... considered to be the creator God; he is traditionally depicted as having four faces, representing the four Vedas. The god Vishnu represents the preservation and salvation aspect of god, and is often represented as one of his ten avatars, or incarnations, such as Krishna or Rama. As Goddess worship in India can be traced back to the Indus Valley civilization, it is not ... ; she is often portrayed as having black skin, eight arms each holding a weapon and a necklace of skulls. Lakshmi, the consort of Lord Vishnu, is the goddess of fortune and beauty, complementing the preserver nature of ...

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... , McCutcheon attempts to tackle the question by distinguishing how the theological language can be categorized between a gender-neutral "God" and the generic uses of "gods." However, he argues that there's not one a specific way to use the "correct (use) of language" when speaking in a theological perspective. McCutcheon discusses how implementing a "name" accurately can become an issue in two instances, both ... both secondary and post secondary schools - and how they may pose a problem in the understanding of how the theological language is perceived. When discussing deities from religi...

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... evidence that religion and spirituality aid in the prediction of physical and mental health (Hill, 2003). Religion and spirituality influence health in a multitude of ways including the important way in which religion and spirituality are viewed around the world, especially in times of need. Many studies, including one in which 96% of patients receiving treatment for coronary occlusive disease, have ... reported using prayer or some other form of religious or spiritual activity as a means of coping with an illness (Potts, 1998). The importance of religious beliefs and spiritual ties are ...

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... the amygdala, and the hippocampus. These nuclei are "primary in regard to memory, the production of visual imagery, and the expression and perception of most aspects of emotion (including religious ecstasy)." One of the more primitive limbic system nuclei is the hypothalamus, which mediates the expression of intense, rudimentary, and transient motivational states. It controls the desire to eat, drink, attack ... history, with countless cults and organized religions engaging in torture, sacrifice, and murder of non-believers (Buckman 31). This limbic-religious belligerence is even apparent...

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