Religious experience may be expressed in visual symbols, dance and performance, elaborate philosophical systems, legendary and imaginative stories, formal ceremonies, meditative techniques, and detailed rules of ethical conduct and law. ... For example, in Buddhist Thailand, young men become sons of Buddha through a ceremony in which they reenact key parts of the historical Buddha's search for enlightenment (see Theravada Buddhism). ... Christian youths participate in First Communion, in which they take part in the Eucharist (a ceremony involving blessed bread and wine, which represent th...

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Folly states, "The greater number of them (church figures) insist so vehemently on their own / ceremonies and petty traditions never imagining that / Christ, despising all these observances, will judge by his own standard, / which is that of charity" (63). ... In Folly's interpretation of Christ's reaction to such "ceremonies and petty traditions," Erasmus goes so far as to suggest that monks should, "get a new heaven built for them outside mine by the / men whose foolish traditions they have preferred before my commandments" (63). ...

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It can be a highly organised society that sets itself apart, with its own unique culture expressed in visual symbols, dance and performance, philosophical standards, legendary and imaginative stories, formal ceremonies, meditative techniques, and detailed rules of ethical behavior and law. ... Other similar aspects between these formal and secular religions include where they congregate (Formal church, Secular -Sports field), ceremonies (Formal Lent, Secular matches), givings (Formal offering, Secular membership fees), standards (Formal Bible , Secular Rules), authority (Formal gods, Secula...

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EAST MEETS WEST Coptic Church, the major Christian church in Egypt, the name of which, derived from the Greek word for "Egyptian- (Arab., qubt, Westernized as Copt), points to its national origins. Unsubstantiated tradition attributes to the apostle Mark the initial preaching of Christianity in Egy...

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The Methodist viewpoint is that the bread and wine (which is actually grape juice in many Methodist churches) are a symbolic representation of the body and blood of Jesus and we partake in the ceremony to remember what he did for us. ...

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The creation of sacred times in Judaism allows the opportunity for annual cycles of ceremonies to mark events in the life cycle as well as events pertinent to the history of the Jewish people. ...

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At the beginning of the sixteenth century, the Roman Catholic Church controlled the majority of religious, political and social power in Europe. However both the people and royalty started to begin multiple reforms across Europe. Papal corruption, the print press, the Renaissance, and personal ambit...

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Marriages in biblical tradition (Jewish and Christian), typically represent a symbolic expression of the conventional union between God and his people. A wedding banquet during this time period was a joyous occasion, with great importance placed on the lives of the betrothed. "The Gospel of Matthew,...

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The aspiration to endure the experiences as a pilgrim is imbedded by one's religious beliefs. Pilgrimage is a journey taken to sacred locations where those that one reveres once stood. (Majdali, 2014) Among hundreds of sacred cities in the world, Jerusalem holds a holy uniqueness in relation to the three Abrahamic faiths traditions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Because of the significance of Jerusalem to the three monotheistic religions, pilgrimage to Jerusalem by adherents can bring them closer to their god and the faith tradition they commit themselves to. (Reiter, 2001) Connecting ...

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