Essays on Mormonism

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All Sciences, whether Physical, Social, or a combination of the two (like Anthropology), are based on hypotheses and theories. Some of the unlikeliest scientific theories have arisen from hypotheses that were considered insane at one point. In the world of Anthropology, the situation is no different. At one point, any supposition that the earth had been formed over billions of years rather than created in a biblical manner was considered criminal. Governments were so thrown apart by statements like this that people were decried as heretics, beheaded or sent into exile. These scientists went against what was mainstream thinking ...

What are the differing concerns of white women vs the women of color in the women’s movement? Why do you think these differences evolved? In the early 1920s, women of color had different concerns and issues and directed to racial issues then the concerns of the white women. White women always stood for equality in cultural differences leading to gender discrimination, whereas the women of color had more specific and deeper approach towards racial differences and usually being affected by socio-economic status (Smith, p. 264). White women had concerns regarding the mentality of that era where women were ...

Rapid changes that erupted in the United States during the antebellum period in the American history brought to life several new social movements and phenomena. The new society that was formed by the Market Revolution, growth in population, change in its composition and expansion to the west showed a great desire for better life, for self-improvement and correction of the social vices of that time. These processes have resulted in the Second Great Awakening, Utopian communal experiments, temperance, women’s rights societies and other social movements. The story of the Kingdom of Matthias, or in more sober terms, a ...

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The United States of America is home to people from different race, religion, sex, caste, colour, nationalities, etc. To protect the rights of people at workplace and colleges, the American government has passed legislations. Some of the legislations are the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act 1964 and Affirmative Action 1961. Civil Rights Act 1964 Title VII is a legislation that helps Americans from different religious faiths to practice their religion. Management at different organizations are expected to adhere to their employee’ religious requirements and employees are accommodated. Affirmative Action was created to ensure discrimination at the workplace ...

The Old Testament and the Epic of Gilgamesh both share stories about floods. However, the emphasis and morals derived from the stories tend to contradict each other. In the epic of Gilgamesh, the floods occur as a punishment to the people for the noise they made (Jason Colavito). However, instead of letting humankind to be wiped off by the flood, one of the god’s Ea reveals to Utnapishtim what to do to survive the flood. He is granted the opportunity to start over without the knowledge of the other gods. This depicts the need to do what is ...

The study of God is Theology and God is the Supreme Being. For a rich and extensive field, theology contains certain in its fundamental principles. Theology fills most of the humanities and stays as applicable as always since five centuries ago. Its devotion assists guarantee to a solid journey through a vital and extraordinary field of study. The fact that theology is the study of God, His words holds an authority and does make sense to Christianity. The doctrine in Christian theology is the biblical inspiration with all the concerns of the Bible’s divine origin; where in different groups have different ...

Introduction

The Bible and the book of Mormon are both religious historical writings based on the higher context cultural environment. In such a cultural and environmental context, the target reader is expected to have sound, concrete and broad understanding of the specific cultural context and environment that the writer or author is trying to communicate with.

The book of Mormon and the bible both have totally diverse historical periods in relation to the time in which both were written. The book of Mormon was written based on the ancient American cultural context. On the other hand, the bible was written ...

It seems that there is no subject surrounded in so much taboo as when it comes to sexual attitudes and behaviors. With such a myriad of what is considered “normal” within a certain society or culture, trying to identify what is socially acceptable can be, at times, tricky. Media bombards viewers with images of scantily clad individuals in various adulterous escapades and the spam folders of emails are chock full of advertisements for discreet illicit affairs. With companies catering towards married individuals boasting over 20 million customers (Woo, 2013), is it possible that humans are not meant to be monogamous? ...

Introduction

An organized collection of cultural systems, world views, and belief systems, which relate humanity to spirituality and moral values, is what is generally referred to as religion. On the other hand, environment is the nature that surrounds us. Throughout the world there are many religions which have different views about the environment. Therefore, religious beliefs in people prescribe how they perceive the environment that surrounds them. Different religions have roved to perceive the environment in diverse ways. Some religions believe that the environment is God-given source of livelihood whereas others attach responsibility to the environment.

According to Buddhist religion, ...

Later in October, I plan on visiting New York with a group of four friends in order to see four Broadway shows; we have never seen professional New York theater performed before, and so we thought it best to go there and see what the city has to offer. Our proposed budget is approximately $9800 for five people; $4000 for air fare and accommodations, $4500 for show tickets and $300 for food and cab fare while we are in New York. We would leave October 19 and return October 23, booking a flight plan to New York and back from Home, ...

Introduction

I have identified Michelle Bachman, a republican frontrunner as the leader who is written about in the media. The news article in question is from The New Yorker, and it is entitled LEAP OF FAITH: the making of a Republican Frontrunner. It is an analysis op/ed piece.

The article characterizes her in the first sentence as a ‘Tea party insurgent’ giving us a clue to her main power base which is the Republican Tea Party. She also identifies very strongly with the Christian Conservative movement. The writer notes that her appeal (to voters) is based on ‘right wing convictions, beliefs and ...

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A Reflection on Scientology

Introduction The Church of Scientology did not begin as a religion but as a mental health therapeutic theory called Dianetics, which the accompanying book, Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health, came off the press in 9 May 1950, from a science fiction author named Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (1911-1986), or L. Ron Hubbard (DeChant and Jorgensen 304). The Hubbard Association of Scientologists was established in 1952 (305). It was a new religious movement, with its tax-free claim over revenues, which the American society came to view as a religious cult (Blythe 2). However, as far as the ...

The Mormon War of the 1850s is an important and controversial event in Mormon History as well as the greater history of Utah and the United States. Between 1857 and 1858 the United States Army attacked Mormons in Utah Territory thereby eliminating the ability of Mormons in the United States to live with an isolationist mentally. As a result, Governor Brigham Young was ousted and US military command became involved in the Mountain Meadow massacre. The result of this massacre was trauma and disgrace within the Mormon Church. This event has gone by many names: Utah War; Utah Expedition; Utah ...

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This paper researches the issue of religious discrimination in the workplace – an increasing phenomenon reflecting the increasing diversity of the workforce. The key issues involved are discussed and researched by means of a literature review, taking particular note of the situations as affecting the smaller business organizations. Pertinent legislation and case examples are discussed, and the ways that employers might head off potential strife within their workforce arising due to religious differences. Those ways include making proactive efforts to accommodate the religious needs of individual workers, while at the same time explaining to their employees that the primary objectives must ...

Analysis of the political fate of a single U.S. or Californian policy proposal made at any time since 1945

The state of California passed an amendment in 2008 called the proposition 8. In America, the gas and lesbians have been fighting so hard so that the same sex marriages will be passed into. This fight seemed like it had won in 2008, when California had passed a law that would allow for the same sex marriages in state. This victory however was short lived because the proposition 8 was passed to overrule the marriage by claiming that it was unconstitutional. The ...

The Church of Latter-Day Saints-- sometimes called the “Mormon” church-- is an American sect of Christianity that became famous for its practice of plural marriage, or polygyny. Even today, certain sects of the Church of Latter-Day Saints (referred to hereafter as the LDS church or Mormon church) practice plural marriage, or, more specifically, polygyny: the plural marriage between one man and multiple wives (Land, Schippers). Before discussing the current Mormon policies on polygyny and plural marriage, however, it is important to understand the historical structure of polygyny in the Mormon church. Mormonism, as a religion, is quite a young one; ...

How Important Is Religion in Understanding the U.S.? Considering the atrocities occurring in the United States of America, one could not help but ask, “Does religion still play an important role in the lives of the citizens of America?” As news about massacres, terrorism attacks, racism, and other political issues abound, one begins to question whether people still look up to religion as a guiding light in their lives or maybe they have slowly drifted away from their once strong faith. America, being a melting pot of various cultures and religious affiliations, is home to different religious beliefs, including Protestantism, Catholicism, ...

Food plays an imperative role in our bodies. In fact, every living organism requires food for growth and development. Food is also a significant aspect of spiritual ritual and religious observance for many religious institutions and faiths. These religious institutions include Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism and Hinduism. An understanding of the rationale of food in religious beliefs is complex. The role varies among cultures, individuals and communities. It is worth noting that different religious institutions include food an important part of faith in different ways and for different reasons. An understanding of the rationale of food in various religious, traditional ...

Children experience life through a lens much different from twenty or thirty years ago. It is common to overhear nostalgic, water cooler conversations over the “good old days.” Today’s adults recount how in previous years the streets were safer, air smelled fresher, food was healthier, and the whole neighborhood pitched in to raise a child. Parents were not afraid to let their children play all day and late into the evening, and cell phones had not made an appearance. Married couples headed more families than single women; mothers let their children in the house after school and put a meal on ...

After locating the various places of worship, the basic finding that I have arrived at is that the Christian community dominates worship places around me. I realized that the level of religiosity in the society is very high as many people are attached to at least one place of worship. People are highly appreciative of religious identity and they are willing to share their religious affiliations. The places of worship such as the temples/Mandir, synagogue, mosque/Masjid, Gurdwara, and churches are revered for their religious significance. However, the surprising aspect of these findings lie in the fact that there are ...

Watson appreciates the test from a chemical point of view, but fails to see any practical utilization of it. His doubts are quickly shattered by Holmes’s explanation of the test’s significance in a crime investigation as he points out that: “had this test been invented, there are hundreds of men now walking the earth who would long ago have paid the penalty of their crimes” (Doyle, ASIS 16). Given the fact that branches of Forensics medicine such as blood stain pattern analysis or forensics toxicology arose in the second half of the nineteenth century (“forensic medicine”), Holmes is a fictional ...

Sociologists of Religion and their Thoughts

Sociology of religion is considered as the study of values, practices, beliefs, religion’s organizational forms utilizing the methods and tools of the disciplines and principles of sociology(Dillon, 2003).. The major investigation however may include exploitation of both the quantitative methods such as polls, surveys, census and demographic analysis as well as qualitative techniques such as observation, archival analysis, participation, documentary and historical material (Berzano & Riis, 2012).Sociologists associated with religious studied however study each aspect of the religion such as how a person is supposed and believed to act in the worship and his actions when he/she ...

Initial Thoughts

Three months ago, a beautiful ten-year old girl named Cassandra was seriously asked about her parents during children’s party at school. When the little girl was alone standing nearby, some groups of parents came to her and asked who her parents were. These groups of parents would actually recognize her presence and look at her due to her pleasant face. However, when Cassandra mentioned the question about the name of her parents, it appeared that she mentioned two male names such as Wilson and Patrick. Then, a moment of silence came. Everyone was not able to talk until two male ...

Does Higher Educational Attainment Lead to Recued Religious Participation?

With the increasing challenges on the global job market, the desire for greater educational attainment consistently rises. Students seek higher levels of education to fit into the industrial requirements of the professional personnel. However, with the increasing attention diversion to the education sector, students have little time to spend on their religious affiliations. Several studies conducted have revealed that the students of this century tend to identify themselves with nationality over religious affiliation: an individual would prefer identifying himself with his nationality such as American, Asian, or African American to religious affiliation such as Christian, Mormon or Muslim. ...

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This paper is the final research paper for the course, and discusses the Salt Lake Temple – one of the list of suggested topics. Research was undertaken using extensive searches of internet and library resources, in order to locate information on the size and location of the temple, the timeframe of its construction, the civilization and culture responsible for its creation and existence, and just how it was built (methods of construction, materials, tools and equipment) and the composition of the workforce responsible. The final section of the paper discusses how the temple might be built differently if it was ...

Introduction

Coffee is one the world’s most consumed beverage. Several world economies depend on the growing, production and exportation of this commodity, which contains caffeine. The latter has brought about different conflicting views with different researches providing conflicting information about the consumption of this beverage in different population. For instance, while some researchers propose that coffee is associated with high mortality rates, and that drinking coffee cause stagnation in the growth of the features, other research findings have suggested the reverse of the former research findings. Additionally, several people have reacted differently in their commentaries of the research findings ...

Jehovah’s Witness, Mormonism, Judaism and Islam

This essay will present a comparison between four religions namely Jehovah’s Witness, Mormonism, Judaism and Islam. The comparison will focus on the religion’s origin, the beliefs on God and the afterlife. With regards to origin, Judaism was the earliest religion among the four religions being compared. It is the religion of the Hebrews which started in 1300 BC, after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 AD. Next to Judaism, Islam is the second oldest religion among the four religions. It was founded by Muhammad in 622 AD in Saudi Arabia. Mormonism was founded in New ...

Jon krakauer in his book ‘Under the banner of Heaven’, attempts to delve in the chronicles of Mormon and brings to light the social malpractices conducted in the name of religion. The author narrates a real-life case of the year 1984 when two brothers, Ron and Dan Lafferty who murder their younger brother Allan’s wife and their child. They justify this heinous crime by stating it as God’s own wish carried out by them. They regarded themselves as the Mormon fundamentalists. The Latter Day Saint Movement, a Christian movement took place in the 19th century during the Second Great ...

The studies analyzed in this paper examined various aspects of the changes in religious congregation that recently occur in the American society. Also, the studies concerned the approaches used by women to reduce gender disparities in religious congregations. Beaman (2001) introduced a study related the issue of contradiction roles of Mormon women who are encouraged to participate in public life and be financially independent while being taught to focus on family life. The author used a life story approach that is recognized as an effective research method of research in sociological science. The findings of the research appeared to be ...

The United States experienced several social and economic changes during the antebellum period. During this period there were several religious revivals, which started off with the Second Great Awakening, marked by preachers travelling in vast places spreading various gospels, thereby attracting several converts to the denominations they represented. During this period Reverend Charles G. Finney was popular for his crusades in which he converted thousands of Americans to Christianity. America is a democratic country and she supports the freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom of movement and the freedom of association among other freedoms; hence, these freedoms and the ...

Introduction

The following is a compare and contrast paper about different religion's primary organization and leadership styles. The paper discusses the similarities and differences among the church, sects, and cult- religious organizations. The church, sects, and cults are all religious and spiritual groups with different ways of leadership, membership and beliefs, making them immensely distinct societies.

Background of the Church

The church is a term coined from ecclesia, and it denotes the society that originated from the Lord Jesus Christ, according to the New Testament writers (Stark 117). The church has been and is a divine society that consists of a group of living men (not a mystical union ...

Mormonism is a religion that was founded by Joseph Smith Jr. This religion is practiced by members of the Latter Day Saint Church and this church has more than 6 million members. The mormons founder Joseph Smith reportedly claimed that he received visions from God through an angel called Moroni that he was going to be used to restore the Christian church because it was lost after the death of the original apostles. Smith was put in jail on June 27th, 1884 after there word spread that he had introduced polygamy in Mormonism. He was later assassinated by mob and ...

Angels in america theme

Tony Kushner's play Angels in America is often considered one of the most intriguing and thought-provoking plays of the modern era. Combining a great many themes and motifs that resonate with modern audiences, Kushner seeks to elevate the gritty reality of the 1990s and beyond with the gravitas and glory due to it. The play is subtitled "A Gay Fantasia on National Themes" - this is a very accurate descriptor for the play itself, and denotes the varying elements that come together to form this singular piece of work. In this paper, the three attributes the subtitle attaches to ...

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The journey to being enterprising is not easy. It involves a lot of effort from the entrepreneur (Justin). This report focuses on two entrepreneurs in the same industry. It investigates their background of each of the entrepreneurs so as to be able to determine the success factors in their life. Besides, it gives a comparison and a contrast of these entrepreneurs and above all the obstacles that they had to overcome before achieving their success.

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Willard Marriott

John Willard Marriott the founder of the Marriott Corporation was an entrepreneur in the hospitality industry. He is an American born who was raised like a ...