Some people who support this issue do so by expressing their concern for legal human rights, whereas others, who are against legalization of gay marriage base their argument on religious sources such as the Bible, in order to protect, according to them, the sanctity of the institution of marriage. ... He convincingly demonstrates that the Bible does not condemns homosexuality. He gave example of the text from the Bible: "You shall not lie with a male as with a women; it is abomination" (Leviticus 18:22). ... After showing the Bible is not condemning homosexuality, He further concludes that eve...

• Word Count: 2042
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Extremists would start to argue that "same-sex marriage is a violation of basic biblical tenets,"" and then would start citing passages, without regard for the cultural context or literary genre of the passages invoked, from the ground of religious faith which is the bible. Doing this might cost them to lose the credibility of the claim, for like the ones in the bible, stories that are so old, so very ancient are always true, but they aren't always correctly noted down and explained. ...

• Word Count: 562
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Historically, the unequal power structure between the different genders (male and female) in the Hebrew Bible relegated women and placed them in positions of objective powerlessness. ... Elizabeth Cady Stanton, in her article, "The Degraded Status of Woman in the Bible"" (2006), discusses this view of the superiority of men over women in the Roman Catholic Church. ...

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Despite the banning of gay marriage, violating both the 14th amendment and the Declaration of Independence, many will still claim that gay marriage is against god's will or use something within the bible. ...

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Muslims conquered the Fertile Crescent, Persia, Egypt, developed the Arabic written language, and took control of the Mediterranean Sea within a century of their rise. Islam was the dominant faith along trade lines, which helped spread the growth of the religion and spread their map systems. The Isl...

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The Roman Catholic's policies on abortion are mainly based on the teaching of the Bible (Basic Instruction before Leaving Earth), which stated "Sons are a heritage from the Lord, children a reward from Him." - Psalm 127:3 and "God created man in his image; in the divine image he created him; male and female he created them" - Genesis 1:27. ...

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Of all the political issues plaguing the politicians today, one of the most controversial and complex debates is abortion. This endless fight over the woman's right over her body or the fetus" right to life has split the nation between pro-life advocators and pro-choice advocators. This debate ha...

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Abstracts America was first an immigrate country, the ship named Mayflower loading with a group of puritans finally stood their feet at the new continent. From then on religion, especially protestant as the mainstream, laid the foundation of policy making and social morality. Key words: liberty, ...

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Female circumcision, the partial or total cutting away of the external female genitalia, has been practiced for centuries. Often performed without anesthetic under septic conditions by lay practitioners with little or no knowledge of human anatomy or medicine, female circumcision can cause death or...

• Word Count: 2909
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Drawing on the bible references to abortion Hope in Christ Ministries pastor, Mairos Mubvumbi has argued that killing or murder is a sin and there are no negotiations about it. "Life begins at conception, without conception there is no life and one can only kill when there is life so abortion is murder and the bible is absolute about the termination of life as a sin. ...

• Word Count: 2768
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This can refer to reducing ties between a government and a state religion, replacing laws based on scripture (such as the Bible, Torah and Sharia law) with civil laws, and eliminating discrimination on the basis of religion. ...

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In the modern world of high level of information accessibility and mass awareness of professionals' legal obligations, the role of decision-making in healthcare delivery has evolved into a system where health care policies and ethics has given the service users the absolute power to decide about the...

• Word Count: 2744
• Approx Pages: 11
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate