Article: A Sacred Place Author: Sorina Kulberg A Sacred Place Sorina Kulberg A shaft of white light illuminates the hazy‚ heavy air in the dusky sanctuary. Little motes glint in the sunbeam. It is good to sit still in this holy place. Here in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem (a long tradition and many Biblical historians and archaeologists claim) was Calvary. Here‚ on this mount‚ Jesus’ hands and feet were nailed to a cross‚ and He died. Here‚ on this very rock‚ His cold body was laid
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Brent L. Robinson Robert M. Forker 05 Mar 2012 Separate Church and State Organized religion has undoubtedly played a key role in educating and civilizing local populations. It cannot be underestimated the role organized religion played in acting as the glue that binds a people together. Without attempting to place judgment on which religion holds the most merit or even the validity of religion itself‚ I will explain why the founding fathers of this nation saw fit to keep it separate from
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The Greek Orthodox Church: Field Research Donna Falkenburg REL212 Living Religions Professor Charles Hall 6/16/13 The Greek Orthodox Church is very dominant in Greek life with the Archbishop traditionally being the political leader of the people. (Fisher 2011‚ p.343). The first Greek Orthodox Christians first arrived in the New World in 1768‚ and established a colony near what is now the present city of St. Augustine‚ Florida. The original building in which the
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The History of Armenian Church Armenian history cannot be fully digested without understanding the influence that Christianity and the Armenian Church have over all aspects of Armenian life. The Armenian Apostolic Church is the world’s oldest National Church and is one of the most ancient Christian communities. By establishing this church‚ Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD (Ananyan 2016). According to the ancient tradition that is well supported
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THE CHURCH IN MEDIEVAL LIFE During the Middle Ages‚ two distinct Christian churches emerged: the Orthodox Christian Church in the east and the Roman Catholic Church in the west. (The two branches split permanently in 1054. The Roman Catholic Church became the main stabilizing force in Western Europe. The church provided religious leadership as well as secular‚ or worldly‚ leadership. It also played a key role in reviving and preserving learning. At the head of the Roman Catholic Church was the
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Church vs. State One of the most controversial points that is being debated in America today is the argument of church vs. state. Some people strongly believe that “In God We Trust” should be removed from the dollar bill‚ and “One nation under God” should be removed from the pledge of allegiance‚ because they feel that that is like forcing a certain faith upon people in a free country. Others strongly believe that we should keep those sayings on the money and in the pledge because it’s sticking
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Anabella Morabito ENG 105 S5- Professor Wheat December 3‚ 2010 One Nation Under God: An Observation of the “separation” of Church and State On January 20th 2009 President Barack Obama shocked a myriad of Republican Conservatives when he stated in his inauguration address that the United States was not a “Christian nation or a Jewish nation or Muslim nation” but a “nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values.” This declaration proved to be the first time a newly elected President
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The Wall of Separation Controversy Separation of Church and State has been a major political issue for many years. There are loopholes and grey areas that we have yet to resolve. John Locke‚ William Blackstone‚ Roger Williams‚ John Witherspoon‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ George Washington‚ and Wilbur F. Crafts were major players in the issue of Religion in Politics. These people have given various reasons as to why or why not religion must be separate from politics in a democracy. I will breakdown the
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Westboro Baptist Church The Westboro Baptist Church was founded in 1955 by Fred Phelps. During his youth he attended various Universities and Colleges. He said that he attended a Methodist revival and that was what sparked his fire in religion. Afterwards he decided to become a minister; he changed his denomination affiliation to Baptist and was ordained as a minister. His two sons insist that church is a carefully planned cult that allows its leader to make himself seem like a demigod. Most
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Differences of a Baptists and Catholic church Growing up I was introduced to many different denomination of Christianity. The Baptist and Catholic church are the two that sticks out to me the most because of how they differ from each other. In the last four years I have experienced what it is like to attend a Baptist and Catholic church. My Christian denomination is Baptist but because I attended a Catholic high school‚ I gained a lot of knowledge about Catholicism. Theses two denominations differs
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