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Development of an Individual Value Framework

go beyond the generally accepted rights and wrongs, which may be taught in religions but are rarely seen within the law, such as c...

Aspects of Freedom

define it. Is it the ability to express ones opinion without fear of reprisals? Or is it the freedom to avoid expressing an opinio...

Christianity From Cult to Established Mainstream?

It might be contended that the development...

The Subversion of Religion, Media, and the Democratic Process by Terrorists

East. These groups attempt to affect change by use of fear, intimidation, and terror with the organizational trappings of a religi...

Judaism and Ancient Egyptian Religion

the soul: the Egyptians thought that the there were several "psychical elements" comprising existence, including the ka (Dyson). T...

Puritanism after Emigration

to escape persecution and established colonies in North America. This paper considers a different aspect of the story: what happen...

The Impact of Religion on Women in Post-Colonial Literature

minority writers are rife with issues of postcolonial interest. It is commonly held that the literature of colonial societies refl...

Puritanism in America

to reform the church in England; the story of the Puritans efforts and their emigration to North America is well known. This paper...

How Different are Buddhists and Hinus?

In this 4-page paper, the author describes the importance of texts and temples in Buddhism and Hinduism. The views of a representa...

Environmental Science and the Apollo Missions

society; a true counterculture. For instance, the dominance of the Cold War affected many aspects of the 1960s; it was responsible...

A SCIENTOLOGY OVERVIEW

Discusses the Church of Scientology and whether it is a "viable" religion or a brainwashing cult. There are 5 sources listed in th...

Balancing Science and Romanticism

By the late nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century science achieved what is now often referred to in retros...

WHAT DOES RELIGION “LOOK” LIKE?

Earthlings are religious, wed have to say that yes they are. The problem with Earthlings and religion, however, is that they tend ...

Religious Affiliation and Prayer

the participants were active churchgoers and had voted in the 2004 presidential election (Hanek, Olson, & McAdams, 2011). The samp...

Various Topics Pertaining to Teaneck, NJ

has a violent crime rate of 240 incidents per 100,000 in population, which compares to a rate of 342 in New Jersey as a whole and ...

Emile Durkheim Max Weber and Religion

Communist party and was devoted to building a better socialist society (Jacobsen and Polder 2008, p. 5). He conducted worker stud...

Religious Experience and the Brain

understandings, such as the idea that "the role of personal beliefs, expectations and experiences may interject bias into the inte...

An Analysis of Purity and Danger

ideas. Some examples provided by the author respect the Jewish dietary traditions as well as ideas about sexuality and cleanliness...

Cultural Perspectives on the Northern Ireland Troubles

Ulster to belong to the United Kingdom can be broadly aligned with their religious associations (Tonge, 2001). In Northern Irela...

Providing Christian Witness is a Multi-Religion Environment

same region (Bilton et al, 2008). In many instances different ethnicities tend to have a traditional association with specific rel...

The Force of Religion in Nat Turner's Legacy

helps the student begin to give a brief overview and background of Turner. To begin with, a brief word is necessary about Turners ...

Indian and Sikh Music

the classical Indian vocal music that comprises Sikh services (Singh and Singh). As this indicates, in Sikhism, music constitutes ...

Apple as a Religion

up their brand. This is true for the Apple Company in general. The introduction of iPod gadget, iTunes, iPhone and iPad all supp...

Comparing and Contrasting Family and Religion in Romania and the US

(Anonymous, 2011). Today marriages remain the mainstays of families, and while many of the older generations were married through ...

Religion and Culture/Michel Foucault

This essay offers an overview of Religion and Culture by Michel Foucault, edited by Jeremy Carette. While the writer cites from Ca...

Theology of Sacraments

that led to holiness and applied that idea as sacramentum, which was to encompass the many different ways of gaining grace. They s...

The Transition of Shinto to the Modern World

describing kami in too theological a fashion, because oftentimes these spirits are not understood to be literal spirits, but rathe...

Science Studies and Varied Topics

retelling of the ideas of another person, cited adequately, rather than simply changing a few words. Creating documents that refl...

Founders of Christianity and Islam

Son. Joseph was a carpenter in a small village. Nazareth was a farming village but it was also a hub for the market which made i...

Reflections on the First Amendment

burned an American flag, so although he did not literally speak, his act is still a form of protest. The facts are these: during t...