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    Music And Religion

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    Christians have always used both art and music in worship. The Bible says the first Christians sang psalms to God. Catacombs in Rome show us that early Christians decorated their churches and so must have used art in prayer. Today Christians have various attitudes towards art and music. There are many different types of Christian music. There is praise music‚ gospel music‚ Gregorian chant‚ meditative singing (e.g. Taize)‚ scriptural songs and liturgical music. Many Christians feel that music is a

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    Emmaus Religion

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    Emmaus College is an ecumenical school‚ supporting four faith traditions‚ Catholic‚ Lutheran‚ Uniting and Anglican. The faith traditions followed by Emmaus value different beliefs‚ sacraments‚ worship and social teachings. The two most distinct churches I have chosen‚ include the Catholic an Lutheran church. I will be discussing the similarities and differences of these faiths below. The Lutheran and Catholic church have similar beliefs. The Lutheran church believes in baptism‚ God’s promise‚ love

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    thought of our country ignoring the cries of violence against Indigenous women and girls‚ is downright absurd. The Canadian government has acknowledged the severity of the threats to Indigenous women and girls‚ but have no current plan in action to help these women. Indigenous women‚ especially in a respected country like Canada‚ have the right to be safe and free from violence. According to an Amnesty International report‚ “Indigenous women are five to seven times more likely than other women to

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    Mayan Religion

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    The Mayans were a group of individuals deeply involved with their religious beliefs‚ which expresses the taboo nature of their civilization. They did not act in accordance with present day societal norms and had numerous unique aspects within their society. Socially‚ they were dependent on social classes that separated the kings/queens‚ nobles‚ priests‚ merchants‚ peasants‚ and slaves from one another. Their ritual practices make this division apparent since the priests and kings were typically given

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    Hindu Religion

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    1. In early Vedic period‚ the worship is mostly consisted by male gods‚ who were believed to control the forces of nature. Agni(god of fire)‚ Vayu(god of air) and Surya(god of sun) who are mere abstractions‚ intangible and illusive personifications of the powers of nature. Vedic gods assumed the most undoubted personality‚ of the real qualities intended to be expressed by their names. 2.Karma is the chain of cause and effect at every level. It is explained by causality through a system. The system

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    Imperfection In Religion

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    As observed throughout history‚ people are imperfect as the result of sin; and‚ although wholly deserving to die‚ humanity is offered the choice of salvation. Since the early days of Adam and Eve‚ sin continually corrupts the world. Because of imperfection and the countless sinful acts every individual partakes in‚ humanity deserves to perish along with Satan. From the undying love of God‚ and His son Jesus Christ‚ people are offered a way out. Through faith and obedience in Christ‚ an individual

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    Indigenous storytelling can be understood as a way of both resisting and amending the dominant colonial histories that inform the subaltern position of Indigenous people within Canada‚ alongside a means of reclaiming identity and sovereignty within a globalized neoliberal political economy. These practices are narratives of resistance‚ which symbolize the cultural‚ political and intellectual struggles of the Indigenous people in Canada‚ subsequently redefining their position within society. By examining

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    Indigenous people had and still have lasting effects on how imperialism affected them. It took a part of their history‚ heritage and a part of who there were when the europeans came to Canada. The main ideas that I’m going to talk about are; assimilation on the indigenous people and what strategies the europeans used to assimilate them‚ eurocentrism and how it affected their lives than and how it’s still affecting them in the present day and the last idea I am going to focus on is how imperialism

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    portion of the painting while indigenous fill the area on the ground around them. To support what was shown in Meirelles’s painting‚ Muriel begin her essay by “that the Indians were the most profitable property in the land” this further clarify that the Portuguese had absolutely no what so ever interest in their culture or beliefs which is not surprising‚ since throughout the sixteen century we see a rise in the native slavery. The introduction to Catholicism to indigenous was very violent and almost

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    Indigenous Prison Population The overall prison population in Australia is similar to other developed countries‚ however the Australian Indigenous prison population is at an unacceptable rate and is continuing to rise (Krieg‚ 2006). The population of Indigenous prisoners in Australia has doubled within a generation (Mc Coy‚ 2008). Indigenous prisoner population in Western Australia‚ as with the rest of Australia‚ is massively over-represented (Justice & Community Safety in Western Australia‚ 2013)

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