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School Prayer Should Be Allowed
Number of words: 730 - Number of pages: 3.... They are trying to tell people that saying prayer in public school
is unconstitutional.
In fact, prayer in public school is legal, so is prayer in church and
prayer in stores etc... . The area which is not legal is when students or
teachers pray when engaged in school activities or instruction. This means
students or teachers may pray in an informal setting, such as cafeterias and
hallways. They may talk about and discuss problems with religion and their
beliefs at that time. A person may come to school early and sit quietly and
pray. With the permission of the school a group of .....
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Islam
Number of words: 647 - Number of pages: 3.... the community of the faithful, all are declared to be "brothers to each other," with he mission to "enjoin good and forbid evil." Within the community, Muslims are expected to establish social and economic justice. They are also expected to carry their message out to the rest of the world. In the early ic community, this meant the use of force in the form of jihad, or holy war. The object of jihad was to gain political control over societies and run them in accordance with the principles of .
During the decades following the death of Muhammad certain essential principles were singled out rom .....
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Buddhism
Number of words: 314 - Number of pages: 2.... The first is "Life is
Suffering," which means everyone suffers jealously, pain, sickness, etc.
even enlightened ones. The second is "Suffering is Caused by Attachment,"
which basically says one must accept responsibility for one's actions. The
third noble truth is, "Freedom from Attachment is the Cure for Suffering";
this says when one is released from suffering he shall reach a state of
mystical unity with the one that created the universe, nirvana. The last
noble truth is, "the Way Out of Suffering is Through the Eight fold Path."
The forth noble truth basically states that life th .....
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Hinduism And Buddhism
Number of words: 2438 - Number of pages: 9.... spirit, Brahma. It is each soul's job and wish eventually
to return to Brahma. It is not possible though because by a soul's sins, and
impurities from the world, they are no longer pure and holy to return. Instead,
a soul must become pure before returning to Brahma, who is absolutely pure.
The process of becoming pure is so hard that no soul can become pure in
only one lifetime. The soul is forced to live life after life until it is pure
enough to return to Brahma. The cycles of rebirths are called samsara, or the
Wheel of Life, by the Hindus. When a soul is finally cleansed enough to br .....
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Shintoism
Number of words: 594 - Number of pages: 3.... or path”). The word for this in
Japanese is kannagara : "the way of the kami ."
Many things can be said about Shinto. First, it was a tribal religion,
not a state one. However, even when the tribes were organized into coherent
states, they still retained their Shinto beliefs. Second, all Shinto cults
believe in Kami (“the divine”) Individual clans worshipped a single Kami which
was regarded as the principal ancestor of the clan. As the clan spread, it
still worshipped it's Kami, but when one clan conquered another clan-the
defeated clan had to worship the Kami of the victorious cl .....
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Islamic Religion
Number of words: 1793 - Number of pages: 7.... prophet. Islam began in Arabia when the Prophet Mohammed heard the word of God. Mohammed was born in Mecca in 570AD. When he was forty he was called to become God’s messenger. The Angel Gabriel came to Mohammed and taught him the verses of the Holy Quaran, which is the Holy Book of Islam. At that time the Arabs had many beliefs and gods, but Mohammed taught that there was only one god. In Islam they are not allowed to make pictures of God, because it is said that an artist can only express him/herself based on experience. Muslims don’t see God as an "old man wise and bearded," nor do t .....
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Schwa
Number of words: 1623 - Number of pages: 6.... with the highest concentration being in North America.
It wasn't until 1986 that Jeff Krantz, a 19 year old art student at the
University of Michigan, started came to be known as `The Union', a wave of
change that would sweep across the world over a period of two years, and would
result in united international Schwa religion.
"I had just been transferred from (the University of) Wisconsin in the
earlier part of that year," Krantz says. "I had attended regular meetings with
about half a dozen other believers. We met one night each week to talk about
stuff related to our belief - that the Ear .....
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What Is Satanism?
Number of words: 1200 - Number of pages: 5.... that the strong will rule with Satan. Power has become an
obsession with young Satanists. It is sought after on the physical, mental, and
spiritual levels.
Gaining knowledge that others do not posses is another aspect of the
occult. When an individual has more knowledge it allows them a degree of power
over those who do not have access to that knowledge. The Ouija Board has proven
particularly useful. The Ouija Board is an instrument for communication with the
spirits of the dead. The Ouija Board is an open door into the world of the
occult and demonic activity. Disembodied speak to t .....
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The Bible
Number of words: 320 - Number of pages: 2.... nor the plagues claims preceded the release of the slaves. There also is no historical record of Moses’ existence outside . And there also is no physical trace of the Israelites’ 40-year journey across the Sinai wilderness.
There has been little evidence of ’s origin and most of the facts uncovered about are contradictory to what is stated within its pages. Most of ’s defense is mere conjecture and theories of scholars and theologians. However, enough faith is inserted into that several religions have been formed and many cultures follow it the same way they have for hundred .....
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Ancient Greek Beliefs Of Religion And Death Differs From Other Cultures
Number of words: 827 - Number of pages: 4.... goddess of the home. As you can see, the Greeks
believed in many gods unlike the people of the Jewish fate who believed in one
god. The Jewish god does not have an emblem that which it is represented by.
The belief is that the god is represented by everything. For example, members
of the Jewish religion believe god is everywhere, in everything, and represented
by everything they do. Another example of the religious differences is how
Ancient Egyptians believed in idol gods which are gods represented in statues.
Ancient Greek beliefs are different from those of other societies because of .....
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