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    In Rome around 215 A.D.‚ Hippolytus‚ a priest of Rome—and the first antipope‚ composed a treatise in order to preserve practices that he thought were in “danger of falling into disuse and innovation.” (intro) The original document only survives in parts of a Latin text and several oriental versions of it. This church order can be divided into three parts. The first section of this treatise talks about the hierarchy of the Church (i.e. bishops—who are chosen by the people‚ priests‚ and deacons) and

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    Islam shares more similarities with Christianity than one might think. Both religions believe in only one god with similar traits‚ the men Moses and Jesus as important figures‚ and have roots in Judaism. However‚ Islam also has many differences. The primary figure of Islam is the Prophet Muhammad who received God’s final message through the Archangel Gabriel. Muhammad’s teachings and way of life are included in the Qur’an‚ which is the Islamic holy book. With the support of his wife and his uncle

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    involve a girl not having the ‘right’ clothes or something that doesn’t make her feel comfortable. Body development is also a big factor that contributes to the problem starting in girls not liking their body image. They may have friends that develop fasting then them in some way and this may make them feel excluded or marginalized from everyone else and feel that they are getting made fun of which lowers your self esteem by a lot. The girl could also have more pressure on her because maybe she’s a different

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    Alicia V.‚ based on her symptoms‚ is diagnosed with PCOS. This is based on the findings that she is experiencing weight gain‚ unwanted hair growth‚ acne‚ a normal external genitalia‚ cervix‚ and vagina‚ and amenorrhea. Alicia has secondary amenorrhea because she has high levels of prolactin‚ which suppress GnRH and FSH. This is demonstrated by her low FSH levels. Alicia has hirsutism as insulin producing cells are overactive and create too much insulin. This increase in insulin causes her ovaries

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    The Sermon in the Mount delivered by Jesus defines the important values of Religion. As the founder of Christian religion‚ Jesus‚ in his sermon‚ presented the evidences of ethics behavior of Christians‚ which are forgiveness‚ humility‚ Justice‚ love and perseverance. Agreeing to Jesus’ sermon‚ forgiveness must characterize Christians. In fact‚ Christian must forgive at the level of accepting a recidivist behavior. According to Jesus “If someone strikes you on the right cheek‚ turn to him the other

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    Hunger Together. Commonwel‚ Vol.124 Issue 3‚ 9-11. Shahzad‚ Q. (2013). Accomodating Trinity: A Brief Note on Ibn ’Arabi ’s Views. Journal of Ecumenical Studies‚ Vol. 48 Issue 1‚ 114-120. Tarmney‚ J. B. (1977). Muslim and Christian Attitudes Toward Fasting in Southeast Asia. Review of Religious Research‚ Vol.19 Issue 1‚ 3-13.

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    while receiving spiritual gifts (Peza‚ 1999‚ 64). The spiritual gifts include positions within the church such as spiritual mother‚ father or leader‚ pointer of souls‚ prover‚ captain or teacher‚ and others (Peza‚ 1999‚ 64). It is characterized by fasting‚ meditating‚ entering into spiritual travels‚ and refraining one’s self of the freedom to move about‚ to speak‚ to eat‚ drink‚ bathe or any other comforts‚ and the acceptance of the naked earth for a bed‚ and a stone for pillow (Peza‚ 1999‚ 73).

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    Judaism and Islam are two of the world’s oldest‚ and largest monotheistic religions. These religions share a variety of customs‚ beliefs‚ and even practices. But at the same time‚ there are enough differences to make the two religions and cultures oppose each other greatly. Even some similarities between the two have been the source of conflict for thousands of years. Both the Jewish and Muslim faith believe in one God. Being monotheistic means just that‚ the belief in one God. This is the most

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    encourages on page 84‚ “The only way one can realize life while one lives it is if he or she realizes that life is not a matter of nutrition alone but of a greater hunger that is beyond words and food.” Why does the bible talk about fasting? The prominent point of fasting is to put aside desires of food or other fleshly things and turn that focus to God. Ravi also says on page 85‚ “If I am to be fulfilled‚ I must pursue a will that is greater than mine-a fulfilled life is one that has the will of God

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    The problem with the way the Pharisees interpreted the law was that they didn’t give God the reverence that he deserved nor did they see man in the proper light as God’s masterpiece (Eph. 2:10)‚ as God’s precious creation made in his likeness. The problem with the way they were interpreting the laws for murder‚ adultery‚ divorce‚ oaths and retaliation was that they did the bare minimum in keeping it.And when I say the bare minimum‚ I don’t mean they didn’t try. They did. They were just being moral

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