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- 331: The Role of Prejudice In The Merchant of Venice
- ... where Jews are considered on the same level as dogs.Antonio is presented as a "good" Christian who ultimately shows mercy on his adversary, the "evil" Jew, Shylock.By calling for Shylock's conversion to Christianity, Antonio is saving a sinner's soul, and by embracing Christianity, he will be forced to repent and mend his avarice ways. Most of the women in The Merchant of Venice, true to the Elizabethan time period, are little more than an attractive presence. Despite their ...
- 332: I Didn't Do It: How The Simpsons Affects Kids
- ... town. Marge had an affair in the ninth episode. Homer stole cable, and almost everything else imaginable in the fifteenth episode. (Groening, 37) The Simpsons is often viewed as one of the biggest threats to Christianity. The Simpson family goes to church on a regular basis, but Bart and Homer loath it. A typical Sunday School conversation is as follows: Child: "Will my dog, Fluffy go to heaven?" Sunday School Teacher ... have you dedicated yourself to living a life of blasphemy?" Homer: "Don't worry Lisa, if I'm wrong, I'll repent on my death bed." (Meyer) The Simpsons is not just an enemy of Christianity, though. In one episode, where Krusty the Clown is reunited with his father, a rabbi, almost the entire episode is spent making fun of Judaism. Lisa asks Bart, "Do you know what a rabbi's ...
- 333: The Merchant of Venice
- ... money in exchange for interest on the loan). This only made Christians hate Jews even more, because usury was a practice looked down upon in those days. Antonio believes that the only true faith is Christianity, and he constantly tries to convert Shylock to Christianity. As Shylock conceals his feelings about Antonio, he finally reveals his true feelings to Salerio when talking about the taking of a pound of Antonio's flesh in his bond, "If it will feed nothing ...
- 334: Ireland, History And Nature
- ... know is that they were driven away by the Gaelic people who invaded Ireland sometime during the third century before Christ. They brought with them their original druid religion, but this religion was replaced by Christianity sometime during the fourth century after Christ. If this was in advantage or loss to Ireland can always be discussed, but I think that it was. If they had kept it longer it would only have driven them into a disastrous war with England in the beginning of the second millenium after Christ. The period when Englishmen looked upon themselves as the fighters for Christianity. They would certainly have declared Ireland war, a war which Ireland had been determined to loose. If Ireland at that moment still had been having the religion of the Druids. England did try to invade ...
- 335: Fiji
- ... and sandalwood traders had also settled there. Cannibalism quickly disappeared as the missonaries gained influence on the natives. When Ratu Seru Cakobau became a christian in 1854, The rest of the coutry also converted to christianity. The acception of christianity caused tribal warfare to end (People and History, no pg. #). The prime minister is the head of Fijis government. The prime minister selects a cavinet to help with governmental affairs. Fijis prresident is ...
- 336: Beowulf and Jesus: Sacrifice and Inspiration
- ... Good News!"(Mark 1:15) Jesus was snubbed, mocked and abused by people he met along the way. However, He overcame these attacks by people and reached Jerusalem where his real struggle, the fight for Christianity and for life, would take place. He performed miracles and had many superhuman-like qualities. He once brought a dead girl back to life. Many people told the girls father that she was dead ... only thought of the people in need for help. Jesus put Himself in a position to help the needy as well. Christ may not have wanted to be born as the savior of mankind, yet Christianity believes that He was. He had to deal with what life brought him. He left his home to spread the word of God. Neither Beowulf nor Jesus knew the outcome of their quests. However, they ...
- 337: Richard Swinburne's "The Problem of Evil": God's Existence
- ... creating a world in which evil exists, then He would not be omniscient. If God is omnipotent then He would be able to stop any evil from occurring. Either way, God would not be what Christianity makes him out to be. Swinburne argues that the theodicist, one who believes that it is not wrong for God to create a world in which there is evil, can logically explain the existence of ... have existed on this planet long before humans were around. The world was plagued with earthquakes and volcanoes during and before the time of the dinosaurs, hundreds of millions of years before humans evolved and Christianity came about. The theodicist cannot explain why God would allow so much pain to be caused to humans by natural disasters. This presents a serious hole in the compatibility of God with evil in this ...
- 338: Beowulf
- Beowulf Beowulf was written in a time when Christianity was a newly budding religion in England. Throughout the book there are obvious references to both Christian and Pagan rituals. The characters in the epic are newly found Christians who are trying to remain true ... his victories and stops to say that he is not boastful but that he is truthful. Having too much pride had been the downfall of many Biblical characters and is the first deadly sin in Christianity. Beowulf proceeds to tell his story but only after he has put on a facade of humility, demonstrating that, at heart, he certainly isn't an orthodox Christian but only needs to appear to be ...
- 339: Prayer In Schools
- ... The notion that a moment of silence is the equivalent of a prayer in public schools is a hoax.. silent awe in the presence of the universe may be a humanist definition of prayer, but Christianity is a religion of verbal communication between man and God, a religion of divine verbal revelation. Christianity should not be further discriminated against by smuggling in a psuedo-option (Thomas NP). A moment of silence is not going to solve the issue of prayer in school. The moment of silence has become ...
- 340: The Narrative Of The Life of Frederick Douglas, An American Slave
- ... read" (78) or even make the simple decision of when to eat and sleep. One of the themes that the book dealt with is society and it's handling of slavery under the guise of Christianity. Those who professed to being the most Christian i.e., the minister who lived next door, was actually the most cruel. Douglass stated adamantly that religion was, "a mere covering for the most horrid of ... of religious leaders, Douglass was subjected to the "meanest
most cruel" (117) of acts of one human being towards another. The slaves were kept down, belittled and whipped into submission all under the tenets of Christianity. The Rev. Weeden, Rev. Hopkins and Mr. Freeland felt it was not only their right to own slaves, but also their God- given right to take these 'human beings' and turn them into hard workers ...
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