...Lent is absolutely one of my favourite times of the year. The next forty days are filled with preparation for the most important holiday on the Christian calendar. As the foundation of my religion, Easter is a holiday heavily celebrated by millions around the globe. Now, if you aren’t a Christian, please try and refrain from rolling your eyes, moving to another page, or de-friending me on Facebook. Lent has inspired me to move away from my mommy blogging for a post or two and focus on something that is huge in my life. To talk about a person who has made me a better human being. Because, yes, I am mother. I am wife. I am a daughter. I am a sister, friend and good neighbour. I love reading and am fascinated by Canadian politics. I enjoy kicking...
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...Psychological of Religion, Study Guides Study Guide-Intro chapters 1. List and define the dimensions of religious commitment. Religious belief (the Ideological Dimension)-the belief dimension refers to what is believed as part of religion, how strongly the belief is held, the bases for the intellectual assent, and how salient that the belief is in the person’s life. Religious Practice (the Ritualistic Dimension) the religious practice dimension refers to the set of behaviors that are expected of a person who declares belief in a certain religion. The emphasis is not on the effect the religion may have on the “nonreligious” aspects of the person’s daily life, but on the specific acts that are part of the religion itself. The religious feeling (the experiential dimension) –the religious feeling dimension is concerned with the inner mental and emotional world of the individual. In addition to experiential events that people may label “religious experiences” the feeling dimension includes such things as the desire to believe in some religion, the fear of not being religious, the sense of physical, psychological, and spiritual well-being that derives from belief and like. Religious knowledge (the intellectual dimension) the religious knowledge dimension refers to the information one has about one’s faith, as compared to belief in the faith. Religious effects (the consequential dimension)-the effects dimension refers to behavior, but not behavior that is formal part of religious...
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...Euthyphro 1. What charges is Euthyphro bringing against his father? Euthyphro is charging is father with murder. Does it seem to you like Euthyphro has a reasonable case? Explain No because Euthyphro did not know the meaning from piety to impiety, he did not really have a statement to charge his farther with murder... 2. Pay attention to tone. How would you describe Socrates’ tone in the first part of this dialogue? You may need to come back to this one after you have read the whole thing. Socrates tone of voice started passive but then it started getting heavy after he found out that Euthyphro did know he was talking about. 3. What are the four definitions of piety/holiness that Euthyphro tries to give to Socrates? (Some interpreters say there are five, what do YOU think?) Euthyphro states that the following means Piety- prosecuting anyone who is guilty of murder, sacrilege, or of any similar crime. Then he goes on by saying that God love is pious and holy, and the opposite, which they all hate, impious. I think the fifth definition Euthyphro states is that piety is what is dear to the gods and impiety is that which is not dear to gods... 4. How does Socrates respond to each of these answers? Socrates stated all the gods hate is impious, and what they love pious or holy; and what some of them love and others hate is both or neither he was trying to say does not mean that is the definition of piety and impiety. Socrates you knew there was a difference between words. 5. Does Socrates...
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... shriramyerankar@gmail.com Historical Background : The concept of secularism as we take it to mean today had originated in the 13th century Europe. But we can trace the philosophical concept of secularism in the writings of Kautilya, a thinker of ancient India, who lived in the 3rd century B.C. The history of Indian secularism the protest movements in the 5th century B.C. The three main protest movements were by the Charvaks, Buddhism and Jainism. All three of them rejected the authority of the Vedas and any importance of belief in a deity. It can thus be seen that the ancient thought had a profound impact on the development of the theory of secularism over the centuries. Writers differ about the origin of the concept of secularism as to whether it had its roots in the eastern or the western thought. D. E Smith says, “The Secular State is, in origin, a western not an Asian Conception. This is not to deny the obvious fact the certain elements of the ‘secular state – have a long tradition in Asia.’ The term “Secularism” was first used by the British writer George Holyoake in 1851. Although the term was new, the general notions of free thought on which it was based had existed throughout history. Holyoake invented the term “Secularism” to described his views of promoting a social order separate from religion, without actively dismissing or criticizing religious belief. An agnostic himself, Holyoke argued that, “Secularism is not an argument...
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...ssssssssssssss religious — in other words, what does religion look like. The mean important point in the earth, people try to make meaning to their life. As result, they keep looking for the right way to allow them understand this meaning through many fields such as, religion, philosophy, arts. But the most famous one is religion. Religion is traditions practices and belief system that is based on the belief of a supernatural or higher power. According to David B. Barrett. There are twenty two major religions on Earth each of these religions represents people with especial view of life and set them with different beliefs and practices, however the bottom-line to considered societies are a religion ones; they need not only believe in supernatural, but they should participate in their own kind of tradition action sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss aerfsdfsadfsfasddddddssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss religious — in other words, what does religion look like. The mean important point in the earth, people try to make meaning to their life. As result, they keep looking for the right way to allow them understand this meaning through many fields such as, religion, philosophy, arts. But the most famous one is religion. Religion is traditions practices and belief system that...
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...2. To what did the Latin religio refer? 3. Taoism and Confucianism are nontheistic religions, that is, religions for which belief in God or gods is nonessential. While gods are not alien to either Taoism or Confucianism, belief gods is not central to either tradition. What are a couple of other religions that can be called nontheistic religions? 4. What is Paul Tillich's definition for religion, and why do Hopfe and Woodward consider its development too broad? Theories of the Origin of Religions, pp. 5-9 5. Explain E. B. Tylor's theory concerning the origin and evolution of religion. What is animism, and to what, "ultimately" and "finally," did Tylor think it evolved? 6. To what does the term "mana" refer? 7. Explain Max Müller's theory concerning the origin and evolution of religion. 8. How does Wilhelm Schmidt's theory differ most from those of Müller and Tylor (hint : the answer has something to do with which came first, monotheism or polytheism)? 9. Explain Sir James Frazer's theory concerning the origin and evolution of religion. 10. According to Ludwig Feuerbach, who created whom? 11. For Karl Marx religion consisted of the idea of heaven, so what did Marx mean when he wrote that religion, or the idea of heaven, "is the opium [a pain killer] of the [oppressed] people"? 12. Sigmund Freud argues that "the younger males" who "joined together in killing" their father experienced enough...
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...rights that not all of the world is thankful to have such as freedom of religion, freedom of speech and a fair trial. In Amendment 1 congress talks about religion which means they cannot stop you from practicing your religion which is one of the most prominent things in america. We see in Amendment 1 “ Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion”. This shows what they cannot do to your religion this matters to everyone because it is what american was build on, to escape the religious hierarchy. Also in Amendment 1 they wrote of freedom of speech and how you can have it. In that they write “Or abridging the freedom of speech”. Which means that the government can not stop us from talking about something or saying something, how ever this does not exclude us from getting in trouble for saying it outloud....
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...Assignment 1: Report on the Religious Life of Planet Earth Sandra Graham Professor David Jividen Religion 212 November 4, 2012 Discuss the criteria you will employ to determine if people on earth are religious — in other words, what does religion look like. People such as me spend a lot of time trying to make sense of their life. I believe that everything we do is leading us to a place in our life. What is in store for them? Why did God or their God choose this path for them? In my religion we believe that we are here for a small time and these tracks we lay in life pave our way to a greater ending. Some get comfort from the certainty of death in believing that there is something greater. That is does not end with death. When you think of religion and its teachings, you are taught for example the Ten Commandments. These are guidelines that will lead us to eternal bliss. I think that many religions operate in the same way. Describe three (3) examples of behaviors or beliefs you observe that meet the criteria you established above. The first example I can think of shows belief and observance on certain days. Usually in the Christian belief they use Wednesday and Sunday church services for this time. In the Christian religion you worship on Wednesday evenings along with Sunday morning service and Sunday evening services. The main service takes place on Sunday mornings that is usually when the whole...
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...WRITING ASSIGNMENT 1 1. To what did the Latin religio refer? a) The Latin word L. religionem (nom. Religio) is defined as “a respect for what is scared, reverence for the gods”, and according to the text refers to the fear or awe a person feels in the presence of a spirit or a god. 2. Taoism and Confucianism are nontheistic religions, that is, religions for which belief in God or gods is nonessential. While gods are not alien to either Taoism or Confucianism, belief in/of gods is not central to either tradition. What are a couple of other religions that can be called nontheistic religions? a) A few additional examples of some nontheistic religions are Agnosticism, Atheism, Buddhism, Secular Humanism and Scientology. 3. What is Paul Tillich's definition for religion, and why do Hopfe and Woodward consider its development too broad? a) Paul Tillich defines religion as, “that which is of ultimate concern”. Hopfe and Woodward consider the development of Tillich’s definition of religion too broad for a world religions course because a philosophical exploration of Tillich’s definition of religion, yields many an individuals personal belief of what is of ultimate concern hardly lending to the general understanding of popular or mainstream religions they hope to accomplish in this text. 4. Explain E. B. Tylor's theory concerning the origin and evolution of religion. What is animism, and to what, "ultimately" and "finally," did Tylor think it evolved? a) E.B. Tylor’s theory...
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...https:/www.scu.edu/ethics/ethics-resources/ethical-decision-making/what-is-ethics/ Sociologist Raymond Baumhart asked once business people "what does ethics mean to you?". People replayed different, for example, hat is the feeling that tells them what is good and what is wrong, some individuals relayed ethics to the their religions and some linking ethics with the law. It is hard to answer on this term with one words or one sentence. Ethics should not be linking with the religion. Of course most recognized religion has high ethical standards, but not everyone on the planet is a religion person. Also the good religious people while back burn women on the stake. So religious does not mean good- at least not always. And of course, we have...
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...BECOME A DOG (I MEAN GOD, SORRY, MY DYSLEXIA KICKED IN There are numerous different religions in our world, but there are only five world-recognized religions – Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism and Hinduism. What is the different between a cult and a religion and is it really an easy thing, to start a religion or a cult and what does it take to become a god? ‘’BECOME A DOG (I MEAN GOD, SORYY MY DYSLEXIA KIKED IN’’ is the name of the article written by Forrest Griffin, which William Morrow published in 2010. In his article, he explains the difference between a cult and a religion. He also explains how to become a god. The language is simple with some unusual words and with a lot of slang into it, even though when you normally talk about religion the language is more normally charged. The first person narrator uses a very ironic tone. He uses a lot of irony and humour in the text. We already see the use of humour in the title ‘’BECOME A DOG (I MEAN GOD, SORRY MY DYLEXIA KICKED IN’’ where he blames his dyslexia, for typing dog instead of god, but when we see him typing with no other mistakes in the rest of the article we know that he is not dyslexia. The narrator also uses some kind of provocation in the title, so those who read the article, feels some kind of provocation. He carries on with using the irony and humour in the rest of the article, for example when the narrator tries to explain the definition of religion, and a cult he explains it with a normal definition...
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...our ‘natural laws’ and thus, having a set belief that is static is counter scientific spirit which contradicts that base of atheistic claim. Thus, to be an atheist using scientific claims as basis is illogical; however, this doesn’t mean that a person cant be an atheist; but only that person who claims to be an atheist because of scientific reasoning is wrong in his assumptions. atheists say there is no God, but before you can deny something, you must first affirm its existence, as a rule... in saying there is NO God, you actually affirm there is one. Hence I must conclude that the answer to our openeng question is a simple and flat no. No, it is not necessary for a truly contemporary person to be an atheist or to disbelieve in the existence of God. And I find no arguments, no reasons, no evidence or facts, not in Bishop Robinson's writings, nor in Bishop Pike's, nor in the writings of Tillich, Bultmann, and Bonhoeffer, or in the lesser breed of new theologians, which support the opposite answer. The new theologians are impressed by the secularism of our society, by the spread of irreligion and of atheism or disbelief in God. It is this which leads them to propose a religionless Christianity, or an atheistic Christianity, a secularized religion to meet the needs or fit the condition of present life. All this is...
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..."Religions such as Judaism and Christianity are portrayed fairly and sensitively in the media." Do you agree? Religion is a very important thing in the media. The media can manipulate and stereotype as much as they want and people won't know about it. The media can put their point across and not say anything about the other arguments involved. They have one view however, this is not necessarily the right view. In this essay, I am going to view both arguments and then conclude with my opinion and the argument that I agree with. In the media, there are a lot of programmes such as Family Guy, Citizen Khan, The Simpsons and Father Ted where there are jokes about religion. I feel that most of these jokes are funny however, I think that some of the jokes aren't funny and that they could offend some people of that religion. I think that this quote, 'Offending the minority to entertain the majority' explains what the media thinks. But is it right to do this? What if the 'minority' was the whole religion? How would we know? I don't agree with this quote. This is because we don't know how big the 'minority' is. It could only be a few people but it also could be the whole religion it was directed at. People take things in different ways. How would the media know how many people it was going to offend? There can be lots of damage done by stereotyping/ joking about a religion as it is a subject that many people feel strongly about. It is something people follow for their whole lives...
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...views of religion come from different cultural backgrounds. “Ideas are borrowed from other cultures, presently as well as in the past. Thus, the Christian religion was built upon ideas of Judaism. St. Thomas Aquinas harmonized the philosophy of Aristotle of ancient Athens with Christianity provide for the official theology of the Catholic church. The Koran, holy book of the Muslims, shows both the influences of Judaism and Christianity. To devout Muslims,...
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...Buddhism Religion and Afterlife The idea of death and the afterlife is a topic that everyone can relate to. Whether one has a bigger belief towards western religion, eastern religion, or no religion at all (atheism), the idea of life after death exists in the minds of many. All the major world religions teach that life continues after death. As for my religion, Christianity; the beliefs can be generally classified as a linear, whereas the faith traditions such as Buddhism and a few others can be classified as mainly cyclical. Cyclical is the opposite of linear, People do not just live and die once, but can be reborn a number of times (and live a series of lives) before reaching their final end-state. After death, the soul (or the essence of a person) is reborn in this world to live a new life. The process of being re-born into the world is also known as reincarnation. This continuous cycle of life is known as samsara, and it is the aim of every Buddhist to achieve freedom from it so that they will no longer be reborn into the world. Buddhists believe people are continually reborn into this world, unless they have achieved liberation (freedom) from samsara (the continual process of birth, death and rebirth). The Buddha experienced samsara when he saw the effects of old age and sickness, leading to death. Freedom from samsara occurs when a person has reached nirvana. Buddhism began as a way to address the suffering that exists in the world, and was not overly-focused on ultimate...
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