of coffee?

2007-12-21 15:59:21 · 15 answers · asked by x..Audrie.X 3

2007-12-21 15:56:04 · 12 answers · asked by adeyabo 1

2007-12-21 15:54:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

merry christmas , happy hanukkah, and happy holidays to everyone! what do you plan to do during the holidays?

2007-12-21 15:54:18 · 9 answers · asked by ♥MiSs StArBuCkS♥ 3

I asked a question earlier today regarding why historians tend to agree on the existence of a historical Jesus, and received several answers suggesting I'm a crazed fundamentalist lunatic for even considering the possibility that a story that sounds like a work of fiction derived from OT exegesis, might actually be a work of fiction derived from OT exegesis.

The evidence of a historical Jesus is simply not overwhelming, and a lot of puzzles are greatly simplified without such an assumption, so why is it not valid to question it?

2007-12-21 15:51:31 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

when i ask about jews, there are more ignorance about the rude of Zionist, I'm not antisemitism but disagree what there have done to the Palestinians .You know why terrorist exist, cause of what they have done to the Palestinians.I also there still have some good jewish but i still proud of what they have done to help the weakest..history is part of our soul....

2007-12-21 15:50:46 · 9 answers · asked by mamat t 1

The two statements in his writings concerning Jesus were proven to be forgeries added in, and not matching context, a century ago.

2007-12-21 15:49:08 · 16 answers · asked by Enigma®Ragnarökin' 7

(I have asked this before, but I enjoy reading your answers before I go to bed.)

2007-12-21 15:46:01 · 24 answers · asked by D Uncle 3

I was raised to believe in the Trinity concept of God, but I am starting to think of them as three separate beings. To me, God is God, Jesus is the Son of God and mediator for mankind, and the Holy Spirit is the presence of God in all people. I do not know if Jesus is to be considered AS God. Are there any passages in the Bible that prove or disprove this theory?

2007-12-21 15:42:16 · 19 answers · asked by Herzeleid 2

this is where that saying comes in.what goes around comes and will hit you up side your head. this is referring to that great scripture do unto other,or as you have messed with others you will reep or bear. die or live. or except and to choose or not to choose which way you are or are not going to be. you are as great as the ones you come in contact with and how they feel after being with you. we really need to see that we hurt our selve more when others are hurt as reslt of ourselves. and if we feel honoured about the abuse then we have been scard, angery and hurt and we as strong souled need to keep face and stand for jesus. the stregnth and rewards there after can only be blessing in your new world. se that the ones that hurt are also hurt. break the legacy. create your own.

2007-12-21 15:36:26 · 1 answers · asked by stupe 1

I get why agnostics don't need to make any arguments, but both theists and atheists make definitive claims about God.

Don't atheists have any responsibility to make an argument if they make a claim?

I'm talking about the atheists who say God doesn't exist.

2007-12-21 15:35:26 · 28 answers · asked by Bebe 3