...Name: Delano Hinds ID#: A00327318 Love in Religion from East to West Love is expressed in many languages and is in the many different religions that exist upon the planet. From Hinduism to Christianity, it seems that each religion has the same priority, which is to teach and show how God loves us, his children, and how we in turn must show that same intense love to others that we coincide with on a daily basis. It is seen as the way to achieve world peace, unity and progress; “Love thy neighbor as you love yourself.” With the help of Thomas Jay Oord, I will go into depth of how love and its teachings through religion have affected people and discuss the differences between Christianity and Islam, or love in the east and west. In the eastern world, there is much discipline and faith that the people of Islam, Muslims, acknowledge through the Qur’an. “As such, the Qur’an for Muslims is the primary means of encountering God” (Abdin, “Love in Islam”, p.188). It is this deep desire of wanting to be on the path with Allah, that Muslims believe that the path to true love is through Allah and that true human love is part of Allah. “Muslims believe that true human love is part of Allah’s love and that it is the duty of Muslims to love one another truly” (Abdin, “Love in Islam”, p.188). The sense of placing one’s true “overseer” ahead of those whom you are supposed to love is highly regarded in the Islam world. There are different schools of thought in the Muslim world, they are...
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...some films we've seen? What role does religion play in this guilt and how does it affect the way characters deal with their guilt? Guilt in films can take on many different forms. Guilt has been portrayed as a means to achieve an intended goal or as an obstacle in the way of true love and ones beliefs. Religion in many films works closely in conjunction with guilt. In the film Keeping the Faith, religious guilt is an underlying theme throughout the movie. Religion plays a key role in the formation of guilt in both Jake and Bryan throughout the film. Simultaneously, it serves as a means for both characters to atone for their sins and free themselves of guilt. At the onset of the film, guilt is presented in a jocular manner closely tied to religion. When looking to buy a karaoke machine for a community center, Jake and Bryan venture into an electronics store. The employee assisting them attempts to haggle with them over the price and will not give them a good offer. Bryan then unzips his jacket to reveal his stole. The employee immediately reduces the price and offers to help in any way he can. Religion in this scene precipitated the formation of guilt in the employee. The thought that overcharging a priest would be immoral invokes this sense of guilt. As Bryan represents a mediatory agent between G-D and humans, the employee sees overcharging Bryan as a betrayal of G-D. As the movie continues, guilt becomes a large component of the love story that unfolds between Anna, Jake...
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...“I know zoos are no longer in people's good graces. Religion faces the same problem. certain illusions about freedom plague them both.(24)” This is when Pi speaks to Yann Martel about religion. From this quote, we can tell that Pi is a very religious person, but as we read through the novel, we would wonder how could Pi practises three religions at the same time? Pi's experience makes him to believe and love God, and in order to understand him more, he choose to participate in three different religions,Hinduism, Islam and Christianity. The first time that Pi ever got to know God was an older sister of his mother brought him to a temple, he became a Hindu since then. In the novel, Pi described the reason why he became a Hindu: “I am a Hindu...
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...Zooey and Franny is a book that is largely considered to be based on religion, and religion only; such as the Jesus prayer that Franny takes away from a little green book she keeps with her at all times. Most people think it is about love, based on the close friendship that the Glass family encompasses. However, the idea that it is only one is incorrect, because it is both love and religion. Throughout the whole book, both of these themes are brought up, Religion holds a crucial part in the book because it is partly what causes Franny to go through her breakdown, and her family is what helps her get through it. The jesus prayer strongly alludes to religion, and is first mentioned when Franny and lane are at the restaurant and she excuses...
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...scrutinizes the lies of religion, what the advancement of technology could mean for the human race, and the hypocrisy of science. He believes that religion is founded on lies, to benefit the people. Science and technology aren’t any better. The company in his story, General Forge and Foundry Company, researches to “expand knowledge”. The same company also created the atomic bomb that was dropped in Japan. Vonnegut indirectly but clearly delivers his beliefs and philosophies through his masterful use of character, plot, and setting. One of the literary elements Kurt Vonnegut used to create a novel filled with satire and philosophy was characters. By relating...
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...Religion is the cause of many good and bad things around the world. Many would say that religion separates and divides all humans and causes conflict. Our society today has developed far beyond what we had expected. Human civilization has evolved intellectually and also technologically. Humans have come so far on their own and they are only going to get farther. Humans have proven that they do not need much to advance but knowledge. Religion is still needed in our society, not for our civilization to advance but for humanity to maintain aspects of its roots. Religion differentiates all of the unique cultures we have around the world, teaches and emphasizes the role of morals and gives people hope and faith in themselves and the world. There are one hundred and ninety-six countries in the world as of today. We are all the same people but what separates us is our cultures and traditions. Every ethnic group of people in this world have unique traditions, languages, political and social ideologies, cultures and lifestyles. According to Professor Billikopf who teaches at the University of California in his article he says that knowing each other’s cultural differences brings the sense of unity and understanding to the human race. If all humans were the same there would be nothing to understand about our species and our similarities would make our race unbalanced. Unbalanced in the sense that humans would not be as significant as they are today. People would feel as if they are...
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...Urbiztondo, Jonell D. BSME- II(GO) Mr. Alcoreza Chapter v Laws Laws are regulations or rules that we, individuals need to follow. It is made to make a country or any particular place in order. It is made by the people in the government or the legislator, God and the people who have the capability to do it. There are different kinds of laws. These are the one made by God or divine law and the one made by the human beings or human law. The one made by God or the divine law is the one that has been given by God, after Moses saved some Israelites. This is what the Catholics called The Ten Commandments. The only punishment you will get from breaking this law is to pray what the priest will tell to you to pray. The other law is the one made by the human or the human law. It is the laws that have been made by the people in the government or the legislator. Before this law has been approved there’s a lot of procedure that happened. Unlike the divine law, the punishment when you break this law is going to jail or paying bail. There are some human laws or the law that has been made by the legislators that are alike the divine law or the law that has been made by God. One of the examples of that is seventh commandment of God that tells us not to commit adultery. In the human law or the law that has been made by human, adultery is also prohibited. Urbiztondo, Jonell D. BSME- II(GO) Mr. Alcoreza Chapter IV Conscience Conscience is what we are feeling when we...
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...In the novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel, Pi decides to to have faith in three religions to convey his love for God. Pi is a born Hindu, but discovers Christianity and Islam when he is 14-15 years old. Pi’s parents did not agree with his polytheistic belief until he shouts, “I just want to love God” (Martel 74). Religion can have a huge impact on someones personality and morals; It can also help someone through difficult times. Yann Martel illustrates how religion helps shape Pi’s personality through: his experience at sea, and his difficult experiences in life. Firstly, Pi’s religious devotion shapes his personality as a young man by allowing him to be non-judgemental, open-minded, and kind. While being devotedly faithful to three religions,...
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...the blame iii. Reduces divorce rate A. Similarities between spouses 1. Similar views on family and marriage 2. Couples will focus on each other B. Places more emphasis on the practical 1. Primary emphasis is not on love, sex, and physical beauty 2. Lets couples focus on building a great family iv. Strengthen the bonding between couples A. Similar cultures or religion 1. No problems... Outline i. Introduction A. As the church bell rang I looked through the big arched window and saw all the birds scared flying high. B. In the east, I hear women say “marriage is faith”. C. Arranged marriages lead to the reinforcement of family values, reduce the rate of divorce, and strengthen the bonding between the couple. ii. Lead to the reinforcement of family values A. Couples are dependent on their family 1. Parents arrange marriage 2. Society values marriage B. Family members have responsibilities 1. When fights take place 2. Parents could get the blame iii. Reduces divorce rate A. Similarities between spouses 1. Similar views on family and marriage 2. Couples will focus on each other B. Places more emphasis on the practical 1. Primary emphasis is not on love, sex, and physical beauty 2. Lets...
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...“Religion” this word that I had heard since when I was a child, at that time I thought it was the only story about God and our faith. When I grew up I learned over 5 religions. But when I had learned with you, Fr. Luc Mees, it's different and difficult than I knew before. Moreover when I have to write this paper according to your guide line questions such as; what is religion, why study religion? why is it important to study religion? etc. or other way to say; what did you learn or understand about religion? by say about it without using theology. It’s more difficult. However it is very interesting and challenging to write it. What is religion? I would like to begin my answer to this question with a story that I had heard when I was a teenager and I really like it; There was a young man who resisted, denies and did not believe in any religion. He said religion...
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...seeking revenge on his father, religion, and love cause Hamlet to have to deal with many consequences due to his actions which leads to his death. One of the main themes in this play is revenge, and Hamlets biggest obsession in this play is seeking revenge on Claudius for his father’s death. Hamlets plot for revenge starts after he speaks to The Ghost a.k.a his father who tells him that his brother killed him (Claudius). The Ghost ““But know, thou noble youth. The serpent that did sting thy father’s life. Now wears his crown.” (Act 1 Scene 5, Line 38 – 40). After Hamlet hears this, he goes insanely mad and becomes extremely obsessed in getting revenge for what his uncle did to his father. This obsession that takes over his life causes him to lose his self-control which leads to his death and other mains characters deaths. During the Elizabethan Era, religion was something that people, as well as Hamlet took very serious. Religion effected a lot of Hamlets decisions, and in Act 3, Hamlet had to a chance to kill Claudius while he was praying but he didn’t because he believed in the idea that if you kill a man when his not sinning he won’t go to hell. Hamlet “And so he goes to heaven. And so am I revenged. That would be scanned. A villain kills my father, and, for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send to heaven.” (Act 3 Scene, and line 75- 79) Religion became an obsession of Hamlet because no matter how badly he wanted to get revenge, religion was still...
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... Sharon L. Johnson Instructor: Russell Fail Course: Religion 212 – World Religion August 26, 2011 The religious life on planet earth as I observe it is that the people of this planet are a very religious group. The people take time out to go to Church to worship God. Church is considered a Holy place (temple) of worship as explained by the people on planet earth. This is a place where they pray and encourage each other spiritually. This is a renewing of their souls. God is a Supreme Being that grants people salvation if they submit themselves to Him. This is said to bring about eternal life. People that believe and have faith in the Holy written words ( the Bible) of God, which is read, meditated on and shared with those that do not know who God is , is considered to be a messenger of God. They are also called Christians. To be a Christian you must be believer and live in God`s word. It was said that because of the deliverance of his people from the power of darkness and the transformation of his people into the kingdom of the Son of His love, we have been redeemed through His blood. All people have been forgiven of all sins. As in the belief of Jesus Christ he is the way of eternal life. The spirit of Christ must dwell in...
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...Comparative Religion Matrix Trisha Soliai Argosy University PHI 301 | M3A2 LASA 1 October 21, 2015 LASA 1 Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism are five of the major religions in the world. As there are several types of religions that exist in the world today, these are the five religions that have a huge impact to the understanding about life on earth and after death. Christianity, Judaism, and Islam fall under the Abrahamic religion, the religion that firmly believes that human spiritual growth was born through Abraham and his descendents. Hinduism and Buddhism descend under the Dharmic religion, a religion that believes in an ultimate spiritual reality beyond the physical world. After compiling the matrix of information on all of the different religions, each differs in certain beliefs but is similar in several ways. One of the most major factors that unites or connects each of these religions is that all believe and worship in one higher Supreme Being or authority. Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism whether monotheist or polytheist each pledges to the conviction of a superior domination. Each believes that there is a mystical world, beyond the human world, that is our eternal home after life on Earth determined by our actions in the current life. Also there is a common core of practices that all of these religions do to open themselves to spiritual dimensions through prayer, meditation, fasting, etc. Moreover, each religion delivers the...
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...unconditional love and commitment to her husband. Indirectly, it is also about a puritan woman, who is supposed to be reserved, conveying a message of ever-lasting love and devotion to her husband through vivid imagery and emotions. By reading the poem it seems to be directed to an audience consisting of people who are in love and a person who cherishes their partner’s love. “To my Dear and loving Husband” is classified as a lyrical poem written in couplet form which means in each of the two adjacent lines, it is poetry that rhymes. For example: in the beginning, “If ever two were one, then surely we, If ever man were lov’d by wife, then thee;” (1-2) each line ends with a rhyme – we and thee. “To my Dear and loving Husband” is written in iambic pentameter that makes you read the poem with an obvious rhythm. The couplet form is AABBCCDD and so on making the lines come in rhyming pairs. The poem supports the rhythm with the masculine rhymes using the repetition in the final sounds in every last syllable. The poem consists of monosyllabic words such as we, thee, man, can, gold, hold, and pray. When reading the poem out loud the reader will notice there are many open vowel sounds and soft consonants, which adds to the sincere tone and gives the poem a sense of overall simple, unaffected speech. The beginning lines describe love with very subtle references to the Bible and although Religion is discreetly mentioned throughout the poem but it is no question that religion and...
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...own happiness. Harmlessness This passage discusses how people who seek happiness by hurting others will never find happiness and I think this is not so much a religious passage but a passage of advice to help those who are negative along with those who are positive to help the negative. Great Discourse on Blessings This passage tells us all of the great things we should be to make us happy and good individuals. It also tells us what to stay away from such as intoxicants, have an unshaken mind. If we can fulfill all of the supreme blessings, there will be well-being everywhere. Hatred never dispels hate The only way to get rid of hate is to love. Everyone passes away, so why waste your life hating and being angry. Joy Live in joy, in love even among those who hate because how can someone hate someone who is full of love. Be free from fear and attachment because that is what brings you down in life. Sickness, Old Age, and Death Everyone lives to die; no one can escape decay. Everyone gets sick, and no one can escape it A monk beholds all physical phenomena, feelings, perceptions, mental formations and states of consciousness. These all appear empty, void and without self to the monk. Inclination of the Mind This passage discusses how others may...
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