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    Functions of Religion

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    Studies of Religion 1. What are the functions of religion? 2. Is it possible to be religious and accept the teachings of modern science? Based upon my opinion and research I believe that it is not possible to be religious and at the same time‚ accept the teachings of modern science. As explained in the two questions below‚ the idea of a religion is to seek the answer to the meaning of life‚ and after death‚ live in an eternity with their God. Many religions outline the beginning of the world

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    Religion on Planet Earth

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    212 Laila Khalid Ghauri This week’s assignment is about religious life on planet earth. There are many different types of religion all over the world‚ and people are always free to pick what religion that they want to join or follow. There is never any one specific kind of religion that everyone follows. Religion can be found all over the place‚ and can be seen in things that people do every day. Some religions chant‚ some pray‚ and some have rituals that they perform each day‚ each one is different

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    Religion Life on Earth

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    Religious Life of Planet Earth Religion is relative to what a person regards to as holy‚ sacred‚ absolute‚ spiritual‚ divine‚ or worthy of worship; it consists of the way people deal with their ultimate concerns about their lives and their fate after death. On Earth there are seven distinguished dimensions of religion‚ which include ritual‚ narrative and mythic‚ experimental and emotional‚ social and institutional‚ ethical and legal‚ doctrinal and philosophical‚ and material Religion seems to be the

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    FUNCTIONS AND DYSFUNTIONS OF RELIGION 2 “A religion is a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things‚ that is to say‚ things set apart and forbidden—beliefs and practices which unite into one single moral community called a Church‚ all those who adhere to them” –Durkheim (Henslin‚ 2009‚ p. 374). When sociologists do research on religion they’re goal is not to prove that one religion is better than another nor is it their goal to prove or disprove anyone’s faith

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    An Analysis of Religions on Earth: Are Earth People Religious? Donna FalkenburgREL212 Living Religions Professor Charles Hall 5/5/13 I was sent to Earth to determine if Earth people are religious. During my time on Earth‚ I have observed that many of Earth’s people are religious and although there are many different types of religions‚ they show three different behaviors that are shown in many religions. The criteria I used to see if Earth’s people were religious or not were whether or not

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    simplest form any religion may be seen as a belief system. This system may affect values‚ laws‚ customs‚ rites and general behaviour patterns. Religion may affect the individual‚ group‚ community or nation. It may play a peripheral or an integral role within society. Its structure may be as complex as any large organisational bureaucracy or as simple as a two-way relationship between a person and object/subject of worship. The function of religion in a society is often to explain to the people

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    what is earth

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    What is Earth’s mantle? The Earth’s mantle is a roughly 1‚800 mile (2‚900 km) thick shell of compressed and heated rock‚ beginning below the Earth’s crust (lithosphere)‚ which extends 3.1 miles (5 km) below the ocean floor and 19 to 31 miles (30 to 50 km) below the continents. What elements make up the Earth’s mantle? magnesium‚ silicon‚ iron‚ and oxygen Describe the “big splash” theory of the Moon’s origin? The currently accepted hypothesis for the Moon’s origin--which is supported by chemical

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    Saturday‚ October 10‚ 2009 Earth is Spherical and Religion is Over Various cultures have had conceptions of a flat Earth‚ including ancient Babylon‚ Ancient Egypt‚ pre-Classical Greece‚ and pre17th century China. This view contrasts with the realization first recorded around the 4th century BC by natural philosophers of Classical Greece and later proved by brave seafarers‚ that Earth is spherical. Many Americans still believe the myth that it wasn’t until Columbus sailed to the New World

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    Many feminists would say that religion (like the family and the welfare state...) is another site of patriarchy. It is a place where women are oppressed by men‚ and it serves to reproduce this oppression and spread it throughout the wider society. The Catholic Church is a favourite target. It is against women’s rights such as contraception‚ abortion‚ and divorce. It is headed and run exclusively by men. God is seen in male terms; Jesus is a man; and although there is great respect for the Virgin

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    What is Religion?

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    Religion and Its Significant Role in Human Life‚ Its Necessary Need and Concept about Oneness of Allah WHAT IS RELIGION? Religion is a fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed by group of people. It means a path or a way fixed or appointed by God- a way of life prepared by God for the benefits of Human Beings. It is a belief in worshipping‚ obedience to a supernatural power considered to be divine to have control on human destiny. NECESSITY AND IMPORTANCE OF RELIGION AND ITS

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