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    included the Swiss Reformed Church‚ The Dutch Reformed Church‚ The English Puritans‚ The French Huguenots‚ The Presbyterian and Congregational Churches‚ The Baptist Churches‚ and through them the Pentecostal Churches and Assemblies of God. Jansenism‚ a Catholic form of Calvinism‚ was condemned as heretical in 1653. The central assertion of Calvinism canons is that God is able to save from the tyranny of sin‚ from guilt and the fear of death‚ every one of those upon whom he is willing to have mercy. God

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    An indulgence was a distinctive feature in both the Medieval Times and the Roman Catholic Church. An indulgence was a full or partial remission of sins granted by the church. The person committing the sin still had to confess to a priest. Only a priest could completely get rid of your sins.The ideology of indulgences is a practice that says that one’s journey to eternal salvation could accelerate because of madly works. The first practice of indulgences was in the 11th and 12th centuries when the

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    Split of Islam (Shi’a and Sunni) The Shi’a and Sunni religions came about for various reasons; beginning with the birth of the leader Muhammad in 570. Muhammad founded the religion Muslim (Islam) in 610 and throughout his life began preaching Islam in 613 and conquered Mecca in 630. Following Muhammad’s death in 632‚ Abu Bakr and Ali are nominated to serve in Muhammad’s position. Abu Bakr is selected but the minority that voted for Ali became known as Shiat Ali. In 656‚ Abu Bakr was assassinated

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    The Roman Catholic Funeral Rite vs. the Jewish Funeral Rite Funeral services in the 1990’s are more complex that they have ever been before. The modern funeral director must not only be aware of and comply with their own state and local rules and regulations‚ but also with the Federal Trade Commission’s Funeral Rule and a variety of Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) rules. Add to this the fact that the so-called “traditional funeral” has become less and less traditional. While the

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    In Adrienne Rich’s essay “Split at the Root: An Essay on Jewish Identity‚” she writes about her experiences growing up in a predominately gentile society as a half-Jewish‚ half-Gentile person. She illustrates the ideas that there are clusters of people in the world that are forced to camouflage their true identity for the slightest chance of being accepted into society. She engages in informing the reader about different transformations that some undergo to suppress who they

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    make decision on Poland and eastern Europe‚ the “Pandora Box of infinite troubles”   Finally decided eastern European governments would be freely elected but pro-Russian   The Yalta compromise over eastern Europe broke down almost immediately          Even before the conference‚ Bulgaria and Poland were controlled by communists who arrived home with the Red Army -          Postwar Potsdam Conference of July 1945 o   Long-avoided differences over eastern Europe finally surged to the

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    learned very important information about different religions. These religions impact my life in ways I never knew before taking this class. I have never heard about the five pillars of Islam or how many pilgrimages are in Judaism. Now‚ we turn to Eastern Religions which include Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Taoism and many more. Western religions consist of Christianity‚ Judaism‚ and Islam. In Judaism‚ YHWH is the divine name. Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people and it originated from the Hebrew

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    different between Orthodox‚ Conservative‚ Reform‚ Reconstructionist‚ and Humanistic Judaism is their service‚ focuses‚ and authority. Conservative fall in between Orthodox which is traditional and strict. Reform is considering to be modern and adaptable. Reconstructionist are considering to modified and shift toward modern view and away Orthodox. As for Humanistic Judaism they are considering to be human center and nontheistic alternative for people. Unlike the other four denominations‚ in Orthodox men

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    the difference between western and eastern culture The major difference between Chinese and Western culture is that China is an oriental country‚ and its traditional culture is completely different from western heritage. Chinese culture is older than 5000 years‚ and Chinese people have developed their own music‚ musical instruments‚ painting techniques‚ traditional Chinese medicine‚ and not to forget‚ cooking methods etc – completely different and unique when compared to Western culture. Chinese

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    The Catholic Church Submitted to Prof. Merle D. Valbuena English Dept.‚ CASS MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology By Stephen John S. Brillantes March 2005 Thesis Statement: The Roman Catholic Church and the past and the present of strengthened Christianity. I. Introduction II. Organization and Structure a. The Bishop b. The Clergy c. The Pope d. The Cardinal e. The Curia f. The Eastern Rite Churches III. Distinctive Doctrines a. The Bible b. The Traditions of the Church

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