the same view. However‚ Americans who are least religious were more likely to accept these technologies as appropriate. Only 36 percent of the people with low-commitment to religion objected to brain chip implant for improvement of cognitive abilities and use of synthetic blood to improve physical strength‚ and 28 percent of them opposed editing genes to create babies free of diseases. Among Christians‚ opinion on gene editing varied by denomination. White evangelical Protestants (65 percent) were
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indicate how the Bible is the word of God? This may include a founder of the denomination‚ a church body‚ a confession‚ a creed‚ a set of customs‚ a type of personal experience‚ a social commitment‚ as well as other possibilities. 3. WORKING THEOLOGY What is my actual working theology regarding interpretation of the Bible? To what extent is this the same or different from the official position of my denomination or the “average” viewpoint among my church associates? 4. ETHNICITY How does
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“Goodwives”‚ said a hard-featured dame of fifty‚ “I’ll tell ye a piece of my mind. It would be greatly for the public behoof‚ if we women‚ being of mature age and church-members in a good repute‚ should have the handling of such malfactresses as this Hester Prynne. What think ye‚ gossip? If the hussy stood up for judgement before us five‚ that are now here in a knot
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“Religions have developed systems of beliefs to respond to the big questions in life.” The Protestant Christian Tradition has a set of rituals and beliefs that set the foundation for their faith. The acceptance in a triune God‚ that is; God as three persons that are collectively one‚ God; the Father‚ the Son and the Holy Spirit‚ is a fundamental part in the Protestant Christian Traditions understanding of the Characteristics of God. His nature is also understood as being transcendent –existing
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Imagine one thousand years in the future. The majority of the human population has died out due to unsustainable methods of resource use. All this is in the ancient past‚ but still‚ one thing remains: plastic. As the waves roll upon the beach‚ they hold within their grasp plastic wrappers‚ containers‚ but most of all bags. They drift in the wind over America’s great prairies and are caught on rocks at the highest peaks. Animals are seen wrapped in plastic struggling to move and breathe while others
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The Scarlet Letter Alienation can be linked to self-discovery. The alienated can make a choice: to endure or to protest. Explain the choices made by Hester Prynne and how they are typical or atypical based on the societal values during this time period (1640s). Hester Prynne has made many tough decisions throughout the novel. Most‚ if not all‚ of her choices were atypical for women during this time period. One of Hester’s most prominent decisions was to stay in town when she knows that her
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and Greek religion is so similar? Early Rome was very close to the Greeks and the Etruscans‚ two very powerful and intelligent empires. Both of those empires were flowing with culture‚ and when Rome came into contact with Greece around 700 BCE Rome adopted many Greek ideas. Many religions are passed down from culture to culture‚ civilization to civilization. For example‚ Greek religion was founded upon Mycenaean gods and mythology. Did Greek religion influence Roman religion? Greek religion influenced
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How has the feminist movement affected performance art? The feminist art movement refers to the efforts and accomplishments of feminist’s world wide to make art that reflects women’s lives and experiences‚ as well as to change the foundation for the production and reception of contemporary art. It also tried to bring more publicity to women within art history and art practice. Corresponding with general developments within feminism‚ the movement began in the 1960s and developed throughout the
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differences between Hester Prynne and Edna Pontellier. Although The Scarlet Letter and The Awakening were written in different times and tell the story of dissimilar communities in which both main protagonists need to break the rules governing the society in order to explore their inner selves and fulfill individual desires. What both women share is the fact that they had troubles to find themselves among the people they lived with and accept the rules of the community. What is more Hester‚ as well as
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Religion in the Philippines Main Religions in the Philippines Roman Catholic 80.9%‚ Muslim 5%‚ Evangelical 2.8%‚ Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%‚ Aglipayan 2%‚ other Christian 4.5%‚ other 1.8%‚ unspecified 0.6%‚ none 0.1% (2000 census) The Philippines is a predominantly Christian nation on account of 300 years of Spanish rule. It is estimated that 81% of the population is Roman Catholic. In the south on the large island of Mindanao‚ many are adherents of Islam. Filipino Muslims make up about five
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