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    A Catholic must marry in a church building. A Catholic must marry in a church building‚ unless otherwise‚ given permission from a priest. A church is a sacred space where the community gathers for Eucharist and to worship God. Here‚ the sacrament of initiation welcomes new members into the catholic community. Marriage is a sacrament that is traditionally celebrated and recognized as a Catholic practice. If a catholic wishes to marry in an Anglican church he or she must receive permission from a

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    Both Ancient Greek and Ancient Chinese are remarkably magnificent‚ a billion people believe the intellectual from Ancient Greece and Chinese traditional thoughts. The achievements of ancient Greek and Chinese from 2000 years or more before are remarkably different. Those civilizations were formed in different regions and climates with different ancestors. In some parts‚ of course‚ they have similarities. For example‚ both developed with empire. Ancient Greek’s political approach shares some similarities

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    Greek mythology can be defined as a religion‚ originating in ancient Greece‚ about surrounding myths and legends about Gods‚ Goddesses and Heroes and events. Greek mythology may have originated because many people at the time need to explain ordinary events like natural disasters. Many scholars have written about Gods who are connected to my hero Herakles like the Goddess Athena and the God Zeus. One reason why the Greeks prayed to Heracles after his untimely death is because he was the unofficial

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    civilisation of Ancient China was influenced by a complex mix of beliefs‚ values and traditions. Some‚ such as Taoism‚ were religious; others‚ such as Confucianism‚ were more to do with behaviour. Closely tied in with these were many rituals influencing how people were buried‚ how they arranged their homes‚ how they drank their tea and much more. These beliefs and practices were influenced by the Ancient Chinese religions because people that followed them believed what the religions traditions were

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    Mythology is the myths and stories of a culture. Most of the stories told were about the Gods and Goddess. There were different Gods and Goddesses for each part of everyday life. Throughout history there were many different cultures with many different beliefs. The religious difference between them weren’t so different such as in Greek‚ Roman‚ and Mayan. The Greek myths come from Greek stories. Greek mythology doesn’t have a text that is unique because it was told not written. The stories started

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    articles about Greek mythology and writing summaries about each one. The reason why i chose the topic about Greek mythology is because it has lots of stories about ancient deities and brave heros. When reading i’ll be looking for answers to the questions like which one i would recommend‚ Which one was easier to read‚ and if i had to choose which one was best. The first article comes from the source History.com and isn’t that long. It mainly talks about the important things in greek mythology. It tells

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    When we come across the word ’hero’‚ we often think about people who influence others‚ as well as individuals whose efforts change situations. Ancient heroes are people of semi-divine origins such as beings from Greek mythology such as Hercules and Perseus. However‚ modern day heroes are still human beings. They tend not to be fictional and instead‚ are derived from the world of popular culture‚ such as sports and entertainment. I feel that the attention and money devoted to the sponsorship of

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    distinguish it ‚ or cause a division between the churches as we see . There was only the "one‚ holy‚ catholic church"‚ which was the main body of Christian believers all over the western world‚ united by common traditions ‚ beliefs ‚ church structure and worship . The word "Catholic" is a Latin world which means universal. Before the Reformation (in the 1500’s)‚ if someone were a Christian‚ he belonged to the Catholic Church. Any other form of Christianity was considered a heresy‚ not a Christian

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    Greek religion encompasses the collection of beliefs and rituals practiced in ancient Greece in the form of both popular public religion and cult practices. Many Greeks recognized the major gods and goddesses‚ such as Zeus‚ Poseidon‚ Hades and many others through philosophies such as Stoicism. The religious practices of the Greeks extended beyond mainland Greece to the islands and costs of Ionia in Asia Minor to Sicily and southern Italy‚ and scattered Greek colonies in the Western Mediterranean

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    from Daniel 8:3‚ which depicts a ram with two horns that speaks as a dragon‚ “suggesting that its role is primarily religious” in nature. This second “knockoff of Christ” speaks with the voice of God (John 5:25-30)‚ and uses the same words as the ancient serpent that lead the world astray. This second beast has “all the power of his predecessor” and helps the first beast‚ coercing the inhabitants of the earth worship the first beast. While the first beast spoke defiantly against God and his people

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