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Sacred Cow, Holy Bull
Number of Words: 2214 / Number of Pages: 9
... use has been as a source of food. Cattle have been so valuable for thousands of years in so many cultures that to be caught stealing them was often an offense punished by death (Brahman 1).
The cow was not always sacred in India. Long ago in India’s early history, cattle was used basically for food to feed one’s family. It was also used as trade, like money. In about the year 350 A.D., a law was made called the “Code of Manusmriti”. The law did not specifically order the Indian people not to eat the cow, but it stated that they would be better off not to. After this law, the Indian people took ...
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The Existence Of God
Number of Words: 1307 / Number of Pages: 5
... vast array of unanswered questions related to God.
Though there are so many uncertainties as we have just mentioned, the
existence of all other uncertainties in our world may explain why the existence
of God is so real to many people. For the believers, God provides a convenient
answer to all these questions except for the answers regarding God itself. The
following are some of the general arguments for the existence of God.
The first argument comes from the theory of design; there are orders in the
universe which can't be occurring by mere chance. Secondly, the existence of
God explains ...
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Brief Look At Jewish History
Number of Words: 1159 / Number of Pages: 5
... the Nazis. The Jews were deprived of human rights. The Jewish people were forced to live in Ghetto's which were separated from the main city. Hitler's plan of genocide was carried out with efficiency. The total number of Jews exterminated has been calculated at around 5,750,000.
In Warsaw ,where approximately 400,000 Jews had once been concentrated,was reduced to a population of 60,000. They, virtually unarmed, resisted the German deportation order and had held back the regular German troops equipped with flame throwers,armoured cards, and tanks for nearly a month. This heroism was similar t ...
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Theory Of Religion
Number of Words: 744 / Number of Pages: 3
... after realizing the influence that the mind has on the body. James saw religion as growing out of psychological need. He viewed religion as a persons positive way of fulfilling needs and its positive effects of an individuals life. He believed that religion gave a "new zest" on a persons life, and "an assurance of safety", which would eventually lead to a harmonious relation with the universe." Although Freud and James didn't have exactly the same beliefs on religion because of their different educations, both men's theory had similar meaning in that religion made people have inner peace as th ...
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Jesus Christ's Life
Number of Words: 1297 / Number of Pages: 5
... esus speaks "God is
spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.". Even
though Jesus had flesh was of the Spir it he still did have matter. He had
flesh which ismatter. In this flesh was ve ry important qualities. God
still possesses all of these qualities even though He does not have flesh.
These characteristics would fit for either God the Fath er, ŒGod the Son,
or God the Holy Spirit. They all work in the triunity and have these
qualities even though one might display it in a different manner than the
other. In the thirty©three years of Jesus' life, He had three very ...
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Back To Religion?
Number of Words: 949 / Number of Pages: 4
... to leave all of the chaos of these churches. Not that they did not want to be religious but they wanted a choice.
Coming to the Americas in the time frame from fifteen hundred to 1770 was promising for settlers on a journey for new lives. Many people were looking for wealth and fortune but most of all freedom. Freedom was about all that was available. Freedom of few choices, most of the new people worked heard for others or even became slaves against their will. Religion kept them going. The churches here gave them opportunities to choose what and who to follow and believe. This was very s ...
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Taoism
Number of Words: 2592 / Number of Pages: 10
... in which a Taoist knows the word Tao is in the sense of a method and a course of conduct.
Taoist writings are wise and mystical. They are written in a poetic form. The Taoist bible is 1,120 volumes long. The Chuang Tzu is a compilation of Taoist writings from the time period around 300B.C. Some think it is the finest writing of Taoist thought. It is a very interesting book filled with Taoist ideas and beliefs. The Chuang Tzu says “While the Tao always seems to be in flux, the balance of its forces is forever the same, so that in a larger sense it is unchanging, and it is absolutely indivisib ...
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Classics Oral Tradition
Number of Words: 1688 / Number of Pages: 7
... was made, and
he dwells among those over whom his lot made him lord" (To Demeter 16-
18, 83-87). I think that these two sets of lines show that Hades viewed
Persephone as a prize. Honor was one of the things Hades won when he,
Zeus, and Poseidon divided up the world. Thus Hades felt justified in
journeying up from the underworld to earth to claim Persephone as his
bride. I feel that he felt he deserved to have her, according to his
logic, because honor was something he was entitled to as a God.
I feel that Hermes journey was similar to that of Hades in that he
traveled in order to win honor fo ...
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Religion In Ancient India And Rgypt
Number of Words: 1735 / Number of Pages: 7
... canal. Ahmose II was the last pharaoh of the 26th dynasty to rule Egypt. He had a long and prosperous reign between 570-526 BC. Six months after his death, Persia invaded and took over Egypt.
The period around 560 BC in India was ruled by the Maghuda dynasty which was known to develop a caste system and yet have a laid back lifestyle. It was a strong dynasty ruled by Bimbisora (Shrenik) in Biher. Bimbisora was a great believer in Buddhism, however he was greatly influenced by his Jain wife. After personally seeing the practices of self-restraint and non-violence by Jain monks, he converted himself to ...
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Theme: The Bible
Number of Words: 1817 / Number of Pages: 7
... develops throughout the bible as G-d reconciles mankind. This can first be seen with G-d's dealing with Adam and Eve. G-d had decreed that if Adam and Eve were to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and bad " you shall die" (g 2:17). However, later it is seen that when Adam and Eve ate from the tree of knowledge of good and bad, He did not enforce the death penalty. Rather, He allowed man a second opportunity to experience a reality of his choice, a world out of His harmony. "G-d banished him [Adam and Eve] from the Garden of Eden, to till the soil from which he was taken." (g 3:23) G-d m ...
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