A religion, as defined by anthropologists, is a spiritual belief shared by a group of people. Christianity over time has become more and more corrupt. Once what was a religion that millions died for and believed has now somewhat turned itself into a business. I read "The Christian Church" an essay about the slow downfall of Christianity.
The Corruption of Christianity essay was very good. It had a lot of good points. Its main point through its entirety was that religion has become a business. One point is that Today, churches ask that their members pay a tithe, a penny collection, an love offering, and sometimes an collection to pay the minister on his anniversary. This is so true, at my grandmother's church they send three offerings. The next point the story made was the ridiculous argument over the color of Jesus Christ. The bible says Jesus had hair of wool, his skin was like burned brass, his eyes were red, and his voice was like the roar of an ocean. To some people, this sounds like the descriptions of a black man, but whatever Jesus" color turns out to be we should love him for who he is and what he did. Would you like him more or less if he were black or some other color? The color of his skin is a stupid debate that has no since even being brought up. On the authors next point, he brought up how some preachers use aggression and a lot of excitement in their sermons and people really don't get a message. When this happens, people get real excited, but can't hear any of the message because they"re to busy paying attention to all of the preacher's animation. I have been to a lot of churches where the pastor tells the beginning of a message of a sermon then begins to start shouting and screaming and no message follows after that.
I like this essay because of the author's points. It seemed as if it was all my thoughts were stolen from another writer and put in this essay. All of the things that he brought up in the essay were points that I had previously noticed about the Christian religion.
THE CORRUPTION OF CHRISTIANITY During the Feudal times, Christianity was faced with countless problems. The beliefs of Christianity were being corrupted left and right. In my essay I am going to describe in detail what led to the downfall of Christianity. ... This led to the eventual corruption of the priest. ... The corruption of Christianity reached its highest peak during this time. ...
Two of the worlds major religions, Christianity and Judaism, have been subject to endless corruption. ... Christianity is another major religion that has been hit hard with corruption in so many different forms. ... These men later became the seeds of corruption in Christianity. When the apostles of Jesus Christ died, corruption in Christianity flourished. ... Its corruption is unfortunate and has lead to incredible suffering, whether it be Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, or any other religion of the world. ...
Christianity in the Middle Ages Christianity played a major role throughout the Middle Ages in society and politics. ... The church is often viewed, during this period of time, as a center of corruption, greed, and evil, with materialistic popes and unholy acts. ... Christianity was consistently present in the social arena of the Middle Ages. ... Corruption was cleansed by new clerical laws, in addition to the canon law, that banned simony, clerical marriages, and immorality in the church. ... Christianity influenced art, literature, and education. ...
Christianity in the middle Ages Christianity played a major role throughout the Middle Ages in society and politics. ... The church is often viewed, during this period of time, as a center of corruption, greed, and evil, with materialistic popes and unholy acts. ... Christianity was consistently present in the social arena of the Middle Ages. ... Corruption was cleansed by new clerical laws, in addition to the canon law, that banned simony, clerical marriages, and immorality in the church. ... Christianity influenced art, literature, and education. ...
As defined by Webster's English dictionary fundamentalism has a direct correlation with Protestant Christianity; however, it has in the past, and is currently, impacting many other forms of religion. ... Islam is the second largest religion in the world, second only to Christianity which has been the main religion in the United States and is actually making a strong comeback in America. ... Like Christianity modern Islam wishes to see a return to government with a religious foundation, but unlike Christianity in the US Muslims wish to see the government practically run by the basic Isl...
Assignment Analyze the forces that shaped Christianity and caused it to triumph in Europe. ... Response The triumph of Christianity began with the spread of the Christianity as the Roman State declined. ... Even as Christianity spread and grew, Christians were still prosecuted and hated. ... True acceptance came with Theodosius, who declared Christianity the official religion. ... Though the question of whether or not the church could stay pure and stick true to their original teachings without falling into the corruption of their power, riches, and social standing. ...
Events such as sermons from preachers such as George Whitefield or Jonathan Edwards lead the way in the newly found appeal of evangelical Christianity. ... Sermons became powerful omnipotence messages delivered by emotional preachers like Jonathan Edwards who evoked vivid images of the corruption of human nature and terrors awaiting in hell. ... The appeal of evangelical Christianity on both sides of the Atlantic depended on the ideas of the people around them who influenced a whole community. ... Motivate speakers such as George Whitefield or Jonathan Edwards radically accounted for the in...
Christianity in its beginning was a true GRACE religion. ... It is too bad people did not heed these words throughout the history of Christianity. ... You who are like whitewashed tombs that look handsome on the outside, but inside are full of dead men's bones and every kind of corruption. ... However, Christianity began to emerge from its Jewish womb. ... Then Emperor Constantine professed Christianity and the church was given legal status. ...
Christianity and Homosexuality Introduction The issue of homosexuality is one of hot debate in the West but here in India is not spoken of much. ... I make the exception for adoption because it no longer directly involves just the two consenting adults but a child as well In this paper I intend to explore the topic of homosexuality by looking at Christianity and homosexuality. I chose Christianity because it is within Christianity that different views on homosexuality arise. ... Christianity and Homosexuality In North America, gay activists and religious (Christian) conservative...