Blasphemy

If you were to go by the North Platte mall on a Thursday evening, chances are you might see a bunch of young guys doing some sort of ridiculous workout on the hard asphalt parking lot. You might wonder what in the world they are doing out there. They are a special breed of people, selfless, motivated, and ready to join the United States Marine Corps. I am proud to say that I am apart of those workouts and ready to serve my country. It’s incredible to think how young some of these guys are, and…

and by society to be that of God. He wants to have, “A new species would bless me as its creator and source; many happy and excellent natures would owe their being to me,” (32). His desire to be obeyed by others and his aspiration to be a God is Blasphemy (Class Discussion), serving as the ultimate taboo. His pursuit in forbidden knowledge is sacrilegious and violates what is religiously accepted. In addition, Victor creates his creature using the stolen bones of the dead. The use of the dead to…

The Racial Divide They are inferior and disrespected; therefore, they must be African-American. Labelled before taking their first breath. For what wickedness does the African-American race truly own? Are they not human? Do they not breathe the same air? The United States is a multicultural country. Almost all cultures and races are present in America. Considered as a country of foreigners, this nation has confronted and is still confronting numerous racial troubles from the Civil Right Movement…

*** MAN When I was young, all I could think about was writing. I dreamt of nothing else. I had the youthful audacity to believe I could write like Proust or Hemingway. WOMAN Get over it. You can never be them. Instead, why can’t you be yourself? God knows many budding writers want to be like you. What’s more, the critics adore your narrative style. MAN Okay, you’re right. I’m just a bit nervous. What was I saying? Ah, I have it now. I thought the muse of creativity would stir in my soul.…

Mughal ruler and ordered the destruction of several Hindu temples during his reign. He imposed a religious tax, Jizya on non-Muslims and prosecuted Hindus and Sikhs on flimsy charges. He executed the Sikh preacher, Guru Tegh Bahadur on charges of blasphemy. By 1660, there were rising incidents of rebellion in the Deccan as Shivaji Bhosle, a great Maratha warrior, assumed de facto control over several forts in the region and became a challenge to the Mughal forces. In 1666, Aurangzeb imprisoned…

man, Emerson has another that bridges this gap. “The currents of the Universal Being circulate through me; I am part or particle of God” (Emerson 217).” These lines express the exact opposite assertion, and clearly outline where Edwards would find blasphemy in the Emersonian. “I am the lover,” Emerson continues, “of uncontained and immortal beauty. [...] Man beholds somewhat as beautiful as his own…

HEINRICH MULLER It was hard to see in the muddled mist of the morning, and Heinrich was only able to avoid objects an arms length from him. Disgruntled and muttering, he set off in search of any who might have slipped from their wrath last night. After inspecting streets upon streets of vacant houses, Heinrich wasn’t in the best of moods. The weather didn’t seem to be in high spirits either; the fog continued to blanket everything in a hazy smog. His searches became increasingly hasty, while…

A beautiful story of love and redemption scored through the passion of a savior, Christianity persists to succeed in influencing lives for the better. One’s rise to Christianity commences with one sensing that life is filled with emptiness, and what does exist, tends to be broken. Hence, one desires a better world characterized by happiness and joy rather than pain and suffering. One looks to worldly things to appease this desire for good, yet indulging in the world only brings deeper suffering.…

We first meet Saul during the murder of Stephen. While Saul took no active part in Stephen’s murder, he watched in approval as these Jewish leaders took off their coats, laid them at his feet, and stoned Stephen to death. The stoning of Stephen marked the beginning of the great persecution of the Christians. This persecution was so great, that the Christians fled Jerusalem and went to Judea and Samaria. Notice in verse 8:4 that these Christians who were scattered went and preached the Good News…

Trinitarian Theology The debate of God’s existence seems as infinite as God Himself. Augustine’s remarks are foundational to the ontological argument of God’s existence: For when the one supreme God of gods is thought of, even by those who believe that there are other gods, and who call them by that name, and worship them as gods, their thought takes the form of an endeavor to reach the conception of a nature, than which nothing more excellent or more exalted exists…All, however, strive…