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    Final 11am Perspectives Religious practices are the fundamental features of religious life‚ and they can consist of sacred rituals which may include sacrifices or rites of passage‚ ways to be healed‚ and pilgrimages. In general‚ religious practices can encourage or control certain behaviors and they can also take part in a type of worship‚ which is an essential part of a religion. Christianity and Buddhism have many similarities and differences when it comes to their religious practices. In Christianity

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    Religious Coping Theory

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    & Wortman‚ 1977; Conway‚ 1985–1986).Coping theory represents one promising perspective from which to understand‚ study‚ and work with religious issues (Pargament‚ 1997).religiousness and spirituality represent potentially valuable resources for individuals in counseling Childhood events are

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    “A Defense of Religious Exclusivism” Alvin Plantinga Religious exclusivism is an idea that is the complete opposite of religious pluralism. Religious pluralist’s such as John Hick have ideas containing a set of beliefs asserting that multiple religions can not only all co-exist‚ but they can all also be true within their own beliefs that they hold about the cosmology of the Earth‚ God‚ and our existence. And the complete opposite of John Hick’s belief is the idea of Religious Exclusivism. Religious

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    The Crusading movement The Crusades were military expeditions undertaken by Christian Europe between the 11th and the 17th century to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims. The main crusading movement took place between the 11th and 13th century. The word crusade‚ which is derived from the Latin "Crux" was adopted by crusaders who adorned themselves with the symbol of Christianity: the cross.1 Crusaders wore a red cross sewn on their tunics to indicate their status as soldiers of Christ

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    The Importance of Religious Freedom The price of religion to a human in one of the most important factors in one’s life‚ as well is their own being. People practice religion for several reasons‚ throughout the world it is practiced as it being part of their heritage. However many people seek religion for the feeling of security. There are hundreds of different cultures throughout the world‚ some who believe in everything including their health is left up to the Gods to heal‚ while others believe

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    Religious and Ethnic Groups Ika Michelle Webb ETH/125 June 7‚ 2013 Judith Rozarie Religious and Ethnic Groups According to Encyclopedia Britannica‚ Orthodox Judaism is a “the religion of those Jews who adhere most strictly to traditional beliefs and practices.” (Britannica‚ 2013) Differentiating from Christianity‚ Orthodox Jews adhere to daily worship‚ traditional prayers and holidays‚ and how and when a child goes through adulthood. While in a synagogue‚ men and women are separated‚ which

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    divorce laws to increase the number of two- parent households. Some organizations focus on reasonable child support and visitation‚ as well as creative joint custody arrangements to combat fatherless ness after divorce. Still other sects within the movement encourage responsible fatherhood through counseling for "Deadbeat" or "Dead-broke" Dads‚ job training and placement to increase the likelihood of child support payments and educational seminars to teach men how to be emotionally supportive fathers

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    or a debate. Outstandingly‚ the religiously based believes are the ones that fit the context the most because they are usually taught since childhood until adulthood and they don’t change. Being raised in a religious family might delay questioning the religion’s credibility until the religious textures become seemingly contradictory. Having many points of contradiction concerns the believer and begs the questions about why the believers chose to believe‚ how the religion was formed and delivered‚

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    listeners to adopt or understand belief systems. In the case of Matisyahu‚ the artist sings about his relationship to God and his religion‚ Judaism while making various references to religious and cultural aspects of his religion. As an Orthodox Jew‚ Matisyahu provides his audience with music specifically tied to religious belief. However‚ Matisyahu’s music may be universally enjoyed by people of any religion‚ as demonstrated by his various appearances on MTV during the time that his single‚ “King Without

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    Religious Background of India” I am an Indian‚ so I have a lot to say about my religious background India is home to population of over 1.2 billion people‚ speaking more than 24 languages and following a wide range of religious communities. India is also the birthplace of four of world’s major religions‚ namely Hinduism‚ Sikhism‚ Jainism and Buddhism. This diverse religious nature of India is result of social integration of religions brought in by invaders and conquerors like Greeks in 180

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