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  • Islam, by Karen Armstrong

    Islam, by Karen Armstrong

    Armstrong, Karen. Islam. New York: Random House, Inc., 2000. Islam is the world’s fastest growing faith. It all began in 610 C.E. when the Prophet Muhammad received revelations of the Quran in Mecca. Islam’s reputation of promoting a strict and controlling government, female oppression, civil war, and terrorism is not completely correct. Islam is a rich and complex religion that is often misunderstood in the modern world. There have been many obstacles that have been

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    Essay Length: 735 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 9, 2010 By: Edward
  • Christian Ethics

    Christian Ethics

    Excursus: What is “good” according to the Roman Catholic Tradition? (Ref. Gula, Richard. 1989. Faith Informed By Reason) The nature of the concept good is the full realization of any beings’ potential, or to achieve perfection. The innate tendency within the human person to seek perfection is the ontological basis for the fundamental moral obligation – to realize one’s potential, or to be all I can be. Actions are moral when it arise from this

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    Submitted: February 11, 2010 By: Mike
  • Islam

    Islam

    Visiting a mosque for the first time for any non-Muslim can be quite a daunting and intimidating experience if one doesn’t know exactly what to expect. A mosque is the place of prayer for Muslims within the Islamic faith. It is a house of prayer, one very much like that of churches and cathedrals for Christians, Synagogues for Jews, and temples for Hindus and Buddhists, but with its own distinct rules, rituals, and services. Mosques

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    Essay Length: 311 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 11, 2010 By: Mike
  • Cat Stevens & His Journey to Islam

    Cat Stevens & His Journey to Islam

    Before you read this : Yusuf Islam ( formely Cat Stevens ) used to be one of the most famous POP singers in England in the 70th till he decided to be a Muslim and Alhamdulillah he found the light of Allah ! All I have to say is all what you know already, to confirm what you already know, the message of the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) as given by God -

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    Essay Length: 2,267 Words / 10 Pages
    Submitted: February 11, 2010 By: Jack
  • Islam, Terrorism, Jihad and Media

    Islam, Terrorism, Jihad and Media

    Islam, Terrorism, Jihad and Media A bomb goes off in a marketplace in Tel Aviv. A suicide bomber launches himself in a bus full of people in the street of Baghdad. Foreign tourists get massacred at a holiday resort in Nairobi, Kenya. This can go on and on. We all have heard this kind of pathetic news in the media. These kinds of incidents are widely known as Islamic terrorism according to the western media.

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    Submitted: February 13, 2010 By: Steve
  • Early Christianity

    Early Christianity

    NASA's Spitzer Finds Failed Stars May Succeed in Planet Business 10.20.05 NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has spotted the very beginnings of what might become planets around the puniest of celestial orbs - brown dwarfs, or "failed stars." Image right: This artist's concept shows microscopic crystals in the dusty disk surrounding a brown dwarf, or "failed star." The crystals, made up of a green mineral found on Earth called olivine, are thought to help seed the

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    Submitted: February 16, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Islam and Jihad

    Islam and Jihad

    The Arabic word Jihad literally means “holy struggle”. It is not holy war. War is war. No war can be holy. The blood of humans is holy and sacred. The Quran says unjust killing of one man means the killing of the whole mankind. What is just killing and what is unjust killing. When some body kills a man without any reason or justification it is unjust killing. When the judge gives the capital punishment

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    Submitted: February 16, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Christianity and Buddhism Differences

    Christianity and Buddhism Differences

    Task one: 1. CHRISTIANITY Main Rituals: The sacraments are the main rituals, the connections between the sacraments with Catholicism and Orthodox are, Baptism, Holy Eucharist, Matrimony, Holy orders, Extreme unction and Reconciliation. Many of the sacraments are ignored by the Anglican Church however, Baptism and the Holy Eucharist is widely encouraged. Sacred Texts: The Sacred text of Christianity is the HOLY BIBLE, and this comprises of the old testament, Jewish scriptures and the new testament

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    Essay Length: 560 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: February 16, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Islam

    Islam

    Islam was founded by the Prophet Muhammad in the 7th century. Muhammad was born in Makkah, a city which is now Saudi Arabia in 570 C.E. He was the direct descendant of Ishmael, the first son of Abraham. Islam is the youngest of the three monotheistic world religions with Judaism and Christianity. There are more than one billion Muslims worldwide. It is the principal religion of Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq

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    Submitted: February 17, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Ravi Zacharias - a Christian Apologist

    Ravi Zacharias - a Christian Apologist

    We are all searching. We are searching for what it means to be a live and how we can best live our lives. It is a hard question to answer. What should the purpose of your life be, and, how should you live your life to attain that purpose in the appropriate way? Ravi Zacharias, a Christian Apologist, splits the meaning of life into four categories: wonder, truth, love, and security. As children we find

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    Submitted: February 17, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Islam: The Straight Path

    Islam: The Straight Path

    Islam: The Straight Path By John L. Esposito Due to recent events (the war in Afghanistan and Iraq, September, 11), I decided that I should stop listening to what people in the media say about Islam and find out for myself what Islam stands for. In John L. Esposito’s Islam: The Straight Path I found a fairly easy to read and informative guide to understanding the world’s second largest religion. Mr. Esposito divides his

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    Submitted: February 18, 2010 By: Venidikt
  • Islam and Muslim in Russia

    Islam and Muslim in Russia

    ISLAM AND MUSLIM IN RUSSIA Islam is the second religion in the number of adherents in Russia. The Muslim community has survived the Russian Empire and Soviet government and is now going through a renaissance. Introduction The history of Islam in Russia is long and glorious as well as doleful and dreadful. Many stringent steps were taken against Islam and the Muslims during and after the Russian Revolution. Those tough and tight measures, however, failed

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    Submitted: February 19, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Compare Buddhism and Islam

    Compare Buddhism and Islam

    Religion is defined as "the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God" . There are many recognised religions of the world, which all teach its followers to live life "the right way", whose definition varies according to the religion itself. They have some beliefs and practices that distinguish themselves from each other. Some examples are differences and similarities of Buddhism and Islam. Buddhism originated from India, and was

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    Submitted: February 20, 2010 By: Fonta
  • A Islamic Regime

    A Islamic Regime

    A Islamic regime has been in power in Iran since revolution back in 1979.Trough its revolutionary guards and the ministary of intelligence and contacts with militants exteremitists groups outside Iran,this regime has become one of the wordls primary state sponsor of terrorism.The regime in Tehran had supported and directed militant groups like Hezbollah in Libanon to be able to make 1983 attacks on the US embassy and a Jewish Community Center in Argentina.In June

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    Submitted: February 21, 2010 By: Tommy
  • The Purpose of Suffering: A Christian Perspective

    The Purpose of Suffering: A Christian Perspective

    The Purpose of Suffering: A Christian Perspective The concept of suffering plays an important role in Christianity, regarding such matters as moral conduct, spiritual advancement and ultimate destiny. Indeed an emphasis on suffering pervades the Gospel of Mark where, it can be argued, we are shown how to “journey through suffering” (Ditzel 2001) in the image of the “Suffering Son of Man” (Mark 8:32), Jesus Christ. Although theologians have suggested that Mark was written to

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    Submitted: February 21, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Christian Philosophy Film Critique

    Christian Philosophy Film Critique

    Christian Philosophy Film Critique The Truman Show Entertainment is the supraideology of all discourse on Television. Even news shows are a format for entertainment, not for education. The most important fact about television is that people watch it. American televisions devoted entirely to supplying its audience with entertainment and commercial. The problem is not that television presents us with entertaining subject matter but that all subject matter is presented as entertaining. This main point of

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    Submitted: February 22, 2010 By: Edward
  • Limitations of Human Genome Project : Analyzed Using a Christian Worldview

    Limitations of Human Genome Project : Analyzed Using a Christian Worldview

    The Limitations of the Human Genome Project “I would say that the Human Genome Project is probably more significant than splitting the atom or going to the moon.” (Francis Collins) The human genome project, started in 1988, has mapped all the genes in the human body and sequenced them. Researchers are now working on understanding the function of all the genes. This exciting new development in biology has opened up whole new areas in the

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    Submitted: February 22, 2010 By: Kevin
  • The Threat of Islamic Terrorism

    The Threat of Islamic Terrorism

    The Threat of Islamic Terrorism With the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990's and the cold war over, the international community seemed to be on the threshold of an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity. Instead, a new series of problems was created, like ethnic conflicts, weapons proliferation, environmental problems, population growth, drug trafficking, and terrorism. Terrorism, as defined by Title 22 of the United States code, section 2656f(d), is the "pre-meditated,

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    Submitted: February 22, 2010 By: Max
  • Thesis for Women in Islam Paper

    Thesis for Women in Islam Paper

    Ashley Isbrandtsen PHIL 2691 Due: 11/2/06 Research Paper Thesis In my research paper, I will argue that the way that Muslim Extremists treat women is far different from the intentions of the religion of Islam. In many predominately Muslim countries on the news today, it is implied that the women are treated very poorly. Many Muslim Extremists articulate that this is directly the word of the God and I intend to prove that it is

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    Submitted: February 24, 2010 By: Bred
  • Are Christians Living up to Biblical Standards?

    Are Christians Living up to Biblical Standards?

    In any superficial society, there are always the exceptions, individuals who manage not to give in to the pressures put on them to conform. In this case, these individuals are called Christians. According to the Bible, Christians are supposed to be the “salt of the earth” and a light unto others to show them the best possible way to live their life. Christians are put in the spotlight whenever there is the temptation for them

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    Submitted: February 25, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Islam

    Islam

    Islam is the Arabic term meaning “submision” or “surrender”, this is the will of there God Allah. Early Arab Religion worshipped many Gods and nature spirits. During the early centuries of the Common Era there were although a minority of Christians and Jews in Arabia. “The Prophet” as he is know but he is actually named Muhammad had a difficult childhood as he was orphaned at a young age and then moved through two more

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    Submitted: February 26, 2010 By: regina
  • Growth of Islam

    Growth of Islam

    One of the world’s fastest growing religions is Islam. Stretching to almost all four corners of the globe, it has had a very powerful influence in every part of the world it touches, especially in America. First starting with the preaching’s of Elijah Muhammad, and continuing with those of Malcolm X, it spread rapidly throughout America, especially within the black or African American community. This rapid growth of the religion throughout the African American

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    Submitted: February 27, 2010 By: Jon
  • Islamic Racism

    Islamic Racism

    During the 1990s, several of the city councils and autonomous communities of Spain had opened registers for civil unions that allowed unmarried couples of any sex to enjoy some local benefits. Also Spanish law allowed single people to adopt children. Thus a same-sex couple could de facto adopt a child, but the partner who was not the legal parent had no rights in case of breakup or decease. On June 30, 2004, Spanish minister of

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    Submitted: February 27, 2010 By: regina
  • The Horror of Christianity

    The Horror of Christianity

    "A Pagan Joke" A Pagan died and, much to her surprise, found herself at the Pearly Gates facing St. Peter. He walked up to her and said, "Hello, and welcome." She stared at St. Peter in complete confusion. "Wait a minute," she said. "I was supposed to end up in the Summerlands." He smiled. "Ah, you must be one of our Pagan sisters. Follow me, please." Peter gestured for her to follow him down a

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    Essay Length: 1,981 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: February 27, 2010 By: Victor
  • Relationship Between Islam and Democracy

    Relationship Between Islam and Democracy

    The end of the Cold War and the demise of the Soviet communist empire have shown the dominance of liberal democracy and capitalism over all other possible alternatives. The emerging ''New World Order'' has been characterized by the collapse of communism and the global demand for democracy. Fukuyama even went as far as declaring the ''end of history'': 'what we may be witnessing is not the end of the Cold War, or the passing of

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    Submitted: March 1, 2010 By: Artur

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