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- 9561: What Went Wrong: An Examination of Separation of Church and State
- ... of Pennsylvania, a prosecuting attorney mentioned seven words from the Bible in the Courtroom.. Because of this, the jury sentence was overturned for a man convicted of brutally clubbing a 71 year-old woman to death. (Barton, Original
, p.16) In Alaska Public Schools, students were prohibited from using the word Christmas in school, from exchanging Christmas cards or presents, or from displaying anything with the word Christmas because it contains ...
- 9562: Greek Gods
- ... The Greeks believed that Prometneus was the maker of man. He made man by molding him out of clay. Then he got some of the gods together and used their powers to make man live. death Greek ideas about the soul and afterlife were really not exact. But it was thought apparently that the popular thought was that the soul hovered above its tomb or departed to a shadowy region were ...
- 9563: The Longest Day
- ... skeptical, fellow scientists. But they agreed to hear him out, even if only to prove him wrong. They got out the Book again and turned to II Kings 20 and read about Hezekiah on his death bed. The prophet Isaiah told Hezekiah he would not die, but Hezekiah required a sign from God. So, Isaiah proposed to have God move the sun forward 10 degrees. In verse 10, Hezekiah says, "It ...
- 9564: Christ: VICTORY!!
- ... here. The reason is because of all of the lifes that he saved and will later be saved. In Romans 5 it says that Jesus died for All Sinners! We are all sinners so his death was for all. When Jesus says that "It is finished", he can also be reffering to the older predictions of Christs' life. There is one in particular that it might have been talking about in ...
- 9565: Christianity
- ... proof that Jesus existed. To the Christian faith, Jesus is the central figure. A Christian will tell you that the Bible is proof that Jesus existed. The Bible however was written much later, after Jesus' death. Therefore the stories contained have been transferred by word of mouth, which has certainly been distorted and exaggerated. The Shroud of Turin used to be the Christian religion's artifact which was believed to be ...
- 9566: Impermanence, Selflessness, and Dissatisfaction
- ... imply reducing the unsatisfactoriness? (DeSilva, 1991: p 48) Dissatisfaction is in essence suffering, the fundamental problem of life. Suffering appears in two forms; psychological and physical- which falls into three categories. Ordinary suffering includes; birth, death, sickness, old age, unpleasant conditions, grief, etc. It is typical to experience these sufferings throughout the duration of one's life. The second type of suffering is suffering produced by change, followed by suffering as ...
- 9567: Roman Religion
- ... family in its storerooms, cupboards, and barns. The father and mother, the child was taught, are the embodimentof Genius and Juno, respectively. Both had to be treated and nourished divinely. Hung on the walls were death masks of the Di Manes, warning him to stick to tradition. Other gods included: Cuba, protector of sheep; Abeona, guiding the first steps; Fabulina who taught speech; Terra Mater - Mother Earth; Mars of the soil ...
- 9568: Old Testament vs. Hellenic Divine Intervention
- ... at Colonus, Oedipus is destined to become king of Thebes only to be exiled from Thebes to fulfill a greater destiny. "No sickness can destroy me, nothing can. I would never have been saved from death- I have been saved for something great and terrible, something strange. Well let my destiny come and take me on its way!" (Oedipus the King, p. 246 lines 1594- 1598). "The gods are about to ...
- 9569: Genocide
- ... April 24, 1915, and killed. Finally, the remaining Armenians were called from their homes and told they would be relocated ... and then marched off to concentration camps ... in the desert ... would starve and thirst to death in the burning sun (Armenian Genocide). To this present day, the Turkish Government denied these allegations. They claimed the Armenians were only removed from a "war-zone." The leaders of the Young Turk Government were ...
- 9570: Hinduism and Buddhism
- ... nirvana on their own. Hindus believe that pele undergo reincarnation, which is the rebirth of a soul in various forms. They do not think that everythig can be accomplished in one lifetime. The cycle of death and rebirth continuos until one reaches Brahaman. If a person was born into a specific caste they will remain in that caste forever. In each caste their are certain duties and obligations. If they obey ...
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