punishment retaliates an alarming effect to society’s safety. I strongly affirm with my resounding agreement to the establishment of capital punishment to eradicate the increasing occurrences of such heinous crimes. Primarily speaking‚ the necessity of death penalty has been the prolonged clamour of victims’ immediate family and relatives of these predators who demoralize and disrespect the life of their preys. A plea for justice has always been the battle cry of these innocent victims who impatiently
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Main Religions in the Philippines [1] History + distrbution Roman Catholic 80.9%‚ Muslim 5%‚ Evangelical 2.8%‚ Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%‚ Aglipayan 2%‚ other Christian 4.5%‚ other 1.8%‚ unspecified 0.6%‚ none 0.1% (2000 census) The Philippines is a predominantly Christian nation on account of 300 years of Spanish rule. It is estimated that 81% of the population is Roman Catholic. In the south on the large island of Mindanao‚ many are adherents of Islam. Filipino Muslims make up about five
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The three oldest religions are Judaism‚ Christianity and Islam. Judaism is a one of the oldest religions known to people. Judaism is a monotheistic religion‚ which means that Jewish people pray to only one g-d. There weren’t too many religions like this when it originated which made Judaism very unique at the time. Moses was one of the most famous Jewish prophets. He led the Jewish people out of slavery‚ led them to Mount Sinai and received the Ten Commandments‚ a set of rules that people even
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CheckPoint: Effects of Religion Due 8/15/10 Day Four Organized religion is something that many people cherish. Religion is something that many people live their lives by. Organized religion is a concept that was meant for good purpose‚ but it does not always serve good purposes. When mass amounts of people are influenced they can do horrible things and wonderful things in the name of god. But people that head most organized religions do not always promote what is good and righteous. There
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Islam is not only a religion but also a civilization since it is represented by over one billion Muslims and over 50 Muslim states. Emerging as a civilization influenced by religious beliefs and practices‚ Islam influenced different groups of people in diverse stages of history and in different countries. A major part of the Islamic faith is the strong belief in an afterlife. Muslims spend their life preparing for their death and the bliss they will face if they follow the rules and life style of
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The main religion in the country of Greece is Greek Orthodox. In fact‚ Greek Orthodox is the religion that about 98% of the population celebrates. Because of this vast amount of followers of this faith‚ the Greek Orthodox religion plays a very important role in the lives of its people. Festivals and Saint’s days‚ as well as other holidays on the religious calendar in Greece‚ throughout the year characterize this religion. Food plays a key role in society‚ particularly in respect of these holidays
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Unit 9 Project Religion and Identity Sushane Mason Kaplan University HU320-01 Professor Paul Forrey January 13‚ 2013 The question often arrived what is religion? There are more than one answer to this depending on one’s culture‚ identity‚ ethics and beliefs. Religion can be found in different cultures and throughout the whole period of human history. There is evidence that shows signs of religion such as animal spirits in art and human
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Boccaccio’s the Decameron is a collection of stories written during the time of the Black Plague in Europe during the 1340’s. There are many themes and motifs used in the Decameron. The most interesting motif is the fact that the story is closely bound around people escaping the plague‚ but none of the stories take any kind of solid religious or political stance. He however‚ specifically does not take what would be called a Christian point of view on the plague‚ in fact‚ he provides a negative
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Merriam-Webster defines religion as “the service and worship of God or the supernatural; commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance; a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes‚ beliefs‚ and practices; or a cause‚ principle‚ or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith”. Our lecture and reading assignment also both suggest that there are many different aspects to consider when attempting to specifically define religion. Most religions recognize some type of
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by the influx of heinous crimes‚ Senator Vicente “Tito” Sotto III has sought the revival of Republic Act 7659 or the Death Penalty Law in the country through lethal injection. In filing Senate Bill 2080 known as “An Act imposing death penalty in the Philippines‚” Sotto sought to repeal Republic Act No. 9346 otherwise known as “An act prohibiting the imposition of Death Penalty in the Philippines…” “The influx of heinous crimes committed poses an alarming situation in the country nowadays‚”
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