Essays about Religion Page 30

Natasha BellChristian EthicsOctober 8, 1998The Kingdom of GodThe “Kingdom of God” is a commonly used phrase in the Christian community. It rolls off the tongue of believers worldwide, yet the meaning of this dominant idiom is rarely explained. What exactly is the “kingdom of God?” What does it mean to be apart of God’s kingdom?…

Today I am giving an informative speech on Buddhism. Now, “informative” is the key word here. I just want to reasure everyone that I am simply going to explain some of the philosophy of Buddhism. I am not, however, trying to sway your beliefs or views on life in ANY way. Instead, I’m going to…

There was once a great philosopher who stated that religion is the opiateof the masses. i believe that this holds true even today. Except what keepspeople in a daze is television. Television is rarely used for any good today,for example, do you really think that full house is an intellectual stimulus?hell no. TV is designed…

Jesus Christ is the cornerstone of the Christian faith. He was bornin Bethlehem in what was then called Judea. No one knows the exact date ofthe birth of Christ, but he was born some 2000 years ago. The principalsources of information concerning Jesus’ life are the Gospels as read inthe Bible. According to the Gospels…

The time of the Buddha was one of social and religious change, marked by the further advance of Aryan civilization into the Ganges Plain, the development of trade and cities, the breakdown of old tribal structures, and the rise of a whole spectrum of new religious movements that responded to the demands of the times…

King Leopold’s Ghost tells a story of the Belgian King Leopold II and his misrule of an African colony, named (at the time) the Congo Free State. It is a wild and unpleasant story of a man’s capacity for evil and the peculiar manifestation of it. In telling this story, Hochschild does a wonderful job…

Either God exists or He doesn’t. There is no middle ground. Any attempt to remain neutral in relation to God’s existence is automatically synonymous with unbelief. It is far from a “moot” question, for if God does exist, then nothing else really matters; if He does not exist, then nothing really matters at all. If…

Christopher Columbus and Cabeza de Vaca were two known adventurers, one being an explorer and the other as a treasurer. Both men had great reputations, which led to positions of high status. Cabeza de Vaca became the treasurer on an expedition to explore the Gulf coast as a young nobleman and Christopher Columbus went on…

There is a certain mystery that lies within the meaning of angels. It is known that angels are among us. They are carriers of the messages from God (Gasparri 14). However, little is known about what and who angels are, why they are present, and even what they look like. They everything that human want…

The issue of contraception has been an extremely controversial and debated onein the Catholic Church. The Catholic religion declares that the threerequirements for healthy sexual expression include a mutual physical drive forpleasure, intimacy and committed love between the couple, and the openness toprocreation and parenting children. This last aspect is the subject of muchdisagreement between…