Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi The man who led India ’s struggle for independence against Great Britain was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He was born on 2nd October 1869 at Porbandar‚ in Gujarat. Gandhi studied law in London and became a barrister. He went to South Africa to work as a lawyer. The white people in South Africa treated the natives and the Indians settled there badly. He was distressed to see it. He fought for their cause for more than 20 years. He was a man of great courage and determination
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What were some of the areas of conflict between early Christians and the Roman Empire? What were the issues and/or misunderstandings behind these conflicts? How did these help to shape Christian identity and practice? Christians and Roman Empire: conflicts and Christian identity "Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s‚ and unto God the things that are God’s" is one of the most famous sayings that Jesus Christ would have said in response to the question whether Christians should pay
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During the World War II‚ the Jews were treated worse than other citizens in Hungary. But when Hungary occupied by the Nazis and they did all the Jews to wear a yellow star‚ so they would find it easier to see who was Jew or not. The Jews did not have any bicycles‚ telephones‚ radios. And they couldn’t travel without permission. But this was not the worst. Now they began to deport 435‚000 Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz‚ a concentration camp in Poland. The Nazi chose those
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anti-Semitism that led them to regard the Jews as a demonic enemy whose extermination was not only necessary but also just" (Goldhagen 1). Hitler spoke and wrote about these plans. In his book “Mein Kampf” he repeatedly states how he will rid Germany of Jewish people. Hitler finally came up with the “final solution”. People must become aware that the "final solution" consisted of Nazi officials‚ with the addition of many German civilians. Hitler’s persecution of Jewish people took place in stages
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also prescribed the death penalty 621 BCE - Draconian code of Athens - ‘the death penalty applied for a particularly wide range of crimes”. 5th century BCE - Roman law of the twelve tables includes the death penalty 3rd century BCE - Jews recorded as using four death penalty methods including: Stoning‚ Hanging‚ Beheading‚ and burning. 30 BCE - Sanhedrin Jewish Courts effectively abolish capital punishment‚ saying that it is only fitting in finality for g-d 29 AD - crucifixion
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conquered region to continue. A few cults ran into controversy and opposition from citizens or government‚ such as the cult of Deus Sol Invictus‚ and that of Isis. Romans were also not keen on monotheistic religion which explains their separation from the Jews. But above all other religions‚ the Romans disagreed with‚ persecuted and were threatened most by Christianity. The introduction of Christianity to the Roman Empire challenged a key cohesive element of Roman custom and culture -- religion -- and ultimately
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The final eight epistles of the New Testament canon exert an influence out of proportion to their length. They complement the thirteen Pauline Epistles by offering varying perspectives on the richness of Christian truth. Each of the five authors – James‚ Peter‚ John‚ Jude‚ and the author of Hebrews – made a distinctive contribution from his own point of view. Like the four harmonizing approaches to the life of Christ portrayed in the Gospels‚ these writers provide a sweeping portrait of the Christian
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our country in defeating them. Though amused‚ some cannot take humor seriously in this solemn situation. The Holocaust is arguably the world’s vastest tragedy. The estimated number or Jews killed by the Nazi ranges from 5 to 6 million. These people did nothing wrong and no race deserves to be eliminated. The Jews were treated like animals. Anyone that
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July 6‚ 1942 the Frank family were desperately trying to escape Nazi Germany that was under the control of Adolf Hitler. The Franks and the rest of the Jews in Germany had to flee Germany or go into hiding to avoid Nazi persecution. The Frank family decided to hide along with another Jewish family‚ the Van Pels and a man named Fritz Pfeffer in a secret annex of a building. The Frank family hid in the secret annex for more than 2 years. There was a special young member of the Frank family named Anne
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that there existed a popular misconception in many Jewish communities that one must oppose anything that isn’t strictly Jewish: Outside cultures are to be rejected‚ gentiles are to be viewed as enemies‚ and Jews are to remain as insular. After centuries of persecution‚ it is logical that Jews would understand the teaching to love mankind as one that is limited to loving the Jewish nation. However‚ Rabbi Kook sought to correct this distortion. He wrote that we are commanded to love every human- not
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