Religion was a way to make sense of the array of questions that arose as to what would happen after everything that was known ceased, in other words, death. ... Greek tradition was similar to Egyptian, with royalty believing they were more than man and using their power to oppress many lower class people as slaves. ... The Koran has similar passages referring to the removal or killing of all those who are not of the religious word. ... The immensity found in the concepts behind religion and the creation/ meaning of the world have proved to be far too grand for humanity, as a whole, to deal wi...

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The word of God seems to appear in daily conversations and actions because of how closely related their lives are to the traditions of the Qur"ran. ... With a more profound understanding of Islamic bioethics, improvement can be made in medical care concerning Muslim people in Canadian culture. ... In honoring the passages throughout these texts there is a responsibility to attend to Gods wishes. ... Understanding Jewish bioethics is exploring the way people of different cultures deal with ethical issues even when there are few answers to such complex questions. ... So prolonging life w...

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The context of this book, along with the literary passages from the bible became guidance for Mormons. ... Many people who had become exposed to Smith's revelations had questioned it, as it was all too conveniently parallel to the day in age which they lived (Marty, pages 198-201). ... The ministries questioned his viewpoints and stand on being reborn, and he was soon not welcomed into towns that did not give into his preaching's. ... While referring back to this group, Marty tends to use his references with those of the devil, or boycotting governmental laws or restrictions. On page...

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Type I, clitoridectomy, is the removal of the clitoral hood with or without removal of all or part of the clitoris. Type II, excision, is the removal of the clitoris together with part or all of the labia minora. ... All those who took part... were half drunk with alcohol (Wright, 2001)." ... In addition, some of these scholars interpret passages in the Qur"an to oppose female circumcision. ... Women in these regions seem to accept female circumcision's religious origins without question. ...

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While the former honorific goes uncontested, the latter, Bourgeault argues, has been conflated with lust or prostitution, although nowhere in the Gospel of Luke is this explicitly stated.1 A dramatic event that unwittingly led many to this conclusion concerns the woman with the alabaster jar. ... Here, Mary's depiction starkly contrasts with that of the canonical gospels in two fundamental ways. ... "8 Coupled with the Gospel of Philip's startling description, "for Jesus used to walk with her and kissed her frequently upon the mouth," it can easily be understood how th...

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