IS RELIGION AN INVENTION OF MAN? ... Man will not discover God unless God decides to expose himself to man. ... The natural world received the greatest position, since man can put forth a little power over the environment. ... God is man's wish for someone bigger than himself, who will satisfy his own sense of justice... Man has no power. ...
Many of these are minor and of little significance. But the big ones, the really significant decisions can be life-changing. ... Atticus is unable to persuade the jury to treat a negro man fairly. ... He has defined himself as a man of principle by remaining true to his own values. ... Our purchases in the supermarket or the television programs we watch matter little "there is no issue here worth worrying about". ...
In the Vodun religion it is believed that man and the cosmos are made of 2 things. ... This book had a big influence on people outside the West Indies. ... The three spiral components are called Ti-bonanj which means little guardian angel, gwo-bonanj - big guardian angel and met-tet - Master of the head. Ti-bonanj stands for moral action and individuality of man. ... So if the monks would start pretending it would cause big disorder in such big countries as USA. ...
It was a very humbling, amazing adventure and has a big part of who I am today. ... It also had a big impact on the way that I see others. ... My mom was always the mother who never needed help from a man. ... Well, I can definitely say that she had rubbed off on my just a little. ... I think some men are intimidated by me due to the fact that I don't 'need' a man to survive. ...
Throughout his narrative, the monster worries over man's cruelty to those who are different than they are because of the fear of differences. ... Shelley, through this theme, paints a very obvious portrait of man and his relationship with outsiders, as well as the cruel vengeance of society. ... In many ways, Shelley uses this quote to underscore the theme of man's cruelty and injustice. ... The monster sees it so clearly and states it that it is one of the bigger parts of the story. Yet he doesn't understand why they do not give him even a little chance to fit in with soc...
Scriven goes on to say that belief in something non-supernatural such as Big Foot is different than belief in God. The belief in Big Foot is based on sightings and foot prints, that, although dubious in nature, do not point to anyhting that is beyond the sphere of natural existance. ... As science progresses we are finding more and more about the world around, but, this science is doing little to help the proof of a God. ... Marx believes that religion is made by man to opress the weak and to justify the actions of those in control. ... Sigmund Freud also believed that relgion is created by...
One of the big questions in today's society, Is there a conflict between science and genesis? ... The book of genesis touches on a lot of different stories about how a person should live there life, which to most people even in the time the story was created was a little strange. ... That man kind would be more like God. ...
A man might be a man but have feminine traits. ... One child's nature might make a little girl act like a boy, also called a tomboy. ... Whether you hang around wall street all day or you work on your farm all day, may tell a little about your identity. ... A person's religion can also play a big role in one's identity. ... Another mentality that a man might have is that all women aresluts? ...
A man might be a man but have feminine traits. ... One child's nature might make a little girl act like a boy, also called a tomboy. ... Whether you hang around wall street all day or you work on your farm all day, may tell a little about your identity. ... A person's religion can also play a big role in one's identity. ... Another mentality that a man might have is that all wo...
Throughout history, man has always been slow to adapt to a new technology, or a new way of doing things. ... Just as with anything new, we start with small steps, and move into bigger ones. ... Are we going to allow one of the greatest gifts in history to go down the drain, just because we are afraid to take a little risk? ...
Byron's brief description of each type of man that he sees is quite simple, yet at the same time is an extremely deep observation. ... Ironically, if they try to make the fire bigger, they ruin what is left of religion on earth, and if they put it out, it destroys them both. Instead of attempting to salvage the remains, both beings "blew for a little life, and made a flame/Which was a mockery- (63-64). Therefore the paradox is, in effect, solved; the flame will not rise too big, but does not go out. ...
Byron's brief description of each type of man that he sees is quite simple, yet at the same time is an extremely deep observation. ... Ironically, if they try to make the fire bigger, they ruin what is left of religion on earth, and if they put it out, it destroys them both. Instead of attempting to salvage the remains, both beings "blew for a little life, and made a flame/Which was a mockery- (63-64). Therefore the paradox is, in effect, solved; the flame will not rise too big, but does not go out. ...
"For the philosophes the concept of predestination suggested that the fate of the human soul after death bore little or no relationship to virtuous living" (734). ... Families also moved from rural areas into big bustling cities. ... All of this changed when the man moved into the world of manufacturing and left woman behind. ... "Women became to be associated with domestic duties such as housekeeping, food preparation, child rearing and nurturing, and household management" and "the man became associated almost exclusively with breadwinning." ... They are still told by some men that it is ok t...
As a man who was born into an atheist family, I've never frequented any place of worship before. ... As previously stated, the sacred text of Christianity is the Bible, which is considered to have been written by man, through inspiration from God. ... Before the service started, I made friends with a man named Michael Mandel. ... As the Service began, I noticed a book that had the word "Tanakh" written on it in big letters. ... Knowing that they followed the Ten Commandments, this didn't come as a big surprise. ...
A belief that Matthew teaches is that God wants you to shine before men and show them that you are a righteous man of God and you give glory to our Father in heaven. ... And if you abide by the laws completely and go on to teach this to your fellow man, you will be of little importance in heaven, but if you abide by all laws and teach the complete laws of God you will be great in heaven. ... We are asked to not use big excessive words or repeat the same words over again, because God already is aware of what we need before we ask him. ... The passage from Eagle Man, believes that we must respe...
Trace the consciousness and relationship of man, of his god, and his place in the world through art, architecture, literature, and music. ... At this time came a big change in self-expression through visual art. ... Very little is known about this time because of the illegal state of the church. Even the little art that we have from this period it painted on the walls of the catacombs. ...
Coming from a culture that had little equality between a man and woman I made sure that I would never be held back in life because of my gender. ... Rosa I am a big advocate of keeping family traditions alive and I do try to emphasize this on my brothers. ...
In Acoma he meets up with a young Indian man named Jacinto. After he befriends the young man, Jacinto offers to take him through an area of the land known as Snakeroot. ... Jacinto shares of his sins, and Father Latour explains that by partaking in mass his sins are forgiven no matter how big or little they may seem. ... When Cather wrote this book she originally had little knowledge of the Catholic religion. ...
Does man's existence depend on God? Is there a need for God's existence in order for man to continue to exist? ... If God is a condiment, man need not to depend on God. ... Considering the attempt of the pre-Socratics, their way of thinking has been a big help for the medieval thinkers in searching for the primordial source. ... God's Existence Religions, most especially Christianity, had a big influence in the thinking of these new thinkers. ...
Thus secondhand affirmations, made into theological truths, evoke little of the volitional potential to which Paracelsus refers when he remarks that "faith must confirm the imagination, for faith establishes the will." ... The influence of psychoanalytic theory has tended to make most clinical practitioners aware of the fact that each man must eventually effect his own cure of a disturbed psyche. ... The whole approach focuses upon a confidence that what is wrong with a man is not his essential nature, but only the distorted impediments that hamper his vision - a basic theosophical teaching....
I believe in God since I was a little child because I was born in a protestant church. ... God did the impossible because he is to big and immense for us to comprehend, there is no way to believe in God and want to explain everything with logical terms, God asks that we have faith in him and that he will honor and recompense it. ... In Genesis 2:7 the Bible says the following "Then the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man's nostrils, and the man became a living person." ...
All world religions speak of peace and a greater respect in man. ... Globalization of economics and politics is imaginable, but globalization of religion seems a little far-fetched. ... Man, image of god II) Arrival A. ... Sin of man C. Misery of man D. ...
" This is how my parents made religion look in a little girl's eyes. ... Now we ask the question, "Does the doctrine of the two cities, City of God and City of Man call Christians to stay in or out of politics?... " The earthly city referred to, then, is the City of Man; which was said to be filled of poverty-stricken power, whose leaders started securing private "privileges" and seek divine honors from their mislead subjects. ... At the hands of Cain, the earth first swallowed the blood of man when he killed his brother Abel and it was first recorded of him th...
