lower body and Muslim-style on his torso and head. 6 centuries later the guru then wore two swords‚ one representing spiritual power and the other temporal power‚ to signify the defense of the Sikh religion against Muslim and Hindu armies. 1699 the initiation ceremony for the Khalsa “the Pure” that required showing willingness to die for their faith and to take the life of anyone who attempted to persecute its members. I learned that is still done but that the last part is to include those that are persecuted
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I have two memories of the Church—both of which are embarrassing. The first was during my First Communion‚ which is third of the seven sacraments where someone first receives the Eucharist (the body and blood of Jesus). For the ceremony‚ my parents dressed me in a terribly fit suit and at that age I was missing both of my front teeth—I looked ridiculous. Sometime during the ceremony I accidentally blew out my candle. I look around and every other kid still has their candle lit so I tried to fake
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The Protestant Reformation Throughout the Middle Ages the Catholic Church was subject to much criticism and disappointment. The Great Schism brought about a feeling of mistrust and separation. More and more people of Europe were beginning to lose their faith in the church’s leadership. One man by the name of Martin Luther ignited a group of people who believed that the Church had fallen away from the teachings of Jesus and their meanings. They also believed that the Church was overly obsessed
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expressed the same truth negatively (John 6:53) and then positively (John 6:54).” This would mean that when John is speaking of the body and blood that he is actually talking about Jesus being the bread of life not the individual elements of the Sacrament. Johann Albrecht Bengel also concurs that although mention of physical flesh and blood‚ “is clearly accommodation to the miracle that precedes it.” This would mean that Constable and Bengel both tether the whole dialog back to the original meaning
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The Protestant Reformation was a major 16th century European movement aimed initially at reforming the beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. The Reformation in western and central Europe officially began in 1517 with Martin Luther and his 95 Theses. This was a debate over the Christian religion. At the time there was a difference in power. Roman Catholicism stands with the Pope as central and appointed by God. Luther’s arguments referred to a direct relationship with God and using
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Many people consider Martin Luther’s ideas revolutionary‚ but they were really just the tipping point. Before Luther‚ many people and events attacked the Catholic Church and it’s credibility. The most influential of these people and events were John Wycliffe‚ Jan Hus‚ and the Black Death. John Wycliffe was the first major critic of the ideology of the Catholic Church. His ideas would later influence both Jan Hus and Martin Luther himself. Wycliffe attacked the church with three separate ideas and
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"Here begynneth a treatyse how þe hye Fader of Heven sendeth Dethe to somon every creature to come and gyve acounte of theyr lyves in this worlde‚ and is in maner of a morall playe." [Here beginneth a treatise how the high Father of Heaven sendeth Death to summon every creature to come and give account of their lives in this world‚ and is in manner of a moral play.] The play opens with a prologue‚ which takes the form of a messenger telling the audience to attend to the action to come and to
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In Hindu dharma‚ marriage is viewed as a sacrament and not a contract. Hindu marriage is a life-long commitment of one wife and one husband‚ and is the strongest social bond that takes place between a man and a woman. A wedding is an important religious ceremony in the Hindu religion and one of the most important of the sixteen Hindu sanskars or sacraments. It is not only establishing the bond between two people‚ but also the bond between two families. For a Hindu marriage is the only way to continue
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required and expected of a National Junior Honor Society member. After completion of fourth grade at another local Catholic school‚ my parents made the decision to switch me over to Blessed Sacrament for a more challenging‚ educational‚ and dedicated learning environment. Since joining Blessed Sacrament School‚ I have practically made honor roll every quarter. My favorite subject is Religion‚ in which I acquire an A every quarter. From a very early age‚ my parents
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Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556) lived during the early beginnings of the Protestant Reformation. With this Protestant Reformation came many new views of the Eucharist. Martin Luther‚ who many people consider to be the launching pad of the Protestant Reformation‚ believed in the idea of consubstantiation. Consubstantiation is the idea that the substances of Jesus’ body and blood are present alongside the substances of bread and wine. Martin Luther disagreed with the Church’s teaching of transubstantiation
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