Religious violence has been going on for centuries within the church. ... The church at this point considered violence and physical penalties wrong and thus exiling them was what they felt was just. ... If you have so much power, why not use it to promote peace and tranquility, instead of violence. ... Mark Juergensmeyer, author of Terror in the Mind of God: Global Rise of Religious Violence, states in his book that in Bray's mind "Christianity gives him the right to defend innocent unborn children, even by use of force-plainly stated Bray was committing murder to ...

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Individuals in society should not be subject toa ny violence or restriction of freedom as a consequence of someone else's beliefs. ... On one extreme, has been state persecutions of Witnesses. On the other extreme, has been instances of law reform. ...

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Since Cyber-terrorism focuses more on money then to cause physical harm,therefore I must rule out physical violence as a requirement for terrorism. ... They all have some kind of motive whether its political or religious and they will go to extreme measures to see their ideas and beliefs for fulled. ... Violence and mass killings are often the way they inflict fear but are requirement for terrorism because there are non-violent forms of terrorism which are often overseen....

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This obsession with violence and action takes away from concentration on "the good" and does not benefit society. ... So, by limiting this exposure to violence one can focus on finding "the good." ... Pleasure should not be taken to the extreme, because it will then be unhealthy for the mind and the body. ... Violence enlarges this beast within man and creates aggression, which causes disorder. ... The outlook on happiness is transforming to an extreme emphasis on money, and instant pleasure is becoming the one importance in life. ...

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For example, if you were and extreme racist towards another race and were violent towards them then you would then be born again into that race to suffer like you made them suffer. ... Society Values - do not steal = bad karma - do not cheat = bad karma - love/respect one another = employers will hire a respectable person over a disrespectful one - knowledge is power = more likely to succeed if you have the ability to think and adapt - trust yourself = no one knows you better than you - good will triumph = the good will of a single person is stronger than the corruption of a thousand - ...

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They were considered a threat due to the fact that they used violence to prepare for Gods return. ... John Lilburne, who was an English political leveler, was prepared to suffer extreme punishments for his outspoken views and would not stop. This had frightened many people as they would have felt that it would influence other followers to also act in an extreme way thus causing a great chaos in the country. ...

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People in third world countries don't have the luxuries of a nice house, or warm meal like we do, and in many of those countries violence is a daily occurrence. ... In the United States we worry about television desensitizing people to violence, well television has nothing on real life. ... Nothing comes before family for me however, my family is the only thing I would go against my morals for and even then it would take an extreme situation. ...

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American actor, Rob Reiner, once said: "People can be ignorant and still have loving, human qualities." It is true, as humans, we are bound to enact evil actions showing the savage parts of ourselves. However, even if we do, we are still capable of feeling and displaying love. It is this and the sup...

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When reading and analyzing fiction, it is often noted that the characters play active roles in the development of the plot and the overall mood of the story. Author Flannery O'Connor stated, "if you start with a real personality, a real character, then something is bound to happen."(O'Connor 471). T...

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Gandhi knew the path. It was straight and narrow. Gandhi believed that from his weakness he failed a thousand times, but he would not lose faith. His soul refused to be satisfied so long as it is a helpless witness of a single wrong or a single misery (Brown 3). But it was not possible for him, a w...

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The combination of a modern society which possesses such technology, and a fundamentalist religion has led to much overpopulation in many Islamic regions: "The rise of Islamic fundamentalism in Egypt (has led to) an extreme problem of population growth- 2-3 percent per year, one of the highest rates in the world. ... ...

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America's Other Government Religion has reappeared as a factor in American political and social arenas. "When does the instrument of religious freedom become a weapon of religious intolerance? Why do we so frequently read about some aspect of the unlawful wedding of politics and religion? ...

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