Faith and rationality

In the country we live in today, religious liberty is very prominent. To my understanding, today no is forced to abide by a particular religion. The participation in religion solely relies on the choice of the individual. However, centuries ago, religious freedom was looked down upon. There are numerous events that took place that resulted in the branches of other denominations and religious liberty. British Colonist settled on the Eastern seaboard of America. It was common that in the English…

Why it is so important to study and have an understanding of world religion in the nursing field is because not everyone believes in the same thing and people do different things based on their religion. If a nurse wants to provide awesome care to their patients they need to be able to understand and provide their wants based on the patients religion. That's why when a patient is first admitted the nurse goes over an admission database that goes over a list of questions, religion and…

“Age of Anxiety” 2/10/2016  Title: “In Locke's opportunity, one existed with three conceivable outcomes, “Catholic, Protestant or Heretic”! Also, two hypotheses – either one there is a regulatory power or vitality that works the Universe – or “there is not and man must” start focusing on something else and with one another in the most ideal “way he can”. I can't help thinking that whichever hypothesis one grips, that conception, living and kicking the bucket is the similar for everything…

William James undertakes a tremendous task in this journey: he seeks to combine religious experiences into the psychology field of his time. James provides a unique perspective due to his education as a physician but he also provides sufficient experience as a psychologist and philosopher. During this time period, scholars of different fields of study were just starting to communicate with each other. This collection of lectures is James’ attempt to integrate religion and spirituality into…

task of revealing his sexual orientation. Many formed a negative attitude toward him based on their religious beliefs. In fact, a swim teammate asked me one day “How can you still be friends with him?“ his tone implied that somehow I was betraying my faith. As a Christian, I…

Committee- Special Convention on Religion and Terror Agenda- Charlie Hebdo (Separating law and religion) Delegate- Richard Dawkins Charlie Hebdo first appeared in 1970 as a companion to the monthly Hara-Kiri magazine, after a previous title was banned for mocking the death of former French President Charles De Gualle. In 1981 publication ceased, but the magazine was resurrected in 1992. The magazine is published every Wednesday, with special editions issued on an unscheduled basis…

Does Power Corrupt? Many times when a person walks into a ministry they seek serenity, faith, and sometimes a better life. But there are many people in a person’s ministry that can not only be overly judgemental, but also corrupting to others and to the church. Some reasons of this are superiority, publicity, and opinionated suggestions. But one reason for this may be tradition, and here is why. The reason to why superiority can cause corruption is because of the position they are in the…

Vulnerable One definition of vulnerable is capable or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon another definition is being open to moral attack or temptation. I declared in the paper that being alone away from the church, family and friends once more for the reason that the church has decided to ignore the truth that one has a higher chance to fall into sin. Without fellowship, encouragement and support from the church one can be more tempted to make decisions that are fatal. That…

For many, religion is less a source of moral and ethical principles than a pursuit of the truth. The modern world touts a plethora of religions which all claim to have the answers to our questions of existential validation or of natural phenomena occurring throughout the universe. Out of this plethora of conflicting truths, the conundrum of religion surfaces: faced with so many theories and teachings that demarcate the boundaries of one religion from the next, how are we to discern the genuine…

Is Iconoclasm acceptable? Today we have encountered numerous situations of iconoclasm. Iconoclasm means “icon-breaking,” which includes the religious as well as the political destruction of images or monuments usually, not always, by those of another group (Džalto). There are many examples in the past and even recently that prove that iconoclasm still exists today. Thus, iconoclasm is the destruction of icons and sometimes it is believed that it is done because of the difference between…