Mormonism

My life structure as an 18 year old girl in her freshman year of college is almost too stereotypical of a normal college student. I am far from home, living in a dorm room, playing a sport, and always running of off little to no sleep, and everything far from a nutritional diet. Here at Grace University my life structure seems to have no structure at some points. Although that is how it may seem at times with the schedule I have, there are some definite structural values that make my life what…

Jehovah’s Witnesses compared to the rest of Christianity They are those strange people who leave pamphlets at your door. They mysteriously want nothing to do with medical procedures involving blood transfusions. They go to strange places called “Kingdom Halls” But who are they really? And what do they believe? These people are Jehovah’s witnesses. They are a very different debnomination than most of Christianity and often are thought of as strange or foreign by many others. Although they…

Often times the terms we don’t know who to fault when it comes to limits of legitimate law making. The terms “harm principle” and “legal paternalism” never come to mind when we are seeking these answers. This is remarkably ironic because both of those terms justify laws. In this essay i will go into depth on each term and provide examples of how they justify law and human morality. John Stewart Mill, inadvertently created the term Harm Principle in his essay On Liberty, where he defends…

For many years, gay marriage has been seen as something that is taboo or immoral, but as United States society has come to be more accepting, gay marriage has become a regular occurrence. On June 26, 2015, American society changed forever when the ruling in favor of the plaintiff in the Obergefell v. Hodges case legalized homosexual marriage in the United States. Many people have opposed the marriage of two men or two women for religious purposes. However, many people also support said marriage,…

Samuel D. Hunter’s The Whale depicts the story of Charlie, a gay and obese man. As he realizes that his time is limited, he attempts to reconcile with his daughter. However, he is bounded to a couch in a tiny living room and requires the help of Liz, his only friend. This play dabbles in the realms of homophobia, mental health, and religion. All these elements appear to show how Charlie 's in the situation that he 's in. Also, changing the perspective that the audience views all the characters,…

There are various explanations for why humans turn to religion; these include revelation as an origin, the natural knowledge-of-god, anthropological and psychological explanations. These explanations look to where the concept of religion originated. Why do people believe in a higher being and why do individuals act according to the values and practices related to their beliefs? These theories and explanations look to find the reasoning. Revelation as origin is the idea that religion originated…

Arizona is a very political state and has been since it entered the United States on the romantic holiday of February 14, 1912. Though, Arizona is known for its deserts, extreme dry heat and the Grand Canyon, there's more to the state than it's geographical climate. The state of Arizona has been a Republican state majority of its existence. There's many issues such as same sexed marriages, abortions and numerus others that concern the people of Arizona and the state itself. Since the 1950's,…

The Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe case that originated in Texas, separated the relationship between religion and public schools in the United States, making it a landmark case in the Supreme Court. Before 1995, the Santa Fe Independent School District allowed students to elect their peers to deliver a Christian prayer prior to each varsity football game and the tradition was held throughout the season. This was a policy that the student body of the Santa Fe Independent School…

Why is polygamy considered bad? Is it because people view polygamy as one man having their own personal harem that acts like nothing more than slaves for that man's pleasure? But is that true? To quote Elbert Hubbard “Polygamy: An endeavor to get more out of life than there is in it.” So is polygamy evil as we believe? I believe that though the government has passed many laws that are against polygamy. I believe that it should be legalized. What is polygamy, polygamy is the practice of a man…

the logical approach is a great way to look at the Christian faith. The Christian is one of the most exclusive religion in sense that if a person does not believe in it, they will go to Hell. In almost every other religion this is not the case. In Mormonism, Christians would still go to second tier of heaven. In Islam, everyone has a fifty percent chance depending on God’s mood. In Jehovah’s Witness only a select few are chosen in all of time. In Eastern Religions everyone will be reincarnated.…