Fundamentalism

In modern times religion and science are increasingly becoming viewed as incompatible, or at least non-overlapping. Damien Keown states that “Scientific discoveries, and theories such as evolution, have challenged many traditional Christian teachings…” at the expense of making them appear “...dogmatic, irrational, and backward-looking” (119). Despite its brief history in the West, Buddhism has gained increasing popularity in part due to its frequent portrayal as an exception to the conflict…

Mob Hysteria in Two Era What caused Mob Hysteria to outbreak after a traumatic event? There were many events where there where part of Mob Hysteria in history. In one event during World War II, when the Japanese Americans were put in prison camps because The Americans thought they were spies for the enemy after the bombing of Pearl Harbor . In the Salem Witch Trials and the McCarthy Era, in both event people were accused without evidence unless they gave accuse someone to…

Structural Equation Model Analysis; The present study used SEM to examine the relationship between religion and prejudice using four of the most important and heavily researched constructs in the psychology of religion: religious commitment, orthodoxy, fundamentalism, and openness, as well as their relationships with three types of prejudice: racial, sexual orientation, and religious”. So besides sexual orientation racial and other religions are prejudice among others. Once looking into all…

Today most people have the tendency to believe everything that they read. Whether they read it from books, magazines, or online, they feel as though because the information was written in a book it has to be true. The information written may not be necessarily true, but even without facts to prove the information, many still find a reason to believe the source. This same concept also applies to what is written in the Bible and the stories of Jesus, such as the way that he lived and the way that…

GLOBALIZATION’S EFFECT ON FAMILY LIFE Globalization is a process through which the world is increasingly connected and interdependent. This process is largely associated with economic and political change. It is a step towards a more integrated and interdependent world. It is the process of denationalization of markets, politics and legal systems, i.e., the rise of the so-called global economy. It promotes connectivity, free trade, cultural diversity, mobility and changes in ITC. Globalization…

Case Study: “A Matter of Veils” This case study takes place in France. An American couple, Marty and Patricia, went to visit her cousins, Jacques and Rochelle. As they were visiting, the conversation became a little heated regarding the current debate in France of whether Arab girls should be allowed to wear their veils in school or not. Currently, veils are prohibited in all schools in France. Jacques had made a comment to Patricia, stating the French are becoming more diverse like they…

As we know, the voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492 implied a big change in the American Continent. But, during thousands of years preceding European contact, the Native American people developed inventive and creative cultures in the North and the South. These Native American persons are commonly called “American Indians” due to the fact that the word "Indian" was an invention of Christopher Columbus, who erroneously thought that he had arrived in the East Indies. In this essay, we are going…

The definition of cultural diversity is “the cultural variety and cultural differences that exist in the world, a society, or an institution,” and in this novel cultural diversity is one of the main elements discussed. Diversity affected all the characters in this novel in some way. There are so many different way cultural diversity affects each character when it comes to race, religion, national origin, and disability. Samad Iqbal a Bengali Muslim, from Bangladesh, who has a disabled hand…

attackers who was founded by Osama bin Laden and popularly contribute by the Islamic extremist, had planned their corrupt attack against the United States and “There acts- crimes against humanity- were derived from a reasoned hatred, a distorted fundamentalism that transformed belief, intellect and compassion into a mutant, predatory ‘final solution ‘ politics (Scraton, 2).” This horrific act was guided by the feeling of hatred towards the U.S. system, the terrorist militants perspective enables…

Traditional Values, Poverty, and The Rise of Conservatism The 1960s were a time of great social, economic, and political change in American society. Many social movements emerged that sought to end inequality and injustice through activism and protest but as Layman (1995) indicates, the changes “were often so dramatic that some feared for the American way of life.” These movements resulted in a breakdown of traditional values that created a state of discouragement in society and the decline of…