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…). Muhammad laid the five pillars of Islam: shahada (the declaration of faith), salah (establishment of regular prayer), zakat (required expenditure), siyam (fasting), and Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca). The five pillars are the most vital rituals of Islam…

…Abigail, the orphaned niece to Reverend Parris, is cast out of the house of John and Elizabeth Proctor because of her part in the infidelity committed with John Proctor. Her uncle is suspicious of her hasty exit, and even more so when he discovers her…

…believed in the true Christ seems to be expressed by the author of the Fourth Gospel (John 5:43). The conception of Anti-Christ as a perverter of men led naturally to his connection with false doctrine (I John 2:18, 22, 4:3: II John 7). In the Book of Revelation…

…. If they were to run their idyllic community the wrong way they would “…shame the faces of many of God’s worth servants, and curses their prayers to be turned into curses upon [them].” John Winthrop and his Puritan follower’s main motive for settlement…

…was an English evangelistic preacher and leader of the Calvinistic Methodist Church. He entered Oxford in 1732, and joined the Methodist group led by John and Charles Wesley. He was ordained a deacon on the Church of England in 1736, and soon began preaching. He…

…1963: A Wrong Choice Americans should allow prayer back in public schools. Since 1963, when we banned prayer, dropout rates, juvenile crimes, and teen pregnancies have increased. Also, academic scores have decreased. These are results from one action…

…out of our school systems, and in 1962, the Supreme Court decided that public schools did not have the power to authorize school prayer (Marks 26). This decision made our public schools in the U.S. more atheistic than schools in many European nations…

…much God loves us, his children, and his kingdom. (John 3:16) The second chapter of the book, “The Sinner’s Need of Christ,” reminds us that when man was created he was a perfect being, with no sin and no separation from God. When transgression takes place…

…Religion The Incas were probably one of the most religious cultures in history. Nearly every single aspect of their lives involved the worship of some sort of idol. They worshiped through prayers, dances, and sacrifices. Sacrifices were…

…in a prayer. Prayer plays a very important role in youth ministry as a mean of spiritual communication with God. By prayer, the young people learn to open their hearts to Jesus Christ who is the best Listener, Advisor, and Healer in any problem a young man or lady…