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…differences between religions, many things have become unjustly controversial. This wide variety of subjects includes homosexuality, music and war. Because of supposedly anti-homosexual verses in the Bible, many Christians believe that homosexuality is immoral…

…, which they did. In 1675 a Christian Native American who had been acting as an informer to the English was murdered, probably at Philip's instigation. Three Wampanoags were tried for the murder and executed. Incensed by this act, the Native Americans in June…

…The Merode altarpiece is similar to the Ghent altarpiece in that there is an overabundance of disguised symbolism. Every little detail in each of the altarpieces is cleverly symbolic of Christian beliefs. Also the color gold is emphasized as well…

…to Judaism and Christianity, Islam was not an accepted religion in its origin. Muhammad came across many skeptics and trials before developing a substantial number of believers. Raised in a foster family, Muhammad spent his younger years as a shepherd. He later…

…was influenced by Christian theology that related to the oppression of Christian people. At Morehouse, Crozer, and Boston University he studied the work and philosophies of Mr. Mohandas Ghandi, an Indian lawyer and activist who had governed India and who believed…

…writer of Christian literature. He reasoned that the worth of eternal happiness is infinite, and that the probability of gaining such happiness by religion may be small, but is a great deal superior than any other course of human conduct or belief. Pascal's…

…, but a defender of the Faith The same can be said about his spirituality. He was a Christian and a Catholic in the modern sense, influenced by medieval teachings. His faith was strong, sincere, inex- haustible, free from superstition and hypocrisy, whatever…

…, the Armenians were at fault simply for being Christian, just like the Jews were supposedly at fault for their beliefs. The Turks were Muslim and believed the land should only be populated by their own kind, and genocide was their answer. The Turks killed…

…others, and not what he has received. The play shows some very odd forms of theology, mainly the fact that Good Deeds alone can you take with you to Heaven; which we, as Christians, believe to be totally false. Because the Bible states in Ephesians 2:8-9…

…characters and keeps it in turn with the book. Message The message of the 1951 version is to celebrate Christmas the "proper" way. The Christian way is demonstrated and put forward in the 1951 version. It shows how Christmas should be a time for families…