...During the seventeenth century there where many attempts to create the model society. The Puritans where one group that wanted to make a society based on their beliefs. The Puritans wanted to purify the church of England. They also wanted to build a purified society. One aspiration that really took of for the puritans was their attempt to create a self-government. The Puritans wanted to have “A City upon a Hill”, in which the eyes of all people would have been upon them . They felt in order to build a purified society they would have to following in the way of the Bible. Basically people question whether the Puritans were an intolerant religious group of racists or the foundation of America? There are valid claims on both sides. Although, many historians believe Puritans had a direct effect on the rapid and successful development of American civilization, that the Puritans were able to come up with the idea of a “democratic” state, the whole process of a few governing and people elect came from them, but for the most part we can see through their beilefs and laws they were an intolerant group that goes against American values set in the constitution. The biggest American value set in our constitution is the separation of Church and State. We enjoy basic human freedoms, like freedom of religion and speech. This was not the case with the puritans. They imposed concrete belief in the Bible and lived by it. Maintaining your life based on the Bible sets valuable limits. Prior to...
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...22) Answer: In chapter 8 of Genesis, it describes what happened after 40 days and nights of rain. God allowed Noah to save himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain. God remembered Noah and what he have done to save all kinds of creatures on earth. Then god decided not to punish earth because of humankind any more and the day and nights and everything else will never be punished again even if the human beings are born with evils in their heart. The reason...
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...and the background of how God intended to create the earth and how He created us to be rulers. Knowing why God did what He did makes the worldly sense of creation easier to understand and also easier to know that to Him, we were perfect. “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth,” Genesis 1:1 states that God created the heaven and the earth. With that, everything God made was how he wanted it be. Therefore, there are no faults in His creation. Creation to Him was like painting a beautiful picture that symbolized his love and blessing of the world. Within the world, God first created wisdom. Wisdom was created to know of the world while the world was being created in the image and standard of God. Now with the blessings God was giving the earth and showing wisdom the knowledge to know everything, God blessed everything. He blessed the birds in the sky and blessed the fish in the sea. In Genesis, He is satisfied with everything that he has made. In each little place God made, He thought was good. He made this breath-taking garden but did not have anyone to look after this masterpiece. That is when man was created. God made man a little differently than He made the earth and everything else. God made man in his own image, intended man to become rulers, and to protect the world given to them by the Father. God made man intellectual and gave him wisdom. The man that was created was Adam and with this wisdom, he named everything in the garden. God gave him Adam his first...
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...BLOG ASSIGNMENT INTRODUCTION This is a blog assignment where we get to create our own blogs and use social networks to get audience to our blogs. Here I will be giving background information of my blog and what forms I used to get it out there as a marketing strategy. I will also give a brief report on the success of my blog. My Blog named second chances is a platform for me to share my life experiences with other women and be a light to young women so they could learn from them. Life takes us through so many phases and with this blog I share and teach how we can sustain ourselves by tackling life issues using the bible. Second chances came to being because of my situation which I believe is a matter of a second chance. I thought by this name I will give hope to others that indeed God does offer second chances. This is how I introduced myself in the blog: I am a mother, a wife and a student at University of Cape Town. I believe in second chances as I am a testimony of that. Everything that I am is through the grace of the Almighty and therefore I am humbled. I was in a stage in my life when I was about to give up but God stretched His hand over me, so now I can’t stop but sing songs of praise. With this chance provided to me I intend to be a good server of God by giving free lessons about life to my fellow christens. The blog is about my daily encounters during my journey of life, I talk about almost anything be it news, stories or lessons that needs to be told. It...
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...Assess the usefulness of functionalist theories in understanding religion theory Functionalist believe that religion is good for society as they believe it creates value consensus in which is a set of shared norm and values that society cannot live without. Functionalists believe that religion plays an important part in creating and maintain social solidarity and order as well as value consensus. They take on the consensus view. The first functionalist to put forward his view on religion was Durkheim who believed that religion was the origin of human thought, reason and science. Durkheim put forward a view of religion that wasn’t about gods or spirits but about the distinction between the sacred and the profane. The sacred is things that are set apart that inspire feelings of awe, fear and wonder. Durkheim said that religion practices rituals in relation to the sacred and these rituals are collective. He argued that because society is the only thing powerful to evoke such feelings, then people were actually worshipping society. Although Durkheim acknowledged different religion worshipped different sacred symbols, all religions perform a function in society in which brings each other into one moral community. Durkheim also did a case study in Australia of the Arunta clan to further his understanding. He talked about the clan having a sacred totem in which they would all come together and worship. Durkheim argued that this reinforced the group’s solidarity and sense of belonging...
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...They both do. Cyrus the Great was a leader who kept his people in mind. He was very successful, as he became known as one of history’s most successful empire builders, but he did not rule with force or fighting—he used respect and compromise. Darius on the other hand was also super successful as a leader, but his methods were all done with the idea of a central rule, used force and was much more distant from his people than Cyrus. 2. What was so distinctive about Zoroastrianism? In what ways did it differ from Hinduism and Buddhism? -Zoroastrianism contained...
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...her novel to evoke feelings of horror and terror in the reader. Frankenstein engages in a quest in pushing the realms of science to their limits which leads him to playing god and creating an unnatural being using science. One of the themes Shelley uses in the novel to create the gothic presence is the theme of Forbidden Knowledge. Mary Shelley introduces the ideas that science is capable of being very dangerous and has consequences through the character of Victor Frankenstein. Shelley’s time was described as the age of unprecedented scientific discoveries, which influenced her in writing of Frankenstein. The process of the creation of his creation was influenced by the Italian physician Luigi Galvani who discovered “animal electricity” which manifests with the twitching of nerves and muscles when an electric current is applied. Frankenstein seeks to find “the secrets of heaven and earth” to fulfil his quest. He calls them secrets; he is aware they are not to be known and should not be found. Frankenstein knows that acquiring such knowledge would not be easy as he states “how dangerous the acquirement of knowledge”. Frankenstein is aware of the uneasy task of seeking forbidden knowledge would be. The attainment of such knowledge would separate Frankenstein from humanity placing him “in the realm of God” as Professor Punter states in his ideas on forbidden knowledge. Frankenstein knows that his thirst for the “secrets of nature” is against human nature that it is “taboo” but...
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...Jamie Wright Most people wonder if women are able to teach in the church or be pastors. In 1 Timothy 2:12-14, Paul says that he did not “permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence.” People tend to take this verse out of context and proclaim that women can’t preach. On defendinginnerancy.com, it says, “When properly understood in context, these and many other passages in the Bible exalt the role of women and give them a tremendous ministry in the body of Christ.” The bible says in Genesis 1:27 that, “Women, like men, are in the image of God.” In essence, both male and female are equally created. Also, the Bible says in Galatians 3:28 that, “there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” In the Bible, there are many women greatly used in ministry. For example, Miriam, the first minister of music (Exodus 15:20), Deborah (Jud 4:4), Huldah the prophetess (2 Chronicles 34:22), and Priscilla the Bible teacher (Acts 18:26). In Matthew 28:1-10 and John 20:10-18, Jesus had chosen women for His resurrection appearances. Paul is saying that there are times for women to be silent. But, he also said in 1 Corinthians 14:28 for men to keep silent. Galatians 3:28 says that God has made us “one in Christ Jesus.” On biblestudytools.com, it says in Ephesians 5:25-29, men must no longer rule...
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...values and the consequences the candidate’s policies will have on America. An example of this type of dictator socialist style president can be recognized by studying the history of how Germany came to power under Hitler. Germany's economy was in disarray and shambles but the Rhetoric of an evil leader in Hitler, was believed by Ungodly or ignorant men. Women and young people. These are the people that brought Hitler to power. The same scenario took place with the Election of Obama in both terms. And we see his socialist style of leadership today. Often disregarding the constitution of our United States of America and pushing his own agenda through the powers of executive orders and the corrupt Supreme Court. God is slowly lifting his Grace from America we see it every day. But there is always hope through prayer and responsible Christians reaching out to the weak and being responsible with their right to vote. We should remember not to put our own agenda ahead of our values and Godly principles. This once great nation of ours was founded on Godly values and principles and we were a successful nation at one time because we did not compromise our values to make our personal situation...
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...pottery jar with a fuse sticking out from the top. It contains extremely combustible liquid. When the fuse is lit and the jar is smashed, an explosion ensues, comparable to a larger version of a molotov cocktail. Greek fire was a very effective tool to fend off the Crusaders, as it was the most dreaded weapon of the Turks. In the book, the firebombs disrupted the entire siege of Jerusalem, making the Crusaders retreat and rendering them unable to safely approach the walls in mobile shelters, known as tortoises, lest they catch on fire. This is also the precise reason why they were widely used by the Muslims. The only tools the Crusaders had to work with was wood, and the wood’s flammability was very high. This made it easy to destroy entire siege structures by burning them down. Also, the moat surrounding Jerusalem needed to be protected from people filling it in, and the greek fire allowed the Muslims to create widespread damage around the moat in little time. Unlike arrows, the fire could kill multiple people and shut off entire areas, further increasing it’s effectiveness. Fulcher of Chartres, a Crusader fighting in the siege of Jerusalem, wrote about the battle in his personal account. He wrote about the effectiveness and use of greek fire, saying, “the towers in the stone wall began to burn, for the men who worked our machines had been hurling firebrands upon it until the wooden beams within it caught fire. The flames and smoke soon became so bad that none of the defenders...
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...marriage on the religious perspective. There are several scripture that supports why same-sex marriage is against God. However, the first scripture: “God created man in His image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. God blessed them; and God said to them,' Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth”(Genesis 1:27-28). God did not create man and man, woman and woman He created male and female to recreate the earth. How can a male and male recreate, and the Bible does not say anything about adoption. It clearly states, “be fruitful and multiply.” The very first mention of sexual immorality was when two messengers from God had come to visit Lot. All the young and old men came to Lot house and asked for the two strangers to come out, so they could do to them whatever they wanted to do, but Lot beg the crowd to take his daughters. And the angels blinded all the men young and old. This was the reason God destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, because the wick that took place in these cities. Still addressing homosexual acts. God loves everybody, He just hate sins. No sin is greater than the other sin. The problem comes in when you are sinning and that your heart desire is to keeping sinning."For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural, 27 and in the...
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...the Phoenicians worshiped mainly gods, however they both sacrificed to their gods/goddesses. When viewing the artwork of the Minoans, we notice that the portrayal of female goddesses was very popular. There were many frescos involving women, including them engaging in bull leaping, which was a popular sport. The Minoans did not paint images of their kings or pharaohs. The Minoans also worshipped Big Mother Earth, who was a goddess and was said to rule over the other gods of Crete. The goddesses would appear in animal forms when visiting earth, that’s why in artwork done by the Minoans, the goddesses would share a space with animals. Since the Minoans worshiped Big Mother Earth and portrayed women in most of their artwork, we can say that the Minoan’s religion was based on worshipping goddesses. The Phoenicians were different on this aspect. The Phoenicians believed in Baal of Tyre. He referred to many gods, such as god of the rain, thunder, fertility, agriculture, and the lord of Heaven. Most of the Phoenician worship was based on him. The Phoenicians also believed in gods of the sea. They would create faces on the front of their ships, sometimes horses, sometimes only eyes. It was said this would help them on their voyage. We can see that the Phoenician religion delegated a lot of importance to gods, which makes them different than the Minoans. However, they’re somewhat similar in that both civilizations sacrificed to their gods. The Minoans sacrificed mainly...
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...Summary of the Dignitas Lab. What was the lab about? Summarize the information presented. (1-2 paragraphs) • The speaker started at age 18 at a rape center as a volunteer. Working with women that through rape and other forms of violence god presented the right to bear. She is a feminist, which is one of many different views all around the world. Dr. Messina-Dysert defined rape culture as a culture where violence is perpetrated based on gender. She descried it as universal where female genital cutting is perpetrating violence based on culture. It never went away at colleges about the idea of rape culture, but it has come back and more people are now talking about it. An example from a television show of this is Luke and Laura from general hospital....
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...faith, especially those with very strong beliefs. We as Christians believe that God is almighty and there is really no need to believe in any other being or even question that he exists. In this article from McCloskey, he talks about God’s existence and if there truly is a God, then why is there evil in world? This essay will have my findings on the questions we were asked as class about McCloskey’s thoughts and the thoughts from the book, Philosophy of Religion. When believing in anything, people like to have proof as to why something exists. Christians might show proof in God’s existence or Atheists might show proof in that there is no God. We all have reasons as to why we believe in certain things and sometimes its can be hard to prove. McCloskey talks about proofs in his article, saying that there are proofs to the non-existence of God. In a presentation titled “Approaching the Question of God’s Existence”, the author is quite the opposite of McCloskey. He doesn’t believe that we should try proving anything; it is a word to steer away from. We shouldn’t try to find proof that God exists, but find a best explanation to why he exists. McCloskey says that proofs cannot actually make a case that there is a God. In the presentation, though, it is explained that we can make our best case for why he exists. The author says, “There are certain things we see within the universe, the best explanation is God.” (Approaching the Questions of God’s Existence) So in conclusion to the idea...
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...Why did Islam spread so quickly? I think that it spread so quickly because of the trade, the protection, and the religion that was created by Muhammed, which Allah told him to create . This all started in 610 CE, and was placed in a small cave on Mount Hira. One of the reasons why Islam spread so quickly was because of the trading that was happening. This spread quickly because of the people who were trading with Muhammad spread the word about him by telling other people. And in doc A The Byzantine Empire blocked the only way out from the Arabian Peninsula. So they were forced to go through the empires and when this happen the also spread a lot of things about Islam. Mecca is another place where Muhammad created Islam (this rapidly spread)....
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