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    Religious Ignorance

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    The way it is written may be different‚ but it has the same meaning. Out of all the religions in the world this is the one thing all of them have in common. If all the religions have this in common‚ why isn’t there peace? Why is there still war? It must be because the religions of the world are more worried about whose religion is the right one. People seem to ignore the core teaching of their religion and focus more on

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    Explain how the understanding of peace is expressed through the sacred texts in 2 religious traditions There is more to peace than the absence of conflict. It also includes a sense of tranquillity‚ a sense of inner peace and wellbeing and harmonious relationships. Peace is internal‚ external and different people encounter different aspects of peace. Religious teachings from the religions of the world have played a huge role in finding ways to achieve peace. An example of this is the principle

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    Customs Traditions and Rituals of the Indian Culture Nearly every country in the world possesses some form of religion. With religion comes the need for people to express their beliefs. Often times‚ these expressions are seen as religious customs and traditions. Along with these religious customs and traditions‚ most countries also posses customs and traditions practiced by even the average non-religious citizen. These customs can be enormous milestones in the lives of young-adults‚ or something

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    Indian Customs and Traditions Faith‚ family and castes shape just about every aspect of Indian culture -- from birth to death -- and all the trials and parties in between. Indian society is structured around the families people are born into and where they are born. Individuals inherit their social position and stay within it throughout life. A caste‚ or jati (meaning "birth")‚ is the level within the social system that determines who people will marry and often even what line of work they can

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    "Customs and traditions in the USA" Customs and traditions are important part of our culture‚ of our lives. Customs and traditions unite‚ build community. They provide identity. They tie us to our ancestors and heritage. They remind us of where we came from. Every country and every nation has it’s own traditions and customs. It’s very important to know traditions and customs of different people. It will help you to know more about the history and life of different nations and countries. Custom

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    Invention and Tradition

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    Adaptations are widespread and universal. Adaptation problems - content‚ structure‚ and intertextual politics. Hutcheon wishes to consider adaptations as lateral‚ not vertical. One does not experience adaptations successively starting from the original work‚ rather the works are a large collection to be navigated. One might see an adaptation before the original. Hutcheon also wishes to view adaptations as adaptations‚ not as independent works. Three ways of story engagement: telling‚ showing

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    Religious Exemption

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    In this way‚ it seems clear that the debate over religious exemptions is a really difficult one. It is true that in theory‚ one’s individual‚ extensive practice of religion is not harmful‚ nor does it burden others too much. However‚ one could argue that a major issue in granting exemptions is that it undermines the law‚ before which we should all be treated as equal‚ and this without exception . Barry highlights that the “the law serves a public purpose”‚ as “its essence is the protection of some

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    Religious Wars

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    Religious Wars The division between the Catholics and Protestants all came down to years upon years of war. The religious wars came in four waves of battle – The French Wars of Religion‚ Imperial Spain and Phillip II‚ England and Spain‚ and finally the longest and bloodiest of all‚ The Thirty Years War. All countries involved did not get out without a scratch‚ but some did come out of the religious wars better than others. The countries most devastated in this peril had to be Germany and France

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    Religious Issues

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    movements for social change‚ including the movement to abolish slavery in the United States. Many religious organizations work to promote social welfare by such actions as assisting the poor‚ caring for the sick‚ and sheltering the homeless. Also‚ in some societies‚ a shared religion is a powerful social bond that ties people together. However‚ when people of different faiths live together‚ religious differences can lead to conflict and even war. Throughout history‚ societies have attempted to find

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    Religious Experience

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    from religious experience are never convincing.’ (35 marks) Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud present challenges to religious experiences. Marx’s challenges to religious experience arguments are sociological; he suggested that the origins of religious experience are to be found in society. He states religion is about mythological beliefs and an unreal god that distracted people from the real world‚ religion is ‘the opium of the people’‚ religious experiences create alienation and a religious experience

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