Questions in the Religion & Philosophy category.
Displaying 21 through 40 of 988. Subscribe: Ask MetaFilter: Religion & Philosophy Questions

October 11

Help me find a vibrant Protestant church in the Cleveland area. I'm between denominations. [more inside]
posted by debbie_ann at 3:54 PM - 12 answers

So I've just finished "The Lost Symbol," and would like to pick the brain of all of you Masonic MeFites. Spoilers aplenty within. [more inside]
posted by jbickers at 2:18 PM - 8 answers

Sometime around '93-95, when I was living in Plymouth, NC, my elementary school class took a field trip to a bird farm. I would love to track down the place where I went. [more inside]
posted by srrh at 12:59 AM - 2 answers

October 8

Asking for a friend: What questions should he ask Richard Dawkins during a radio interview? [more inside]
posted by JaiMahodara at 1:25 PM - 29 answers

October 7

Is there a fable or proverb that expresses the inverse of the blind men and the elephant? [more inside]
posted by alms at 6:47 PM - 10 answers

October 6

Did Mark Twain ever comment on the Seventh-Day Adventist Church? [more inside]
posted by Anephim at 8:03 PM - 5 answers

October 5

When and why in American history did reverence for the free market become caught up with christian fundamentalism? Was it a reaction to the coupling of atheism and communism or what?
posted by beerbajay at 1:52 PM - 24 answers

Help me recall a message illustration I believe from Dr. Howard (Howie) Hendricks - DTS - given probably between 1970-1978. The illustration was a humorous "Job Description for a Pastor" pointing out extremes in expectations for a pastor and family. [more inside]
posted by tronec at 1:04 PM - 3 answers

Looking for liberal Catholic parishes in Toronto. [more inside]
posted by pised at 10:03 AM - 5 answers

October 4

What do you know about Nithyananda and the Life Bliss Foundation? Should I be worried that my partner is embracing this new spiritual path that is so alien to me? [more inside]
posted by anonymous at 8:26 AM - 15 answers

October 1

Where could I attend a Transitus service in San Francisco? [more inside]
posted by jgirl at 7:13 AM - 1 answers

September 30

What cultural or spiritual practice involves an alter or offering incorporating a dead chicken and money? [more inside]
posted by serazin at 4:55 PM - 14 answers

September 25

Looking to learn more about Haitian voodoo in America. [more inside]
posted by cazoo at 11:02 AM - 10 answers

September 24

would you consider this a miracle? or what?? [more inside]
posted by armlock at 7:11 AM - 50 answers

September 21

I keep thinking about the word, "post-modernism." As I understand it, it began after the crash of 1929, and has since represented a ironic self-evaluation of our relativistic values, ideas, cultural touchstones, etc. [more inside]
posted by CollectiveMind at 6:45 PM - 24 answers

September 20

I like listening to Mark Driscoll and Ravi Zacharias Podcasts. What else would I like?
posted by man down under at 1:58 AM - 10 answers

September 15

Rosh Hashanah at a friend's home and I've promised to bring food or beverage, but there's a problem. [more inside]
posted by Smalltown Girl at 7:59 PM - 12 answers

Can anyone recommend a good Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur podcast? [more inside]
posted by airguitar2 at 5:33 PM - 3 answers

September 12

Comparing controversial sections of the Qur'an (Koran), and of the New and Old Testament sections of the Bible. [more inside]
posted by jcdill at 4:34 PM - 5 answers

September 10

Is there a specific word or phrase to describe this sort-of-straw-man argument tactic? (Not even sure it's a "fallacy" per se.) [more inside]
posted by Scattercat at 9:56 PM - 5 answers

« Older questions | Newer questions »