Religion & Spirituality - 30 December 2007

I am Roman Catholic, but I want to pick a saint name from the Eastern Orthodox rhuch to be confirmed with. I want to pick Anastasia. Would that be okay?

2007-12-30 03:06:57 · 5 answers · asked by Jane 2

or better still..... what explanation. in your opinion, would best explain this event?

Raptured = flying up in the air up into the sky and not coming back down straight away.

2007-12-30 03:05:50 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-30 03:05:34 · 5 answers · asked by Dexter Vile L 1

... and they usually have it wrong, how do you respond?

2007-12-30 03:04:30 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

You know they said things that weren't true, so either they're guilty of false prophesying or just lying. Are they false prophets or liars, or both? If you deny that they never gave a false prophesy or have lied, then that shows you are unknowledged about your organization and that you're in denial.

So, can you tell me what false prophesies/lies they have told? What "truths" did you put your trust in that they broke? Did you ever feel let down? Lied to? Did you ever feel they weren't trustworthy? Did you ever feel they broke a promise? I'd really like to know.

2007-12-30 03:03:44 · 12 answers · asked by Jereme K 3

do you pray to that god? If so, why?

2007-12-30 03:01:47 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

There's this passage from the bible that says,"...nor shall you wear a garment of cloth made of two kinds of material. Levit. 19:19. Does it mean that Christians who are against tattoos (Levit. 19:28) and gays (Levit. 18:22) should also be against cotton/poly blend clothes? Besides, didn't Jesus say that none of that matters and that loving your neighbor was what really matters?

2007-12-30 03:01:12 · 23 answers · asked by Porch 4

Is there a way to creat your own religion. Not something that you want everyone else to follow, just something you want to follow. I know a lot of you will not find this acceptable, but I want to be able to mix Jewism, Buddhism, and New Age together. They are all pretty much related, and I like the relaxing in all of them. Mixing these religions seems like the perfect thing for me, but I would need some guildlines. If anyone can help me find some good sites about my question it would be great. Also can I have some of your opinions, nothing mean though, I don't want to have to deal with that.

2007-12-30 03:00:32 · 15 answers · asked by Andiwa 1

I'd guess Christian, surely hell is a word from the Christian bible.

2007-12-30 02:59:04 · 13 answers · asked by levis_88 2

2007-12-30 02:57:01 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

In Ecclesiastes 3:11 it says: "Even time indefinite he has put in their heart..." which, put simply, means that humans have the desire to live forever and have the knowledge of time. But do animals have the desire to live forever?

No.

So, how do you reason that humans developed this desire if we are evolved from apes, who do not have this desire?

2007-12-30 02:46:11 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-30 02:45:54 · 11 answers · asked by ~eXo~ 2

Apparently, it has been said in the bible.

2007-12-30 02:41:42 · 33 answers · asked by fashionista 2

2007-12-30 02:36:11 · 12 answers · asked by VILAS S 1

2007-12-30 02:33:15 · 16 answers · asked by VILAS S 1

I remember a couple of answers that Quran is God's message and an exact replica of the original message carved in stone in heaven. Does it mean that heaven version of Quran is also in Arabic ? And if heaven version is not in Arabic, that means the earth version is an Arabic translation. Please clarify. Thanksl

2007-12-30 02:32:56 · 10 answers · asked by guru 2

The atheists I have met believe in HUMANITY. Yes, they may be discouraged by the millions being killed in the name of one or another ancient, discredited fairy tale, but they want to believe they are part of the continuation of an epic species. Believers to me greedy. Humanity isn't enough for them, that want to LIVE FOREVER and they'll stop at nothing (including shortening the only life I know for sure) to get it.

2007-12-30 02:32:39 · 21 answers · asked by Brendan G 4

Could some Catholics please show me in Scripture what the heck this Purgatory thing is?

2007-12-30 02:31:54 · 10 answers · asked by craig b 7

2007-12-30 02:28:28 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

They have attempted to bring original meaning and poetry into the English. An example:

Philippians 2:6-11

In God's own form existed he,
And shared with God equality,
Deemed nothing needed grasping.
Instead, poured out in emptiness,
A servant's form did he possess,
A mortal man becoming.
In human form he chose to be,
And lived in all humility,
Death on a cross obeying.
Now lifted up by God to heaven,
A name above all others given,
This matchless name possessing.
And so, when Jesus' name is called,
The knees of everyone should fall
Where'er they are residing.
Then every tongue in one accord,
Will say that Jesus Christ is Lord,
While God the Father praising.

2007-12-30 02:21:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Okay, seriously, anyone who doesn't get this is just so blind it's not even funny. It's getting bad out there. Come on look around. People have been and are becoming big A'holes, and everything is becoming hell on earth pretty much. I mean come on. If i Get even ONE responder that doesn't see this, I have to ask you, congradulations on your ignorance, but how can you ignore the world around you?

I'm upper middle class, and I still see these things, and my neighborhood is to die for. I'm not complaining about MY house, or YOUR house or where you live or where you work or your families, I'm complaining about the GENERAL PUBLIC, the roads, the quality of life, our value system.

It's basically, "anything goes, get the **** out of my way," mean, aggressive, materialistic, cruel, yadda yadda, and what's worse is,

people are LOVING it. The evil ones at least. It's become an evil-wins world, no soul required.

How can anyone with a "soul" deal with this and be happy?

2007-12-30 02:19:58 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

There for a while I was getting back in the groove of going to church regulary and I really enjoyed it and was good at getting loved ones to go with me but now I'm finding it harder and harder to just motivate myself to go I go through a million excuses in my head about people at my church not liking me, etc all that stuff but how do I get myself motivated to go and stay that way?

2007-12-30 02:14:10 · 15 answers · asked by ohioguy4jc 4

i am having trouble applying karma to my life.i have known about it now for a about a year and have tried to apply it though i always go back to my old ways.i know there is no mircale sure just to make it happen,so what iam asking how did you apply it to your life.anyway thanks for your help

2007-12-30 02:12:43 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I see so many Christians preaching "Because it's the true religion!" "Because MY denomination is the RIGHT one"
I could care less if my religion is right. I always thought it was be hilarious if the atheist were right. I like my religion, it makes ME happy. I don't care if I'm "right" or "wrong".
So my question to people is, do you care if it's right, or do you care that it's right for YOU?

2007-12-30 02:11:28 · 44 answers · asked by ~Heathen Princess~ 7

Read
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7164872.stm

2007-12-30 02:08:36 · 9 answers · asked by Happily Happy 7

population, and the without the groundwork of antisemitism having been so firmly laid for centuries by both the Catholic and Protestant Churches in Germany?

I mean around the turn of the century, the Catholics in Germany were still propagating the "blood libel" nonsense about the Jews in their official newsletters and documents. This was also about the time that the Catholic church in Germany conducted the first "Don't buy from Jews" campaign. Remember, that was all well BEFORE Hitler.

2007-12-30 02:05:11 · 16 answers · asked by Brendan G 4

2007-12-30 02:01:02 · 5 answers · asked by LEMUR is fruit perfection? 1

Happy New Year to all.

2007-12-30 02:00:57 · 41 answers · asked by Francis7 4

I heard they think their God got stuck in a box, not very Godly of him.

2007-12-30 02:00:53 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Every person that I have known on a personal basis that has professed to being gay, has told me stories of being molested, raped, abused, or indoctrinated as a pre-teen into the gay life style.
Also I have heard that the organization called "Nambla"
would like to see laws passed that allow men & boys( as low as age 9) to be able have sex together freely. Now any adult in their right mind knows that children are not capable of making decisions in the same manner as an adult would be capable. Yet these homosexuals somehow have this idea that when it comes to having sex with a them, these children are mature enough mentaly & emoitionaly to carry on a homosexual realationship with them. I am sorry but that just sounds like child molesting to me. Here is a quote from their own web-site : NAMBLA is strongly opposed to age-of-consent laws and all other restrictions which deny men and boys the full enjoyment of their bodies and control over their own lives.

2007-12-30 02:00:05 · 18 answers · asked by commoncents 4