the Empire suffered a series of civil wars and plagues they attempted to again use the Christians as scapegoats while spreading false propaganda against them. However this brutal suppression only benefited the expanse of the religion and the heroic martyrs. The stage was set for the final act. Christian beliefs had penetrated to the highest levels of the aristocracy. In 4th century emperor Constantine officially tolerated the Christianity and later under Theodosius I Christianity became the official
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Born in 1890‚ Maria was raised in a good‚ Catholic family (sound familiar?). She was a very beautiful‚ virtuous girl who died a martyr. She was faced with the most difficult decision most saints have probably faced: Sin or death. In July of 1902‚ Maria was brutally raped by a teenage boy name Alessandro Serenelli. At first‚ Maria was well-aware what he was trying to do‚ so she tried
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into the arena to be killed‚ they give him another chance to deny Christ‚ and his response was incredible. This response was one that showed Polycarp’s selflessness. His martyrdom is the second greatest (Christ’s being the greatest) of all the martyrs. Polycarp knew that more would come
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people want and need to be respected no matter where they come from. The theme of the story strongly emphasised on being dedicated to ones cause and never giving up no matter how hard it is. After all the hardships‚ Nelson Mandela became known as a martyr and those who oppressed him before are now praising him. I liked reading this book because I am african and may be if Nelson Mandela never stood up for what he believed‚ I would still be discriminated today. It is an important story of African delivrance
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Hook explains a common view of white women in the following sentence‚ “In fundamentalist Christian teaching woman was portrayed as an evil sexual temptress‚ the bringer of sin into the world. Sexual lust originated with her and men were merely the victims of her wanton power. Socialization of white men to regard women as their moral downfall led to the development of anti-woman sentiment.” (Hooks‚ 29) White women felt the way white male view females‚ in this writing is “violence perpetrated by white
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publish his works that advocated the end of slavery through the Alton Observer. Three times Lovejoy’s presses were thrown into the Mississippi River by angry mobs. On the fourth time‚ Lovejoy was shot and killed. Elijah Lovejoy was America’s first martyr to freedom of the press. His religious background prompted his advocation of slavery and involvement in anti-slavery societies. As he began publishing his opinions‚ action against his publications pushed him to start new newspapers and publish more
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Early Christian art spans from the first to fifth centuries followed by the vast era of Byzantine art from the fifth century to the 16th century in Eastern Europe. Much of the art during this period had a religious context or enacted a religious purpose. The paintings and mosaics were meant to remind worshippers of their God‚ and the architecture was meant to serve both functional and aesthetic purposes. When Constantine I issued the Edict of Milan in 313 and moved the center of the Roman’s empire
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on which to be united. 3. Among the Bible based Christians there is the matter of INTERPRETATION of the Bible in forming their doctrine. This taking us in the same direction as the misleading Koran quote that supposedly said for those that became martyrs in Jihad‚ awaiting them in heaven would be 72 virgins. Within each section there are disagreements over the true meaning of various parts of the Bible as with any book. This is caused either by politics‚ bias or by an inner difference in spiritual
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the baptism of desire‚ which is when water is not possible‚ but one has a desire for baptism and has done all thing required by god. The third type of baptism is the baptism of blood. This is when one sheds blood for their faith in god‚ such as a martyr. The second sacrament is confirmation. Historically‚ this was done immediately after baptism. Usually this is done with a mixture of olive oil and balm‚ by making the sign of the cross on top of someone’s forehead. After confirmation‚ one is openly
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Ferdinand Marcos-3rd republic pres. This nation can be great again? Cultural superiority-refers to an attitude that ones’s culture is superior… The reason why pres.FranklinRoosevelt declared war against Japan b’coz the American fleet in pearl harbor was attacked by the Japenese forces Emilio Aguinaldo-the President of the 1st Phil.Republic Puppet-is defined as a representational figure or object which is manipul America-is the one who created the Phil. Civil Affairs Unit Hukbo ng Bayan sa Hapon-is
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