Mosaic wants to invite you into the development of an upcoming series entitled “Life’s Toughest Questions.” We want to utilize your questions about spirituality, God, relationships, truth, conflict, suffering—anything that has kept you up at night, caused skepticism about faith or made you angry about life—to shape the content of our gatherings. Remember: the more honest the questions, the more you help. Thank you!
Please use the form below to submit your questions.
Please feel free to forward this website to others—those searching for God, those who have asked you questions at the water cooler, on the set, or over a cup of coffee.
Aug 25th, 2006 at 5:20 pm
Did my comment from earlier today go thru ??
Aug 25th, 2006 at 5:25 pm
I think that you are not getting any comments in this section due to a website error. I could not submit a comment from the main website so I had to click on the Sectionheading to get into this present section in order to submit a comment that you actually received. Please talk to your webmaster as you are probably frustrating many people.
Aug 27th, 2006 at 10:12 pm
Is there really one person in this world that is meant for you? Why is it so hard for others to find their “other halves”? And why some other grow old / die without meeting the right person? Why some people who got married, who at some point thought they found the right one, end up separating? Why does God allow these things to happen? Why have us fall in love with someone and end up getting hurt? Why show us someone we could love and take them away? Why do we believe so much in Marriage if it has become so much more “disposable” nowadays? Why do we love someone who can’t love us? What can God do to help us find the right one if He can’t keep us from meeting the wrong ones?
Aug 28th, 2006 at 6:48 pm
would you consider putting up that cute video of a. arcos asking those tough questions?
Sep 1st, 2006 at 4:24 am
why does god allow so much killing in the bible? also, why does god create hermaphrodites?
Sep 1st, 2006 at 5:54 am
Whenever pressed for evidence, and having insufficient evidence to be convincing, I find the religious falling back on faith, saying things like, “well, you just have to believe it on faith.” It is quite apparent that many think it is a very good idea to believe to a degree of certainty which exceeds that warranted by the available evidence.
Why would anyone think that that a good idea, instead of a terrible idea, possibly the worst idea ever? Why is it a good idea to believe something to a degree of certainty which exceeds that warranted by the available evidence? And if it is not a good idea, then why do the relgious almost invariably ACT as if it were a good idea until you point out what they are doing, at which time they deny that’s what they’re doing.
Why is faith considered to be a virtue when it is so obviously a failing?
Sep 3rd, 2006 at 9:17 pm
If killing a fetus is wrong, why does God allow miscarriages?
If the soul resides in the breath, then a fetus has no soul, right?
If we’re all tainted with original sin, why do people call fetuses “innocent?”
Why was it okay for Lot’s daughters to get him drunk and have sex with him? Wasn’t that family supposed to be the best family in Soddom & Gomorrah?
Isn’t the eucharist symbolic cannibalism? That’s disgusting!
If getting into heaven depends on faith, not works, then why should Christians bother with the 10 Commandments?
Sep 4th, 2006 at 5:04 pm
Q: How do we know the Bible is the word of God? A: Because the Bible says so, and also Christian scholars/scientists confirm it. Q: But you cannot quote the Bible to confirm its own validity, that would be a circular argument; and a Christian scholar/scientist is obviously biased. In fact, it seems today most non-Christian scholars/scientists (and thus, most scholars/scientists) deny the divine nature of the Bible. Thus, how do we know the Bible is the word of God, without quoting the Bible itself or appealing to the testimony of Christian scholars/scientists? (As for me, I will just take it by faith - irrational faith!)
Sep 4th, 2006 at 5:09 pm
Q: What happens in the afterlife to those who did not accept the gospel because it was never presented adequately to them? A: God will judge everyone according to the knowledge they have. Q: But then what is the point of sending out missionaries? A: For the benefit of people in this life. Q: Does this mean we should not stress the prospect of heaven/hell when presenting the gospel? (But I thought the afterlife was the most important part of the gospel!)
Sep 10th, 2006 at 7:10 pm
Good talk tonight. It cleared up some of my questions about natural disasters and such. Also, I want to encourage you to keep talking about the afterlife, I haven’t heard much about it since the two years I’ve been coming to Mosaic. It’s definitely a huge part of our faith and I think that it should be part of the overarching message we bring to people. Also, I think it would be a good idea to continue to give an invitation to people to make a decision for Christ, maybe during the closing prayer. Keep up the good work and God bless.
Sep 18th, 2006 at 6:12 pm
WHy should we obey the ten commandments? It makes living with you easier. Think about it. Imagine, a world where people just obeyed the commandments.