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What Is A Witch?
Number of Words: 1202 / Number of Pages: 5
... "All religions are structures built on reverence of Deity. Wicca is no
exception. The Wicca acknowledge a supreme divine power, unknowable, ultimate,
from which the entire universe sprang,” (Cunningham, 9). This is a Witch's
concept of the Divine. However, it is a distant, powerful image that is not
easily understood. For the purpose of worship, the Wicca recognize the duality
of this power. It is both male and female, good and evil, and therefore is
worshipped in the form of a Goddess and a God. These are the primeval gods of
the ancient world, worshipped under names in many cultu ...
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Ethical Values In The Old Testament
Number of Words: 871 / Number of Pages: 4
... as an example of good and right. In the Old
Testament, God's voluntary (voluntary for God) covenant with man must be looked
at as the prime example of ethical value. The covenant's requirements is the
source of all ethics, morals, laws, and justice in the Old Testament.
The Mosaic Covenant is the best example of ethical values and norms in
the Old Testament. The Mosaic Covenant has three parts; the Decaloque, the
Covenant Code; and the Holiness Code. The Decaloque is made up of apodictic (or
absolute) law, it is unconditional and has no “ifs or buts” about it. This is
commonly refereed to as t ...
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The Case For The Existence Of God
Number of Words: 6252 / Number of Pages: 23
... and thus have become vain in their reasonings and
foolish in their philosophy (Romans 1:21,22,28). They do not see the folly
(Psalm 14:1) of saying there is no God.
The Christian has not only the obligation to "give answer to every man
that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you..." (I Peter
3:15), but an obligation to carry the Gospel message to a lost and dying
world (Mark 16:15-16, et al.).
There will be times when carrying the Gospel message to the world will
entail setting forth the case for the existence of God. In addition, we
need to remember that Christians are ...
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Cults
Number of Words: 2235 / Number of Pages: 9
... poet, but all of the kids in my
class are pretty warped about it. I basically hide it from them
because I don't need that hassle. Fire-Shade: My family has a great
respect for the artist inside
us all. I know you live in Michigan, and our family could
always use new operatives all over the world. You have to
understand what our family is about, it is about always fitting
in and never hiding the truth to be liked or cool. Are you
interested? Jay18: Well maybe Fire-Shade: Give me your phone number
we really shouldn't
talk about this here. Jay18: I would rather not give my phone
number out. Y ...
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Genesis 1:1-30
Number of Words: 393 / Number of Pages: 2
... nineteen, the creation of morning light,
night light, and the stars was explained. Also, he used these to mark the
fixed time, days, and years. God saw the goodness, and the fourth day
ended with night, which was followed by morning.
In verses twenty through twenty-three, the creation of creatures
that live in the sea, and winged animals were formed. He blessed these
creatures and made them fertile, he saw the goodness. The fifth day ended
with the night, which was followed by morning.
In verses twenty-four through thirty-one the creation of animals
such as cattle, creeping things, and wild a ...
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Contradictions In The Puritan Religion
Number of Words: 844 / Number of Pages: 4
... regardless of what they did to earn it. This ‘
doctrine' stated that God determines a mans' destiny, whether it be redemption
or condemnation, regardless of any worth or merit on the person's part. It
could be compared to the failures of Communism in that no matter how hard a
person worked, how devout a person was, how often a person went to church, there
was no way to get into Heaven unless they were chosen. Aside from the doctrine
of elect, the Puritans had other outrageous beliefs including the degradation of
one's self, the utter and total dependence on divine grace for salvation, and
the wrath o ...
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Religion In Our Lives
Number of Words: 1609 / Number of Pages: 6
... of initiation or "entrance ritual"
needs to occur in order to mark the acceptance of an individual into the
community as a whole. In addition to these entrance rituals, the individual
will, most likely, participate in other types of rituals throughout his life.
This may include his eventual departure from the community, such as death.
Secondly, the author emphasizes the fact that communities often possess clearly
defined ritual activities that are unique to their own particular community. He
goes on to say, "Gathering as a group for such rites is perhaps the most
persistent aspect of religious com ...
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Refutation To A Bias Suggestion
Number of Words: 531 / Number of Pages: 2
... in relation to us? Is it just because they spoke
another language? They are children of God, just as we are. Science today is
still discovering new evidence that proves the existence of a "mother of all
humanity." We all share a common gene pool, we are all descendants of Adam and
Eve.
Since the beginning of recorded history, religion has had a profound
impact on the present society. Romans, Greeks, Hindus, and Catholics have all
molded their societies and laws around religion. As far as impact goes, look at
the Spanish Inquisition. It is difficult for one to refute that Catholicism had
litt ...
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Puritanism During The Salem Witch Trials
Number of Words: 594 / Number of Pages: 3
... In the 1700’s, many immigrants came to the New World in the search of this freedom. One of these groups, the Puritans, came in the hope of founding an order composed of pure and untainted Christians. Even today many immigrants, both legal and illegal, come to the United States with the hope of escaping the oppression found in many parts of the world.
Puritanism as a whole was a society of strict, exclusive, conformists who believed they had a predestined path in life. Puritans had a drab, simple way of life with no vain enjoyment. They were very self-righteous, did not believe in leisure, rest or ...
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Taoism
Number of Words: 2000 / Number of Pages: 8
... as they apply to Taoism and Buddhism.
The goal in Taoism is to achieve tao, to find the way. Tao is the
ultimate reality, a presence that existed before the universe was formed
and which continues to guide the world and everything in it. Tao is
sometimes identified as the Mother, or the source of all things. That
source is not a god or a supreme being as with Christians, for Taoism is
not monotheistic. The focus is not to worship one god, but instead on
coming into harmony with tao. Tao is the essence of everything that is
right, and complications exist only because people choo ...
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