Religious Violence Are we as a people genuinely taught to hate, and will we ever change' Take this into consideration, America is just about the most violent country in the world, and we justify our actions by saying we’re free, free to speak our minds, free to assemble and free to choose our own religious preference. Think about that, we’re free. We misjudge our limitations,

Renaissance Popes The negative actions of Church leaders today has stemmed from the negative actions of Church leaders of many years ago during the Renaissance period, where nepotism, greed, and scandal often took place. Because corruption in the Catholic Church was not punished during the Renaissance, allowance of corruption has continued even today. The negative views on the Catholic P

Dieing Religion Throughout history man has been trying to find answers to a host of issues. Perhaps the most important ones are “why are we here'” and “where do we go from here'” and similar questions. In an effort to provide the answers that we need, we came up with religion. Most of the world’s present religions have some sort of “super being” or “main god." These super beings are supp

Carl F. Henry Carl F. H. Henry A 20th Century Theologian In the book, Carl F. H. Henry by Bob E. Patterson, Bob states that Henry is one of America’s outstanding Protestant evangelical theologians and scholars. Henry has authored almost forty books, one of his latest being The God of Ages and the gods of this Age. He has lectured and taught on campuses, including Eastern Baptist Theol

Lutheranism In its two-thousand year history Christianity has faced many challenges that forced changes in its belief or organization. Perhaps one of the greatest challenges occurred when Martin Luther posted his ninety-five theses on that parish church door in Wittenberg on October 31, 1517, putting the church hierarchy in distant Rome on notice that Christendom was facing a crisis. (

Reva the Reva’s Life Story As Reva carefully opened the temple door, she noticed the bright light filter in from the hot afternoon sun. The woman hoped this was a sign that the gates of heaven would open for her (Hinduism). The slight woman placed a small, brightly colored package of food at her feet and began to pray to Shives, the destroyer and regenerator. Underneath her ghungat, R

Revelation Revelation as a whole is often viewed as a very hard book to understand. However, if taken in small sections and really studied closely, the meaning of the text can come through. The first step to understand the book is to understand when it was written and the occasion and purpose for which it was written. Revelation was written at a point when Christians were under grea

Rise Of Witchcraft Witchcraft is a phenomenon that has captured the minds of millions since its existence. These so-called witches have caused fear, interest, hatred, widespread panic, and a variety of other emotions in people during the medieval era. The witch craze spread because heresy sharpened the awareness of nonconformists to the medieval Catholic Church. People started to beli

Karma Yoga Karma Yoga is the practice of doing work with no expectation or interest in the personal benefits that will be gained. All activities and rewards from these activities are dedicated to the divine as a form of worship and appreciation. The practice of Karma Yoga is a pattern of behavior that is integrated into daily life for the sake of living a good and principled existence an

Sacraments There are seven Sacraments according to the Catholic Church, which are designed to strengthen an individual’s relationship with God. The seven sacraments are as follows: Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, Marriage and Holy Orders. The definitions of a Sacrament, according to the Catholic Church, are

Samoan Culture I interviewed a friend of mine named Doug, he is from Samoa. Samoa is an island in the South Pacific. It is considered to be a Polynesian Island. The Polynesian Island was founded by a white man named Captain Cook. Doug had told me that the Samoans and the “Howlys”, or white man, have a special bond ever since then. When Captain Cook came to the islands the Polynesian peop

Samuri Samurai and Bushido: What You Didn’t Know It is fairly common for people to have heard of samurai. It goes along with a lot of ideas associated with Japan and their culture. People think of majestic warriors from long ago. However, a lot of people, like myself, are not familiar with the word bushido. There is a huge association between samurai and bushido. Bushido was the w

Santeria CUBAN SANTERIA Santeria, which literally means, ‘way of the saints’, originated in Cuba. Santeria is considered an Afro-Cuban religion. It has roots in Africa, specifically the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria. When Africans were brought to the New World as slaves, they brought with them their Yoruba religious traditions (Nunez: 3). Slave owners forced them to give

Sarah And Hagar The year is 1850 BC and Abram and Sarai can’t conceive so Sarai allows her maid, Hagar, to become her husband’s concubine to bear children. The two eventually bore a son and named him Ishmael. He was the first son to Abram and born of a slave women. Thirteen years later God came to Abram and made with him a covenant, changed his and his wife’s name to Abraham and Sa

School Prayer The Separation of Church and State in America Church and State seem to be two words which are entirely inseparable from each other. Religion in politics and the government has been present since the federal government was first put into place. The issue of religion is present in such varied topics as the public school system, presidential elections, right down to the Nation

School Prayer For many years, American public school students have been denied the right of religious freedom that the Constitution's First Ammendment established. A section of the First Ammendment reads, "Congress shall make no law restricting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the exercise thereof," but yet, court rulings have, in many cases, prohibited stude

Science And Religion Modern science cannot be given sole responsibility for the diminution of intelligence and the rise of atheism and agnosticism. Nor can modern science be blamed for the death of metaphysics and the privatization and cultural eclipse of religion. Certainly there have been scientists who have been atheists and propounded a specifically materialistic metaphysics while

Science And Religion Did a Biblically Inspired Mentality Play a Role in the Development of Modern Science' Before this question can be addressed, you must first define what modern science consists of. I see modern science as the past one hundred years of electrical, mechanical, physical, and galactic discovery. Modern science is exemplified through recent knowledge, and understandi

Scientology The Truth Scientology is one of the newest religions man has come up with; it was created by L. Ron Hubbard in the early twentieth century. He was a writer, philosopher, and a humanitarian. According to scientology. org Scientology is a culmination of several different religions throughout history. “The Religious Heritage of Scientology” begins with cave paintings, stone t

Sex And The Catholic Church Sex and the Catholic Church It has been said that the two most powerful drives in a human, besides the practical need for food and shelter, are sex and religion. The sexual urge is strong in nearly everyone, as advertisers of everything from chocolates to cars can tell you, and the urge to worship the divine (by whatever name) is also strongly present in ma

Seperation Of Church And State Seperation of Church and State Separation Of Church and State Currently in America there are strong concerns about issues dealing with the church and the state. The main issue is the separation of church and state within the United States, dealing with the First Amendment. Throughout history, there have been many court cases dealing with the separation

Servant Leadership As we develop into leaders, one of the things we need to know is what it means to be a servant leader. Today such examples are greatly lacking. Some Christian leaders follow the example of the world. Christ says in Mark 10:42-43, “But Jesus called them to himself and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers over the Gentiles lord it over them, an

Seven Deadly Sins: Envy Of all seven deadly sins, envy probably has the worst effects on both the envier and the envied. Often, envy is brought on by another sin. This is the case in the both the stories of Cain and Abel and of Joseph. Envy tears its victim apart and then causes further sins. In both cases, the competition between brothers for a father’s favor turns into wrath. C

Shamanism Within Native American groups, shamans are considered to be ritual specialists. The word shaman literally means, “one who is excited, moved or raised.” Shamans are intermediaries between the spirit and ordinary world. When Native Americans were first moved off of their lands and put into reservations, Europeans did not really want anything to do with their religious practices.

Seventh Day Adventists Summary on “Germany: Adventist Hospital a Refuge for Abandoned Babies” 03/20/03 http://www.adventist.org/ I chose this article because the title of the article captivated me. The article had little to do with the Adventist religion itself, but rather the community aide and support it provides for others. The Seventh-day Adventist Hospital in Berlin, K

Race I believe that “Race" is an arbitrary and meaningless concept because race among humans does not exist. As we come together and break apart according to the movement of human populations, we create a variety of differences among the human species. Racism, racial stereo types, race and cultural prejudices, and anti-Semitism, cultural and racial bigotry result in people being attacke

Sexual Orientaion In The Workplace More and more companies are developing policies and practices that respect and accommodate employee’s beliefs and practices in a way that does not undermine the company’s ability to conduct business, according to the Business for Social Responsibility. By doing this, it helps prevent lawsuits as well as giving everyone an equal opportunity of freedom o

Siddhartha Siddhartha Gautama: Life Leading Up To His Awakening It is thought by many that the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, was born having this title and did not have to endure any hardships throughout his life. Despite these thoughts, Siddhartha Gautama was not born the Buddha, but had to find his own way to achieve enlightenment and become the Buddha. Before and after Siddhartha’s

Sikhism The word 'Sikh' in the Punjabi language means 'disciple', Sikhs consider themselves the disciples of God. They follow the writings and teachings of the Ten Sikh Gurus. The disciples believe that the wisdom of the teachings in Sri Guru Granth Sahib (book containing the words of the Gurus throughout the ages) are practical and universal in their appeal and application to all of man

Sikhism INTRODUCTION TO SIKHISM There are over 20 million followers of Sikhism. Born five centuries ago in the Punjab region of northern India. Between 1469 and 1708, ten Gurus preached a simple message of truth, devotion to God, and universal equality. Often mistaken as a combination of Hinduism and Islam, the Sikh religion can be characterized as a completely independent faith: Sikhi