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compelled to believe in them and that they cannot be proved or refuted. On the other hand, no one can be forced to disbelieve reli...

provides a non-ethnocentric view of Islam. A number of Western writers, however, have attempted to approach Islam in an honest an...

of Wicca, a matriarchal based religion. When one studies the ancient belief systems in which the goddesses were worshiped it is no...

her own path but is not required to acknowledge an intermediary as a prophet (PG). In a revealed religion, if anyone denies the au...

for Bin Laden and followers of him are everywhere. Or consider this report from the Pakistani newspaper The Nation: "September 11 ...

in the continuing fight for womens rights. With the very first line, Truth exposes her defiance toward the systems rules, which, ...

by Lafayette Ron Hubbard and is not only incompatible with most of the worlds other religions, particularly Christianity, but open...

mind is comprised of Id, Ego and Superego. He is perhaps best known for his claims that psychoanalysis is the key to understandin...

or what is referred to as tauba in Islam, is able to save a man (Salvation and the Afterlife, 2002). Therefore, Islam invites man...

its way into common acceptance among the general public. While the current attitude toward this practice might still view it with...

In ten pages this paper summarizes sixteen articles that consider how American voting patterns of behavior are influenced by relig...

the Apostles in the Bible helps us realize that nearly a generation passed before the events of Jesus life were recorded into the ...

In other words, the first amendment allows for prayer in school so long as educators and administrators do not lead the...

hairy feet. As this suggests, they are humble beings, not heroes. Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit who is uncle to Frodo Baggins, entrusts ...

the tale. In fact, it seems that one of the general ways in which each character is depicted is a quick rundown of their lineage. ...

by her own relatives. She seems to learn that hard times can come from black as well as white folk. Annes first taste of how thing...

certain representatives European origin made their way to the Americas. The exact time of the earliest of these encounters is con...

was played out by their government. It has been contended that English land was a critical element in most all of the...

and individuality as young children, they begin to assimilate their role in Japanese culture via such conventions as school unifor...

time again (Cairo, 2006). During the Christina era, the bishops of Alexandria were always guarding against heresy and the institut...

is thought to have healing properties and it is known to lower blood pressure for example. Yet, meditation stems from Buddhism (Vi...

thousand years, which was directly related to the need for a shared responsibility for survival. This began to change, however, w...

1941 to 1944 (Greece, 2005). After the end of the war a "protracted civil war" continued between communist rebels and supporters ...

existence will continue and the thing that people are most afraid of-death-is something that is comprehended as tolerable. Death b...

like the male philosophers of the day. She was the exception. While by and large, the people saw women as having a subservient pla...

that multicultural education should include the "religious and spiritually based concepts of reality" that are fundamental to othe...

return for Roman protection was considered by the client states as a reasonable political and economic exchange, and allowed them ...

part of that answer may well be an aggressive and meaningful religious approach. People who are lost and find value in something s...

to the fact that people learn behavior due to interactions with others (Andersen & Taylor, 2005). Conflict theory, on the other ha...

of Mahayana Buddhism. Its basic elements are practically identical to this form of Buddhism, in fact. Buddhism is in many ways o...