Bible College

Bible Definition –noun 1. the collection of sacred writings of the Christian religion, comprising the Old and New Testaments. 2. Also called Hebrew Scriptures. the collection of sacred writings of the Jewish religion: known to Christians as the Old Testament. 3. (often lowercase) the sacred writings of any religion. 4. (lowercase) any book, reference work, periodical, etc., accepted as authoritative, informative, or reliable: He regarded that particular bird book as the birdwatchers' bible. From Dictionary College Definition –noun 1. an institution of higher learning, esp. one providing a general or liberal arts education rather than technical or professional training. Compare university. 2. a constituent unit of a university, furnishing courses of instruction in the liberal arts and sciences, usually leading to a bachelor's degree. 3. an institution for vocational, technical, or professional instruction, as in medicine, pharmacy, agriculture, or music, often a part of a university. 4. an endowed, self-governing association of scholars incorporated within a university, as at the univer 2c1 sities of Oxford and Cambridge in England. 5. a similar corporation outside a university. 6. the building or buildings occupied by an institution of higher education. 7. the administrators, faculty, and students of a college. 8. (in Britain and Canada) a private secondary school. 9. an organized association o 3e8 f persons having certain powers and rights, and performing certain duties or engaged in a particular pursuit: The electoral college formally selects the president. 10. a company; assemblage. 11. Also called collegium. a body of clergy living together on a foundation for religious service or similar activity. 12. British Slang. a prison. From Dictionary Related articles from Yahoo Answers Open Question: Owen Meany questions! Any help is appreciated!? I hate this freaking book. Will some kind soul please help? (Pg. 1) Where is the narrator living at the time he is writing this memoir? What is the setting of the story? 2. Briefly describe Owen Meany. 3. What nickname do the other baseball players give to Owen? What role does Owen play on the baseball team? How does Owen feel about baseball? 4. The narrator writes “Owen was no rat. As vividly as any number of the stories in the Bible, Owen Meany showed us what a martyr was.” (Pg. 6) In what sense is Owen Meany a martyr in his elementary and Sunday schools? 5. Why is Watahantowet’s totem that of an armless man? What do you think the lack of arms might represent in this story? 6. Why does Johnny Wheelwright feel angry toward his mother after her death? 7. Johnny writes, “And although I didn’t believe him that day, that was the day Owen Meany began his lengthy contribution to my belief in God.” (Pg. 10) Johnny and Owen are throwing rocks and discussing the identity of Johnny’s father. In what way does Owen, in the course of this conversation, contribute to Johnny’s belief in God? 8. Briefly describe both Johnny’s and Owen’s families. 9. Why does Johnny’s mother decide not to go to college? How does Johnny feel about his mother’s singing lessons? 10. Who is Lydia? In what sense is she a literary double or a substitute for Johnny’s grandmother? 11. Some critics believe that Owen is a Christ-like character. In what sense might the incident when Owen tricks his friends who are swimming at the quarry support this idea? 12. Why is the Reverend Lewis Merrill of the Congregational Church upset when Johnny and his mother decide to attend the Episcopal Church after she marries Dan? 13. Why does Owen’s family move from the Catholic Church to the Episcopal Church? How does Owen feel about the Catholic Church services? 14. Briefly describe Mrs. Meany. Why does Owen think it is not possible for him to attend the Gravesend Academy? 15. Find a passage in this chapter that illustrates Owen’s interest in helping humanity, which serves to reinforce the idea that he is a Christ-like figure. 16. How does Owen feel about Johnny’s mother? 17. For what reasons does Johnny think Owen keeps the baseball that has killed his mother? What might the baseball symbolize in this story? 18. Find an example of foreshadowing in this chapter. Even if you only answer one, it still helps. These are due tonight! Open Question: Proper Blessings - Words from the bible? There is a specific campsite that me and some friends from college go camping every other weekend. Just wondering first of all if i can get the place blessed. Such as a person would get their home blessed. Second can it only be done by a priest. Im no trying to perform an exorcism or anything. I heard that there are simple prayers that regular people can do and then anything else has to be done be a professional. Also any specific quotes or verses from bible would be helpful. Thanks in advance to all. Open Question: Me and my girl friend have decided to visit some Universal Unitarian churches in Dallas. Are you a member? We were both raised rigidly "Assemblies of God". One of my degrees is even from one of their bible colleges. They are a progressive form of Pentecostalism. However, we both fell out of the religious scene some time ago when we were single because of the obvious illogical assumptions, but still want the culture of church that is accompanied with all the friends and connections you make. Do you have an opinion about UU Churches. I know a lot about them, and it's quite ironic that I had to write a paper in college discrediting them. LOL...the way the wheel turns is so crazy! -much love- Open Question: Struggling here a bit... I do not want to be judge by not knowing enough... I want to be a better Christian? I want to have a better relationship with God and know the Bible better. I know I can do this on my own but I feel like I need help. My issue is that I feel stupid that I do not know more. I have grown up going to church every Sunday. My family and I would always drive to another small town to a church they grew up in. When I was at probably upper elementary in age we stopped going to Sunday school regularly because it was a hassle for my parents to get 3 small kids to church that early. Then we stopped participating in plays and Sunday night services. I didn't wanna go to anything other than church because most of the kids my age were male and at that age I thought they all hated me because I was from a different place, i was self conscious around them, and didn't feel included (lame i know but i was a kid). I'm now in college and I'm trying to do things right. I helped get the choir going again and sing when I'm home, I help sew prayer blankets, and help with Bible school. My dad is a deacon but when we are home we don't really talk much about church, prayer, or about the Bible...and it kind of bothers me. I'm ashamed that I do not know more and feel like a lousy Christian. I look up to my grandparents because they truly live life the way God wishes. I have morals that guide me but I feel like it isn't enough. There are so many pressures in high school and college. I just don't know what to do. I'm going to start going to a church in my college town but I don't know how to meet people still without contacting the college ministry... I'm just afraid that these people are strong and strict Christians and I would be looked down upon for not knowing as much or living the right way... I'm looking for a guy also and I know that he has to be connected to the Lord... it's just sooo hard to find someone these days who really walks and talks it... Guess I'm just soul searching and need prayers and guidance... thanks for reading... Background info: I was baptized many years ago. I pray daily. And about the guys... I was talking to a guy a the past few days but after a little prodding he told me he is an atheist... I just do no know how to approach it because he seems so close minded. I feel like I'm always trying to fix or save things and I just want a guy that is on the straight path... Open Question: HELP!!!!!!!!! can i still get into vet school with a low gpa? ? i'm a freshman at college, i'm going pre-vet, and i just finished my first semester. but i got a C in genetics! genetics is required only to get a BA from the college, and it isn't required for vet school. but it still looks bad, and my other grades (for music, bible literature, and writing) are okay.. (As and Bs). my gpa right now is something like 3.2. do you still think i can bring up my gpa enough to apply to vet school? and will it look bad that i got better rades in my classes that are not for my major than in the class related to my major (biology)?? and if there are any vets out there that might answer this question, please please help!! i really want to be a vet. i just don't know if i can do it or not. Open Question: How do I tell my mom that I'm taking a trip she doesn't want me to take? I'm 18, almost 19 and want to fly to Virginia from Florida to see my long distance boyfriend. We've been dating for a little over a year and I haven't been able to see him in a while. I've never been in much trouble, came home late a couple times, but nothing ever big. I don't drink, do drugs, smoke, or even party. I'm a college student and maintain a 3.5gpa. I work on top of my heavy college schedule too. I'm able to completely cover every expense of the trip and I'm responsible enough to make my own decisions. She says I'm too young and gives all the bull excuses. Her main concern is "we won't be sitting around reading the bible," But she had her first child at 19.I understand her concern, but I've taken the appropriate steps to make sure that doesn't happen to me. I decided to take the trip anyways and bought the ticket. If I'm going to be old and wise, I need to be young and dumb first, right? How do I tell her that I'm leaving against her wishes? I'm 18, almost 19 and want to fly to Virginia from Florida to see my long distance boyfriend. We've been dating for a little over a year and I haven't been able to see him in a while. I've never been in much trouble, came home late a couple times, but nothing ever big. I don't drink, do drugs, smoke, or party. I'm a college student and maintain a 3.5gpa. I work on top of my heavy college schedule too. I'm able to cover every expense of the trip and I'm responsible enough to make my own decisions. She says I'm too young and gives all the bull excuses. Her main concern is "we won't be sitting around reading the bible," But she had her first child at 19.I understand her concern, but I've taken the appropriate steps to make sure that doesn't happen to me. I decided to take the trip anyways and bought the ticket.I How do I tell her that I'm leaving against her wishes? ***Edit:*** I also pay bills and have three older brothers who had either moved out or been in a lot of trouble by now. *This was my first time asking a question! Sorry I messed up!* Open Question: Do you consider Buddhism a Religion or more of a philosophy/way of life? ? I've studied Buddhism and don't find it to be having a rigid doctrine or ideology which is my definition of a religion. I know it can be expressed in extreme terms, but that is the minority. At bible college, I had a professor that thought you can be a Christians, while believing in Christ, and also believing in the fundamental Buddhist teachings of how to live life accompanied with Christ's love logic. Fusing the two together are a perfect Religion to me, and hasn't happened. I guess that is why I am non-religious. What do you think? Open Question: If i dont like reading the bible, then would it just be ok to go to church on sundays.? Ive tried reading the bible, but believe me im an honors student in college and i still don't understand most of it. I have a teen version of the king james bible. I believe in god and jesus because I use to go to church a lot when i was younger. I find it hard to get interested in my bible because its all scattered and it was not written in our time lol. So, what i am asking is instead of reading my bible and it not making any sense, would it just be easier to start going back to church and listening to a preacher because he actually understands it. I don't want to go back to church because i feel like i have to, I want to start going back so i can understand the bible, instead of reading any bible and not understanding it. Open Question: Wanting to get married, mother doesn't like my choice anymore! Help! My life is being torn! ? I met my current boyfriend when I was fifteen and he was eighteen. My parents approved of him and we began officially dating when I turned sixteen. We both had our usual high school ups and downs. Twice during our high school relationship we "broke up" but both times we constantly talked to each other and never fell out of love. The last time was right before my eighteenth birthday. We were both deciding what we were going to do with our lives and we ended up coming up with plans that did not coexist. We were broken up for seven months. During those months, we kept talking and texting, but his family life was growing very bad and his life was beginning to go out of control. He picked up some bad habits but I could not just let him go and knew I had to help him out. Now, to get to my mother. We are not very close but I do live at home, being only about to turn 19, and she believes that as long as I am at home, she can control every aspect of my life. While my boyfriend and I were apart, I did not make a formal announcement of it, but she understood not long afterword. She has a special aversion to cursing. Bad language is a personal peeve of hers and it happened to be one that my then-ex had picked up in his depression. One day I was at work and I had left my cellphone at home. She was going to pick me up from work so we could go somewhere afterwords so I asked her to grab my phone on her way over. After picking me up, she announced to me that she had read my messages and had read one that my ex had sent me that contained a curse word in it. She had then text him back telling him to never talk to me again. My boyfriend was so very sensitive during this whole time period and immediately became defensive and a little offensive back to her, through text messagaing. He wrote for her to get over herself and that she's not perfect. My mother then announced to me that I was to never have anything to do with him ever again in my entire life. I was stunned and did not know what to do. I believe in equal hearings, so I later called him to get his side of the story. All he could do was apologize and tell me of how hard of a day it was and that I was all he had left of his family, due to his real family going through a terrible divorce. When she sent that to him, he could not take it. I understood and forgave him but said that he could not stay the same anymore. He was going to have to pick up his pieces and lose his habits and move on. He tried multiple times to apologize to my mother but she refused every time to even see him. Two months later we got back together again. I feel the break up was all-in-all a positive thing. It gave both of us time to step back and reevaluate our priorities. I decided to go to college and he decided to settle down with a real job and pick his life back up. Our relationship had been able to go from a high school relationship to a real relationship. Before Christmas break, we began talking of marriage like we had used to and he was very eager to have it happen soon. My only concern and the only thing holding me back was the fact that my mother would disown me. My father, since my b/f got his act together, has shown him respect and moved on. Since I have been home over break, I have received no peace from my mother concerning my still talking to my b/f. Every day it is a new ordeal. Before I left for college she would pin me in a corner and yell at me over how I everyday choose my b/f over her and everything she does for me and how I don't love her. I have told her countless times that's not true, that I love her very much and I am not choosing my b/f over her. We are just different. I do not hold grudges. I believe people can change and deserve chances. The Bible says something along the lines of..if your brother hurts you 57 times, forgive him 58 times.. He has completely changed his life for the better! His depression is gone, he has a wonderful job, and his personality is greater than ever! Still, my mother refuses to even state his name. When I recieved a very nice Hollister's coat from him for Christmas, she told me to never leave my room and never to speak to her. A few days before hand she randomly attacked me concerning him and told me to plan on receiving less gifts than anyone else because of him. I am beginning to feel I am fighting a hopeless battle. I love my b/f more than anything and I have grown to the point of almost wanting to just elope and say be done with it. I would marry him, continue college, and just hope in the future she would forgive me. Does anyone out there have any advice for me?? I do NOT want to make my mother sad but she refuses to forgive him and she is taking it out on me! He is honestly the only man out there I could ever be truely happy with. We want nothing more than to get married in the next couple of years, but I want her to be there in it. Can someone please help me find a way to get me my mother to give him another chance? Anyt Open Question: Help with ADHD..stuff? Okay you guys. I'm 17. I'm in a lot of distress now and I can't seem to take it anymore. i feel like no one understands me. Why? You might ask. Here's why. For years, i have been suffering from the inability to consentrate. I really suppect i have ADHD...bad. My oldest brother has it. Every single guidance counselor i've had from Elementary-high school had expressed to my mom that i possibly have ADHD and should go get evaluated...even several teachers. but my mom won't do it, know why? My oldest brother (older by ten years) was evaluated when he was in middle school and received ritalin (back in the day when ritalin was all that exsisted.) he hated his meds and stayed on them for about two weeks. So now my mom won't go and get me evaluated for fear of the same thing occuring. i'm really struggling here. i've tried talking to my mom several times but she won't budge. my parents say it's in my head. They say i'im lazy and tell me that i can consentrate on things like tv, so why can't I do it in othe rareas of my life? They call me lazy a lot. It's a downer. It makes me feel like I'm not good enough. you know, a 17 year old girl is supposed to remember to turn the dish washer or dryer on. but I forget. There have been several instances when I got to high school (things went down hill from there) that i've been in trouble, have been to the principal's office and the guidance counselor has asked if i was on my meds. I then asked, "for what?" she then continued to explan that she thought I was ADHD and taking meds for it. i'm struggling now more than ever. i'm a pretty smart kid, until now I've gotten by with B's in school, you know, average. in 8th grade I started getting poorer grades as the work load increases and my time management skills and ability to pay attention decreased or stayed the same. I can't read a book, or the Bible for pete's sake. It's 12AM, i can't sleep. Here are some things that lead me to suspect i have adhd(not in order by the most troublesome): Trouble falling asleep, trouble waking up, can't finish homework, can't sit down long enough to do/start homework, i tend to say the first thing that comes to mind...often getting me into trouble, loosing things...a lot, I can't tell you the number of times I've lost my car keys, can't find my shoes in the morning, and so on, i forget what i'm saying like...mid sentence, get this: Caffiene like in coffee makes me SLEEPY...wtf?, I feel like I'm busy all day long but never get anythign accomplished, I've been written up at work before for forgetting to do things, I've been written up at school for interupting class, I often ask the teacher to stand up in the middle of class because i fall asleep a lot or have trouble paying attention, i struggle with things like this all day. it's getting hard. i'm taking college courses full-time now and i'm only a part-time high school student. Im a smart kid, i know I am, but I just feel like i'm better than this...i just hit a brick wall. Thoughts on if this is ADHD. What can i do in the mean time...before i turn 18 and can go to the doc myself? Any concerns and such? help!!!??!! PS:Oh trust...it took at while. I kept having to edit the time and eventually settled on 12AM. Took me about an hour and a half and lots of spell check. pss:I found today that there are 123 ceiling tiles in my new english class and 24 desks when I was supposed to be doing SAT vocab :). psss: i WROTE THIS LAST NIGHT Open Question: Is Bible School and Seminary school the same thing? ? What is the main thing to study in Bible College and Seminary Schools if you already have a bachelors in something else? Do you go for another Bachelors, or take a masters program? Resolved Question: Conjuring spirits, healing? Hello. I have been practicing both white and black magic, mostly white, for some time now. I am also a psion and have been for 2 years now. (I swear on the bible this is true and the real reason) My mother recently got lung cancer and apparently has had it for a good amount of time now. She is a single mother and I am 15 (don't let it fool you, i mean i hang with college kids and considered a genius at my school, I'm very experienced in spirits). I spend alot of time healing and although I'm not to bad, I'm sure no ones that good...alone. I was wondering if anyone could please recommend a spirit/angel/demon/element/etc to conjure to help me with my situation. Open Question: For Bible freaks: Where does it say that Yahweh is not the only god? I ask this not as a troll; this is out of all seriousness. When I was younger, I had a religion class in college. Scripture was covered and my class was taught that Yahweh, the god of the universe we call home, is not the only god of existence. There are other gods who govern over their universes in a collection of multiverses, like Yahweh watches over ours. Judaism and Christianity are monotheistic because they do not acknowledge these other gods because they contributed nothing to our particular universe and thus deserve no humanly praise. I simply ask where this is mentioned in the Bible. I'm pretty sure it was the Old Testament or Hebrew Bible, but I know nothing more than that. It is brief, but it is there. Yes, I am aware of the First Commandment. Thank you. However, it is not relelvant to my question. That commandment refers to false gods like money. In other owrds, god requests that He is the one who deserves your full attention all the time. But that is not the question. Please read. I apologize if "Bible freaks" is offensive, but I did not want to speak strictly to Chirstians. I simply wanted the attention of people who are learned of the Bible, and not necessarily believers of it. Resolved Question: I can't take this anymore!? Okay you guys. I'm 17. I'm in a lot of distress now and I can't seem to take it anymore. i feel like no one understands me. Why? You might ask. Here's why. For years, i have been suffering from the inability to consentrate. I really suppect i have ADHD...bad. My oldest brother has it. Every single guidance counselor i've had from Elementary-high school had expressed to my mom that i possibly have ADHD and should go get evaluated...even several teachers. but my mom won't do it, know why? My oldest brother (older by ten years) was evaluated when he was in middle school and received ritalin (back in the day when ritalin was all that exsisted.) he hated his meds and stayed on them for about two weeks. So now my mom won't go and get me evaluated for fear of the same thing occuring. i'm really struggling here. i've tried talking to my mom several times but she won't budge. my parents say it's in my head. They say i'im lazy and tell me that i can consentrate on things like tv, so why can't I do it in othe rareas of my life? They call me lazy a lot. It's a downer. It makes me feel like I'm not good enough. you know, a 17 year old girl is supposed to remember to turn the dish washer or dryer on. but I forget. There have been several instances when I got to high school (things went down hill from there) that i've been in trouble, have been to the principal's office and the guidance counselor has asked if i was on my meds. I then asked, "for what?" she then continued to explan that she thought I was ADHD and taking meds for it. i'm struggling now more than ever. i'm a pretty smart kid, until now I've gotten by with B's in school, you know, average. in 8th grade I started getting poorer grades as the work load increases and my time management skills and ability to pay attention decreased or stayed the same. I can't read a book, or the Bible for pete's sake. It's 12 AM, i can't sleep. Here are some things that lead me to suspect i have adhd(not in order by the most troublesome): Trouble falling asleep, trouble waking up, can't finish homework, can't sit down long enough to do/start homework, i tend to say the first thing that comes to mind...often getting me into trouble, loosing things...a lot, I can't tell you the number of times I've lost my car keys, can't find my shoes in the morning, and so on, i forget what i'm saying like...mid sentence, get this: Caffiene like in coffee makes me SLEEPY...wtf?, I feel like I'm busy all day long but never get anythign accomplished, I've been written up at work before for forgetting to do things, I've been written up at school for interupting class, I often ask the teacher to stand up in the middle of class because i fall asleep a lot or have trouble paying attention, i struggle with things like this all day. it's getting hard. i'm taking college courses full-time now and i'm only a part-time high school student. Im a smart kid, i know I am, but I just feel like i'm better than this...i just hit a brick wall. Thoughts on if this is ADHD. What can i do in the mean time...before i turn 18 and can go to the doc myself? Any concerns and such? help!!!??!! Oh trust...it took at while. I kept having to edit the time and eventually settled on 12AM. Took me about an hour and a half and lots of spell check. PS. I found today that there are 123 ceiling tiles in my new english class and 24 desks when I was supposed to be doing SAT vocab :). Open Question: What's morally taken away when someone decides to live and be gay? I just want to know. I usually google the question "What's wrong with being gay?" And I get all these crap answers about diseases, gender confusion when raising a kid and blah blah blah. Generally, people still believe it's a choice and it's not!! It just confuses me, I mean Heterosexual marriages have been going on for CENTURIES and that is proof that the world is still spinning because of a man and woman?? It's not like gay kids were spawned from straight parents or anything, or even transgendered people. There are so many families who are dysfunctional but HEY they're being Moral right? It's such BS! I mean what ever happened to the idea of diversity? And living out a life that nobody else can replicate? And remembering to always look to yourself for answers? Obviously we've forgotten. If you want to get the Bible involved, look at the story of David and Goliath, there was a leader named Jonathan who was so in love with David that he gave him his robe. A part that is so hidden. And also, if you look at how the Bible was translated, there could be soo many mistakes. And even back then, there were many various takes on Christianity but the one we know today became the most powerful one and spread to the knowledge and what it has become today. I'm just so sick and tired of people telling everyone else how to BE that the same people don't take the time to examine their own lives. The main reason I'm posting this is because those Westboro lame excuse for humans are coming to my college and it's just ticked me off soo much because they've come to my high school friend's funerals and it's just broken my heart. Whatever you are, Be it, Live it. Those who matter, don't mind and those who mind, don't matter. From my own experience as a gay person who has a close relationship with God, I cannot think of anything that HAS brought me closer to God, it's just so amazing, and so many people miss out because they need to live a standard taught by society that is soo unnecessary and causes more problems then solutions. Open Question: What do I do If my college is not accredited but I want to apply or go to another school? Help? My school is accredited in a sense its a bible college and has been granted degree giving status by the state of Oregon and its even allowed for international students to come. Resolved Question: Consider this about homosexuality and the Bible? Ok, what if the God really is ok with homosexuality? Perhaps there was some misunderstanding when the Bible was written, after all, it WAS written by humans, wasn't it? And humans aren't perfect, we make mistakes. And maybe, the Lord is trying to show that He cares just as much about the people from the LGBT section, as He does the R&S section by (with lack of a better word) "making" or "continuing" homosexuality? Because the Lord makes us all from the beginning, He knows exactly how our lives will be when He creates us, if I'm not mistaken, because I'm sure I've heard or read that somewhere. What if God is trying to show us that it doesn't matter whether you are gay, lesbian, transgendered, straight, or whatever. He creates us all and makes us the way we are, and God doesn't make mistakes, so explain that to me? If God doesn't make mistakes, then why are there people that are gay, or people that crossdress? I've been thinking about all of this a lot lately, because I'm a Christian, and I go to Church most of the time, I have even recently started serving in the Church through being a Deacon, but I like to crossdress, and I'm not sure about my sexuality, or if I am even happy being a guy. I'm not claiming to have had visions or anything like Mary and Joesph did, and I'm not claiming to be a prophet, I'm not even really interested in studying religion or anything in college, but I just think people should be more accepting of others, and I think the Lord creates people all equally, and that He loves everyone just the same. So what are your opinions on this? Do you agree or disagree? If you disagree, please don't just call me an idiot, and leave, give me a reason, but not just the classic stuff, like "Idc, you're going to Hell!" Because only the Lord should judge, right? You're only human, just like me, and just like all of the other people on this Earth, but by being human, you should have the brain capacity to come up with an actual, quality, answer. So what do you think? Thanks for taking the time to this. Buddy R- I like how you went in to your answer, if you didn't just copy and paste, but you kind of go around one of the points I made? That the Bible was 'written' by man-kind, and that man-kind makes mistakes, that they interpet what they want, and who knows, maybe whoever wrote, edited, or could've altered 'anything' in the Bible had a grudge against someone who was gay? Maybe it was some way to make them pay? But obviously, neither of us can really know for sure at the moment, with the knowledge we have. Texasdolly- Pretty much what I just said to Buddy, and your last couple of sentences didn't make much sense, like you're saying liars(in the Bible, probably someone who steals, lies on oath of the Bible like in court nowadays, or some other worse sense of lying then, "I didn't knock over the lamp!") are better than people who are gay, who are probably honest as well. Vanessa- Looks like you got what you wanted, lol. Denver Noe- True. Ran out of room, I’m posting more. Esther- Care to post any verses verifying that? Or chapters at least? Xenypoo- *Sighs* Did you not read the ending of my question? I was trying to say be original, or don't post, all you pretty much say is, "Ditto to Buddy, and homosexuality is an abominiation!" No verses, no chapters, nothing. Mythos- Ditto what I said to Xenypoo... Crystal3K- Thats a good point, at the end it sort of matches up with what I said, that we as humans shouldn't judge, but God should and will when the time comes. I'll try to respond to more answers later, enjoy these, lol. And thanks to those LGBT who came out and supported me so far. Ok, back. Mr. 'My Mother.'(Odd name, but ok)- Not much in the way of substance, huh? Is that all you have to argue your case with? Just a tad of imagination in your answer? And how do you explain homosexual 'attractions' aren't sinful, but they lead to sinful 'acts'? Can you please explain better, but write Edit to make sure I see it. Tuberoot- Good answer, but not much for 'me' to say about it. David H- That's something R&S could learn from(at least some answerers from there) Even if you don't like homosexuality, is it really your bussiness what 'other' people do with their lives? Ryan H- Addiction to sin? You're saying that we are addicted to sin, in the same way smokers are addicted to nicotine, and kids can be addicted to chocolate? Everyone 'knows' sin is wrong, so how can we be addicted? Posting more in a second, ran out of room once again. Probably a couple of more posts in all. Wildchild 16- He doesn't like homosexual acts? You mean he doesn't like two guys doing it together? That could be another possibility, maybe God is okay with two guys being in love, but that He isn't okay with two guys having sex, same with girls, too. Interesting thought. Yesmar- You say that the Bible is not messed up or full of mistakes. Can you please explain how you acquired this all knowing knowledge that only God has? How could you 'possibly' know if someone altered the Bible to their liking? Its impossible for us as humans to know, only God knows. S.Jesus Reality- You have some good points, too, and I agree about Buddy, btw...But not my place to judge others obviously. M. D.- Why 'do' people kill and rape? I don't know any more than you, greed possibly, how about envy? Hey, aren't those two of the seven deadly sins right there? But I'm pretty sure that it was a pope or someone that said those, not the Bible. Chadocat- Mostly yours is what others have said, but I do have a comment about your ending. You say that satan's trick is "okay to be gay", could it not just as easily be, "wrong to be gay"? What I'm saying is, what if satan influenced someone who had access to altering the Bible, and changed it? What if? Ruby- Thanks for the support, although I personally am not gay(though not 100% sure yet), and I know how you feel about the people here that act like they do. They annoy me too. Monica M- Although I may not agree 100% with what you say, at least you gave a thought out answer unlike others, and you make some interesting points as well. Ah CutiePie, for some reason I felt compelled to talk to you a lot, so I can't fit it all in 1000 characters, but I can't really shorten it either, so here goes. I agreed some of what you said, but a guy and guy can't reproduce, so how could man-kind of grown and challenged each other mentally without both a boy and girl? And yes, God didn't make 2 boys and 2 girls, but what does that really prove? If those guys had been gay, they wouldn't be interested in the girls now would they? One of yours I believe said 2 guys can't make a baby, well duh, I learned that in elementary/middle school! I think most people did! But that's why God created us both, as equals because we both play an important role in that process. And how could God have shown with Jesus' birth that he approved of both gays and straights at the same time? He could either give Jesus to us through Mary and Joesph, or he could give Him to us through two guys, which one is going to connect with more people? More ppl r strait. Last post this time, don't worry. So thanks for the quality answers, people(at least most or a lot of you), once again, I'm just merely stating my opinions, I am human, too, so how could I know any more than you? I just thought I would bring these options into the light as well. Thanks again. Resolved Question: What do you like to see in your bible study group? I am conducting a bible study group here at college, and I'd appreciate some insight in what you like to talk about, scriptures to read, or even some activities to spice up the average study group. Thank you all who give me great ideas, and links to good websites. I hope you find as much pleasure in bible study as I do. Peace be with you. Open Question: Does Central Bible College or North Central University have sororities or fraternities? I want to go to CBC with my friend, but I also want to be in a sorority. Is this possible at a christian college? Resolved Question: what is best gift for mom? ( please first read the story then comment) Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers and prospered. Some years later, they chatted after having dinner together.They discussed the gifts they were able to give their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said, "I had a big house built for Mama." The second said, "I had a hundred thousand dollar theater built in the house." The third said "I had my Mercedes dealer deliver an SL600 to her." The fourth said, "You know how Mama loved reading the Bible and you know she can't read anymore because she can't see very well. I met this preacher who told me about a parrot that can recite the entire Bible. It took twenty preachers 12 years to teach him. I had to pledge to contribute $100,000 a year for twenty years to the church, but it was worth it. Mama just has to name the chapter and verse and the parrot will recite it." The other brothers were impressed. After the holidays Mom sent out her thank you notes. "She wrote: "Milton, the house you built is so huge. I live in only one room, but I have to clean the whole house. Thanks anyway." "Marvin, I am too old to travel. I stay home, I have my groceries delivered, so I never use the Mercedes. The thought was good. Thanks." "Michael, you gave me an expensive theater with Dolby sound, it could hold 50 people, but all my friends are dead, I've lost my hearing and I'm nearly blind. I'll never use it. Thank you for the gesture just the same." "Dearest Melvin, you were the only son to have the good sense to give little thought to your gift. The chicken was delicious. Thank you." Open Question: why is making friends so hard? During my high school years, I tried various clubs and sports like tennis, marching band, computer club, chess club, academic decathlon, etc. I had talked to countless people and invested my energy, time and knowledge to them. Obviously none came to me as a friend and I had to take the initiative to talk to them first. It seems that I try so hard to make them their friend that they think I'm desperate. They tend to avoid me because they think I'm pretty unusual with interest in world affairs, miltary, history, politics, The works of machiavelli and the bible. Also they knew that I rat on dozens of kids because they were harrassing me for years and making stupid jokes at me. Is ratting a bad thing? I had to fend off these hooligans and fight my way through torrent of vicious a.s.s.h.o.l.e.s from all corners of school( I choked some of them, told the vice principle on them, personally fought them) and for what? the entire class to ignore me like I'm some outcast huh?. They have never felt the ounce of pain in their life and probably cry in their room hugging mommy and do sucide when they get ganged by every body. I even tried juggling, internet jokes, funny youtube prank call videos, drawing comics, making up stories, etc. I don't even know how to use facebook, AIM, doesn't have an so called Ipod, expensive cellphones, Skullcandy Bmws, electric guitars, psp, wii, xbox 360. I been a good frugal boy for dad and good to my parents, and for what.... I get nothing but pain, misery, loneliness, spiritual and mental anguish and total desolation. When I get back home, brother, mom and dad bicker and fight and I'm forced to listen to that bickering almost everyday. It makes me really angry and sometimes I beat my brother, call dad a homo and tell mom to shut the he.ll up. Making friends is really hard and I'm worried that I might be left alone in college years. I guess I'm the giver but I didn't recieve any thing in return. Resolved Question: How do atheists and agnostics deal with living in a predominantly Christian society? I grew up a Christian, and in my later high school years I began to lose my faith. After a very emotional death of a friend's family member, and me leaving for college and starting to study society (I am a soc major and an anthro minor), I became firm in my beliefs that I no longer wanted to associate myself with the Christian church. I wont go into reasons, thats a completely different issue. My question is for people who have been athiests and agnostics for awhile now... I go to a college where most students are white, middle class christians. One of the biggest campus student groups is the Christian student group. I constantly come across issues when freinds and fellow dorm mates get into religious discussions, or invite me to prayer groups or worship. But its not even fellow students that I get the most... unrest from. My mother is a firm believer in the bible and the powers of God and Christ. She believes that anything can be solved with prayer. We were watching the History Channel and I was discussing with her the amount of speculation used in a particular Armegeddon special and she tells me that "she just hopes I keep my faith in God" so when it does come I will be saved. I told her not to worry, but it tears me up inside lying to her about something that means so much to her! I can deal with telling my fellow students at school that I am not a Christian, but I have a problem with hurting my mother like that. Any advice for dealing? PS Please dont say I'm going to burn in Hell or that you will pray for the saving of my soul. I simply want advice from others like me. Please respect my wishes. Dont treat me like a second class citizen who is to be looked down upon because I don't want to be a part of your religion. Resolved Question: Speaking as a Christian...is our religious faith hypocritical with its view on homosexuality? ? I have examined my view on homosexuality lately and I came up with a few questions of my own for us Christians to answer. What exactly is it that we oppose in homosexuality? Do we oppose two men or two women living together? Well I remember sleeping in the same bed with my brother for some 10 years when we were little because we were poor and had to share the same bedroom. Surely you don't say that is wrong? There was two wonderful Godly ladies in the Baptist Church I attended when I was growing up that lived in the same house. I can only remember a tiny bit of whispers against them but other than that NOBODY in the church ever said a bad word against them. Heck one of the ladies kept that church going financially. So tell me, Christians, do you object to these to Godly Christian ladies living together for years (with no men in their lives of course)? Oh what about the time I had to share a one bedroom apartment with another man when I was attending college? Is that immoral? The Air Force made me share a small dorm room with another man many years. Does that make me immoral? What is it that makes homosexuality wrong? I know! It is the sex acts homosexuals perform. Is that correct. Well guess what the Bible says these things (Sodomy) is wrong no matter if you are gay are Straight. So be honest you champion Christian heterosexual couples. Have you ever committed these acts of Sodomy? Maybe we should examine our own lifes before we criticise others. What do you think? Just what I thought. Folks dancing around the issue. Being married in "God's Eyes" doesn't make sodomy right. Voting Question: Why we need Christian Music in our lives? Does anyone have the words to "Why I Sing" by the Indiana Bible College? Resolved Question: Heard the one about the Christmas gifts? Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers and prospered. Some years later, they chatted after having dinner together. They discussed the gifts they were able to give their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said, "I had a big house built for Mama." The second said, "I had a hundred thousand dollar theater built in the house." The third said "I had my Mercedes dealer deliver an SL600 to her." The fourth said, "You know how Mama loved reading the Bible and you know she can't read anymore because she can't see very well. I met this preacher who told me about a parrot that can recite the entire Bible. It took twenty preachers 12 years to teach him. I had to pledge to contribute $100,000 a year for twenty years to the church, but it was worth it. Mama just has to name the chapter and verse and the parrot will recite it." The other brothers were impressed. After the holidays Mom sent out her thank you notes. "She wrote:"Milton, the house you built is so huge. I live in only one room, but I have to clean the whole house. Thanks anyway." "Marvin, I am too old to travel. I stay home, I have my groceries delivered, so I never use the Mercedes. The thought was good. Thanks." "Michael, you gave me an expensive theater with Dolby sound, it could hold 50 people, but all my friends are dead, I've lost my hearing and I'm nearly blind. I'll never use it. Thank you for the gesture just the same." "Dearest Melvin, you were the only son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken was delicious. Thank you." Voting Question: I want to become a Pastor.... What do I do? After years of fighting with it, I am ready to become a pastor.... Having been to Bible college years ago, I was so adamant about never pursuing pastoral care I foolishly ignored helpful instruction for this type of help. I am young, knowledgeable, and willing to do anything required, but I don't know where to look, who to ask, and how to put myself out there without looking like I"m approaching something of this importance without looking like I"m just applying for any regular job. What do I do?! Voting Question: How to deal with frustration? I'm having a hard time with frustration, and ensuing depression. I'm mad at myself and mad at others. I had a good start in life. But, since, have plummeted down. I'm overweight; my skin is very scarred from being fat and different skin disorders. I've tried to lose weight but my foot is messed up and really affects exercise. A doctor just diagnosed that it was probably a ruptured tendon. (This is the first actual diagnosis in these three years since I injured it.) I wanted to be a nurse, but did not succeed in that. I wanted to hike a certain amount of trail, but did not. I know I can do these later in life, but they still keep coming back to me that I failed the first time. In fact, I've never really succeeded in anything I've tried. My mom, at one moment, wants me to listen to her unburden her problems; and the next, told me I was going to do terrible in college. When my sister got sick, my mom said that it was a shame that the daughter who worked out was the one who got sick. My mom is constantly building her up and saying that she will be "a good catch." I feel childish for keeping on bringing up these problems, but I still remember them from my childhood--and they continue to bug. Right now, I haven't slept much. I can't sleep. I keep thinking about all my failures. I pray and flip through the Bible looking for a good passage, but I don't see anything. I'm tired of others using the Bible to further their own causes. I really don't know what to do at this point... Open Question: What are some good Bible Colleges to earn online degrees? I'm trying to further my Christian experience as a minister and i'm trying to find out some great bible colleges to earn degrees from Voting Question: What does it take to get to heaven? I am a Christian, I do have a relationship with God. I read the bible,....I dont go to church because I wasn't raised going. I am a generally good person, I am 19, a college girl, I have a job. I don't steal, and I don't kill. I lie sometimes, I may cheat on homework every now and then. ............So do you think I am on the right track??? P.S.....I'm not new to Christianity, so don't just give me answers like, it's about being saved, or your personal relationship with god and stuff like that. Ive heard all that. I need something original and HONEST Voting Question: christians and housing? hello. i need CHRISTIAN opinions on this situation please...... I am a 26 year old female living at home with my mum i am totally depressed here, its negative coz of my step dads attitude and i am sick of being verbally and emotionally abused by him for the past 16 years....my self esteem has gone to nothing and i have fear in my life......my non christian friend has her own house and she has offered me a room there paying rent etc helping her with the bills.....my mum has gone off it gettin really angry saying i will break Gods heart walkin out on him, i am not to unequally yolk myself to non christians, and that i will break my own heart when God reveals to me what was just around the corner for me when i walked out.....i do not have any christian friends i have tried and tried to make them but i live in village and have done all the churhces up to 40 miles away from me...drivign here there and everywhere so lookin for a christian to share with is out the option......anyways is my mum right......will i break gods heart? is this unequally yolking myself?? i NEED to get out of homei have prayed and prayed even looked at goin to bible college but its far to expensive for me...i don't want to live on my own....this friend is a really nice girl...she not into wild parties, gettin really drunk or sleeping with loads of men....she hardly ever goes out and needs a companion........shall i just do it anyways...i mean IS it breaking Gods commandments as my mum says? thankyou i always thought the unequally yolking yourself meant to marriages i didn't think it stemmed as far as living with flatmates...all my friends are non christians so i unequally yolk myself anyways....is my mum just takin it too far with the meaning?? would you let or want your daughters/sons to live with non christians out of choice...not university etc Resolved Question: I'm applying to a summer program and i need help with essay topics? im going to say choices of what i should write on. this is for a college summer program so which would the college admissions people be more receptive to. this is a very competitive summer program for science and engineering (keep this in mind) 1st essay: a)how track and field is most important to me b)how being a vacation bible school counselor is most important to me *i love track and its important to me, but volunteer work looks really good. however, what if the reader is not christian and is a little bias? Essay 2: a)finding happiness by learning to accept myself b) how i got 720 on the chem SAT II even though i was told i would probably do no better than 680. Voting Question: my girlfriends dad dislikes me? ok I got my first girlfriend three weeks ago and I am 16. she is 17 and we are both in college. also that is how we met. any way i talked to her tonight over the phone and she told me her dad does not know we are dating. Now this through me for a loop. i asked why and she told me that i wasn't a christian in his eyes and he doesn't like me. I thought of myself christian because I believe in jesus and god. I don't go to church and have only read the moderate level childrens bible. so anyway my question is. what should i do about this and can you give me some advice other than changing my religous views and practices on how to get him to like me. weve only been on a couple dates but she has always met me there. I have never been to her house and thus never met her father or her mother. just her, her brother, and sister. she has had one bf before me. but he broke up with her because she wouldn't have sex with him yet. I don't know if her father knows why they broke up but he wants her to get back together with him. Resolved Question: I am doing something wrong in the face of God.? I am a student in a four year college full time and I work full time as well. Around February of last year my friend with whom we were in class mates in another country called me that he had just arrived the US and he is in New Jersey. I was so happy about his situation that we will come over to the US and make life better for himself. A couple of days later he called me and said it is so hard for him to get a job in NJ, so I suggested to him in with me so I could help him jump start his life. He stayed with me for one month then had a job with Walgreen where he works part time. I told him to work enough so he can buy a car for himself. He bought a car for 13,000 dollars but unfortunately the car was broken. Meanwhile I have been asking him what is his plan and goal. He pays no rent, buys no food. In the ninth month I asked him to start paying half of everything. He paid once and on the following month he says he does not have money. At this point he has not plans either to go to school or to get a better job. He gets up in the morning and the first thing he does is to read the bible. I get so weak when ever ask him of his plans because he will say he is waiting to see what God is planning for him. He write checks to his Church the " Wisdom centre" but he is unable to pay 250 dollars for what I ask him to pay. He does not have any plans on any issue that I ask him of regarding himself.He uses my car sometimes to go to work. He claims to be so Godly. I am very Godly myself. I am very angry and confused on how to handle this situation. What am I doing wrong here.Please I need a Biblical advise on how to handle this situation. Voting Question: My girlfriends dad doesn't like me? ok I got my first girlfriend three weeks ago and I am 16. she is 17 and we are both in college. also that is how we met. any way i talked to her tonight over the phone and she told me her dad does not know we are dating. Now this through me for a loop. i asked why and she told me that i wasn't a christian in his eyes and he doesn't like me. I thought of myself christian because I believe in jesus and god. I don't go to church and have only read the moderate level childrens bible. so anyway my question is. what should i do about this and can you give me some advice other than changing my religous views and practices on how to get him to like me. weve only been on a couple dates but she has always met me there. I have never been to her house and thus never met her father or her mother. just her, her brother, and sister. she has had one bf before me. but he broke up with her because she wouldn't have sex with him yet. I don't know if her father knows why they broke up but he wants her to get back together with him. also I think he has only heard about me from her, because I called once and he asked her who I was. Voting Question: Im in Bible college right now and I am looking to transfer to Clark atlanta University for the fall semester? Im looking to transfer for the fall semester if you are a transfer student you dont have to show ACT scores just high school transcripts. Home school Students applying have to take ACT/SAT. Does this apply to me? Also How would they treat my credits the are bible school classes although i want to get a degree in religion from there but they are not similar courses. Help! Voting Question: I went to a bible college my first year and half of my college career. How will schools treat my credits. ? How will schools treat my credits. Since I did not take traditional freshman courses? I didnt have to take the ACT or SAT to get in either any ideas? Or know any schools that I could get into without having to show test scores. Im from the south any schools in that area. help! Resolved Question: What is the biblical way to deal with depression? Does the bible give advice on how to overcome depression? I've been struggling with anxiety and depression off/on since my childhood. But now, ever since a long-term relationship ended a year ago, I find myself stuck. Even while taking antidepressants I feel depressed off/on throughout the month. The rejection of my ex, and the father of my 2 year old son, is just too much. He has moved on and I feel abandoned and betrayed and like a pathetic victim a year later. I understand the importance of trying to have a positive attitude and I try, but I still have a pervasively sad mood. I'm trying to keep myself busy with work and school. I'm in college full time pursuing a nursing degree, work part-time and have my son the rest of the time. I have been seeing a counselor every week for a year now as well. I'm not sure if it's really helping, although it's nice to have her to talk to. The majority of my life was wrapped around this man, his friends were my friends and so when we split they're really his friends. I have a few but I feel like they avoid me because I'm depressing. So I'm feeling lonely lately. I am 30 years old and I'm so tired of feeling this way. I've prayed numerous times for help with this and it hasn't helped. And now I'm getting angry and jealous of other people's happiness, particularly my ex's, because I just can't seem to find that in my own life. Is there any biblical advice on how to help with depression? I feel like I'm at loss and am having a hard time "just thinking positive". Voting Question: I committed aldultery more than once and need God to save my marriage, i'm losing my wife what can i do? I was raised in a christian home but went a bit nuts and off the rails, the usaual, smokin drinkin raving just full of worldy desires , i went to jail for a while, i came out turned my life around went to bible college, soon after i met my wife and got married, I know God is merciful but i have backslidden more than once . when i married my wife in Uganda i flew back alone as her visa was denied so i was with out her for 8months,she was carrying our son and had him when she came back to the uk, during the time i had an affair, I let her down and let myself down, I did tell her and i broke her heart, just a few days ago She found a message i had sent to a christian brother on facebook asking for help , in that she found it was not just the one girl, I know i can be forgiven but the consequnces are still here. .i've tried so hard but i just slipped back into old ways too often I feel a bit like peter cos when Jesus said u will deny me 3 times he was like ' never i'll follow u 2 death'' AND he was sure of it, i never have been a cheat but i have with 5 different women since i've been married amongst other things. I want to serve God and I want his glory to be displayed in my life for him. It looks like our marriage is finished and we have a son who is almost 3, I have hurt her so bad and im not sorry i was caught im sorry i have sinned and sorry i have destroyed my wife, i dont wanna lose her and would do anything to change it but i cant , everybody tells me to fight for the marriage and that divorce is not a option, she is not truly saved as she was raised as Catholic - what can i do?? Im scared Resolved Question: My girlfriends dad Hates me? ok I got my first girlfriend three weeks ago and I am 16. she is 17 and we are both in college. also that is how we met. any way i talked to her tonight over the phone and she told me her dad does not know we are dating. Now this through me for a loop. i asked why and she told me that i wasn't a christian in his eyes and he doesn't like me. I thought of myself christian because I believe in jesus and god. I don't go to church and have only read the moderate level childrens bible. so anyway my question is. what should i do about this and can you give me some advice other than changing my religous views and practices on how to get him to like me. weve only been on a couple dates but she has always met me there. I have never been to her house and thus never met her father or her mother. just her, her brother, and sister. Resolved Question: If Christianity claims to be the religion of peace that why…? Salam Alaikum, السلام عليكم My name is Bethlehem, I am from Saudi Arabia. This is me http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=419524448&albumID=479114&imageID=3837181 My question is to the Christians. Why do you as Christians hate Muslims? I also know ever since I moved to America for college that many Christians believe that Muslims hate Christians and Jews. That for one is not at all true. I don’t even know one Muslim back home is Saudi that dislikes Christians. Everyone thinks that Muslims are terrorist when the vast Majority of Muslims are against this war and just want peace. I know not all Christians hate Muslims, but many many do. Okay 9/11 is a reason but that is not a reason to blame a religion because the terrorist hate America and happen to be Muslim. People quote the Qur’an (Bible for the Muslims) saying that the Qur’an says to kill the infidels – That is a bunch of bull crap because the Qur’an does not say that… if anything any idiot that reads that and tries to spread a false myth that Muslims are taught that are idiots. The Qur’an is written in only one language only and that’s Arabic. Some people have attempted to translate the Qur’an into English. The true is, is that the Qur’an cannot be translated into English or any other language because it would not make any sense in English since the Qur’an is written in poetry. Sometimes when you try to translate a word or an expression into another language it loses its meaning or gets get misunderstood. Islam does not teach hate. Islam is the most misunderstood religion in the world. If people took more time to learn about Islam and the people of Islam than there would be less hate in this world. Al-Qaeda is a degrading terrorist group that has done no good in this world. If anything, because of Al-Qaeda now the world has given Islam an enemies look as if we as individual Muslims follow Al-Qaeda, which we don’t! When in actuality we as Muslims support the ‘war against terror’. If Bush were not the president I’m sure most Muslim countries would be on America’s side… But Bush caused a lot of destruction thought the world that he was a piece of America that we did not trust. All I’m saying is if Christianity claims to be the religion of peace than why do they hate us? Throwing out Arabian jokes and derogatory Muslim comments. I don’t think Christians take the time to learn about us, yet we know all about Christianity… I’m sure most of you Christians don’t know that Muslim believe in Jesus, Virgin Mary, Adam and Eve. Many may have not known till now. Must I add the conflict between Israel and Palestine is not a conflict over religion people; it’s a conflict between politics. So once again I will state that before anyone says that Muslims hate Jews. Must I add, my wife is a beautiful Christian African-American women :) You have never read the Qur’an until you read it in Arabic. English translations are just a near interpretation on the truth. Ps. W.W.J.D? Jesus would not a hate Muslims or Islam due to the actions of a few. Peace. السلام batgirl2good: Obviously you can’t read the words spelled in front of you dear. I said “I know not all Christians hate Muslims, but many many do” EDIT: I apologize if my spelling and punctuations are incorrect, this is my second language. pls. and thank you kcslkcsl: What are you confused about? I met my wife while in Arizona state during college. If you are asking if Muslims are allowed to marry Christians than my answer is yes :) Resolved Question: Why is Christianity declining in America? I notice that the younger generations, like myself, aren't as religious as our parents and grandparents. We had a discussion in Spanish 4 Honors class about religion, and most of the people questioned Christianity and really didn't buy it. This class was made up of whites, and one latino male. We were all middle class and well off. We live in the suburbs, and we all plan on going to college and we are all in Honors classes. Why is Christianity popular in older generations, but declining in the younger ones? I also see young people (16 like me) who call themselves Christians, but never go to church, and they do not try to follow anything in the bible. Have you ever noticed this? It seems that most people are becoming agnostic. JBT obviously you do not realize that Agnostics believe in God. Resolved Question: Do you think that what I did is really wrong>? I have always been a follower of the bible and believe strongly in policy sex after marriage. However, yesterday I broke my virginity for the first time in my life (I am 20 years old) because I was teased from junior high to high school and sometimes a little bit in college because some people think im nerdy. I also am like 50 pounds overweight and got mad because I felt my parents somtimes teased me about my weight as well so when I had the chance to lay a good looking girl that I knew I did it and I dont feel bad about it. Resolved Question: Is this too risky to use as a college essay? The question is: Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international concern and its importance to you. College/Personal Essay How Religion has Inadvertently Affected My Life I grew up an atheist. Although my parents are atheists as well, they made no effort to influence what I do or don’t believe in. They never told me that there was no God; they just didn’t mention one at all. There was no feeling of absence in my life; all I knew was that while my friends dressed up for Sunday school after sleepovers, I would be the lucky one allowed to lie around watching TV in my pajamas. Sometimes my dad would joke about religion, doing things like asking a family member to say grace at the dinner table, but it wasn’t spiteful. The chosen family member would proceed to say a long, ridiculous prayer which usually sounded something like, “Thank you God for making this delicious chicken. We’re really glad you made potatoes too. And thanks for creating Mom so she could make this yummy sauce to go with them.” I have been asked how I deal with being an atheist, how I find hope and purpose in life if I don’t believe there is someone watching over me. This question always offends me, because I see no reason why I should need the constant presence of a god to help me live my life. Instead of looking towards the Bible for help in moral issues, I use my own judgment and life experiences to make decisions. I know that cheating, lying, and stealing are wrong. I feel that I should be able to resist unethical acts inherently because of my own values and not out of fear or the desire to please someone else. When I was younger, I would lie in bed and pray because it seemed like the right thing to do. That was what all the children on TV did, and I’d heard my peers at school praying. I wasn’t really praying to anyone, because I knew nobody could hear me. I just wanted to make known, if only to myself, what I wanted out of life. It actually had very little to do with religion; I saw prayer as a way to solidify my desires into something more concrete and accessible. For example, when I did something wrong and I knew I would be getting in trouble for it, I would say “Please, please, please don’t let me get in time out.” I wasn’t talking to any specific person; I just wanted to feel like I had some sort of control over my life. While I accept that some of my friends are religious, I don’t like it when they try to force their beliefs on me. I’ve had friends try to convince me to believe in God, and it exasperates me because I don’t try to persuade them to give up their beliefs. Religion has been the cause of many wars, as well as cultural disagreements and prejudice. I think it is ridiculous that the form in which someone worships should govern how people are treated, so I have chosen to abstain from any kind of worship completely. Everybody thinks that their religion is the only true one to follow, and I guess that I am doing the same thing by professing my atheism. A person lives by what they were told since birth, but opinions can change. If there ever is genuine confirmation that a god exists, the afterlife is conceivably what I would be most terrified of. I have noticed that most people find comfort in the belief that they will have someplace to go after death, but I would not want to continue existing after my concrete being ceases to. I don’t want my grandpa to be in some form of heaven, watching me as I mess up my life. There is no plausible way that a perfect, flawless heaven could exist, unless “God” removes all traces of sin from every human’s brain. Would we float aimlessly as impassive spirits? I would prefer to die without question or consequence and exist as a memory. Resolved Question: My boyfriend and I dont know what to do. Should we not marry and remain in a relationship forever? Ok so my boyfriend and I have been in a relationship for 4 1/2 years. He is already working and I am about to graduate from college. We have talked about getting married but since we are from two different Religions, he is Catholic and I am Pentecostal (Assemblies of God). We are both strong in our beliefs, but we still respect each other. Recently, with all the fuss being said about us and not being able to get married we decided to remain boyfriend/girlfriend forever. We agreed to have our own homes and remain celibateand astain from S**. We really just want to be together and in each others lives. We cant have it any other way. Since our beliefs forbid us from being together and in each others lives in marriage, we have lost hope on marriage. But is this right? What does God/Bible say about loving someone and getting married? We dont want to be divided rather love each other forever. I appreciate any feedback, even if its not useful. Resolved Question: Help just got expelled from school!? This past spring I was expelled from my high school. Why? Because I'm a Christian. There was a girl in my class who was wiccan, and I didn't want demons to possess me or anyone else and save her from satan. So, I told her that her faith was evil and told her to accept Jesus as Savior and she would be saved. Simple as that. Just say the sinners prayer and you can be saved! Well I got sent to the principal for that. She said I was 'discriminating' against her religion. I was only doing what the Bible, God, Jesus and my pastor said! How is that wrong!? Well, afterwards I was forced to aplologize, even though it's a sin to, so I never meant what I said. So, instead I put a copy of a Jack Chick tract in her locker about how wicca and a paganism lead to murder, rape and other horrible things because it lets the devil get inside of you. I also left a little note about how she was going to hell. I was hoping she would see the error of her ways and repent from the evil, disgusting 'religion'. Instead I was called down to the principal again and this time there were two police officers there. And they said I was under arrest for harrasing this girl and threatening her! What did I do? I just wanted her to accept Jesus and be saved! Now her family (all evil, stupid, disgusting god hating wiccans) want to sue me for discrimination and creating a hostile workplace! How is that fair? She's the one who's discriminating against me because I'm one with the LORD! Jesus is the only way to salvation! It's that simple people! No pope, wicca, or anything stupid like that! JESUS ONLY! Why is is wrong to tell others that? It's all the fault of the ACLU and simlar atheist organizations trying to destroy us Christians. Next they'll want to genocide us for doing our Godly work. What should I do now? and will this effect my chances of ging into a good college? Resolved Question: Hi im confused and I dont know if im going to heaven or going to hell can someone help me? ? Im confused, i read the bible when im up to it, I pray when im up to it,i do sin alott, i ask god to forgive me when im done sinning, i use to go to church but feel weird going now that my pastor has passed away, but that shouldnt be an excuse im going to college to become a pastor so i can help my brothers and sisters, when i read the bible it doesnt stick with me and have trouble understanding it, Im christian, I love jesus i love god with all my heart, but i keep sinning, i keep watching dirty things, and keep acting on those dirty things, i never go out in the world cause im afraid to get hurt or do something hurtfull, i feel like i dont belong here on earth, im very angry when i think of the bad things i do and blame the devil for it and say bad things to him, and then i get it, he hits me back by making life harder for me, and finds my weaknesses and uses those agianst me like he doing now, i have joint problems and he making my left hand hurt so that way i cant type, neway, I dont know if god will take me into heaven, if im one of the ones he will take up when the time comes, im so confused can someone help me or give me adivce... Resolved Question: Anyone knowledgeable of the CHURCH OF CHRIST? hi, ..please tell me, what you know about the "church of christ". , from your own experience and knowledge. (i'm not looking for long links to websites) I know it is "christian church", but I wanted to know , what their basic or most followed beliefs are. Is this a church that has just come about , as a "branched off" church of another church/religion? Also, where, EXACTLY in the bible does it state that the "church of christ" is the "only true " church?(if it does, if it does not, then provide the verse, of the church it does speak of) ... tell me exactly where please. (i am asking this, as i have a friend, intelligent, college educated, whom has joined this church about 5 months ago, and am seeing some changes in her...almost like a "brainwashed" type feeling is what i am getting, and not just myself, but another of our close friends, also sees the changes..) so please tell me what you know about the "church of christ", and please, not opinions of christians either ..., opinions are good, if they come from your own personal experience. thanks so much. and happy new year to you. Resolved Question: Question on Titheing (giving the church 10% of what you make)? I am babysitting this New Years, my parents and I have set up a plan for my $ when ever I earn money 10% goes to church 50% goes into a college account and 40% goes into spending whatever I want. I was wondering if it would be ok if just for New Years I kept all the money, is that a sin? The bible says donate 10% of what you make but I just want some money to have fun with. Please dont disrespect my plan b/c it works VERY well, im 14 and I have $1,000 to spend and have fun with! Resolved Question: Why do people who don't really care about living moral lives seem to be happy? Shouldn't the "fruit" be rotten? I'm getting a little frustrated in my Christian walk because I see people like my ex, who left me after 12 years because he said we didn't share the same morals and values, going out having an active social life, casual sex, etc. And tons of people who flock to him to party and hang out because he's the fun guy. He also hooks up with women casually and doesn't think it's a big deal at all. And it seems he has no shortage of willing women to go home with him to "hang out" and "hook up". I'm trying to be obedient to God and live a moral life since I have a very young son who I have to be an example for, and be responsible for. But I'm getting a tad resentful that I'm being responsible and controlling myself and I feel like I'm missing out. My social calender is empty, other than work, school (in college full-time) and church... and the occasional lunch with my sister or a close girlfriend. So, I suppose my question is... if people live these lives chasing their sinful preoccupations wouldn't it show in their fruit? The bible says you'll know them by their fruit. So, why is my ex seemingly having a blast and I'm trying to live a decent life and I feel like I'm the one not turning up much good fruit? He's in his mid 30's and so am I, by the way. I never said I wanted people to be miserable. I merely asking a question about my understanding of biblical cause and effect. Resolved Question: Looking for a book with "reflections" on life... (morality)? I'm looking for like a compilation of things like this: Men's Desire: A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted. As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautifully wrapped gift box. Curious, and somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man's name embossed in gold. Angry, he rose his voice to his father and said "with all your money, you give me a Bible?" and stormed out of the house. Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things. When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to search through his father's important papers and saw the still gift-wrapped Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully underlined a verse, Matt.7:11, "And if ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children,how much more shall your Heavenly Father which is in Heaven, give to those who ask Him?" As he read those words, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words: Paid in Full.... 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