Marriage between a Catholic and a Mormon
<p>My BIL is Catholic and is in love with his Mormon girlfriend. They are in their early 30s. GF really wants to get married and start a family. She insists that any children they have will...
View ArticleSpanking and the Church
What has been your experience with this?<br><br> I am feeling pretty heartbroken right now after going to a new Bible study group that handed out the book Shepherding a Child's Heart in...
View Articlemultiply movement
<p>Does anyone have any experience with this? Is it the same thing as the Shepherd Movement?</p> <p> </p> <p>Just asking....</p>
View Articlekosher bakeware question
<p>I'm not Jewish and have had limited exposure to kosher laws. My kids went to a Jewish preschool with the separate kitchens and strict rules about what was allowed into the school. That's the...
View ArticleWhy does God allow animal suffering?
I was thinking about this today and couldn't come up with a good answer. Let me start by making sure I have my premises right...in most Christian schools of thought, at least, the common belief is...
View ArticleIs raw meat kosher?
Hi, just wondering a question. Assuming a kosher animal was killed in a kosher way and drained properly, etc. (I'm not Jewish and don't know any word except kosher), would eating it raw be kosher?
View ArticleI don't celebrate holidays
<p>Hi, I'm a Christian who is non-denominational. I don't celebrate holidays because they are steeped in pagan tradition and the Bible says:</p> <p> </p> <p>Galations...
View ArticleDifferences between Mennonite USA and Mennonite Brethren?
I know there might be a few ladies on here who can help me with this question.<br><br> What's the difference between the Mennonite Church USA and the Mennonite Brethren...
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Ordained Minister
<p>Can anyone help me become an ordained minister? I found a website that has me type my info in and then "ordains" me but it seems a little too easy. Is it really that simple? Are there classes...
View Articlepagans who cover?
Ok... this has been bouncing around in the back of my head for a while now, and I'm finally remembering to ask (it's one of those 3am nursing session "oh yeah I was going to ask..." things <img...
View ArticleAdultery in the Bible
<p>Hi!</p> <p> </p> <p>My husband and I were having a discussion, and I said that in the Bible there is something about adultery that states, those who condone adultery...
View ArticleReincarnation
Do you believe in the possibility of it? Through my own research I have come to the conclusion that it is certain. I will go into more detail about that later but I want to mention that it is becoming...
View ArticleCan you be a Christian if you don't believe in Jesus?
<p>I am Christian. My family was never church going but I have always celebrated Christian holidays and been taught religion from a protestant POV.</p> <p> </p> <p>The...
View ArticleAs a mother of a lesbian teen...
<p>I've been feeling a desire to start a thread about raising non-straight kids in a region with strong religious fundamentalist undertones. Dd is okay with me starting this thread, by the way....
View ArticleReligious Studies
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong><a href="http://www.mothering.com/community/wiki/religious-studies-guidelines">Religious Studies Guidelines</a></strong></p>...
View ArticlePlease explain
<p>Genesis 17:9</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://biblehub.com/genesis/17-9.htm" target="_blank"><strong>9</strong></a>Then God said to Abraham,...
View ArticleQuestion about Muslim circumcision
In Jewish circumcision, the baby is 8 days (at least), counting the day of birth as day one. So a boy born on a Wednesday would have his bris the next Wednesday. I have heard that Muslims circumcise on...
View ArticleAre there options for me??
<p>I don't know if I'll find any answers here. I looked at other forums and found no answers from other people's posts so I thought I'd request advice on my particular problem. My husband and I...
View ArticleJewish Circumcision and the Frenulum
Bris Milah requires the removal of the mucous membrane, correct?<br><br> Why then is the frenulum removed? Is this not somewhat excessive? Or is it a case of failure in development of...
View Articlegrace based parenting, help me be an influence
The paragraph below was posted on the facebook page for a mom's bible study I'm in. All but one of these moms parent on a punishment/rewards system and many spank. I'm excited to have this opportunity...
View ArticleQuestion about JWs and Birthdays
At a local homeschooling activity, I was talking to another mother about why we chose to pull our kids out of the public school system. Both of us found it challenging, to say the least, having...
View Articlecatholic godparent question
I am roman catholic. My sister in law asked me to be godmother to her son when he was born in 2006. I went to his baptism, and stood up as godmother.<br><br> I have been a lapsed catholic...
View ArticleChildren & Tithing
<p>OK, so DS is 7, we are a Christian Household and my husband and I tithe faithfully. We recently have started to discuss the subject of tithing & offerings with our son (he brought it...
View ArticleIdols and Graven Images
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/natalie-portman-sounds-israel-netanyahu-793425 Is the Oscar statuette an idol? Interesting. The way some covet it, it may be.
View Articleafter 523 yrs,
Spain and Portugal invite the descendants of the expelled Sephardim to return to the Iberian Peninsula. http://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Spain-passes-law-of-return-for-Sephardic-Jews-405742 Israel's law -...
View ArticleThe "Rapture"
<p>My MIL is a firm believer in the Rapture, she states that when Christ returns all believers will just *poof* disappear to be with him leaving behind a pile of clothes where they previously...
View ArticleCore differences... protestant, baptist, mormon, lutheran, methodist,...
<p>What are the core differences? What makes them a different sect?</p>
View ArticleStephen Colbert & Faith
http://www.relevantmagazine.com/culture/6-times-stephen-colbert-got-serious-about-faith
View ArticleExistential loneliness
Here is a non-secular sermon on a topic I have been exploring recently: that loneliness can be a spiritual/existential condition and not just an interpersonal one. Loneliness of Spirit: Deeper than the...
View ArticleTeaching critical thinking using horoscope and tarot?
I'm curious to hear from folks who practice some forms of spirituality related to reading horoscope or tarot. First, I'd like to hear how people who practice these things feel about things like...
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Read the Qur'an/Koran in One Year (It's Short..like the NT) All Welcome :)
Hi Everybody, Assalamu Alaikum, Peace Be Upon You:<br><br> So, I thought I'd start a Read the Qur'an in a Year thread... after being influenced by the Read the Bible...
View ArticleUnique origin of Eve
Ever wondered why Almighty God chose to make Eve as recorded in the Bible? “And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh...
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