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Religion & Spirituality
Welcome To Religion & Spirituality.Here is the place to discuss religious and spiritual matters.
"Try and be nice to people, avoid eating fat, read a good book every now and then, get some walking in, and try and live together in peace and harmony with people of all creeds and nations."
- Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
http:// www.tel egraph. co.uk/n ews/rel igion/1 0219802 /First- couple- conside r-legal -challe nge-to- Churchs -gay-ma rriage- opt-out .html As far as I can see, since the bible specifically forbids same sex...
An interesting paper on the mathematics of morality in evolution, as the BBC seemed to put it, appears here: http:// www.nat ure.com /ncomms /2013/1 30801/n comms31 93/full /ncomms 3193.ht ml The bbc link is...
What does Islam have to say about Muslim men marrying non-muslim men who are not "people of the book" ( ie christian or jewish?) What does Islam have to say about Muslim women marrying non-muslim men?...
I'm not thinking about the spiritual aspect but at a practical level. The findings of Copernicus ,and Galileo were held back for years because their spiritual beliefs clashed with the church similarly...
http:// www.sec ularism .org.uk /news/2 013/06/ russian -parlia ment-pa sses-ne w-blasp hemy-la w-as-pr otester s-call- for-sec ular-st ate
Why? This can only be a retrograde step, surely?...
Interesting piece linked to here. Audio recording of a preacher addressing a JW convention this year and talking about disfellowshipping - a practice which I am sure i have seen JWs here deny happens....
You see people will tell you of end-of-the-world scenarios, and we have Books, movies, and magazines, ranging from the comic to the scientific, portray an assortment of doomsday catastrophes. They...
Like it or not, we daily see things we would prefer not to see, and when we look at the daily newspaper or the television screen, accounts of injustice, cruelty, and tragedy leap out to tug at our...
I’ve just been listening to ‘The Bottom Line’ on Radio 4 where the guests were the vice president of CH2M Hill, the CEO of Veolia Water, and the CEO of Anglian Water, who all said that water...
Why dont women go to the mosque to pray - or do they .
I have not noticed women coming out of mosques...
Last week I posted a (to me) inspirational young Yemeni muslim girl who had rebelled loudly and globally about being married off by her family. You can find the link here:...
Why do Christians get involved in genealogy ? Surely it's a waste of their time effort and money, because when they die they will be able to meet all their ancestors in Heaven anyway.
Do Theists and Atheists actually Need religion in their lives. With some its OCD ( Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ) . To others its just an excuse for a good arguement similar to politics....
I was asked by a theist what would be needed to cause me to: 1. Believe in God . 2. Believe in the bible. I said 1. A number of verifiable miracles, would make me think about it. 2. Nothing would make...
According to some of the religious people here, the reason atheists argue religion is because they ‘are not sure and are a bit worried’ (Keyplus’ words). Religion is an option available to all...
http:// www.ind ependen t.co.uk /news/u k/home- news/wa r-on-wo nga-wer e-putti ng-you- out-of- busines s-archb ishop-o f-cante rbury-j ustin-w elby-te lls-pay day-loa ns-comp any-873 0839.ht ml The Bible tells us that...
Christ Chased The Money Changers Out Of The Temple. He Didn't Set Up A Stall To Compete With Them...
…. to a service for infant and junior school children to celebrate the end of a successful school year …. and it was lovely – a happy, joyful occasion. The local community, along with local...
I've just received another personal invitation to the monthly Theist Meeting despite upsetting most of them last time. It's entitled ' What Relevance Does the Bible Have in the 21st Century ? Your...
Ths is not an attack on atheists. I accept their are good atheists out there, as there are good muslims, jews etc. However what really bugs me s that atheism comes from a belief that there is no god....