The Pilgrimage of Grace appeared at face value, to be an entirely religious revolt and many historians agree with this finding although there are many other aspects of life affecting the rebels that may have provoked a rebellion and there are others who believe that the religious side to the Pilgrimage of Grace was only to 'deceive the simple and ignorant.' ... These socially economic causes were important and crucial parts of people everyday lives which were being changed. ... These included the closure of many churches and rumours began to spread that Holy days were soon to be abol...

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Through religious ritual and practice, people "make sense of the world, reach decisions and organize their lives," which was evident during my visit to the Hindu Temple in Flushing, Queens. ... I was mainly interested in the way religion is lived out in the community and the role it plays for the everyday lives of devotees, as many popular definitions of religion fail to account for the personal aspects that come with ritual and practice. ... While it was interesting to learn of God's numerous forms and their purposes, I desired a more personal account from a devotee; I wanted t...

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However, if humanity adopts the animal's ability to forget, the species will also enable the ability to only appropriate elements of the past that are "life-serving" and forget those that are unnecessary or harmful to our happiness (Nietzsche, 36). ... For Marx, religion is at the root of capitalism, in which humanity is alienated from internal, creative powers, which allows an external power to dictate man's life (Marx, 267). This ideology flourishes in a capitalistic society because it further supports the notion that the masses are not in control of their lives. ... Ther...

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