of blasphemy or heresy.[4][5] Every citizen of India has a right to practice and promote their religion peacefully. However‚ there have been a number of incidents of religious intolerance that resulted in riots and violence. These incidents have been condemned by the governmental administrations‚ private businesses‚ and judicial systems. India is the birthplace of four major world religions: Hinduism‚ Jainism‚ Buddhism and Sikhism. Yet‚ India is one of the most diverse nations in terms of religion
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Elements of Religious Traditions Chantal Schneider REL/134 May 30‚ 2011 Elements of Religious Tradition The term religion can bring up mixed emotions in people. Many people have different religious views and their traditions usually follow that religion. Religion is very vast and there are many different forms‚ views‚ traditions‚ and beliefs within each religion. Certain religions are monotheism‚ some are polytheism‚ and others are pantheism
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Chinese Pottery China has one of the world’s oldest continuous cilvilizations-despite invasions and occasional foreign rule. A country as vast as China with so long-lasting a civilization has a complex social and visual history‚ within which pottery and porcelain play a major role. 尽管有着侵略者和偶尔的别国制约，中国依然有着世界上最古老的文明传承。中国这样的庞大的并且有着复杂的社会和可考证的历史的漫长文明的国家，其中其制陶业和制瓷业有着重要的地位。 The function and status of ceramics in China varied from dynasty to dynasty‚ so they may be utilitarian‚ burial‚ trade‚ collectors’
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associations are getting more and more‚ the number of people who was leaded by these peasant associations was increasing at an amazing speed. Then Hunan province happened a big peasant movement that against local tyrants and evil gentry‚ feudal thought and system. In this movement‚ many local tyrants and evil gentry were “destroyed”. This big event reinforced Mao thinks the peasant movement will raise like a mighty storm. They will destroy all the imperialists‚ warlords‚ corrupt officials‚ local tyrants and
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Hershberger PSY-230 April 15‚ 2013 The Chinese Culture Chinese people have had the world’s most successful continuous culture for the past four millennia‚ and culture and traditions remain prominent wherever they live. Even in the twenty-first century‚ Chinese people living in China‚ Taiwan and the United States of America still value their culture and traditions. And people from Chinese culture living in Australia and the United Kingdom follow Chinese culture and traditions in relation to their
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I am tolerant‚ you are permissive‚ I have reasonable scruples‚ and you are a conservative. (Author Unknown) Does this sound like the thoughts of most of us? Many people think that they have to understand and accept the religious beliefs of others in order to get along with them. Respecting someone’s choice to practice their religion does not mean that you must believe the same as they do. In today’s society‚ we are faced daily with choices on whether or not to tolerate the practices and
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CHINESE INFLUENCE ON YOUR CULTURE Historically‚ Vietnam has undergone many wars with some countries all over the world. After each war‚ Vietnamese culture was influenced by those countries. Especially‚ China is the huge country‚ which dominated Vietnam for a thousand years‚ (countryside‚ n‚d). Thus‚ it is no surprise that Vietnamese culture has been affected by Chinese culture in many aspects such as calendar‚ language‚ religion and food. The most obvious influence can be seen is the calendar.
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In this way‚ it seems clear that the debate over religious exemptions is a really difficult one. It is true that in theory‚ one’s individual‚ extensive practice of religion is not harmful‚ nor does it burden others too much. However‚ one could argue that a major issue in granting exemptions is that it undermines the law‚ before which we should all be treated as equal‚ and this without exception . Barry highlights that the “the law serves a public purpose”‚ as “its essence is the protection of some
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Religious Wars The division between the Catholics and Protestants all came down to years upon years of war. The religious wars came in four waves of battle – The French Wars of Religion‚ Imperial Spain and Phillip II‚ England and Spain‚ and finally the longest and bloodiest of all‚ The Thirty Years War. All countries involved did not get out without a scratch‚ but some did come out of the religious wars better than others. The countries most devastated in this peril had to be Germany and France
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movements for social change‚ including the movement to abolish slavery in the United States. Many religious organizations work to promote social welfare by such actions as assisting the poor‚ caring for the sick‚ and sheltering the homeless. Also‚ in some societies‚ a shared religion is a powerful social bond that ties people together. However‚ when people of different faiths live together‚ religious differences can lead to conflict and even war. Throughout history‚ societies have attempted to find
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