Why Christianity is Unbelievable: Part 1: Historical I’ve been studying Christianity for over 20 years. In my youth‚ I jumped into it with enthusiasm and blind faith. Growing up in the buckle of the Bible belt‚ it seemed to be the right thing to do to seek a responsible path to adulthood. In 1984‚ I received a degree in Theology and began teaching at a Bible college in St.Paul‚ MN. I taught there for six years‚ but I quit my job and changed occupations once I began to believe that Christianity
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I never thought how interesting it would be to visit a different place of worship besides Christianity. Since the day I was born I’ve been a Christian and whatever anyone else believes in is wrong and that they are going to hell if they don’t believe in Christianity. About 3 years ago I visited the International Buddhist Progress Society a Buddhist temple in Naperville. Buddhism from what I learned looks more like a way of life or guidelines to it rather than a religion. Buddhism tells you how you
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Christianity and its Effect on Architecture "The emperor’s personal sanction of Christianity gives it status‚ which creates greater need for rituals and administrative structure. Christian churches‚ memorial structures‚ and mausoleums soon spring up in Rome‚ Constantinople‚ and other cities" gave opportunity for architects to create a new design. Christian basilica architectural design was for the needs of the congregation‚ which meant a new kind of design. With the spreading of the influence
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Both Buddhism and Christianity from their origins to the sixth century C.E. had similarities in that the diffusion was attributed through missionary work and conquest. Meanwhile‚ Christianity spread through the down fall of Rome and Buddhism spread by Ashoka who sent monks to share the teachings of the Buddha. Christianity and Buddhism both spread through missionaries. Specifically‚ Buddhism‚ towards part of South and Southeast Asia and‚ Christianity the Middle East through Europe
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religions apart. The similarities and differences between the religions of these two regions may be due to their proximity‚ with Christianity influencing the rise of Islam within a unique culture quite different from the Europeans. Both Christianity and Islam are monotheistic religions that emerged from the teachings of a single man imparting the Word of God; Christianity from Jesus Christ and Islam from Muhammad. Their message was simple‚ preaching faith in a single God. But because these men
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Islam and Christianity share a lot of similarities and differences. One of the most important similarities that they share is that they are both universal religions. Both Islam and Christianity are monotheistic religions‚ believing in only one god‚ which is also believed by some religions researchers to be the same god‚ but referred with different nominatives. In the Christian religion it is referred to as "Christ" and in the Islam religion it is referred to as "Allah". They do not only share these
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Christianity an influential religious system that has been within western society for countless amount of years. Although it doesn’t originate in the west its influence and prescene has shaped the west and many of its important philosophers and scientist. The presence of Christianity in the west has shaped the west with its influence over spiritual and intellectual growth over the course of time. This is noted in varied intellectual movements such as the Renaissance‚ Reformation‚ and Scientific Revolution
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Gatherum Professor Sur Religion 1010 Buddhism and Christianity Christianity is considered a religion that closely follows the teachings of Jesus Christ‚ who they believe is the Savior of the world. Buddhism is considered a religion that follows the teachings and the example set by the Buddha. Christians idolize and emphasize Jesus Christ‚ while “Buddhists prefer to not emphasize him‚ but rather what he taught.” (Partridge 202). Buddhism and Christianity are different religions that have some similar
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Is Christianity Forever Changed? Martin Luther‚ a German priest who is changing Christianity all together. A professor of theology and a previous monk‚ who is able to get all the credit to have started the Protestant Reformation in our 16th century Europe which has changed the course of the Western Civilization forever. The Late Medieval Catholic Church has had teachings that Luther has turned down and rejected‚ also with the practices of the church. One of the most famous teachings
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Similarities and Differences: Islam and Christianity The two largest religions of the century have their own unique histories‚ beliefs‚ and practices. Christianity and Islam also have their own sacred texts‚ however there are many similarities between the two religions. A few of these similarities include eternal life for the good‚ damnation for the bad‚ and the treatment of lesser people‚ such as orphans. While these two religions share many similarities‚ there are several very important differences
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