married. As a result, there is a great weight placed on religious, social and cultural dimensions of the ceremony which tends to be simple in nature, paralleling Islamic beliefs. Hindus also place a lot of importance on marriage ceremonies which signify customs, rituals and elaborate celebrations. However, a key difference lies in the fact that Islamic marriages are seen as contractual agreements, whereas Hindu marriages are perceived to be sacrilegious. This essay compares and contrasts the various aspects
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of providing culturally appropriate care (Giger & Davidhizar, 2004). Variations of ethnicity, religion, values and beliefs also make it imperative for nurses to understand that the experience of human diversity is very personal. “The immutable dimensions of diversity; ethnicity, race, gender, and sexual orientation, are socially determined to be important and their role in everyday interactions is reinforced through culture” (Dreachslin, Gilbert, & Malone, 2012, p. 324). For these and many other
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they are usually identified as; African Independent Churches, African Initiated Churches, or African initiated churches. The AICs, represent well over 10,000 independent Christian denominations in Africa. African Independent Churches are found in every region and country in Africa. The common thread uniting all of the Christian churches is that they were all established by African initiative rather than by foreign missionary agendas. Even though many of these churches have traditional denominational
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who could have been discriminated or mistreated by Muslims in Egypt. It is a film that insults Islam as a religion by featuring Muhammad as a cynical character. This paper analyzes the film in terms of its audience and purpose. The paper takes the dimension of critiquing the ideas about Islam offered in the film since most of them are not founded on facts but rather on malice. The controversial film was uploaded on Youtube in 2012 as a trailer for a movie that was in its production. There were two
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unsure how to resolve. It is during this time, couples or families may seek out the help of marriage therapist. The purpose of this paper is to examine a brief history and the development of marriage and family therapy, and its importance to the counseling field. Five aspects of this field will be discussed: roles of marriage and family therapist, training and licensure requirements, techniques used in marriage and family therapy, client or therapist initiated termination, and confidentiality. Also
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France Oct 20, 2014 Introduction France is a modern European state and a republic, the capital of France is Paris, and is one of the world’s top five economies. The French head of state is the President, elected by universal suffrage (2012 elections): the president governs through a Council of Ministers and a parliament made up of two chambers, the National Assembly (lower house) and the Senate (upper house). In addition, the political system in France called (Republique)
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Roundtable". He has also published items in the series “Encountering Mission” and “Invitation to Theological Studies.” In November 2009, Tennent had signed an ecumenical statement differing categorically with rules and laws permitting abortion, same-sex marriage. Often called the Manhattan Declaration, it called on evangelicals, Catholics, and Orthodox not to comply with every matter within set of laws that went against their religious consciences. Summary Tennent’s work seeks to integrate systematic theology
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Bible. However Muslims believe that the last revealed scripture is The Holy Quran, and it is the only revealed scripture that has not been changed by human additions or deletions since its revelation 1400 years ago. The Absolute: Like Jews and Christians, Muslims also believe in one God. The belief in the existence of One God is the first article of Muslim’s faith. Muslims called god “ALLAH”. Allah (God) is the most High and Exalted, the Creator and the Sustainer of all that exists, and He is far
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reality. Once this reality is created, it is difficult to change it even if we find contradicting information. Because of these reasons, the way media represents information is crucial. The issue that will be discussed in this paper is that of gay marriage, stereotypes of homosexuals, and the scientific side of homosexuality. The way media has represented this topic over the past 30 years has varied immensely. We’ve come a long way over the past couple decades and homosexuality is now widely discussed
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Marriage and Same-Sex Couples One of the leading political debates in our country today is the legalization of same-sex marriages. The very image of marriage is evolving on an on-going basis due to society and the major changes between society defined unions. In 2003 Webster’s Dictionary changed the definition of marriage to include same-sex marriage. Marriage, as per society, is a special event in almost everyone’s life. Marriage should be about getting married to someone you love. Marriage
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