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Mystical Religion Santeria

owners, today one will find that Santeria is sprinkled with a mixture of both Spanish and African terms. That is based on this hi...

Feminist Perspective on Religion

ostensibly, the use of the masculine pronoun is suppose to encompass both men and women, Johnson argues that to consistently use t...

Origin and Tenets of the Catholic Religion

Peter now confessed? Remove it, and nothing can supply its place; the whole of Christianity crumbles into ruin" (Wylie, 1888, p. P...

1920s' Prohibition and Its Impact Upon U.S. Crime, Religion, and Economics

reality throughout the United States and many wished to end these corrupt practices seen in many a saloon across the country. T...

Japan and Spreading Western Religion

that they were in contrast to many of the characteristic elements of Japanese culture (4). By 1564, some say that the missionarie...

Conflict Between Religion and Science

that it is only through science and the scientific method of inquiry that human beings can obtain reliable knowledge (Nord, 1999)....

Child Welfare, Religion, Freedom, Social Responsibility, and Parental Rights

MD, CM contended that the parents ultimate refusal/postponement of the recommended procedures resulted in the "increased patient s...

Indian Politics and the Significance of Religion

With this, one may be critical of modern life (1008). Further, some thinkers look at Durkheims "social cement " and equate it wit...

Film as Religion by John Lyden

What is generally missed, according to Lyden, is that regardless of cinematic content, audiences receive all the messages of a fil...

Religion, Ethics, and Taxes

tax fraud served to support the belief that religious leaders and people of faith are not exempt from immoral actions regarding mo...

Religions of Asia

over the centuries, and in those changes we can see the way in which the teachings of the religion have turned outward to impact t...

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Hypocrisy and Religion

particular excerpt almost seems to serve as an introduction to how religion is seen in the society of Huck Finn. The reader sees t...

Plato's Allegory of the Cave and Religion

off than those who remain in the cave. Before delving into an analysis, it pays to explore the allegory as laid out by Plato. Wh...

Religion, Sumerians, and Hebrews

main gods of the Sumerians included the god of water (Enki); the god of earth (Ki); the god of air (Enlil) and the god of heaven (...

Religions of Mesoamerica by David Carrasco

sun traveled at night" (Carrasco 35). The game was viewed as a representation of a cosmic struggle in which the players competed t...

Walt Whitman's 'Song of Myself' and Religion

much that is god-like in human beings. It is humanity hes celebrating. Kuebrich believes "that Whitmans work is not only religio...

Extraterrestrials and Religion

In six pages this research paper discusses the social and religious impacts of extraterrestrials' discovery. Five sources are cit...

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck and Religion

In 5 pages this paper examines the Christianity assumptions with regard to the structure of the American family as depicted in thi...

Religion in Early America

In five pages the original 13 American colonies are examined in terms of their diverse religious practices with the effects on wom...

U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Involving Freedom of Religion

In eight pages this paper examines the 1st Amendment's free exercise clause as it has been interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court i...

Discussing Indian Religion

In a paper consisting of two and a half pages a situation in which the writer overhears a conversation between a Saiva tantric pra...

Religion, the Law, and Spanking

In five pages this paper discusses spanking from religious and legal perspectives. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....

The Modern Philosoher Alasdair MacIntyre's Views on Religion, Community, Ethics and Morality

In a paper consisting of twleve pages two of MacIntyre's texts are examined in terms of the issues considered including Marxism al...

Confucius and Chinese Religion

This paper consists of three pages and discusses Chinese religious concepts according to Confucius with his Dao understanding cons...

Contemporary Religion and Plato

In six pages this paper compares contemporary religious views with Plato's philosophical concepts with God's existence, morality, ...

Global Business and Religion

the predominant religion of the land. Confusion of Culture and Religion Repression of women is...

Magic and Primitive Religion

In six pages this paper compares Catholic religious practices with the magic used in primal religious rituals with Kenneth Kuykend...

Culture, Religion, and Philosophy of Marcus Garvey's Rastafarianism

In eight pages this paper considers the beliefs of the Rastafarian movement. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....

Religion and the Principles of Immanuel Kant

In twelve pages the moral doctrines articulated by German philosopher Immanuel Kant are related to principles of Catholicism and U...

The Edict Of Nantes, Louis The XIV, and Religion Within His Kingdom

This paper focuses on King Louis The XIV and his dealings with the Protestants and Catholics under his rule. This five page paper...