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- 2761: "Pope and adult Web sites don't mix."
- ... who can cover the papal visit. Also, in retaliation, IEG will compose a new site www.pope1999 that exposes church hypocrisy. There is great relevance between the article and world history. In the AD 400s the bishop of Rome began to claim authority over the other patriarchs. This bishop became known as the pope, and soon was regarded as the head of all churches. The pope made many decisions that have affected history (i.e. Crusades, King Henry, etc.). Many of the lower-ranking bishops strove to become the pope, yet they took part in adultery, murder, and the like. They also persecuted ...
- 2762: The Sacred Divine
- ... anything on earth. Not necessarily in a physical sense but more in a spiritual. I feel that the youth of today, more than any other time in the world's history, needs to know something about what their parents and ancestors have found in religion. As we look at today's youth we see a decline in good Christian values or ... Christian that I was going to live my life in such a way that I was going to heaven. In my judgment there has never been a time in the history of the world when men and women were so eager to find a religion or religious truth. They seem to be looking for something they should have found in their ...
- 2763: The Resurrection of Jesus Christ
- The Resurrection of Jesus Christ No other event in history has been the object of as much scrutiny and criticism as the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The resurrection of Christ is the basis upon which all Christianity stands. If the ... second test is the internal evidence test. The internal evidence test proves whether or not what was recorded is credible and to what extent. Dr. Louis Gottschalk, former professor of history at the University of Chicago, states the ability of the writer to tell the truth is helpful in determining credibility. The "ability to tell the truth" is related in two ...
- 2764: The Bible and the Word "Inspire"
- ... of the scripture and use them to prove that the scripture is, in fact, inspired, not a collection of false statements. There are times 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 ... apply to the Bible, then it becomes irrelevant itself. This irrelevance is displayed using the Hermeneutical circle, because the circle implies that there is a cycle and a relationship between history and the content of the text, and while there may be in certain parts, that does nothing to prove that scripture is inspired, and only says that scripture has a ...
- 2765: The Bible
- ... accomplished. Today people all over the world try to forget previous generations' crimes against humanity. In Germany it took many years after WWII for later generations to even write in history books what really happened. These younger generations felt ashamed and somewhat responsible for the crimes their ancestors committed. It took years to speak of the sharp barbed wire surrounding the death camps housing the innocent. Generations should feel horror to the point where they wouldn't let history repeat itself. They should not take the responsibility of the crime. As the bible says, one must take responsibility for his own actions - not one's father's or previous ...
- 2766: Separation Of Church and State
- ... state. The main issue is the separation of church and state within the United States, dealing with predominantly with the First Amendment and how Americans respond to this amendment. Throughout history, there have been many court cases dealing with the separation of church and state. The Engel vs. Vitale court case also deals with the First Amendment and, the on, that ... on Thee, and we beg they blessings upon us, our parents, our teachers and our country(Whitfield 132).” They thought this decision was a slap in the face to the history of United States. William Buckley Jr. added that the First Amendment “was not designed to secularize American life. Within a year a 8-1 majority vote of the Supreme Court ...
- 2767: Priesthood
- ... for the prayers of the priest. Priests which were required to do animal needed to be trained as a veterinary surgeon. Lastly, priests must also have background in theology and history in order to also minister to the intellectual life of their congregation. As you can see there are many aspects of priesthood. They provided the church with the proper leadership and knowledge which is needed to be able to serve God in the proper manner. They have been previlant throughout religious history and they will surely continue to play a major role in modern religion today and in the future.
- 2768: The Mormons
- ... to establish the restored Christian Church. He was "directed" to some thin metal plates that he translated into what is now called the book of Mormons. This book describes the history, wars, and religious beliefs of a group of people who migrated from Jerusalem to America. Smith attracted a small group of followers who settled in Kirtland, Ohio, and Jackson County ... Glen M., The Story of the Latter-day Saints (1976). . Arrington, Leonard J., and Bitton, Davis, The Mormon Experience (1979). Bitton, Davis, and Beecher, Maureen, eds., New Views of Mormon History (1987). Hansen, Klaus J., Mormonism and the American Experience (1981). Shipps, Jan, Mormonism: The Story of a New Religious Tradition (1984). Walters, Wesley P. Mormonism (1996).
- 2769: Judaism
- Judaism Judaism is intrinsically open to history. It looks forward to a future event - the messianic redemption - that will dwarf the importance of Exodus. This paper will discuss the important holidays of the Jewish year and a ... smartest Jews helped install strong morals and beliefs into the weaker Jews." In closing, I think everybody can look at the Jewish Culture and learn. If you look back into history everybody at one point and time has tried to abolish the Judaism religion, but they still prevail. It is the strong morals and beliefs installed in them at an early ...
- 2770: Forgiveness
- ... frees us from our sins. It would seem then that by receiving the body and blood of Christ we are also receiving forgiveness. We can see by looking at Church history that the Sacrament of Penance was primarily for the forgiveness of mortal sins. We can also easily see how forgiveness is offered to us in other sacraments and ways, such ... enable us to encounter the saving presence of the Lord. We should always understand the Sacrament of Penance as the primary sacrament for forgiveness of mortal sins after Baptism. Because history shows us that these sins are sins that damage more then just the one sinning and demand a form of reconciliation that reconciles the sinner with the whole Body of ...
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