There are passages that intertwine with the subject matter. ... Another passage is Genesis 2:7 the creation of Adam, this passages is the moral standpoint of religious people against cloning. If God created man with his own hands who are we to create man with our hands. ... (Pg2) How many tries did it take for one success? ... In the article about cons and pros of human cloning the author states "The question is whether or not it is possible to hold cloning technology to just that, cloning organs and curing diseases."...

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We do know that science does raise questions that it cannot itself answer. ... Some theologians believe the Bible provides us with scientific as well as religious understanding. ... How do we approach the people who believe that the Bible is inerrant? I think we can surely state that some passages of the Bible are to be understood in a metaphorical way and it's not precisely an astronomy book (like St. Augustine said: "The Bible tells how to go to heaven, not how heaven goes-) but that doesn't allow scientists, who, for example, promote evolutionary naturalism, say that evolution is ...

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Four hundred years before Jesus was born Plato wrote Euthyphro, and in this passage he wrote that right could be seen as what the gods command. ... This leads to the question of why does God command it. ... Secondly, this theory does not only describe how laws of nature are, but how they ought to be also. ... How do we know what is wrong or what is right? ... The argument of abortion is a big issue with all of this. ...

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Slowly, with the added insight from the text, my own definition of religion has begun to take shape. ... It is based on beliefs and how people react to them. ... The rites of passage are the most frequent experiences involving state line questions. ... In the Christian religion, questions arise about the beginning of life and how we got to Earth. ... We also show a separation of church and state and how each American is aware and affected by religion. ...

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I will demonstrate the treatment that the religious slaveholders put towards the slaves, the passages they used from the Bible while beating the slaves, and how they refused to educate slaves, fearing the power they would gain if they were on the same level mentally. ... In particular, he notes that his Master, Captain Auld, was one Christian who would vocally justify his abuse of slaves with a passage from the Bible that he misconstrued. ... I have seen him tie up a lame young woman, and whip her with a heavy cow-skin upon her naked shoulders, causing the warm red blood to drip; and, in justi...

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It disturbs the comfortingly quiet way of life by asking questions no one among the "locals" remembers being asked, let alone answered."(Bauman, 1997:14-15) In other words, questions disturb a comfortable life and defamiliarise the familiar, daily life comes under scrutiny and devaluation. ... It should also be recognised that many of these societies" rituals also intertwined with ideas on the environment. ... The second example comes from Siena, Italy with a population of around 59,000 people. ... It can be seen from those two examples that ritual still plays a strong part in everyday life...

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There are many different passages in the Bible that relate to or specifically confront the issues of suffering and evil. ... Many theologians have tried to explain why God let suffering and evil into the world over the ages, with the earliest theodicy (an attempt to answer the question of why a good God permits the manifestation of evil) coming from Irenaeus, the Bishop of Lyons and a Church Father, who stated that evil is necessary for human moral and spiritual development and is part of God's purpose. ... This passage further backs up the previous two statements that suffering is a puni...

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Religion is based on beliefs and how people act based on those beliefs. ... Questions known as boundary questions are posed when humans are faced with new situations in their lives (Beliefs and Believers, Class 1). ... Rites of passage are the most frequent experiences involving boundary questions. ... Also in the Christian religion, questions may arise about the beginning of life and how we got to Earth. ... Interview with Dr. ...

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Religion is based on beliefs and how people act based on those beliefs. ... Questions known as boundary questions are posed when humans are faced with new situations in their lives (Beliefs and Believers, Class 1). ... Rites of passage are the most frequent experiences involving boundary questions. ... Also in the Christian religion, questions may arise about the beginning of life and how we got to Earth. ... As for my purpose on Earth, my question was answered by the Christian doctrine. ...

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First of all you need to know what the terms Theology, doctrine, and denomination are, and how they fit together. ... The problem is, that one person can look at a passage of scripture and interpret it as one thing, but someone else may read the same passage and interpret it in a much different way than the other person. ... He goes on to tell a story that illustrates how many people don't want to hear about Theology because it seems less real than just experiencing God. ... Christians need to be able to understand their history and beliefs so that they can effectively share it with other...

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Religion was a way to make sense of the array of questions that arose as to what would happen after everything that was known ceased, in other words, death. ... Greek tradition was similar to Egyptian, with royalty believing they were more than man and using their power to oppress many lower class people as slaves. ... The Koran has similar passages referring to the removal or killing of all those who are not of the religious word. ... The immensity found in the concepts behind religion and the creation/ meaning of the world have proved to be far too grand for humanity, as a whole, to deal wi...

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A question that every philosopher of time faces is whether or not time flows or is stationary. ... Stationary time would mean that the passage of time is an illusion. ... The other idea regarding the passage (or human advance through it) of time is that time is linear. ... Hence it is so with time." ... Some humans bear time with indifference, and others with difficulty. ...

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Nietzsche disagrees with what Thomas Aquinas says. ... We just want to know all of the answers to our questions and have that one person or godly figure that we believe has the answers to those questions. ... Tertullian talked a bit about the motivation of Christians, and how Christians should act. ... When reading these passages, I definitely gravitated towards Thomas Aquinas' views and ideas, and disagreed with what Nietzsche had to say about it. ... I disagree with his viewpoint. ...

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This teaching is base upon three passages in the Bible which prohibit the consuming of blood. Genesis 9:4: " but flesh with . . . blood . . . ye shall not eat," Leviticus 17:12- 14: "... no soul of you shall eat blood . . . whosoever eateth it shall be cut off," and lastly Acts 15:29: " That ye abstain . . . from blood . . . " Most all other Christian groups believe that these passages refer only to dietary laws, not medical laws. ... The parents were charged with aggravated child abuse. ... And then imagine how it feels, if you can bear to do so, that's what happened to little Ashle...

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Augustine continually incorporated Bible verses and passages into his own writing, artfully blending the Scriptures in with his own views. ... He fervently desired the recognition and prestige that came with being an accomplished rhetorician. ... In his youth he was obsessed with counting all the branches, while never seeing the whole tree. At times Augustine asserted that his pursuit of worldly wisdom was in direct conflict with his journey towards God. ... "For I felt that I was still the captive of my sins, and in my misery I kept crying "How long shall I go on saying, "tomorrow, tom...

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I believe that science answers the questions that religion "asks", and religion answers the questions that science "asks". ... So how dare we judge people with their "no valid experience" because it doesn't show on a radar? ... Brains and consciousness take place and questions started to form. ... How did this world even become a world? ... Religion answers these question with supernatural forces that we tend not to understand. ...

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By some people, it is no longer looked at as a question of choice but as a question of morality, and these concepts have led to a full-blown debate over something that really should not be questioned. ... One thing they do not consider is how the life of a teenager may be ruined if they are not given the option of abortion. ... This aspect of the abortion issue raises some very difficult questions. ... So how does one define the essence of a person? ... Several passages from the Bible indicate an indirect argument against abortion. ...

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This dilemma has vital implications for how Christians understand the love of God and the extent and sufficiency of Christ's work of atonement. ... The above questions became important to me as I began my graduate studies in clinical psychology almost 15 years ago at Wheaton (and remain to this day) and continue as I have pursued formal theological education (MDiv) from Liberty. ... But prior to this dialogue is one on how we determine what information is legitimate for the debate. ... With these two assumptions is place, the discussion can move to God's sovereignty" (pp. 8-9). ...

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Loyalty to a person or thing; allegiance: keeping faith with one's supporters. 4. ... This is a vast improvement over the perversions of "faith healing" described in the last sentence of the passage from Lucifer. ... As humans grow and begin to experience in greater fullness the reality that exists in the world, the more that they realize how unique they are. With that there is a natural progression to the need to question the very essence of who they are and everything else that lies around them. ... It is what we as humans use to embrace something that we might question, but still makes...

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Tao is a way of life for all mankind and that it shows men "how to preserve a right relationship towards each of their fellow human beings, and how to establish a cosmic harmony between men, earth and heaven." ... When asked the question "is there one word that should cover the whole duty of man?" ... It consists of four life passages. ... This does not mean thought that they weren't in touch with spirits. ... Although Confucius never built temples, over time they were built in his honour along with statues and tablets inscribed with his name. ...

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In the search for an answer to the question of is hell forever? ... Behind such a question lies an even deeper one. ... Moreover, there are positive reasons for thinking that these words do not have that limited meaning in the passages to which we referred. ... It is a response to questions such as will everyone be saved? Or indeed how could a loving God send anyone to hell? ...

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