Since the days of Peter the Great‚ the Russian Orthodox Church was directed by a religious governing body known as the Holy Synod. Representatives of the Holy Synod were appointed by the tsar; however‚ Tsar Nicholas II ruled terribly that the Orthodox leaders encouraged the revolution. For years‚ the Russian Orthodox Church had a continuous relationship with the tsars and opposition to the liberals. The Bolsheviks were persistent in their antagonism toward religion‚ with their atheist ideals‚ they
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Christian churches were founded as a result of breaking away from the main church. People disagreed with how the church had turned into something that they did not believe it should be. Therefore people broke away and created many new Christian churches with their own distinct beliefs and practices. The majority of these Christian faiths are still present and have followers today. One of these Christian churches is the Baptist church which began in the early seventeenth century. In the early seventeenth
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philosophy of Catholic education originated from a strong belief in a duty to serve God‚ and an understanding that each child is a unique gift from God‚ with individual needs‚ abilities and potential. This philosophy underlies the mission I adopted from the Diocese of Arlington‚ “to serve God by providing for the social‚ emotional‚ physical‚ spiritual‚ and academic development of each child‚” while helping each child develop a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. As a Catholic school administrator
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During the Middle Ages‚ the church heavily influenced medieval society. Many peoples’ lives revolved around and relied on the church. The church assumed duties that were usually associated with government. They owned land‚ charged taxes‚ operated courts‚ and ran schools. Often‚ high church officials who hoped to find a place in heaven donated large sums of money to the church‚ making the church the largest landowner in Europe. The church even had its own set of laws called the canon laws. Everyone
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Why a Catholic Education is Important to Me I am privileged to have been given the gift of Catholic Education. A Catholic Education has been a part of my life for the past 11 years‚ from preschool to now. It provides me with the morals and virtues that everyone person should live by. Being in high school it has allowed me to realize how important a Catholic Education is. My education has been filled with a sense of value for education‚ for life‚ and for Christ. I have been taught to have respect
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Sarah Lebovitz January 28‚ 2013 RE 202 Religious Ethics Roman Catholic Views on Abortion In the beginning‚ God created the world. He created the waters‚ the earth‚ the sky‚ the animals‚ and finally‚ He created man and woman to hold dominion over them all. Adam and Eve were created in the image of God‚ and had they not sinned‚ they would have continued to be able to see God and speak to Him without the need of an emissary. When they do eventually
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bread and wine‚ members of the church reenact Jesus’ last supper‚ remember his sacrificial death‚ anticipate their reunion in Heaven‚ and reconfirm their unity with other members of the church. Communion is a central unit of worship in almost all Christian churches‚ but communion has been a source of conflict among Christians. The Eucharist can vary in tradition among the many denominations of Christianity. Because I attended the Catholic Church and Greek Orthodox Church‚ I will be focusing on one difference
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In the first three centuries of the early Christian church. The church was being martyred and treated badly by the Roman population. There were many reasons that the Romans persecuted Christians. Although many people thought the reason was because the Christians refused to worship the roman gods or take part in the sacrifices. But‚ that was only part the reason that the Romans actually persecuted Christians. The Romans just hated the Christians in general because of their teachings of the Lord.
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A Catholic must marry in a church building. A Catholic must marry in a church building‚ unless otherwise‚ given permission from a priest. A church is a sacred space where the community gathers for Eucharist and to worship God. Here‚ the sacrament of initiation welcomes new members into the catholic community. Marriage is a sacrament that is traditionally celebrated and recognized as a Catholic practice. If a catholic wishes to marry in an Anglican church he or she must receive permission from a
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is held dear by the people who created it. It’s why hospitals are clean and hotels are lavish‚ and why we’re going to expect specific friends houses to look a certain way before we see them. The same way all of this still applies to our life‚ the Catholic and Protestant Churches of the era surrounding the Reformation were designed by the people in the faith to represent the ideals of their religion‚ and you can see many of the differences between the two such as the belief in the supremacy of the
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