Religion‚ Peace and Justice What attitudes are there to war? Key idea: Most Christians believe that war should be avoided. But many also believe that there are times when a Christian may have to go to war. This is because they believe that the result of not going to war will be much worse. Holy War Key idea: Christians would fight in the name of God by going on Crusades (Holy War) Christians did not retaliate when persecuted‚ they did not join the army. Not all Christians followed the teachings
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blind you from the philosophical ideas that Mary is really trying to throw out there. With a group of people traveling on an asteroid on the quest to learn about alien life‚ it seems more like an action packed science-fiction novel than a book with religious and moral issues. But Mary ’s incredible skills as a storyteller forces readers to truly tests their knowledge and beliefs. The main character‚ Emilio Sandoz‚ looks at the Stella Maris mission not only as a way to be the first to make contact with
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accepted as a part of the ancient tradition. Folk Beliefs‚ otherwise known as "Superstitious Beliefs"‚ forms part of a people’s value systems and culture. They basically reflect the customs‚ traditions‚ and mores of a group‚ which has been based on religious beliefs‚ opinions‚ or popular old practices. Also they tell of how a people view the unknown and the Means to appease the gods that control the future. Filipinos still adhere to numerous widely-held folk beliefs that have no scientific or logical
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Only 10‚000 survived in remote villages in Iran‚ but over the centuries many sough religious freedom in India. The people who follow Zoroastrianism call their god Ahura Mazda‚ the creator of all that is good and who alone is worthy of worship. Zoroaster taught that man must enlist in cosmic struggle because of his capacity of free choice
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should accentuate the holiness and sovereignty of God through Bible study‚ worship‚ prayer‚ praise‚ and fellowship. In following biblical instead of cultural patterns‚ churches do not feel compelled to stay “up with the times” or get hooked on religious fads and slogans.
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To understand the context of postmodernism‚ a person must start with the intellectual shifts in culture that influenced postmodern thinking. Such significant shifts in postmodern thought include the popularization of the death of God movement‚ religious pluralism‚ the power to inform through the visual and the blurring of reality and imagination‚ the lost center of cultural molding‚ and the shifting of power to a younger world. As a result of these shifts‚ there has been a major epistemological
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Opponents claim that parents are responsible of exposing their children to religious education. By introducing children to proper religion‚ children would not do things which are unethical and unaccepted by the society. It is very unfortunate that in this open society‚ parents do not have control over their children ’s choice of religion. Teenagers have the freedom to choose their own religion. If parents teach children about religious education by force‚ this might produce negative thoughts to their children
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A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a novel takes place over the course of three years in which Scout Finch learns about life as she grows older. Throughout the book‚ many themes are revealed. One of the most obvious reccurring themes is the unjust persecution of the innocent. This theme is expressed through the victimization of guiltless characters such as Tom Robinson‚ Boo Radley‚ and even the mockingbirds. Tom Robinson is an African American man living in the south in the 1930’s‚ a time when blacks
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Crossing‚ Cormac McCarthy uses imagery and word choice to describe the dramatic religious experience of his main character who becomes conscious of the spiritual unity of every soul in the natural world‚ because of the death of a she-wolf he had formed a connection with. McCarthy conveys to the reader that the main character is going through an intense‚ and somewhat frightening‚ spiritual experience through his religious imagery and dramatic word choice. The main character is shown first with clothes
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the topic because of his strong belief in the importance of moral progress over economic progress. Gandhi relies primarily on religious text coupled with all three rhetoric devices to exemplify his argument. Gandhi quotes the bible in saying “Take no thought for the morrow” meaning one should seek morality over material advantage‚ an idea prevalent “in almost all the religious scriptures in the world”(Gandhi 334) and it is this very idea with which Gandhi argues. Gandhi views economic progress and
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