Founders of religions

Euthanasia To suffer or to be set free? To be moral or immoral? To be illegal or legal? Euthanasia comes from the Greek words meaning good death, and is defined as the practice of intentionally ending a life to relieve pain and suffering. Euthanasia is one of the biggest issues in end of life care of individuals, and has been the subject of intense debate over the years. It has been a pertinent issue in human rights as it affects ethical and legal issues. There are several forms of euthanasia…

While the Founding Fathers tried to protect religion from interference of the government, today’s government has tried to completely remove religion from daily life. The cases Van Orden v. Perry and McCreary County v. ACLU both represent a time when the First Amendment was put into question, each with a different result. With more religious freedoms being questioned, the intention of our Founding Fathers with regard to religious freedom and the government’s involvement are frequently questioned.…

mathematics were interrelated was a common and important motivator in the advancement of the sciences. In the modern age, a common view is that science and religion are opposites and that belief in one means refutation of the other to some degree. However, we can look back through history and see that the exact opposite is commonly true. Religion and science were hand in hand from the days of Pythagoras and as recent as Kepler. In the immediately following section, I will list commonly used…

Yet, to all outward appearances, in today’s world this correlation of the long ago ’mystical faithful’ of the kingdom, the true holy brotherhood of the church, appears to be on the ‘endangered species list.’ Possibly through the many centuries; lust, power, money, greed, neglect or the combination of all, may have been the reason for their departure from God’s Truths. Substantially, to all outward appearances, the lack of integrity and sacredness of the brotherhood’s sexual relationship with God…

John Locke (1632-1704) was a major English philosopher, whodevised the phrase ‘pursuit of happiness’, in his book An Essay Concerning Human Understanding.Greatly influenced by the Greek philosopher Aristotle, Locke distinguished between “imaginary happiness” and “true happiness”.Since God has given everyone the desire to trail the real bliss, majority of peoplestart a relentless search for it, but when they don’t get what they desire, they conclude they have been deprived of. On the other hand,…

Burwell v. Hobby Lobby was a case between Sylvia Burwell, the secretary of Health and Human Services, and Hobby Lobby’s owners and founders. This case dealt with the issue of should Hobby Lobby be able to deny employees contraceptives on the health care provided for the workers by the business. This case was a case between workers’ healthcare and religious rights. This case gains attention and the Supreme Courts elect to hear it. They come to the decision that Hobby Lobby should be left their…

Cornelius Jansen (1585-1638) [Aquoi, Louvain, Paris, Ypres]. Jansen tended to support the Augustinians in a struggle against the Jesuits, whom he accused of granting absolution without sufficient regard for the disposition of penitents. He maintained that the utter corruption of human nature made man helpless, without free will, and completely dependent upon the grace of God for salvation. He and his followers (the Jasenists) were noted for their severity and moral rigorism. Jasen was…

motto on currency is endorsing a specific religion, a religion that believes in a single god. This country should not specifically endorse this and permeate it throughout our currency. Our currency once again did not have any mention of god on it, until the 1950’s. Many websites list this phrase “In God we trust” as our nation's motto. In no way does that support the millions of people that are American citizens, that reside here that believe in another religion, or don’t believe at all. The…

business. The constitution states, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." Both the free exercise clause and the establishment clause place restrictions on the government concerning laws they pass or interfering with religion. No restrictions are placed on religions except perhaps that a religious denomination cannot become the state religion. However, currently the implied common meaning and the use…

The idea separation of church and state has been a defining principle in American politics since the days before the American Revolution. The interpretation and implementation of this principle into our society has been a hotly debated issue for the entirety of our country’s history. There are two major ways of interpreting this ideology, and these interpretations deeply affect the ideology’s implementation. The ideology can be interpreted as preventing the state from controlling the policies of…