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Term Papers on Religion
Ancient Egypt Gods & Goddesses
Number of words: 1098 - Number of pages: 4.... was no longer dead and this made him quite angry. He tracked him down and cut his body into 14 pieces and threw them into the Nile. Upon hearing the news, Isis was once again thrown into a state of mourning. She, along with Nephthys and Anubis, traveled up and down the Nile in search of the pieces of Osiris. They were able to find 13 pieces. Wherever they found a piece they erected a temple to Osiris. Isis asked Thoth for his assistance in resurrecting Osiris. He taught Isis the process of mummification. This process insured the deceased a life after death .....
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Hinduism And Buddhism
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being the Vedas and the Upanishads. The Vedas contains eternal thruths that
were reveiled to the wise men. The Upanishads helped to explain the ideas
that occured in the Vedas. This is somewhat similar to Buddhism being that
the Buddah taught others what he learned as he sat under the tree. He
called those ideas the four noble truths. The first truth was that
suffering was universal. The second was that suffering is caused by desire.
The third is that the only way to stop suffering is to crush desire. The
fourth is that the only way to end desire was .....
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Violence In Religions Such As Islam, Christianity, And Hinduism
Number of words: 1854 - Number of pages: 7.... cultures it is shown that Islam, Christianity, and of Hinduism have spread through conquest.
Islam has, throughout the centuries, been somewhat a victim of circumstance - indeed it has been perceived by many as oppressive and cruel. This belief originated over a thousand years ago, when Islamic peoples first threatened the western world. As they slowly undermined Byzantine authority, Christians became terrified of their presence, resulting in widespread animosity and aversion. Mohammed, the prophet of Islam, was a great warrior. This invariably lead def .....
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Eastern Rite Of The Catholic Church
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second reason and probably the larger reason was the Roman Papal said he
was the leader and the authority over the entire church. The conflict came
about between Photius, the Patriarch of Constantinople, and Pope Nicholas I.
These same conflicts continued until 1054 when Pope Leo the IV
excommunicated the Patriarch of Constantinoble. Later the Patriarchs
called together a council to excommunicate the papal delegates and the new
Eastern Rite of the church was born.
The Eastern Rite church is made up of eastern Christians that are
in unison with the cat .....
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Religion
Number of words: 550 - Number of pages: 2.... to prove that salvation is a free gift and not a time card for "good
works." There is much difference between the religion of Catholicism and non-
denominational Christianity. Though both groups believe in one God, the same
God, growing up in the midst of the bickering of the two groups can confuse a
child and bring bitterness toward this God that Christians believe is all-loving.
School is an area where temptations are thrown in people's faces each day.
Many people are challenged each day in these situations; children may be
challenged in their home .....
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Brief Look At Jewish History
Number of words: 1159 - Number of pages: 5.... places such as parks and museums. The victories of the German armies in the early years of World War II brought the majority of European Jewry under the Nazis. The Jews were deprived of human rights. The Jewish people were forced to live in Ghetto's which were separated from the main city. Hitler's plan of genocide was carried out with efficiency. The total number of Jews exterminated has been calculated at around 5,750,000.
In Warsaw ,where approximately 400,000 Jews had once been concentrated,was reduced to a population of 60,000. They, virtually una .....
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The Greek Orthodox Church
Number of words: 502 - Number of pages: 2.... the authority of the ecumenical
councils at which East and West were represented together. These were the
councils of Nicaea I (325), Constantinople (381), Ephesus(431), Chalcedon(451),
Constantinople II (553), Constantinople III (680), and Nicaea II (787) (Encarta
1996). The power of teaching and guiding the community is bestowed on certain
ministries, particularly that of the bishop of each diocese or is directed
through certain institutions, such as councils. Because the church is composed
not only of bishops, or of clergy, but of the whole laity as wel .....
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Heaven's Gate Cult
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The leader’s of heaven’ Gate were Marshall Applewhite and Bonnie Nettles. They believed that the humans above all others sent Jesus to teach on how to get to the "Kingdom of God." They carried on this belief, but in a different form. They said that a UFO would come and take them to the level of the "Kingdom of God." The ability to accomplish this was by leaving behind the body in which their soul live. To prepare themselves, each person gave up possessions, hid who they were, watched their diets, and accepted abstinence. Upon the coming of the Hale-Bo .....
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