Is YaHoO q&a A gOoD wAy To HelP PeOpLe GrOw (eSpEcIalLy SpIrItUaLlY)?
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You again.  You need to grow up.  If you can't ask intelligent questions and type them out right, then stay off of the site.
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Yes...\n\nhttp://www.faithfreedom.org/forum\n\nhttp://www.faithfreedom.org/testimonials.htm\n\nhttp://www.faithfreedom.org
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You bet! And vice versa. \n\nMy faith and my gods want me to ask questions. We grow by asking questions and seeking answers. Most of the time asking questions leads to more questions, but it's been my experience that asking questions and having doubts can strengthen faith.
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We need to understand that as christians, we are in a growth pattern.  The process of growth on earth for us humans is a pattern to teach us about the pattern of growth in spiritual terms.  Some grow faster than others and some stagnate for a while and then have a growth spurt.  God is not going to put you into the field to win souls until you are ready for that.  You dont want to push people away from God because you are too immature for that task and you dont want to blindly run around trying to win souls that the Holy Spirit hasnt moved you to approach.  Once you are mature enough, if it is in His will, He will send you out. \n\nAlso, this may not be your calling, you may have another calling in which you will help save a few souls but only through the vocation He has chosen for you.  It will be what makes you most happy so you needn't worry about that, but it may be that you only end up reaching only a few souls in your life.  \n\nJust remember, you are not the difference between salvation and eternal hell for someone.  If someone needs ministered to, the Lord will see to it that it happens.  So dont fear that souls are falling into hell because you aren't ready yet, the Lord is in control and He will be sure to send those into the field that need to be there for someone.
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Absolutely!  There are many helpful and educational media programs and outlets.  I think that anything uplifting and helpful in the media can be attributed to God.\n\nIn addition, the Holy Ghost can help you to understand something that you are hearing in a way that makes it personal to you.  Therefore, even a program that isn't designed to address your particular need can address it, because the Holy Ghost can help you to hear it in a different, meaningful way.
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I always think that asking questions opens the cracks that are in our own faiths and beliefs. Its like going through Microsoft Word with Spell-Checker. You find lots of mistakes and you feel bad. But at the end, you feel better because the end product is polished and structurly sound. Its the same with asking questions that challenge us.
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I think that "yahoo answers" are a very good chance to speak with people of other countries, to give and take many things and all the people who are here have helped me with many questions!
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You want someone to tell you what to do?\n\nGo read a good book.\n\nTry to help someone today.\n\nCreate a spiritual resume, and consider how you can improve it. \n\nBe happy...it's catchy.
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Yes, ask lot's of questions, don't be fobbed of with rubbish answers and make sure you can test the answers for accuracy.  Enlightenment is finding the truth... we can't do that by blindly accepting what other people tell us or by following old clapped out melodramatic religions.
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I really think it is a nice touch when you add a response when you select the best answer. As for emailing, I don't know if that is feasible. I have enjoyed the process of answering a variety of questions, but it certainly is motivating to know that someone appreciates your time and effort \nSimilarly, I would like there to be a good way to recognize quality questions. When I look at the questions you have asked, for example, they clearly are thoughtfully phrased and thought-provoking. \nKeep it up!
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Hi, I am a sister in Christ.  I don't get to answer many questions any more, because I am so busy.  But, I just sat down to relax and check my email and the yahoo questions for tonight to see if there was anyone asking a question for which I might have and answer.\nActually, I am not aware of any chat rooms except our own through our church, but why don't you check to see if there are any Christian Yahoo Groups.  Just click on Yahoo! at the top left corner next to My Yahoo and Mail.  In the list click on groups and see what you can find out.\nWe have a lot of enjoyment on our website, sharing scriptures and insights, praying for one another.  Everyone is so busy, it gives us a way to stay connected even during the week.\nGod bless you and I hope this helps.\nOne of His
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I have often thought that there ought to be an option for us to answer without getting points for it. Apparently, the Yahoo monitors haven't been paying attention. I'd be happy to give up the points I get when I am answering a question that I feel strongly about and want to answer it just for the opportunity to make my case and get my point across.\n\nI think the people who tell you to stop asking religious questions (as long as they are sincerely intended, and not simply to cause people to stumble) are frustrated because they cannot manipulate or control you. I think they would probably disdain to receive points for answering you, so I don't think that they are necessarily hypocrites. I do think they are very boastful and rude, though.
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It does help.  I have met a lot of people online that tell me their secrets.. LOL.. but I have also told some strangers online my secrets.  It's hard to find people you trust for those deep dark intimate ones too.  Plus so many people are judgemental! \n\nOne of the things I find extremely helpful is going into yahoo chats by category, health and then depression chat rooms.  Usually there I can post a small question and find someone decent that I can chat with that has dealt with the same issues or similar.  I've made a few online friends that way too.\n\nYou can always contact me through clicking on my name, then contact me through email that way and I can try and help.  I usually get on messenger
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People get enthusiastic about talking about their faith, or talking about an issue that seems to involve their set of beliefs. It just so happens God is a hot topic, espeically on these boards. Part of the problem may be (and i have to admit i dont know what your questions were) no feels they know enough to answer your questions. Much like most people on here id imagine, i try and answer questions that i think i can have some benefit to the asker. If your questions were either too specific or about an area no one felt comfortable answering (other than the wiki paste) then that might be why.
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When I began going to church, I was the most quiet and shy person you could dream of.  I imagine I had a lot in common with the teens in your church.  One thing that helped me open up was all of the activities we got together for outside of church: bowling, hanging out as a group w/our youth ministers at someone's house. . . .   Doing this put me in a more comfortable setting and helped me to relax more.  Another thing was picking a discussion topic that you feel certian AT LEAST 80% of teens have had experiences with.  One topic I have been involved in discussing is online communities(such as MySpace) and how they affect your spirituality and thinking.  Be sure to make it clear that you are interested in everyone's ideas.  This will make them proud of what they believe, and they will be more willing to share ideas.  When I say show interest in their ideas, I don't mean "oh, that's a good idea".  My youth ministers always seemed oddly excited over anyone's ideas and made sure that comment led to the next part of the discussion so we didn't feel like our voice didn't matter.  We could see how our opinion affected the conversation.
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You have alot of questions and alot of feelings.  Yes, there are people who care. Not everyone is a jerk. We can find answers if we thoughtfully seek them out and ask God for help.  It sounds like you need to find someone to help you find the answers, and someone to talk to and share your life.  Be patient, things will be OK , and the answers will come.....and so will the best companion for you...
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If I vomited up as many questions as I have here onto my friends and family ... they would have already strangled me. \n\nSince there are countless of you out there to reply to my burning questions of life, I'm not silenced anymore and have freedom to act normal around people in person.  Plus, it gives me great practice to communicate with many different personality types ... I've actually been attracting way too many men, with the questioning, and answering skills that I'm getting here ... cool.\n\nFurther more, timeing of questions in person can become problematic ... I'm about to go to bed, I've prayed, and suddenly a question comes into my head, "What Does God Smell like?" ... Ok, I have a real cool Priest, and he'll answer anything, but it's inappropriate for me to call my priest at 11:00 PM at night to ask, "What Does God Smell like?".  This question may keep me up all night, or even more tragic, I could go to sleep and this question could disapear into my imagination never to be addressed!!! With this wacky site, I ask, read the first few answers, and then I'm off to dream land ... Nice.