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    Buddhism and Christianity

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    Buddhism Buddhism and Christianity have some slight similarities‚ but are vastly different in respect to the spiritual perspective and approach to healing. Buddhism does not necessarily encompass a spiritual perspective and is based on The Four Noble Truths set forth by founder‚ Siddhartha Gautama. Gautama achieved self-salvation through meditation and had an epiphany about how to be free of suffering. In doing so‚ he became the “Enlightened One” and was hence known as the Buddha. The truths

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    lighting of pumpkins‚ cats‚ ghosts‚ goblins‚ death and a preoccupation with satanic paraphernalia on October 31st as filtered down from the ancient Scottish‚ Irish and Celtic custom surrounding samhain. How did it ever become associated with Christianity? In the early 6th and 7th centuries the Catholic Church made it a practice to replace all pagan holidays with Christian celebrations in order to accommodate those

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    Although there may be several theological disagreements between most denominations and Christians‚ there is one continuity‚ one thread‚ that is found in all of Christianity: the belief that the Bible is the infallible word of God‚ inspired by the Holy Spirit. This divine authorship is paramount in Christianity for multiple reasons. One reason being is that if the Bible‚ which is an authoritative and foundational collection of scripture‚ is the word of God given to His church‚ then the Church has

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    Christianity and Islam

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    Social Studies 9H Christianity and Islam Christianity and Islam In our society from the earliest times to now there has been religion. And these religions consisted of people who had a voice in how the organization in a way viewed something. In views and opinions there are both disagreeing parts and parts that agree. Christianity and Islam both had agreeing and disagreeing views on merchants. The higher classmen of Christianity and Islam agree and the scholars agree

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    Introduction Since the crucifixion of Jesus‚ opponents of Christianity have directly criticized the religion’s foundation‚ attempting to belie the historicity of Christ’s physical resurrection. Aiming to nullify Christianity and confute the prospect of supernatural intervention or divine involvement‚ skeptics and opponents of Christianity continually disseminate naturalistic alternatives‚ or conspiracy theories‚ to contradict the resurrection account. One popular notion reasons against the validity

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    Green Christianity

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    Green Christianity; a sustainable future through faith Environmentalism is an advocacy toward protecting the natural environment from destruction or pollution. This is certainly not a static movement. Instead‚ it is constantly evolving in response to new scientific discoveries‚ leading to conscious awareness of an earth in danger. In the 1970s and 80s‚ environmentalism aimed at a candid approach by simply trying to preserve certain resources and nature reserves. Today‚ forward-looking environmentalists

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    Christianity and God

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    Cited: 1. Gnosticism vs. the Church‚ Faith and Religion‚ Retrieved July 27‚ 2006‚ from http://www.neberdjer.org/gnositcs.htm 2. Gnosticism‚ Retrieved July 27‚ 2006‚ from http://www.themystica.com/mystica/articles/g/Gnosticism.html 3. Gnosticism: Beliefs and Practices‚ Retrieved

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    Christianity and Hinduism

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    Hinduism and Christianity are two religions that have been around for thousands of years. These religions have developed philosophies on certain subjects that can be compared in order to show their similarities and differences. Some of the main subjects that can be reflected upon after learning of the history and fundamentals of these religions are the paths to enlightenment/salvation‚ the religions ’ treatment of women‚ and the afterlife. This paper will give an analytic comparison of these religions

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    Worship in Christianity

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    Worship and Ritual in Christianity Christianity is among the ancient religions that still exist in the world. The diverse Christian groups that exist have various ways of worship. It is seen as a means to praise and glorify the Supreme Being. There is the belief that human beings were created in the image and likeness of the Supreme Being. The Bible is the Holy Book Christians use to worship and has been used as the guide to everyday life. There are rituals and festivals that mark the manner in

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    To what extent has history repeated itself relative to the crusaders of the 21st century once again waging war against Muslims in the middle east? The impact of Christianity: -judaism and islam also had a profound impact upon the development of European civilizaiton. -europeans were exposed to new ideas and unique cultural aspects that were essential elements in jweish ad Muslem society as expanding trade and military campaigns that brought European to the middle east. -the crusades provide

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