Fundamentalist Christianity is more of a threat to society than Fundamentalist Islam. Last year, a Kingstone colleague of mine stood before this debate to challenge the audience about the power of words and initially I’m going to do the same. However, my challenge is not about the power of words plural, but the power of only one word and the effect that it inevitably brings. When mentioned, the power of this word and the feelings that surround it, can change an upbeat atmosphere like ours tonight
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Human sexuality is a very complex topic with several distinct components, including desires, practices, beliefs and attitudes, and identity. Human sexuality is clearly a product of both genetic and environmental factors. Twin studies focusing on homosexuality suggest a 40-60% contribution from either set of factors (the results vary depending on the study). The actual mechanisms for determination, both environmental and genetic, remain unclear at present. Human sexuality is bewildering in its variety
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Gay Marriage: Should It Be Allowed? BCOM275 Gay Marriage: Should It Be Allowed? Homosexuality has been a taboo existence in the past, but now it is accepted more and more across the globe. However, the institution of marriage amongst the gay community has become a controversial issue, as was interracial marriage in the past. Although there are increasing parts of the United States and the rest of the world in support of marriage equality throughout the LGBT community, there are
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Conflicting viewpoints Name Institution Should Gay Marriage be Legal? Introduction The family is an important institution in the society. This is because it enables people to maintain the moral fabric of the society, hence keeping the nation moving. According to biblical teachings, a family comes up through marriage between a man and a woman. Once the two get married, they are to honor God’s commandment of fulfilling the earth through procreation. This aspect makes children an important
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(max 250 words) One of the most predominant issues put forth is if same-sex marriage is coincides with the many religious groups which makeup Australian society. The show presents the opinions of both leaders and members of Christianity, Judaism and Islam. The most prominent stand point of all these religions was that same-sex marriage is not permitted by their respective scriptures. However alternative interpretations were also provided by a Rabbi and a Sheikh, who believed that their religions support
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Historical and Scientific Perspectives on Homosexuality Shavon Harrison PSY 265 Stephanie Sencil The commonness of homosexual propensity have been witnessed in almost all cultures, in all regions, throughout history. Homosexual customs have been used as sexual liberations, rites of passage, and long-term relationships. The social acceptance of the behavior and the lifestyle as ranged from accepted to criminalized. Finding your voice in accepting your own homosexual identity is most
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continue to feel bound by time on this earth, it is vital to take advantage of time. Davis-Stofka (2008-2013) asserts, “sacred time is a time out of time, when the community's sense of the sacred interrupts ordinary experiences of time” (para. 1). Islam, similar to other religions, cultures, and societies, use a calendar and clock to keep track of track. The
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Ramadan, which is a month of fasting and also a Pilar of Islam. There are certain guidelines and specific exceptions of the fasting process as well. For example, Muslims should begin fasting once they have hit puberty, women going through physiological changes can postpone their fasting, and if a person is traveling over fifty miles, there can also be exceptions to their fasting as well. Someone also asked about how Muslims view homosexuality. It was very clear
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gression towards them; and finally, they attack civilians because civilians chose our government, and are thereby responsible for the government actions. He also tells us what is required for them to stop attacking, which include: being called to Islam; stop our “oppression, lies, immortality and debauchery; to take an honest stance with ourselves to find that we are “a nation without principles or manners, and that the values and principles to you are something which you merely demand from others
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Hinduism is a way of life, not just a set of beliefs. It is the largest of the five major religions in the world; with global numbers in the millions and higher. The term Hindu was used to describe the people of India who did not convert to Islam when the Muslims took over in the Middle Ages. There are three major features to the religion; that there is no founder, the belief in reincarnation, and the belief in karma. Hinduism is more living the right way and has no founder, it
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