Religion & Spirituality - 30 December 2007

yes i just left the morman church after ten years in this church i strongly belife it is a cult and that joesph smith is man made so does this mean i am going to hell i know god loves me

2007-12-30 13:15:58 · 18 answers · asked by hank d 2

We don't need to accomodate all religions. We can let them be practiced, but we don't have to take prayer and the Ten Commandments out of schools.

2007-12-30 13:13:51 · 22 answers · asked by benhelms01 3

Christians,

If gluttony is a sin, why feast on Christmas?

If sloth is a sin, why be lazy on Sunday?

If wrath is a sin, why talk of smiting people?

If lust is a sin, why have sex at all (sex requires lust; it does not require love)?

If greed is a sin, why keep your money?

If pride is a sin, how do you have any self-confidence (after all, you need to take pride in your accomplishments and not get too down about your failures to have self-confidence)?

If envy is a sin, how do you strive to follow in the footsteps of your role model?

Thank you in advance for clarifying this. :)

2007-12-30 13:11:50 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

" In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you "

Who does this apply to ?

2007-12-30 13:11:45 · 18 answers · asked by Nina, BaC 7

How do you respond to friends or family members who criticize, misjudge or misunderstand your chosen spiritual path?

2007-12-30 13:09:28 · 15 answers · asked by )0( Cricket Song 4

2007-12-30 13:06:28 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

What would it take to get you to convert to a religion different from what you are now, Or have you converted and why?

2007-12-30 13:05:44 · 13 answers · asked by christiantrekkie 4

rep·ro·bate
1. a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person: a drunken reprobate.
2. a person rejected by God and beyond hope of salvation.
–adjective 3. morally depraved; unprincipled; bad.
4. rejected by God and beyond hope of salvation.
–verb (used with object) 5. to disapprove, condemn, or censure.
6. (of God) to reject (a person), as for sin; exclude from the number of the elect or from salvation.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=reprobate

2007-12-30 13:04:40 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I guess if you want to hold political office all you have to do is quote the bible and you'll get money for your campaign along with voters.

2007-12-30 13:01:21 · 20 answers · asked by Aubrey 1

…and that story of your god making Adam from dirt cannot possibly be true? And the Noah’s ark story was never meant to be taken literally? In fact, just about everything written in your bible that previous generations of Christians did assume was true, you guys know better now, don’t you?

2007-12-30 12:59:59 · 42 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've been getting interested in this kind of stuff lately, so I'm curious. Thanks.

2007-12-30 12:57:59 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you think this is a fair criticism?:

(From The Times of London)
Huckabee contends that it doesn't matter, because he is not intending to insist that schools stop teaching evolution. But that really isn't the point.
The reason that his support for intelligent design matters is that it is ridiculous. Who wants a President of the United States who doesn't accept the basic principles of science, taking refuge instead in a load of mumbo jumbo?

The religious beliefs of a President are a matter of conscience, but intelligent design is not a religious idea. It is, deliberately, put as an alternative scientific theory. But it is, sadly, nonsense.

It is clearly vital that he or she be someone who accepts and understands scientific methods. By rejecting evolution in favour of intelligent design Huckabee illustrates that he does not reach scientific conclusions based on evidence.

This is a serious downside in a President, whatever his other qualities.

2007-12-30 12:57:49 · 18 answers · asked by Brendan G 4

I'm in an ongoing theological debate with a friend and I'd like to hear your thoughts. The soul I am refering to is also called the 'spirit' (mostly to Christians) and it's the eternal part of us that lives on (and goes to heaven or hell) after we've died. So, what logical evidence suggests that we have souls?

2007-12-30 12:56:50 · 14 answers · asked by Firm_Cross 2

2007-12-30 12:56:18 · 16 answers · asked by conundrum 7

If you are happy and live a joyful life you thank God. If you are unhappy and immersed in woes and worries for no fault of yours, you blame yourself or an undefined evil fate for it if you are pious in your thoughts.

2007-12-30 12:55:59 · 9 answers · asked by Nimit 2

By law he should have put her away.But he appears to be more concerned about doing what God wanted, than what man thought he should do.Nothing much is said about this wonderful man who cared for the mother of Jesus and the Child within her.He traveled far from home to protect Jesus.Something that Mary could not have done on her own.Was Joseph not blessed as well as Mary was?

2007-12-30 12:55:05 · 42 answers · asked by don_steele54 6

2007-12-30 12:54:06 · 74 answers · asked by Anonymous

three and a half years compared to about one hundred and fifty years for Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle combined.
Whose testimony should you believe: Moses, David, Job, the prophets, the twelve disciples, the apostle Paul, et. al., or yours?

2007-12-30 12:53:08 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

If someone just believes in their faith and is not willing to examine other perspectives, is this a sign that they are not willing to test their faith?

I am agnostic, it has taken many years of introspection for me to reach a spiritual state I am intellectually and emotionally comfortable with. But it seems like a lot of people (here and other places) think that having faith is never questioning their religion, and refusing to examine any evidence which seems like it is contradictory to their beliefs.

Is this really fair to God, if he exists? To me its like saying that you are afraid to examine the logical consequences of your faith. Defensiveness to me is about fear, if you examined other perspectives and still believe then you will have nothing to fear. Why do we have reason if not to use it?

Please don't just quote irrelevant bible passages... I am interested in how people experience faith, I already have a bible.

2007-12-30 12:52:04 · 7 answers · asked by r_osebud 2

I reject the Idea of anyhting "Divine" so how can I possibly trespass against divine law?


I am sinless, is it ok if I throw first stones?

2007-12-30 12:52:04 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-30 12:50:59 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-30 12:48:12 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have heard that the Bible talks about unforgivable sin. Its not totally clear on what it is. And it does not gel perfectly with what we know to be the unending love of God.

Is there such a thing as unforgivable sin?

And, if so, what would be an example of this?

2007-12-30 12:47:25 · 31 answers · asked by Zezo Zeze Zadfrack 1

There were so many things that He could have taught them to do, and yet, this seemed to be of the most importance.

Luke 11:1 And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.

2007-12-30 12:47:22 · 18 answers · asked by don_steele54 6

2007-12-30 12:46:47 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

face to the world. Anger, distrust, and unhappiness are not congruent with how we should present ourselves to others.

2007-12-30 12:46:28 · 5 answers · asked by frenzy-CIB- Jim's with Jesus 4

2007-12-30 12:45:25 · 5 answers · asked by The Puffin Master 1

well, if you believe in one un-disprovable, you may as well believe in them all.

2007-12-30 12:44:29 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-30 12:43:18 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-30 12:42:45 · 18 answers · asked by timo 3