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- 311: The Shelter Of Each Other, A B
- ... family doesn t have the hope needed to have the will. Then there is Aubrey. She is sixteen and has decided not to go to school anymore. Teachers were spending more time solving problems than teaching. Aubrey had tried them but had the impulse control to prevent herself from becoming addicted. Many of the students were using drugs. Sexual conquests were common at her school. She was trying hard to be ... money. The mother doesn t watch TV shows with sex or violence. She doesn t listen to music that has bad language. She left the father of her children because he beat her. She is teaching her daughters to be moralistic and make the right choices. Chapter 10: Commitment Pipher writes that our belief in independence has led us to value rebellion in our children. When they need us most, they ...
- 312: AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
- ... and unfortunately generally occupied by minorities. This is where the funds should go to, to repair the urban education facilities and improve resources; the government should attack the root of the problem, which is inferior teaching institutions. “It is better to treat the disease itself, than to discriminate, to treat the symptoms. Affirmative action is simply out of place in today’s society, where the problems of women and minorities are ... and unfortunately generally occupied by minorities. This is where the funds should go to, to repair the urban education facilities and improve resources; the government should attack the root of the problem, which is inferior teaching institutions. “It is better to treat the disease itself, than to discriminate, to treat the symptoms. Affirmative action is simply out of place in today’s society, where the problems of women and minorities are ...
- 313: The Roots of Judaism and Christianity
- ... hope of ultimate restoration. This was largely due to the influence of the great prophets. Their warnings of doom had been fulfilled; therefore, the hopeful message they began to preach was believed. The universal prophetic teaching assured Jews that they could still worship their God on alien soil and without a temple. Henceforth the Jewish people and religion could take root in the dispersion as well as in the homeland. Cyrus ... and the letters of Saint Paul), interpreted by the fathers of the church and the first four ecumenical councils, historically have been accepted by all three of the major traditions. According to this body of teaching, the original human beings rebelled against God, and from that time until the coming of Christ the world was ruled by sin. The hope of a final reconciliation was kept alive by God's covenant ...
- 314: Albert Einstein 4
- ... school and traveled with his parents to Milan. Einstein in fact enrolled in a secondary school in Arrau, Switzerland, and entered the Swill National Polytechnic in Zurich. Again, Einstein was not in favor of the teaching methods and would often skip classes in order to study physics on his own or to play his violin. Although his professors did not think highly of him, Einstein graduated from school in 1900 by studying the notes of a classmate. For the next two years Einstein resorted to substitute teaching and tutoring because his superiors did not recommend him for a university position. In 1902, he was secured a position as an examiner in the Swiss patent office in Mern. During this time he had ...
- 315: The Bible and the Word "Inspire"
- ... in the Bible and in Biblical history that the prophets themselves are confronted with people doubting the validity of the scripture, and trying to discredit it. "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." Here Timothy is relating a charge given to him by Paul. As a story that ... Many times when scholars are using historical criticism to try and explain certain things about the Bible, the Bible becomes irrelevant to the Church, therefore killing the entire reason for the Bible's existence; the teaching of God's word. Lastly, the Bible itself says that none of its contents are interpretations of God's word, but rather an unadulterated version of the truth; God's word verbatim. Historical criticism uses ...
- 316: The Spaniard Quietist Miguel de Molinos
- ... obscenities? It is not possible to answer this question. There is no access to the reports of Molino's trial. They are "buried in the secret files of the Holy Office". Molinos retracted from his teaching publicly in 1687 at the Church of Santa María Sopra Minerva. Along with Molinos more than two hundred persons were arrested in Rome, and "several communities of nuns" found themselves implicated in the scandal. One ... more years, dying at the age of sixty-eight on December 28, 1696. The Catholic Encyclopedia ends its article about Molinos saying: "He lived 9 more years of pious and exemplary behavior, perhaps practicing his teaching that elevated souls seek only the humiliations and scorn that it might please God to send". IV. Possible Options It is evident that the Molinos was facing a dilemma. The Church has called him to ...
- 317: Convince Me There Is A God
- ... army of demons, and Jesus will come out of the sky with an army of angels and the battle of Armageddon will kill everyone on earth except Jehovah’s Witnesses. Do you believe this solemn teaching of their church? - Aztecs skinned maidens and cut out human hearts for a feathered serpent god. What’s your stand on invisible feathered serpents? - Catholics are taught that the communion wafer and wine magically become ... a go at this type of leadership and failed. President Clinton is also familiar with the ramifications of such behavior. Preachers and Teachers How can you defend the teachings of the bible, when the preachers teaching the gospel are found to be saying one thing and doing another? I consider myself lucky in the sense I didn’t follow in the footsteps of the preachers of my own congregation. I remember ...
- 318: St. John The Evangelist
- ... community and the world is extremely important. He is the one who will be known forever for his writings and his challenges. He will be never forgotten, as he was the one who passed Jesus teaching to the whole world. He gave his life for the future, so that today we would know how should we live as Christians, and how morally should we behave. There are a lot of things ... a great hero and he was willing to give up his life for God and for everyone and for the future. From this I learned that this person really was a hero and he was teaching us how to live the right way in life. Today there are a lot of Churches and schools build under his name. Today everybody has a lot to learn from St. John. His life is ...
- 319: The Bhagavad Gita
- ... a family declines, ancient traditions are destroyed (Ch 1, 40-41). Though a noble belief, Sri Krishna tells him that he is incorrect. Krishna then begins to set Prince Arjuna on his path to salvation, teaching him the ways of a selfless life. The most amazing aspect of all of this, I find, is that throughout the entire story through all of Prince Arjuna s reluctance and stubborn beliefs Krishna, the ... sleeping as a virtue is similar to the beliefs of both Buddhism and Christianity, though here it is also a prerequisite for the ability to meditate. Krishna, within The Bhagavad Gita, uses meditation in his teaching of the inner side of spiritual life. Again, the love that exists within Hinduism is shown with the conversation of meditation. Prince Arjuna is unsure of his ability to progress in meditation, but Sri Krishna ...
- 320: The Idea Of Utopia In 1984 And
- ... psychologically after birth, to make them happy citizens of the society with both a liking and an aptitude for the work they will do. One psychological conditioning technique employed was hypnopedia, or in other words, teaching people while they sleep - not teaching facts or analysis, but planting suggestions that will make people behave in certain ways. Every human being in the new world is conditioned to fit society's needs. To like the work, he/she will ...
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