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- 4441: Religion in Public Schools
- ... was recited at the start of the November 30, 1994 session: We pray, O God, for the bread for the sustenance of our bodies and spiritual food for the nourishment of our souls. In a world where much seems to be discouraging and where problems appear at every corner, we pray that the human spirit will not be taught by cynicism or despair, but rejoice in the possibilities of every new day and accept all Your blessings with thanksgiving. Amen. For some people in the Congress this raises serious questions about when prayer is or is not appropriate. One of the Representatives from Oklahoma made this ... strongly favored prayer in the public schools and wished to restore it. Meet the people I call the "Pro's". "Pros" feel that prayer in public schools will restore positive values in kids. In a world where Senator Jesse Helms states ÒYou can almost stand on the Capitol steps and throw a throw a rock into a neighborhood where you cannot walk at night,Ó there is the need to ...
- 4442: Definition For Satanism
- ... people feel that non-Christian religions and all Christian denominations other than their own are forms of Satanism. This would imply that all Buddhists, Hindus, Moslems, and Jews. In fact at least 75% of the world's population would be Satanists. Others feel that all religions other than Judaism or Christianity are inspired by Satan and thus are forms of Satanism. This would still leave the vast majority of people in the world being Satanists. Large numbers of people feel that a wide variety of unrelated, benign religions (such as Santeria and other Caribbean religions, Druidism, New Age, Wicca, ect.) are forms of Satanism. Such definitions create great confusion. The following are recommended terms and descriptions for four essentially unrelated religions that have been called Satanism. The first is Religious Satanism, ...
- 4443: The Churches of Christ: A Comparative Essay
- ... their own traditions and fellowship. On June 25, of 1957, the four churches held a synod meeting in Cleveland, Ohio, to commit more fully to unity, liberty, freedom in Christ, and the evangelism of the world. These groups, under the head of the Uniting General Synod, became the United Churches of Christ. Today the CoC has over two thousand registered churches in the world. By 1979, the roots of the CoC were firmly in place. It was then that Chuck Lucas, a pastor at the Gainesville Church of Christ (mainline), met a young college student, Kip McKean, and began ... himself as "God's man for God's mission") then declared in his Evangelism Proclamation speech in 1981 that disciples of his Boston church would be sent out to start sister churches in London, Chicago, New York, Toronto, Providence, Johannesburg, Paris, Stockholm, Mexico City, Hong Kong, Bombay, Cairo, and throughout the United States by the year of 1985. His success with this goal led him to present another Evangelism Proclamation ...
- 4444: Princess Diana
- ... in school but was recognized as "a girl who notices what needs to be done, and does it willingly and cheerfully." Diana' s father became the eighth Earl Spencer when his father died. Diana's new title was "Lady Diana Spencer." In 1969 Diana's parents got divorced. It hit her very hard and made her determined to have a happier marriage of her own. Her father won custody of her ... 1980. It remained a secret from the media at first, but soon became public. Charles purposed a year later to her in 1981. Diana said yes right away. The marriage raised interest all around the world. Charles gave Diana a thirteen-carat sapphire and diamond ring. Millions watched on television and filled the streets of London as Charles, age 32 and Diana, age 20, exchanged vows at St. Paul's Cathedral on July 29, 1981. Diana brought a whole new world of fashion to the royalty. At first she was very shy and was nicknamed "Shy Di." She didn't like to appear in public without Prince Charles by her side. Soon she grew ...
- 4445: Methods Of Therapy
- ... my father- in-law has bi-polar depression which therapists have traced to Vietnam and his exposure to Agent Orange. So far the only treatment which has been effective, has been medication. In the medical world, doctors diagnose the illness and usually prescribe a drug or a treatment to remedy it. In the world of psychology, the therapist also diagnoses the problem and if treatment is not enough then drugs or medication can be used also. When all other avenues have been explored, medication is as appropriate as anything ... Both of these treatments have many side-effects and so are not immediately desirable. The lobotomy has been for the most part discontinued in the United States, because its side-effects are too serious and new drugs have better success rates and are therefore more preferable. The ECT has been very effective in reducing depression and decreasing the suicide rate and so it can be a last resort when other ...
- 4446: Popes
- ... his nephews and two of his nieces into the ruling families of Italy. Sixtus' favorite nephew, Pietro Riario, led a movement of uninhibited licentiousness and extravagance in the College of Cardinals. This situation was not new : however, whereas other popes made an effort to retard the moral decline, Sixtus did nothing. Eight years later one of the most morally corrupt cardinals in the College became pope Alexander VI. Alexander "proved as ... disaster because neither pope would resign, causing a three-way split. Another council met and succeeded in deposing the Roman pope and the pope at Pisa, limiting the Avignon pope's influence and electing a new pope, Martin V. Martin dissolved the council, ending the councilor movement. Nothing was done about reform as it ought to have been. Many of the parish priests were uneducated and barely literate. Christian humanists in ... the Anabaptists believed that to be truly holy one must be a pacifist. The The majority of the Anabaptists were non-violent and made no attempt at revising the social or political order of the world around them. Other Protestant reformers favored peace but could not attain it. Ulrich Zwingli, the Swiss reformer, originally adopted a pacifist attitude towards the world. Unfortunately he had to abandon this view in order ...
- 4447: Christianity
- Christianity When Christianity began, it was one religion with one denomination. Now it has grown into one of the main world religions with many different denominations. Over the years, as one church split from another and opposition became common, the beliefs began to change, though the core has still remained. Fifteen of the most common Christian ... and METHODIST, both prayers for the dead and any hint of Purgatory are strongly rejected. It is debatable which convictions came from the original Christians, and which, over the years, have become opinions. As the world continues to grow and change, we will see more of this, and will watch more faiths emerge. BIBLIOGRAPHY Internet New Book of Knowledge, The. Grolier Inc. Danbury, Connecticut. 1991. Vol.3 pg. 286-295. New Book of Knowledge, The. Grolier Inc. Danbury, Connecticut. 1991. Vol.5 pg. 45-47. New Book of Knowledge, The. ...
- 4448: Sinclair Lewis
- ... cattleboats. On his other summer vacations he went to England. He also worked as a janitor at Upton Sinclair's Helicon Hall (utopian community) and he also took a shot as free-lance work in New York for a while. After working on some temporary jobs, he graduated Yale in 1908. After he got his degree, he worked for publishing houses and various magazines in Iowa, Carmel, San Francisco, Washington D.C. and New York City. During his time in Greenville Village, he associated with some radicals like John Reed and Floyd Dell, and he became, for a while, member of the socialist party. In 1912, Lewis published his ... period of time. In 1942, he divorced his second wife, Dorothy Thompson. In 1943, he published Gideons Planish. Then, in 1944, Lewis received the sad news that his son, Lt. Wells Lewis, was killed during World War II by a sniper in Piedmont Valley, France. This crushed him for a while but in 1945, Lewis published his next novel, Cass Timberlane. In 1947 he published Kingsblood Royal, and in 1949 ...
- 4449: Robert Frost 2
- ... after William's childhood hero, Robert E. Lee. Frost's father died from tuberculosis at age thirty-four, in 1885. Isabelle took Robert and his sister back east to Massachusetts. Soon they moved to Salem, New Hampshire, where there was a teaching opening. Robert began to go to school and sit in on his mothers classes. He soon learned to love language, and eventually went to Lawrence High School, where he ... poetry four times (1924, 1931, 1937, 1943) and became the first poet to read a poem at the presidential inauguration of John F. Kennedy. His poetry was based mainly on life and scenery in rural New England, and reflected many values of American society. He died on January 29, 1963 in Boston, Massachusetts. His epitaph reads: "I had a lovers quarrel with the world." Frost once said, "I guess I must be just an ordinary man" (Cox 5) and though he is, without a doubt, and extraordinary man, there is some truth in the statement. Throughout his poetry, ...
- 4450: Biography of Genghis Khan
- Biography of Genghis Khan The old world had many great leaders. Alexander the Great, Hannibal and even Julius Caesar met with struggle on their rise to power. Perhaps Genghis Khan was the most significant of all these rulers. To prove that Genghis ... than to a specific group of people. Genghis used harsh training and strict discipline to create a superior fighting force, he also insured that everyone of his soldiers was well equipped and could easily adopted new warfare tactics. His soldiers were always learning. Whether it be a new tactic Genghis had invented or a new weapon He decided the army would use, his soldiers were constantly learning. Genghis inspired loyalty by a unique way of promotion. Genghis felt that the best way ...
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