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Hinduism
Number of Words: 122 / Number of Pages: 1
... the respect and consideration of all life.
They also have very conflicting views abut abortion. If a women is at risk of death, if she is raped, or if she pregnant as a result of a failed birth control device the pregnancy can be terminated. Yet, if the abortion called for because of deformity in the fetus, it is opposed because it interferes with Karma.
recognizes that everyone has their own road to choose. People need to make their own decisions and answer to the Laws of Karma. ...
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Buddhism
Number of Words: 1865 / Number of Pages: 7
... intentionally
producing Dukkha. I'm leaving my house to go to work and I happen to leave a
couple of minutes late knowing that there is a possibility that I might be late.
As I'm driving someone pulls in front of me and is maybe doing the speed limit.
I immediately go into reaction mode. This is where I have to realize that the
person in front of me is not intentionally trying to make me late for work. (not
until I flash my highbeams or honk my horn)
Looking at situations objectively and being more proactive can help
us deal with Dukkha better. I believe the Buddha understood that "Dukk ...
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An Essay For Humanities Courses: The Bible
Number of Words: 1423 / Number of Pages: 6
... This really changes the meaning more than any other tactic! Who
knows what Mark may have edited-out to accomplish what he wanted to impress upon
his readers? In this, he tries to interpret the meaning of Jesus' actions ...
and does this in a misleading way! For example: Mark 2:19, Jesus regarding
Fasting. Jesus makes a strong statement against importance to fasting, but Mark
(in 2:20) tags on:
"But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from
them, and they will fast in those days."
This blatantly shows that Mark held higher regard for the Old Tradit ...
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A Non-Religious Contract In America
Number of Words: 1039 / Number of Pages: 4
... in the country today that there were
20 years ago. This points to America's increasing acceptance of divorce.
Therefore, we can conclude that religion has become less of an issue for many
Americans when marrying because most religions strongly discourage divorce, some
to the point of not allowing it at all. This leads to the question, "What is
today's basis for marriage?"
Some propose that the sole purpose of marriage be to bring life into the
world. If this were true, then it would be unacceptable for many in this
country to ever be married. There are many women and men who simply do not w ...
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The Conciliar Christology
Number of Words: 524 / Number of Pages: 2
... out how there could only be one God. Questions of Jesus really being human arose also. The people wondered if His flesh was really flesh, and if His soul was really a human soul. Another question that came to being was that if God was truly human how could He be considered truly divine and still be one person. The people of the Church where responsible for these questions. They were also responsible for the development of these questions.
The answers to some of these questions lie in the beliefs of the people answering them. Some wanted to down play the relationship between God the Father and God ...
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Religion In Public Schools
Number of Words: 1028 / Number of Pages: 4
... law said that public school teachers in gr ades 1-6
"shall announce that a period of silence, not to exceed one minute, shall
be observed for meditation." This law did not work for long, because it
still allowed oral prayer in public high schools. Later in 1981, the
Alabama State Senator D onald G. Holmes successfully passed a bill that
included all grades calling it "the moment of silence" this law said that
"the teacher (was) to announce that the silent moment may be used for
voluntary prayer." Although it would have to be si lent prayer. Even after
this new law started the lawyers that were ...
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The Byzantine Chant
Number of Words: 368 / Number of Pages: 2
... but these efforts seem to obscure and ruin the basis of the tones.
Byzantine Chant had an influence on, and is directly related, to other Orthodox chants. It is one of the basis' for all other Orthodox chant forms. The chants used by the churches in Serbia and Bulgaria are changed forms of the original Byzantine chant. In Russia, a musical system called Znamenny chant arose after Orthodox monks from Constantinople began teaching the people the melodies which were in use in the Byzantine Empire. In the 14th and 15th centuries, the areas surrounding present-day Hungary and Slovakia developed mu ...
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Ancient Greek Beliefs Of Religion And Death Differs From Other Cultures
Number of Words: 827 / Number of Pages: 4
... 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
differences between how gods are represented in Judaism and ...
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Hinduism And Buddhism
Number of Words: 2438 / Number of Pages: 9
... 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 break
free of samsara it is called moksha. The soul returns to ...
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Judaism And Christianity
Number of Words: 587 / Number of Pages: 3
... At
this point in time I will simply state that there are many differences in
between Christianity and Judaism The Jews believe in "anointed prophets,"
or someone who speaks for God. The majority of Jews rejected Jesus Christ
because Jesus claimed to be God. The Jews believe that Jesus was just a
prophet and he is not God. The Jews understand God as being set apart from
everything else. God is the "wholly other."
There are different levels of Jews. There are reform Jews,
conservative Jews, Orthodox Jews, and Hesetic Jews. There are many
religious holidays for the Jews, and religious ...
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