the Roman Catholic Church holds are not out of touch with modern day attitudes‚ but this essay focuses on the views of the Church which are currently discussed most frequently. The controversy and criticism surrounding the Catholic Church in this day and age is of staggering proportions. It would be very difficult to pick up the same newspaper every day for a year and not at least once read a headline like ‘Catholic Bishop Denounces Gay Couples’ Right to Marriage’ or ‘Catholic Church Once Again
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On November 14th‚ 2009‚ Canada’s first openly gay Catholic priest‚ Father Karl Clemens‚ married his long time partner in Toronto‚ Ontario. Clemens‚ who is close to seventy‚ retired from the Kingston‚ Ontario diocese after 33 years of service and moved to Toronto to advocate for the city’s gay village. Clemens stated that he was as prepared to handle the inevitable backlash from the Church and some of its followers as he was when he declared his sexual orientation in 2005‚ and strongly believes that
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The Sumerian and Greek concepts of society are more similar than they are different. The Sumerian’s led a city life of temples‚ residential districts‚ intensive agriculture‚ stock breeding and cultivation which formed the four mainstays of the economy. In the prologue of Gilgamesh it states the magnificence of the city walls‚ " the outer wall‚ where the cornice runs‚ it shines with brilliance of copper; and the inner wall‚ it has no equal" The Sumerian civilization was also full of times where they
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RESPONSIBILITIES OF A CHRISTIAN/CATHOLIC IN A FREE SOCIETY Living as a Catholic in a free society is a great responsibility‚ one that is shared by all Catholics. Our actions need to match our principles‚ our values‚ and our ethics to be true to our Catholic ideals. It is our duty and responsibility to do all that we can to follow the Catholic teachings in order for us to be a positive Catholic influence on ourselves and others. We must make our decisions based on Catholic principles and not on reactions
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“Learn to love death’s ink-black shadow as much as you love the light of dawn.” This is a quote taken from ancient Spartan society that was said to the young men who were in the process of becoming soldiers. While Sparta is most popularly known as a warrior society‚ it had many other characteristics that made it revered. No other civilization during the Classical Era can be compared to that of Sparta. Sparta’s legendary warriors‚ women‚ and politics made it a true iconic civilization during that
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Elizabeth Gamboa Professor Picardi Eng. 102 Title - Identity: The Individual vs. Society We all develop identity from the world around us. Society offers us a wide variety of roles to play‚ and we are rewarded if we play them as well as possible. We fail to realize that being teenagers‚ parents‚ workers‚ doctors‚ and etc. are just roles and assume that we are simply participating in a genuine life. No matter how much effort a person puts into his or her own image‚ in the end it’s all a
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Today we live in a world that continually stresses to us that‚ "All men are created equal." While this sounds great at face value‚ further inspection tells us that this is far from realistic and sadly may never be. One can examine any aspect of society whether it be race‚ religion‚ language‚ level of education‚ sexual orientation or economic status and notice that there are numerous characteristics and factors of identity that enable others to treat others differently. This truth may not be pleasant
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Residents of a prosperous country have to go no further than a supermarket to get all they need to live a sustainable life. This is undoubtedly a benefit of living in a capitalistic society; however‚ there is also a flip side to which many scientists and philosophers call attention. This is the ideology of consumerism‚ which is often embodied in a consumer’s urge to purchase goods in ever-greater amounts‚ even if those goods that are not needed. Consumerism is supported by manufacturers‚ who do their
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Man vs. Society Society excludes‚ torments‚ and sometimes kills people simply because of their religion. We might not always see it or hear it‚ but it’s there. Religious persecution is everywhere. It is in our schools‚ it is in our government‚ it is engrained in our society. Naturally people persecute and torment those who are not like them‚ be them Muslim‚ Mormon‚ Hindu‚ or even Christian. Yes‚ even Christians are being persecuted. We in America hear “so often about Muslims [being] victims of
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Conscience vs. Society Conscience and society are often in conflict with one another. Your culture and the people around you may be telling you to do one thing‚ while in your heart; you feel that a different way is the way to go. This is exactly what happens in Sophocles’ play Antigone. Ismene‚ Haimon‚ and Creon all have a difficult time choosing between following what their conscience is saying and what society thinks‚ which leads to conflict between the characters. Ismene faces this conflict
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