2006-10-07 17:02:36 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
ask them to come on over to your place, do a head count, and that's your answer!
...unfortunately, I won't be there as I'm not fasting!
2006-10-07 17:12:44 · answer #1 · answered by mary_not_cathy 7 · 8⤊ 1⤋
me. but not for any god. For me. Though every major spiritual leader from ever major religion has recomended fasting. I saw one guy try to say that he doesn't have to because his Son of God says he doesn't have to. Well, you Son of God DID tell you that fasting is a good way to enhance your relationship with God.
Personally, I'm fasting to get closer to God. Noone's God is the "right" God. They are the same God. Allah simply means God in Arabic. The God of Abraham. Same God. Extra prophet. Vishnu is the same God. He teaches the same concepts as the Christian God. Different cultures see things in different ways, so the mythos surrounding their religious dogma is always different, but the concepts are more or less the same. Everyone that truly worships, is worshipping God. Jesus said that the only way to the Father was through Him. His actions made it possible to connect to God more intimately. By showing us not to be afraid of anything...even death. The hindus had a prophecy that said that Vishnu would show up as a young man from the far west that would come to teach the teachers and learn from them as well. This was a couple thousand years before Jesus. Right around 20-something AD, the hindu stories talk of how Vishnu appeared in boy form (as Krsna) and took a Guru and taught the Gurus. After about 8 years of study, he returned to the far west (the middle east) to teach the people. Interesting, huh?
When studying religion, always study all of them with an open mind. Then you can see the wisdom that crosses the boundaries of religious dogma. Then you can see the face of God.
2006-10-08 00:36:53 · answer #2 · answered by corwynwulfhund 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I fast three or four times a month. Most Christians look at me funny when I mention that I fast. The way they look at me, you would think it wasn't in the Bible!
2006-10-08 00:06:03 · answer #3 · answered by nubins 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not right now. Are you? My mom just came off of her fast 2 days ago.
2006-10-08 00:14:31 · answer #4 · answered by jennabeanski 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nope. Just gorged myself on some delicious flan, as a matter of fact.
2006-10-08 00:07:54 · answer #5 · answered by i luv teh fishes 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
When ? Now ? I'm not fasting. Good Luck! :)
2006-10-08 00:05:43 · answer #6 · answered by tysavage2001 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes... All Praises Belong to God
2006-10-08 00:06:57 · answer #7 · answered by Muse 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
yah next week
i do a 7-10 day water fast
http://www.cutepiggy.com/aubrey_de_grey_ted_2006.html
2006-10-08 00:05:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not me, I was told I didn't have to by the Son of God, not some lame prophet
2006-10-08 00:04:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
my wife and myself are fasting daily, Alhamdolillah, peace
2006-10-08 00:05:15 · answer #10 · answered by HK3738 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋