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- 741: Suicide
- ... dramatically. This decline may be related to the turning of aggression toward a common enemy, suggesting that there may be a great deal of agression that is not known behind the act of suicide. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have all condemned suicide as a violation of the law of God. In Europe religious and civil laws were used to combat suicide from the early Middle Ages until the 19th century. After ...
- 742: Sex Marriage
- ... who praise DOMA believe that it keeps children from growing up and thinking that being homosexual is okay. They believe that gay people are sacrilegious, and to allow them to marry would condone this behavior(Christianity Today, 1997). In Article Four, Section One of the Constitution the Full Faith and Credit Clause states: Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings ...
- 743: The Ethics of Euthanasia
- ... and morally in various forms in many societies. In ancient Greece and Rome it was permissible in some situations to help others die. With the rise of organized religion, euthanasia became morally and ethically abhorrent. Christianity, Judaism, and Islam all hold human life sacred and condemn euthanasia in any form. Following traditional religious principles, Western laws have generally considered the act of helping someone to die a form of homicide subject ...
- 744: Culture from Cranium
- ... answered, but what we do know about them is fascinating. Their religion was bold and their lives were vital. They do not fit the stereotype of rigid communistic religious fanatics. Their beliefs were atypical of Christianity. Central to their theology were the ideas that men and women were equal, that the three parts of the trinity were not, and that humans were intrinsically good. God was supposed to be male and ...
- 745: Of All People, I Survived
- ... of living, and that was also because I didn’t give up. I lost my mother and father, my brother and sister, and my home, but I have not lost my faith in God and Christianity.
- 746: Partial-Birth Abortion and its Affect on the American People
- ... Almanac, 844). And, in the five or ten minutes it has taken you to read this essay forty more children were born and thirty were aborted, three of which by a partial-birth abortion (Morgan, Christianity Today, 66). With all of the medical theories, political views, and religious convictions, surely you can see that partial-birth abortion should be illegal. Abortion IS murder, no matter if it's in the third ...
- 747: Imperialism
- ... Africa consisted mostly of conflicts and embarrassments (such as the Boer war and Isandalhwana)? Before the 1870's, thanks to the influence of Livingstone, the main reason for British imperialism in Africa was to bring Christianity and European-brand civilization to African countries. They also practiced imperialism for trade purposes, but very little in Africa. The British economy has always depended heavily on trade, and Britain did want the West Coast ...
- 748: Diocletian
- ... they departed victoriously to the true life. Then the persecution ceased, and the Christians came out of the woods, and out of the wastes, where they had been hidden, and went amongst men, and restored Christianity, and repaired churches that were wholly ruined, and dwelt there in peace with true faith. Then they built likewise a worthy church to the holy Alban, where he was buried, and there frequently were miracles ...
- 749: Dorothy Day
- Dorothy Day and Her Controversial Views Dorothy Day was a very compassionate women. She has made many contributions to our society though she could be considered a socialist and a pacifist. Her views on Christianity were to "comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable." According to Day, as Christians and children of God, we should all be called to treat the poor as one of us, even though they might ...
- 750: Defense Of Slavery
- ... to work and better communicate with one another, the slave holders were helping the Africans to achieve a better way of life. To this day, many of the descendants of former slaves still practice the Christianity that was forced upon them by their owners. Evidence of life being better here is the fact that many of the slaves chose not to return to Africa after the demise of slavery. Living conditions ...
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