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…, the rightful owners of those lands. Over these states the Spanish monarch would preside as "Emperor over many Kings" in order to fulfill his sacred mission of bringing the Indians to the Catholic Faith and the Christian way of life. This was the only Spanish title…

…In "Foreign Bodies", although Hwee Hwee Tan explores what has been done before – the blend of East and West, themes both light and serious – the treatment has her own signature, and the political satire existing side by side with the Christian preaching…

…Charles Russell and Jehovah’s Witnesses On February 16, 1852, a child was born that would grow up to lead millions of people astray from families, friends, Christianity, and, most importantly, a personal relationship with Jesus Christ…

…what you're a-doing,' which is a simple allusion to the statement by Jesus to God when He is being crucified and asks his Father to forgive them, for they knew not what they were doing. In this novel, even the title is a Christian allusion. The title…

…scholars were unaware as the exact meaning of the term but associated it with practices such as seclusion, meditation or contemplation. Clearly there are similarities here with Eastern practices of the Indic peoples as well as the Christian monastic tradition…

…Christians, gays and lesbian believers today live a hidden life. Either many religious homosexuals are not open with their sexuality or the ones who are open are not accepted by their faith. There exist multiple groups of homosexuals who disguise themselves…

…experienced by aboriginals on the reserve. He does this by demonstrating the juxtaposition of cultural and ethereal values faced by Native and White Canadians. Christian priests attempted to eradicate and demonize Native spirituality and force their own beliefs…

…the beginning of an era and the ending of another. The poem is wrought with Biblical references. This comes as a surprise as Yeats found it hard to believe in Christianity, and like his father, believed in the religion of art. He searched for meaning in mysticism…

…by Christians as they moved through life, towards death. Beginning at birth with innocence, moving into sin, and before death, repetance and then salvation. In morality plays 'the forces of Evil (the Seven Deadly Sins, the World…

…of right and wrong? Is it wrong to be homosexual? How is one to know? How might others have an influence on the way people think of themselves? The way people make choices? And the Choices that one makes? How does Christianity come into play when taking…