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    Community

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    Definition of Community: (Sarason) “a readily available‚ mutually supportive networkd of relationships on which one could depend Definition of Psychological Sense of Community (Sarason) perception of similarity to others acknowledge interdependence with other… Types of Community: 1. Locality-Based Community * Includes city blocks‚ neighbors‚ small towns… * Interpersonal ties based on geographic proximity exist between members * Individuals identify themselves by their locality

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    Revolution gives an impression of a religious movement against a non-religious regime‚ especially for having a religion mentioned in its name‚ “Islam” in the “Islamic Revolution”. How correctly does this statement describe the Iranian Revolution? How do we define religious movement and non-religious regime? I would define “religious movement” as the movement or revolution by a religious group to defend their beliefs which were challenged by the “non-religious regime”‚ which is defined as the regime

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    Religious Persecution

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    it‚ because it’s the 21st century and this world has had many advances since the time were a person was told which religion they had to worship. That is not the case. Religious persecution was a problem that began back when the neolithic revolution occurred and has not gone away in today’s world. One of the worst acts of religious persecution in modern day history is the Holocaust‚ and many other acts of hatred towards a person because of their religion have gone on that aren’t as bad as the Holocaust

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    Belief Systems

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    Belief systems and philosophies have greatly affected the people and societies where they are practiced. They give guidelines on how to live their lives and affect every aspect of their cultures. Two such belief systems and philosophies are Hinduism and Confucianism. Hinduism is a religion with no founder. The people who practice this religion believe in moksha and reincarnation. Moksha is the freedom from earthly desires and a complete understanding of the world. Reincarnation is the belief that

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    BELIEF SYSTEM

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    Belief System Introduction Each country has its own culture as each person has his/her own religion. Belief system of a person or a society is the set of beliefs that they have about what things are right‚ wrong and what things are true‚ false. The personal beliefs of us play a small part in each religion‚ which it points out the special of it that no others can have. Religion is certainly a type of belief system‚ but not all belief systems are religion. Each individual person has different

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    Traditions and Beliefs

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    highlight or enhance the importance of a certain institution. Traditions may also be changed to suit the needs of the day‚ and the changes can become accepted as a part of the ancient tradition. Folk Beliefs‚ otherwise known as "Superstitious Beliefs"‚ forms part of a people’s value systems and culture. They basically reflect the customs‚ traditions‚ and mores of a group‚ which has been based on religious beliefs‚ opinions‚ or popular old practices. Also they tell of how a people view the unknown

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    Religious Holidays

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    Religious Holidays Paper There are various religious holidays that are celebrated worldwide by the many differing religions. Each holiday celebrates a certain prophet‚ event‚ or date that is important to their specific belief. Two such religious holidays are the Muslim Eid al-Fitr and the Christian Christmas. Eid-al Fitr is an important Muslim holiday that signifies the end of the month of Ramadan. It is also called The Feast of Breaking Fast‚ The Sugar Feast and The Sweet Festival. The month

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    Religious Education

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    In Catholicism‚ the Magisterium is the teaching authority of the Church.[1] According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church: "The task of interpreting the Word of God authentically has been entrusted solely to the Magisterium of the Church‚ that is‚ to the Pope and to the bishops in communion with him."[2] Catholic theology divides the functions of the teaching office of the Church into two categories: the infallible sacred magisterium and the fallible ordinary magisterium. The infallible sacred

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    The Religious Right

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    The Religious Right Who are they and what are they doing to America? In the past three decades‚ there has been a major shift in the Republican Party. While the Republicans have represented the economic conservative side for some time‚ they only recently became the party of socially conservative policies. This is in large part due to their absorption of the Religious Right Party. The Religious Right‚ a faction of the conservative movement‚ is a group of individuals who feel that government and

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    Assess the view that religious beliefs and practices are changing to reflect a new era of diversity and choice. Current religious beliefs and practices are very different in Britain from 100 years ago. No longer do the masses attend the established church‚ attendance is down to 6% of the population and the 2001 Census identified 170 distinct religions in Britain. 72% claim to be Christian but less than half of the population believe in God and only 18% claim to be a practicing member of an organised

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