Statement of faith

today. In the 1920’s and 30’s religion was followed heavily by about 94% of Americans. But with such a large cult following is it possible to see a decline in such an influential topic? Religious insecurity can be defined as an uncertainty in ones faith. We see today that “being religious” has declined from 75% of Americans to just under 60%, and disbelief in a god has increased to over 5% of the U.S. population. Why could something like this be happening? It has simply become a more lax topic…

You don’t even know yourself” (218). Here Gaines uses the foil of Reverend Ambrose to make a statement on education versus knowledge, saying that knowledge is more than just what is taught in schools. A person’s worth cannot be judged from their education, but rather from who they are as a person. This reflects the difference in ideologies between Grant, a man of education, and Reverend Ambrose, a man of faith. A more direct educational divide occurs between the young deputy Paul and sheriff…

Shoemaker, H. Stephen wrote an article entitles, “ Cults and Religions Have Important Differences.” In this article, he attempted to iterate key dissimiliarities between widely established religions, and the smaller manifestations of religious belief, to which we designate the term cults. He often insinuates that Christianity is a model religion that has never exhibited any cult like traits, and that the lines between these followings could be easily defined by terms as simple as the leadership,…

impression that you must actually see God to come to him. There are many different beliefs and practices that revolve around God yet many people are still unsure about their religious Identity. Similar to Langston’s confusion about his faith, I was once confused about my faith too. In this personal essay Langston talks about a time that greatly affected his life when he was only twelve. Langston talks about his miscommunications about “coming to Jesus” (947). In this story Langston starts…

states that “men's faith finds expressions in many forms” (Smith 171). It is more significant to understand the role of personal faith in the religious history of mankind than to understand the nature.…

scriptures says. By far, Brady demonstrates all of that better than anyone else in the play. When Brady and Drummond are in an altercation during the monkey trial, Brady says “Natural law was born in the mind of the Heavenly father”(2.2.80). In this statement, Brady tells the courthouse that he believes that natural law was born in God's view therefore he can manipulate it to his liking thus invalidating Drummond’s argument of scientific development being relevant according…

exploring and trying to figure out what they are doing on earth and what is there purpose in life which could lead them to a pathway of believing in a religion or not. Secondly people of a younger generation usually believe if their parents have a strong faith as…

Much is known about Thomas Jefferson as a politician and philosopher. He authored the Declaration of Independence, founded the University of Virginia, and served as third President of the United States. However, from his explicit instructions on the inscription for his gravestone, Jefferson wanted to be remembered for three achievements, which did not include his presidency. Instead, he listed the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom as his other important accomplishment. To understand this…

demands chastity for one sex and celebrates indecency for the other. Her transgressive look at the Bible gives her a fresh take on the events happening during the fourteenth century, and using scripture gives her the authority to make her subversive statements because the Bible is a respectable piece of literature. If someone can use a quote from the Bible and make it fit into their argument, their claim instantly gains more authority because they have used the word of God. However, the Wife of…

Opening with David, the young protagonist, as he enters study of Professor Hobby, the blue fairy is nowhere to be found. Calling out in hopes of finding someone to help, David notices another boy, an exact copy of himself, reading a book. Moments pass as David is helplessly trying to comprehend how this child could be the “real” David when he is standing right there. Overwhelmed, David smashes the other boy to bits in a fit of hatred. This scene from A.I. leads me to wonder if John Keats is…