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- 571: Cloning And Its Implications
- ... believe that God created the heavens and the earth. Other people believe that gases in the universe came together and formed the matter on which the feet of animals now roam. Different religions, other than Christianity, may have different beliefs. It does not matter what a person believes. Each one is entitled to believe what he or she wishes. Whatever has created people, gave them the power to reproduce to carry ...
- 572: Secularization
- ... of norms from religion to the world 4. Desacralization of the world 5. Conformity of religion to the world There are also causes of secularization 1. Industrialization 2. Urbanization 3. Some beliefs and practices in Christianity may have fostered some forms of secularization The Three separate moments of secularization The core and central thesis of the theory of secularization is the conceptualization of the process of societal modernization as a process ...
- 573: Symbolism in "The Masque of the Red Death"
- ... more interesting point of notice in Poe's emphasis is on the fact that the clock consists of only the colors "ebony" and white. With the knowledge of Poe's Biblical awareness, this becomes significant. Christianity consists of absolute truths. Humanity is unable to thoroughly sift through worldly affairs, seeing things in shades of gray. The Christian faith sees God as one of supreme knowledge, possessing the ability to see everything ...
- 574: Evolution
- ... oppressive towards the people they were supposed to "enlighten". Most religious institutions have been used as political tools for means of manipulation of the masses, going back to early Roman days when empower Augustus absorbed Christianity into the Roman worship of the sun, Sol Invectus, as a means of subjugating the commoners to Roman doctrine. Generally religious institutions have exploited the people and have been used as excuses for torture, war ...
- 575: Episcopalianism / Anglicanism
- ... problem of religious division presented itself for the first time (Wakeman, 334). So began the long war between the Church of England and Puritanism. On the side of the Church were the traditions of historical Christianity, the framework of Catholic order and discipline, a prayer book of Catholic doctrine and ceremony, and the strong support of the crown and government. On the side of Puritanism was the definite, logical and concentrated ...
- 576: Social Darwinism
- ... ridicule Darwin's ideas rather than attack them head on. For example, a typical response, published in the Athenaeum, went along the lines of: No man will ever develop religion out of a dog or Christianity out of a cat. Nevertheless, criticism was mostly tempered with praise. A good example of this is provided in the Edinburgh Review which carefully balanced displeasure with tribute: Mr. Darwin appears to us to be ...
- 577: The Hindu and Muslim Religions
- ... the Muslim population reveals its history. The book World Religions gives us this factual, Islam makes up around 20% of the worlds population. It is the second largest religion in the world, trailing only Christianity (Halverson 103). Muslims are spread in North Africa, the Middle East, South-Central Asia, and Indonesia. Islam began in Saudi Arabia, but non-Arab Muslims now outnumber Arab Muslims by almost 3 to 1. Indonesia ...
- 578: The Holy Bible and Its History
- ... to the Bible is the "Book of Mormon". This book is not a Bible, and should be considered by the Christian as no more than a fiction novel. Sources Eerdmans' Handbook to the History of Christianity. The Complete Guide to Bible Versions. Many reports gathered from around the Internet. Personal research. The King James Bible (KJV) The New International Version (NIV) The Holy Ghost and others... This text is "NOT" copyrighted ...
- 579: The Different Faces Of Grace
- ... to mean favor and then to mean gratitude. Through the years, grace has made an impact on many people's lives. Some form of grace can be found in songs, plays, businesses,royalties, poems, and Christianity. According to The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) the English spelling of grace comes from the French word grace. The word grace goes back to the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries when it was spelled grass or ...
- 580: The Florence Baptistery
- ... of 17. Her mother soon married to have allies. She was very well educated and fluent in French, Italian, German, and Latin. As she grew older, Matilda donations to local churches expressed her faith in Christianity. Her mother s ideas had a great effect on Matilda. She became an avid supporter of the papacy. Historians have said she possessed the Roman-mindedness to keep the revival alive. With her help the ...
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