Blasphemy

Capital punishment is the government’s or state’s right to legally authorize the death penalty as a punishment for a crime. Throughout human history, this punishment has been utilized by governments to deal with everyone from convicted criminals and innocent prisoners of the state. But now states and governments are faced with the ethical question of whether it is justified for the state to possess such power over its people. This question is closely tied to the morals of a given population…

The Bubonic Plague was one of the single most devastating events of the medieval era. The Plague, also called "Black Death" is suspected to have originated in China and the far east, coming to Europe during the late 1340 's and early 1350 's by way of shipping and trade routes. By the time the plague had abated, almost half of Europe 's population had been killed by this deadly disease. The results of the plague was extremely damaging not just to the population of Europe, but to the basis of…

As we look back to the happenings of last week, we must chronicle the main incidents in greater detail. We recently spoke to Friar Laurence, Benvolio, Balthasar and the recent Juliet 's Nurse. on the instances in the saga of Romeo and Juliet Montague. As you most of you know the Montagues and Capulets were not always as harmonious in their acceptance for each other. Young Romeo, his late cousin Mercutio and his best friend Benvolio decided to attend the Capulet’s masquerade themed ball, in…

The Black Death The Black Death, or bubonic plague, has been, by far, one of the most destructive, widespread, epidemics in history. Between the years 1346 and 1353, through commerce, the spread of bacteria, and bad hygiene, the Black Death came about in Europe, eventually eradicating between seventy-five and two-hundred million Europeans. It has been concluded that the Black Death originated in the dried up plains of Central Asia, and was spread through trade routes such as the silk road. In…

abject it makes them envy every other fate (Inferno III.46-48).” Virgil depicts that being neither faithful or unfaithful to God may seem sinless without any pragmatic wrong doings; however, this choice of refusing to reunite with God appears as blasphemy to God that these opportunistic sinners will find no peace in death. With a strong disgust in them, Virgil even tells Dante to “not discuss them; just look and pass them by (Inferno III.51)”, delivering a message to encourage Dante to insist…

This is why Caiaphas tears his robes and accuses Jesus of blasphemy. If Jesus were simply claiming for himself to be human or to be a human, Caiaphas’s response is unusual, to say the least, and possibly even inexplicable. But Jesus was making a direct claim by his use of the Son of Man term and allusion to Dan…

Primavera, painted by the Florentine Sandro Botticelli, is a beautiful artwork from the 1400’s most likely sanctioned by the Medici family in celebration of a wedding. The first element of this painting that draws me in is the exquisite talent of the artist shown in the drapery of the clothes the figures wear, particularly by the three women standing together on the left side of the painting, most likely picturing the Three Fates, characters from Greek and Roman myth. The drapery is very much…

The antichrist is not who we always perceive him to be. If the truth be told, it could be our neighbor, the man or woman that we work with everyday, the friend we hang out with or our family members. One of the biggest antichrist entity that’s before us and knocking at our door, is Isis, an Islamic antichrist. Individuals mind are being poison by this system, and many are being killed for their religion. The best way to prepare for the reign of the Anitchrist, and the end time I to open your…

After Martin Bryant ruthlessly fired a semi-automatic rifle on a café in Port Arthur, Tasmania, killing 35 innocent people and injuring 23, the Australian prime minister of the time, John Howard, introduced the National Firearms Agreement in the aftermath of the 1996 massacre (Grimson, 2016). Ever since the introduction of this powerful legislation, Australian citizens have not witnessed mass shootings as the occurrence of gun related violence has been dropping since the Port Arthur incident…

First century citizens were blown away that a god would encourage them to love and connect with people; they were especially offended at the fact that he promoted connecting with the poor. Rome sought this to be blasphemy. The Emperor had demand and control over his people not this god. Page 90 says, “Among those gathered in Antonius’ house, there were many poor artisans and urban day laborers. A few gatherers hold civic positions in the city and have sizable resources…