Hinduism
.... name Hinduism means the civilization of the Hindus(originally, the inhabitants of the land around the Indus River). The basic form of Hinduism incorporates all forms of beliefs. One major characteristic of Hinduism includes vegetarianism and the respect and consideration of all life.
They also have very conflicting views abut abortion. If a women is at risk of death, if she is raped, or if she pregnant as a result of a failed birth control device the pregnancy can be terminated. Yet, if the abort .....
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The Church Is Foundation In Christ
.... inherent within it. Her assent is made possible:
…by the Incarnation and the Cross (in her "anticipated redemption")
and which is, at the same time, one of the conditions required for the
Incarnation, accomplishing the unity of the conditions required for the
Incarnation, accomplishing the unity of 'one flesh' and yet laying the
foundation, precisely therein, for the radical opposition between head
and body, Lord and handmaid, bridegroom and bride.
(Figures of the Church, p. 199).
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Relations Between God And Man
.... and evil,” but He told them they can eat from any other tree in the garden. What tree do they eat from? Of course, the “tree of knowledge,” which directly disobeys the LORD’s basic command. God gave Adam and Eve a paradise to dwell in and the opportunity to manage it and all the animals there in, but even with all this, they weren’t content and violated God’s request. They directly disobey God even after He has taken care of them so well.
God brings about a great flood to destroy the wicked people t .....
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The Conciliar Christology
.... time period were that the people tried to figure out how God could be God the father and Jesus Christ the Son all at the same time. They couldn’t figure out how there could only be one God. Questions of Jesus really being human arose also. The people wondered if His flesh was really flesh, and if His soul was really a human soul. Another question that came to being was that if God was truly human how could He be considered truly divine and still be one person. The people of the Church where responsibl .....
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Moses, A Chosen Leader
.... with Abraham. God talked to Noah and he was chosen to be the father of a renewed civilization after an enormous purge would wipe out the evil in the world.
Noah had to undergo many trials and tribulations. He had to experience embarrassment and ridicule because of the nature of God’s requests. His neighbors and friends thought he was nuts because it is not everyday that a man constructs a huge boat made of gopher wood and claims that a flood will come to rid the world of evil. After Noah obeyed all God .....
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Ancient Egypt Gods & Goddesses
.... made him quite angry. He tracked him down and cut his body into 14 pieces and threw them into the Nile. Upon hearing the news, Isis was once again thrown into a state of mourning. She, along with Nephthys and Anubis, traveled up and down the Nile in search of the pieces of Osiris. They were able to find 13 pieces. Wherever they found a piece they erected a temple to Osiris. Isis asked Thoth for his assistance in resurrecting Osiris. He taught Isis the process of mummification. This process insured the d .....
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God And His Love
.... reassurance of life and love. To touch or feel with your spirit, it more importatn. It takes your ideas and emotions and makes them your own. Spirituality is your life. It is the one and only, it is the absolute idea that can and will, reassure you of God, life, love and yourself. God is defined as the maker and ruler of the world; Supreme Being. God has at least a million different titles and maker of the world is one that is underestimated! God is love. John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the wo .....
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Comparing Buddhism And Christianity
.... or in many, as you wish) and believe that human destiny is individually determined by our past personal actions, thoughts and words (karma) which act as causes of our future happiness and misery. Karma is entirely focused upon individuals -- group karma is impossible as it must relate to one person.
Christians believe that the efforts of another person or being (eg. Jesus, Virgin Mary, Saints, etc) can progress the spiritual condition of a single individual, and thus be the cause of their salvation, where .....
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The Bible
.... Hebrew slavery is that there is no Egyptian records of there ever being Hebrew slaves nor the plagues the Bible claims preceded the release of the slaves. There also is no historical record of Moses’ existence outside the Bible. And there also is no physical trace of the Israelites’ 40-year journey across the Sinai wilderness.
There has been little evidence of the Bible’s origin and most of the facts uncovered about the Bible are contradictory to what is stated within its pages. Most of the Bible’s defe .....
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Religion In Schools
.... of
religion and the schools, courts and any other state or federal ran
department. Some schools still question should they recognize religious
holidays or activites at public schools. Many people still argue that
public prayer in school would violate the 1st amendment and make some
children feel uneasy or stressed. William Torrey Harris began his teaching
career in St. Louis as a private tutor. He later became a teacher and
administrator in the city’s public schools. In 1867 Harris became the
superint .....
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Religion: Jerusalem
.... Because of
David making Jerusalem the capital of their kingdom and Solomon building
the first Temple located in Jerusalem, which is important to Jews because
it housed the Ark of the Covenant which Jews see as important to them
because it is a symbol of their freedom from slavery and the Covenant God
made with Moses, and allowed Jews to establish their promised land.
Jerusalem is considered by Jews as their holiest city. In 586 B.C.E., the
Babylonian, Nebuchadnezzar II destroyed Jerusalem and the T .....
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Buddha
.... of enlightenment. One day in 533
b.c. , according to tradition, he encountered an aged man, a sick man, and
a corpse, and he suddenly and deeply realized that suffering is the common
lot of humankind. He then came upon a mendicant monk, calm and serene,
whereupon he determined to adopt his way of life and forsake family, wealth,
and power in the quest for truth. This decision, known in Buddhism as the
Great Renunciation, is celebrated by Buddhists as a turning point in
history. Gautama was then 29 year .....
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An Evening With The Pagans: A Brief History Of Paganism
.... and goddess .In Wicca ,
there is a plethora of pantheon of deities that one can choose from
including: Greek, Norse ,roman etc...... Focusing on a Greek Wiccan
tradition ,this will be describing the pagan festival of Hectare.
The Festival of Hecate
The festival of Hecate is celebrated between the 3rd and 4th Saturday of
August. (which ever is closest to the new moon) It is in honor of the Greek
goddess Hecate. She was first worshipped in ancient Greece -called the
triple goddess of magic. She is ofte .....
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Taoism
.... also understand those concepts of the other religions of
the world. Hopefully this will be an enlightenment on the reincarnation
concepts as they apply to Taoism and Buddhism.
The goal in Taoism is to achieve tao, to find the way. Tao is the
ultimate reality, a presence that existed before the universe was formed
and which continues to guide the world and everything in it. Tao is
sometimes identified as the Mother, or the source of all things. That
source is not a god or a supreme being as with Ch .....
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Ezekial
.... a symbol of three
things: 1. Of the resurrection of souls, from the death of sin, to the
life of righteousness; 2. The resurrection of the church from an afflicted
state, to liberty and peace; 3. The resurrection of the body at the great
day, especially the bodies of the believers to life eternal. [Wesley] As
Ezekial prophesied to the dead and dry bones, he heard a rattling of bones
in their motion. A shaking, trembling or commotion among the bones,
enough to manifest a divine presence, working amon .....
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