Christian Has anyone ever told you that you are part of the prep group in school? ... Acknowledging the fact that I live the life of a Christian, I am proud to be a called a Christian, I also enjoy when individuals notice how I act. ... My senior year in high school, I was criticized almost every day about being a Christian. Many individuals in school laughed at me for my faith in Christianity. ... Many of my friends in high school were also strong believers. ...

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What causes Christian college students to undergo a crisis of faith? ... Studying for exams, making new friends, joining on campus activities, exercising, more reading than high school, and working are all components that are hard to prioritize and manage. ... Balancing time is definitely a challenge to students who have so many different opportunities to get involved with the school. ... Another cause pertaining to Christian college students losing faith has to do with the change in atmosphere. ... Another reason that Christians seem to lose faith in their college years is because they are aw...

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I feel strongly this passage occupies great wisdom for me as a Catholic and moreover, as a future elementary school teacher. ... We as a Christian classroom share in the work of the Lord in all that we do. ... We will act the right way toward the people around us, Christian and non-Christian alike. ... I would emphasize that it is our role as Christians, under the guidance of God, to divine our purpose in His plan. ... I would further key in on my students" faith by discussing their enthusiasm about their Christian relationship with God, helping them build and foster a Christian community ...

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Women in the Christian Church Women in religion has been a controversial subject for many years. ... Reformation teachings of the "priesthood of all believers" made it very important for all Christians to be able to read the bible. Children were then required to go to school so they could learn to read. ... Because patriarchy is so deeply rooted in Christian traditions, women have had and continue to have trouble with knowing the roles they perform in the church. ... It is more and more common these days to see women as high placed figures in the Christian churches. ...

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To what extent is this a problem for Christian belief? ... Secular Humanism is now being taught in schools and Christianity is not as popular as it once was with many people now claiming to be athesist or agnostic. ... Christians are finding it an increasing problem to keep the religion alive in their children as when their children are at school a variety of religions are now studied in religious education and educations such as sciences are taught in a secular way saying that it has been proved that there is no such thing as god. "Education is thus a most powerful ally of Humanism, ...

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Many other Christians feel strongly about the subject. Many Christians have written essays, prayers or poems about school prayer. ... They are not allowed to pray exclusively Christian prayers as an organized part of the school schedule. ... Many liberal Christians interpret Matthew 6:6 literally. ... After all, if public prayer is not permitted, then just about every Christian service is wrong. ...

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This matters because Conservative Christian thinkers are forced to face this type of discriminating judgement daily. ... (b) In Decateur, IL, an elementary, public school teacher demanded that her seven-year-old students mark out the word "God" printed in their phonics book. ... (c) As a Christian, I have experienced the latter. ... (d) However, I also know, as a Christian, that through this experience, I have learned not to make this mistake myself. ... In fact, Christians are taught to avoid being judgmental, to "do unto others as you would have them do unto you." ...

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We believe it is unethical to withdraw God from government and public school systems. ... Although the ability to publicly pray in school has been eliminated, I believe there is no real reason for it. ... In 2000 several polls showed that over half of the Americans surveyed believed that public prayer in schools, and at public school events should be allowed. A lawsuit was filed on a Texas school district when it allowed the use of school equipment for Christian students to speak to the crowd, and pray over the stadium's PA system (Murphy, Jenny). ... The teaching of religion in scho...

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By the end of the 2nd century the Christian catechetical school in Alexandria, the major city of Hellenistic Egypt, headed by Clement of Alexandria had already acquired great fame. Origen, the founder of Greek Christian theology and biblical science, followed Clement as head of the school. ... Today the Coptic Christian population of Egypt constitutes a substantial minority of about 7 million, although official government statistics reduce this figure. ... With a flourishing monastic tradition dating from the early Christian era, the church has, in recent times, encouraged the development of a...

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In high school I had some very religious friends but they never forced me to be involved with religion. This thanksgiving break I decided to attend church service at Cornerstone Christian Church in O'Fallon Illinois. ... They didn't care if I was Christian or not, they just enjoyed me being there and accepting them for who they are. ... That doesn't even mean I am now Christian. ... Over the years Christians have started defending the LGBTQ saying god loves you no matter what sex you prefer. ...

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The medieval Christian curriculum focus was on study. ... Not many girls got to go to school. Most schools were monasteries, churches, and cathedrals. ... But not all schools had books only very few schools had books. ... After school rich children went to music lessons. ...

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Many people view this movement as a way for Christians to sneak their religion into public schools through a back door. Even if the Christian religion is trying to force their religion into the schools, it is a worthy try because the Ten Commandments are not only laws of the Bible but they are also laws of morality and laws of the United States. ... In the year of 2000, 49.5% of the population proclaimed to be of the Protestant Christian religion, which means that 24.5% of the supporters taken in the poll were not Christians ("Largest-). ... As a student in high school I will be the first ...

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Individualism/Collectivism behavior of Christian/Non Christian According to Martin Lynch (2001) "50 historically predominantly Christian countries are collectivistic, but many other traditionally Christian nations are individualistic." ... People's (Christians) behaviors have significantly changed because everybody including Christian is much more individualistic. ... People would be asked to signup up for a Christian documentary and non Christian documentary. ... People might socialize differently in a school environment. ... The school might not allow the mounting of video, and tapin...

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YoungLife Christian cultural over the years has dramatically changed. ... One of the Christian groups that has played in this change is YoungLife. YoungLife is a world wide organization with members involved in churches, schools, towns, and cities across the world. ... When I first walked into club, I could not believe that it was a Christian place. ... For example, I use to do high school rodeos and I made it to state finals one year. ...

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When I started my career as a teacher in a Toronto public high school, I found myself asking, "How can I, as a Roman Catholic, demonstrate Christian leadership in a secular setting?" ... During the Italy trip, I took these public high school students to the Vatican Museum and St. ... It is these experiences, as well as everyday classroom events, that allow me to demonstrate my Christian beliefs concerning community, respect, and integrity. ... For a person to have faith, it is not necessary to be present in a church or religious setting, but rather, it means to be able to display Christian ...

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The Mad Christian Scientists The constitutional guarantee of religious freedom has often butted heads with the state. ... Most people who have heard of Christian Science know one thing about it: Christian Scientists do not " believe" in doctors. ... Her parents took her out of school because of a "leg problem." ... When she had missed school for consecutive months, the school called Child Protection Services. ... No one would argue with the Christian Scientist's right to religious freedom, but the unnecessary deaths of Christian Science children raise the pressing questions about the ...

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Subsequently I joined a church that ran a Bible School called "Word of Life Bible School" where I studied for 4 ½ years and earned a diploma. However this Bible School belonged to the church I was attended, and was not accredited with any recognised College. ... My desire is to major in Christian Counselling as I feel that I am being used in this area, and would like to become more qualified in this field of ministry. ...

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Many people, both Christian and non-Christian, may believe the easiest life is the best life. ... In times of suffering, Christians must look to God for answers and learn more about him. ... Once Marmeladov dies, Katerina dreams she can open a prestigious boarding school. "[Katerina] will borrow a little money somewhere and set up a boarding school for the daughters of gentlemen and begin a new splendid life"" (252). ... In addition, suffering is necessary for a Christian's sanctification. ...

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I've grown up in a Christian home my whole life, my dad being a minister. ... We need God back in our schools. ... It was founded so that Christians could worship freely without being persecuted for their beliefs by the King of England. ... So why take it out of our schools? ... Why not at least try putting the Lord back in schools? ...

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Desiderius Erasmus Desiderius Erasmus was born in 1466 in Holland, where attended school at the Brothers of the Common Life. Over the span of 1466-1536 Desiderius Erasmus became the most influential Christian humanists of his time. ... Erasmus was most popular for developing and popularizing the reform plan for Christian humanism. ... He wanted to reform the church from within, while not destroying the unity of the medieval Christian church. ... In this work he successfully communicates critical analysis of the most corrupt practices of the Christian society. ...

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Thus Arab Christians' God is Allah. ... Christian "Faith" and Muslims "Works" can do the same. ... Thus Arab Christians' God is Allah. ... Christian "Faith" and Muslims "Works" Dec. 13, 2001 (Ishaq Zahid) It has become a fashion by many evangelical Christians and the like to take the verses of the Holy Quran out of context and distort or misrepresent their meanings. Christian priests and reverends or Jewish Rabbis spend years and years in the seminaries and religious schools to get degrees in theology before they are ordained as ministers or what have you so that they are perm...

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The key for this academic understanding, at least from a Catholic point of view, is through Christian interreligious dialogue and the Catholic Theology of Religion. ... I can speak from personal experience that after 12 years of Catholic teachings in primary and high school and even physically visiting and studying in the Vatican, that I continue to struggle with the topic of studying merely Catholicism. ... The Theology of Religion aims to look through the ideals and beliefs of other religions for implications of Christian relevance and to give concrete Christian definition to those character...

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He went to a strict monastic school. ... With their help, Erasmus helped in establishing humanism in England, especially the studies of classical studies to Christian learning. ... Perceiving himself as a preacher of righteousness, he set about purifying scholarship and Christian tenets from the rigid medieval culture. ... Because his works influenced reformers of his time, he is also referred to as the father of transformation, a 16th century religious revolution in Christian church. ... He was with the belief that elementary Latin and early Christianity should be taught at home b...

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There are things in schools we cant do because it may offend people and there are things in public we cannot do because of it, no matter what you are being controlled by someone's religion. ... Through offering after school programs and day care for individuals who could not afford quality care for their children, churches promote employment and a better standard of living. ... A President who created the Department of Education, who has served as a Sunday school teacher throughout his life, and who was, and is, a true champion of human rights. ... The Moral Majority postulated Democrat...

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Jerome Augustine, lived in modern day Algeria, was a philosopher of Neoplatonism and early Christian theologies. ... Augustine moved on from Manicheism to Neoplatonism and after entering the school of Plotinus, he began to believe that everything in one's life involves God, and things are unable to exist without Him. ... As the shift from cults to religion started to take place, a lot of heat towards the flourishing Christian faith broke out. Because the Christians were peaceful and open to everyone, they appealed to the vast majority of people, not just the poor. ... Emperor Constantine ...

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