Religion & Spirituality - 31 December 2007

Lets face it , there are not that many fellow wiccans living next door to people like us.Some of us have to hide our preferences for the fear of being judged , ridiculed , and put down as my parents will do if they discover what i am! so the only option left for us is to go online and find a forum , but still we dont feel as happy as having our little group like any other religion , at least me)
I wanna know how being lonely impact your practices?have any of your friends left you alone when he/she discovered this about you?...it happened to me , this stupid boy believed i put a spell on him after he had an accident , i cant believe him anyways...
What can all of us do to let people see this is not a religion of the devil as they say...
and i wish a happy , magical new year! btw
blessings
)o(

2007-12-31 13:19:33 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

u know, referring to that god knows everything... so why did he create a human being knowing that he will be bad and torture him for a long time by burning him over and over again after changing his skin everytime it melts !! why ?

2007-12-31 13:17:48 · 32 answers · asked by John Do 2

im having a trivia for a party. what are good questions to ask them? they range from ages 8-12.

answers too please (:

thank you!

2007-12-31 13:11:54 · 17 answers · asked by ♥ 5

What is your perspective on a proposal to split the R & S section into a series of sub-sections? For example, there could be a subsection for all the world's major religions" one for Christianity, another for Islam, Hinduism etc., as well as a section for general spiritualists. There could also be an "other" section for participants whose main religion/spiritual belief is not indicated by a definite subsection. This new system could have the advantage of (1) Providing a more direct and specific array of questions and answers available to participants - for example, if you want to ask a question and you specifically want answers from Christians, you go to the Christian section. (2) Reducing congestion (particularly with teh flooding of questions) associated with teh present system. Some disadvantages: (1) Some sections may be overactive, while others remain quite inactive. (2) Many people might just miss the old fast pace, congested, open and fun system. So what is your perspective?

2007-12-31 13:10:50 · 32 answers · asked by Spurious 3

Is it not that choosing between good & evil rests on free will?

2007-12-31 13:10:37 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

that God himself will make us sin, to put his son on a cross....show me we are damed from birth...or do you just dame yourslefs.

2007-12-31 13:07:59 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

like on the news, they call the terrorists "islamic terrorists". why do they have to go by their religion? i personally think that it's not fair to others of that religion because it just makes some people think that that religion is automatically bad because they screwed up.
what do you think?

2007-12-31 13:07:19 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

http://youtube.com/watch?v=P8Aq00yJSxo

watch it what do you think

2007-12-31 13:04:29 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

Or still watch VHS tapes?


Shout outs from anyone still listening to eight tracks?

2007-12-31 13:03:06 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-31 13:02:54 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous

about the talmud, when it was written?

Did they have a way of shipping books around the world at that time?

2007-12-31 13:00:36 · 9 answers · asked by You may be right 7

Fellow Christians,

My 8 year old son found out Santa is fake from a classmate. He cried for a bit but he eventually came to terms with it...but now, when we're in church, and he hears something illogical, he doesn't beleive in it either.

I'm trying to convince him that flying sleds are fake, but talking snakes are real. Reindeer with magical glowing noses are fake, but people splitting seas with their hands, is real. A big jolly guy jumping through chimneys all around the world in one night is fake, but another guy feeding a huge group of people with two fish is real. A 6 foot rabbit jumping around our living room leaving candy is fake, but magical angels with horns flying in from the clouds is real. A 6 inch fairy that spinkles glitter under his pillow leaving dollars is fake, but this other guy shoved 2 of every earthly creature on a boat while all earth, is real. It's confusing the youngster. Why can't he separate the logical sensible Bible stuff from the silly myths?

2007-12-31 13:00:15 · 54 answers · asked by Anonymous

Most detail answer will get 10 points. thanks

2007-12-31 12:59:51 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why?


Thanks all, for your thoughts. ♥

2007-12-31 12:59:41 · 32 answers · asked by MumOf5 6

Isaiah 44:8
8Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared [it]? ye [are] even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, [there is] no God; I know not [any]. (KJV)

2007-12-31 12:59:36 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-31 12:58:04 · 15 answers · asked by Valerie C 3

2007-12-31 12:57:24 · 10 answers · asked by You may be right 7

why do atheists whine when i question their beliefs cos when they question christianity - they mock it and laugh at it - can you understand how others feel about their beliefs now?

2007-12-31 12:56:21 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does not believing in God also mean not accepting the Devil?..or that a person has a spirit or soul?

2007-12-31 12:56:18 · 26 answers · asked by iluvtaro 2

Otherwise muslims can say the British are a bunch or foul mouthed, lager drinking drunks, they have no manners and are arrogant. There woman walk about half naked to attrack one night stands because no body wants them. But i can't say this, i'm ss muslim who respects all cultures, i think it's good Britain is a free country, long live Enland, am i right ?

2007-12-31 12:56:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-31 12:55:32 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-31 12:54:32 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

Please, if your not going to answer the question with a yes or no & an explanation...then don't answer....


i don't want to hear any atheists or people who try to take us away from GOD because i will follow GOD forever

please explain your position

~Thanks :)

2007-12-31 12:53:32 · 6 answers · asked by lalalala 1

As a child, my concept of God was very much a composite of my two parents' strengths and weaknesses.

I expected my parents to teach me, guide me in all things, always be there to give me love and wisdom. As a teenager, I realised that my parents could no longer teach me... I found my own parental substitutes (friends, church leaders, my big sister, God... through prayer, etc).

How well do you feel your own parents fulfilled your spiritual needs as a child, youth and young adult? What spiritual decisions did you make because your parents just couldn't meet your spiritual and intellectual needs anymore?

How do you try to meet your own children's needs, if you have any? And how old are they? (Mine are all under 6 yrs.)

2007-12-31 12:52:07 · 15 answers · asked by MumOf5 6

Hi, I'm 18 and for the New Year 2008 I want to learn more about my Christanity'' I read the bible each night and go to chruch every Sunday. I want to learn more what should I do?

2007-12-31 12:50:46 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Fellow Christians,

I find it alarming these days what people except as "normal" on their tv screens. The "boob tube" has become a haven for teenage girls slinking around in unbecoming outfits to make bad impressions on our younger girls, young men doing stunts that are nothing short of lewd and crude for our teenage boys to mimmick, homosexuals parading around with rainbows, people having abortions on every other channel, murderers, rapists...and nowadays, the worst of them call...people so foolish, they don't even BELEIVE in GOD! Imagine that! They're called "atheists", and it's the newest craze among our young people. Well, as a proud christian father of 6, i think it's SICK, and an ABOMINATION AGAINST GOD.

Have we stooped so low as a society, that we allow our precious children to be exposed to crazy people "out of their gourds" running around in circles yammering nonsense about all of creation EVOLVING? I want a vote for TRUE Christians. Public atheism: love it, or ban it?

2007-12-31 12:50:15 · 42 answers · asked by Anonymous

what do u think of this explanation? god can be compared to a teacher in this instance. Teachers give tests to thier students. the teachers dont gain anything from giving tests, in fact it is like a burden for them to "create" and grade(judge them) the test. Some people follow what the teachers say and, succeed and do well on the test and succeed in life, while others find more important things (sins) and fail.
Whats the point of teachers giving tests? so they can give the students an opportunity to succeed and be great. Why dont teachers pass everyone? because then there would be no test, no one would try, and noone would be worthy of everything. the teachers want to show cause and effect, and give rewards for following their tests.
Change the word teachers for god, and try understanding my context, it might be a little confusing so read it twice. does this make sense, does this explain to some degree the philosiphy of gods tests?

2007-12-31 12:47:59 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Has it worked?

2007-12-31 12:46:14 · 24 answers · asked by Gyspy Soul 5

My thoughts for you all are these:

Would like to be able to see who gives you a thumbs up or down?

Do you think it would cause even more hostility here in R & S?

Why CAN'T we see who is giving us thumbs???

2007-12-31 12:45:59 · 24 answers · asked by Dana C 4

Just thought I would throw this out there to see if anyone is ignorant enough to disagree.
Here is the way Easter is calculated:
The Nicene Council (ended August 25, 325 A.D.) decreed Easter to be the first Sunday after the full moon following the Spring Equinox, March 21, unless that full moon fell on a Sunday (in which case Easter would be the following Sunday).

2007-12-31 12:45:46 · 6 answers · asked by AS 2