When searching for the meaning of the term religion one most go a long way in making an extensive search to actually form a definition that can fit such a broad word. There is no one definition that can satisfy all religions and remain true to all religions throughout its answer. There are many different views and definitions of the word and it is very hard to come up with a reasonable definition that sums such a massive expression up. Religion when used as a single word is almost impossible to define
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Before there was a religion in Japan‚ there were just local gods and shrines. As the years progressed‚ Japan established connections with other religions. “Buddhist religion and Confucian social values from China and Korea brought a different way of life for the Japanese including changes to their religion” (Voorst 190). With these close connections to China and Korea‚ the new culture consisted of “Confucianism and Buddhism‚ literature‚ philosophy‚ art‚ architecture‚ science‚ medicine‚ and government”
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Religion and Political Choices Religion is a part of our lives and most of the decisions people make are based on their religion. Beside all personal decisions‚ religion has already become one of the factors for voter’s political choices. Many countries don’t have this problem because only one religion exists in there while in major countries‚ especially in the United States of America citizens have different religion and political parties and their nominees might be related to different religions
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Religion and Conflict By Eric Brahm November 2005 At the dawn of the twenty-first century‚ a casual glance at world affairs would suggest that religion is at the core of much of the strife around the globe. Often‚ religion is a contentious issue. Where eternal salvation is at stake‚ compromise can be difficult at or even sinful. Religion is also important because‚ as a central part of many individuals’ identity‚ any threat to one’s beliefs is a threat to one’s very being. This
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Buddhism sits on an ambiguous line between religion and philosophy‚ and to most people‚ this is still a debatable subject. First let’s define religion and philosophy. “Religion: The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power‚ esp. a personal God or gods.” “Philosophy: The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge‚ reality‚ and existence‚ esp. when considered as an academic discipline” (Wikipedia). These are quite different‚ and at first glance‚ it’s quite a no brainer that Buddhism
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Advertising and Religion Anyone who seems to be in the business of promoting themselves or their product is turning to religion to gain a larger audience. Take the religion of Kaballah for instance‚ five years ago many of us would openly admit that we had never heard of the religion before. But now‚ thanks to the media many of us know Kaballah is the religion practiced by such celebrities as Madonna and Britney Spears. In all actuality Kaballah is a more spiritual branch of the Jewish religion. Many
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Many people believe that religion occurs only in the church‚ temple‚ or other spiritual places of gathering. They see religion and society as complete‚ separate entities. While this view may appear correct on the surface‚ a closer look at religion and society reveals that the two are not separate at all‚ but intricately interconnected and codependent. In reality‚ religion is inherent within many aspects of society‚ and religious beliefs inevitably affect areas such as politics‚ economics‚ and cultural
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Define indigenous religion‚ and describe at least one aspect of indigenous religions that exists in a similar form in a traditional mainstream religion. The word indigenous means “originated in”‚ and thus the term “indigenous religion” means “the original religion of a place.” Essentially this term is applied to the group of people of any religion‚ culture‚ or area. The indigenous religion is a unique religion associated with the particular group. For example‚ the native tribes in the United States
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Religion and Logic Make Human Being Instead of being incompatible with each other‚ religion‚ referring to human being’s thought about what a human being is and why‚ provides some perceptual knowledge to us while logic‚ referring to both the study of modes of reasoning (which are valid and which are fallacious) and the use of valid reasoning[1]‚ gives us rational view about what a human being is‚ thus‚ helping us to become more human being. Religion and logic are not incompatible. Analytically
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Religion and Violence Religion‚ which is a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices‚ serves the purpose of establishing rules and principles in a society. When studying various religions‚ it becomes apparent that the principles instilled are those that are morally just. Each major religion specifically addresses the issue of violence‚ and the vast majority condemns such actions. Individuals following a particular religion are expected to follow the rules and principles established which
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