He claimed to save all men who became lost by the confusion of religion and connection to god, and promised to deliver them to salvation from their lost state of religion. ... This became a democratization of free religion, and people began to move out of the old world and into the new world because of Whitefield's strong influence. ... On page 110 he refers to Quakers, along with many other denominations, as groups that possess satanic foundations. ... This form of faith focuses closely on the godlike elegances or graces of religion. Protestants established their beliefs based on, the lo...

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Buddhism, however, is a religion of long history. ... From these different perceptions, we will see how some specific practices have emerged and interestingly, how they all have some spiritual aspect that needs to be discovered and understood in order to utterly perceive their meaning and potential. ... As time went by, Siddhartha became more and more curious about life outside the palace and one day, he decided to step out of the palace walls and discover what the outside world was made of. ... " They are four ordered statements that express the foundations of the Buddhist religion. ......

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It also crosses ethnic and cultural lines and is performed in many countries around the world, but is most prevalent in Africa. ... Africa encompasses innumerable social groups, each possessing different foundations for their religion, culture, and tradition. ... Despite the differences, a commonality exists among these African groups and their reasons for practicing female circumcision: Islamic and other African religions are one of the primary foundations of female circumcision in Africa. ... Furthermore, a number of non-recorded, religious fables describe the early foundations of female...

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Religion is the practice of belief, in most cases identifying to the existence of a divine, transcendent being or beings. ... As humans we also seek answers; however the common principle underpinning all religion is the human instinctive intension to seek and possess the ability to influence our fortune on this world and the next. ... Even Dawkins has considered whether humans are 'indeed so weak in nature that society would break down without religion.'3 "Belief, practise and custom, whatever the personal or communal convictions are all shared in act and expression throughou...

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In a personal level, globalization has led people to be connected throughout the world regardless of their proximity using the most recent technologies, which resulted in making our world a smaller place. ... Systematic vulnerability can be, but not limited to, a country's weakness from lack of resources, strong economic foundations, and debt. ... First, globalization removes borders drawn by history, ethnicity, religion and language when different people with different cultures migrate, bringing their own cultures into the new country. ... Migration has been a key factor in globalizing t...

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Drake throughout the book portrays Galileo as a mechanical genius, a spiritual man with an incessant drive to explain the world through science. ... Drake places in prominence a character proud and obsessed with separating science and discovery from religion in a world that is not quite ready for his style, the truth that it conveys and the changes that it requires. ... It must be kept in mind that the Roman Catholic Church in Italy throughout this period was on the defense in response to the Protestant threat and in many ways attempted to squelch and extinguish through different...

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In the age of globalization, state failure is becoming a growing concern for many foundations, think tanks and scholars, who have attempted to identify the root causes and come up with an agreed definition of the concept. ... According to Nguyen (2005), while "country " and "nation " are more usually used to define a group of people sharing identity, culture or religion, a "state " more often refers to the place and nature of a nation in the international system. ... However, in most cases, the "failure " of a state may vary across different dimensions. ... This collapse may include revolution...

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The foundations of knowledge and reason influenced writers, philosophers, and citizens alike to question the legitimacy of such rule. Along with advances in science and technology, philosophers began to see the world as governed by natural laws such as gravity and motion. ... This was based on Locke's belief that all men come into the world as potential equals, and their mind like a blank page to which every impression is impacted. ... They perceived that people, once left to their own resources, could better their condition. ... The Constitution encouraged all agriculture and commerce, a...

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Old writings within the 'Vedas and the Upanishads' label women as 'maata (mother) or Devi (goddess)', denoting worth and preciousness for women.1 It was male responsibility to look after women, brothers and husbands would look after their women by any means. ... Firstly, Purdah is the custom" in some Muslim and Hindu communities of keeping women in seclusion, with clothing that conceals them completely when they go out". 3 A large reason for the decline in the status of women and their freedom was that ' original Indians wanted to shield their women folk f...

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