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    Can War Be Justified?

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    Can war be justified? Since September 11th‚ American news has been filled with stories and photographs of violent war. We were attacked mercilessly on our on soil‚ so most would say that the war on Afghanistan and Iraq are justified. But looking further into the matter‚ what are we really accomplishing with war? Are we proving that they shouldn’t bother us anymore? Or are we just getting revenge? Neither are justifications for war. We should in the first place keep the best relations possible

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    False Beliefs

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    Some false beliefs answered To think according to principle‚ to possess true faith and believe and accept the true Commands of Islam is known as “Aqeeda”. If one‟s Aqeeda is corrupt‚ then one‟s Imaan is improper and if one‟s Imaan is not proper‚ then his Amaal (actions) are useless. In other words‚ Aqeeda is the soul‚ Imaan is the body and Amal is the garb.To have good and strong Imaan‚ one must have the proper Aqeeda. It is for this reason that we quote a few un-Islamic beliefs together with the

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    How Is Slavery Justified

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    First Year Seminar Dec 4th‚ 2008 How is Slavery Justified? Enlightenment thinkers tried to search for a way to understand the world on a base of reason. They advocated the independent thinking of human beings without being constrained by the church and previous authorities. They pursued the freedom and inherent rights for each and every human being and tried to stand up against tyranny and totalitarianism. However‚ at the same time‚ religious belief‚ political concern and social perceptions made

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    Gloriavale Beliefs

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    Their key beliefs include salvation‚ judgement‚ repentance‚ forgiveness‚ baptism‚ being born again and discipleship. Their key practices are that of family life‚ social life‚ economy‚ education and outreach. Some key principles that they also follow are: trust God

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    Belief System

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    Belief System Religion is commonly defined as a group of beliefs concerning the supernatural‚ sacred‚ or divine‚ and the moral codes‚ practices‚ values‚ institutions and rituals associated with such beliefs (Wikipedia‚ 2006). Most of the major religions have evolved over the centuries into what they are today. In many cultures and times‚ religion has been the basic foundation of life‚ permeating all aspects of human existence (Fisher‚ 2002). Religion is passed on from generation to generation

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    Coiscou PHI 332 Course Paper What is wrong the claim that knowledge is true judgment (or belief)? What is knowledge? What is truth? How can we really know for sure if one judgment holds more truth than another? My theory of knowledge is information passed on from one person to the next. Before I am able to answer the above questions I have asked‚ the question of this idea that is true knowledge must be defined first. Knowledge can be any new piece of information that I come

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    Aristotle's Beliefs

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    The founding fathers of the United States‚ used the philosopher Aristotle’s beliefs of morals and values in the United States Constitution. His teaching of happiness‚ as the basic rights of American citizens. His arguments was the importance of happiness and‚ how it evaluate basic human lives. In old age‚ people should measure happiness by contribution to society‚ fulfill life purpose and humanity acts. Aristotle place the important of having a purpose in life for happiness. The importance in

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    Superstitious Beliefs

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    SUPERSTITIOUS BELIEFS INTRODUCTION Over a period of time‚ superstitious beliefs have rooted themselves firmly in our society‚ so much so that it is virtually impossible for the person to ignore them. They have made a place for themselves in all the walks of life‚ including politics and sports. Politicians resorting to the astrological predictions is not at all rare. On the other hand‚ examples of superstitions in sports include cricketers carrying a coloured handkerchief in their pocket‚ or soccer

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    killing is morally justified‚ my outlook on this topic is no‚ no killing is ever really justified. As a believer in the Catholic faith‚ it is my duty is to live by the 10 Commandments‚ and commandment number 5 is “You Shall Not Kill.” This is unfortunately not seen in the epic poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge‚ as well as in today’s heated debates over euthanasia‚ abortion or even capital punishment. In “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” killing is not justified‚ and in cases

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    Families and Its Beliefs

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    Families and its beliefs A family is a group of people who help and care for each other and will stay together. In this generation many people do not have a blood related family. Families can be made with other relatives and friends. Families are the people to help when they are in need and have no one else to turn too. In the book‚ “Reviving Ophelia: saving the selves of adolescent girls‚” the author‚ Mary Pipher is trying to say that the community as a whole is the reason why so many families

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