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- 4801: Islam
- ... message out to the rest of the world. In the early Islamic community, this meant the use of force in the form of jihad, or holy war. The object of jihad was to gain political control over societies and run them in accordance with the principles of Islam. During the decades following the death of Muhammad certain essential principles were singled out rom his teachings to serve as anchoring points for ...
- 4802: School Prayer Should Be Allowed
- ... better than the another. This could be solved by giving each major religion a prayer and read separately by individuals. School prayer should be decided by the parents and the individual. This way giving more control over what happens to where it belongs. The parents who are religious would not mind if their children recited prayers. These people are Christian leaders or participate in church activities, who like my parents, have ...
- 4803: Bill Gates
- ... in Seattle and hired its top engineer, Tim Paterson. The system became known as the Microsoft Disk Operating System, or MS-DOS. Now because of the licensing agreement between IBM and Microsoft, IBM had no control over Microsoft's distribution of its MS-DOS to other companies who wanted to clone the IBM machine. This decision by IBM is still under great debate. Many industry analysts argue that IBM should have ...
- 4804: Billy The Kid
- ... a fight with a blacksmith in a saloon where the blacksmith slapped him and threw his to the floor. Knowing that he was no match for the much bigger and older blacksmith he drew his gun and shot the blacksmith who died the next day. He was arrested but the escaped and began running from the law, something he did all of his life. Billy the Kid eventually moved to Lincoln ...
- 4805: The Spaniard Quietist Miguel de Molinos
- ... and calling his "a saint" where convinced that all was a mistake. When all this took place in 1685 Molinos was fifty-seven years old, (he was born in 1628 ). Although when arrested he lost control , during the trial he show no apprehension, "he was a quietist by conviction" . The pope Innocent XI ( former Cardinal Benedict Odescalchi and personal friend of Molinos ) was born in Como (Italy) and pursued his studies ...
- 4806: Alcohol And The Church
- ... to use alcohol, but to discriminate against those in the congregation (or even those that are not) that do is not a solution to the problem. I feel in order to get alcohol abuse under control we as a society need to teach our children the risks of using alcohol, not only in the home but in the schools as well. To reach the heart of the problem is to face ...
- 4807: Sufism
- ... no real knowledge, no matter how many years he studied. (Frager 85) But besides being patient a Sufi must also not give into temptation. A Sufi must have a strong will and be able to control their inner soul (nafs). This also part of the reason why they isolate themselves, so they do not get tempted by any worldly desires. A Sufi's outside appearance should represent his inner soul. If ...
- 4808: Different Religions
- ... church adapted to changing morals. During the Middle Ages, there was a decline in intelligence as a chief moral. This era is even sometimes referred to as the 'Dark Ages'. People became more superstitious. The control of land and money became a big part of everybody's life. This was reflected in the changes that occurred in the Catholic church. The church evolved to become the learning center for the people ...
- 4809: Prevent Coercive Prayer in Public Schools
- ... taught in the proper manner without the use of religion. Proponents of this viewpoint believe that an ethical code cannot exist without some higher power dictating it to mankind, because humans have not the self- control to follow such a code unless there is a deity to distribute rewards to the faithful and mete out punishments to the transgressors. There are several obvious fallacies in this argument. The first is the ...
- 4810: Mind over Matter
- ... still far from this state of ability. I can readily see why the pursuit of nirvana can span a lifetime, indeed, multiple lifetimes. The mind is, indeed, the hardest element of the human body to control. With the brain's need for activity, a combination of seclusion from society and group meditation is of great importance, especially in the beginning of one's path toward the mastery of the Eight-fold ...
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