The Declaration of Independence is the original document of the United States of America and specifically gives us endowment by our Creator, among other things. Nowhere does it specify that that creator is Allah, Jesus Christ, Yahweh, or any other deity with which we tend to tie with divinity (else the founding fathers likely would have specified—nothing like clarity in your nation’s birth certificate). Creator could mean the universe itself. None of these purported creators are incorrect, but
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Gay adoption is the adoption of children by same sex couples. Based on this topic, I’d like to look into the question “Are children adopted by gay parents more likely to have the psychological problem?” And the thesis I stated is that gay couples are able to provide a warm and normal environment for adopted children to grow up. I want to focus on this topic from the current situation of gay adoption, gay couples are capable of raising children and children adopted by gay parents are the same as those
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points: whether same-sex marriage is wrong and whether it is not. Before this essay is started out, here are a few interesting facts on homosexuality and same-sex marriage. The Netherlands was the first nation to legalize same sex marriage (in 2001). Same sex marriage is outlawed in 76 countries as of 2013. These are just a few out of the ma ny facts about homosexuality/same-sex marriage. This essay has several key points to why same-sex marriage is okay. Same sex marriage/attraction is not a sin and
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Leo Dudziak HLS 301G Human Sexuality Library Research Project 6/21/2015 1. Religion and Sex 2. International Human Sexuality Issues Female genital mutilation Female genital mutilation is a ritual removal of some or all of the external female genitalia. The practice of female genital mutilation is concentrated in 27 African countries. Although cases are found in other countries those 27 countries compose a vast majority of worldwide female genital mutilation. It is an appalling tradition
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and social class. There is usually a hierarchy that exists in the workplace in which managers, leaders and executives are paid higher wages and have more authority and prestige than those below them. One’s sexual orientation is a “predilection for homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality”. Like most minority groups, homosexuals and bisexuals are not immune to prejudice and discrimination from the majority group. They may experience hatred from others because of their sexual preferences; a term for
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individuals decide to spend the rest of their lives together, they often legalise their communion by entering into marriage. In many countries, legal recognition is given only to marriages between opposite sex couples, banishing same sex marriages. Homosexuality is considered a taboo in many parts of the world even today. However,
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abandon it completely because it does not require daily or weekly attendance. One’s family can worship for and on behalf of the absent family members. In Zimbabwe the biggest challenges to traditional religion is/was Christianity and to a lesser extend Islam. There are records where Christianity failed to take off for very long periods. In Matebeleland the missionaries failed to make a single convert in a very long time. Christianity made significant inroads because of empirical colonization. It was
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Religion: The Puppeteer of Lives (Revised) The belief in a supreme being and an afterlife has been a part of human nature for a long time. No matter what religion someone follows, people live and conform to a set of rules, morals, and standards that has come from religion. Religion has paved a way in mankind on how human beings treat each other. But why do people do it? Why do people choose to believe in religion when there is no significant evidence a supreme being even exist and science
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100 Facts about Islam 1. "Islam" means "surrender" or "submission". 2. "Salam" (wh ich means "peace") is the root word of "Islam". In a religious context the word "Islam" means "the surrendering of one's will (without compulsion) to the true will of God in an effort to achieve peace". 3. "Muslim" means "anyone or anything that surrenders itself to the true will of God". 4. Everything in nature (trees, animals, planets, etc.) are "muslims" because they are in a state of surrender
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Christian, Jewish and Islam world, God is the only deity that is worshipped. How he is viewed and worshipped is the only difference. The second similarity is between the Jewish, Islam and Catholic religions. This similarity is the traditions and rituals. Even though these traditions and rituals are performed in different ways and for different reasons, they are the foundation that holds our religions together. Finally the last similarity between the Christian, Jewish, Islam and Catholic faiths is
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