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- 551: The World's Longest War
- ... has always been the internal wars, murders, and schisms among Moslem sects and countries: Shi'ites vs. Sunnis, Iraq vs. Iran, etc. Moslems hate other Moslems as much as they hate Christians and Jews. (In Christianity, hatred is a sin; in Islam, hatred is a virtue.) Isn't it time to recognize history and to establish a policy other than impotent bluster at the latest murders? With the collapse of totalitarian ...
- 552: Rites of Passage
- ... what will carry them into their culture, their understanding of religion, and into their lives. Works Cited 1. Earhart, H. Byron, ed., Religious Traditions of the World: A Journey through Africa, North America, Mesoamerica, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, China, and Japan. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 1993., xx 306-316 2. Extracts from Eliade, ed., From Primitives to Zen: A thematic Sourcebook of the History of Religions. (San Francisco: Harper ...
- 553: Suicide And The Agony Of Seper
- ... psychological chemistry arises in us through our loving and giving to others. In fact, a generous spirit is perhaps the quickest and surest approach to permanent health or wholeness. The American might call this approach Christianity (love); the Japanese might call it Buddhism (compassion); the Chinese might call it the Tao (balance). But plainly speaking, it's just common sense, mainly because it works. According to scholars, the scriptures of all ...
- 554: Same Sex Marriages
- ... the area of richest human experience.” I think that we are getting mixed messages. (Cahoon) Now entering the picture is mans interpretation of the law. This view no longer takes into consideration anything based on Christianity, by simply what has been written by another person. I believe that the reason for this turn from one written law (the bible) to another is due to the fact that it is easier to ...
- 555: Homosexuals: A Suspect Class?
- ... most other sins. Our society has been conditioned into an emotional revulsion so bitter that we even avow that we would rather see our children "dope addicts or murderers" than homosexuals. This is not right. Christianity is based on God's unconditional love for the sinner, despite his hatred of the sin. Our efforts to reach homosexuals should not be out of uneducated fear or inaccurate stereotypes, but founded in the ...
- 556: Satanism
- ... represents all the so-called sins, to the extent they lead to physical, mental and emotional gratification"). Already in this manifesto of Satanism the symptoms of a profound rebellion against religion in general and against Christianity in particular clearly emerge. As one continues to read The Satanic Bible, one meets with a little chapter significantly titled: "Wanted! God dead or alive", in which any type of relationship with God, to whom ...
- 557: Hollywood's Attack on Religion
- ... portraying Malcolm X as a paid agent of Hoover's FBI or portraying Anne Frank "as an out-of-control nymphomaniac" (41). By releasing The Last Temptation of Christ, the studio positions Jesus, God and Christianity below these prominent figures in history because it is portraying Jesus and other religious figures in uncharacteristic situations that would never be associated with these historical figures. This is supported by past experiences when movies ...
- 558: Analysis of the Human Cultural Identity
- ... He used this translation as a powerful propaganda weapon against Ecclesiastical authority, and the semifeudal social reforms of the time. Protestantism is a good example also. It is one of the three major divisions of Christianity. It displays the release of traditional religion and the movement to worldly learning and the rise of protests against the controlled way of expressing one's self. It allows the human himself to reason out ...
- 559: Societies Scapegoat
- ... of troubles that influence children today. Besides, trying to get networks to cut out violence and aggression entirely would be like trying to get Jesus Christ to write a top ten list of reasons why Christianity sucks. (It's not going to happen.) TV is not the reason that our youth courts are filled to capacity with court dockets so hideous you would swear that you were looking at the start ...
- 560: Homosexuals: A Suspect Class?
- ... most other sins. Our society has been conditioned into an emotional revulsion so bitter that we even avow that we would rather see our children "dope addicts or murderers" than homosexuals. This is not right. Christianity is based on God's unconditional love for the sinner, despite his hatred of the sin. Our efforts to reach homosexuals should not be out of uneducated fear or inaccurate stereotypes, but founded in the ...
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