Faith-based

As a society we depend on the belief and faith in God to keep us going. Many forms of religion pray on this and the idea that God is a higher being able to point humanity in the right direction because no ordinary human can set the authority over ourselves. We have to have someone who knows all right from wrong and is able to do such mighty things without his rules having to be questioned or argued against. We have depended so much on this idea that it has become nearly impossible, in the eyes…

Religion is a part of culture that has been around since the start of human civilization. Most of today’s major religions have been around for centuries, influencing millions of people in many generations. As a result of many religions growing, beliefs and ideals create by extremist had created a hate or dislike towards certain groups of people such as: races, religions of other sorts and sexuality. The novel Native Son brings religion into play by explaining how Bigger’s life is negatively…

A religion that has really taken a toll on today’s world is Christianity. It is a widespread religion that is practiced all throughout the united states as well as many other countries around the world. It is very different from other religions, mainly because of one reason; Christianity is monotheistic, meaning it only believes in one God. This one little, but major difference shot up many red flags for many people in ancient Rome. In the beginning, Christianity was seen as a threat due to its…

During the colonial period, there were so many people who felt insecure, and wanted to rely on something or someone. Some people wanted to be or feel superior than others, to be equal, or to be different. Or they just agreed with someone to be safe. Others feared the presence of something or someone. Many people relied on something they can’t feel or touch, and some people still believe in- religion. People in this time didn’t have enough resource, so they depended on god, scared of knowing what…

Eliade suggests that individuals living in the modern world haven't freed themselves from his religious precursor in such a way that individuals have become nonreligious to an extent not previously seen in the past. He writes, “ The majority of the “irreligious” still behave religiously, even though they are not aware of the fact”( Mircea Eliade, The Sacred and the Profane, p. 204). Eliade gives examples like, New Year celebrations and marriage ceremonies as evidence that even the nonreligious…

Trembling, he tries to understand and comprehend the concept of faith through the biblical story of Abraham and Isaac. In this story, God asks Abraham to sacrifice his only son, Isaac, and when he goes to do so, he is stopped at the last second by God and is rewarded with a ram. Kierkegaard finds it very difficult to understand how faith works and how Abraham could just take a risk of losing his son. As the book progresses, he tries to put faith in his own perspective and understand the meaning…

a young age because it gave them in some instances a better life and in others a simple feeling of being needed and a purpose. These people used their faith to get through everything. Their faith is what they used to get through trials or problems in their life. In many cases I do not know what they would have done if they did not have their faith to get them through the hard times. The girls in the Convent were taught love, compassion, discipline and so much more. The things they were taught in…

Religion is very controversial subject to talk about, let alone to argue about. Richard Dawkins, author of Viruses of the Mind, does that exact thing he takes religion and in terms dissects it. While most people will be terribly offended by what Dawkins has written about, he is essentially laying out the facts about religion. Many “extremists” of a religion would say that Dawkins has malicious intentions since he is going against what their beliefs are. Religion has been a part of the human…

All of my life, I have been a Catholic. Before I was even able to do anything on my own, I was baptized as a baby into this faith. Growing up, I went to church weekly with my parents and sisters. In my younger years, I never understood why I was here. It was hard for me to pay attention during mass. I didn’t care much for what an old Caucasian man had to say. But, for my parents’ sake, I sat quietly and did whatever I had to. It wasn’t until my later teenage years that I came to truly…

The essay topic assignments were difficult to choose from. I feel like I have hug biases in them. In the end I chose to where on essay topic one because it has more than one question. I feel like discussing multiple ideas in this paper will give me the best idea of where I stand in regards to the larges set of values and ideas. I am just going to go over each of the quotes and ideas in order and share my beliefs and reasoning towards each one. The first idea presented in the topic is that…