Religion

rise of evil in religion has been documented in many ways and forms throughout the years. in recent years’ different religious groups claimed terrorist attacks. Tensions have been building for quite some time, and we have arrived at a crossroad. We can either choose peace or war. In this day and age, it is more important to understand religion than in the years past, because if we do not we will undermine religion entirely and cause further divide between cultures. In When Religion Becomes Evil…

Sikhs The Khalsa is an order in the Sikh religion. They have been baptized in the Sikhs religion are the highly devoted of the religion. They are most recognized by their clothing. With most notable a turban and sword. The origins of Sikhism date back to the 16th century in the district of Punjab in India. The founder of Sikhism is Guru Nanak and is instructed by his teachings and the teachings of the 9 Sikh gurus who followed. Today the religion palls in comparison to Christianity and Islam in…

Sikhism is a Religion of uniqueness. It has beliefs from two other religions; Hinduism and Islam(Borak 53). This religion is very scarce in the United States. However, the main area for Sikhs is in the Northwest India (Borak 53). Sikhs has a very rare formation. However, this religion is a mixture of two religions, known as Hinduism and Islam. Therefore, this joining together is known as syncretism (Hopfe188). The Hindus and Islam began to mix and some thoughts of joining the two together. Not…

intolerance. The land of Eldorado are free of religious differences. The people of Eldorado have one religion. Candide and Cacambo was so anxious about the country religion they began to ask questions about prayer, priests, and of course, religion. For example, “Cacambo asked meekly what was the religion of Eldorado.” The old man response and says, “Can there be two religions? he asked. I suppose our religion is the same as everyone’s, we worship God from morning to evening” (Voltaire p.36).…

It is often said that faith, or religion, and reason are complementary sources of knowledge. However, this warrants critical appraisal, and I refute this claim using two premises. For the purpose of this argument, it must be made clear that it is faith that makes religion unreasonable. I propose that, reason and religion are fundamentally in conflict. Secondly, that because of this fundamental difference, it is unreasonable to believe something that is based on faith alone. Therefore, religious…

Looking at religion as a whole, we see certain groups of people expressing their faith by committing acts of terrorism, and subordination. In other cultural groups we see other types of people faithful to the traditions that have been passed down from their ancestors. Some of the most heinous crimes of terrorism on US soil have been done in the name of religion. The Qur’an 4:74 states, “Let those…

The subject of religion has always been a subject of contradiction against people because of the diverse religion that exists in the world. Everyone will then have an agreement on the fact that religion is having faith and believing on what is above a human being. “Salvation”, “The Veil”, and “What God Got to Do with It” respectively written by Langston Hughes, Marjane Satrapi and Karen Armstrong, revealed an interesting experience during a time of their life on religion. Those authors by their…

Religion is a flower. There is a wide-range of diverse flowers in the ecosystem; all equally important because each individual organism contributes to the biodiversity of this planet. Akin to these intensely hued plants, each religion, although alike in several aspects, hold its own individual characteristics that make each peculiar and rare. As lovely as flowers may be, not everyone can enjoy the grace within these delicate buds of nature; whether it be allergies or pure distaste, those who…

I can’t recall when I myself specifically decided what religion I was going to practice. I am Catholic but that’s because I grew up Catholic. Now learning about all these different religions I can agree with a state that Dr.Howard my professor told us. That although one might practice a certain religion everyone can always pick up different concepts from each religion. Although each religion can be similar as far as to what they believe and what they practice. They are all generally the same in…

Messiah is defined as a leader or savior of a particular group. Many religions, despite their differences in beliefs, share the common concept of the coming of a saviour. Many monotheistic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity and Islam. as well as polytheistic religions, such as Hinduism share this messianic belief. Each religion has a different view on their messiah, some believe that the Messiah will be forgiving, loving and gentle, while others believe that the Messiah will deliver the…