Every religion consists of different beliefs and teachings. One of the more common teachings among religions is the moral teachings. These teachings give you guidelines about how you should live your life in order to enter a solemn‚ peaceful afterlife in whatever form it may come in. The moral teachings of Christianity and Buddhism can be compared and contrasted through the roles of a God within the religion‚ the similarities in the commandments‚ and what those moral teachings are intended to do
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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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Each and every family consists of many different morals and characteristics. Within each family resides members and their own moral guidelines. Their are "golden children"‚ "black sheep"‚ and then their are the people that start as one and transform to the other. In the novel‚ The Godfather‚ by Mario Puzo‚ Michael Corleone exemplifies a transition of drastic polars. Working in a family business could be a tough occupation‚ especially if it consists of illegal schemes or actions. One may be hesitant
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What does religion really mean to the Millennial Generation? I grew up in a family of Lutherans‚ and went to church on a daily basis‚ until I got confirmed. I am a spiritual person who believes in god‚ but the church is not what it used to be. In the two viewpoints that I read‚ one of the authors believes that Millennials are less likely to join traditional catholic or protestant religious institutions. The other believes that Millennials are embracing old religious ways to find inspiration. The
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What exactly does religion do for us? Sure‚ it’s a nice concept that makes one believe in other worldly things. Spirits and angels flood the heads of many children whose parents partake in the average slice and dice of Catholic smorgasbords‚ but what does it do for their souls? Are they all just workaholics who need a reason to be the way they are‚ or are they monsters merely extending a strange and open façade in order to gain acceptance in the afterlife? All the same‚ religion does have its effect
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Utilitarian’s believe that the purpose of morality is to make life better by increasing the amount of good things in the world and decreasing the amount of bad things. Suppose the class has a test due and some of the students are debating whether or not they should cheat. The utilitarian would need to know many specifics about the test whether or not what the chances are of getting caught cheating‚ what grade they probably would get if you didn’t cheat‚ and what grade you’d probably get if you did
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“If you can’t give a good reason for believing what you believe‚ then it’s not your belief; it’s someone else’s.” Morality vs. Obedience How would someone tease apart this blanket statement and how would they compare it to morality and obedience in less than three pages? Well‚ this is how I would. First‚ I’d start by making clear that belief is different from knowledge. Knowledge can be defined as “a clear perception of a truth or fact‚ erudition; skill from practice.” A belief can
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Morality is deeply rooted in human nature; a human being performs all of the actions in terms of moral principles that is why their origin is highly significant topic. Being limited by the moral ideas‚ a human being naturally raises such questions‚ as where they came from‚ and why they are needed. Nonetheless‚ there is a problem with direct investigation of morality‚ because‚ as Jules Alfred Ayer states that since no moral facts can be known (they are not verifiable)‚ they have no cognitive significance
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benefit those around him. Forrest had honesty‚ integrity‚ and love. These character traits caused him to live justly and encourage others to become better and eventually good at heart. As learned in the Junior Justice and morality class‚ there are different categories under morality. Forrest had all of the virtues (Theological‚ Cardinal‚ and Moral). The film opens with a feather falling to the feet of Forrest Gump who is seated on a bus bench in Savannah‚ Georgia. Forrest picks up the feather
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these religions began with Abraham‚ and spread out with his sons. 4. How are the stories of Moses‚ Jesus‚ and Muhammad alike and different? 5. After reading these excerpts‚ how do you think these religions compare? I think that they all compare in the sense that each of the gods had sacrificed something for the people and they are each saying there should be no other god than them. 6. What are the primary differences and similarities among the three religions? Why? All of the religions believe
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