Religious Satire: Laughter Silenced The world enjoys laughter; they say it is the best medicine. In every part of the world there are comics‚ jokes‚ and satire. Most of them are all in good fun‚ but sometimes the jokes get taken too far. The recent uproar over a political cartoon in the Middle East has sparked a lot of interest with religious satire. Why does religion get attacked so frequently? How far is too far? When are the jokes no longer funny‚ but hurtful? Whenever someone’s religion
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truths‚ values‚ and norms are different for different people‚ depending on their cultural‚ economic‚ political and religious backgrounds. The theory of religious relativism requires students to tolerate other people’s religious beliefs and practices‚ at the same time recognizing their own beliefs and practices as just one system in a world of diverse‚ yet equally legitimate‚ religious systems. In todays society we see an array of people practicing‚ preaching‚ and learning religion. We find people
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be the only way for the world to have peace. I believe that World War II is an example of a just war. I believe this because of the need to stop Hitler and fascism and for the United State to protect itself from further attacks like Pearl Harbour. The evils of Hitler‚ such as killing Jews in Germany and throughout Europe‚ attacking neighbouring counties of Germany with his military actions‚ and setting up a dictatorship in Germany that threatened world peace‚ forced the United States to make the
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in various religions to encourage fear among the followers or to set boundaries between religions. Symbolic acts such as those of blood sacrifice‚ self sacrifice‚ and martyrdom have throughout in history been used by terrorists with political and religious motivations. Terrorists use these methods that are borrowed from religions since they are considered to be efficient‚ inexpensive‚ and very easy to carry out‚ and they deliver the intended damage with minimal costs. Most of these types of attacks
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com/nf0/ep/snake_bite.htm Knight‚ K Knox‚ E.L. (2005). History of the Crusades. Retrieved on April 13‚ 2006 from http://crusades.boisestate.edu/1st/ Monmaney‚ T Robinson‚ B.A. (2003). Common Signs of Destructive Cults. Ontario Group Consultants for Religious Tolerance. Retrieved from the World Wide Web April 11‚ 2006 from http://www.religioustolerance.org/cultsign.htm Robinson‚ B.A Ross‚ R. (2003). Snake Handlers Hang on in Appalachian Churches. Retrieved on April 14‚ 2006 from www.rickross.com/reference/snake/snake5
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News • Support • Contact You are here: 1. Home 2. Issues 3. Articles 4. War‚ Propaganda and the Media 5. The Peace Journalism Option The Peace Journalism Option This article is a reposting from the old POIESIS web site (which has now been replaced by some search engine site). They ran a series known as Conflict and Peace Forums and in 1997 and 1998 provided transcripts. Part 1 (1997) is provided here. It is reposted here because some articles on this site cited
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Peace and ordeR is an occurrence of harmony characterized by the lack of violence‚ conflict behaviors and the freedom from fear of violence. Commonly understood as the absence of hostility and retribution‚ peace also suggest sincere attempts at reconciliation. Peace is usually the period in which there is now war or any other kind of hostilities. It refers to the moment in life where people enjoy freedom from chaos and disagreements which is marked by harmonious relationships between people Dugan
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that day as a day of peace. I think it is quite easy for people to look at places around the world where there is clearly hostility going on‚ whether it be the Middle East‚ Africa‚ or inner cities in the United States‚ and think why can’t there simply be peace. To me peace is not about looking at places of hostility around the world and saying there must be peace there. Real peace around the world begins within you. Check inside and honestly answer the questions “Am I at peace within myself?” “How
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Should there be any limits on Religious Freedom of Expression? (Kirpans based example) Many people are of the opinion that Kirpans (a sword or dagger carried by many Sikhs) are weapon and; therefore‚ it should be prohibited for carrying in public places. In my point of view; however‚ Kirpans do not pose any safety risk and should be allowed. There are several points to support my opinion. First‚ people are not aware what the original purpose and meaning of a Kirpans are. Kirpan is not a weapon;
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Introduction Religion based terrorism is defined as a group whose motivations have a predominant religious influence or goal. In the last 30 years there has been an increase in terrorist activity motivated by religious beliefs. The different forms of religious terrorism are communal‚ genocidal‚ nihilistic‚ or revolutionary. Religious terrorism can be committed by a person‚ large movements‚ organizations‚ or governments. Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher was quoted in 1980 as saying
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