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Dualism In Christianity And Zoroastrianism

... religion. The dates of the founding of this religion are disputed even today. According to the beliefs of Zoroastrianism the two forces to do battle in the final days are refereed to as Ahura Mazda and Ahriman. Ahura Mazda is the supreme god who dwelt on high in omniscience and goodness. He is said to be forever held in the light. The second of these spirits was Ahriman. He dwelled in the deepest depths of darkness. HE had a lust to destroy, and would take every opportunity to cause others to commit evil. The battle ground for the g ...

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Jewish Tradition Of Passover

... event in the Passover celebration. Usually gathering the whole family and friends together, the Seder is steeped in long held traditions and customs. Leading up to the first night of Passover, the home is cleaned and cleared of all yeast foods, called hametz. All hametz is either eaten before Passover 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 duri ...

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Matthew, Mark, Luke, And John

... as Servant, Mark depicts Christ's servant role in closest connection with His character as King, Man and God (Mark 11:1-16:1-8). Similarly Luke focuses the spotlight on Christ as Man and John as God, but like other evangelists they do not separate Him from His full- orbed character (Luke 4:14-9:50, John 1:19- 2:50). The four Gospels narrate, largely, the same things, but with some differences. Only Matthew and Luke tell of the Birth and childhood of Jesus (Matthew 1:14-9:1, Luke 1:5-4:13). Matthew and Mark dwell on the Galilean Minis ...

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Jesus

... not know if thought of himself as an everyday person, or if he knew what he was sent here to do. This question will probably never be answered for us today, but maybe in the afterworld. God sent down a spirit to be born his only son, . The divine plan for was that as a child He should lead a hidden, normal life. In Nazareth, quietly grew to maturity, to all appearances just as any other normal boy. But, as he grew and matured, he would start His adventure through life to show people the meaning of life. In this paper, I will give man ...

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Popes

... of the Holy See was common for most popes, but , according to Barbra Tuchman, three of these men took particular advantage of the practice. Innocent VII is the earliest acknowledged pope during the Renaissance to have taken liberties with the church's finances. Although he engaged in the practices of simony and the selling of indulgences, his most noted mistake was raising donations for a Crusade that never took place. In 1486 Innocent announced a crusade, as well as at the same time declaring a tithe on all churches, benefices and eccle ...

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Buddhism

... should care for all the people, the plants, and animals around you. Buddha teaches you to love yourself and others, even your enemies. Violence is not an answer. Must we kill another to achieve happiness? One must forgive and forget. Meditation is a key factor in the Buddhist religion. Meditation is a way of developing more positive states of mind. The awareness obtained from meditation helps one have a fuller understanding of oneself. Buddha taught "the Four Noble Truths." The first is "Life is Suffering," which mea ...

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Comprehensive Arguements For The Existence Of God

... and the religious teachings received from our parents, our church and our society. This paper examines the many rational arguments for and against the existence of God. It is based on the views of some of the great philosophers and scientists of our world. I will show that there is no sufficient proof or comprehensive arguments for the existence of God. ONTOLOGICAL ARGUMENTS God generally refers to one supreme, holy, personal being,. The divine unity of ultimate good-ness and of ultimate reality. St. Anselm of Canterbury developed what w ...

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Theory Of Religion

... of fear and security were the basis of a persons attempt to deal with the unknown. Based on Freud's theory that religion was only a safe haven for what was unknown, he thought that as humans began to get a greater knowledge of the universe and gain greater physical and mental security that religion would become less necessary in our lives. Another psychologist, William R. James, developed his theory on religion through the study of psychology. First as a student of arts, then a student of medicine, finally James came to his studies of p ...

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The Life Of Jesus

... speaking and reading in Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek and Latin. He taught people how to live properly and to always make the right decision. He also told many parables. Jesus healed many different people with incurable diseases and sicknesses. He performed many miracles with the power of God. It was time for Jesus to choose his twelve apostles. He chose Simon, James, John, Andrew, Phillip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James, Thaddaeus, Simon and Judas. They all came from different backgrounds. Judas was the apostle who betrayed Jesus. It ...

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"Woe Be To Thee, O Constantinople, Seated On Seven Hills, Thou Shall Not Continue A Thousand Years"

... Empire. After three days of plundering that caused the city a misfortune comparable only to the fall of Carthage, the Sultan entered the church Hagia Sophia and prayed to Allah saying after proclaiming the conversion of the church into a Mosque: "Here after my capital is Istanbul". Constantinople--the city that inspired many great men to admire, praise, and desire it. Since its creation it was a strategic commercial, military, and religious center. Its riches and charms were not only a source of admiration but its attractiveness had ne ...

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Why Is Vatican II So Significant In The Modern Church?

... African bishops played a prominent role in the council's deliberations. Only Communist nations were sparsely represented, the result of government pressures. The average attendance at the meetings was 2200. ESSAY Vatican II, as we can clearly see from the above information, was a very large and important meeting in the Roman Catholic Church. Vatican II has altered the Roman Catholic Church more that any other council that took place. It has great significance as it made the church more reasonable and realistic. The Church, after the counc ...

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Christianity And Racism

... people who taught them to us. Some of the preachers and teachers who instructed us were themselves victims of Satan's plans to destroy the human race by building walls of prejudice and ethnocentrism between and amongst us. It has been said that Sunday morning is the most segregated morning of the week, as whites go to their churches and likewise, blacks and Hispanics congregate to their own services. It is often the members of the church who have the most objection interracial marriages. They say to me "love all races, just don't marry outsid ...

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