For those who are not familiar with the teachings of the Church of Christ, it is an old school church. Women could not wear pants; instruments were not allowed; and, anyone who did not believe what we believed was going to hell—plain and simple. Even as a child, I found this doctrine troubling and questioned it. Why would God send someone to Hell for simply worshiping in a different way? Why do I have to wear a dress? Why can’t we use instruments? This doesn’t make sense. Am…
Brown, Irene Quenzler and Richard D. Brown. The Hanging of Ephraim Wheeler: A Story of Rape, Incest, and Justice in Early America. Cambridge: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2003. Thesis: Brown and Brown argue that through the use of "micro history," readers and researchers are able to "explore large questions of policy and principle at the level of actual people and specific experience (7). They challenge the reader to not ascertain Wheeler 's guilt or innocence, but rather if…
My family and I believe the power of god is to praise for situations that turned into better ones like: Improving my Grandma Barbara’s sermons making her more useful in the ministry for God, aiding my mother Kisha to cope with stressful experiences in life, and guiding me get through the many complications as a baby in order to fully grow into a healthy young adult. Blanky is not a Savior…
The author of The absolutely true tale of disaster in salem is Rosalyn Schanzer, the salem witch trials there was a large case of hysteria. This happened because the puritans had a contradiction against the bible they believed in the bible like it was life or death. “Be thankful for your trials. If your are being tested, you are being predicted. Which means you have a divine purpose”(“trials quotes”). The puritans wanted to make a heaven on earth and they did not believe this quote because they…
Farah Azzouz Pilgrimages, or holy travels, are done for many reasons. Mostly religious, almost every faith has pilgrimages specific to its beliefs and work to strengthen one’s beliefs. The pilgrimages below, the Hajj and the Kashi Yatra, differ in many ways, yet compare in many ways. They are from two different religions, yet show similar ideals and similar ritualistic activities. Both hold certain values strongly and the rituals they perform showcase what values they hold deeply. In the case…
was. It seemed like I was lost from the moment I walked in. I couldn’t pay attention to the mass because there was so much around me like the statues, pictures and the smell was different. I felt like I was out of place. At my church it looks very plain. There is not a lot of statues and other things to distract you from the pastures…
off as many temptations, is how some cults start. However, followers of Christ hidden away cannot light the path for others, nor serve the poor. Another weakness that faces the church is personalities within the organization. In Church History in Plain Language, Bruce Shelly pointed that John Wesley had found in Count Von Zinwindoft of the Moravian a leader bringing followers to himself, not to God. One of the criticisms I have heard of 12 stone church is that is it built on Pastor Kevin’s…
It is hard to deny that the devil plays an important role in most people's lives. Religious or not the devil is a recognisable figure in most people's lives. This makes the devil a strong character to include in a story. A author who choses to use the devil in his story can hardly avoid addressing the greater themes of evil and man. The authors Hawthorne and King are no exceptions to this rule. Both very different people from very different times who wrote two stories unique to one another. Yet…
adopted were based upon those of Calvinism, and so he was devout, plain, and stern in his beliefs. This likely influenced Brown’s radical attitude toward slavery later in his life. Shortly before John Brown’s birth, his father, Owen, saw several events, which affected his opinions on slavery. Up to this time, it is unknown how Owen Brown felt about slavery. Foremost, several ministers expressed their abhorrence toward slavery in sermons that he witness. Brown also witnessed the abolition of…
Scholars have widely agreed that the Gospel of Luke has a special focus on the concern for the poor. This concern for the poor and marginalized first becomes obvious in the account of Jesus’ birth. In the Gospel of Matthew (2:1-12), it is the Magi, wealthy men from a distant country that come to worship Jesus, while Luke tells readers about shepherds- lowly men working in the fields coming to see the baby Jesus. Also, Luke has women, Elizabeth and Mary who as the focal point of the infancy…