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Monasticism And The Code Of Chivalry
Number of Words: 485 / Number of Pages: 2
... for money and material possessions were not
needed as a means of worship. The monasteries gave the monks the things that
they needed, and this was only the bare essentials. The monasteries made their
own money by owning land and selling surplus products. Thus, they became very
wealthy.
Chastity meant that the men and women would not have sex or get married.
This was said to have saved the monks from the "devilish acts" that happen when
sexual desires were exploited for selfish reasons. Obedience was essential,
each monk had to be absolutely obedient to their abbot. The purpose of this
obedience ...
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Dionysus
Number of Words: 654 / Number of Pages: 3
... myths say he lived
with a king and queen loyal to Zeus until Hera discovered him, and, in a jealous
rage, warped their brains. In this version of the story, Dionysus was turned
into a goat by his father in an attempt to hide him from Hera; from then on he
had small horns on his head.
After he was safe, he went to live with the nymphs, who taught him to
make wine. Hera eventually found him again, and this time she also warped his
brain. The nymphs rejected him, and he went to live with the satyrs, who were
men with goat legs and horns, and their leader Silenus. Dionysus traveled with
the satyrs, wh ...
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Priesthood
Number of Words: 761 / Number of Pages: 3
... of all
believers"("Priesthood", 529). This meant that each member in the community
serves as his or her own priest, with direct access to communication with God.
Protestants believe that the role of the priest is an "officiating
mediary"("Priesthood", 529), rather than a one who performs ritual sacrifices.
This stems from the Protestant belief that Jesus Christ served as "the ultimate"
sacrifice, and therefore there is no use in animal sacrifices. Protestants also
do not call their religious leaders "priests" because the name itself implies
that he is of a higher level than his fellow man or ...
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God Speaks Through The Mouths Of Poets
Number of Words: 2022 / Number of Pages: 8
... then we
must rely on the protection of our Shepherd, God. Why would Blake call us
a Lamb then? Aren't we stronger than any other animal upon this earth? I
think that God would tell us "No," for it is He who gives us life strength,
as Blake says in the next few linesà Gave thee life & bid thee feed, By
the stream & o're the mead; Gave thee clothing of delight, Softest
clothing wooly bright, What strength could man have without the gifts of
God: life, food, clothing. We would have none! And Jesus said to them, "I
am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who
believes in Me ...
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Sexual Urges, Society, And Religion
Number of Words: 2404 / Number of Pages: 9
... England to create an utopian society of Christian purity in North America. Literal interpretation of the Bible limited many sexual behaviours. Since the middle-ages, the church had outlawed masturbation, anal, oral and external-martial sex. Sex was for procreation only. Many passages in the Bible were used to support this belief and moral system.
Then Judah told Onan to sleep with his brother's wife,
to do his duty as the husband's brother and raise up issue for
his brother. But Onan knew that the issue would not be his;
so whenever he slept with his brother's wife, he spilled his
seed on the g ...
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Buddha
Number of Words: 2444 / Number of Pages: 9
... today known as Nepal, lived King
Suddhodhana and Queen Maya of the indigenous tribe known as the Shakyas.
(Encyclopedia Americana, page 687) Queen Maya soon became pregnant and had a
dream shortly before she gave birth. In this dream a beautiful, white elephant
with six tusks entered her room and touched her side. This dream was soon
interpreted by the wisest Brahmin, or Priest of Brahmanism, that she was to give
birth to a son that would, if he were to remain in the castle, become the wisest
king in the world, but if he were ever to leave the castle he would then become
the wisest prophet far into ...
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Definition For Satanism
Number of Words: 1719 / Number of Pages: 7
... of Set, and the Church of Satanic Liberation. Other
short lived Satanic groups currently exist and have existed in the recent past.
According to Statistic Canada, the 1991 census found 335 Canadians who
identified themselves as Satanists. The actual Number is probably significantly
larger. A United States Department of the Army pamphlet #165-13 "RELIGIOUS
REQUIREMENTS AND PRACTICES OF CERTAIN SELECTED GROUPS - A HANDBOOK FOR
CHAPLAINS" (1978 - April) estimated that there were 10 to 20 thousand members of
the Church of Satan in the United States. Accurate data is impossible to
estimate, since th ...
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What Is Hinduism
Number of Words: 3613 / Number of Pages: 14
... It represents instead countless sages and the truths revealed to them over thousands of years in the Vedas. The sanctity of the four Vedas—Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda—is the ultimate authority for all Hindus.
While the Vedas is a very important aspect of Sanatan Dharma, the Bhagavad Gita is Hinduism’s most widely read literary work. It is basically a dialogue between Krishna (an avatar of Vishnu) and the charioteer of Arjuna who refused to kill his own relatives in battle. According to my source, the Bhagavad Gita contains the same principles as the Vedas. However, the Bhaga ...
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Canada's Religion History
Number of Words: 1342 / Number of Pages: 5
... century Canada, the Jewish population consisted of approximately one thousand people most of whom were the direct descendants of either French or English colonists. It was an era of tranquility for Canadian Jews as the standard of living was high and the Jews of early Canada were treated well. These early Jewish settlers were considered ‘almost equal’ to their Anglo-Saxon or Catholic counterparts with few restrictions being placed on them and since they were of such a small proportion of Canada’s population they were able to almost completely assimilate in 1850s Canadian society. As a matter ...
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Barnabas
Number of Words: 972 / Number of Pages: 4
... and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and
Samaria. Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him. But Saul began to
destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and
put them in prison" Acts 8:1-3. In Acts 9:26-27, "Saul tries to join the
disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he really was a
disciple. But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He told them
how Saul on his journey had seen the Lord and that the Lord had spoken to him,
and how in Damascus he had preached fearlessly in the name of Jesus." Barna ...
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