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Strengths And Weaknesses Of The Roman Catholic Religion In Modern Society
Number of words: 830 - Number of pages: 4.... Hindu's also believe that
punishing the body is part of the path to salvation. Christianity is
nothing like this. Many Christians live in high©class society.
Christianity is one of the most appealing in that any sins may easily be
corrected and that Christians may live comfortable, if not wealthy lives
without guilt.
Christianity, like other religions though, has many weaknesses.
Although as time goes on, Christianity is slowly evolving and trying to
become even more appealing to society, there are still many downfalls. One
thing with Christianity is that from day one we are given a .....
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Noah's Ark And The Great Flood
Number of words: 1700 - Number of pages: 7.... forest, and/or mountain.
How could the ark cope with all the specialized requirements of food and environments for millions of creatures? 320 different species of hummingbird alone, for example, have very high metabolic rates and have to consume large amounts of nectar throughout the day. The Ark would have had to cater for 640 hummingbirds, requiring a constant supply of insects and nectar.
How could the ark cope with disposing of the waste products of all those creatures? It must have had an incredibly advanced plumbing and ventilation system, superior to anything to be found on modern .....
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Christianity
Number of words: 830 - Number of pages: 4.... that punishing the body is part of the path to salvation. Christianity
is nothing like this. Many Christians live in high©class society. Christianity
is one of the most appealing in that any sins may easily be corrected and that
Christians may live comfortable, if not wealthy lives without guilt.
Christianity, like other religions though, has many weaknesses. Although as time
goes on, Christianity is slowly evolving and trying to become even more
appealing to society, there are still many downfalls. One thing with
Christianity is that from day one we are given a guilt trip. We are .....
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Judaism
Number of words: 1392 - Number of pages: 6.... week. Rosh Hashanah - Yom
Kipper is the core that of being on trial for ones life. During that trial one
moves from life through death to renewed life. Also discussed in this paper is
Hanukkah, the festival of lights. Hanukkah stands for the temple that burned to
the ground. The Jewish people only had an oil lamp to provide light for six
nights and seven days. Therefore that is why they celebrate Hanukkah for six
nights and seven days. Passover is also discussed. It is a time where Jewish
families are to be fasting, no bread or meat. This last one week. Similar to
the Christian Eas .....
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Religion: Taoism
Number of words: 546 - Number of pages: 2.... Lao-tzu Lived from 570 BC - 490 BC in the province of Henan and was a court librarian. In his book the Tao-te-ching, the most translated work of Chinese literature, he discusses his philosophy that teaches the "Tao" or the way. The way is realized through recognition and the complete expectance of nothingness. Zhuangzi was also a Chinese philosopher and a student of Lao-tzu. He worked as a minor official in Meng or present day Henan. His self-entitled book is a compilation of his work, that of his followers, other schools, and later commentators. He based what he taught on basic Taoism t .....
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Episcopalianism / Anglicanism
Number of words: 3440 - Number of pages: 13.... for sale in Italy. He then sought permission to leave Rome and devote himself to missionary work among the heathen English. He was not allowed to leave until years later when he became pope. He then chose his friend, Augustine, a monk, to be the one to go to England. Augustine and his group met the King of Kent and were allowed to make converts. Eventually, the King even allowed himself to be baptized, and Kent became an independent branch of the Catholic Church (Stendahll 332-335). After Augustine's death, evil times came upon the church. The King died and his son relapsed for a time .....
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Buddhism
Number of words: 1387 - Number of pages: 6.... Korea, Vietnam, and Mongolia.
Siddhartha Guatama was born in Kapilivastu. His father was the ruler of the small kingdom near the Indian/Nepal border. As a child, his future was foretold by sages. They believed that he would someday be a fellow sage or leader of a great empire. He led a very pampered and sheltered life until the age of twenty-nine. It was at that time that he realized that he had led an empty life. He renounced his wealth and embarked on a journey to seek truth, enlightenment, and the cycle of rebirths. In the first years of his journey, Siddhartha Guatama practiced yoga .....
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Should The Ten Commandments Be Posted In Public Schools?
Number of words: 916 - Number of pages: 4.... Amendment 1 in the Bill of Rights states the following: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…” This Amendment does not even suggest the Separation of Church and State. The phrase, “Establishment of Religion”, means that Congress could not set one Christian religion above another or establish a national church like the Emperors and Kings had done throughout the years. The two phrases, “Establishment of Religion”, and “Separation of Church and State”, are not comparable or compatible. They are two to .....
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Buddhism
Number of words: 761 - Number of pages: 3.... and that he would rule the world in truth and righteousness. Among these astrologers, there was one who declared that if the prince were to see a sick person, an old person, a corpse, and a world renouncing ascetic, he would become dissatisfied with life and become a wandering monk in order to seek final peace.
King Shuddhodana decided to prevent his son from running into any of these four sights and surrounded him with pleasant diversions during his early years. Finally the prince convinced his father into letting him visit a part of the city that was beyond the palace gates. Before .....
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Christianity: What Does God Mean?
Number of words: 523 - Number of pages: 2.... get that knowledge. Within the God’s Written word. ”For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? Even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.” That spirit can be compared with God for man was made in His image. Man’s spirit can not be seen, or felt, weighed or measured. We really can’t explain what a spirit is, in all honesty, because it is mystery that eludes precise definition or description.
What is important is that when we confess that God is a Spirit, we deny His material Substance, as we know that substance to be.
God, .....
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