Donita Desjardin: My suggestion would be to befriend a few 'breeders'. We're not all bad. Then you can direct your anger only at those who directly deserve it, instead of the whole group.Orientation discrimination, like racism, goes both ways. If you allow yourself to live in hate of the whole group, you're no better than those who hate you for who you are.
Shad Bushweller: If it is Non Alcoholic, totally harmless to you and others around you. then it is allowed.As Alcohol can drive your mind away and you can commit any major sin, So that is forbidden.Anyone can forget the difference between his mother and any other Lady, and can commit Huge Sins. I hope you are getting my Point. That is why it is not allowed in respected religions.So the main answer to your question is, Yes it is allowed if its harmless and non alcoholic.Good luck!...Show more
Joan Stavropoulos: I could take the time to produce the proper citations, and if you contact me, I will put them toge! ther for you.Jesus was the God of the old testament. As such, the covenant made with Israel was, among other things, a marriage covenant he made with a treacherous wife. Scripture relates that he divorced Israel, but he was not free to "marry" another.Christ died on the cross, thus freeing him from that covenant relationship with Israel, and the new covenant began where his bride is now the church; i.e. Christians who are bound to Christ. Paul explains this in part in Romans 7.So Jesus was never free to "marry" on the level we do, and produce offspring from that type of union. Yet offspring of God are being produced through this union with the church; born again Christians..
Oscar Wieland: When he was dying on the cross, he said to his mother "Woman, behold your son" and to his disciple something like "This is your mother." He was entrusting his mother to a disciple's care. He wouldn't have had to do that if there was additional family to care for her or he would ! have entrusted his wife and child(ren) to the disciple, too.
Colby Millberg: The church is Christ's bride.2 Corinthians 11:2 I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to him.Ephesians 5:25-27 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her (26) to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, (27) and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. Revelation 19:7-9 Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. (8) Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear." (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints.) (9) Then the angel said to me, "Write: 'Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding supper of the Lamb!'" And he added, "These are the true words of God."Revelation 21:2 I saw the Holy City, the! new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.The people born again are the offspring.John 12:24 I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.Ephesians 1:4-7 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love (5) he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and willâ€" (6) to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. (7) In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace
Venetta Coulbourne: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal's_Wager Interestingly, the Buddhists have made a similar argument, and said that believing in karma and rebirth brings tangible rewards now even if they are not ultimatel! y valid.The idea of the effect on the now is what seems to elude Pascal! ... and not surprisingly, as his standpoint is apologetic. The problem with wagering on God's existence is that you may then find yourself bound to belief systems whose tenets have caused war and strife as long as mankind's been around. What god you wager on carries some weight, as well.But if you wager on no God, you are placing faith in reason and freeing yourself of the tenets of organized religion. You are also furthering good by not contributing to mindless and exclusive clubs.In addition, a benevolent god would judge a person by merit, not belief. Commanding faith and rewarding it, but burning non-believers... that's a strange god, and only one that humans could cook up....Show more
Danica Timperman: I no of nothing in the Qur'an that would prohibit the consumption of non alcoholic beer or wine. But I am not a Muslim or cleric, but an atheist who likes to study.
Anibal Scheid: I don't understand how you think that drinking alcohol is not in the bible b! ecause of one of the most famous parables of Jesus turning water into wine and that most churches use wine to symbolize His blood.Taking a stance on drinking as a way to keep order in your life is a personal choice and non-alcoholic beer and wine are just not distilled. its like drinking wheat or grape juice, so if you don't have a problem with that then you should be fine....Show more
Torri Tippey: As a follow up: Since there is no Biblical proof that He could not have been married and/or a father, in light of Isaiah 53:10, why do you believe that He WAS not?
Willa Holte: yes
Norma Marsalis: If there's no alcohol in it and that's the part your trying to avoid, seems like it would be fine to me
Donny Bankson: you are allowed to drink alchohol if u r over 21just nbot to the point of drunkenness, even look it upin the bible
Lashawnda Anteby: Absolutely and unapologetically no. Forgive, but I've yet to come across a more bogus and ostentatious re! ason to believe in the existence of God. It's completely selfish. I m! yself have more agnostic leanings at this point in my life, but have a veritable salad bar array of theist friends, from Catholics to Jews to Muslims to Christians to Hindus, down the line. The ones whose faith means the most to them, who truly are pursuing and care about their faith, have their faith because of a reverence to their creator. They believe g/God has revealed himself/herself to them in such a personal and penetrating way that they cannot do anything else but believe. It's out of duty and reverence. Out of respect for the one responsible for their existence. Even if I disagree or am unsure, that's objectively beautiful. Converseley and unfortuneately, Pascal's Wager is completely self focused. "Juuuust in case g/God exists, it's in my best interest not to burn in hell for all eternity so I'm gonna put my money on g/God. Double or nothing." Spare me the ignorance. It's this kind of ignorance and lazy theology that gives theists such a bad rap. What a! shame....Show more
Coleen Carignan: you will desire to have instructed him that he would desire to have self assurance in God merely in case to circumvent the opportunity of going to hell (thats Pascals wager). he's calling it a pretend dichotomy meaning you're implying that there are in basic terms 2 possibilities while truly there are much greater. Pascals wager relies upon upon the concept the two no God exists or the Christian God in specific exists. It does not account for the opportunity of -- say working example -- the Islamic God exists wherein case you may nicely be a believer in Christianity and nonetheless land up in hell. or possibly a God exists that hates all non secular believers and could in basic terms enable athiests into heaven. Thats merely as probably. element is there are endless possibilities, so believing in 'God' does not garauntee you wont pass to hell, or maybe shrink the likelyhood like Pascal implies....Show more
Palmira Lochridge: ! OK, here it is. As no one in the Church has been able or willing to an! swer this, I'll put it out here. Much has been made of the fictional DaVinci Code, etc. So:Can anyone show me that it was impossible for Jesus to have been married and/or had a child? Not conjecture, not "I believe", but actual black-and-white Biblical proof (although I'll take anything you got, actually). And proof that He COULD NOT; not that He did or didn't....Show more
Coy Tapley: Because he would have had a perfect child. When perfect genes are interchanged with imperfect genes the dominant gene of perfect genes are the dominating inheritance since that never happened cause there is no one perfect other that Jesus who died att 33 1/2 yr his perfect lineage died with him and to do Gods will was his purpose in life, to be distracted with wife and children he would have neglected his responsibilties to raise his family to love and teach them the sole purpose for which he llived. I would suggest using some cross referencing to understand .Try using different tran! slations and get the real meaning of the scriptureBut Jehovah himself took delight in crushing him; he made him sick. If you will set his soul as a guilt offering, he will see his offspring, he will prolong [his] days, and in his hand what is the delight of Jehovah will succeed.53:10â€"In what sense did Jehovah take delight in crushing his Son? It must have pained Jehovah, the compassionate and empathetic God, to see his beloved Son suffer. Even so, He took delight in Jesus’ willing obedience and all that his suffering and death would accomplish.â€"Proverbs 27:11; Isaiah 63:9.
Rachal Osaki: Can anyone show me actual black-and-white Biblical proof that I WAS NOT PRESENT during the events of the Bible?Not conjecture, but actual black-and-white Biblical proof.
Soraya Coodey: *Mingag spiritually overs.*
Rolanda Merritt: Focus your hate on something positive like the destruction of Manbearpig.
Darcie Peraha: Greetings, Possibly there are not enough! knowledgable Christians out there to understand what it was that Chris! t came here to do not only for our individual salvation,but to reclaim the earth from satan and redeem it back to God.The reason that Jesus did not procreate is that that was not His purpose or mission while here on earth. His mission on earth was to form a new gospel for God,s chosen people scince they had so corrupted their own religion that it started to resemle the the ways of the people which resided in Sodom and Gomorrah. So God decided to try a new tactic by sending the Word to inhabit a human form from the moment of inception of a virginal woman(Mary) and to grow up to better understand the human condition so that when His time would come He could minister to them and show them not only how to save their eternal soul but how to cope with the unholiness of their neighbors and friends which had been brought about by satan's control of the earth.This would eventually spread to the Gentiles and then spread throughout the rest of the world.Another aspect of Jesus's dying! upon the cross was to redeem the world back to its rightful owner God. In the days of old Israel if land had been given as collateral for a loan and this loan was not repaid then the only way that it could be reclaimed from the new deed or title owner was by a blood relative or the deed holder would be able to do with the land as they saw fit. So when Jesus was born and grew up He was the saecond Adam of His direct bloodline which entitles Him to reclaim the deed for earth from satans control.Should you know your bible you will recall that God kicked satan and approximately 1/3 of the angels with him out of heaven and gave satan control of the earth(hence the phrase god of this earth). You will find in Revelations that the voices ring out and ask who is worthy to open the scroll(the one with the seven seals)? At first there is no reply and then there rings out that the Lamb is worthy and the lamb is described as all covered in blood and wounds.And then the rest of heaven r! epeat that the lamb is worthy to open the scroll.And then the seals are! begun to be opened.So as you can see by being knowledgeable about the bible you will come to realize that Jesus's mission was of a more important nature than to continue His bloodloine as satan would have you believe by cunningly trying to deceive us by throwing in this garbage about Jesus fathering children,that was not His purpose here on earth it was to defeat satan and His minions which He success fully accomplished when He gave Himself up to death on the cross and then three daya later arose and prolaimed that He had been risen and was going to where His father was to sit on His right hand and to become the High Priest and mediator between God and us.......
Letitia Bigelow: Your viewpoint seems strangely buddhist: only focused on what happens while one is alive with no regard to the many years before, and many years after, and for all eternity.By believeing in no God, your freedom is only worth something while you are on this earth, while believing in a god free! s you is the afterlife.Also, belief in God deos not necessitate a selling out to organized religion. For instance, one can believe in the bible, but never go to church, and technically, according to the bible, they would still be saved.This is the wager Pascal is referring to. Believe in God, not religion. As far as the idea of the idea of God saying "join me or burn" is totally rediculous. The God pascal referres to, the God of the bible, wishes everyone to be with him, and has told his people (christians) to spread this news. So if anybody is burning, it's not the god's fault, it's the belivers'....Show more
Nilda Bafia: "Obviously, my faith is against the drinking or intake of alcohol. (like most religions anyway)."That's actually a misrepresentation of "most religions". Jesus drank alcohol, just a heads up.
Scot Rotruck: Godd question, I'll wait to see your answers!
Adan Stribble: According to the Presbyterian church USA (USA) They don't like drinking! but you can do it.According to the Presbyterian Church Of america (PCA! ) You don't drink from what i understandSo if you belong to a (USA) church it should be fine but ask your pastor just to be sure
Dannie Briseno: The bible doesn't speak against the ingesting of alcohol period but rather drinking to the point of drunkenness. Therefore I would think non-alcoholic beverages should be fine. Remember that when the bible was written, clean drinking water was not readily available. People from biblical times only had beer and wine to drink. This is the reason that the bible speaks about alcohol. You can see where having beer and wine as your only form of fluids could be potentially problematic.Galatians 5:19-21 says, "Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such! things will not inherit the kingdom of God."Proverbs 31:4-7, King Lemuel writes that his mother forewarned that drunkenness clouds the mind and can lead to injustice and poor judgment. "For if they drink, they may forget the law," (Proverbs 31:5 NLT).Proverbs 23:29-30 "Who has anguish? Who has sorrow? Who is always fighting? Who is always complaining? Who has unnecessary bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes? It is the one who spends long hours in taverns, trying out new drinks,"...Show more
Lanita Reichman: The point is that the question is irrelevant. The story of Jesus is not about Jesus the man, or his family life. That's why his birth was mythologized and his youth barely mentioned. Only his mission matters. We are to focus on what Jesus teaches and demonstrates, not "who" he is.Whether Jesus was married or had children is irrelevant. Anyone can do that. It's the unusual things he did that matter. He was willing to witness and die for the truth in opposition to! the complacency of the status quo. That, only a few can do.Suppose Je! sus had children. What is the significance of that? Assuming we can identify the progeny of Jesus, exactly how should we regard them? Do we deify and worship them? Do we consult them for spiritual advice? Do we crucify them in imitation of their famous ancestor? They would be human beings, like anyone else. Their deeds would matter more than their genetic legacy.What Dan Brown was hinting at was a reputed movement in the dark ages by which people tried to justify the divine right of the Merovingian Kings to rule in Europe by claiming direct descent from Christ. Their intentions and their deeds did not matter, only their bloodlines. This was the basis of the founding myth of feudalism, that some people had "noble" blood, and was directly opposed to what Jesus (and countless Jewish prophets before him) preached.In our enlightened age, we don't believe in the divine right of kings. So our interest in identifying descendants of Christ (were it possible), would probabl! y be for the sheer celebrity of it, like a kind of souvenir-hunting. Our moral character would matter less than being on a first name basis with Stanley McJesus. Is that what you're trying for?Sure, it's possible that Jesus married and had kids. But it doen't appear in the Bible, not because it would be scandalous or embarrassing, but because it simple didn't matter. I mean, what would Jesus Jr. DO?...Show more
Lolita Deschamp: com that cuz I know hate is a bad thing?
Benny Stehno: When I was a mormon, I would have answered thus:avoid all appearance of evilby drinking non-alcoholic wine/beer, you are appearing to others to drink alcohol and may tempt them to drink alcohol by being a role model.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------as an atheist, i say do whatever the heck you like...Show more
Renay Billiar: Pascal's Wager is a desperate attempt by bible thumpers to persuade when all else fails.But, it is jus! t as silly as the offer for "free salvation."
Tawny Grosskreutz: ! Certainly.
Donny Bankson: with out alcohol yes its okay
Malcom Fenoff: are you chasing your tail? or playing aeroplanes?
Mickey Isle: Jesus drank wine. If you're going to Paris you should try French wines. You can limit yourself to a glass or two, no harm done.
Malcom Bourek: "Yet it was the LORD's will to crush him and cause him to suffer, and though the LORD makes his life a guilt offering, HE WILL SEE HIS OFFSPRING and prolong his days, and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand." - Isaiah 53:10
Clinton Migliori: Hang out in a breeder bar and maybe you'll see that some are likable.
Chauncey Williama: Not sure about that "belief" thing..........I think it is a fools wager though. Also has been mathematically proven illogical.
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