Compassion is perhaps the most valuable and important ethical principle. The dictionary defines compassion as "deep awareness of the suffering of another coupled with the wish to relieve it." Living compassionately means putting the needs and concerns of others ahead of yours. Both Buddhism and Christianity emphasize compassion; this paper will attempt to determine the context in which each ethical system places compassion‚ and how each system believes the compassionate individual should behave.
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went up the mountain and educated them. He started with the fundamentals of the kingdom‚ that show that kingdom living is totally opposite from something we’d expect. Blessed are the the poor in spirit‚ those that mourn‚ the meek‚ those that hunger and thirst for righteousness‚ the merciful‚ the pure in heart‚ and also the peacemakers. Then‚ if we have a tendency to fulfill these seven beatitudes‚ we are going to be persecuted because of righteousness. This is often a blessing although we are able
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In the face of death‚ Sister Dorothy Stang trusted God with her life. Sister Dorothy was a sister who dedicated her life to serving the people in Brazil. In Brazil‚ she worked to help poor communities and farmers build villages and ultimately a more promising future. Risking her life everyday‚ Sister Dorothy did her missionary work until she was martyred on February 12‚ 2005. Although her death was surely untimely‚ Sister Dorothy’s life and her story showed her best qualities and can even influence
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Benvolio Who is Benvolio an enemy or a friend? Well he is a cousin of Romeo and an enemy of Tybalt. Benvolio tries to be a peacemaker and a counselor to his friends and an enemy of the Capulets. Benvolio is a family member of the Montagues. The three character traits that will be explained are going to be an enemy‚ a peacemaker and a counselor. Why is Benvolio an enemy of Tybalt? Because Benvolio is a family member of the Montagues. " Why? What makes Tybalt
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the peace-gospel restoring relationships with God and among fellow humans. It also is the fruits of peace expressed in salvations new creation.” This can be seen several places throughout the New Testament. In Matthew‚ when Jesus says “blessed are the peacemakers” when he is proclaiming the kingdom of God and commanding us to love our neighbors. This is also seen in Luke when Peter talks about how Jesus’ ministry is done through preaching and proclaiming peace in Jesus and that Jesus is Lord of all
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http://americanrhetoric.com/top100speechesall.html http://artofmanliness.com/2008/08/01/the-35-greatest-speeches-in-history/ To those people in the huts and villages of half the globe struggling to break the bonds of mass misery‚ we pledge our best efforts to help them help themselves‚ for whatever period is required — not because the Communists may be doing it‚ not because we seek their votes‚ but because it is right. If a free society cannot help the many who are poor‚ it cannot save
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family? According to (Ken Sande)‚ author of The Peacemaker—A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict and president of Peacemaker® Ministries‚ a ministry devoted to equipping and assisting Christians to respond to conflict biblically‚ the reason is clear. "Many believers and their churches have not yet developed the ability to respond to conflict in a gospel-centered and biblically faithful manner‚" explains Sande. "When Christians become peacemakers‚ they can turn conflict into an opportunity to
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apart from other tribes. Howard L. Brown Esq. wrote‚ “The Navajo Nation’s Peacemaker Division: An Integrated Community-Based Dispute Resolution Forum” which was published in the American Indian Law Review 1999-2000 issue and was reprinted in the May/July 2002 issue of Dispute Resolution Journal. As a former judicial law clerk for the Supreme Court of the Navajo Nation‚ Brown gained firsthand experience with the Peacemaker Division within the Navajo Nation’s Judicial Branch. He details the history
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Resurrection. I have chosen these particular topics because I can relate to them in some spectrum of my life to the present day as well as the fact that I specifically admire what these topics entail. In Jesus Teachings (Matthew 5:9‚ NKJV)‚ “Blessed are the peacemakers‚ For they shall be called sons of God.” I have learned a lot from this passage alone and recently through this course I have been refreshed for my calling in life. I have come to the terms that the way I talk to God is how He communicates
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CHAPTER 3 1. Read the following poem and contemplate what it says about human origin‚ nature‚ purpose‚ or destiny: Truth is within ourselves; it takes no rise From outward things‚ whate’er you may believe. There is an inmost centre in us all‚ Where truth abides in fullness; and around‚ Wall upon wall‚ the gross flesh hems it in‚ This perfect‚ clear perception—which is truth. A baffling and perverting carnal mesh Binds it‚ and makes all error: and‚ to know‚ Rather consists in opening
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