Doctrine of equivalents

The principle cause of unjust occidental laws is the ingenuousness of the legislator. As it was mentioned in the previous section, Christian lawyers tend towards divinizing law. If in some cases the public is angered due to an unjust verdict, those lawyers would say that the public is not aware of the complexity and intricacy of law. Laws are there for humans, and not the other way around; if this already applies to divine law, how much more should it apply to human law? If the public is…

part of both Buddhist and Hindu religions. Reincarnation is the belief that one will become another after death, in a cycle like pattern. Buddhist believes in reincarnation in the cycle of life, death, and rebirth. “Buddha accepted the basic Hindu doctrines of reincarnation and karma, as well as…

similar to God yet not the same nature or essence as God”. (Lane, Tony. A Concise History of Christian Thought. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2006. Print.) Athanasius said Christ was homoousias (of the same nature) as God, is, that Christ was equivalent basically with God, of the same importance. (Lane, Tony. A Concise History of Christian Thought. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2006.…

These reasons that caused them to convert from Catholicism to Protestantism varied. “The reasons for turning away from Catholicism to Protestantism were diverse: for some it was enough to discover spiritual salvation in the new doctrines of grace, for others the appeal lay rather in liberation from oppressive authority, spiritual or secular.” This reflected back to how the youth felt a strain on them not only in the church but also in the secular society. The change from Catholicism…

the supreme court is relied heavily on the justice system’s aptness in honoring an unbiased approach to cases involving accusations against people of color. Recognition of the Hispanic community as well as other ethnic and minority groups as an equivalent to American society is a fundamental basis in achieving basic protection and equality. Underlying the efforts of securing these rights for people of Hispanic ancestry, is the crux of eradicating racial prejudice and discrimination. In the…

Family Family is at the core of American life. Irrespective of one’s faith, a deep sense of community is important to all citizens. Homes form the basis of America’s character, where children learn the importance of service, principled values, as well as the necessary standards of conduct. Whether at school, in communities, at work, or play, a family remains the sole source of support, encouragement, guidance, and love that enhances an individual’s level of confidence, compassion, and success…

The Declaration of Independence issued a landmark decree—that "all men are created equal." Colonists had always seen themselves as equal to their British cousins and entitled to the same liberties. But when Parliament passed laws that violated colonists' "inalienable rights" and ruled the American colonies without the "consent of the governed," colonists concluded that Britain was the land of tyranny and not of freedom. The Declaration sought to restore equal rights by rejecting Britain's…

holding that Defendant waived his right to an attorney. The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed. Defendant then filed a writ of habeas corpus in a US District Court., which was granted, Court Appeal affirmed this conviction using the inevitable discovery doctrine, meaning that the confession did not affect the other evidence, as it would have been found anyway, inevitably. Facts of the Case: Mr. Williams, the defendant had recently escaped from a mental hospital and was staying at a YMCA in Des Moines…

The United States extended its boondocks in North America all through the eighteenth century and after triumph over Spain in 1898 turned into an oceanic power whose domain extended as far west as the Philippines. Following the time when the Monroe Doctrine of 1823, the United States has swore itself to keep the European forces from interceding in the western half of the globe, particularly Latin America. Taking after its triumph over Spain in 1898, the United States touched base as a politically…

tended to promote unity within Protestantism. This was manifest in his critique against Luther’s resolute commitment to his doctrine of the Lord’s Supper which according to Calvin, hindered Christian unity.” While Calvin’s idea of ecclesial unity is doctrinal he truly chose his battles closely. For example, his animosity with Bolsec was his public resistance Calvin’s doctrine of…