Religion & Spirituality - 27 December 2007

if jesus never came about, everything linked to him would never exsist.
so there would be no dark ages, no mass murders, most likely less war, maybe no slavery, science would be able to have a more progressive start earlier.

so if there was, is a god, what if jesus was the test of the devil and god to see what humanity would do? if you look at history, i would say the devil won. the earth is not united, many different religions have seperated and prevoke hatred and wanting to be better then others, many can not be tolerant of others.
so the question stands, was or could jesus have been the anti-christ?
(no bible quotes, please, its man made, not word of god, i get it, i want "YOUR" answer)

2007-12-27 07:04:41 · 16 answers · asked by Wes: i dont give thumbs down 7

will Benazer Bhutto become a saint like Joan of ark?

Joan was killed for her beliefs

2007-12-27 07:04:32 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-27 07:03:49 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am curious about the belief that the soul continues even after the death of the human body "vessel". If this is the case, why do I have no memory of my former lives?
Serious answers only please, from those educated in this field. I don't care to hear from those who are only speculating.

2007-12-27 07:01:50 · 17 answers · asked by harlanauctions 1

2007-12-27 07:00:21 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous

put the main gospels together and find differences and omissions

put them next to the edited "gnostic" gospels and find even more ideas and teachings that don't jive

what exactly does the gospels reveal if there is more than one version of "the truth"?

2007-12-27 06:59:02 · 10 answers · asked by voice_of_reason 6

2007-12-27 06:58:21 · 16 answers · asked by Big Brother 3

All the attacks on Mormons without poligamy Mormonism would have ended

2007-12-27 06:56:56 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

People seem to be using these terms without really defining them. I thought evolution was just a change in heritable traits of a reproductive population from generation to generation. What distinguishes macro- from micro-?

2007-12-27 06:56:05 · 17 answers · asked by smcwhtdtmc 5

I was raised STRICTLY Baptist until I was 12 and my mother died. I lived less than a block from our church, which my grandfather helped build, so we were there literally all the time. Although my grandma attended the same church and still made me go when I moved in with her, I stopped believing in the ridiculous religion for obvious reasons.
Although I respect religions that help people maintain peaceful, moral lives, I am completely apathetic towards the whole thing. I just dont care. At all. I mean, I feel I'm a fairly good person. I recycle, donate blood, do tons of volunteer work, support troops (not the "war"), I'm polite and respectful to other human beings, Im a good mother, i'm not a sIut by any means, and I do all sorts of other neat things. . . but as far as religion? I just dont care. Do any of you feel the same way? Do any of you just not care?

I think i'm going to start my own religion called "Apathism".
You can join it or not. I dont really care.

:)

2007-12-27 06:55:51 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do YOU cover and what type of covering do you prefer? I myself cover as a sign of respect for the Eucharist and in obediance to Scripture. I usually wear a bandana/kerchief covering although I also like snoods and mantillas. Also do you receive strange comments or looks from time to time?
Peace Be With You,
Debra

2007-12-27 06:55:50 · 13 answers · asked by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7

So all the children killed in the Tsunami weren't "just"?

Proverbs 12:21
There shall no evil happen to the just.

2007-12-27 06:55:09 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

A Jewish acquaintance took my spouse to task a bit for calling her a "Jew." She said that coming from a gentile, it "sounds terrible."

In general I don't like to use adjectives as nouns to label people: I tend to say "he is a Jewish man" instead of "he is a Jew," and "he is a gay man" instead of "he is gay," and "he is an African-American man" instead of "he is an African-American," etc.

That's just my thing and I don't try to foist it on other people. I don't mind being called "a gay man," but I myself don't like being called "a gay." It identifies my entire being with something that is ultimately only a small part of my identity.

But I was still caught off guard with my friend's sensitivity to the word "Jew." I didn't know it was in any way derogatory, and James definitely didn't mean it that way. Or is it derogatory? What do other Jewish people think?

2007-12-27 06:54:27 · 10 answers · asked by Acorn 7

Its not political the Pakistan Al-Qaeda is the key suspect for they've been threatening Mrs B. Bhutto for the past few months. its the ISLAMIC TERRORISTS again. please answer without bombings and killing innocent people. PEACE MAN! hahahahaha!

2007-12-27 06:52:21 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

For myself, I am officially an Atheist, in that I reject the idea of a separate, dominant spiritual quality that people call "God." I believe, however, in the existence of a natural power--not supernatural--that comprises all creation in the Universe, that is eternal, that is interconnected.

Einstein grasped a bit of this by proving the correlation of space/time as another dimension--he scratched the surface of this universal connection. This universal connection is what religion attempts to provide a framework for people to relate to. We typically call this connection "spirituality", and for those who relate to this connection in a parental fashion, this is called "God."

Seeing this, then, in such terms of spirituality, do you think that with all of our ideas about divinity and God, and the various cultural flavourings with which the we depict them, the basic reality, this natural, universal order, is even affected? Do our opinions help us relate....or only provide barriers?

2007-12-27 06:51:12 · 17 answers · asked by Jack B, goodbye, Yahoo! 6

2007-12-27 06:49:48 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

The original 12 were: (Simon)PETER, ANDREW, JOHN Z., JAMES Z., JAMES A., BARTHOLOMEW, THOMAS, JUDAS I., THADDEUS(Lebbaus), PHILIP, SIMON(of Canaa), MATTHEW(publican)

2007-12-27 06:47:14 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

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Expelled is a movie starring Ben Stein about scientists who share scientific data that suggests the theory of evolution and a naturalistic beginning to the universe is impossible. This has actually been happening a lot, as overwhelming evidence is now pointing away from an atheistic, naturalistic world-view to a theistic world-view.

When the theory of evolution and all other naturalistic explanations for the origins of the universe, life, and mankind swept through the scientific community last century, public opinion staunchly opposed it. But in the last 50 years, public opinion has finally “caught” up.

But ironically, in the past 20 years, the scientific data and information has started to swing 180 degrees...showing that the theory of evolution, among other assumptions, are impossible.

The problem now, though, is that scientists that “speak up” and share such data are getting fired, lose their tenure, are rejected for publication, and are ridiculed and ostracized for even sharing such observational data!

It is actually a little hard to believe.

Here is the trailer for Expelled:
http://www.expelledthemovie.com/playground.php

And here is Richard Dawkins quote:
“As a scientist, I am pretty hostile to a rival doctrine”

“Science” is derived from the Latin word scientia, which means “knowledge”, and specifically refers to a system of developing explanations for what we observe in the world. When observations would suggest something that goes against our underlying assumptions, science is not hostile to such data and teaching, but always bends a knee to observational data, rejects explanations that don’t fit, and attempts to develop a new explanation based on observational data.

So, what has happened to science?

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2007-12-27 06:46:17 · 17 answers · asked by yachadhoo 6

who out there thinks there was a worldwide flood?

what about the fact that records of the Chinese and Egyptians show ongoing civilizations through that period?

2007-12-27 06:44:24 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous

(this was made before the real one)

Terminator 3: The Greatest Action Story Ever Told
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Qnq7N6X4x84

2007-12-27 06:42:28 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was born/raised Catholic, and I'm pretty much proud of it. But for a couple of months I can't stop questioning my beliefs. Part of me still believes in God and Jesus Christ, but another part of be continues to question everything and it drives me crazy! I used to have a good connection with God, but now I can't help but constantly question my beliefs.

I've been trying endlessly to silence that voice in my head. Sometimes it works, other times it doesn't. I pray every night to hope that I don't have to fight this battle with myself.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that I know God exists, but the little voice in my head tries to negate all of that. What should I do to keep my faith in God without having this voice make me question everything?

2007-12-27 06:42:28 · 7 answers · asked by Tcap 3

It says in the Bible that a raped woman who did not cry for help should be stoned. The rapist should pay 50 pieces of silver to her father and marry her, etc. I am amazed that so many religious people are so adamant about following things such as not eating pork, unkosher food, or sex before marriage yet they don't follow the other absolutely ridiculous beliefs. So is the dogma of not eating pork, sex before marriage outdated in an age of medicine, condoms and the like? If you followed the entire bible literally in todays world, you would have a very misarable existence. An orthodox jew I know must not use any electronics from fri sun down to sunday sun up. Is it just me or are these things ridiculous? Any sources? I do not understand how even after the concept of 6 day creatin and adam and eve have been disprooved, people still chose to believe in the literal dogma rather than the cryptic meaning of the word.

2007-12-27 06:41:22 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

So if the Church existed for 300 years before the bible was formaly put together, what did it use for guidance. Clearly there were teachings and traditions (most couldnt read anyway) that were passed on for around 3-4 generations.

Pauls letters talks about these traditions and to hold on to them, he also talks about the Church being the pillar of truth.
He says that all scripture is beneficial, but clearly as the new testement had not been compiled he is talking about the old testement. (I doubt he would hold some letters he wrote as the same authority as scripture at that time)

then the bible was compiled and existed for 1200 years untouched until martin luther and other decided to take books out of the original bible.

Why, because they didnt agree with it and wanted to start their own man made religion. History bears witness to all this.

So how can you have faith in mans interpretation of text that was tampered with from the start.

2007-12-27 06:41:06 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Given that the exact same argument applies. In vitro fertilization, for those who don't know, is the process (or the most common one) that couples who cannot conceive naturally go through to have a baby. It involves taking eggs ("harvesting") from the mother, and fertilizing them with the fathers spermatozoa in a lab, and implanting them back into the mother. Several (Usually between 16 and 20 but sometimes more than a hundred) such embryos are created, only the viable ones are implanted. Indeed, the very embryos that are not used are the embryos being proposed to be used in embryonic stem cell research.

Since these embryos (that are being used to help people have children) are by the vast majority destroyed, do you oppose this fertility treatment on the same grounds you do embryonic stem cell research? Ethically it is exactly the same (in fact, one leads directly to the other). Since it's a much more widely used practice, why aren't there more protests against it?

2007-12-27 06:40:39 · 13 answers · asked by Skalite 6

He seems to say that the time frame of creation was not the 7 days Genesis version. There was an Adam and Eve but there is also evolution.
He also said something everyone is free what they like but he wants to make sure he believes the Bible, though he may be wrong but it's better than risk going to Hell. So it's very self-serving and tentative way of "believing" not 100% certainty for sure. Just believe as an insurance policy, it seems somewhat cynical to me.

2007-12-27 06:40:25 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

An article in the Arutz Sheva on the JNF refusing to hire a person because they would not work on the Sabbath. Someone posted a comment (#28) which claims the JNF is hostile to Torah observant Jews.
Is this a true statement?

2007-12-27 06:39:22 · 4 answers · asked by Jed 7

2007-12-27 06:37:43 · 51 answers · asked by Anonymous

Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are titles. I am a father, I am a son, and I am an uncle, and I am a nephew. Does this make me four distinct persons?

2007-12-27 06:37:35 · 13 answers · asked by Southern Apostolic 6

What are your religious/spiritual beliefs towards "owning" pets?

2007-12-27 06:37:34 · 16 answers · asked by Reporting is Unchristian *AM* 2

If God were capable of creating the earth 6,000 years ago and make it look as if the earth was 4 billion years old--if he were capable of all that detail work--truly capable of anything. Then to say he couldn't have said to his angels "i'm going to have men write books inspired by me and in those books I'm going to tell them an allegorical story of how this all came to be"-to say that he couldn't have used evolution and had his inspired books written by men as allegories--isn't that just as well possible or is this the one thing he was incapable of?

2007-12-27 06:36:25 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous