Almost every major world religion finds significant representation in Asia. Not only is Asia the birthplace of Buddhism, Hinduism, Daoism, Shinto, Sikhism, Confucianism and Jainism, the continent is also home to the largest Muslim population in the world, as well as significant numbers of Christians and Jews. Additionally, Asian immigrants have brought their religious traditions with them wherever they ... assist each other. History shows that numerous churches and religious organizations played very important roles in helping immigrants from China, Japan, the Philippines, South Asia, and Kore...

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... to further declines of religious commitment. However, with preachers such as Jonathan Edwards, in his notable sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God", stating that "The God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider or some loathsome insect over the fire, abhors you, and is ... dreadfully provoked. (5b2)", and George Whitfield, who caused even the skeptical Benjamin Franklin to empty his pockets into the collection plates. Using the simplest language, and taking advantage of ... their sins now. They spread their message out to all, to the simplest country fol...

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... blood and evil councillors against the commonwealth from his Grace and his Privy council of the same. And that ye shall not enter into our said pilgrimage for no particular profit to yourself, nor to do any displeasure to any private person, but by council of the commonwealth nor slay nor murder for no envy but in your hearts put away all fear and ... other religious artefacts and blessings were placed upon the revolt. The rebels wanted not only for a reassurance that the rumours affecting the churches wouldn't be enforced but for all heretical bishops to be dismissed and for Cromwell t...

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... history, catalogue the lives of "illustrious men," document ecclesiastical controversies, write scriptural commentaries, and correspond with many leading Christian scholars of the day. Of particular theological interest is Jerome's correspondence, beginning in 404, with Augustine. Although the first letters concern somewhat antagonistic disagreements regarding scriptural interpretation, most of the subsequent ones chronicle their serious and ... on church controversies. Jerome's Epistulae (Letters; 371-418) reflect his caustic wit and austere moral sense; they are written to a wide rang...

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... dominated English portended the onset of religious persecution in Ireland. Thus, 1641 can be regarded as a strike by "Catholic" Ireland in an endeavour to overthrow the Protestant regime in Ireland. The political debate of pre-1641 Ireland about the extent to which legal toleration should be provided to Catholicism added to growing separation and angst between the two religious communities. The anti-Catholic legislation passed ... by the parliament of 1613-1615 is in direct relation to the emergence of a distinct national identity in early modern Ireland. By securing the rigorous ... , a...

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... the Catholic middle class, and a change in their societal position, which, in turn, led to a change in attitudes towards these Irish Roman Catholics. One of the most important instances whereby the governmental and political attitudes towards Irish Roman Catholics can be seen is through means of tax. As MacGeehin 3 details in her article, a levy called a ... discusses, this political policy backfired upon the governmental circles who enforced it. The policy was ultimately unsuccessful, and to effectively deal with this, as MacGeehin, (3), outlines, a new system whereby outlawed Catholic...

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... of the gentlemen. The ideal they sustained was the ideal of a polite and polished world in which, men of quality, that is, for no others counted would be ashamed to be cruel or gross or enthusiastic, in which the appointments of life would be spacious and elegant, and the fear of ridicule the potent auxiliary of the law in maintaining the decorum and harmonies of ... hearts of men. "This awful revolution," wrote Gibbon of the Western collapse, "may be usefully applied to the useful instruction of the present age. It is the duty of a patriot to prefer and promote the exclusive interest a...

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... In America religious affiliation has often led to commentators speculating that voters of a particular denomination are likely to vote in a certain fashion. Research however conducted during the 1990s has shown this not to be the case and that the extent of religiosity is a more reliable indictor of the direction in which vote is likely to be cast. This suggests therefore that although ... prayer broadcasted on television a clear indication of his religious conviction and the extent to which his deems his religious interpretation influence his ability to make political decisions. Of parti...

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