Intro Para: Polygamy was a way of life until the Quran was revealed 1400 years ago. When the earth was young and under-populated‚ polygamy was one way of populating it and bringing in the human beings needed to carry out God’s plan. By the time the Quran was revealed‚ the world had been sufficiently populated‚ and the Quran put down the first limitations against polygamy. Verse 4 : 3 - And if you fear that you will not deal justly with the orphan girls‚ then marry those that please you of [other]
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One of the most important religious revolutions in history was the sixteenth century religious revolt known as the Protestant Reformation. This conflict divided the Christians of Western Europe into two religious groups: Protestants and Catholics. The reasons behind the Reformation movement included political‚ economical‚ social‚ and religious differences. In the beginning of the sixteenth century‚ Western Europe had one major religion‚ that of Roman Catholicism. The Catholic Church was wealthy‚
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http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/qanda_religion.html The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Questions and Answers: Religious Discrimination in the Workplace Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers with at least 15 employees‚ as well as employment agencies and unions‚ from discriminating in employment based on race‚ color‚ religion‚ sex‚ and national origin. It also prohibits retaliation against persons who complain of discrimination or participate in an EEO investigation
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understanding. The core element of Buddhism is the Experiential Dimension‚ as the ultimate goal of all Buddhists is to attain Enlightenment or Nirvana. The other aspects of the faith all concern the achievement of this experience. However‚ in stating this‚ the other dimensions are still important to Buddhists but exert less significance. The Experiential Dimension of Buddhism is essentially the most important of all the dimensions as the core belief of Buddhism concerns obtaining the experience
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Article Summary This article examines the issue of women’s rights in Islam by introducing Islam and women’s rights in several different Muslim countries‚ such as Egypt‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Pakistan and Indonesia. - The women in Islam are often viewed as a poor one‚ having to do whatever her husband‚ brother or father commands her to do. - This view is usually based on things picked up from what westerners see in the papers or on TV. - Not all Islamic countries follow the Qur’an and Ahadith
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I have intended to write about “Islam and Violence” for some time‚ something I should have addressed a long time ago; I only hope that it is not too late. Before asking you to carefully read all of this‚ I want to be sure that you do not conclude that I am making any moral judgment or that‚ even more importantly‚ I am holding myself above others. I see what I believe is an unacceptable situation and I refuse to sit silently anymore and endorse it with my silence. I am also not going to debate
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Jainism‚ Buddhism‚ and Hinduism Jainism‚ Buddhism‚ and Hinduism‚ three of the world’s most dynamic and ancient religions developed in India around the same time. Though each borrowed from‚ evolved because of‚ or came into conflict with each other: Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ and Jainism are more than religions‚ but cross-sections of an entire culture and time period. Jainism‚ Buddhism‚ and Hinduism have many a huge impact on eastern life as we know it. The interactions between humans and environment
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Hinduism and Buddhism are two influential religions of the world. Both holding philosophical traditions and originating in India. Hinduism dating back to about 2500 B.C.E. identifies four central themes in its belief system. They include spiritual aspect‚ conduct of life‚ truth and reality and intuition. "Hindus consider all of creation worthy of worship‚ and thus religious activity in Hinduism takes many forms" ( http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761555715&pn=2&s=17#s17)
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Martin Luther and the Reformation A German Augustinian friar‚ Martin Luther launched the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century. Luther grew up the son of a miner‚ but he did not maintain that lifestyle for himself. He lived in a period that had a widespread desire for reformation of the Christian church and a yearning for salvation. Martin Luther was born at Eisleben in Saxony. Since his father was a miner‚ it was a great distress on him to send Martin to school and then to the University
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Buddhism is a religion to about 300 million people around the world. Its origins began about 2‚500 years ago when Siddhartha Gotama‚ known as Buddha‚ was enlightened at the age of 35. Due to the wide spread of the Buddhist religion many sub religions‚ that still adopt most of the original religious concepts‚ have been created. There are many different types of Buddhism‚ because the emphasis changes from country to country due to customs and culture. This essay focuses on the two main strands of
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