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- 691: Ontological and Cosmological Arguments of God's Existence
- ... God - God as god of the sick, God as a spider, God as spirit - is one of the most corrupt conceptions of the divine ever attained on earth. Not surprisingly, Nietzsche saw the decline of Christianity and religion in general, with great enthusiasm. It is Nietzsche who popularized the old Lutheran phase, "God is dead," but with an anti-religious twist and a shout of delight that declared open war on ...
- 692: Francisco Pizarro
- ... accepted an invitation to visit the Spanish commander and arrived attended by crowds of unarmed Incas. Pizarro's followers were armed and waiting. Atahuallpa was to regret trusting Pizarro. When he refused to convert to Christianity or to accept the Spanish king as his sovereign, Pizarro and his men seized the Inca emperor, and the Spaniards slaughtered 2,000 Indians. Atahuallpa offered as ransom to fill with gold a room 17 ...
- 693: Observation of A Meal
- ... Nigerian languages – has many variations. There is the Owerri-Ngwa-Umuahia, the Onitsha-Awka, the Enugu-Abakaliki, the Orlu-Okigwe, and the Opobo-Ikwere variation. Igbo people are predominantly Christians and before the advent of Christianity, the Igbo belief system revolved around one God, "CHI". In my culture, CHI is an omnipotent and omnipresent God and symbols or sanctuaries (deities) representing CHI can be found in every home, compound or village ...
- 694: Fredrick Douglass 2
- ... to persuade the northern white audience toward the cause of abolition. Douglass hoped that his readers would in some way share his hate (for) the corrupt, slave holding, woman-whipping, cradle-plundering, partial and hypocritical Christianity of (the southern slave holders). (71). Slavery does not exist in today s society so obviously Douglass s effort was able to help advance the cause of abolition. Douglass, Frederick. Narrative of the Life of ...
- 695: Peoples Temple Settlement In Guyana
- ... faith (or at the behest of a single man). Jones, apparently, saw the suicide as a revolutionary act, and in the last years of the Temple, an emphasis on religious ideas, particularly those of mainstream Christianity, was replaced by an emphasis on the political nature of the group.
- 696: The Igbo
- ... Headhunting was to prove that they are great warriors. Igbo people are predominantly Christians. It is estimated that they constitute the largest block of Christians found anywhere on the African continent. Before the advent of Christianity, the Igbo belief system revolved around one God, "CHI". Because CHI is an omnipotent and omnipresent God, symbols or sanctuaries representing CHI can be found in every home, compound or village square. These sanctuaries are ...
- 697: "Things Fall Apart" vs. "The Second Coming"
- ... with and can only come back if they put up with a fight. Although Okonkwo attempted to arrange a fight against the Christian religion, it was always stopped. After the British convert some villagers to Christianity, they introduce British laws and force them upon villagers. By the time Okonkwo returns, the British have established a stronghold in the village, and most of the people are afraid to confront them. So Okonkwo ...
- 698: The Crucible: Struggle for Conformity
- ... trials is explored in great detail, and delineates how identity and pride can mean a decision between life and death. During the eighteenth century, the Puritans set a stringent standard of a strong faith in Christianity, and felt that people should dedicate their entire lives to the almighty God, which was clearly evident within the society in Salem, Massachusetts. Refusal to abide by the rules of the church was considered offensive ...
- 699: The Simpsons
- ... Homer steals cable and everything imaginable from his neighbor in the fifteenth episode (Groening, 37) Because of dishonest acts like these fixed into every episode, The Simpsons is often viewed as a severe threat to Christianity. With its lack of morals and ethics, the Simpsons install a false sense of what daily life should consist of in uneducated youths. Seeing how television plays such a large role in raising today's ...
- 700: The Merchant of Venice
- ... from the other characters of the play, as admirable. There is a clear separation between her and her attitude, and the other characters in the play. Where other characters profess some sort of tie to Christianity or Judaism, Portia makes no such profession and outshines them all. This makes their declarations of piety and faith seem hypocritical and unfounded--hence, the ridiculous concept of so-called justice and the "intent and ...
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