Religion & Spirituality - 26 December 2007

er1 always saying jw's are cults well ima jw and i wanna kno wat is the definition of a cult?

2007-12-26 23:59:16 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

why??

2007-12-26 23:56:59 · 4 answers · asked by concerned 2

Jesus peace be upon him's birthday?All Christians know that isn't even for sure.............so their greatest and soul reason for their greatest holiday isn't even relevant.....so what does that leave????????

2007-12-26 23:54:36 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am married to a pastor. We have been married almost a year now. The problem is due to me being very emotional and him not being willing to deal with issues that are affecting our marriage (ex-wife for example) we have had such a tough time trying to get this marriage on the right track. Due to past hurts and failures, that happened before I met him, He has become so detached, indifferent and synical that I could scream. Yet inspite of the fact that our marriage is rocky to say the least, he continues to put the bulk of his effort/interest into the church and Pastoring. Then he expects me to sit there, be quiet, be pretty and be a wife. I love my husband but I believe that our most important calling/obligation right now is to our marriage and the covenant we made before God. Is it wrong of me to feel like he should take a year off from Pastoring to devote some quality effort into our marriage? I feel like nothing or noone else should take priority over our marriage, except God.

2007-12-26 23:48:37 · 23 answers · asked by ds 1

then why don't they still sacrifice animals? I've failed to find anything in the old testament that says they should stop sacrificing. However Christians should've stopped sacrificing because God provided them with their unblemished lamb. I know many Jews still EAT lamb on Passover but they don't actually sacrifice one. Is this because of religion or because of society?

P.S. I'm not affiliated with the following website which does sum up my point and also brings up a good question for some other time. Why don't Christians celebrate Passover?
http://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/passover.html

2007-12-26 23:43:49 · 15 answers · asked by Buddy_Lee_Hombre_de_accion 7

Or, as the purpose of the cross was more of torture than a means of killing, what about an iron maden?

2007-12-26 23:39:43 · 20 answers · asked by ‫‬‭‮‪‫‬‭‮yelxeH 5

2007-12-26 23:31:36 · 16 answers · asked by royalsyyed 1

OK, I don't quite know how to phrase this so please bear with me if I ramble or get a bit confusing.

My fiance is Roman Catholic, though he doesn't practise and hasn't been to church since he was a child. He wants to start going to church and doing Bible studies. I really want to support him with this and he's asked me to go with him, the only problem is that I'm a bisexual, Wiccan female, and hate it when I hear people saying that homosexuals and anyone that doesn't beleive in the Christian God will go to Hell and are evil disgusting people, I ALWAYS want to fight back and defend my beleifs and the rights of homosexuals, I'd be fine during Mass because I'm not about to stand up in the middle of churc and start arguing with the priest, but during Bible studies if someone starts going on about homosexuals being depraved and disgusting or Pagans being evil I know I'll want to go at it with them, so... my question is, should I just shut my mouth if something like this happens, or fight

2007-12-26 23:27:03 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

(Matthew 1:23) Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

2007-12-26 23:25:49 · 9 answers · asked by MoPleasure4U 4

WHYYY ???.

2007-12-26 23:22:21 · 10 answers · asked by Azman M 4

is considered to be Eid-al-Ghadeer by the Shia (Shi'is) muslims (which is celebrated mostly in all countries today).

It's the day when the Prophet of Islam declared in front of many muslims that Imam Ali will be his heir.

After the Prophet of Islam's death, a few remembered the prophet's words but the majority preferred Bakr who later seized the land of the Prophet's beloved Daughter, Fatima...

What do you think of Eid-Al-Ghadeer?

2007-12-26 23:20:29 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-26 23:19:20 · 19 answers · asked by Gary L 2

2007-12-26 23:18:33 · 14 answers · asked by MoPleasure4U 4

2007-12-26 23:18:03 · 9 answers · asked by ☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☻ 1

setting up a mini sub- tropical rain forest in my back room?

2007-12-26 23:16:26 · 4 answers · asked by Rosie 1

I am in the process of setting up a directory of Christian events and I would like suggestions for a name. A cool name, nothing obvious and boring. Preferably one word and easy to remember. The idea of the directory is that it will be full of life and colour.

2007-12-26 23:12:13 · 7 answers · asked by Francene M 1

He threatens me and I really wan to thump him in the ear! I was taught to turn the other cheek ect.

Now I think I have found a loophole in the bible Acts 20:35
'It is more blessed to give than to receive"
I think it gives me the okay to thump him before he thumps me.

Tell me what you think about it

2007-12-26 23:10:16 · 18 answers · asked by agedownunder 2

2007-12-26 23:08:29 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-26 23:04:09 · 34 answers · asked by G.xi 1

2007-12-26 23:03:16 · 12 answers · asked by Ashwani B 1

2007-12-26 23:01:34 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

I find it equally disturbing that the qur'an says only Muslims will ever be let out of Jehenna, but non-Muslims will never be let out of Jehenna.

This punishment sounds nothing like the esma al husna.

Many Christians became atheists after realising how unjust eternal jehenna is. How many Muslims have done the same?

2007-12-26 22:58:04 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Dolly the sheep was a clone, so no sperm was introduced to the fetus.

Maybe Dolly is God?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_the_sheep

Should we worship her?

2007-12-26 22:54:46 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

... yet, we hear of stories where people have seen, heard, felt, smelled, or even tasted hell or heaven? Aren't the five senses exclusive to... the living? Don't those senses only work by the mind--a "human" organ?

Also, I saw a video of a guy who said he could see his friends in hell... still, I thought our human characteristics don't follow us to these places people call heaven and hell.

Could you explain this to me?

2007-12-26 22:52:45 · 5 answers · asked by Amo 4

who said?

2007-12-26 22:51:58 · 3 answers · asked by WordBarker/singlething 2

I was raised a Mormon, so I know the scriptures I was told from the King James Version of the Bible. I was also raised that we hate Satan and that he does not deserve our love. I went to another religion once. The Reverend preached that we all should hate Satan and never love him. I was confused with this thought after reading this scripture.
Matthew 5:43, 44
“You heard that it was said, ‘You must love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ However, I say to you: Continue to love your enemies and to pray for those persecuting you"
I also went to a Parenting Class once and the instructor made this comment. “If your child done something wrong, Do you hate your child? The answer should be “NO!” You hate what the child done that was wrong but NEVER hate the child for doing it.
So with this thought in mind, Can’t we hate what Satan did and is doing but still love him? After all, He is our brother just like Christ is, isn’t he?

2007-12-26 22:49:16 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

in hindu temples of south india it is the practice before offering prayers and dharshan, the poojari (one who performs pooja and archana) will ask for the godram of the devotee so that he conducts the archana or pooja to god. i understand that the concept of maintaining godhram is prevalent among only upper caste particularly with brahmins only. i also observed the rest of the community devotess tell "siva gothram" to do the pooja. i could infer the following from the above practice in temples:
1.one who does not have or does not know the godhram is nowhere before god?
2.to my understanding godhram represents one's sect or subsect to the community to which he/she belongs and it represents the name of male forefather of rishi's name (i am not very sure).
3.if godhram represents caste or sub caste does it not shamful for anybody who does not know one's godhram.
4.what sanctity is attached to this practice.
5.if i dont have the gothram, am i an outcaste or a chandalan before god.

2007-12-26 22:46:52 · 14 answers · asked by porselvi s 2

2007-12-26 22:45:07 · 7 answers · asked by nido 1

I am a christian girl and want to know more about the Latin mass and about the roles to be ready for taking the body of Jesus?

2007-12-26 22:43:10 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am a christian girl and want to know more about the Latin mass and about the roles to be ready for taking the body of Jesus?

2007-12-26 22:41:30 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous