Religion in Britain Religious life in Britain in the past 30 years is characterized by an increasingly diverse pattern of religious beliefs and affiliations. Although the UK is predominantly Christian‚ most of the world’s religions are represented in the country. There are large Hindu‚ Jewish‚ Muslim and Sikh communities‚ and also smaller communities of Baha’is‚ Buddhists‚ Zoroastrians that are common in the areas with large ethnic communities. Britain today may be characterized by considerable
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- Theism: Belief in one God. (58) - Atheism: Rejection of belief in God. (56) - Agnosticism: In between to make the decision about the existence or non-existence of God. (54) - Indifference: Does not care about whether God exists or not. (53) - Freedom as compared with commitment: Ironically‚ the freedom costs the time and effort to find out the options and once you make a decision‚ you must commit to do it. (1) - The God Question: It is the question on whether God exists or not. The answers
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1. Are Taoism and Confucianism truly religions? Argue both sides. They are truly religions because they embody the concept of religion. Taoism cannot be classified as a religion with certain doctrines and practices but it has been converted to one with presence of gods‚ temples‚ priests‚ and sacrifices. Confucianism is more of a philosophy of the Chinese people and has no sacred writings priesthood etc. but it has affected Chinese character and created cultic development. 2. Chinese concept
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Characteristics of Religion Beliefs: In an unseen world of God(s)‚ spirits or natural forces About human nature or life About the natural world About the afterlife Beliefs can unify people Believers: Who are believers? (Adherents) How can beliefs give them identity? Followers accept the worldview of the religious tradition to which they belong and the make sense of life in light of these beliefs. Beliefs are put into words through sacred texts and writings. These help people to make sense of and
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levels of reality‚ or‚ as Randall argues‚ their purpose is to bind communities together and urge us into action. The first advantage of using religious myth as a way of conveying religious truth is that it opens up a lot of boundaries between religion and science that are thus unbridgeable. Biblical stories‚ for example‚ might seem strange or absurd to the scientifically-minded modern believer‚ however‚ if they read the bible as a powerful piece of literature‚ which‚ although may not necessarily
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demonstrate this by worshiping him‚ following his commands‚ and avoiding worshiping other gods. "(Wikipedia) "Islam is the second largest religion in the world with over 1 billion followers" (Religion and Ethics). In 2001‚ there are records shown that 1‚591‚000 Muslims are in the UK‚ around 2.7% of the population. Islam is the youngest of the world ’s very large religions; those with over 300 million members include Christianity‚ Islam‚ Hinduism and Buddhism. Followers of Islam are called Muslims (Religious
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Unfortunately religion can have both positive and negative effects on society and the way people think‚ react‚ and support many acts. Many people stand by their religion and what they believe in‚ to the point of not trying to be open minded and understanding to the fact of others having different beliefs‚ and should be allowed to live as such. An example would be how the ban on gay marriages has caused turmoil and controversy across the United States. Until recently gay marriages were banned and
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fighting that made this film special. The plot is one that leaves the viewer pondering and dreaming about the film for days after watching it. It involves almost the entire human race enslaved by machines that have tapped into their minds and placed them in a virtual reality world that they think is reality. Meanwhile‚ the machines use the energy from the bodies of the humans they control to survive. Mankind ’s only hope rests in the hands of one man. Sound like just another Sci-Fi film that would
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From reading Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse‚ I have come to the conclusion that it embraces the Indian religious cultures more than it challenges them. It does so by showing the way Siddhartha reached enlightenment and the different steps and paths he took in doing so. Siddhartha was a “son of the Brahmin” (Partridge 493)‚ meaning he was born into the highest‚ most divine (492)‚ caste of the priests‚ in the social order. Because of this we was taught how to read and to write while most others are unable
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Mystic in religion Every religion has its own set of rituals and ceremonies‚ the implementation of which sometimes provides feedback with something secretly. We can find a lot of facts when people saw or felt something strange during praying or just being in the saint place. Also some believers keeps in touch with spirits and gods‚ who help to make right decisions and answer some complete questions. One of the most mystical phenomena is bleeding Christians icons. Such activity usually involves
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