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    Hannah's Prayer

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    DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY OT NARRATIVE LITERATURE: 1 Samuel 1:1-28 BIBLE STUDY SUBMITTED TO DR. BLACKABY IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE APPLIED HERMENUTICS THEO 5313 01 GRADUATE SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP BY Glenda Juarez DALLAS‚ TEXAS February 19‚ 2013 Outline for the bible study * Introduction * Context of the Bible Study * Literary Context * Historical Context * Characters * Content of the Bible Study * Exegetical

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    Ritual and Religion

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    Rituals and traditions followed during death can offer peace and comfort to the dying‚ the family and friends of the dying‚ as well as to the community the person is a part of. Depending on a person’s beliefs‚ rituals through death can be initiated by ways of culture‚ religion‚ or history. The rituals and traditions that one follows throughout death differ throughout the world. While ever-changing‚ rituals surrounding death affect people’s pasts‚ presents‚ and futures. The ceremonies surrounding

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    Ancestor worship still exists in North America through many different heritages in many different ways. Belief in ancestral spirits varies from cultures and religions and are plentiful. Science has tried and tried to prove that there are spirits that linger‚ with popular shows like Ghost Hunters showing evidence of some sort of supernatural presence living with family members. They often reveal a spirit that helps them‚ or has a story to tell about their past to their descendents. People from

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    Prayer In School

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    Back then prayer was only for the christians. To legalize prayer in school would take away the freedom of religion of others. Even though there is nothing wrong with teaching children about prayer and god‚ not everyone has the same religion. For example there are Jews‚ Catholics‚ Jehovah‚ Muslim‚ Judaism‚ Islam‚ Buddhism and etc. which they all have different beliefs and different ways of worshiping. Proponents of so-called "voluntary" school prayer amendment (such as the one proposed

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    Chinese Mourning Rituals

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    CHINESE MOURNING RITUALS In premodern China‚ the great majority of people held beliefs and observed practices related to death that they learned as members of families and villages‚ not as members of organized religions. Such beliefs and practices are often subsumed under the umbrella of "Chinese popular religion." Institutional forms of Buddhism‚ Confucianism‚ Taoism‚ and other traditions contributed many beliefs and practices to popular religion in its local variants. These traditions‚ especially

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    Work is Worship

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    Work is worship ACTION IS THE DUTY AND REWARD IS NOT THY CONCERN is the very lesson which was imparted to Arjuna by Lord Krishna in the holy book GITA. AS YOU SOW‚ SO SHALL YOU REAP is the teaching we find in the Ramayana. There is no doubt that we should work without any care for the result. Work is not only counted in this world but counts something for the next world also. Good people are always praised in this world. On the other hand bad workers are cursed everywhere. No doubt they are famous

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    Catholic Tradition

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    The Catholic religion has been governed by strict traditions for more than 1500 years. Catholicism itself was made legal by The Rome Emperor‚ Constantine‚ after 313 A.D. An assembly‚ known as The Council of The Trent‚ was the 16th-century Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. This Council was responsible for the establishment of the original Catholic traditions‚ such as the Sacraments‚ church teachings‚ and The Eucharist‚ just to name a few. It was not until the 20th century‚ that

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    The nature of Fredrick Douglass’ argument in “What To the Slave Is the Forth of July?” clearly demonstrates to us readers and to his audience that he has a masterful way of conveying his message and rallying a group around his point. He had a brilliant way of captivating his audience and opening them up to what he has to say‚ while at the same time critiquing an entire nation’s bad habits‚ in a way that did not turn the listener off to the point of distaste. He got his point across in a very clear

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    School Prayer

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    Prayer in the Public Education System EDU 5410 Abstract The question of the constitutionality of prayer in our public schools and public school system has been an ongoing controversy over the last few decades. Prayer in public schools have led to major Supreme Court decisions. As a result‚ numerous constitutional amendments in the U.S. Congress which would permit voluntary prayer in public schools‚ or limit federal court jurisdiction have been made. Although arguments both for and against

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    Chapter 4 Religion‚ Rituals‚ and Health Overview of Chapter Topics • Introduction: Religion‚ spirituality‚ and ritual • Religion in the U.S. • Religion and health behaviors – Effect of religion on health-related behaviors – Religion and health outcomes – Religion and medical decisions • Rituals in relation to health practices • Case Study: Cystic fibrosis in a Hasidic Jewish patient Religion‚ Spirituality‚ and Ritual • There is considerable overlap between religion and spirituality

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