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… common good? When faced with a moral dilemma, utilitarianism identifies the appropriate considerations, but offers no realistic way to gather the necessary information to make the required calculations. This lack of information is a problem…

… is the service and worship of God or the supernatural."1 I challenge that definition. It is true that all religions do involve the worship of some supernatural force, however, it is also true that no religion in history has ever stopped at that.…

… hominid species by means of a prolonged developing process is quite plausible and shows substantial evidence proving it to be a valid theory. Evolution is supported through empirical evidence and only major rebuttal is that of the biblical standpoint…

… the Devil has many names. The Devil is a powerful and mysterious being. Who is Satan? Who believes in him? Where did he come from? There are many questions that I had about Satan at the beginning of this report. Where did Satan come from?…

… being a scrawny, wimpy kid with low self-esteem and nothing to turn to? There are an increasing number of adolescents that yearn for the steroid-boosted and buff bodies of today’s athletes and weightlifters (Cloud, 2000). Creatine, popular among colleg…

… derives from a Greek translation of the Hebrew word mal'akh, which first meant "Shadow side of God," and now means messenger (Jeremiah 59). Angels as an article of faith have become an unshakeable part of our society. One in every ten popular…

… Smith, officially established the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ believe that Smith, under divine guidance, translated a set of golden plates into the Book of Mormon. This was the first of several…

… basis for all morals. In a civilized world that we are supposed to have at this time, the Ten Commandments are more important to us now because on the very strength of them, and the very truth and guidelines of them. The Ten Commandments demand respect…

… several thousand years, many faiths and/or religions have arisen and developed all over the globe. All of these faiths are unique and seem to be quite different from each other, at least on the surface. However, when one investigates more closely…

… Judeo-Christian, students often find it difficult to compare Bible stories with tales from other cultures, because our own belief system is wrapped up in the prior, and it is hard for many of us to go against our traditional faith to evaluate…