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

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 ...

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...

America, by contrast, embraces a decidedly more individualistic notion of cultural behavior by virtue of its capitalistic existenc...

were any medical practitioners (Dworkin 3). The major obstacle in incorporating Eastern traditions into modern medicine has been ...

us a clear distinction between religion of men and God. He indicates that when he was chosen for a particular master and job he fe...

was the reaction of Europeans to many aspects of Eastern culture when they first encountered it. However, Parrinder indicates that...

adherents and the West. Features of Hinduism Many Hindus endorse the idea of a transcendent God that exists "beyond the universe,...

hostile world. She prepares for the day she will leave. She seems to have also learned that even if she survives the journey she p...

of other races. In the worst manifestation of this characteristic we have discrimination or even hate crimes. This characteristi...

hold families together as some claim. Some experts believe that Protestant sects do little to hold families together, unlike Catho...

with ardour and faith" this is much broader, but may also be argued as week, as according this not only those beliefs that are hel...

This essay discusses the role of doubt in religion as well as how different world views develop within the same religion. Three p...

The concept of altruism has always been thought of as being at the center of Judeo-Christian religion but is it really? We all kno...

personal unconscious, there is also "an infinitely more important collective unconscious" (Connolly 151). This refers to a "repos...

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

came about simply because it is true. Theories about Gods existence have been around for quite some time. There is Descartes proo...

actual word, religion, comes from literally means bound to(Larue 2004). Thus, a person is dedicated toward living a certain way, b...

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

to the very essence of church worship, bringing forth "the power to speak to our heart" (Holladay, 2004). Sitting at pews and sur...

their complex social and cultural mores. Tradition was therefore rooted in the memory of the people as was the physical and moral...

the world. Moore shows that quite the opposite is true. The message sent by this author seems to have merit. Children grow up in ...

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...

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...

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...

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