Like epics in the classical literary sense, the movie focuses on a heroic character and his journey upon which the large number of people depend. ... Also, looking at another angle of the supernatural power, the god can be stronger if people are more fearful of them, like how Ares seems to be stronger than Zeus, which may be due to the fact that people may not pray to Zeus very often anymore, but they still pray to Ares – the god of war – since they think they are in war at that time. ... Even with Perseus' villagers, before the invasion of the fire-belching monster, everyone ...

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On a general type of definition, we can say that we speak of Satanism when we refer to people, groups or movements which, whether they are isolated or more or less structured and organized, practice in some form of the cult (e.g.: adoration, veneration, evocation) of that entity indicated in the Bible by the name of demon, devil, or Satan. ... Some of them are connected to another, while others are not; certain groups are unknown even to those same people who frequent the satanic environment. ... However, in general it can be said that the satanic rites serve the purpose of the celebrant, and ...

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They use the mission they have made to send the message of God to the people of New Mexico. ... Christ used the rock to compare to the land and the people. ... (Cather 239) This description of the hill is related to the spirituality because the hill seems to be an ordinary structure to us, but represents a Cathedral to the Bishop. ... Cather uses this description to start using land to represent how the people will be in the Americas. ... We learned how a sense of place and spirituality of the people was shown through the landscape. ...

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(New International Version Teen Study Bible) In modern times, faith has been weakened in meaning so that some people use it to mean self-confidence. ... (New International Version Teen Study Bible) Hebrews 11: 23-28 says, "By faith Moses' parents hid him for three months after he was born, because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king's edict. ... He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short time. ... God's faithfulness should be so deeply reflected in the lives of His people tha...

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Durkheim associates the sacred with the clan or society and the profane to individual; however Eliade "define the sacred as the sphere not of society, but of the supernatural – the realm beyond earthly life, full of changeless perfection, order, power, and beauty [and] the profane, by contrast, is not just the personal, but the entire changeable, chaotic, often dreary realm of ordinary human earthly life, stained by struggle and suffering and bordered by death" (272). ... A fundamental aspect of Weber's approach is therefore the importance he gives to religion as an influ...

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God's Mercy: Asked and Delivered Throughout the Bible there is a continuous theme of God's mercy bestowed upon his people. ... It is here that the friend and the enemies have implied that this is not an ordinary illness but a divine intervention illness cause as punishment for a sin. ... Some believe that this was in fact written through many people over a period of time making many revisions. ... The Lord's people should be like that." ... The author was very angry with these people, his enemies, who had spoken the "worst" about him. ...

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The Jews were strong people. ... Though the land often lacked water and no one knew if enough rain would fall from one year to the next or if locusts or field mice would spoil their crops, facing adversity only made the people of Galilee stronger and more supportive of each other. ... The people of Nazareth had a strong Jewish faith. As God's chosen people, descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the Jews believed this land was theirs, given to their ancestors whom Moses led out of Egypt. ... Mary as a believer is a model for every ordinary Christian. ...

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"He spoke in ordinary language and conveyed the sense of Gods presence and caring by his own human presence and caring for others and by his own human way of living his life, establishing values and priorities, praying and relating to others." ... Once again, Jesus" life being exemplary for people and in the same instance the duty of his divine message. ... Jesus tells the people to love God "with all of your heart mind, soul, and with your entire being." ... "In him in what he was, in the way he lived and in what he said and did for them, people tended to find new life, hope, challenge, ...

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PK arrives in the spaceship at Mandava, and is sent to research about the planet earth where people like him live. Thus earth also becomes an alien or the 'other' to the people of the planet from which PK arrives. ... They are God-fearing people.... He also points out to the "Shiva Linga" as a mere ordinary black stone. ... He asks Tapasviji to identify the religion of the people gathered in front of him. ...

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Every day, we as humans like to judge people. ... We need something to compare other people to. ... He sent Jesus down to earth and he preformed many miracles for many people such as raising the dead. He could do things that no ordinary person can do. ... People simply did not believe that there is a God because God is not tangible. ...

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Her short stories, "A Good Man is Hard to Find,"" and "Good Country People," "can be helpful tools for those looking for perfect examples of O'Connors unique and brilliant writing style. ... The same type of mistaken objectification takes place in an even clearer manner in the second of O'Connor's works discussed here, "Good Country People ". ... Instead, she depicts the "ordinary " human beings, notwithstanding flaws or deformity (Enjolras 6-8). ... In "Good Country People", the masked truth is reflected distinctively through the reality in the story, its equal counterpart. ...

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People practice religion for several reasons, throughout the world it is practiced as it being part of their heritage. However many people seek religion for the feeling of security. ... The Huron's people were free to interpret and practice religion as he as she wished, with in the constraints of public opinion. ... (The Huron p. 107) The oki, or supernatural powers or spirits, animated the universe and possessed powers that ordinary man did not. ... Their thunderbird comes down to free people held by other spirits. ...

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He argued that evidence from people's experience of observing the world showed that the laws of nature are unchanging and fixed, they are not subject to being altered. ... Hume does not accept chance or supernatural intervention hence he appeals for us to go with the evidence we are given and to consider which state of affairs is more probable (probability is key in Hume's theoretical argument), a miracle or an ordinary explanation. ... Moreover Hume asserted that we should be wary of evidence because of "the passion of surprise and wonder arising from miracles" is an "agreeable not...

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In the book, Holiness for Ordinary People. ... As human, its very typical and easy for us to love people who love us. ... Could that possibly be the reason why many people defines holiness as just loving God. ...

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" To ordinary human beings, finally- the vast majority who exist for service and the general advantage, and who may exist only for that - religion gives an inestimable contentment with their situation and type." ... "God is dead: but as the human race is constituted, there will perhaps be caves for millenniums yet, in which people will show his shadow" (Kaufman 108). ...

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[It] constraints, controls [and creates] boundaries. 3) Provides cohesiveness-brings people together, reaffirms their common bond and reinforces social solidarity. 4) Serves an euphoric function-it aids in establishing a pleasant feeling of social well-being. ... Durkheim affirmed that religion developed in society when a distinction was made concerning the sacred-the ultimate concern that is transcendental and extraordinary-and the profane-that which is ordinary. ...

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