sunbeam. It is good to sit still in this holy place. Here in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem (a long tradition and many Biblical historians and archaeologists claim) was Calvary. Here‚ on this mount‚ Jesus’ hands and feet were nailed to a cross‚ and He died. Here‚ on this very rock‚ His cold body was laid. Here‚ where I now sit cross-legged on the cool floor. He rose to new life! Christians have come here for centuries—the First Apostles‚ Queen Helena and her son Constantine‚ the crusaders
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Church vs. State One of the most controversial points that is being debated in America today is the argument of church vs. state. Some people strongly believe that “In God We Trust” should be removed from the dollar bill‚ and “One nation under God” should be removed from the pledge of allegiance‚ because they feel that that is like forcing a certain faith upon people in a free country. Others strongly believe that we should keep those sayings on the money and in the pledge because it’s sticking
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The Role of Women in the Church The role of women in the church is a subject that has been debated and discussed over centuries in the church. One has to carefully study the scriptures to come to a biblical conclusion on this subject matter. Churches have split over differing views regarding this topic. When defining the word “deacon” we should look at it first in the original writing‚ which is Greek. The Greek word (diakonos) translated "deacon" means servant‚ and is so translated in (Matthew
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times was expected to go to church‚ and to confess their sins to a priest. If a person was considered to have committed a really serious sin‚ they could be excommunicated‚ that is denied the right to attend church or take communion. People were expected to pay a tenth of their income (a tithe) to the church. Heretical sects (those which did not support Catholic doctrine) would be suppressed. This question seems designed to paint a negative picture of the church. People did however recieve
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Mass at the Christopher House on Campus Sunday April third. After reading my partner’s side of what was going on at church I understood a lot of what was going on. I realized that at this time of the year the Catholic religion are celebrating lent. This explains the purple cloak I described that the man‚ or as they call him “Father‚” was wearing. During Lent the people of the Catholic religion are not to eat meat on Fridays until after Easter. This does not explain the purple but I have come to recognize
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In 12th century Norway the Gothic style began to overtake the architecture and artistry in the creation of stave church portals. After Christianity swept through Norway new styles and motifs were brought along and adapted by craftsmen‚ particularly woodcarvers who incorporated them into everything from furniture to stave churches. But in many ways tradition outweighed renovations‚ particularly in animal motifs. When exploring the portals of Gothic Viking buildings one continued motifs speaks with
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high taxes‚ poverty‚ and an overbearing government. However‚ those in power tend to do whatever possible to keep things the way that they are. The social elite send police or soldiers as a show of strength to keep unruly citizens in check. The clash of those wishing for more power and those trying not to lose any causes violence and destruction. The music video for “No Church in the Wild” by Kanye West and Jay-Z featuring Frank Ocean and The-Dream is an attempt to show this clash of power. They
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transforming power of the Spirit is evident at the beginning of the history of the Christian church. The church is a transformed by Spirit into Pneumatic Community. On the day of Pentecost‚ the Spirit was received by the apostles as a community but not as individuals. This shows us that the church is bound by the Holy Spirit to transform it to pneumatic community. Basing on this‚ the paper tries to explain the church as a pneumatic community sharing the divine wisdom i.e. Spirit of God and also the formation
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Torrye Davis THEO202-B03 Short Essay 3 Short Essay on the Role of Women in the Church The issue of gender roles has been one throughout history and continues in today’s society not only in the church‚ but all aspects of life. So often there are only two extremes posed as options for women in society: either overly powerful feminists or silenced secondary humans. While the Bible gives us the true example and guide as to gender roles‚ it is rarely lived out and declared as truth. Two key roles
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Throughout US History what were the trends in the separation between church and state? What were the main causes of these trends? Since the very beginnings of American History‚ the American people have set a strong primacy on separation between Church and State. As evident in one of the first set of laws protecting the individual citizen from its governing body‚ the Bill of Rights‚ and more specifically the First Amendment. James Madison‚ writer of the constitution‚ conveys the ideology that the
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