Homosexuality and the Catholic Church
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A 5 page acknowledgment that although homosexuality has been around since the dawn of time, the practice is viewed differently according to the societal context. While homosexuality is gradually becoming a more and more commonly accepted component of our society, the Catholic Church remains one of the staunchest opponents to homosexuality. Church doctrines are based upon Biblical scripture which condemns homosexuality. The homosexual, like the murderer or the adulterer, is accepted by the Church but the practice of homosexuality, which the Church views as not only aberrant but in direct conflict with Biblical directive, is banned. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPgayChr.rtf

Homosexuality and the Church: Catholic and Jewish Views on Homosexuality
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A 5 page discussion of the contemporary views of the Catholic and Jewish religions on the topic of homosexuality. The author notes that while the mainstream components of these religious institutions have matured to the point where they accept homosexuality as a natural condition, the predominant view is that homosexual acts are an abomination in the eyes of God. Some factions of both Catholicism and Judaism have taken a more flexible opinion, however, and the continuing pressure of the issues is sure to result in a continuing trend toward greater receptivity. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPhomoCh.rtf

Hope and Unity/Biblical message
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A 5 page essay that addresses what the Old and New Testaments have to say about the relationship between unity and hope. The writer argues that there is a seeming discrepancy between the Old and New Testament on this topic, but that a closer reading shows that the message in both is essentially the same. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khhpuni.wps

How Abortion is Viewed by Jehovah's Witnesses
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This 9 page paper examines Jehovah's Witnesses, the organization, and how it looks at abortion. Abortion and ethics are discussed in general. Twelve sources are included.
Filename: SA639JW.rtf

How Can The U.S. Credibly And Ethically Deter Adherents Of Extremist Religious Ideologies From Engaging In Terrorist Activity?
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15 pages in length. Deterring undesirable behavior in general typically elicits the response to disturb the perpetrator's life in some significant way so he will make the conscious decision to stop the behavior. Children who act out are often restricted from doing a particular activity they truly covet, thereby impacting their lives by forcibly forfeiting their pleasure principle. Once this valued commodity is withdrawn once or twice, the child learns how the motivation to display the undesirable behavior is not as valuable as the absent activity and chooses to stop. This basic standard of punishment/reward can only work, however, when the perpetrator actually values something in his life and will respond when it is removed; because al-Qaeda does not value life - even and perhaps especially their own - universal terrorist-related punishment of losing one's freedom and even one's life holds no threat and thereby fails to quell terrorist activity. In order to reach these soulless individuals and deter their terrorist pursuits, the end result must be to thwart the one thing that matters to them: the intended outcome of their terrorist pursuits. In short, America must refrain from reacting to and/or reciprocating terrorist activity inasmuch as this is precisely what al-Qaeda wants. Bibliography lists 18 sources.
Filename: TLCDeter_Terror.rtf

How Christ Communicated with His Disciples
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A 3 page paper which examines how Christ communicated with his disciples. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAchrco.rtf

How Coursework Has Impacted A Student's Worldview
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This 4 page paper considers some works that student has addressed in class and how it has influenced their world view. Religion is discussed in depth. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA649spi.rtf

How Differing Religions Affect The Workplace
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6 pages in length. There is no greater culturally diverse environment than the common workplace; placing people together for the benefit of labor needs rarely takes into consideration the religious intolerance that may be present. In fact, any sense of discrimination toward other faiths is now illegal behavior while on the job. However, this does not prevent hostile and intolerant attitudes from surfacing when a given number of religious affiliations are represented in a single work environment, a troublesome reality that has spawned the need for diversity awareness. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TLCReligWkPl.rtf

How God’s Character is Revealed From the Call of Abraham to the Death of Joshua
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A 7 page paper which considers specific events during this period covered in the Old Testament that reveals aspects of God’s character. Additional characters discussed include Joseph and Moses. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TGgodaj.rtf

How Is Medieval History Relevant To Contemporary Relations Between The West And The Islamic World?
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7 pages in length. It is a harsh reality that has reinvented itself over and over again during some of the most difficult times of global conflict. While at times it serves to unite people under the umbrella of solidarity, it also fuels aggression and hatred toward those who do not uphold the same tenets. This demon of such tremendous proportion seeks to unify but ultimately divides, which reflects the way in which religious fundamentalism of medieval times has perpetuated throughout the centuries to once again raise its ugly head where contemporary relations between the West and the Islam world are concerned. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCMediIslm.rtf

How Is The Church Holy
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A 4 page paper. The question is: How can the Church be holy when it is filled with sinners? The writer discusses the five dimensions offered by Doyle that demonstrate how the Church itself is holy. The essay also comments on how the church can be sinful and how institutional sin can affect the individual. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PGchhly.RTF

How Jesus Is Described In The Gospel Of Matthew
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A 7 page paper that identifies some of the many titles ascribed to Jesus by Matthew and Jesus' major functions Jesus fulfills. The writer chooses the one believed to be the most encompassing or important: Jesus is the Messiah promised in Scripture. This is demonstrated through discussion as well as by citing Old Testament Verses that justify this conclusion. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PGMatth.rtf

HOW NOW SHALL WE LIVE: CHARLES COLSON
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This 18 page paper delivers an in-depth analysis of Charles Colson and Nancy Pearcey's books, How Now Shall We Live. Numerous quotes from the text are cited to support each analysis of the various sections of the book. The idea of worldview and its application are explored, and the influence of other evangelical writers is included. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: MBcolson.rtf

How Religion Effects the Choosing of a President
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A 5 page paper which discusses how religion effects the choosing of a president. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RArelgpres.wps

How Religion Supplies Answers Science Cannot Answer
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This 8 page report discusses the questions and answers of human existence as understood by four eminent 20th century scholars in the fields of religion, sociology, politics and public life. The basics of the thinking of Charles Davis, Leszek Kolakowski, Bryan S. Turner, and William H. Swatos are considered within the topic stated in the title of this report. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWanswer.rtf

How Should One Live?
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A 6 page discussion of the importance of religion in directing our lives, in allowing us to deal with such questions as: How shall I treat myself? What is the most accurate and helpful view of my own nature? How shall I relate to other persons? What is the role of interpersonal relations in the good life? How shall I respond to the natural world? What is the significance of nature for the good life? How shall I deal with pain, suffering, guilt, loneliness, fear and other such experiences? And especially: How shall I respond to death? How may I come to feel psychologically or spiritually at home in the universe? How or where may I gain strength, direction, and an uplifting of my spirit? Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPliveHw.rtf

How to be a Perfect Stranger: Worship in a Hindu Temple
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This 3 page paper discusses what a Hindu temple looks like, and some aspects of the services. Bibliography lists
Filename: HVHinTem.rtf

How to Lead a Moral Life
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This 5 page paper examines the good life from a Christian perspective. Specific concepts and ideas are included. This essay applies to any sect of Christianity. No bibliography.
Filename: SA517Chr.rtf

How to Think About God
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This 6 page paper talks about how to think about God by reviewing Mortimer Jerome Adler's book by that title. This critical review talks about religion in general and proofs pertaining to the belief in a supreme being. No additional sources cited.
Filename: SA043God.rtf

How Women Are Perceived According To The Kaballah And Jewish Mysticism
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30 pages in length. Women and religion have shared a long yet challenging relationship throughout the ages. Not unlike virtually all other global religions, Jewish women have experienced the oppressive nature of a patriarchal society wherein the decidedly male overtones of daily life served to construct her very being. Kaballah and Jewish mysticism, however, afforded women a bit more recognition as far as gender respect and contribution was concerned, focusing upon the value of women within the home atmosphere and the extent to which they were instrumental in nurturing the children within the context of Judaism. Bibliography lists 26 sources.
Filename: TLCKaballah.rtf

Howard Thurman’s Approach to the Question of God
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A 5 page discussion of the unique views of the African American writer Howard Thurman. Emphasizes that although relatively unknown up until recent years, Howard Thurman is deserved of the title of being one of the most notable African American authors of all time. Illustrated Thurman’s views on the existence and nature of God, particularly his deviations from the strict principles of Christianity which allow him to accept the validity of other religious inputs on the nature of God. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPgodThr.wps

Human Diamagnetism Gravity Antenna Levitation
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A 3 page investigation of the physics behind party levitation whcih is sometimes accomplished in the game “Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board”. In this game a volunteer is lifted off the ground from either a prone position or while seated in a chair using just the fingers of four assistants. Diamagnetism is explained in this context. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPlevita.rtf

Human Dignity And Female Body Mutilation
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7 pages in length. The writer discusses the atrocity of female genital mutilation and how it is an affront to human dignity. Annotated bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCgnitl.wps

Human Emotions In Psalms 22 And 137
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A 10 page paper that discusses the range of human emotions in these two Psalms and how we feel these same emotions in different situations today. The similarities between Psalm 22 and the Cross are pointed out. The writer comments the Psalmists not only expressed their innermost feelings honestly, they are able to draw the reader into those same emotions. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PGpsm22.rtf

Human Made in the Image of God
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A 3 page paper on the importance and meaning of humans being made in the image of God. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAgdim.rtf

Human Rights as Defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and by Islam
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This 6 page report discusses the differences in the Islamic point of view regarding human rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Declaration was composed as part of the United Nations’ framework for member countries as a “common standard.” In essence, its thirty articles assert that “all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” In comparison, the various Islamic human rights “arrangements” (civil, social, judicial, and political) offer and that rely on Islamic principles and sources, systematically limit, rather than protect or expand, the sorts of civil and political rights found in the Universal Declaration and related international law. And yet, not one voice or one nationality serves as a single representative of all of Islam. It should be noted that the diversity of Muslim views is as great as on any other political issue. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWisrts.wps

Human Rights/God's Righteousness
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A 5 page research paper that explore the relationship between human rights and God's righteousness. The writer argues that the obtainment of human rights is but the first step toward realizing one's divine rights and that "divine love" is the ultimate source of all human liberty or "rights." Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khhrgr.rtf

Humanism
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This 3 page paper summarises the history of humanisms, which dates back to ancient Greece, some of the followers, such as John Locke and looks at the belief systems of humanists. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEhumanm.rtf

HUME
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This 9 page paper on theism and the nature and existence of God, details the contrast between Cealnthes and Demas' philosohies as found in David Hume's book, The Dialogues. Critiques and objections are offered to both differing views. Quotes and examples given. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MBhume.rtf

Humour and Faith
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This 8 page paper considers the way that humour is used in faith and religion. Usually aimed at the individual as the target of the humour the paper considers how both Isaac and Jesus have been used as target directly and indirectly by critics as well as supporters of the faith. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
Filename: TEhumorf.wps

Hypostatic Union : Jesus As God And Man
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A 15 page paper. Jesus has two natures, that of the divine and that of the human. He is truly human and truly divine, a very hard tenet to understand. This essay discusses the human nature of Christ and the Divine nature of Him with references to support each. The writer also reports some of the controversies surrounding this theological tenet. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PGhypsun.rtf

I Cor. 8:1-13
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A 3 page paper that this passage, discussing its content and how it relates to another letter in which Paul discussed this issue, as well as how the passage relates to present day Christians. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: khcor82.rtf

Ideas of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Jonathan Edwards
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A 3 page paper which a difference between the ideas of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Jonathan Edwards. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAemed.rtf

Idolatry: From the Old Testament to Contemporary Times
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A 6 page discussion of idolatry. Discusses the changes in the definition of idolatry over time. Distinguishes between the use of images as aids in the worship of God, e.g. images of angels and paintings of Biblical scenes, and the use of images as objects of worship themselves. Provides numerous quotes from the Bible illustrating Biblical instances of the prohibition of idolatry and contemporary instances of idolatry such as found in popular culture. Uses the film "The Idolmaker" to explore the idolatry of rock music stars. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PPidol.wps

Illustrations of Saint Matthew in the Lindisfarne Gospels and Charlemagne’s Gospel Book
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This 5 page report discusses the ways in which unknown artists of the 8th and 9th centuries depicted St. Matthew in two different illuminated texts. What such different representations illustrate is the different ways in which Christianity was introduced in the region and the ways in which it evolved. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWstmatt.wps

Image of God/Image of Christ
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A 5 page research paper that discusses what it means to Christians to compare the Old Testament doctrine of being made in the "image of God" to the New Testament doctrine that enjoins Christians to conform to the "image of Christ." Drawing on scripture, the writer argues that these two positions are not contradictory, but rather that one fulfills the other. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khiogioc.rtf

Images of the Church in John
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A 3 page essay that discusses imagery in the Gospel of John. Rather than offering nativity story, the Gospel of John begins with a hymn that pictures Jesus as the incarnated Word of God. This presents the first of multiple images of Jesus, which occur throughout this gospel, which relate to how the relationship between Christ and the Church should be perceived. Examination of this gospel shows that John frequently focuses on images that relate not only the life and ministry of Jesus, but how these events should be seen in light of Christological belief. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khjohnim.rtf

Impact Of Edict Of Milan On Christian Liturgy
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A 6 page paper that begins by explaining what the Edict of Milan really was, including the dates different leaders had ordered more tolerance for religions. The writer then discusses how the liturgy and practices of the church emerged following the end of persecution, including the problems with so many converting for political rather then faith reasons. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PGedmln.rtf

Imperial Attitude Towards Early Christianity
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A 5 page research paper that examines the transition of imperial attitudes towards early Christianity, beginning with the conversion of Constantine. The Edict of Milan is discussed along with the Nicene Creed and the code of Theodosius. No Bibliographical data is provided.
Filename: khimpch.rtf

In Admiration of Job
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A 6 page research paper/essay that relates why Job should be admired and the themes and meanings of Job’s story for modern life. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khadjob.rtf