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- 3971: Comparing Buddhism and Christianity
- ... heretical, evil and harmful, but in general terms, Buddhists assert that anyone can believe anything they wish and that there is some merit in any belief system which has some spiritual views and respects the rights of an individual, as long as it does not harm others. The two systems seem poles apart. Even the area where there is some overlap -- such as in the encouragement of compassion and good works ...
- 3972: Buddhism
- ... a monk must proclaim his faith by saying ą"I go to Buddha for refuge; I go to Dharma for refuge; I go to Sangha for refuge" by saying this a monk gives up his civil rights such as voting and being eligible for public services. Plus few sects permit marriage. Much more could be said of Buddhism but there are so many more aspects that could be explored that it would ...
- 3973: History of Catholicism
- ... Movement was spawned of this spirit in 1968. National recognition for both minority groups had been finally realized—for the most part. Today the Catholic Church still remains in a state of flax where equal rights is the issue. Now days the emphasis of division is more on women and homosexuality than on race necessarily, but the color lines – though blurred – still remains. Catholicism remains as strong as any house of ...
- 3974: The Reformation of European Religion
- ... took Luther’’s ideas a little too far: anyone could see for himself what was right. The peasants’’ aims dealt not with religion, however. They demanded a regulation of rents and security of common village rights and complained of exorbitant exactions and oppressive rule by their manorial overlords. Luther, in seeing his original intentions fractured for other uses, redefined his position more conservatively. Nonetheless, Lutheranism spread throughout the Scandinavian and Baltic ...
- 3975: Buddhism
- ... a monk must proclaim his faith by saying ą"I go to Buddha for refuge; I go to Dharma for refuge; I go to Sangha for refuge" by saying this a monk gives up his civil rights such as voting and being eligible for public services. Plus few sects permit marriage. Much more could be said of Buddhism but there are so many more aspects that could be explored that it would ...
- 3976: The History of the Catholic Church in St. Augustine
- ... of bondage, Catholic missionaries pleaded to the Spanish government to outlaw the enslavery of Natives. The Bishop of Chiapa and Bartholomew De Casa were both important people involved in the struggle for the Indian's rights. They appealed their case well and the Spanish government outlawed the enslavement of the Native Indians. There was a settlement near St. Augustine called Huguenot under command of Ribalt, a Frenchman. So far the area ...
- 3977: Brief Look at Jewish History
- ... places such as parks and museums. The victories of the German armies in the early years of World War II brought the majority of European Jewry under the Nazis. The Jews were deprived of human rights. The Jewish people were forced to live in Ghetto's which were separated from the main city. Hitler's plan of genocide was carried out with efficiency. The total number of Jews exterminated has been ...
- 3978: "Pope and adult Web sites don't mix."
- ... having to defile another person's point. For these reasons I believe that the court decision was right in ruling for the plaintiff. Even so, a religion should not impede in another's beliefs and rights. Hypocrisy literally means: the practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold or possess; falseness. For this reason the Catholic Church had no right to impose laws that do not occur ...
- 3979: Religion in Public Schools
- ... in Oklahoma where the population is completely of the Christian faith? Does this mean that the school cannot practice the religion in which the complete population is Christian? ArenŐt these students being denied their religious rights? These questions may be asked by many. Government has a lot to do with the debate. Many Supreme Court rulings have made laws allowing or prohibiting the act of praying in schools in the past ...
- 3980: What Is Religion
- ... one true religion. However, she recognizes that other religions exist, and they are held true by their respective adherents. She does not believe that non-Christian religions are right, but she respects other people's rights to choose whatever faith they want to follow. Michele has been raised a Roman Catholic and is checking out other Christian religions to see what they offer. She still believes that Christianity is the one ...
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