The problem of religious language Religious language is the communication ideas about God‚ faith‚ belief and practise. The problem with the communication of these ideas is that behind the words used are concepts. Individuals have different understandings of the concepts and this might result in differences of interpretation and meaning. Some philosophers argue that religious language is used in different ways from everyday language. Cognitive: when applied to religious language‚ this communicates
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to the diminishing popularity of religious art. Numerous dealers claim that the market for religious art is limited. According to Daniel Grant‚ religion in art is viewed as anachronistic and untenable in the context of modern art. Critics have argued that it is conceivably only permissible under the guise of Postmodernist strategy. The concern of many art dealers and curators is the possibility of offense that possibly will occur in response to these arts. Religious art is often times seen as expressions
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ecclesia An ecclesia is a professionally trained religious organization governed by a hierarchy of leaders that claims everyone in a society as a member. Membership is not voluntary; it is the law. Consequently‚ considerable political alignment exists between church and state officials‚ so that the ecclesia represents the official church of the state. Ecclesiae formerly existed in England (the Church of England) which remains the official state church)‚ France (the Roman Catholic Church)‚ and Sweden
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Taoism Main article: Homosexuality and Taoism There is no single official position on homosexuality in Taoism‚ as the term Taoism is used to describe a number of disparate religious traditions. Seeking to emulate Buddhist precepts‚ the doctrine of some Taoist schools considered homosexuality as sexual misconduct.[89][90] However‚ homosexuality is not unknown in Taoist history‚ such as during the Tang dynasty when Taoist nuns exchanged love poems.[91] Attitudes about homosexuality within Taoism
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Religious Satire: Laughter Silenced The world enjoys laughter; they say it is the best medicine. In every part of the world there are comics‚ jokes‚ and satire. Most of them are all in good fun‚ but sometimes the jokes get taken too far. The recent uproar over a political cartoon in the Middle East has sparked a lot of interest with religious satire. Why does religion get attacked so frequently? How far is too far? When are the jokes no longer funny‚ but hurtful? Whenever someone’s religion
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Demographics of Australia Demographics are the quantifiable figures of a given population. Demographics are also used to recognize the study of quantifiable subsets contained by a specified population which illustrate that population at a particular point in time. Australia’s estimated population in year 2013 is projected to be 22‚917‚910. In June 2012‚ the estimated resident population of Australia was 22‚ 683‚600 people. This reflects an increase of 359‚600 people since June 2011 and 87‚100 people
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truths‚ values‚ and norms are different for different people‚ depending on their cultural‚ economic‚ political and religious backgrounds. The theory of religious relativism requires students to tolerate other people’s religious beliefs and practices‚ at the same time recognizing their own beliefs and practices as just one system in a world of diverse‚ yet equally legitimate‚ religious systems. In todays society we see an array of people practicing‚ preaching‚ and learning religion. We find people
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Is Religious Fundamentalism always Totalitarian and Prone to Violence? Fundamentalism is “a belief in returning to the literal meanings of scriptural texts. Fundamentalism may arise as a response to modernization and rationalization‚ insisting on faith-based answers‚ and defending tradition by using traditional grounds.” Fundamentalists believe that their view is only one true view of the world which leaves no room for ambiguity and that this is the true correct belief (Giddens‚ 2009). Fundamentalist
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in various religions to encourage fear among the followers or to set boundaries between religions. Symbolic acts such as those of blood sacrifice‚ self sacrifice‚ and martyrdom have throughout in history been used by terrorists with political and religious motivations. Terrorists use these methods that are borrowed from religions since they are considered to be efficient‚ inexpensive‚ and very easy to carry out‚ and they deliver the intended damage with minimal costs. Most of these types of attacks
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group of convicts were transported to Australia. Convicts are the people who found guilty of crime. All the convicts were transported Australia by ship and fleets. After the first fleet arrived to Australia‚ there were a lot of fleets arrived to Australia as well. Consequently‚ The Australia’s government were kept for each convict and up till the mid-1800s they recorded names‚ date and place of trial and sentence. The convicts were transported to all over Australia such as New South Wales‚ Queensland
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