In the last few weeks‚ we have been discussing Judaism and Christianity. Many people including myself have lumped Judaism and Christianity as one religion on many occasions due to their very similar set of beliefs. We just say “Oh‚ the only difference is that one is in the old testament and the other focuses on the new testament!’. But‚ we did not seem to (and most likely didn’t care to) know about the differences in these two religions. To help me and others understand the similarities and also
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Singapore 21 & Nation Building In August 1997‚ Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong launched the Singapore 21 Committee with the aim of strengthening the “heartware” of the Republic in the 21st Century. This comprised of five subject committees that were formed to study the pertinent issues Singaporeans would have to face in the building of such a new society during the 21st Century. Some 6‚000 Singaporeans from all walks of life were then consulted for the time span of one year in order to understand
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Ferie Charis C. Villanueva WEG Professor Aragon July 24‚ 2013 Issues about Christianity in the Modern World There are lots of denominations in Christianity as compared to other religions. A Muslim girl once complained about the rights of women. She looked down on herself as if her rank was that of an animal’s. In the mosque during prayer time‚ if there were no men aside from a 5 year old boy‚ that boy would lead the prayer. Imagine being a woman so full of shame as that juvenile boy reads holy
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Fourthly‚ Protestant Christianity was built on the foundation laid by the moral concerns of Neo-Confucianism of Korea. The early message of Christianity for Koreans did not considerably deviate from the moral and social values of Confucianism which was an integral part of Korean society and culture at that time. Koreans believed that the ethical values of Protestant is conformed to Confucian-centered moral values of Koreans‚ and it would make their nation more advanced and stronger. The early Protestant
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different religious groups Differences in religious beliefs and practices can create tensions if they are not managed well. Case Study Maria Hertogh riots which took place between ethnic Malays and the European and Eurasian communities in Singapore occurred on 11 December 1950. It was sparked by the controversial custody battle between Maria’s
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com‚“Christianity began to spread initially from Roman Judaea without state support or endorsement.” Christianity expressed a positive social ideal to be followed in mortal life as well as a doctrine to be fulfilled in the afterlife. According to the ancient history encyclopedia‚ “Christianity is a monotheistic‚ deontological‚ grassroots‚ Jewish sectarian movement that focuses upon the life‚ teachings‚ and mission of Jesus of Nazareth (also known as Jesus the Christ)”. The Rise of Christianity affected
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Paradise ‘Gardens by the Bay’ is one of the main attractions of Singapore that has been developed recently and a few parts of the garden are still under developing phase. It is a nature park developed adjacent to the Marina Reservoir by the government of Singapore to change the Singapore city from the “Garden City” to “City in a Garden”. It is a huge group of gardens spread across 250 acres of reclaimed land situated in the central Singapore. It comprises of three beautiful and unique waterfront gardens:
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many other religions‚ namely Christianity. Christianity Origins: Christianity is the largest religion in the world. It is practiced by over two billion people all over the earth. Christianity actually began as an offshoot of Judaism back around 30 CE. It originated in the middle east in the Palestine area‚ similar to both Judaism and Islam. This has caused a lot of controversy in modern times due to debates over what holy lands belong to which religions. Christianity‚ as denoted by its name‚ stems
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Diffusion of Buddhism and Christianity Siddhartha Gautama‚ better known simply as Buddha‚ first followed the Hindu religion but then later realized that the cast system from Hindu was immoral and decided to leave his earthly possessions to find what he believed to be nirvana‚ which resulted in the creation of Buddhism. Christianity originated from the teachings of Jesus Christ‚ who created a religion that came from Judaism which attracted all women and minorities and was later spread mainly by
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PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION ACT (CHAPTER 241) Short title. 1. This Act may be cited as the Prevention of Corruption Act. Interpretation. 2. In this Act‚ unless the context otherwise requires — "agent" means any person employed by or acting for another‚ and includes a trustee‚ administrator and executor‚ and a person serving the Government or under any corporation or public body‚ and for the purposes of section 8 includes a subcontractor and any person employed by or acting for such subcontractor; "Director"
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