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…, water, oil, a candle and a white garment. However they are not all used in the same way. The Roman Catholics who practise infant baptism, sprinkle water on the infant's heads three times, whereas another Group who practises infant baptism is the Christian…

…of an ideal Christian way of life and promote conversion to Christianity. They do this by writing about miracles that punished people who acted improperly, miracles that took place to reward Christians for doing good deeds, showing extreme and persistent faith…

…religion to another. For most religions, spreading the word of God is undertaken by missionaries. This also goes for Christianity. The role of the Christian missionary was to spread the word of God to all. The motivation of spreading the word of God…

…nose too he was rarely insulted, unless by a fool or maybe Christian, testing his cool but he'd come quick with his comebacks, till their egos were blue he was challenged by hundreds, in sword fights but left his opponents shaking with fright…

…change. The use of religion to discriminate against Blacks was mainly due to the strength of the Church. Christian doctrine reigned supreme during the period of imperialism and as a result was used to support social stratification. Religion was used…

…Lorenzo Ruiz was born in Binondo, Manila between the years of 1600 and 1610. His father was Chinese and his mother was a Filipino, just like him. His parents were Christian and he was baptized…

…One of Shakespeare's early plays, As You Like It (1598-1599) is a stock romantic comedy that was familiar to Elizabethan audiences as an exemplar of "Christian" comedy. Although the play does include two off-stage spiritual conversions, the "Christian…

…. Christianity Mythical Christians believe that Jesus is both God and man, incarnation of God, and man -gives man two natures, physical and divined that they are united in one person. Thus the mystery of God becoming a human being, Jesus, and suffered and died…

…of religion in their works. The thread of religion is explored in various ways by the authors; but they all seem to use soul, brutes, the bible, historical references, and Christianity to define their situation in life. Soul, what is soul and who or what has…

…, seems like a good Christian. This, however, has more depth to it than it appears. Shakespeare gives reasons for Shylock’s actions; though they may be acts of hatred, it is not unjustified hatred. Instead, it is clear that the Antonio has given Shylock plenty…