I'm working on a presentation in which I am comparing religious views portrayed in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre and Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment in relation to religious trends during the time the respective authors wrote the books. I had no problem finding tons of info on England's...
Study reveals 17 percent of atheists with children are involved in religious institutions for social and personal reasons Some atheist scientists with children embrace religious traditions for social and personal reasons, according to research from Rice University and the University at Buffalo...
Why is it that Christians who grow beards are considered religious, while when Muslims grow a beard they are considered as terrorists?
Also when it comes to Hijab, Many Christians i've seen hate Hijab and forgot that Mary, the mother of Jesus wore one as well as the Nuns in churches. Why do you...
I know i do. I can understand that you love your faith and i respect that, but you will not shove it in my face. I can promise you that. But whats your opinion
and atheists and in a way i guess i am i'm really just bored and want your opinion, plus its fun to watch the religious nuts freak the...
An Irishman went to Confession in St. Patrick's Catholic Church.
'Father', he confessed, 'it has been one month since my last confession. I had sex with Kitty Green twice last month.'
The priest told the sinner, 'You are forgiven. Go out and say three Hail Mary's.'
Soon thereafter, another...
I believe that all of religions came from cultural myths that spread over time and became the massive religions that we know today. All though, I do believe the values in all positive religious are absolutely right, we should treat one another with love, BUT that's another topic.
My question is...
I know this doesn't apply to all religious people, the ones I know are generally supportive, but the ones I've met recently haven't exactly been tolerant to my...difference. I am bisexual, 17 years old, I am a virgin, I have had one boyfriend and two girlfriends, one of whom I am still with. To...
I've always loved reading Narnia, Lord of the Rings and even Mists of Avalon. I love the religious allegories mixed with mythology and fairy tale magic, in fact those stories are what inspiring me to write my own religious fantasy;
It takes place in another world with mythical creatures and...
"nature did not create anybody God did and if you do not believe in God then He must not have called you yet. He may not for you are right you can't force anyone to do anything that they do not want to do. God feels the same way, that is why He gave us freewill"
What do you have to say?
There...
Little Mary was not the best student in Sunday School. Usually she slept through the class. One day the teacher called on her while she was napping, ''Tell me, Mary, who created the universe?'' When Mary didn't stir, little Johnny, an altruistic boy seated in the chair behind her, took a pin and...
Despite the fact that the majority of Catholic women use birth control and the world's population has just reached 7 billion--a figure we surely cannot support with our current economic and environmental resources, some religious organizations refuse to accept that birth control is a necessary...
...surreal? Links please? Here's one I found, it's a mountain with LARGE tombs carved into it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Naghshe_Rostam_ZPan.jpg
I guess this question is for those who appreciate history, art, and the study of religious influence in history.
and youre not a part of ? that religion? I had a few Muslim ones stuck in my head before because they are even more repetitive than the Christians. Its kinda annoying. Like worse than getting a song stuck in your head.
With an apparatus dubbed 'God-Helmet' (generates weak fluctuating magnetic fields), neuro-science professor Michael Persinger showed that about 80 percent of his participants experienced a presence beside them in the room, which ranges from a simple 'sensed presence' to visions of "god"...
Yesterday, my mom found out that I was a bisexual agnostic. Needless to say, it was a "splash of cold water to the face for her." <her words. And while it's refreshing for her to see who I really am, we're having some serious issues, because we don't understand each other. She can't see how I...