Elements of Religious Traditions Marion White REL/133 April 19th‚ 2011 Susan J. Johnson Elements of Religious Traditions “A set of beliefs concerning the cause‚ nature‚ and purpose of the universe‚ especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies‚ usually involving devotional and ritual observances‚ and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs is a religion” (“religion‚” 2011). Molloy (2010) stated‚ “Religion answers the questions
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of much evil happen in the world. We can’t choose what races we are and there is nothing wrong with the colour of black‚ brown or yellow. I believe everyone is created equally. Racism destroys our morality. No matter what a person’s culture or religious belief‚ racism is based on hypocrisy (hiˈpäkrisē). To illustrate (ˈiləˌstrāt) this point‚ the Christians have a commandment (kəˈmandmənt) issued by Jesus (ˈjēzəs) “love you neighbour as you love yourself.” Most religions have similar concepts governing
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Religious Discrimination Religious discrimination is strictly forbidden in the United States Constitution and in many Individual States own constitutions. While in the US constitution it more specifically refers to the government imposing any undue laws or policies in place that would potentially discriminate on an individual’s right to worship as they so choose. Whereas in the States constitutions and in this case the State of Massachusetts laws states that an employer shall not be allowed to discriminate
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Places to Visit in NepalTansen (Palpa) Tansen‚ an ancient hill town‚ with its architecture strongly influenced by Newari migrants from the Kathmandu valley is waiting to be discovered by the tourists. Situated at the southern slope of the Mahabharat range; about half way from the Indian border to | | Pokhara and the Himalayas‚ this town offers an opportunity to experience genuine Nepalese culture‚ away from westernized places like Thamel in Kathmandu or Lakeside in Pokhara. Old artistic Newari
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What is the Importance of Religious Freedom? Throughout the world‚ there are so many religions that you can’t even count them all. Everybody needs to accept that all religions are equal‚ not one is superior to another. Religious freedom is extremely important in this world because the amount of people is enormous and the amount of religions and nationalities are even higher. All People deserve to practice their Religion no matter what they are. Catholic‚ Jewish‚ Muslim‚ Hindu‚ Buddhist IT
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Elements of Religious Traditions In the following paragraphs‚ I will explain how religious traditions describe and encourage the relationships with the divine‚ sacred time‚ sacred space or natural world‚ and with each other. Next‚ I will identify issues that are critical. Finally‚ I will include examples of various religious traditions. Relationship with the divine Divinity is the power of having attributes and the quality of being divine. In earlier times‚ divinity was believed to give an
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Religious Conversion They say change is good‚ is this so? To some change is bad. People hate to switch upon things when there used to something being a certain way. To others change is essential to life. One must change and adapt to live on and survive. Whether one likes it or not‚ everything goes through change. It could be from the type of coffee one drink to the weather in the city‚ things face change. What about change by choice? Has there ever been a certain lifestyle that one changed from
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cities of twenty first century India.Unity in diversity is another facet of the Country’s inherent nationalism‚ which had been fused by the feeling of national fervour incited by various foreign invasions that ever made its way to the Indian shores. Religious tolerance and cultural amalgamation have given shape to a uniquely secular Nation‚ which has created an impressive status of itself in the global arena. It is difficult to talk about the historical places of india as a whole and hence it is broadly
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Religious Experience Religious experience is seen as a non-empirical occurrence which means it does not depend or can be verified through observation or examination. Majority of people believe it’s supernatural. It is also seen as an experience to make a person aware. Certain religious people believe who have had the experience has drawn them into a deeper knowledge/ awareness of god. Most importantly it is seen as the experience itself is not a substitute for the divine but a vehicle that is
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The Holocaust refers to the systematic murder of more than six million Jews coordinated by the Nazi party. This was my second visit to the Holocaust museum‚ and I truly appreciated it much more than my first visit. Instead of reading every single word written upon the wall at the museum‚ it was the visual parts of the museum that really moved me and made me ask more questions about the Holocaust. When I walked through the box car I got the chills knowing that during the Holocaust it would be filled
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