It is very controversial today to think weather politics and religion should be separated. Although it has been constantly argued that religion should not be mixed with politics‚ religion plays a very significant role in politics globally. There have also been conflicts regarding religion in the world. For example Al- Qaeda has demonstrated the potential international impact of religious movements creating chaos within Muslim and non-Muslim nations. Destroying other religions monuments and spreading
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DRUGS ABUSE IN KENYA: ITS CAUSES AND EFFECTS IN CENTRAL PROVINCE: A CASE STUDY OF KANDARA DIVISION BY ROBERT WAGUCHU NG’ANG’A DS/0048/07 REPORT PRESENTED TO THE SCHOOL OF DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIC STUDIES (SDSS) MASENO UNIVERSTY IN PARTIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHALOR OF ARTS IN DEVELOPMENT STUDIES WITH IT. CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction of the topic of study Drugs and substance abuse is a problem that has raised concern all over the world. Drugs abused affect
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baby’s tongue. Gifts are given to the poor in thanks to Allah for the new child. After seven days‚ the Aqiqah ceremony occurs‚ which involves shaving the baby’s head‚ naming the child‚ and donating to the poor. For boys‚ after eight days Khitan (Circumcision) may take place. In some families‚ religion is ignored as parents are non- believers. In others‚ religion is central to their way of life: religious belief is passed on to the young person and rituals are observed. Prayer or meditation‚ sacred
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Birhts: Preliminary Data for 2010. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr60/nvsr60_02.pdf Milos‚ M (1989). Infant Circumcision:“ What I Wish I Had Know”. The Truth Seeker. Vol. 1‚ No 3. San Diego‚ California. Mitford J. 1992. The American Way of Birth. New York: Dutton Northrup C. 1994. Women’s bodies: Women’s wisdom. New York: Bantam Books Ritter‚ T. 1992. Say No to Circumcision! Aptos: Hourglass Wertz R and Werts D. (1989). Lying-In: A History of Childbirth in America. New Haven: Yale University
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Commandments‚ a set of rules that people even today still follow. The Jews have many customs and traditions. Among them are circumcision‚ bar or bat mitzvah‚ special rituals and prayers to be said during a wedding and during death and mourning. Circumcision is the removal of the foreskin of the penis. The rite of circumcision is one of the most ancient practices of Judaism. Circumcision is done because of a Commandment by God to
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Eugenics was initially the scientific method which became the political idea that society and the human race could be improved genetically. Advocates of this movement went about doing so by removing the undesirable traits from the racial stock. Reproduction was treated as a privilege determined by Eugenicists standards and those who acquired those undesirable traits were subjected to surgeries‚ under false pretences. More than 60‚000 people in the United States were blindsided by their doctors and
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leaders in order to pacify the Gods for past offenses committed by family members (Levesque‚ 2001). Additionally‚ girls in the Middle East and Africa are often subjected to female circumcision. In fact‚ most Yemeni women‚ 71.4%‚ favor this circumcision (World News Connection‚ 2008). In many other religions female circumcision is considered inhumane‚ cruel‚ and unnecessary. However‚ in these religions this practice is necessary for religious acceptance.
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Masculinities in colonial Kenya. The subject of masculinity or masculinities is the one that has drawn attention to gender scholars around the world. Through interactions with Robert Morel’s writings about Gender and Masculinity‚ I have come to understand that masculinities differ depending in the context which they are in. This essay will analyse how and why did the production of masculinities change among the Maasai as a result of colonisation in Kenya. Many factors including environmental change
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follower of Christ and receive salvation. Proof of this is found in Paul’s letter B when he states “…Was anyone at the time of his call already circumcised? Let him not seek to remove the marks of circumcision. Was anyone at the time of his call uncircumcised? Let him not seek circumcision. Circumcision is nothing‚ and uncircumcision is nothing … Let each of you remain in the condition in which you were called” (NRSV‚ 1 Corinthians 7:18-20). They follow the example of Jesus who died for their sins
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Titus Observation The genre of the book of Titus is an epistle. An epistle is a letter written by an apostle of Jesus Christ. A letter consists of a greeting‚ a body‚ and an intro (Baker). Furthermore‚ this letter is a pastoral epistle. Pastoral epistles “contain instructions concerning church government and teaching” (Votaw). Therefore‚ Titus is a pastoral epistle because it contains every one of these qualifications (Baker). Titus was written by the Apostle Paul around A.D 62-67. At the time the
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