Religion Critical Thinkings Samples For Students

“Sacred time is a "time out of time," when the community's sense of the sacred interrupts ordinary experiences of time” (Patheos.com).According to the Muslim conception God has not only created the world, but also supports everything that is going on in it now. “The Muslim calendar (based on the lunar year) dates from the emigration (hijrah) of the Prophet from Mecca to Medina in 622. Ramadan is the most sacred time in the Islam. Has a sacred significance and is part of the religion. His is month of the worship, the month in which the Qur'an was revealed, the month ...

- Hindu Rights and Rituals: Describe Hindu worship and the role it plays within the Hindu Religion

Puja is a term that directly refers to Hindu worship, which is practiced primarily on an individual basis (“Worship (Hinduism),” 2005). Such is in line with the premise of Hinduism, which emphasizes on the value of personal experience in terms of its worship (Kreeft, n.d.). Deities in Hinduism are worshipped privately, such that it involves the supplication of personal offerings made by worshippers. Gods are typically chosen for worship according to preference, their images displayed at homes and are given incense, water ...

The Dalai Lama is the spiritual as well as the sequential leader of Tibet. He has had to face numerous challenges since his accent to the leadership mantle, being sent to exile in 1959 at a time when the Chinese occupied Tibet. Since then, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has been vigorously advocating for non-violence in his home country. As a result, the Dalai Lama has travelled the world over in a bid to give lectures on Buddhism teachings. This is in an attempt to make the teachings readily accessible to all nations worldwide. During his worldwide lecture tours, the Dalai Lama ...

“Mrs. Dalloway” is a novel written by Virginia Woolf published in 1925 by Hogarth Press in United Kingdom. It is one of the best known novels in the history of fiction, and a best from Virginia Woolf. The novel is basically a combination of two earlier short stories from the writer named “Mrs. Dalloway in Bond Street” and “The Prime Minister”. The novel discusses the preparations made by Clarissa for a party she is hosting in the evening. While reading the novel, the story travels in the past that gives reader an understanding of the past life of Clarissa. The ...

I do accept as true that people should have equal opportunities regardless of their race, gender or religion. Discrimination on the foundations of either of the three kills democracy and is detrimental to the development of the economy and life. Equal prospects to all natives in spite of their race, religion or gender promote unity amongst the people living in the nation or state. Both men and women ought to be betrothed in active employment and given equal chances to compete in the career world . Equal opportunities to all help in making sure that all races and religions are ...

Religion is part and parcel of society as it helps in defining what society really is and how it functions. There are many religions in the world today many of which have a huge following. When putting the social context of religion into perspective, it is clear that it cannot be separated from society and therefore it has to be incorporated therein almost every facet of life. On one hand, religion intersects to what society is and on the other, on the issues that affect the said society. Ronald Johnstone, in his book Religion in Society: A Sociology of Religion ...

In her article, “‘My veil does not go with my jeans’: veiling, fundamentalism, education and women’s agency in Northern Cameroon”, Jose van Santen (2010) outlines the impacts of Islamization of West Africa on gender by sharing her mentoring experiences with Maimouna, a girl who grew up being subjected to the Islamic fundamentalists in Cameroon. The story takes us on a journey through Maimouna’s childhood, where we meet her Islamic parents who, by all respects, are very lenient and let her follow her own path. Maimouna is drawn by the potential knowledge she can gain by going ...

Upon returning from school, my son immediately rushed towards me sobbing. His tears scared me off making me run my hands all around his body in the search of a bleeding wound. Alas! Instead of a bruise, I found his test scores. To my amazement, these tears were not because of failing the course, but because of not scoring the highest. Wiping off his tears, I smiled at him telling him that success and intelligence is not always measured by scores. It is the effort, the dreams and the hard work which counts because grades do not reflect a person’s capability. ...

1) Athens and Sparta were the main city-states of Ancient Greece. Between the VI and V centuries B.C., they contended about the political and military domination over the entire Greek territory. The only feature they had in common was the fact that they were both “polis”, Greek city-states. However, Athens and Sparta were completely different in terms of their political, social and cultural systems. According to Laveck (2010), Sparta, also known as “Lacedemonia”, was founded in the XIII century B.C. The city-state Sparta was born through the merge of four Doric tribes. During the VII century B.C., Sparta started ...

Having seen the interview on YouTube, I have to say that I was not impressed by what I saw or heard. The interviewer was biased and her aggressive posture as the interview went along was a total give-away. The interviewer was unfair to Aslan, and in most cases, kept asking the same question again and again without justification. It was also obvious that she tripped, as her emotions got the better of her. Aslan was so convincing with his response that Lauren Green, the interviewer, made the interview so personal and hit out at Aslan, without even thinking about her ...

Love is an involuntary feeling of intimacy and affection to towards another person. People feel love because they appreciate the personality traits and attributes of the other person (Living Together Formation and Dynamics of Intimate Relationships 1). Eventually, love may result into marriage after two individuals have an intimate relationship for a certain period of time.
Courtship refers to the duration that comes before a couple becomes engaged and eventually gets married. In most cases, courtship results from the mutual intimate feeling of love and affection towards each other. It also relates to mate selection. Most people court those individuals ...

The major themes of in the novel, “Things Fall Apart” by Achebe includes the tussle between tradition and change, the varied ways of interpreting masculinity and language or dialect as a symbol of cultural disparity have been discussed in this essay. The themes have been exposed mainly through the main character in the novel called Okonkwo. The novel presents the traditional ways of life of the clan of Igbo at a time when they were faced with the dilemma of embracing chance that was brought by the European colonialists and missionaries.
The theme of varying interpretation of masculinity starts with ...

Both the theologian James Cone and the existential philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre looked at the world and were unsatisfied with the status quo they experienced around them. This dissatisfaction led them to know ideas and perspectives with which to see the world. These ideas resonated with others, which gained them the notoriety they have today as important philosophical/theological figures. The Public Broadcasting service (PBS) did a profile of James Cone in its series “This far by faith” which explains how the social and political tides at the time shaped his view of the world and his ideas for how he thought ...

Discuss this statement in relation to two areas of knowledge.

Two areas of knowledge discussed in this essay relate to religion and ethics. However, a sound definition of concepts must be advanced before profound discussions on the subjects religion and ethics are embraced. Religion was considered the opium of the people by the Philosopher Karl Marx (1818 – 1883). Marx perceived the facts embodied in religion as well as rituals and beliefs to be nothing more than systems used to subjugate people. Precisely, it was exploitation of man by man, the powerful exploiting the powerless; rich by poor; owners of the means of production by those who work for them (Bulbulia. ...

Introduction

One of Paul’s letters to the Church, the Romans epistle has for the past two millennia been elaborated upon by the Church in connection with prevailing circumstances. This is because the change in times has shed light upon issues that are relevant to respective generations. Various theological authors over time did indeed come up with their own interpretation of the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Roman people. Some of these authors were labeled rebels as a result of their interpretation attempt to explain sensitive issues about Christ’s Church and as a result had their works labeled ‘blasphemous’. One ...

Who are we? How did we get here? What’s the point? This are just some of the many question we ask ourselves, questions to which the answers we do not know. But one thing is for sure according to me, it is these questions, simple but so complicated questions that have led us this far in life. These questions are the ones that have led man in the quest for discovering who he is. These questions are the one that in the first place have led to the discovery of art, religion, history and philosophy.
In the ...

Critical Thinking on Media Theology

Today people in the West can hardly imagine communication without internet. The massive involvement with social media affected also the Christian community that learned to use tools to communicate with congregations. Social media helps educate Christians on religious matters. It is involved in events management and organization of church activities, that use social media options to connect and stay informed about forthcoming occurrences in church life. Internet offers diverse sources for information on Christian issues. Generally, Christian communities benefit from social media that keep them connected and give them new resources to encourage each other in their faith.

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Multi-various Religious thoughts and language usages existing in developing nations are an issue leading to conflicts. The Mahayana Buddhism and Shintoism predominantly followed religions in Japan in its pathway has prescribed the mind to apply moral values in every walk of life; whether it is a work place, family or the society.
The concept of the Japanese word ‘Wa’ advocates the mind in principles of harmony in togetherness, to keep away from the selfish individualistic thoughts obstructing the good values in ‘team spirit’ and productive ‘team work’ strengths. Likewise, words like ‘Kao’, ‘Omoiyari’ are positive thoughts promoting practices relating ...

Philosophy

In his philosophy, Nietzsche appraises the origin of morality, in an attempt to recount the backgrounds of both sin as well as morals (3). Owing to the fact that basic words of ethical deeds entails several connections with nobility alongside the slavery theories; he capitalizes on the coincidence to genially sum up the difference between nobility and the slave moralities. He tailors the nobility morality on magnificence alongside the aspiration to enhance quality as opposed to inferiority, whereas the slave morality tends to proclaim ‘good’ as the absolute opposite of nobility “beauty or good.” For instance, the slave nobility ...

2. Relationship between storytelling and religion in Life of Pi
With one voice, logicians and researchers through scholarly history have avowed the key relationships that exist between storytelling and religion. Basing on the relationship exuded between storytelling and religion, Martel wants the readers to emancipate the Life of Pi through a contemptuous perspective, whereby they can decide to have faith in it at the desired rate, almost as one can choose to trust in God because it is a common stance in the society (thesis). The young man, Patel, grasps this motivation in different sectors. He turns into a devotee of ...

The terrorist group al-Qaeda may not have been known if not for the heinous attacks they committed against America in 2001 but al-Qaeda has been around long before the said attacks on 2001 even took place. Al-Qaeda was founded by the wealthy Saudi sheikh Osama bin Laden in 1988 and ran it until his death in 2011 (Zimmerman, 2013). Al-Qaeda under the leadership of bin Laden actually planned to attack USA—a threat that was not sufficiently addressed until the bombing attacks in 2001 (Zimmerman, 2013). Al-Qaeda functions as a network with bases in different countries within the Middle East, and ...

Jesus Is the Christ

A paper

Introduction3

Summary of Critique4
The gospel according to Matthew6
Matthew's sinister motives?7
Jesus as the son of David7
Luke's gospel10
Conclusions11
INTRODUCTION
In the book; Jesus is the Christ, Bird focuses on the personal differences of the writers of the gospels as the reason for the variations in the details and inconsistencies between them. Bird examines the weaknesses of the writers in producing information that suggests their areas of focus and intentions. This critique seeks to identify both Bird's faults and strengths as well as establish the accuracy of his comments, ...

Influence of Buddhism

Influence of Buddhism

Introduction

The Indian region is politically decentralized due to the diversity of religion. However, the organized teachings of Buddhism in the Gupta Empire help the nation in establishing their political and religious unity. Although it was lost after the prosperous reign of the Gupta Empire, it left a significant impact in teaching morality and ethics. Two of the major documents helped in maintaining the significance of Buddhism in India, which were the “Dhammapada” and the “scripts of Faxien”. These two documents depicted the moral teachings of Buddhism during its reign in the Gupta Empire. The objective of this ...

Introduction The debate on the moral argument is unending, as Stich (2012), states that the disagreement arising from the debate on the topic is unending. This disagreement leads to some scholars stating that Moral claim is unreal and a basis of “wrong belief”. These however are not across every part of the debate considering the dynamism of morality. This writing explains the Meaning of moral claims; the objections of moral claims; the responses to the objections and the arising implications. Through these meanings, it is clear how the disagreement continues to factor in as more questions get asked.Meaning Moral claims ...

The ministry for adult faith formation within my parish has evolved over the years with transformations that reflect the basic needs of an adult faithful currently around the world (Huebsch Page 12-24). Even though the transformations have seen some developments in the approaches the ministry has used in its activities, much still remains to be desired in that most things are still pegged on the old age doctrines. I would rate my parish’s adult faith formation as a moderate one that has systematically avoided extreme stands in its approaches. It has been slow in embracing fast moving changes in ...

There are various moments when I became heightened agent. At my childhood, there were various dress-code dynamics that influenced the children in society. There were new trends of dress code that influenced many youths to change their dress code, but I remained attached to the traditional was of dress code. In fact, I focused on the dress code that conformed to my traditions and religion. The dress code on this perspective entails dressing in the official clothes and official shoes. During the time of changes, there was a move for women to dress on short skirts and trousers. Such dress ...

Reflection on Judaism human nature

Various religions have different beliefs on human nature. This paper seeks to analyze the human nature as presented in the Judaism philosophy as recorded in Torah. Judaism hold that the origin of human beings is creation i.e. humans were created by a supernatural being-God (Harold Coward, 2008). I partially agree on this philosophical approach because the origin of humans as we may know today is subject to serious debate. There is no any specific evidence on the origin if humans that leaves no doubts and various question unanswered.
The created human beings are in the image of the creator. ...

St. Stephen Catholic Church and School continues to enhance its faith formation programmes to meet the unique needs of the various age groups it serves. However, it faces a number of shortfalls, among them, the effective faith formation of the young adults and the older adolescents. Hence, the church ought to come up with innovative and creative ideas to remedy the situation.

Recommendations for the Older Adolescents

East drew crucial insights from research and thinking of key leaders on the best practices for achieving higher adolescent formation results in parishes. One of them is the asset-building approach. Here, the parish identifies, nurtures, and demonstrates its ...

Byzantine art is a general name which is used to describe the artistic products which come from the Eastern Roman Empire, which is sometimes known as the Byzantine, as well those which come from the nations and states which were culturally inherited from the empire. These products were mainly Christian-oriented art even though derived from techniques and forms of Greece and Egypt. This style spread to all other corners of the empire, even in places where the orthodox Christianity was flourishing (Evans &William, 2).
The style that characterized the Byzantine art was one which was almost concerned with the ...

When it comes to religion, most people nowadays hate the idea of a dogmatic belief. If we turn back the time, many scholars and artists reacted on the dogmatic teachings of the Roman Catholic Church during the period of enlightenment. Some expressed these reactions in writings and some in artworks. The scholars in the 18th century started to question the hierarchy of truths that the church’s Magisterium is protecting. The age of enlightenment is also referred to as the age of reason. It was a big movement aimed at freeing the minds from its slavery from the teachings of the ...

The history about Islam has always been linked to the Islamic empire’s existence. From the beginning, Islam existed and spread in the form of a community whereby Islam was both a cult and a political order (Courbage et al. 344). Egypt, Persia and Levant were all involved in the transformation of Islam to the present state it is in today by the power of the Arabs. There have been differing views on how to deal with the history of Islam even though there are evident sources of how and why Islam was transformed from a cult to an acceptable religion. This critical ...

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Culture and Society

According to Zion and Kozleski (2005), culture refers to “The system of shared beliefs, values, customs, behaviors, and artifacts that the members of society use to interact with their world and with one another” (p. 3). With regard to the given understanding of culture, a person’s environment provides the essential cementing in the creation and adoption of principles in life. In other words, every human being has ideologies that navigate him or her in life and eventually, said person’s comprehension of death. The aforementioned ideologies are the ...

In the summer of 2001, Andrea Yates murdered all five of her young children. When she surrendered to authorities, she said that Satan had had a conversation with her, and she had decided to kill the children so that they would not go to hell. When she went on trial, she was initially convicted but ended up receiving an acquittal by virtue of insanity. There are several different factors that went into her diagnosis.
In my opinion, a combination of biological and behavioral issues combined to lead Andrea Yates to kill her children. Given the fact that each childbirth gave ...

Institutions

I believe that human beings are capable, and even have a need to behave in a certain prescribed manner in respect to their environment, experience, people, event, location, object, and/or activity depending on the importance or symbolism that they attach to the same. Whether it is their birthplace, parent, memory, child, workplace, or job, these places/things/experiences/activities are physically or symbolically accorded deep respect or veneration, because of their relevance to an individual or group of people, so much, so that they become sacred. Sacred refers to anything that needs to be revered because (in the traditions, experience, culture, beliefs and narratives ...

Religion is a monotheistic form of worship or religion. It imbibes and generally covers a span of traditions, practices and beliefs which have their origin from the awakened one-or the Buddha; called Siddhartha Gautama (Emavardhana and Tori, 199). It is believed that the Buddha was enlightened on matters of life, philosophy and religion, for this simple reason, it is accredited to him the bringing about of the religion of Buddha. Records, history and empirical data point to the direction that he must have lived and taught religion in the Easter parts of India in the period of the 4th to 6th century. ...

Human nature in Buddhism refers to the innate or inborn character that human beings possess. It is worth noting that most philosophers and religious thinkers have debated the question of whether the human nature if evil or good. Buddhism religion has various views regarding the nature of human beings. Buddha addressed the issue of human nature directly, especially on issues related to whether humans are essentially evil or good. Buddhism religion asserts that human beings have the potential of doing good. In fact, given an opportunity human beings can lean towards being good and aspects of goodness. Buddhism teaches ...

Sonbol’s “Women in Shari’ah Courts: A Historical and Methodological Discussion” look at the Shari’ah courts and qadis before modern legal transformation. In addition, the article looks at the laws and the Islamic legal system that govern the role and lives of women. Many critics of the Shari’ah’s customs justify the laws relating to women with the teachings of the Qu’ran. Sonbol attempts to show the system before the culture transformed to the modern days and ways of reasoning. Even though the standard of the society dictated the importance of women, and the qadis ...

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Reading 1: Using the assigned reading from Rowlandson, and then EITHER the assigned reading by Columbus OR Cabeza de Vaca, discuss the tone and the purpose of each piece. Which piece best fulfills its purpose? Why? How does the first person narrative form help the purpose?
Rowlandson’s approach was more formal and less direct. The narration appeared less personal as compared to how Columbus made his letter, although both authors were telling the story of what transpired base on personal experience. The content of the reading was pure of emotions—fear, anger, rage, ...

Arab Americans trace their origin in the Arab countries that have diverse cultures and religion. Some of these countries are Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Lybia, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates among many others. In terms of population, Arab Americans in the United States of America are more than 1,600,000 according to the 2010 US Census. Moreover, while majority of the Arab countries are Muslim in religion, Arab Americans are largely Christians. They are immigrants who historically experienced discrimination in all aspects of life. They are discriminated in terms of color, labor, religion, and ...

There are many different religions living together in the United States, and the topic is deep enough as to be able to write a book about it. For that reason, let us do a summary of how Judaism, Hinduism and Catholicism have influenced the United States and how their host country influenced them.

Even in 2008, during the presidential campaigns there was a high volume of God talk amongst

the candidates. Today the political debates are still about religious topics: prayer, religious
display on public property, and the limits of government aid to religious organizations.

Ultimately the debate is over the famous topic of church-state relationship, and the moral

perspectives that are brought into the political arena which in turn have consequences in public
everyday life (Wald & Callhoun-Brown, 24).
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Al Qaeda Recruitment in U.S. Prison
Al Qaeda Recruitment in U.S. Prison
Al Qaeda is an international Islamic and militant group founded by Osama bin Laden. The group strictly operates under sharia law and calls for global jihad. This group is considered to be a terrorist organization by several countries including the United Nations Security Council. After the September 11, attack which is attributed to Al-Qaeda activities, the U.S. government launched a war against terrorism. This move has dampen the activities of Al-Qaeda however it seems that their recruitment process has been more active especially being prominent internationally (Joscelyn, ...

The definition of humans in the past was greatly majored on the ape-like features that made their separation between humans and the apes difficult. In this case, human’s beings were defined as archaic humans with lower brain capacity. However, apart from the characteristics provided, there was no any single accepted definition of human beings. Therefore, there were no adequate definitions. Currently, the term human being refers to the only extant species of the genus Homo. Homo sapiens refer to the anatomically modern man who evolved from the archaic human beings. -What are the characteristics of a civilization? How do ...

Every child which was born in a religious family has a different order of mind from those children, whose parents do not attend the church and do not believe in the God’s influence on our life. Since his early childhood Max was told that lying, cheating, killing, etc. are cardinal sins and he tried to be obedient in order not to upset his parents. But, on the other hand, he lives in a society, where other children do not follow his pattern of life and who can afford more than Max can. He decides to cheat, because he doesn’t want ...

ECCLESIOLOGY

Ecclesiology refers to the study of the church. Through ecclesiology, people are able to understand the purpose of God for the church in the modern world.
Ecclesiology is the doctrine of the church: The study of its origin, nature, ordinances, constitution, and activities (Bragg, Para 1). A clear understanding of Ecclesiology is very important for every believer because it forms a basis for his faith. In addition, it serves as a guide in the daily life of the believer.

Vanier’s thought in light of our self -understanding as God’s people

In 1950, at the age of twenty-two, Vanier chose to leave the Navy to respond to a gentle call of Jesus to ...

When Europeans arrived in the "New World," they did not find a barren, uninhabited land, but rather large and complex Amerindian societies. The cultural clash that ensued would radically change both Europeans and natives. Although there was widespread collaboration on the part of native Amerindians, such as opportunistic chiefs using Europeans for their own wealth, overall the collision of cultures created more problems for Amerindians than improvements. This is evidenced by the one-sided power relationship where Europeans often exploited Amerindian populations for economic opportunities and a lust for conquest. The contact between Europeans and Amerindians detrimentally transformed native society in the ...

Introduction

The three areas of peacemaking areas in criminology are religion, critical and feminism. Fundamental rationalization of criminology is that basic reaction to crime does not bring better understanding of problem solving. Criminology offers the context that crime is due to problems that people suffer like poverty, alienation, abuse among other reasons.
Criminology holds the stand that crime perpetuates itself through policies and social control programs that are repressive (Downes, 2011). These incorporate methods that ensure that solutions for crimes are implemented in the society. In different ways, this reduces violence and crime in general.
It is a more ...

Teenage sex is increasingly becoming a society wide concern as more teens are becoming sexually active at an early age. Teenage sex has become a major societal concern due to the increased cases of teenage pregnancies, HIV amongst teenagers and Sexuality Transmitted Infections (STIs). In an attempt to remedy the increased cases of teenage sex, various groups including government agencies, religious outfits and social groups have proposed varied approaches to tackle this issue. Some of the measures that have been proposed include sex education, use of condoms and contraceptives and abstinence. These measures proposed to tackle the issues of teenage sex ...

A review of the relationship between the church and state, especially during the medieval period, gives us an insight on the tug of war that existed between the two institutions and how both tried to win over the lives of people during that period in history. Furthermore, the relationship of these two institutions gives us an idea on how to understand Western traditional of government as a whole. From the 11th to the 14th century, Europe was in an uneasy state. These were centuries marked by conflict and warfare both within the kingdoms and outside the borders that a serious effect ...

Book Review

Lane, William L. Hebrews: A Call to Commitment. Vancouver, B.C.: Regent College Pub, 2004.

Introduction

Summary
The commentary by Lane is an exegetical and technical works that is based on the original text of the Hebrew. The author interacts with latest literature to make commentaries about the book of Hebrews. This makes the book fit for seminary students, scholars and people with an understanding of the original text. It has been argued that Hebrews is a difficult book. Hebrews is considered as a very difficult book, many people perceive it to be very difficult and this is what motivated Lane to ...

Introduction

Through the years, circumcision of male infants occurs worldwide for a variety of reasons. The reasons range from; religious, medical, cultural and even personal preferences. Though it is a widely practiced ritual, recent debates have seen debates rise over its importance and necessity according to the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (2010), arguments arise on the ethical, and human rights issues, and health benefits of infant male circumcision. Circumcision is a safe procedure; however, in some cases, there may be minor or major complications. The process involves the surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis. Before the process, anesthetic cream is ...

When I first heard of the term “humanities”, I initially thought it is simply about humans and how they live with other people and nothing more. I thought it was the study of culture and how people interact with one another in a way that would foster respect and appreciation of another’s culture. However, after discussions about the true meaning of humanities, I realized that it is about people, culture, and more. Humanities is the study of people from various time periods and in all parts of the world, including academic disciplines such as literature, religion, philosophy, arts, and ...

Introduction: Social Control

Social control entails generally to both the political and societal mechanisms/ processes present, which aid in the regulation of group and individual behavior. This is often in an attempt at gaining both compliance and conformity to the prevailing rules, norms and regulations set, in a given jurisprudence, social grouping or society. In the field of sociology, this is categorized into two core avenues: informal and formal means of social control. The former, pertains to the internalization of various values and norms, through various forms of socio-cultural and religious interactions. The latter, entails the presence of external sanctions, enforceable through policies, ...

Religion cannot be defined by a particular set of words due to its complex nature. Different philosophers, scholars and theologians have held different opinions on religion, some which are radical. Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud stood out for their unique views on religion, which have been studied for centuries. They both rooted for the abolition of religion. Religious instinct is a part of human existence. Every society has something that would be classified as religion by modern scientists. Human beings have formed a strong inclination towards religion since time immemorial. Marx described religion as the ‘opium of the people’, a quite controversial and popular ...

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Ethnic Studies
Ethnic Studies was created so that people of colour this include African-Americans, Asian-Americans and Latino-Americans, could share their history, and achievements in their own way. In this paper I will discuss the origin of slavery and its abolition in America.
Most African-Americans are descendants of slaves that were captured mostly in West Africa and sold to Americans who owned cotton and sugar cane plantations. The Europeans did not introduce slavery in Africa, it was in existence for thousands of years they just exploited it. The captured slaves were completely cut off from family, friends and ...

American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us was written by Robert Putman and David Campbell. It gives more information about the aspects of religion in America. In this book, the authors give a wide coverage on the different aspects of religion in the past and contemporary American society. They use appropriate sociological methods in the collection, analysis and presentation of data. First and foremost, they give factual information which is based on their own research and that of the other scholars. A part from relying on their own surveys, they use secondary sources from Gallup, the Pew Religious Landscape ...

Question 1

Mohammed Rafiq was born in India and practices Islamic. Nevertheless, in the workplace, his colleagues as well as hi manager keeps on referring to him as an Arab and essentially takes him to be an Afghanistan citizen even though Rafiq has told them on several occasions that he is from India. Harassment based upon an erroneous depiction of a worker's national origin is as unethical as harassment based on the worker's actual national origin. For instance, in Rafiq’s case, the colleagues made discriminatory comments regarding Rafiq’s religion simply because he was from a religion that they associated with a different ...

Mohammad Ali

He is an American former professional boxer. Formerly known as Cassius Clay, Ali won his first world heavyweight championship at the age of 22 and went on to win the title three times in a row. Mohammad Ali revolutionized boxing as he brought speed, prowess, and charisma into the boxing arena. Mohammad Ali became famous when he refused to join the US Army to fight in the Vietnam War. He was stripped off his title and only allowed to play again in 1971.
In 1964, after winning his first world heavyweight title, Mohammad Ali, then Cassius Clay, joined the ...

The US has for long been the leading super power, a lot of financial resources in the US budget are used in the security sector and. There are many security threats that the world is exposed to, and the US is in the frontline of ensuring that the world is safer. However, there have been mixed reactions from different sources concerning how the US carries out its security operations. It has launched attacks in other nations such as Iraq; the reason given for these attacks is that the US is protecting its people from external threats. Many nations are against ...

The play ‘Good People’ revolves around the life of a single mother, Margie Walsh and her search for a job after she is fired in her current job for being ineffective due to her tendency to work or report late occasionally. The play brings together her past life and her present to give the viewer a clue of the life she has lived and how it has shaped her to whom she is today. It is this ability to combine the past and the present that reveals clues as to who could be the father to Joyce, Margie’s daughter. Mike is ...

Chapter 7: Civil Religion

Majority of people associate the word “religion” with major organized faiths that people have practiced for centuries. Traditional religions typically involve rituals, sacred texts, holidays, intimate beliefs held and practiced by a congregation. However, humans practice another form of religion, often unconsciously, which sociologists call civil religion. According to Johnstone (122), civil religion refers to secular forms of belief and ritual similar to those practiced in religion, such as political ceremonies. In social scientific context, the society matches cultural institutions with some kinds of social groups. For example, religion is a social embodiment in associations such as churches, the ceremonies in ...