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- 6181: Popes
- ... He often chose the younger sons of great families, giving no thought to whether or not they were qualified to hold the position. He gave the archiepiscopal see of Lisbon to an eight year old child and the see of Milan to an eleven year old boy, both sons of princes. During his 13 years of rule he "so thoroughly secularized the College that his successors followed his example as if ...
- 6182: What do Buddhism and Christianity Teach About the Significance, Purpose And Value of Human Life?
- ... itself can be judged by its attitude towards its weaker members.' God `owns' our lives and bodies, or rather he gave them to us as a gift and we must not give it up or abuse it. "Do you know that your body is a temple of the holy spirit, which you have from God? You are not on your own, you were bought with a price. So glorify God in ...
- 6183: Religion in Public Schools
- ... if the schools let the students meditate or pray it might lead to friction between students who want to pray and those who think it is a waste of time. Some parents fear that their child might get picked on for the way they worship or how they dress. The expression of religion might lead to more intolerance. These people agree religion in schools might lead to segregation and separation in ...
- 6184: Religion/Faith
- ... bond that helps our society strive for achievement. Brandt has a statement that is something I think most anyone can relate to, he says, "The longing for meaning is something we all share parent and child alike."I think that being a secular country gives us a sense of meaning. Instead of being separated into categories of who believes what and why, we stick together because we all share one thing ...
- 6185: Refutation to a Bias Suggestion
- ... ten commandments given to Moses by God himself. We are forbidden by present day law in the United States of America to either steal or murder. Religion has powerful influence concerning the outcome of a child. The values and beliefs of religions are impressed upon youths. Some may be different from others, but most parents bring up their children into the same faith as themselves. Concerning the teachings of Christianity, the ...
- 6186: Mithraism
- ... of what my wife says. I think I know why this Christian religion is gaining so much popularity in Rome, and the answer is jealousy. Anyone can be a Christian; a woman, a man, a child, etc. But only a man who completes the rites of passage may become one under the care of Mithra (197). After all, from what my wife tells me, our religions are quite similar. Both religions ...
- 6187: Judaism
- ... temples in the city of Toledo. B'NAI Israel which is the conservative temple. Josh attends this temple. JCC, Jewish Community Center, which is the Reformer temple. And, Etz Chay, the Orthodox temple. As a child his parents were not strict followers. They didn't celebrate Sabbat every Friday but did celebrate all the holidays of Judaism. Josh went Sunday to school every Sunday to learn about the Jewish religion, and ...
- 6188: A Non-Religious Contract in America
- ... allow those who are physically unable to have children to experience the joy and happiness that marriage brings? Those who cannot bear children of their own can adopt children; would we rather they raised that child without one or the other parental figure? Obviously society does not operate with this as the basis for marriage. So the argument that homosexuals should not marry because they cannot have children is entirely ridiculous ...
- 6189: What is a Witch?
- ... these aspects together--worship of the God and Goddess, the practice of magic, and a reverence for nature--define the modern witch. Witchcraft is not devil worship or a cult of sex orgies and drug abuse, but is simply “...a way of life for hundreds of thousands--perhaps millions--of well adjusted adults who simply share a view of nature that is different from that of the majority,” (Cunningham, xi). This ...
- 6190: Amen: Does Prayer Play An Important Role In Our Lives Today?
- ... private schools are exactly what they say, private, therefore picking and choosing students based upon income and beliefs. Private schools do not have to accept an atheist or Christian, yet they select the type of child that will fit in to their school more adequately. Seeing as how private schools are funded privately, on the other hand, public schools are funded by the government through taxes. This would lead us to ...
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