Religion Essays and Term Papers
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mindless inanity that is the Bible.
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How is it, as Voltaire asked, that the Nile could be transformed into a river of blood, an angel slaughtered all the first-born children in Egypt, the sea parted with its waters suspended on either side, and…
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persecuted Christians; being present at Stephens death, however would become in a way one of the greatest of Christians. Luke captures the three mission trips of this great man in the book of Acts starting in the 13th chapter. In a recent conversation…
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of God, and is profitable for doctrine..." yet on the surface of the writings of the authors James and Paul there lays an obviously seeming contradiction between the two authors writings. Paul expresses statements in his epistle to the Romans…
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is a legal process of punishment for crime. The Church views capital punishment as wrong and not necessary. It also believes that it is acceptable in only certain situations, which according to the pope is "when society has no other means of defending…
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bringing about a person's death for the purposes of eliminating suffering. Just like abortion, euthanasia is purposely taking away the life of a human being, except this time the consent of the person may be given for this procedure, but not…
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rather than a religion. It is based on the Buddha's own observation of the way things are, instead of metaphysical speculation of first causes, theology, and worship of deity or deification of the Buddha. The goal of the Buddhist is to live a life of…
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re-reading the same detailed instructions for sacrificing animals to your god repeated ad nauseum (no pun intended), suffice it to say that God demands a clean animal to be slaughtered with the blood spread all over the place before having the body…
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actions. In this regard, they fit in with the normal sphere of human activities, but incorporate additional and enriching religious meaning. They are significant acts performed by believers in celebrating, symbolising and making present the central…
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and abortion both exist in our country whether we want them to or not. Many people would rather them both have never been thought o because they do not believe either is right. The Catholic Church is one of those groups who does not believe…
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commonly referred to as Jesus Christ which is Greek for "the Messiah". Jesus Christ was a Jewish preacher who was executed by the Roman occupying authorities in Palestine. Most Christians regard him as the son of God and they further believe that…
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