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    ------------------------------------------------- Why are Human Beings Religious? ------------------------------------------------- “If there were no God‚ it would have been necessary to invent him.” - Voltaire Human beings are religious because we know about death.  No sooner had man learned to walk on two legs than he had fallen to his knees with the knowledge that he would one day die.  It is widely acknowledged by anthropologists and theologians alike that the difference between man

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    Catholicism. Voltaire condemned Protestant clergy in much the same way as Catholic priests. Furthermore‚ although in theory Voltaire believed in religious equality‚ he held strongly anti-Semitic views‚ even calling Jews "abominable" in his Dictionary of Philosophy. Muslim clerics were described in much the same way. Clearly‚ Voltaire hated all religious institutions and customs. In his most satirical and important work‚ Candide‚ he incessantly mocks not only the Catholic Church‚ but also Protestants

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    Religious Reform in the Middle Ages During the middle ages there had been much controversy circling around religion‚ mainly around the Catholic Church. Many people felt trapped within the church‚ which sparked many religious ideologists to seek ways around the Catholic beliefs‚ and still have a relationship with God. During this age a new religion began to emerge from the Catholic faith‚ Protestantism‚ which sparked much controversy for many people living in Europe at the time. This era brought

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    Religious Toleration in Early Modern Europe Emily Hannah 2A Most states in early modern Europe had a distinct religion set for them by their ruler; yet quite a few small splinter groups remained among the others. There are some states that allowed religious toleration‚ and in other states‚ anyone tolerating anything but Catholicism was quickly sent to the galleys or prison for the rest of their lives. The three aspects of this ongoing

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    Alan Lam EDU 241 C01 Professor Hubbard 25 FEB 2013 Why Religious Education Matters: the Role of Islam in Multicultural Education In this article written by James R. Moore‚ intertwining religion into our education system has a good and a bad side. On one side‚ it teaches our children about values such as honesty‚ integrity‚ selflessness‚ courage‚ and etc. On the other side‚ it could lead to some conflicts with science‚ such as Biology. The particular religion that Mr. Moore has specified

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    Religious and Ethnic Groups Paper Kyle S. Leister ETH/125 February 22‚ 2013 Heather Bickley Religious and Ethnic Groups Paper I picked Buddhism as my religious group. I am a Christian so this is interesting to me because if would have stayed in Thailand‚ Buddhism would be the religion that I would have learned and believed in. Buddhism is a very unique religion and it differs from all other religion out there. They do not believe in a God. Tak stated‚ “We don’t believe in a god because

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    Assignment 2: Report on Religious Field Research Jocelyn Johnson REL 212 – World Religions September 9‚ 2012 The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the Jewish religion‚ Judaism‚ by attending a religious service and talking with the members of the Jewish faith in order to get to know their values‚ traditions‚ and demeanor. I will visit the Hebrew congregation synagogue in Reston‚ Virginia in order to attend a religious service and converse with

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    Aylah Moraga Professor Lopez Western Civilizations 23 March 2016 Life of Polycarp: Religious Realities Polycarp of Smyrna played a huge rule in the early Christian church. He is on of the early Christian’s who’s work actually is still available to this day. He was known to be born around the year 69 but got most of his successful teachings and works done when he was 84 in the year 153. When Polycarp died he was approximately 84 and was known for his death to have been similar to how Jesus died

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    The two passages dealt with religious tolerance‚ each from a different perspective. The first passage‚ John Locke’s "A Letter Concerning Toleration" from 1689‚ was written from the viewpoint of a man under a king’s rule in England. The second passage‚ "The Blind Men and the Elephant‚" is a Buddhist parable. Locke’s reasoning for religious tolerance is all over the place. He first explains that no man has any right to enforce his beliefs on another man‚ stating that faith comes from within one’s

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    | | Prof. Randolf S. David | MA Sociology Student | | Classical Sociological Theory (Socio 271) | 2009-79293 | | UPD-CSSP-Dep’t. of Sociology | | | January 20‚ 2011 | | Excerpts from | | The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life: A Study in Religious SociologyEmile Durkheim Translated from the French by Joseph Ward Sain 1926‚ London‚ George Allen & Unwin‚ Ltd. | Introduction: 1. “The greatest single book of the twentieth century” (Collins & Makowsky‚ 1998‚ p. 111)

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