Christmas holiday Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus. The English term Christmas (“mass on Christ’s day”) is of fairly recent origin. The earlier term Yule may have derived from the Germanic jōl or the Anglo-Saxon geōl‚ which referred to the feast of the winter solstice. The corresponding terms in other languages—Navidad in Spanish‚ Natale in Italian‚ Noël in French—all probably denote nativity. The German word Weihnachten denotes “hallowed night.” Since the early 20th century
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The Transition of Worldviews: Collective Information Behavior during the 2006 Thai Coup D’´tat e Songphan Choemprayong A dissertation submitted to the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the School of Information and Library Science. Chapel Hill 2010 Approved by: Paul Solomon‚ Advisor Barbara B. Moran Barbara M. Wildemuth Claudia Gollop Laura N. Gasaway Copyright c 2010 Songphan
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Date: 15.03.2011 Death Penalty from a Secular Humanist Point of View The United States remains in the minority of nations in the world that still uses death as penalty for certain crimes. Many see the penalty as barbaric and against American values. Others see it as a very important tool in fighting violent pre-meditated murder. From my point of view as a secular humanist‚ death penalty should be banned as a form of punishment. Secular humanism is a philosophical school of thought that
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The final thinker‚ Chaput‚ provides arguments that both explicitly portray the conflicts and tensions between modern liberal democracy and Christianity‚ but he also proposes a clear solution. Foremost‚ he recognizes that “Catholics not only don’t fit in America‚ we also know we don’t fit in” (Chaput‚ 1). Because of this realization‚ he understands that something needs to be done‚ but he argues that a better model for lay Catholics to follow than St. Benedict is St. Augustine who “engaged in the problems
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1. Secular art in Europe can be put into three overarching categories: Still life‚ Landscape‚ and Genre Painting. For this question‚ I will be focusing on the development of Still Life‚ specifically “Vanitas”‚ and Genre. Denial of access to life classes and the nude figure to women until the 19th and early 20th century‚ led a young aspiring Italian artist by the name of Sofonisba Anguissola to turn to other figures for inspiration and artistic education‚ her family and everyday life. Little
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unite as one under God and rise up against the evil forces of the world. In order to do this everyone‚ both religious and the not religious‚ need to be aware of and recognize the lifestyles of each other. Non Christians should at least study the Philosophy of Christianity‚ as Christians should explore the philosophy of infidelity. Justin Martyr found discussion with Tryphno very stimulating because the two ended up sharing similar viewpoints on important religious philosophies. (Justin‚ Dialogue
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relationship with secular authority. During the time of the Apostles‚ the Roman Empire was at its peak. It had experienced the Pax Romana of Augustus Ceasar and continued to benefit from a strong economy under Tiberius Ceasar. Rome controlled the entire Mediterranean basin. The network of roads and use of only two languages‚ allowed for an ease of communication that allowed for a spreading of the Good News. Rome was tolerant of established religions‚ and treated the early Christians as part of the
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Simone Weil life started as that of Greco-Roman hero traits and later in her life adopted the characteristics of the saint. She is one of many lives that lived the calling of the secular saint‚ a manner of living a life with purpose and meaning that pulled from the historical point of views of the saint and the hero. What is hard to grasp is her philosophy that everyone has the same inalienable rights of food‚ shelter‚ clothing and
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woman to the exclusion of all others; also known as Holy Matrimony. Some churches regard marriage as a sacrament such as the Catholic Church‚ partly due to Jesus supporting the wedding in Cana of Galilee as described in the Gospels John 2:1-12. Christians believe that marriage is a gift from God‚ one that should not be taken for granted. The rituals of a typical marriage ceremony in chronological order are: Opening song‚ bridal procession‚ giving the bride away‚ readings from the Bible‚ homily‚ a
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“Ethics deals with what is morally right and wrong. Christian Ethics deals with what is morally right and wrong for a Christian.” -Norman Geisler (Christian Ethics: Options and Issues‚ 17) Christian Ethics: Contemporary Issues & Options‚ Second Edition by Norman L. Geisler In this thorough update of a classic textbook‚ noted Christian thinker Norman Geisler evaluates contemporary ethical options (such as antinomianism‚ situation ethics‚ and legalism) and pressing issues of the day (such as
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