FunTrivia Religion Mix: Vol 22 Quiz

Answer: an intense desire for the sinful

The motion picture "Lust for Life" was based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Irving Stone. Stone used the word "lust" in the title in its secular meaning: an enthusiasm and strong eagerness for something. This is not the theological meaning. In the Seven Deadly sins, "lust" usually refers to sexual desire, especially of the forbidden sort, but may also refer to any bodily carnal lasciviousness. Lust is included in Pope Gregory I's list of deadly sins, the list most often used by Anglicans (Episcopalians), Lutherans and Methodists, as well as by the evangelist Billy Graham.

In Dante's "la Divina Commedia", he defines lust as "an excessive love of others" such that it reduces one's love of God. St. Thomas Aquinas defines the sin of lust to include masturbation, adultery, fornication, rape, seduction, and bestiality.

Question by player FatherSteve

Answer: John Wesley

Joseph Smith was the founder of Mormonism. Cecil Calvert was the founder of Maryland. Babur was the founder of the Mughal Empire in central Asia.

Methodism is a Protestant religion based on the teachings of John Wesley. Early on, John Wesley and his followers were called "Methodist" because of their use of rules and methods to dictate their religious convictions. The original intent behind the name was mockery, but John Wesley took on the phrase and used it to his benefit, turning it into the title of the movement.

Question by player Billkozy

Answer: the Fisherman's Ring

Also known as the Piscatory Ring, it is an official part of the regalia worn by the Pope, who is head of the Roman Catholic Church and successor of Saint Peter, who was a fisherman by trade.

Question by player Spontini

Answer: Gideons International

The organisation generally responsible for placing Bibles in hotel rooms is Gideons International. Founded in 1899, the Gideons are an evangelical Christian organisation known for distributing free Bibles and New Testaments. They often place these religious texts in hotel rooms, hospitals, prisons and other public places as part of their mission to spread the Christian faith.

Question by player wellenbrecher

Answer: Baptism

According to Roman Catholic (also called Latin Rite Catholic) tradition, baptism occurs during a child's infancy. First Communion and Confirmation are received in childhood. Holy Orders are reserved for men entering the priesthood.

Question by player irishchic5

Answer: Hinduism

This Hindu festival is held in the autumn over a period of ten days and nine nights, and celebrates good prevailing over evil. The goddess honoured is the mother goddess, known as Durga, who defeated a demon known as Mahishasura after a ten day battle. The festival is also known as Durga Puja.

Question by player rossian

Answer: Andrew

Of those listed, only Andrew is one of the twelve apostles. Adam appears in the Old Testament, Alphaeus is the father of three of the apostles (Matthew, Jude and James), and Achaichus is a member of the Church of Corinth who visited Paul.

Question by player EnglishJedi

Answer: the Rapture

Although the term "rapture" is not used in the Bible, it has been adopted by millenarian Christians, especially in the USA, to describe an eschatological event in which the faithful and righteous are transported direcly to Heaven. Some say this will occur at the same time as the Second Coming of Christ; others that it will occur one thousand years before the Second Coming.

The sixteen-novel series "Left Behind" by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins have done much to promote belief in the Rapture.

Question by player FatherSteve

Answer: King David

Genesis covers a *lot* of ground, from the flood to the start of Judaism with patriarch Abraham and his great-grandson Joseph. David comes in after the first five books, in Samuel.

Question by player merylfederman

Answer: Romans

In total the New Testament includes 21 books known as the Epistles, with 14 of these being authored by Paul. Romans is the longest of the Epistles of Paul and it provides fundamental statements regarding Christian ideology. This is generally considered to be the reason why it was placed as the first epistle in the New Testament, despite the fact that a number of the others were actually written earlier.

Question by player Triviaballer