The revisions include changes in content to make the text more clearly understood to modern readers, updated spelling, a change of some archaic terms, and some unusual forms of punctuation have been simplified (foreword). ... A repeating organizational feature of the book is the example of a faithful act by Moses; then an explanation of how this faith, if applied to our modern lives will bring about change. Even though the author wrote this book in the latter half of the nineteenth-century, amazingly the advice remains prudent. ... It serves as a medium through which God can touch our lives an...

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As a Christian I have never really given much thought to other religions. ... This is true even though there are people of all nationalities that practice Judaism and live outside of Israel. ... Christians believe that it is a sin not to follow the commandments of God and when we leave this earth if we have submitted to the will of God we will be with God in his kingdom. ... However, I now think that perhaps some people are unsure as to where they fit in because they have had no religious foundation and are unsure of the role that religion can play in one's life. ... During class we...

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Many think that no matter what killing, even during war is morally wrong. ... He goes on to explain how we try to justify our actions by saying we"re defending our country. " We claim that we are doing all of this as a humanitarian gesture. How can we proclaim ourselves the saviors of some people when we kill so many others? ... War is always the last resort to a bad situation, and even though it's horrible and so many people die it is necessary for change to happen. ... "More thoughts on War, Religion and Corporate America...

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In my opinion a true religion should encompass more than a step-by-step guide on how to live your life - it should also lead to a new metaphysical understanding of how the world in which we live operates. In this class we have discussed Confucianism at some length, and though I have found the texts to be very interesting, I don't think that I would classify Confucianism as being a religion when compared against my personal view on the subject. ... The teachings of Confucius are well thought out, and they express his desire to focus on the physical realm by his shift from worship of anc...

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Science and Christianity: Friends Not Foes Religion and Values What do you think of when you hear the words Christianity and science thrown at you? ... This is ultimately what science is and does for humans is explain how the world works. ... In pagan religions their gods and goddesses were thought of as beings that were superior to humans. ... This story even only got spread around with a negative slant on the church because it was used this way by French Enlightenment thinkers to try and turn the public against the church. ... It is not even until many centuries later,...

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There were also dedications of small statuettes or even large painted vases (Webster, p79). ... There were no real worship services as we think of them, with large gatherings of people. ... It was very dangerous to worship or even pray in public because of the persecution. ... Later on in the Roman Empire things changed, Emperor Constantine made Christianity the official religion of the entire Empire. ... The temple itself was thought of as the house of the God and therefore looked worthy for a God to live in. ...

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