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in the physical world was a constant battle between good and evil (Traditional Zoroastrianism). The major source for the teachings...

to religion and instead evaluates religion solely on how well a particular form of religion serves the purposes of the state. Rous...

throughout most of Western history, Christianity has practiced active and persistent racism against Jews, as European pogroms agai...

housing a prisoner for life ("Revenge" 21). Social research suggests that support for the death penalty in the US stems from "vigi...

faith, new scientific discoveries and theories appear to be offering support for many traditional religious views, particularly in...

its members. From this perspective it is easy to see that Scientology has more than likely had as negative of an impact on Tom Cr...

to focus on the therapeutic relationship. Counselor C, who is a biblical counselor, rejects all secular approaches and turns to Sc...

(Ancient Egyptian Religion, 2003). In terms of origin tales, the Egyptians had several ideas about how the world began (...

of voluntary association, such as union membership (Bruce, 2002). He also discusses the advent of television evangelism and the da...

America, they worked very hard to convert the Native American Indians, who obviously did not believe in Jesus Christ. The new set...

conditions as they relate to the white man instilling religion into the slaves of the South. "In the 1780s, Methodists--who repr...

study the Vedas. This particular Hindu book says that women "are entirely worthless creatures" (Dharma Universe, 2010). Even so,...

womans role in relation to her society in somewhat different ways. The differences between the Shia and Sunni sects are particula...

painful as are disease and old age. It is painful not to have what we would like to have (Lorentz, 2007). In other words, life is ...

of God were those of the Old Testament, then came Jesus, whom they consider to be another divine prophet, and then Mohammad, the l...

tomatoes and carrots: eating the tomato does not adversely affect the tomato plant; eating a carrot kills the plant. Buddhism ...

thee tribes have been encroached by modernity and some are now seeking more theological complexity. Robin Wright says that "cultur...

Masses, the Apostles Creed and the Nicene Creed. Jews follow the Torah. This is the same as the Catholics Old Testament. Judaism a...

comes from soter, which is translated as savior (Keathley, 2007). Christ saved humankind with His sacrifice. In other words, Chris...

numbers. However, early on, they read more like a church sermon that Mary had been conditioned to recite from early childhood. I...

it nearly incomprehensible to man. There are strong differences of opinion regarding what one must do to be saved but there is a...

is linked is a fallacy. Fanaticism is associated with terrorism. Just the notorious murderer Son of Sam blamed his actions on his ...

the rulers. The differences between the Sunni and Shiite branches of Islam developed over a number of centuries, for many y...

prayers. This is very different in Islam. As most of us should know by now, Muslims pray five times each day, each time facing Me...

revelations of Judaism and then Christianity, but draws the story onward to yet another climax" (Neusner, 2006). Neusner says that...

increasingly marginalized from public and private spheres. Once upon a time, prayer was permitted in public schools, and no one t...

Buddha perceived many faults with the status quo approach to religion. He consequently proposed radical alternatives advocating i...

how Africa had been at some point before its development. While the old works cited above do provide a sense of identity for the p...

To Kennedy, religion is personal and private and the nation should really not scrutinize his religious activity nor any other poli...

developments underscores their importance for the progression of artistry and authorship in many cultures. Essentially, many of t...