Religion is sense of human relationship with forces beyond nature. During the history human had a need to have relations with something they believed and could support protect them. Some religions believe the life after death, some have one or more gods and some religions as Atheism do not believe i...
Violence touches all of us. Its roots are deep and entangled around issues related to race, gender, class, sexual orientation, religious beliefs and economics, among others. Violence pervades our past, shapes our present reality and threatens our future. Violence is not far removed from our li...
After the Military conquest of Spain by the Berbers from North Africa, Islam flourished in the Iberic Peninsula for more than 700 years. This was due first to lack of military backup on Spain's behalf, and secondly due to the pacifist teachings of the Islamic civilization. Islam started i...
Amos, whose name meant "burden" , was an ancient prophet who spoke to the Israelites. Amos was born in the village of Tekoa. The name Tekoa meant "to sound the [ram's] horn ." in the tribal section of Judah.. He spoke to the Israelites during the reign of King Jeroboam II around the year 760 B.C.E. ...
James provides the stronger of the two arguments, as not only recognizes that there is an inherent need to understand the origins of religions, but most importantly that it is the fruits and not the roots of religion that are of greater importance to humanity in understanding the need for religion. ...
Your first friends as a child are the kids that live in your neighborhood. You can ride your bike or walk to their house. Their backyard is your backyard. You share everything, or so you think. My friend, Erin and I were your typical, inseparable pair of friends "after I took the oath to accept...
Devil, Jesus, and God on a Dirt Road Due to Flannery O" Connor's deep religious roots she often includes many character references to the Bible and to Christianity. Through out her life O" Connor Remained a devote Catholic and never turned from her religion. (Lit. 672) Some of the characters are...
A Look at LSD and The Counter Culture Movement The normal consciousness that we deal with everyday is only one drop in an ocean of intelligence. For thousands of years, man experimented with the fruits of nature with the hope of finding the key to our unconscious. Man revered these fruits as ...
In our world nowadays, you will hear almost everyone say, "what goes around comes around," but do they know what that really means? "What goes around comes around" is the basic fundamental of Karma. According to Webster's dictionary, Karma is defined as, "seen as bring upon oneself inevitable result...
The evolution of religious history dates back to the Ancient Mediterranean and Middle East. Although these civilizations are long gone, the ideas expressed by the ancient Mesopotamian and Egyptian cultures have greatly influenced modern philosophies - and has impacted the development of contemporary...
"I pine and languish but he cares not whether I live or die--- If I see that thief of Govardhana that looting robber, that plunderer I shall pluck out by their roots these breasts that have known no gain I shall take them and fling them at his chest putting out the hell-fire which burns within me....
Moron Air Base, where I am currently stationed in southern Spain was once a bloody battle field. From 718 AD until 1492 AD Catholics from Europe and the Moores (Muslims) from Africa battled over this beautiful country. This series of battles was called The Recon quest. When the Christians won a battle they would burn the existing mosques and build cathedrals. Similarly when the Muslims won they would burn the cathedrals and build mosques. ...
