The lamb also becomes a symbol of the deterministic delight of the divine. ... The lamb, thus, becomes a symbol of God and of the innocence of children as it is only in the children that God is most visible. ... He brings up the question of evil's existence, to quote "The Tyger," from Songs of Experience: "Did he who make the lamb make thee"". ... The poem raises an innovative question that if God is responsible for creating both the good things in life (the lamb) and the evil things (the tyger), how can God be good and moral? ... Satan thus becomes a symbol of the repressed. ...

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CUBAN SANTERIA Santeria, which literally means, way of the saints', originated in Cuba. Santeria is considered an Afro-Cuban religion. It has roots in Africa, specifically the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria. When Africans were brought to the New World as slaves, they brought with the...

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Marcoin's concept was of dual gods, one of a good thing and one of evils. ... Creating Jesus was the symbol of showing how a man can attain the purpose for which he has been created, and thus Jesus was created with only the spirit of goodness and not evil (Osborn). ...

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The narrative of Christianity presented a story of salvation accomplished through the life of a Savior who was both human and divine, but individuals had to embrace this salvation by going through a ritual process where they are led through the darkness of evil demons to gain soteria or salvation (Haase, 1978). Consequently, Christianity was not only turned native in Graeco-Roman cities, but also helped to shape the Graeco-Roman world; conversely the Graeco-Roman world helped to shape Christianity giving it the language and all other creative symbols at its disposal to produce what we practic...

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