we were asked a question‚ define religion. With my first thoughts‚ I scribbled down the conceptions of religion as I was taught through my Judaic background‚ "religion is a prescribed set of ideas and rules as given by a higher power to govern a body of people‚" it was almost a reflex. Caught up in the common pretenses of Western Judeo-Christian religions‚ I was quite ignorant to the models of the many eastern religions that exist‚ especially the popular religions of China. It is hard to consider
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Forced Religion In the United States‚ there are so many people who follow several different religious beliefs. They pray to different gods and even eat different foods depending on the religion that they follow. Everyone is entitled to believe anything one wants to believe‚ and this is a right that everyone has in our country. The problem that surfaces with religion is when one thinks his or her religion is better than another’s and should be followed by everyone. It is great to think that everyone
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1-Understanding Religion STUDY QUESTIONS (Pages 1-29) Group A 1. What are some of the questions religion seek to answer? List some of the human needs served by religion? 2. Discuss a theory on origins of religion by one of the thinkers in the reading (Tylor‚ Frazer‚ Freud‚ James‚ Otto or Jung) that makes sense to you at the present time. 3. List and describe the eight elements that are developed in varying degrees in most religions? 4. Define what is meant by sacred in religion and give some examples
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Mary the mother of Jesus is an important figure to the Catholic Churches teachings. Mary is known through many biblical references‚ which are‚ however‚ lightly mentioned to create a proper biography. The development of Mary can be traced through the history of the Christians- apparitions‚ feast days‚ organisations and prayers. The Church doesn’t require belief in any apparition or other private revelation. However‚ she does exercise her maternal judgment for the protection of the faithful in declaring
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The American Revolution lasted from 1775 to 1783 in the colonies and religion played a large part in encouraging the revolution‚ by offering a moral sanction for opposition to the British. Religions that supported the revolution include the Congregationalists‚ Presbyterians‚ and Baptists‚ while the religion that opposed the revolution was Anglican. Before the revolution‚ there was a fear of Anglican ecclesiasticism by Evangelicals‚ as in order to administer confirmation and ordination of ministers
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of the Catholic Relief Services is to help the poor and vulnerable in the United States and overseas. It was founded by Catholic Bishops of the United States in 1943. Their foundation is based on faith and catholic morals. The Catholic Relief Service tries to promote human development‚ serving others‚ having faith‚ and taking action. They take action in preserving the dignity of human nature and life. Even though they are Catholics serving‚ no one would be denied of help due to their religion‚ color
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forgiveness for past and present faults of the children of the Church. Interestingly‚ when I heard this I am really surprise how the Catholic top religious leader admittedly and reflective in behalf of his leadership to sin committed by the Catholic Church in the service of the so called universal Truth. I am Muslim by birth. The knowledge I have is that the Christianity is the religion of colonizer and land grabber. I remember my teacher in Madrasha (it is a secular or religious school for the Muslim children)
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representation as a form of religious communication; however this was a new style of display‚ in response to new objectives. St Peters‚ as a symbol and centre of symbol of the Catholic Church and its power‚ was extremely significant in its establishment of a visual identity.
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Catholic Christianity versus Islam November 30‚ 2007 Catholicism has been around for along time although it has evolved over the years. Some Catholics are more liberal and accepting of new beliefs while others remain true to the original doctrines. The Roman Catholic Church traces its history to Jesus Christ and the Apostles‚ (Roman Catholicism‚ 2007). The Roman Catholic’s are the largest group under Christianity in the world. Some of the customs of the Roman Catholic Church came from Doctrines
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Caritas... The Catholic Concern for Justice By Sean Hughes Table of Contents: 1 Introduction p.4 2 Caritas Worldwide - Caritas Australia... A global mission p.5 2.1 Countries that are associated p.5 2.2 Missions which are run p.5 3 Caritas within Australia - Caritas... In the Land of Australia p.7 3.1 Australia’s association with Caritas p.7 3.2 Activities & projects in each state p.7 3.3 How Australians live out the Caritas mission p.7 4 Caritas
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