Westboro Baptist Church members led by Fred Phelps believe that God hates the United States and punishes its citizens for its acceptance of homosexuality. To express their beliefs‚ the church members picket military and other funerals. Phelps’ group pickets by carrying signs and singing songs while standing on public property. Other groups have been formed to protest Phelps’ group. The church claims their speech is protected by the First Amendment Freedom of Speech Clause in the United States Constitution
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1 The Wall Of Separation Between Church and State. David Domke and Kevin Coe wrote in In The God Strategy: How Religion Became a Political Weapon in America‚ that “For U.S. politicians today‚ having faith isn’t enough; it must be displayed‚ carefully and publicly. This is a stark transformation in recent decades.” There has been a rise of religion in American politics over the past seventy five years. From Franklin Roosevelt Christmas tree lighting ceremony to
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We have seen that after a long historical process the Popes’ sole rule of the Catholic Church‚ rigidly centralized‚ bureaucratized and clericalized‚ was finally established‚ and continued to exist until the middle of the 20th century. Then something unexpected happened. Pope John XXIII (1958-63)‚ the son of an Italian peasant farmer‚ called the Second Vatican Council in 1959 with a view to pastoral renewal and the promotion of Christian unity. The pope attributed the calling of the historic
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In the early Sixteenth Century the Church was an integral part of the European society and the Church’s’ power was virtually absolute. The church stood for justice‚ supposedly‚ but many historians argue the Church was corrupt and exploited the people’s religious faith to increase its own wealth. Source 1 agrees with this view ‘The bishops… take a tenth part of everything’ this illustrates that the Church was willingly taking the wealth of the people into its own wallets and the source further explains
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Explain why Martin Luther became disillusioned with the Church of Rome. (Notes) . Why he became a monk and why he stopped: Luther was caught in a storm and was nearly struck down by lightening. He vowed that if he lived through the storm he would become a monk and enter a monastery. He presented himself to the Augustinian monastery at Erfurt fifteen days later. He tried in every way possible to be a good monk and to find peace with God. Unsuccessful however‚ in that pursuit‚ Luther continued to
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Roman Catholic vs. Baptist Church Roman Catholic and Baptist Church are the two leading Christian religions in America. They have some similarities‚ such as; 1. Both believe in the Trinity‚ Father‚ Son and Holy Spirit 2. Both believe that Jesus was fully God and fully man. 3. Both believe that good works is necessary 4. Both believe in Heaven and a Hell 5. Both believe God is all knowing and all powerful
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November 2nd I attended a service at The Door Fellowship Christian Church‚ it was a different experience I had ever had‚ their service is completely different than a Catholic Church Mass the worship service‚ music and sacred texts were all different. As I walked into The Door Fellowship Christian Church the first thing I noticed was it was not the typical church I am used to‚ I was walking into a building. A building they called church‚ there were no sacred objects such as statues‚ cross‚ nor
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separation of church and state. Locke mentions the differences between civil government and the church. The government’s primary goal is to protect external interests‚ such as life and liberty. The church‚ on the other hand‚ protects internal interests‚ such as salvation. Since religion is such a personal matter‚ Locke believed that the government should not force any one to convert to a religion. A person cannot be forced into believing something that they do not believe in. Government and church serve
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Did the Church play a positive or negative role in the Middle Ages? The Middle Ages are known as dark period of history. The Roman empire collapsed‚ barbarian tribes took over and formed new kingdoms and the Church got great power. The Church got political influence and not always used it for good purposes. Also‚ the church preached about one thing and did another. In the end‚ was there anything positive about the church? Well‚ maybe after some thinking we may find some positive things‚ but in
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against the Catholic Church. In this short essay I will discuss the reasons why Martin Luther and the Protestants were right to protest against the Catholic Church. My first reason is that the Catholic Church was taking advance of the people and was cheating people. Catholics believed that Priests could forgive people’s sins in exchange for a gift called “indulgences”. These gifts or indulgences could be money‚ clothes‚ decoration to the church or even to repair the church. Some people even gave
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