... plenty of animated Bible story books available to teach children in a way that they can understand. The perfect marriage between consumerism and religion can be found in the myth of Santa Claus. As if the celebration of the birth of Christ wasn't quite enough, a new character had to be born, one specifically oriented toward children, one that is more expendible and ... mysterious. This is religion for children, replacing toys for Heaven, Santa Claus for God, reindeer for angels, and a naughty and nice list for punishing sin. It's difficult to sell Heaven to children because they live mu...

• Word Count: 1761
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... what would it be? Well this I feel is a very dumb question to ask a non-believer. It is like me asking you what you would ask Santa Clause for Christmas if he existed. You don't believe in Santa Clause I don't believe in Jesus. But if I did ask him a question I would ask him the most obvious one "Jesus am I going to heaven or hell ... ...

• Word Count: 1464
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... plenty of animated Bible story books available to teach children in a way that they can understand. The perfect marriage between consumerism and religion can be found in the myth of Santa Claus. As if the celebration of the birth of Christ wasn't quite enough, a new character had to be born, one specifically oriented toward children, one that is more expendible and ... mysterious. This is religion for children, replacing toys for Heaven, Santa Claus for God, reindeer for angels, and a naughty and nice list for punishing sin. It's difficult to sell Heaven to children because they live mu...

• Word Count: 1811
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... be the first painting to define true linear perspective, Masaccio created the illusion of a chapel with a vaulted ceiling, for his patrons the Lenzi family, along the west side wall of Santa Maria Novella. Research suggests that Brunelleschi may have designed or collaborated with Masaccio but there is no documented evidence to prove this. Giorgio Vasari described the fresco. "The most ... ...

• Word Count: 1305
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... fact that Jesus their savior was born on that day. Instead they will wake up in the morning and have presents to be opened magically dropped down the chimney by Santa Clause. The parents of these children are not spiritually trying to find themselves. Rather they are frantically buying presents so that their children will not be disappointed on a day that ... ...

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... Stephen King's current hit horror novels, "Desperation and The Regulators", are steeped in gnostic themes and terminology. What has made gnosticism spring up in both Stephen King novels and Rancho Santa Fe? Harold Bloom argues that gnosticism is the "American religion." He suggests that gnosticism's studied, measured, retreat from worldly matters and its adoration of the individual soul can be seen ... ...

• Word Count: 1846
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... . I woke up and thanked God for my life that day. Holidays were more than just celebrations, they had meaning. Christmas really was celebrating the birth of Christ, not just a day Santa gave us presents. Thanksgiving was a day of thanks; for life, for family, and for our world. Turkey was an afterthought. Religion was not something that was mainly brought out of ... ...

• Word Count: 1730
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School