Religion

Religion has no race and often research in on religions are measured by religiosity. As stated by Billy Graham, “christianity is not a white man’s religion and do not let anybody ever tell you that it’s white or black. Christ belongs to all people belongs to the whole world,”(Graham, Franklin). Mr. Graham was saying that religion has no race and that in studies at various varieties of races make up one. Most research done is measured by religiosity, so what is religiosity? Religiosity is the way…

First EPC or Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Kent, WA gave me a primary insight to the Christian religion. Growing up Jewish I never had many opportunities to experience a different religion other than day to day exposure. However, my next door neighbors whom I have grown up with my entire life are devout Christians. Being uninterested in religion as it is I never questioned them about their religion or went to their church in the past. Feeling like a complete outsider not from appearance but…

Cuba has diverse religious groups that reflect it's turbulent political and religious history. Roman Catholicism is the most dominant religion practiced today, it was introduced by Spanish settlers during mass migrations in the 19th and 20th centuries however, post the 1959 Cuban revolution, the country was considered to be an atheistic state. It was during this time that Cuba also promoted atheism which came in direct conflict with the church. Atheism accounts for roughly 23% of the total…

misfortunes, such as poor harvests or disease. Animism, similar to Shamanism, was widespread among many societies in Africa and in the Pacific Islands of Polynesia. This belief was that gods and goddesses inhabited natural features. Another polytheistic religion that had numerous gods and goddesses who often displayed human characteristics formed the basis of Greek society. Such Greek gods were Zeus and Poseidon. One of the first monotheistic faith…

Although not necessarily so, many aspects of religion make it susceptible to being a latent source of conflict. Along with peace, belonging and power, dilemma, confusion and illogicality are also terms bounded within the subject of religion. As a result, these so called “terms” serve nothing but large and rightfully so, conflicts. All religions have their accepted dogma, doctrines and virtues and they must be followed without a question. The Bhagavad-Gita, for example, is a 700 verse scripture…

fundamentals helped solve the Bedouin’s issue. The spread of the religion Islam contributed to the rise of Baghdad by appealing to the Bedouin through creating a collaborative society that led to growth in the city. Once Islam was introduced to Baghdad, the importance of community in the religion created a more resourceful city. In the city of Mecca, the place where Mohammed was born, the Bedouin in were aware of all of the religions because of trade. They knew about Christianity and Judaism,…

foundations of organized religion as we recognize it in today’s world. However, the organization of these religions was not so unlike the creation of previous ancient beliefs and worships, nor do these formulizations of “faith” differ in any fashion from those that come later – or those which continue to appear throughout the march of time. When addressing any subject as delicate, personal, and volatile as religious faith – one must tread very lightly. Yet, truth is undeniable. All religions…

Spirituality and religion are two different concepts that often overlap. Devoting oneself to a specific religion entails adherence to certain beliefs and dogmas, while spirituality is described as awareness of something greater than the individual self (Nelson, 2014). Individuals express their spirituality often through religion and prayer, or through other means of achieving spiritual pursuit and expression. According to Spirituality in Cancer Care (2011), many patients diagnosed with cancer…

Why is it that the modern world has abandoned God, or removed Him from the first position? It seems to be a very heated debate when matters of religion and faith are discussed in the modern day. One needs to be able to step back and understand both sides of the argument to be able to acquire a satisfactory knowledge and be able to debate intelligently one’s own position. It is through self-reliance and the scientific progress that man has made, that gives him reason to discard or downgrade…

When comparing religion and suicide, it seems that there is a great effect that religion has on suicide. Lizardi & Gearing (2010) state that “greater religiosity is associated with decreased risk of suicidal behavior” (p. 119). Cook (2014) found that religion helps people better cope with stress, reduces occurrence of depression, reduces substance abuse, improves social support, and provides a source of hope. There are many regions in which suicide is frowned upon. In the Hebrew scripture…