and I'm supposed to meet some friends in an hour for a Salsa lesson... I should probably start getting ready for that instead of thinking new questions to ask
Wow I didn't even see this go by. That cost the community some down-vote-rep.
I agree that had to go. Does burning it like that serve a purpose to drive home a point? Sort of like a scarecrow or public hanging? Or is it just piling on?
Anyway it's too late for me to answer that question, it's pushing 3 am.
Jesus came and died for our sins so that we may be forgiven and have salvation.
But Matthew 12:32 (NIV) says there is at least one thing to prevent being forgiven.
32 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be f...
What is this question asking? Is my question (currently deleted) "What was the 'unforgivable sin'?" based on the same scripture, a duplicate?
This was my question:
Matthew 12:32 makes reference to an "unforgivable sin":
Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.
I was raised Christian. I am Armenian, and my parents were raised Christian (however my grandmother was raised Catholic).
Every so often I think about my religion, and I can't help but think about whether it's true or not. I know that it's more on a "believing is seeing" basis rather than "seein...
@Purmou There is a feeling among many people that commenting "I'm flagging because..." is just inciting drama (I agree with this). Quietly flagging and letting the acting mod comment if appropriate tends to keep the drama down.
I know that not everyone hates Christians. Frequently the animosity is directed towards Christians as a whole, and not individuals. Is there a specific reason for this hatred towards Christians? Both from those whom never believed in Christ, and those who were previously of the faith. This can ev...
Couldn't this question be closed by the same logic?
Trust me, I'm not a fan of questions that would attract opinionated answers.
But another reason I'm surprised my doubts question got closed is because a few answers had valid biblical references, which is what we're using to determine validity aren't we?
I was raised Christian. I am Armenian, and my parents were raised Christian (however my grandmother was raised Catholic).
Every so often I think about my religion, and I can't help but think about whether it's true or not. I know that it's more on a "believing is seeing" basis rather than "seein...
Ignosticism or igtheism is the theological position that every other theological position (including agnosticism) assumes too much about the concept of God and many other theological concepts.
The view that a coherent definition of God must be presented before the question of the existenc...
"This question is not a good fit to our Q&A format. We expect answers to generally involve facts, references, or specific expertise; this question will likely solicit opinion, debate, arguments, polling, or extended discussion."
Almost every single answer on my question had a bible reference or some factual evidence.
There are cultural Jews. Are there cultural Christians who do not interpret the religion as factual? Is this possible?
Apparently it's also called a "Nominal Christian" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_Christian
From the comments:
To my understanding there are people who call them...
@HedgeMage i've commented on some posts i flagged. since the site is still in a trial run, i figured to use comments to help improve the question when i feel the question is salvageable
is this behaviour undesired? should it be kept strictly in meta?
@Purmou That question is badly formed, but the question itself is valid. I just gave a pretty extended answer and I'll try to edit the question if I can find the time.
@djeikyb It is absolutely good to use comments to suggest ways that questions and/or answers could be improved if you think they can be improved. I was trying to explain that commenting specifically "I flagged/downvoted you because..." -- as opposed to providing advice in a comment and then flagging/downvoting as appropriate -- is more likely to raise drama than improve the site.
BTW, any comments on my answer to the question @Purmou cited (below)? I was trying very hard to explain the problem without sounding like I was trying to rag on Christianity in general, but I'm not sure how well I accomplished that:
I know that not everyone hates Christians. Frequently the animosity is directed towards Christians as a whole, and not individuals. Is there a specific reason for this hatred towards Christians? Both from those whom never believed in Christ, and those who were previously of the faith. This can ev...
ehh, i think the question should be closed. it doesn't have much to do with christianity. "why do people hate x" is psychological, or sociological, or...
btw, seriously? "She called a local Christian preacher, who tried to break into my house with the stated goal of beating me until I miscarried"
(Not to mention in conflict with mainstream Christianity who, afaik, are still pretty anti-abortion. I mean, how is beating a woman to a miscarriage not abortion?)
@djeikyb In that case wouldn't Christians be in favor of abortion whenever it was likely the parents wouldn't raise the baby to be "proper" Christians?
@Purmou I'll get to it, but right now I'm trying to keep up with the (many) content flags. I only plan to address edits when I have flags down to zero.
Parenting had a similarly sized private beta, and I think they had something like 13 flags the first week. (I'm guesstimating from memory, I don't have stats handy)
@Purmou Thats what I thought too, but then I noticed (during quiet times) they were long ways apart in time. (I still haven't figure out the time markers on the right, though.)
Hmm... the "unbelievers" tag seems awkward to me. In some circles, it's taken to mean someone who used to believe, but now does not, while in others it also includes those who never believed in the first place. Is there a clearer alternative that's not horribly perjorative?
@Richard "heretics" may be a valid tag in itself, but I'm not sure it's appropriate in this case because some heretics believe in/worship Jesus Christ, they just don't necessarily agree with church doctrine.
@ElendiaStarman Heh. :) The only time I have to work on my own projects and do "fun" things is when I'm at work (or supposed to be working). Home life is too busy.
As a single man I find it difficult to meet people, not only with good values, but who share my faith. I struggle with finding environments in which mingle with eligible people that may actually lead to a lasting relationship. The cliche bar scene is typically no good as an avid Christian should...
@waxeagle Everyone who has ever shown up to a church service thinks they are an expert on Christianity. You have no idea how many Christians I know that I can make look like the ignorant fools they are with even my outsider's level of knowledge of the bible and church doctrine
@Flimzy He created a sockpuppet account under another name. I discovered that and merged the two accounts, and now I'm going through and deleting the garbage and anonymizing anything worth keeping. Please be patient with me, as it's not a fast process.
I've read some books on the subject and they always seem to state that you shouldn't really go looking for a woman to date, you should just "let it happen".
However I've also read some books that say that "just letting it happen" is a bit like sitting outside the bank and wishing all the money w...
I closed it as not constructive with a long explanatory comment on how to get it re-opened
Okay, I'm going to grab some shut-eye... I'll finish that clean-up in the morning. If you need me for anything, just @ highlight me and I'll see it in my inbox.
@Flimzy Sorry, but the answer is that this is SE. If its off topic here and on topic elsewhere it gets sent there.
If we don't want questions migrated then we should ask better questions. We can't just not migrate topical questions where they should go because we want people to stay here.
Christianity teaches the forgiveness of sins by God, but from the Ten Commandments in Exodus (NIV) it says something along the lines of:
"You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain; for the
LORD will not hold him guiltless that takes his name in vain."
Does this mean that br...
I'm really terrible at faith. I understand that it's a choice to have or not have faith, I'd really like to choose the former, but my very much neurotic nature often gets the best of me, and often holds me back I think... So my question is "How do I get more faith?"
Most of the Christians I know do whatever they like on Sunday: working at home, paid employment etc.
Is there any specific information in the New Testament that suggest what Christians should or should not do?
Are we supposed to obey the Ten Commandments? What does that mean for Christians?
T...
That is pretty strange. Although, to be honest, the content on Christianity.SE looks like it's going to be pretty subjective, so maybe he's just testing the waters, trying to get the site shaped out?
I mean, it's better to see him ask this kind of question now as opposed to ten months into the site's lifetime...but it would have been even better if it showed up in the Area 51 questions thing where people could do the whole on-topic/off-topic jazz.
I'm more of a I-remember-there-was-something-that-said-something-like-this kind of guy, so I can usually find the appropriate verse on BibleGateway pretty quickly.
Well mainly I'm talking about the multiply bit...there are 7 billion people on the planet, is there any Christian reasoning that states that at some point you should take in existing-orphans instead of making more people?
Jesus came and died for our sins so that we may be forgiven and have salvation.
But Matthew 12:32 (NIV) says there is at least one thing to prevent being forgiven.
32 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be f...
Ignosticism or igtheism is the theological position that every other theological position (including agnosticism) assumes too much about the concept of God and many other theological concepts.
The view that a coherent definition of God must be presented before the question of the existenc...
What about Allah, Visnu or Zeus? What are they?
Please share your wisdom.
How do you define a Christian? How do you define what kind of person is your brother in Christ and what kind of person is not
Christianity teaches the forgiveness of sins by God, but from the Ten Commandments in Exodus (NIV) it says something along the lines of:
"You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain; for the
LORD will not hold him guiltless that takes his name in vain."
Does this mean that br...
