“True religion comes from the heart. It is a deep relationship with God‚ and should bring peace and joy and love to people‚ not fear and guilt and meanness. And worship has meaning only when it is free. God is not honored by worship that is forced under threat of sin or penalty. Nor is God honored by subservient obedience to religious laws devoid of love. God is pleased only by the free expression of the soul that truly loves Him. Anything less is counterfeit and serves only the short-term needs
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Sally R. Young Young1 Professor Carol Lawson Religion 101 March 25‚ 2013 GAY MARRIAGE ISSUES Gay Marriage is a controversial topic both in society and in churches in the United States today. Proponents for gay marriage believe that same sex couples are entitled to all the rights and benefits bestowed on traditional couples allowed by law and church to marry. Today‚ more states and churches are agreeing with this position and allowing civil unions between same gender couples;
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Juarez‚ John Baruch‚ Jerry Morgan‚ Mark Quintanilla‚ Samuel Regalado CJA 334 July 14‚ 2014 Christopher Franks Research Proposal Hate Crimes What is Hate Crime are “crimes of hatred and prejudice—from lynchings to cross burnings to vandalism of synagogues” (Fbi.gov‚ 2013) here is a little history lesson‚ this has been around since the 1960-1970. Most hate crimes that accord in 1960-1970 were regarded as hate crimes “the first piece of hate crime was passed in 1981.” (Shively‚ M. 2005). Our research
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This is where the idea of a Sabbath day came into the Jewish beliefs‚ which is basically every Sunday no Jew is allowed to make work‚ do work‚ or even basically think of it. They just relax‚ and aren’t even allowed to travel far‚ only to the local Synagogue and back. But we all follow Gods example‚ because we are his design‚ and he designed us to be in his image‚ and because he is Omnibenevolent‚ he allows us to have a day of rest; a day which is free of worry and stress. Cosmological ‘First Cause’
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around 538 BCE‚ to be brought to ruins by the Romans in 70 CE. This destruction was decisive for the eventual fate of Judaism‚ replacing a sacrificial religion based around a temple with a custom of studying and learning that revolved around local synagogues. By around 100CE‚ the canon of the Hebrew Bible was altered. Somewhere around 200 and 700 CE‚ scholars gathered the Mishna‚ the authoritative code of Jewish
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recent New Yorker magazine cartoon that shows two older‚ balding men sitting at a bar. The caption reads: "I used to call people‚ then I got into e-mailing‚ then texting‚ and now I just ignore everyone." Ethan Seidel‚ rabbi of Tifereth Israel synagogue in the District‚ can’t get many of his congregants younger than 35 on the telephone. Seidel‚ 52‚ often invites young‚ new members to his family’s home for welcome dinners‚ but his gesture too often doesn’t even merit return calls. "One member seemed
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“Magna Carta has neither legal nor symbolic significance in Australia today.” The Magna Carta was an important legal document in feudal England‚ where despotism oppressed the masses. Magna Carta‚ meaning ‘The Great Charter’‚ is one of the most renowned documents in the world‚ it was originally issued by King John of England as a response to political pressure from revolting barons in 1215. The Magna Carta established the principle that all men‚ including the monarchy‚ was subject to the law thus
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way many Jews and others thought about their religion and views on things. Just like others Eliezer experienced the same but was questionable about his faith even before the Holocaust took place. In the beginning of Night‚ Eliezer went to the synagogue to pray every day and wanted study the cabbala very badly but he had to find a master to teach him. Moshe the Beadle‚ a poor and humble man from the same town‚ was the only person he could find to teach him. Moshe the Beadle found Eliezer praying
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ELIE’S NIGHTMARE COME TRUE In Night‚ by Elie Wiesel‚ the day before Elie and his family and friends were to be deported‚ they were taken to the local synagogue. Elie described the place of worship as a huge station luggage and tears. (Wiesel 19) The Nazis had destroyed much of what had been inside. The bimah (altar) was broken‚ all of the wall hangings had been ripped from their places‚ leaving the walls empty. When Moishe the Beadle comes back into the ghetto in the novel Night by Elie Wiesel‚
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How would you characterize Judaism? Describe its history as a culture and religion in relation to the Roman Empire. Judaism is the first of the three monotheistic (believing in one God) great world religions. The ancient Hebrews began with Abraham and his covenant with God making them the “chosen people”‚ and granting them ethnic and territorial identity (the promised land)‚ and offering them divine protection from it’s enemies. The idea of the covenant is fundamental to Judaism. Jews
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