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    Catholic Church Struggles

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    churches. It is these issues within the leadership that has to be fixed in order to deal with people and their attendance. The Bible declares the poor will always be within the midst of society, a never ending lustful spirit will always surface, celibacy will be argumentative, and a division of women’s human rights will linger. Therefore, a church success rest on a spirit of transformation, renewed mind, and love for one another. As pastor continues to provide pastoral care the awareness of what…

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    Some of their disagreements were over the Pope’s authority, the addition of “and the son” to the Nicene Creed, and the celibacy of priests. Before the split of the church, both the West and the East were under one church, Christianity. The Pope had authority over the West and the four Patriarchs of the East had authority over the East. However, there were always many conflicts…

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    America is an extraordinary nation, with a melting pot of identities and sexual expression, the more complexity, the more beautiful - hence, "American Beauty." The movie, American Beauty embodies many human sexuality theories, including identity, the inferiority complex, love, gender roles, and homophobia. Multiple characters' obstacles emerge from their negligence, and inability to preserve a reasonable identity. For example, Lester Burnham experiences joy by detaching his career and family,…

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    Gamache 1 Melissa Gamache Sonia Zylberberg Sex & Religion November 23rd The Gospel According to Jesus Christ by José Saramago Catholicism is one of the most know religions around the world. It is meant to “learn to know, love, and serve God from Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who teaches us through the Catholic Church” (Online, Catholic. "Catholic Facts and General Knowledge”), yet people may have different beliefs and views on certain religions like catholicism. Accordingly, living in a…

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    to do with the baby boy (symbolic of her being left at birth). And even further into her life she lost her last love, Milanion, to the fault of his own by not returning the favor in helping him get her hand in marriage (Roberts and Zweig 2015). Celibacy thus leads into a very relevant part of the symbolism in this Mythology. By staying Celibate, not having a son, not putting herself out there, she would have never turned into a Lioness. Now she didn’t just magically turn into a Lioness, but she…

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    To numerous people, what others believe is true of them is greater than their actual character. Such is the case for several characters within Miller’s The Crucible. Within the text, there are several instances where characters will tell lies to preserve their reputations or to save their own lives, potentially endangering others. Even though confessions to crimes they did not commit could tarnish their reputation, they realize they would never be able to amend a reputation from the grave. For…

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    of himself and the world around him, he believed that “life in the home is cramped and dirty” (20), whereas a life of homelessness is “wide open” (20). He held public meetings for sermons that would promote practices such as “begging, wandering, celibacy, and self-restraint” (24). After leaving home, Buddha traveled to populace cities and spoke…

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    A monk is a member of a religious community that vows to be obedient so that they are able to be holy. However, the monk on his way to Canterbury couldn’t be any more different. Most monks fasten; spend their time in prayer, or studying lord’s word, however, this monk was different. He had a mare he was good too, whom he took hunting with him all the time. At this time hunters were not known as holy men. The monk was even known as one of the finest in his sport for hunting. His personality was…

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    liturgy. Most Protestants also only acknowledge the two sacraments of baptism and communion as being commanded directly by God, instead of the seven sacraments practiced by Roman Catholics. Also of note, most Protestant churches do not require celibacy from their clergy and allow them to…

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    New Woman Fiction Essay

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    The New Woman fiction of the 1880s and 1890s often expressed the displeasure with the contemporary status of women in marriage and in society. The novels portrayed their protagonists as unconventional and rebellious heroines who fought against the traditional Victorian male conception of females being an “angel in the house” and also challenged the traditional canon of morality and behavior. Many New Women novels strongly opposed the idea that home is the only proper place for a women to be. The…

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