When we think of religion we often think of going to Church on Sunday to listen to hymns performed by the choir and preaching. The true definition of religion is that it’s an organized collection of beliefs‚ cultural systems‚ and world views that relate to humanity to an order of existence. In other words it’s where a group of likeminded believers join to express and share what they believe in collectively. Throughout the world there were five major religions Christianity‚ Buddhism‚ Islam‚ Hinduism
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proportion of over 50’s and less under 40’s than society at large - 82% of Australians 65+ identify as Christians. 60% of 18-24 year olds. - Largest group of Buddhist affiliates 35-44. Similar for Hindu and Muslim. - 18-24 most likely to state no religion with 20 %. INCREASE IN THOSE IDENTIFYING WITH A TRADITION OTHER THAN CHRISTANITY - From 1996- 2001 Buddhism increased by 79% Hindu 42% Islam 40% and Judaism by 5% - Due to immigration Christianity still dominant in Immigrants . - From 1996-
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Theo 104 Reflection essay #2 Wednesday March 5‚ 2014 The two topics that I plan to discuss in the following essay are as follows: (1) The importance of personal testimony in evangelism and (2) The transforming power of Christ. The reasons I have chosen these two topics is because of (a) the correlation between the two in my own life and (b) because of the personal knowledge that I feel I have gained on them while taking this class. My hopes are that by the end of this essay I will have demonstrated
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As the only priestesshood involved with the College Pontiffs‚ the Vestal Virgins had close contact with the emperor and influence in the politics of Rome. The Pontiff Order had complete control of the state’s religion‚ thus acting as the as the emperor’s religious council and assisting him in all religious affairs. This role in Rome’s monarchy came with immense power and a high position of status. It was not until 104 B.C.E. that the Pontifex Maximus began to be an elected position; before this change
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Religion is important. It gives people something to believe in. Religion brings people together‚ gives hope‚ and gives people a deeper understanding of the world around them. For Piscine Patel‚ better known as “Pi”‚ religion is of upmost importance. In the novel‚ The Life of Pi‚ Pi decides to follow multiple religions. He follows Islam‚ Hinduism‚ and Christianity. Though controversial‚ Pi believes that by following multiple religions it allows him to love God more. After reading the novel it is clear
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Native American Religion When meeting a Native American and you want to introduce them to Christianity‚ you must consider their beliefs also and teach them how to incorporate Christian values too. This may be a very hard thing to do‚ depending on the person and how headstrong they are in their own beliefs. Because of the genocidal actions in the nineteenth century by the Europeans‚ many Native Americans feel we are trying to take everything away from them. They have
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hold onto throughout the book‚ some of which were a huge part of his survival. Out of all the people to get stuck on a lifeboat in the pacific ocean‚ with a royal bengal tiger for 227 days‚ Pi was the one to fit that role. His in depth beliefs in religion which he always held onto dearly‚ traveled from his childhood in India to a huge part of his life on the life boat. Another thing was his constant beliefs in rituals he had from prayers‚ school work‚ and attending temples or churches in India to
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Freedom of Religion Does someone ever tell you that you can’t talk about what you believe in? It makes you mad doesn’t it? I know that I don’t like someone telling me I can’t talk about what I believe in‚ especially when it is something harmless. I would rebel for the freedom of religion is because I believe you should be able to talk about it anywhere and with whoever‚ it allows you to meet new people‚ and it is a way to stay out of trouble. My first reason I would rebel for freedom of religion is because
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be morally just. Whether it is God of Christianity‚ Yahweh of Judaism‚ or Allah of Islamism‚ most “Western” religions have the same monotheistic feel‚ and even Buddhists who are neither monotheistic nor polytheistic all follow the same concept of working towards a more honest life. However‚ in ancient times‚ religion was not at all like this. In Ancient Mesopotamia‚ and Ancient Egypt‚ religion was polytheistic‚ and there were not many teachings that prevented people from becoming sinful. It was not
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because many of these religions believe in the same things and are all mostly created for the same reasons which is to make the people feel secure or give the people a meaning in life. The nonreligious people who sometimes may walk on the same street as a religious person everyday may not notice what their life is like or why the heck they would want to be religious. But one thing I as a nonreligious person just found out today is that all of these similar beliefs or religion affected these religious
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