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Hinduism And Buddhism
<view this essay>.... have come
upon Hinduism since they practiced it first. Hinduism includes many different
sects, or denominations, and beliefs that have arisen. Though, there are many
things in common with all of the Hindu sects. Their basic beliefs are what ties
them together.
Basic Beliefs-
The religion of Hinduism teaches us that each living body, including
animals, is filled with an eternal soul. Hindus say that the individual soul was
a part of the creator spirit, Brahma. It is each soul's job and wish eventually
to return to Brahma. It is not possible though because by a soul's sins, and
impurities from the world, they are no longer pure and holy to return. Instead, .....
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Religion: Jerusalem
<view this essay>.... of Jerusalem to Jews stretches back about five
thousand years. About 2500 B.C.E., the Canaanites inhabited the city,
later Jerusalem became a Jebusite citadel. When David captured the city
in 1000 B.C.E., the Jebusites were absorbed into the Jewish people. David
made Jerusalem the capital of his kingdom, and Solomon built the first
Temple to house the Ark of the Covenant. ( Elon, 1989, p.89) Because of
David making Jerusalem the capital of their kingdom and Solomon building
the first Temple located in Jerusalem, which is important to Jews because
it housed the Ark of the Covenant which Jews see as important to them
because it is a symbol of their freed .....
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Canada's Religion History
<view this essay>.... policy welcomed Eastern European Jews and in turn changed the face of Canadian Jewry forever. The increase in Canada’s Jewish population, combined with the highly anti-Semitic influence of Europe, stirred previously idle feelings of anti-Semitism among the non-Jewish communities of Canada. Consequently, anti-Semitism spread throughout Canada and its Jews were used as scapegoats for the insecurities and tensions brought forth by the changing times of the turn of the century.
In mid-nineteenth century Canada, the Jewish population consisted of approximately one thousand people most of whom were the direct descendants of either French or English colonist .....
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The History Of Religion
<view this essay>.... our Constitution protects our differing religious interests, it is surprisingly common to attack anyone, or any ideas that are different from our own. If John Calvin had lived in today's society, he might be considered a cult leader, similar to David Koresh.
The word cult has been used very loosely during the past couple of decades. It has been used recently by the media in the headlines to describe the events that took place at Ruby Ridge, and Waco. Each of these events has several things in common. In both instances, there were references to secret societies, a religious belief that deviated from the accepted norm, and a strong authority figure at the .....
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Jews
<view this essay>.... haggard defenders. Some Jews tried to
escape through the sewers, but they were flushed out by fire. At the end the
Jews had taken a heavy toll on their enemy but the city lay in smoking ruins.
The remaining Jewish survivors were rounded up to be used as slave laborers or
to be killed.
What episode in Jewish history is depicted in this scenario? Most people would
say this was the Warsaw Ghetto uprising against the Nazis in 1943. But in fact
it was the Roman destruction of Jerusalem and the Second Temple in the year 70
The destruction of the Second temple and the attack on the Warsaw Ghetto,
although separated by nearly two thousand years have and eerie samenes .....
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The Protestant Reformation
<view this essay>.... over a variety of political matters, and there were intermittent wars with France. When Luther's ideas began to spread, they found fertile ground in Germany, and were protected in part because of the political climate. Both the Papacy and the King of France would be stern upholders of traditional Catholic ways. Luther being German gave him immediate sympathy within the German state governments. And, with the rise of nationalism at the time helped to protect him in spreading his ideas. The Protestant League gave them a form of political power against the rest of Europe also. Until , Catholicism was a uniting force in Europe. Since all people there, other .....
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Women And The Bible
<view this essay>.... We see examples of these beliefs when we look at the church,
the daily lives of women, and the media. Looking at 1 Timothy 2:11-12, we see
why our religious society could interpret the Bible this way:
Let a woman learn in silence with all submission, and do not permit a woman to
teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence.
We must look at the historical context of the passage. Written
approximately 2000 years ago, many parts of the Bible seem outdated. The passage
portrays a time when women were property and were “trained” to be weak and
fragile. This stopped only about 30 years ago. Before this time, society taught
women from .....
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Betrayed By God
<view this essay>.... gone. Even
worse is the time of year it happened, Christmas. This is the time when you
need every penny but the only thing he's getting now is lost-wages paid by his
insurance company. It doesn't even close to what he would be making if the deli
were still up and running. But it's better than nothing, I guess.
His business has been through a lot of hardships over the last 16 years.
Another difficulty was the building of the Blue Route near his business. The
construction blocked almost everyone from entering the building. I don't know
if you could blame God for that sort of problem or maybe it was just fate. But
with these dilemmas and problems, he d .....
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