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- 121: What Is Hinduism
- ... is God, and the Holy Ghost is God. Yet, there are not there gods, but one. This is very similar to Hinduisms Supreme Triad. Hinduisms many gods and goddesses can be compared to Catholicism multitude of saints and angels. Based on this I would have to argue that monotheism is purely a myth, a wish that was erroneously labeled monotheism. In conclusion, Hinduism is perhaps the only religion that ...
- 122: Christianity
- ... OF CHRIST, ASSEMBLY OF GOD, and UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH regard Communion as a remembrance and celebration of Christ's Death. Each denomination has its own set of rituals, most of which are extremely diverse. ROMAN CATHOLICISM has a structured, liturgical form of worship and is one of the only Christian religions, excepting ORTHODOX CATHOLICS and EPISCOPALIANS, to allow the use of both statues and pictorial images as methods of focusing faith ...
- 123: The Roots of Judaism and Christianity
- ... the church in defining the content of faith, believing it to be divinely guided in its understanding of scriptural revelation. They stress the role of ecumenical councils in the formulation of doctrine, and in Roman Catholicism the pope, or bishop of Rome, is regarded as the final authority in matters of belief. Christian societies have exhibited great variety in ethos, from mutual love, acceptance, and pacifism on the one hand, to ...
- 124: Refutation to a Bias Suggestion
- ... the present society. Romans, Greeks, Hindus, and Catholics have all molded their societies and laws around religion. As far as impact goes, look at the Spanish Inquisition. It is difficult for one to refute that Catholicism had little or no impact on the Aztecs of modern day Mexico. Even our laws today reflect the ten commandments given to Moses by God himself. We are forbidden by present day law in the ...
- 125: Religion
- ... one can justify his faith to a strong Catholic family whentrying to prove that salvation is a free gift and not a time card for "good works." There is much difference between the religion of Catholicism and non- denominational Christianity. Though both groups believe in one God, the same God, growing up in the midst of the bickering of the two groups can confuse a child and bring bitterness toward this ...
- 126: Christianity
- ... the native population. These monasteries built were of enormous size and decorated ostentatiously. The monasteries included pomp and circumstance in their ceremonies. The reason claimed for doing this was to keep the Indians interested in Catholicism and away from their native religions. "On February 8, 1537, Zumarraga wrote the Council of the Indies that beautiful churches helped in the conversion of the Indians and strengthened their devotion. Twenty years later, on ...
- 127: Women in Religion
- ... felt the need for preaching so much that they are driven to convert to other religions. For some women, who feel irresistibly called to do more, the only choice is to find a vocation outside Catholicism. There are those who still have hope that women will be ordained in the catholic religion. The grandniece of the famous Susan B. Anthony says, "There will always be people who oppose women in any ...
- 128: Paul's Letter To The Galatians
- ... not others? This is more evidence of Peter trying to create a "convenient" religion. The problem of acceptance of Jewish Law, I believe, is the fundamental split in Christianity. It can still be seen today: Catholicism represents Paul's view of Christianity, while Seventh Day Adventist Christians keep Jewish Law. However, if Paul had preached the Law, I don't believe that Christianity would even be present today (especially among the ...
- 129: Dante's Inferno
- ... serious self-doubts, natural for a man in exile. His works reflect his experiences and attempts to answer some of life's difficult questions. In 1968, Allen Tate, a conservative thinker and a convert to Catholicism, wrote "The Unilateral Imagination; or, I too Dislike it", in his Essays of Four Decades. This critique was established from a lecture given by Tate in 1955 based on his works. An example of Dante ...
- 130: The Beat Generation
- ... New York but started making the religion a part of their lives after moving to California and being inspired by Gary Snyder who was the Beat writer mostly identified with Buddhism. The usual religions, like Catholicism and Jew , were the basic ones that were made up of firm rules and structures. These religions were to rigid for the Beats. They were drawn to Buddhism because to them, it was more philosophy ...
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