Report Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation is still‚ to date‚ one of the most debated‚ revolutionary acts of the any of the Presidents of the United States. Through this document Lincoln took responsibility upon himself for the freedom of four million slaves throughout the divided country he presided over and forever changed the scene of what could be a very different American culture than that of which we live in presently today. After reading Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation: The End of
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Roman Catholic Brenda Barber HUM 130 Kea Chatman August 6‚ 2010 Religion is a communal system for which people beliefs focus on a system of thought‚ unseen being‚ person‚ or object‚ that is considered to be supernatural‚ sacred‚ divine‚ or of the highest truth. Religions teach morals‚ values and all local communities become defined by the religious beliefs that one embraces. The aim of this report is to compare two of the many religions: Roman Catholicism and Buddhism. Mainly‚ I aim to
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The Catholic religion has been governed by strict traditions for more than 1500 years. Catholicism itself was made legal by The Rome Emperor‚ Constantine‚ after 313 A.D. An assembly‚ known as The Council of The Trent‚ was the 16th-century Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church. This Council was responsible for the establishment of the original Catholic traditions‚ such as the Sacraments‚ church teachings‚ and The Eucharist‚ just to name a few. It was not until the 20th century‚ that
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Responsibility of a Catholic Citizen in a free society As Catholic Canadians‚ we want to be good citizens‚ so we look for good policies to align with our faith. We continue to build a society that respects the rights of everyone‚ choice of profession‚ a place to live‚ medical care‚ a good education system etc. Everyone agrees these aspects are important‚ whether Catholic or not. However‚ we disagree on how to achieve these common goals. In particular‚ the role the government should partake. After
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and presently there are around 508‚000 Catholics in New Zealand‚ which is approximately twelve percent of the whole population. Since the arrival of the first Catholic settlers in the 1820’s‚ the number of Catholics in New Zealand has been rapidly increasing‚ and if this trend continues Catholicism will most likely be the biggest faith in the next New Zealand census. There are a diverse range of age and ethnicities represented in the New Zealand Catholic population. Catholicism is expressed throughout
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The practices of Roman Catholics and those of Buddhists share striking similarities‚ despite the fact that the motivations for each group of practitioners are wholly different and‚ in many cases‚ decisively opposed to one another. In this paper‚ I will examine the instances of overlap in which Catholic and Buddhist practice are superficially the same. Additionally‚ I will discuss the contrasting beliefs of the Catholic and Buddhist traditions which produce the noteworthy similarities in practice
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THE CATHOLIC CATECHISM Part One: Doctrines of the Faith - VII. The Church Universality of Catholicism Universality of Catholicism Universality of Catholicism. Literally‚ the word "Catholic" (Greek‚ katholike) means "general" or "universal." The title was first used in A.D.. 107‚ by St. Ignatius of Antioch in his letter to the Smyrneans‚ "Where Jesus Christ is‚ there is the Catholic Church." 17 By the end of the second century‚ it had acquired the two meanings now mainly associated with the
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FILIPINO CATHOLIC LAITY – CALLED TO BE SAINTS… SENT FORTH AS HEROES (Delivered by: Jedson Marie Tonogan) Seven years from today‚ year 2014‚ in the year 2021‚ the Philippines will be celebrating 500 years of Christianity‚ specifically‚ of Catholicism. History teaches us that in the year 1521‚ Ferdinand Magellan stepped on the shores of these 7000 plus islands and planted the cross of the Catholic Faith‚ thereby making this archipelago the first Catholic‚ nay‚ Christian nation in this part
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DIOCESE OF TOOWOOMB A C AT H O L I C E D U C AT I O N OFFICE Thein Teacher the Catholic School Attentiveness to the Life Giving Presence of God Ministry within the Church Place of Learning Community of Care Inclusive & Outreaching Culture Continuous Improvement through Renewal Published and issued by Catholic Education Office‚ Diocese of Toowoomba 73 Margaret Street Toowoomba Qld 4350 This edition published July‚ 2009 © This work is copyright. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright
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Reformation of the corrupt Church The Catholic Church we know today has been transformed tremendously over thousands of years and‚ fortunately‚ for the better. Us twenty-first century Catholics would be so appalled if we went back to the sixteenth century and saw how the Church was. There were numerous problems in the Church‚ but during this time no one knew any better because that was what they were taught from birth so they didn’t think any different about it. The Church obviously had to
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