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    Christians have faced persecutions since the very beginning of the Catholic Church. Until the Edict of Milan‚ in 313 AD‚ Christians were persecuted by their local authorities and the local Jews. The “secret meetings” held by Christians raised suspicions of the Jews and posed a threat to the Roman Empire. Emperor Nero is known for his extremely violent persecutions and setting fire to the center of Rome‚ deflecting the blame onto the innocent Christians. The line of emperors after Nero also took

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    Early Christians expected suffering. Christ had died on the cross‚ so there was no higher honor than to imitate that death through accepting martyrdom (witness by one’s blood). As the writer of 1 Peter expressed it‚ “If you suffer as a Christian‚ do not be ashamed‚ but praise God that you bear that name.” (4:16) The Roman Empire was generally pretty tolerant of other religions. So why persecute the Christians? Reasons for the persecution emerge from the record of Christianity’s first three centuries

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    from reading the bible. In the decades of the 20th century‚ Christian Science churches sprang up in communities around the world and really had a lot of growth in Africa. Though in the last several decades the membership decline the membership the church has about 85‚000 membership. The Church of Christ Scientist words believe as

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    Secular Christian Humanism Worldview Prior to taking a course that explores the Christian worldview I would have stated that I had a Christian worldview and would have been confident in this declaration. However‚ I find myself anticipating the completion of this course and I am a bit confused about the true nature of my worldview. There are many things that are exactly the same‚ slightly similar‚ and drastically different from a traditional Christian worldview. According to Cosgrove in order to

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    Research Essay: 20876077 Through the study of scripture‚ Christian movements and the views of historical and contemporary figures‚ it can be said that Christian ethical teachings have a significant influence on the lives of its adherents. A prime example of the effects of these teachings is the nature and practice of Christian environmental ethics. The Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy defines environmental ethics as the discipline in philosophy that studies the moral relationship of human beings

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    Christianity and Islam are two monotheistic beliefs that became the religions of major empires. Christians and Muslims both praised honest merchants and criticized those that cheated in trade by not selling products at their right price (2‚ 4). However‚ at one point‚ they disagreed on whether making a profit was a good thing or not and whether merchants who earned profits were good people or not (3‚ 5). Christians at first were cautious towards trade and the riches that came from it while in the later

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    MODULE 1 UNDERSTANDING CHRISTIAN MORALITY I. Discuss and illustrate what makes a person moral‚ immoral and amoral A Moral person When we say a person is moral it means that he correctly judges between right and wrong and consequently act on what is virtuous. A moral person does what is right and despises what is wrong. He does the things that are pleasing to God with decency and integrity and because of that he does the will of God. The only foundation for morality is being Christ like

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    this affair‚ supposedly to stop the nationalization of the oil fields. They kept this their center reason for helping accomplish this‚ but they say they want to help us Iranians get an Islam centered government. This could be the beginning of the Islamic Revolution! Most of the information is confidential‚ but some has now been uncovered. The name of this operation is TP-AJAX and it has all the ‘in’s-and-out’s’ of the CIA’s plans. Some heard that British intelligence had played a part in planning

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    Christian Values and America ’s Historical Documents Rita Kelly COM 220 August 26‚ 2012 Michael Mills Christian Values and America ’s Historical Documents While socially networking‚ a person will run into many different opinions on all topics. People have their own beliefs and ways of looking at things‚ so when I was expounding on my ideas‚ the inevitable topic of religion was brought up. As much as the Golden Rule flows through most religions‚ there are people who are not able to put their

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    America‚ A Christian Nation...? Introduction to Religion REL 2000 April 24‚ 2012 It has been said before that the United States is considered a Christian nation. Many citizens truly believe this‚ while other strongly oppose this belief. Contrary to what critics imply‚ a Christian nation is not one in which all citizens are Christians‚ the laws require everyone to adhere to Christian theology‚ or all leaders are Christians. America is a Christian nation only in the sense that the majority

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