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  • Christians

    Christians

    Christians When I say... "I am a Christian" I'm not shouting "I'm clean livin'." I'm whispering "I was lost, Now I'm found and forgiven." When I say... "I am a Christian" I don't speak of this with pride. I'm confessing that I stumble and need Christ to be my guide. When I say... "I am a Christian" I'm not trying to be strong. I'm professing that I'm weak And need His strength to carry

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    Essay Length: 1,177 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Yan
  • Buddhism

    Buddhism

    Buddhism Buddhism, one of the major religions of the world, was founded by Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, who lived in northern India from 560 to 480 B.C. The time of the Buddha was one of social and religious change, marked by the further advance of Aryan civilization into the Ganges Plain, the development of trade and cities, the breakdown of old tribal structures, and the rise of a whole spectrum of new religious movements that

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    Essay Length: 1,385 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 3, 2010 By: Artur
  • Bertrand Russell: Why I Am Not a Christian

    Bertrand Russell: Why I Am Not a Christian

    Why I am not a Christian is an essay by Bertrand Russell in which he explains the reasons why he does not call himself a Christian. He puts up several arguments concerning the existence of god which include the First Cause Argument, the Natural Law Argument, the Argument from Design and moral arguments. He also goes in to explaining the character of Christ and flaws in his teachings. He further goes in to explaining why

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    Essay Length: 1,499 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 4, 2010 By: Mike
  • Luther's Treatise on Christian Liberty

    Luther's Treatise on Christian Liberty

    To state that Luther, in his essay: Treatise on Christian Liberty destroyed the motivation to live a morally good life would be an all too quick and equally false presumption. Rather, I feel that the opposite is true. In dealing with Luther’s essay as well as my own personal beliefs I feel that Luther in fact strengthens every Christian’s motivation for faith by way of grace and in relation, the use of works to exude

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    Essay Length: 1,197 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: January 5, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Christianity Judaism and Islam

    Christianity Judaism and Islam

    Each of the three religions, Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, preach tolerance toward other religions. However, these teachings are not always followed. Each is a peaceful religion, but each has fought wars in the name of their religion or their God. This is an interesting occurrence since each of the religions pray to the same God. The relationship between the three has been, at times, a strained one. There are several reasons for this. The Jewish

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    Submitted: January 6, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Christian’s Children Fund

    Christian’s Children Fund

    Case 2: Christian’s Children Fund Central Issue At the heart of this case is whether or not the CCF’s organizational architecture , specifically their evaluation system AIMES, can be bettered to improve the quality of life of the children. Recommendations 1. Since AIMES uses several key matrices to evaluate the performance of CCF’s programs, they should prioritize these indicators and assign them relative weights, based on the specific program. 2. Align reward systems with the

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    Submitted: January 6, 2010 By: Steve
  • Buddhism

    Buddhism

    Buddhism Buddhism, one of the major religions of the world, was founded by Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, who lived in northern India from 560 to 480 B.C. The time of the Buddha was one of social and religious change, marked by the further advance of Aryan Civilization into the Ganges Plain, the development of trade and cities, the breakdown of old tribal structures, and the rise of a whole spectrum of new religious movements that

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    Essay Length: 1,396 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: January 7, 2010 By: Kevin
  • The Christian Example

    The Christian Example

    In The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, Shylock is portrayed as an evil man. In the famous “Hath not a Jew eyes” speech (3.1.63-78), he proclaims that he is just like the Christians. Shylock’s “evil” deeds are not unfounded. His actions are merely the embodiment of all the discrimination he has faced at the hands of the Christian Venetians. Every questionable act Shylock commits can be explained by a previous action of the other

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    Essay Length: 332 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: January 7, 2010 By: regina
  • Religious Persecution of Christian Beliefs

    Religious Persecution of Christian Beliefs

    Religious Persecution of Christian Beliefs What is religious persecution? At the beginning of this project, I thought religious persecution was a black and white topic with a clear definition. I thought that religious persecution was simply the persecution of a group because of their religious faith. However, I discovered that there are no simple explanations of religious persecution, and it is a much more complex and controversial issue than I had imagined. In fact, some

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    Essay Length: 872 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: January 7, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Christian Character

    Christian Character

    Good Christian character can be built when you have obtained the virtuous traits of a good Christian. First of all you must importantly love God and Jesus and believe that He is your lord and savior. Loving others as you would love God, Jesus, and yourself is also an important step to becoming a good Christian. Christianity is about love, caring, kindness and compassion for others just like God and Jesus has for us. One

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    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Top
  • Aggression: A Christian Perspective

    Aggression: A Christian Perspective

    Running Header: AGGRESSION Aggression: A Christian Perspective Literature Review Research Paper Abstract In the twenty first century, aggression is often considered a negative attribute. Most of the time it is. Jails and prisons are jammed with people who have been unable to control their anger which turned into overt physical aggression. Despite all of the negative connotations the word brings to mind, there are times, when aggression is appropriate and even the appropriate response. When

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    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Andrew
  • A Tale of Christianity

    A Tale of Christianity

    Professor and writer Harold Lindsell once said, “Regardless of the day or the hour; whether in seeming good times or bad, the Christian lives in the world for the good of the world and for the sake of the world.” Exploring Christianity in times of despair throughout the ages is also evident in one of Charles Dickens’ most famous books, A Tale of Two Cities. At a sudden glance, this story seems to discuss the

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    Submitted: January 9, 2010 By: Top
  • Zen Buddhism and Japan

    Zen Buddhism and Japan

    Zen Buddhism and Japan Japan and the development of Zen Buddhism went hand in hand towards the beginning of the sixth century. Buddhism was in full bloom in India and the Chinese were adapting it to there Lifestyle when several Japanese clans began picking it up. Zen Buddhism Zen Buddhism is a combination of Indian and Chinese thought process revolving around the world as it is and the discipline of finding enlightenment. The idea

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    Submitted: January 9, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Beowulf - the Literary Conflict Between Christian and Pagan Religious Beliefs

    Beowulf - the Literary Conflict Between Christian and Pagan Religious Beliefs

    Assignment 1: Beowulf: The Literary conflict between Christian and Pagan religious beliefs Beowulf is one the premiere works of literature of the eighth century. In this literary work a conflict between Christian and pagan beliefs directly mirrors a social conflict during this time. The eighth century was a hot bed of change. This poem was written during the conversion from the Pagan belief system to the Christian belief system. This conflict is protruded through the

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Sacred Scripture and Cosmogony of Islam and Christianity

    Sacred Scripture and Cosmogony of Islam and Christianity

    Nearly every religion and culture around the world has transcribed sacred scriptures or depictions of how the universe and mankind came to exist. As many well know, Christianity (Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant and Evangical Denominations) and Islam are certainly no different in those aspects; however, what many individuals do not know is that Christianity and Islam have quite a few similarities concerning the creation of the universe and mankind. Although each religion has their own

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Buddhism

    Buddhism

    northern India from 560 to 480 B.C. The time of the Buddha was one of social and religious change, marked by the further advance of Aryan civilization into the Ganges Plain, the development of trade and cities, the breakdown of old tribal structures, and the rise of a whole spectrum of new religious movements that responded to the demands of the times (Conze 10). These movements were derived from the Brahmanic tradition of Hinduism but

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Compare and Contrast: Hinduism and Buddhism

    Compare and Contrast: Hinduism and Buddhism

    Compare and Contrast: Hinduism and Buddhism By: Kelley Cranor Everyone has a religion and beliefs. Comparing and contrasting the beliefs of Hinduism and Buddhism, the factors that changed both of the religions, and how they affect the world today shows how each one is different and alike. And also see how the religions have changed over time. Both the Hindus and the Buddhists believed in reincarnation and that there are two places that you could

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Boccaccio’s Negative View of the Christian Church

    Boccaccio’s Negative View of the Christian Church

    Boccaccio's the Decameron is a collection of stories written during the time of the Black Plague in Europe during the 1340's. There are many themes and motifs used in the Decameron. The most interesting motif is the fact that the story is closely bound around people escaping the plague, but none of the stories take any kind of solid religious or political stance. He however, specifically does not take what would be called a Christian

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    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: Vika
  • Fasting in Christianity

    Fasting in Christianity

    Introduction Fasting is a major part of many different world religions. In this paper, we will explore the concept of fasting as it pertains to the major world religions of Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism and then compare them to find similarities and differences. Though fasting is a tenet of each of these religions, the reasons and the ways in which the practitioners of Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism fast may vary. Fasting in Christianity Fasting has

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    Essay Length: 3,250 Words / 13 Pages
    Submitted: January 13, 2010 By: July
  • Chinese Response to the Spread of Buddhism Dbq

    Chinese Response to the Spread of Buddhism Dbq

    DBQ The spread of Buddhism in China seemed to be positively looked upon, for the most part, by the people of China. The spreading of Buddhism was not a short event. In fact, Buddhist influence was brought to China by the first century C.E and continued to expand for several centuries. The Chinese had different reactions to this, some positive, some negative. The basic belief of Buddhism is that if you serve Buddha, and obey

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Mere Christianity

    Mere Christianity

    C.S. Lewis begins his book, “Mere Christianity”, by introducing the Law of Right and Wrong or the Laws of Nature. This, however, arises a question. What is the Law of Nature? The Law of Nature is the known difference between right and wrong. That is, mans distinction between what is right and what is wrong. “This law was called the Law of Nature because people thought that everyone knew it and did not need to

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Martin Luther Kings Christian Ethics in Politics

    Martin Luther Kings Christian Ethics in Politics

    Henry A. History 390 February-12-2007 Title: Martin Luther Kings Christian Ethics In Politics Thesis: Martin Luther King commitment to economic and social justice went beyond the reflection and dived in the arena of active life. His ethical religious background helped shape his though on civil disobedience for the betterment of minorities. Martins legacy of civil disobedience was rooted in his refusal to separate religious faith and moral considerations from politics, legal matters, and social reform.

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Vika
  • Christian Iconography

    Christian Iconography

    once i had a huge ass dog but the mother fucker bit my fucking hand off The mosaic in the apse of San Vitale in Ravenna depicts a younger version of Christ. This is iconologically significant because it shows a beardless Christ, signifying that he may be from the Mediterranean. His halo contains the Cross and he is wearing a purple robe. It is rather two-dimensional, because the draperies do not convey a sense of

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    Submitted: January 14, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Women in Buddhism

    Women in Buddhism

    “When it comes to enlightenment, there is no male and female, there is only the truth.” Buddhism is a faith which preaches the “awakening from ignorance”, that is, freeing oneself and reaching liberation is the utmost goal. While the teachings and values of Buddhism have attracted an immensity of believers (both men and women alike), the religion’s embedded patriarchal views has affected the status of women in both a historical and present-day viewpoint. Having

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    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: regina
  • Christian Festivals

    Christian Festivals

    The festivals dotting the Christian Calendar are marked by general out pourings of devotion, mourning and joy according to the religious significance of these days. Some common festivals celebrated by Christians are the days commemorating the major Christian events like Christmas for the birth of Jesus Christ and Easter for his martyrdom and resurrection. Other popular events usually mark the birth or the feast days of famous Saints. These occasions are celebrated with great enthusiasm;

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    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Jack

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