In particular, the 1st Amendment, and more specifically, the first two clauses: " Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." ... Again, the constitution says, "Congress shall pass no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." ... Although it was comforting in times of need (such as national crisis, like the Oklahoma City bombing or when a student from our, or a near-by school died), religious authorities were available in the guidance office and the principal announced "a moment of...

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"This was the nineteenth year of the reign of Diocletian in Dystrus (March) when the feast of the Savior's passion was near at hand, and royal edicts were published everywhere, commanding that the churches Should be razed to the ground, the Scriptures destroyed by fire, those who held positions of honor degraded, and the household servants, if they persisted in the Christian profession, be deprived of their liberty. ... Seven years later, in a battle against his brother in law, Constantine was certain that divine intervention was needed to win. ... According to Constantine, his conversion...

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The definition of neighbor according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary is, "a person who lives next to or near another person.... Christians love according to God's law to promote the advantage of the neighbor spiritually and materially. ... They proclaimed abroad that they had fulfilled the law and claimed to love God, but they hated God's people (VanderWal). ...

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In light of the fact that we are responsible for helping our neighbors, the Bible also clarifies that our "neighbors" are not simply the people that we live near. ... He states that simply helping certain kinds of people is not enough, because "whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it" (James 2:10). ...

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The young man, being a virtuous man, states he in fact has followed these laws since he was young. ... There is historical proof that Mark's gospel was possibly written near Syria, around the year 70 A.D. (68). ...

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The Romans did not allow Jewish pilgrims into the city, however according to the written version of the Jewish oral law, known as Talmud, some Jews secretly made their way to the site of the Temple anyway. ... (Kay & Davisdon, 2002) At the opposite end of the Judaism spectrum, the Reform movement reveres the Torah for its ethical and moral values but believes it was written by man, not God and that its laws are not binding. ... Rabbi Jacob Ettlinger writes "since the gate of heaven is near the Western Wall, it is understandable that all Israel's prayers ascend on high there" (Ben D...

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Introduction Christianity has been a subject of much debate and controversy for many years. There have been many theologians who have studied Christianity and created doctrine of their own interpretation of Scripture. The doctrines that have caused much debate and have been argued for centuries woul...

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How do we allow our light (Holy Spirit) to shine bright for others to be drawn near? ... Living according to his word, seeking him with all our heart, hiding the word in our heart, praise him, recount all the laws, rejoice, meditate and delight ourselves in him. ... Our morals and Christian character must remain to the scripture of Galatians 5:22-23 ESV "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law....

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But it is also made evident that one must live an abstentious lifestyle, and give up material goods; namely all worldly pleasures, in order to satisfy his viewpoint: "The laws of Moses said, "You shall not commit adultery". ... Though it is true that the world would undeniably do better without of some of the worldly goods available to us, it is near impossible to reject them completely. ...

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Is the breeze the effect of something near you moving with such force that it displaces air in a given direction perhaps a car driving past? ... Charles Ryrie correctly responds to this definition by stating that it needs further explanation due to the changing meaning of law throughout history4. ...

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