... Confucianism as being a religion when compared against my personal view on the subject. Although it was accepted by an amazing number of people for its time - it wasn't through religions methods that it became as widespread as it is now. The teachings of Confucianism appeal to many of the people of that age (and now) because the teachings applied to life ... felt that things of that nature would not be applicable to his teachings. That leaves followers of Confucius quite a large metaphysical gap to be filled. I believe that this method of teaching leaves far too many gaps when it comes ...

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... the holy war which naturally implies some military actions targeting the elimination or defeat of all enemies of Islamic faith and often associated with certain extremist movements that use military methods of struggle to achieve their goals which they attempt to justify by some sacred reasons in order to pretend that they are acting in accordance with the will of Allah ... a serious effort to do good works and to help to reform society. The lesser Jihad addresses fighting injustice and oppression, spreading and defending Islam, and creating a just society through preaching, teaching an...

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... on is the intensity and content Pastor Fischer introduces to the children, and also the problemental stereotype Jesus Camp has created for many Christians. Pastor Becky Fischer refers to her methods of teaching and practicing Christianity as recruitment. Watching the film, Pastor Fischer specifically uses the phrase get them while theyre young in reference to her ministry with children born-again Christians ... ...

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... . However, as the Muslims continued to profess their reverence for their datus and the sultan, as well as their belief in their royal lineage, the American leadership slowly incorporated unofficial methods and attitudes of working through the datus to achieve their goals. The American effect on the strengthening of the Muslim Filipino identity was then formed through the actions of the ... of Middle East-educated Filipinos, who had been sponsored by the Egyptian government to study Islam in Egypt. This group of Filipinos were exposed to an exclusively Islamic environment and teaching, an...

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... , has no place in the teachings of Islam. As one can see, many of the negative ideas commonly held by Westerners in regard to Islam are not typical of the teaching of Mohammed, but rather, practices sustained by people who incorrectly claim Islam as their religion. Hindu cultures, on the other hand, have no excuses as they have no defintive text ... their interactions with unrelated men. This obsession with keeping females in close proximity to their family has given rise to the common Indian practice of incest in various incantations.These methods also resulted in the girls being barred...

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