Papers on Religion
Eve And The Apple
Words: 779 - Pages: 3.... did not have the knowledge of good and
evil. Eve did not know the serpent could be Satan incarnate, nor did she
know that her desire to become a goddess would be a sin.
The main reason Eve eats the apple is because she wants to become a
Goddess. The serpent said that he was a beast and after eating the fruit
from the tree of knowledge of good and evil he became more human like. Eve
was enticed by the words of the serpent who said that "If the fruit makes a
serpent like a man, it should make men like gods." (Line 710: "That ye
should be as Gods, since I as man, Internal Man, is but proportion meet; I,
of brute, human; ye, of human, Gods. .....
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What Is A Witch?
Words: 1202 - Pages: 5.... these “Witches” as much as a straw broom resembles
the Dirt Devil Upright. The Craft is a religion based on the worship of a
supreme divine creator, the practice of magic, and a reverence for the earth and
all her inhabitants. Deity Concepts and Worship Practices
"All religions are structures built on reverence of Deity. Wicca is no
exception. The Wicca acknowledge a supreme divine power, unknowable, ultimate,
from which the entire universe sprang,” (Cunningham, 9). This is a Witch's
concept of the Divine. However, it is a distant, powerful image that is not
easily understood. For the purpose of worship, the Wicca re .....
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Forgiveness
Words: 2955 - Pages: 11.... ways not only in the Sacrament of Penance.
However the Sacrament of Penance is always to be understood as the primary
sacrament for forgiveness of mortal sins after Baptism.
To better understand how this can be let us first look at the general
background of the development of the Sacrament of Penance. The Sacrament of
Penance has it's roots even as far back as the day of resurrection when Christ
breathed out the spirit on the disciples and said to them, 'Receive the Holy
Spirit. If you forgive anyone's sins, they are forgiven; if you retain anyone's
sins, they are retained.' (John 20:22-23). In Paul's second letter to the
Corinthians we .....
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Theme: The Bible
Words: 1817 - Pages: 7.... the bible, changing the conception of God and mankind and making this relationship unique.
The concept of the covenant develops throughout the Biblical text, as God's dealings with mankind become more personal and unique. The concept of G-d's covenant develops throughout the bible as G-d reconciles mankind. This can first be seen with G-d's dealing with Adam and Eve. G-d had decreed that if Adam and Eve were to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and bad " you shall die" (g 2:17). However, later it is seen that when Adam and Eve ate from the tree of knowledge of good and bad, He did not enforce the death penalty. Rather, He allowed .....
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Jesus & Buddha
Words: 1083 - Pages: 4.... past is gone
The future hasn't come
But see clearly on the spot
That object which is now,
While finding and living in
A still, unmoving state of mind.
This focus on the present is the beginning of the path to enlightenment
which is comfort through understanding. When you are able to keep your
mind focused on the present in a ‘still, unmoving state of mind' you have
reached enlightenment, where you will be beyond all emotion including
suffering and worry.
Jesus: That is not so. A search for the entire true of life can never make you
content in your life because you can never know everything there is. That
is for God al .....
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Hinduism
Words: 742 - Pages: 3.... of other subclasses and since great emphasis is placed on social classes in the Hindu culture it affects the job you hold and the person you marry. The many people among these various castes are still encouraged to live a very religious life marked by certain religious/social stages in life.
The Hindu beliefs in stages of life are more religious then the western philosophies of life stages. Hindu’s believe that the earliest stage of life begins around eight years old and last till around twenty, in this time period the person is “laying the religious foundation for life” (Malloy 72). Just about the same time as the ending of th .....
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Jewish Tradition Of Passover
Words: 669 - Pages: 3.... begins or "sold" to non-Jewish neighbors and friends. The rules surrounding Passover are strict and many, with only special foods, utensils, and dishware allowed. Kitchen utensils and dishware normally used in the home are not be used during Passover. Special dishes and utensils for the Passover holiday are taken out of storage, cleaned and used. Only foods that are "Kosher for Passover" are allowed. No leavened (containing yeast) foods or grains are eaten. In their place matzoh and foods containing matzoh are eaten. This is to commemorate the Israelites who fled quickly into the desert with no time for their breads to rise and we .....
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An Analysis Of The Jehovah's Witnesses' Religion
Words: 1011 - Pages: 4.... about twenty minutes, the talking reseeded
and people started to seat themselves. The inside of the room was well lit up
with no pews, but there were many chairs connected by metal bolts on the bottom
of each chair. Amazingly though there was no cross and no altar. First the
service started with singing, as any ordinary church would. We sung out of a
book of songs that they provided for us.
After the singing there was a guest speaker from Bagley, Minnesota.
The speaker spoke to the congregation about topics in the bible, his speech
lasted about three fourths of an hour. Afterwards the priest came to the
podium and thanked the gu .....
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The History Of Anti-Semitism Starting From The Bible To The Holocaust
Words: 1112 - Pages: 5.... of the Bible, the Great Crusades, to
the early 20Th century Pogroms, they all helped build up a hate for the
Jews .
One of the first major anti-Semitic massacres took place during the
Crusades. It was a period in which much of the civilized world lived under
a feudalistic government. In such a system priests, bishops, and most of
all, dukes, had power over the people (Rosenthal). In this time, many
Christian authorities blamed Jews for killing Jesus and took the
opportunity to use that allegation to gather money for their crusades. The
Duke of Lorraine wanted to go on such a crusade, and to collect money he
spread the rumor that .....
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The Rise And Down Fall Of Major Beliefs
Words: 887 - Pages: 4.... god and religion.
Deism is not a religion and believe that god is an observer. They do not
believe in providence. They also denounce the church. Thomas Paine
believed that the mind is the church. Deists also believed that the bible
was hearsay. Thomas Paine thought that a revelation could only effect the
person that it was directed to because after that the people that listen to
the revelation have the right not to believe it because it can not be
proven. The Deists also believe that through nature God is revealed.
Puritanism is a religion and believe that god is active. They also believe
in providence. They believe that god guides .....
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