Tag archive for "Religious Impact"

Ethics

Do you believe in Karma?

10 Comments 16 February 2011

For those of you without the benefit of a 4th grade education Karma is the belief that people’s lives are a direct result of what they have placed in the world.  A lot of rather impressive people have a preoccupation with karma. To live without risk is to risk not living. ~ Pope Pius XII, [...]

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Religion

Should a Wife Submit To Her Husband?

12 Comments 15 October 2010

The Bible is pretty explicit when it comes to giving direction in life.  There are clear texts that go against homosexuality, jealousy, and even eating shell fish.  One of the more hotly debated topics in the bible is the idea that a wife must submit to her husband.  Here are a few excerpts from the [...]

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Religion

Is a person better off without a religion?

4 Comments 22 July 2010

When a person is born into a religion their life is altered.  From the day they are born the ideas, prejudices, positives, and negatives of that particular religion are drilled into their heads. In effect the religion shapes their lives and the way they view the world. Religions provides many things.  Chief among them are: [...]

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Religion

Why are people becoming less religious?

15 Comments 21 July 2010

The following information is credited to Damian Thompson at Telegraph.co.uk. The percentage of Americans who call themselves Christian has dropped 11 per cent in a generation. And I think this is the beginning of a very long slide. More than ever before, people are just making up their own stories of who they are,” says Barry [...]

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Ethics, Government

Marriage: Legal or Religious Matter

25 Comments 15 June 2010

This is what wikipedia says about today’s topic. Marriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found. Such a union may also be called matrimony, [...]

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Religion

Should a preacher have a degree?

15 Comments 30 April 2010

Preachers carry an incredible load.  From the outside the position looks rosy.  How demanding can standing in front of a crowd of receptive believers for 45 minutes a week be?  In actuality, the demands are many. Preachers must deliver sermons, counsel members, oversee the financial offers of the church, evangelize, and perform a myriad of [...]

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Religion

Does religion intrude on our day to day lives?

11 Comments 29 April 2010

Religion impacts many areas of life: Marriage – a legal entity with religious overtones Social status – claiming a religious organization opens many more doors than the alternative Career Progress – if you don’t think this affects your career then you don’t live on earth. These are three HUGE areas of life.  A choice to [...]

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Religion

Guest Article: Hate in God’s Name

26 Comments 26 April 2010

Today’s article was written by guest writer Cynthia Bateman from Blog About It . You know the drill…read, vote, and comment. Yesterday, a close acquaintance of mine said to me, “I read that thing you wrote about the gays going to the prom, and I think you’re wrong. If my son went to that high [...]

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Government

Bible belt sell alcohol on Sundays?

10 Comments 12 April 2010

The bible belt consists of the southern states of the U.S. where protestantism is the dominant religion and culture.  This religion and culture are responsible for many of the South’s beliefs and ways of life.  Some of these religious beliefs have made it into the government and resulted in the output of “Blue Laws”. “Blue [...]

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Food For Thought, Religion

Should Preachers Make Millions

7 Comments 14 January 2010

The trusty google search for “highest median salary” yields the following result : Anesthesiologist – $292,000 Physician/Ob-Gyn – $222,000 Psychiatrist – $177,000 Nurse Anesthetist – $157,000 Sales Director – $140,000 Actuary – $129,000 Finance Director – $121,000 Software Architect – $117,000 Attorney – $115,000 Insurance Broker – $114,000 Somewhere buried amongst that list should be [...]

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