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Yom Kippur
Number of Words: 1396 / Number of Pages: 6
... lit and the
Shehecheyanu is recited to bless the candles. The following day is spent at the
synogauge where services are conducted all day long. The most important part of
the services is when the rabbi asks everyone to take time to seek forgiveness of
anyone whom they may have hurt in some way in the past year. People must seek
forgiveness because the Jewish feel that forgiveness is not something that may
be given, it is something that must be sought after. Not wanting to start the
new year with any grudges, the entire congregation gets up and begins seeking
forgiveness.
At sundown the fast is o ...
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Religion/Faith
Number of Words: 810 / Number of Pages: 3
... are all words we
relate to as Americans. We teach our kids that we should be grateful everyday to
be Americans. In this country we can choose our own destination. We can be
whatever we want. I think that being a secular country brings us together and
makes us stronger.We don't have questions we can't answer. We don't hear
stories of people or things we can't prove exist. We know what we have overcome
to be where we are today, and we know what we want to plan for our future. As
quoted in Herbergs essay, "The things that make us proud to be Americans are of
the soul and of the spirit." That quote ...
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The Islamic Faith
Number of Words: 1504 / Number of Pages: 6
... less would be inadequate, is the width of twelve fingers, or a hand and a half. Furthermore, the man must know how to hinder his release, and be able to grow stiff again. Consequently, if a man can satisfy all of these rules he will be truly desired by the opposite sex.
When it comes to concerning women and their laws, there is a lot more to consider. The woman's appearance is greatly detailed. Her hair is to be black, forehead wide, and eyebrows black. She must have large, black eyes with "eyelashes like polished blades,"1 mouth smooth, tongue and lips luscious, with a touch of red, her neck to ...
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Great Religions And Philosophies. : Greek Philosophy.
Number of Words: 894 / Number of Pages: 4
... of the world around them, but also
provided a practical guide to life.
From Homer to Hesiod, we see the reflections of the ancient Greeks and
their use of Gods to fulfill their spiritual, social and psychological needs. A
lot of temples were erected for Greek deities, and the ancient Greeks worshipped
Gods to avert calamities, to secure the success of a certain harvest, or as
thanksgiving for success in battle or deliverance in wants and wishes. Homeric
songs tells stories of how man realizes that all events are governed by natural
laws. In the Homeric world, fantastic beliefs and superstit ...
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Halloween And Christianity
Number of Words: 440 / Number of Pages: 2
... about half of its population
was wiped out. Since life spans were greatly shortened because of the plague,
Catholics began to focus on the after life. The number of Masses help largely
increased and people of all social classes gathered to dress in different
garments and lead lost spirits to the tomb in a daisy chain which became known
as the "Dance of Death".
Dressing up did not become part of Halloween until the creation of the
British colonies in North America. During that period of time, Catholics had no
legal rights in England. At times English Catholics attempted to resist. One
such occasio ...
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Who Was Jesus?
Number of Words: 1390 / Number of Pages: 6
... hard to find because
of the hardships inflicted upon the people.
I find some conflict in Jesus' actions, however. Jesus never (as far
as I know) says to ignore to commandments of God in the Hebrew Scriptures;
however, constantly breaks the Sabbath (Matt 12:13 and others), and gives
VERY flimsy and unconvincing explanations for it. I am not sure what his
message was in those actions. Perhaps he didn't care?
In general, Matthew was a good, entertaining story to read, with a
very dramatic ending, and great character development (a little sarcastic
humor here)!
I was very surprised to ...
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The New Age Movement
Number of Words: 1105 / Number of Pages: 5
... sociological
definition. Although there are several cults which could be classified within,
such as the Transcendental Meditation and the followers of deported Indian guru
Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. Cult membership is by far the exception and not the
rule for New Agers. New Agers tend to be eclectic which means that they draw
what they think is the best from various sources. Exclusive devotion to a
single teacher, teaching or techniques is not long term. They move from one
approach to "wholeness" to another in their spiritual quest.(Miller. 1989. P.18)
New Agers consider spirituality much mo ...
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Buddha
Number of Words: 2461 / Number of Pages: 9
... the wisest prophet far into future generations.
In around the year 563 BC, Siddhartha Gautama was born into a life of pure luxury. His father wanted to make sure that his son was well taken care of as he grew to prevent him from desiring to leave the palace. Suddhodhana, listening to the prophecy, kept Siddhartha away from the pain of reality so that he could follow in his father’s footsteps in becoming a well-respected leader.
As Siddhartha grew, he became very curious about the world outside of the palace walls. He felt a great need to undergo new experiences and learn the truth of reality. Sid ...
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Nichiren Shoshu And Buddhism
Number of Words: 410 / Number of Pages: 2
... Shoshu Buddhism. Nichiren sects include the politically powerful Soka Gakkai Lay religious organization, but they have a much smaller following than that of the true land sects, which across with Nichiren as pat of the popular Faith movement of the Kamakura era.
The people of this religion believe that chanting of Mantra, a Japanese phrase of devotion from the law of Karma or the law of the Lotus Sutra. Many Buddhist consider this Religion to be a cult because the principle of Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism is fulfilling all of ones desires while the traditional sects of Buddhism believe in desirelessn ...
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Prayer In Schools: To Pray, Or Not To Pray?
Number of Words: 443 / Number of Pages: 2
... beliefs should not be subjected to my, or even the majority of the
class's beliefs. In America, it is a right of the people to choose their
belief, or lack there of, and we should learn to respect and honor that.
I personally agree with the first two statements. The picture of
Jesus should not be aloud because Jesus Christ is mainly a Christian icon.
I also believe that a moment of silent meditation is much more appropriate
than a prayer, Therefore I think the people fighting against it are in the
wrong.
Everyone in America, or in the world for that matter, in my opinion,
has the right to ...
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