The interplay of faith and reason in the biblical trial of Job, is similar to that of Abraham and his son, Isaac, as they are both put to trial in order to test their faithfulness to God. ... There came a time when Satan approached God so that he may put Job to the test and prove to Him that his faithful servant was only loyal because of his abundance in material wealth. ... Disappointed and beaten, Satan, requests God to let him test Job once more. To let Job suffer in the first place seems unrighteous, however, God allows him to be tested again, even though Job still remained faithful to God...

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I am also going to outline the rigorous safety screenings and tests are conducted to ensure that GM Crops are every bit as safe as organically grown produce and as such should be used to combat world hunger. ... Now, I am not so nave as to argue that GM is infallible in its current experimental stage; it has flaws just as organic or conventional food does because - as Sinéad said, it is still experimental and there are risks to be taken. ... Thorough tests and screenings are carried out on any genetically modified food to ensure that it is as safe - if not safer - than conventiona...

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Today, our ability to be freethinkers is constantly being tested; our lives are assaulted on a daily basis by relentless advertising and shameless consumerism. ... The Puritans view sin as a danger to the community, and Hester is ostracized for her sin and thus alienated from her community. ...

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Satanic rites in the judgement of the church The ordinary action of Satan consists in leading us into sin, which is a culpable loss of freedom. ... You shall not put the Lord your God to the test, as you tested him at Massah" (Dt 6:13-16) The Old Testament condemnation remains intact in the New Testament. ... For it is written, "You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve" " " (Mt 4:10) Jesus" contest with Satan and sin, his cures and miracles, his deat...

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While good and evil co-exist, the lure of the evil often causes man to question his beliefs and undergo a test of his faith. This test could bring about, enlightenment and alter him for the better or an awareness to alter him for worse. ... Goodman Brown, in attempting to retain his piousness loses faith in mankind, in attempting to resist temptation, becomes judgmental of others and of their sins and in attempting to identify himself, he loses his ability to forgive others, thus losing the very premise of his character and morality. A person, in his need to prove his morality would end up act...

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Animal Rights: To Test or Not to Test? ... Statistics that seem frighteningly unreal as well as factual evidence that "[I]tems routinely are tested on animals in a variety of painful ways. . ." ... [H]uman sin has caused the subjection of all creation to futility. . ." (52). ... "Animals from giraffes to gerbils are used for everything from forced aggression and induced fear experiments to tests on new football helmets and septic tank cleaner" (139). ... Animal experimentation has caused a flame in the media, and with much right; the greater interest here is that unnecessary testing goes ...

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Rather than testing human capabilities, Paul promoted the idea of keeping faith in the works of God, through constant prayer and reading of God's word. ... In Paul's writings, while teaching that spiritual growth may accompany struggles and sin, he also advised the adherent to "flee " from sin. ... Paul gave examples of the adherent's ideal life, which had a transforming effect on Christianity not because of its content, but because Paul admitted sin was inevitable. ...

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The character of Beowulf himself in the epic Beowulf is representative of Christ in that he acts as a deliverer to the people of Herot by redeeming them from the evils of Grendel just as Christ delivered people from the evils of their own sins. ... Unferth symbolizes the pharasees who are mentioned in the Bible in that he is jealous of Beowulf and therefore attempts to belittle and test his credibility just as the pharasees doubted the works and biblical knowledge of Christ. ... Since King Hrothgar is responsible for sending Beowulf to fight Grendel to save Herot from the evil of his actions,...

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The religious sector proclaimed that AIDS was a "punishment for sins against God". ... Until the disease could be identified as either viral or bacterial, a diagnostic test for the disease could not be developed. ... This allowed for the development of tests to identify, and diagnose the disease, and has begun the research for treatment, prevention and a cure. ...

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This is basically saying, do not have sexual relations with that of the same sex because it is a sin. But nowhere in the Bible does it say it is a sin to be gay without having any sexual action. ... Most conservative Christians believe this and look over the fact that it only says it is a sin to act upon it. Christians believe that God's attitude toward homosexuals is that God loves the sinner, but hates the sin. ... The theory is that hormones produced by the developing testes might be produced off schedule and cause the brain's neural networks to develop in such a way that the chil...

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After he witnesses Lupito's death, Antonio becomes worried with sin, punishment, and the loss of innocence. ... Antonio's thoughts in this chapter indicate a new obsession with sin and punishment. ... Before, he was largely concerned with sin and punishment. ... Or does the dream mean that becoming a priest does not save Antonio from sin as his mother thinks? ... The story involves sin, punishment, and forgiveness. ...

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To test this hypothesis, a survey was constructed to acquire and analyze the classmates' perceptions on whether they believe people are born gay or choose to be gay. ... The Bible condemns it as sin. It is not, however, unforgivable sin. ...

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The theory of Raskolnikov, which suggests the existence of superior beings that possess the right and the power to transgress moral and written law to ultimately meet their means, eventually drives him to commit the crime and test his theory. ... Then God will send you life again [ ] Suffer and expiate your sin by it, that's what you must do" (388, 389). ... Dostoevsky represents the theme of suffering for the redemption of sins not only through Raskolnikov and his immediate physical surroundings, but also through the use of several other characters - Sonia, Marmeladov (Sonia's fa...

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Congenital defects are diseases, such as Downs's syndrome, that can be detected early in the pregnancy, through an amniocentesis test. ... Many religions consider it a sin to have an abortion, as in Christianity, in which the punishment can usually be excommunication. ... They can also develop fears and doubts, about the sin they committed, through the fact that they will not be able to ascend into heaven, but rather to hell. ...

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While decades ago a couple "living in sin" might have been looked on askance by others, today it is very common for two people to choose to live together before marriage. Sometimes this is done to test their relationship for eventual nuptials, other times it is simply more convenient and less costly to cohabitate. ...

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Separatists" churches in Holland or Plymouth required any similar test. It is unknown where, when, and how the belief and the practice did originate of testing prospective members of the church for signs of saving grace, and therefor attempting to make the visible church a spiritual approximation of the invisible church (Morgan, 65). ... While the leaders of the non-Separatists were grouping toward a conception of the church as a company of those who possessed saving faith, non-Separatists theologians were at the same time coming to the conclusion that saving faith no only could, but should be...

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With over an 800% increase of people living together before or in place of marriage and with over 50% of all marriages being preceded by a trial marriage of cohabitation, people are marrying later because they have an inclination to test the relationship through cohabitation. ... Muslims are supposed to marry early so protect themselves from having sexual relations outside of marriage, which is a major sin. ... Marriage provides a guard against sin, "They [wives] are like garments for you, and you are like garments for them."" ...

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It is within those trials that Irene's beliefs and faith are tested and she finds spiritual maturity. ... In the Christian theology, it is believed that baptism cleanses the soul of sin, giving the soul new life and salvation through submersion in water. ...

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Though his telling of the tale of Original Sin is not much grander than an event; its tentacles reach into the subject of theology, politics, psychology, and the foundation of the entire earth. ... As Stanley Fish points out in his article Why We Can't All Just Get Along, "When Abdiel rises he says that God is God, which implies that even to put God to such an evidentiary test would be a category mistake - how can you give a grade to the agent whose person defines and embodies value?". ...

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Historically, this term was used for the first time about 1846 by George Jacob Holyoake to denote "a form of opinion which concerns itself only with questions, the issues of which can be tested by the experience of this life" mainly designating the English Secularism. ... The attitudes on the contrary, accepted as the denial of Allah that is the most serious sin of the religion. ...

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In scatter cultures, homosexuals have been regarded as a normal part of life, however, same sex attraction to most cultures have been treated as an unforgivable sin or a terrible crime. ... (LeVay/Hamer 25) William Byne, a psychiatrist at Mount Sinai Medical Center decided to challenge and test LeVay's finding. ...

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They think that Jesus Christ will make them free from all of their sins. ... They think that this world is a test and the real life is life after death. ... Thus the mankind should be careful in his or her dealing since he or she will need to pay for the sins he or she has committed in this world. ...

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These would include such things as name reporting, routine testing, testing notification, more effective transmission education and program intervention, and monitoring of individual agency activity, (Frieden, et al., 2005). ... Conservative political groups still view sexually transmitted diseases as punishment for "sinning," or immoral lifestyles. ... Some will also continue to fight the basic reporting and testing functions of public health in order to argue that they must protect individual rights. ... Such individuals preach "morality" and do not support programs like nee...

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In Christianity, women are viewed and treated with a little bit better dignity than women who are in Eastern religions, however women are held accountable for the first original sin, which separated man from God. ... Jesus had a love and understanding for the equality of women that was far from common practice during the time and was often tested by others. ...

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Unlike the rest of his fellows, he is actually testing his chivalric oaths, and thus already proves himself "more chivalric. ... He should be shameful of his cowardice and wear the girdle as a constant reminder of the "foul taint of sin " since to an ideal knight, death would be preferable to dishonor (2436). ...

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