A Christian Perspective on Nudity in Art By: Matthew Clark - Article Source from: The Association of Classical & Christian Schools John is a Christian who enjoys the arts and finds them edifying. He is particularly fond of the art of painting. Desiring to expand his art history knowledge‚ he visits the best‚ closest art museum he can find. Going from gallery to gallery‚ John begins to become discouraged and more than a little embarrassed because of all the nudity shown in the paintings. He finds
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American Revolutionary War fought between Great Britain and the colonists was justified under Christian faith. This war was not only fought for economic reasons‚ but also for fundamental Christian beliefs. England’s strong contempt over the colonies and the series of actions by the British pushed our Founding Fathers over the edge and towards independence. Even though leaders on both sides held valued Christian beliefs‚ the British gave the colonists too many obstacles to overcome. Just like in most
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Why “Beowulf” is a Work of Christian Propaganda If “Beowulf” was set in pagan times in a pagan area‚ then why does it seem like a Christian poem? The history of the “Beowulf” manuscript is quite interesting‚ and once we have researched the past a bit‚ we can see how and why the poem was altered from its original state. We know that “Beowulf” was originally a pagan poem due to the time frame and location in which it was written (Chickering). The numerous mentions of “God” and biblical allusions
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REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE Introduction Teen pregnancy is a major health concern in the American school system. According to the National Center for Health Statistics‚ the birth rate among female adolescents increased 3 percent in the year 2006‚ after decades of decline (Hamilton‚ Martin‚ & Ventura‚ 2007). The incidence of adolescent pregnancy in United States is higher than the majority of other industrialized Western nations‚ with 39.1 births per 1000 teens in 2009 (Pazol‚ Warner
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FEMINISM AND JUDEO-CHRISTIAN VALUES Introduction By the early nineties advancement of the feminist theory had proposed a complete rejection of Judeo-Christian male-female roles‚ relationships‚ social structures‚ and concepts of God. The shifting and redefinition of responsibilities of once defined roles contributed to skewed and distorted ideas of biblical male-female roles. Consequently‚ in some fashion‚ all men and women today are by-products of the feminist movement. These
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since they were ultimately made at God’s command. The importance of Roman Law‚ and its connection to Christian Law‚ heavily influenced the abilities of the emperor as well. As “the embodiment of the law itself” (Maas‚ 7)‚ the emperor was able to alter the laws of the empire while not being subject to those that
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Christian Marriage & Family Counseling Diana Carpenter Course: CC-540 August 29‚ 2008 Vision Int’l University “Liberty” Doctorate Program Book: THE HAPPY FAMILY Restoring the Moral Structure of the Family By: Guillermo Maldonado Introduction: As I read this book‚ my heart was pounding stronger than normal. I believe everything it says
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religion‚ specifically Christians. It is our responsibility to make sure that all religions are treated with respect. In the case of Christianity‚ documentation of the persecution has been kept to a minimum. The reports of the atrocities of the Jews during the Holocaust where horrifying indeed‚ but equally horrifying are the accounts of the slaughter of Christians in the first century A.D. The descriptions of the means of death and the torture many Christians endured in the early years of the Church
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Christian ethics can be defined as the way of life appropriate for those who accept the Christian faith. Christian ethics helps someone who accepts the Christian faith to make decisions about what is right thinking or right action. Right thinking helps Christians to determine the motives for their right actions. There are many different variants of Christianity- Catholic‚ Orthodox‚ Anglican‚ Uniting‚ Reformed‚ Pentecostal‚ Presbyterian‚ Baptist and many others. Within each of these variants there
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Sexting: A Christian Parent’s Guide Family Communication in the Digital Age Elizabeth Adkins Regent University Sexting: A Christian Parent’s Guide ABSTRACT: In the digital age‚ teens and their parents are navigating new territory on how to manage technology use. Of particular concern is the relatively new trend of sexting. Christian parents‚ in particular‚ face the daunting task of training their children with Biblical principles regarding
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