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RELIGIOUS BELIEFS  

Before I even begin I want to clear some things up. First off, let's examine the word atheist. According to the Merriam-Webster on line dictionary the entry for the word atheist is; "one who believes that there is no deity".

In the wake of FBI and Homeland Security concerns about the recruitment of prison inmantes by Islamic extremists, a Muslim jail guard in Harlem has just been awarded a religious accomodation to wear a kufi to work, the traditional Muslim skull cap.

Religious belief in America has changed in recent years. While still strong, religion has taken on more diversity and less dogmatism.

In the modern world religious tolerance is necessary. In 1965, the Catholic Church realized this, and issued a declaration to promote religious tolerance.

Religious freedom is usually confused with religious tolerance. In America, we have the idea that we have full religious freedom, but we do not. I will compare Karl Marx, Bruno Bauer, Moruzzi, and my own opinion.

There are five major religious traditions in Japan. They are: Shinto; Buddhism; Taoism; Confucianism; and folk religions.

Science should be about testing theories. However, what is considered scientific is what is accepted by scientists. This is like a religion with scientists as the high priests who dictate what is and is not acceptable.

In theory, the United States of America was founded on the concept of religious freedom. This is, of course, a wonderful concept and as far as the law is concerned, one can not be discriminated against because of their religious preferences.

Since Christianity is far and away the belief system of the majority of Americans, how can A Conservative religious person be any worse than a Liberal one?

Ever wonder about how titles came about? And why? Have you given up concluding by deductive reasoning, logic or best of them all, faith? Wonder no more, religious foes or God fearers, these answers are as logical and deductive as can be.

This article talks of religious tolerance. Many times people of different religious backgrounds are intolerant of each other's beliefs.

This particular narrative discusses my own personal religious journey from being raised religiously, to becoming a die hard atheist, to becoming the philosophically spiritual being I am now. I offer two new insights on how I view God.

This brief analysis of Father Pane's An Account of the Antiquities of the Indians examines how his sociocultural conditioning colored his response to Taino religious belief and practices.

Roger Williams founded Rhode Island, the Baptist Church, and is in every respect the framing firgure of one of America's core ideals: religious freedom.

How does religious plualism differ from religious tolerance? There is a great deal of difference between the two actually.

Why do so many Americans consider atheism to be anathema to the American way of life? Let's examine the double standard of the religious American, and investigate the factual basis of the religious right-wing's claims to be more moral than atheist groups.

Both Atheism and Christianity have their personal and social downfalls. This essay will elucidate these and provide a concise explanation for why agnosticism is a more responsible position to hold.

Religion encourages people to look hopefully to a better world to come, minimizing the social problems of their world. A link exists between religious beliefs and societal benefit. But is there a link between religion and adolescent behavior?

Even in the advanced democratic and less subjective to the religious right, society of the 21st century, the influence of Christianity in the western world is still a dominant force.

Austin Cline has been the guide for About.com's atheist/agnostic section for a decade now. This interview examines his work, motives, and personal perspectives on the state of atheism today.

It is my contention that humanity, in general, needs religion. Whether they practice some form of a major religion like Christianity or Islam, or lean toward Atheism or Agnostic, all people need religion.

Religion has many loopholes inside of it. This is an article discussing my views and interpretations on the subject of religion.

There are many misconceptions about what it means to be an atheist and why atheists reject belief in God. Here, I intend to clear some of them up.

In today's PC world, an overabundance of sympathy has led to hypocrisy that needs to be exposed for what it is. Today's topic: Science.

A Review and Commentary of the Book by Francis S. Collins

Three friends submit personality profiles on EHarmony.com only to be told that they are "unable to be matched at this time." The thing all three have in common? They are Atheists.

I think that too many people really have no clue how big the word Relationship is and because of their religious views, they're depriving themselves the ability to really judge their overall compatibility with their partners, to include their sexual compatibility as well.

This essay explores the role of religious beliefs in wide reflective equilibrium (WRE), a popular view of normative philosophy of science.

The changes taking place in religious beliefs? What we can do about them? How they are hurting us.

A comment regarding the issue of employment regulations violating an employees religious beliefs and practices

When a sick child needs treatment and his parents refuse for religious reasons, should the courts consider if the child shares those religious beliefs?

This essay was written for an interdisciplinary biology course. It discusses the debate surrounding parents refusing medical treatment for their children due to religious beliefs.

When someone finds something that works for them, naturally they tend to want to share it with others. But should one's personal religious beliefs be something he or she finds on their own?

Three former students of New Mexico State sue the school and their former coach for allowing and promoting religious intolerance.

This paper gives some little known information regarding the school of thought used by the founding fathers of our country. It also defends the position of any American who is not a Christian that religious freedom means all religious beliefs, not just Christianity.

An analysis of the 1990 case of Oregon v. Smith as told in the book "Religious Freedom and Indian Rights: The Case of Oregon v. Smith" by Carolyn N. Long.

Presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama is throwing strong accusations at the Religious Right in an attempt to gain more support from religious for his campaign. He is accusing the Religious Right of, "hijacking," religion from the Democrats.

Religious gifts for Christian, Jew, Hindu and Islam friends and famiily for less than $15.

Because atheism is described as a lack of religion, it does not fall under the rights guaranteed by the Constitution. Religious groups have dismissed atheists as immoral hedonists.

A Brief Look at The Religious Authorities and Sects of New Testament Times

A New Jersey appellate court has ruled that a Rastafarian corrections officer subjected to disciplinary action and facing termination of his employment for refusing to cut his dreadlocks had presented a valid claim of religious discrimination.

Should religious student clubs be allowed in public schools?

Does separation of church and state mean that students are not free to share religious views in the public classroom?

After a two month long study of the results of a survey, I am happy to explain how important religious affiliation is during a Presidential run.

As part of a college class, I used Hugh Rank's Model of Persuasion to analyze a religious website," God's Truth About The Occult." The site is divided into chapters, each addressing different topics and stating what the Bible says about the topics.

A look at the meaning of separation of church and state, and whether religious organizations should be allowed to participate in the political process of the United States

An essay regarding how the ban of religious groups from political participation would strictly violate the concept of free speech.

A national poll has found, that the majority of Americans want a "religious person" to be president. They are not as concerned about the specific religious affiliation, but desire a man of values and principles.

The Barna Group primarily provides research information that is related to religion, specifically Christianity. The Group has compiled a list of "the 12 most significant religious findings in 2006". Hold onto your Bibles and crosses, it's going to be a bumpy ride.

Are your religious beliefs yours or did someone tell you that you must believe in them whether you like it or not?

Many believe in the act of faith healing based on various religious beliefs.

Religious Conservative leaders vow to vote 3rd party if neither of the two major parties fail to nominate a pro-life candidate.

A sampling of some homeschool curriculums without a religious leaning.

With the ascension of Mary to the throne, England was plunged into a violent and bloody religious turmoil. A pure Catholic at her core, Mary immediately began to turn England from the Protestantism that had flowered under Edward VI.

In our day many boundaries are being placed around the freedom of religious expression. See how this conflicts with American History and is not called for. What are two of the main driving forces behind these changes?

The Workplace Religious Freedom Act has been introduced into Congress during 7 consecutive sessions. So what is it, and why has it still not been acted upon>

A look at differences of opinion in how to include religious study in home school curricula.

Overview of the Novus Spiritus religion with links to the NS homepage.

Opinion on the particulars behind the world's New Religious Movements

A brief look at the advantages and disadvantages of incorporating religious education in public schools.

During the reign of Elizabeth religious confusion came to a head, as each respective religion-Puritan, Baptist, Quaker, Anglican, and Catholic-struggled to survive and simultaneously impose their particular beliefs on their religious contemporaries

This article deals with the what can happen when religious cults go bad.

We all have certain issues that get our hackles up-abortion, capital punishment, gun control, religious traditions-and writing is a form of personal expression.

Only a few years ago, if you were to say, "Environmentalists will find common ground with the devoutly religious, and will work towards a goal that could change the course of history," you would be written off as crazy. However, you would have been right.

A Virginia judge ruled Friday that prohibiting kosher foods from an inmate is a violation of his rights.

Films that challenge religious institutions and beliefs

While the religious right was protesting abortion on the 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade (January 22), the religious left was praying over and blessing the new Planned Parenthood Mohawk Hudson (PPMH) facility in Schenectady.

There is much talk today about the need for tolerance of differing religious beliefs. Yet the battle of radical faith versus tolerance is not a new one.

A new movie set to be released December 7th, 2007 called "The Golden Compass" is stirring up a lot of debates.

Governor Mitt Romney has given the speech, not so much about his Mormon faith but about his personal view on religion, which many people have been waiting for. It is sad that there is still an unspoken "religious test" that compelled him to do so.

Analysis of religious pamphlets I received while visiting a Sikh temple in India. Critique focuses on the literature and its impact as propaganda.

Throughout history, many different interpretations have been made about dreaming and its purpose and significance in our lives.

What is the difference between being agnostic and atheist.

Examining the evidence of the mental disorder called schizophrenic. It's looks as though religious people are suffering from a mental illness.

Atheism has become more prevalent in our nation, it has become a an unsung reality etched in the essence of our present society.

Why is it so hard for Atheists and Christians to discuss Christianity and what happens when we die? This article answers that very question, and helps to foster understanding between Christians and Atheists.

An editorial about religion in general and how conflicts are mostly based on religion.

One will contradict the other.

We all have read the Lion, the Witch and The Wardrobe whether it was for school as children or whether it wasn't until later on in our lives. But do we really know about the man behind the words? C.S. Lewis has taken us to a world of imagination .

Religion takes on a decidedly individual role for different people and groups. Some people may believe in multiple gods, others in just one. Some people may believe in the concept of the soul, while others do not. Herein I give my own religious position.

Mr. Stolyarov, an atheist, discusses what atheism actually is and dispels the all too frequent misconceptions regarding it. Many persons of religious persuasions assail atheism without truly understanding it.

I'm asked what my beliefs are quite often when I say I'm not Christian, Agnostic, Atheist, nor any other major religion. So what are my beliefs? I'm a Gnostic Luciferian. What does that mean?

Today, we have a myriad of religion. Based on belief and upbringing an individual belongs to a "church" or religion, or they choose to not believe. The truth is, none of those religions portray the Truth.

Atheism is an unpractical belief system. There is no way to say beyond a shadow of a doubt that there is no God.

As the world grows increasingly demanding and complex, how will the concept of God change? To pose the question of is there a God, or belief in God, is loaded rhetorically. Instead of debate, communication must form an attempt at a middle ground of truth.

While I agree that the nature of atheism, as it is modernly observed, is more conducive to "open-mindedness" than the most prevalent forms of religion in the United States, it has nothing to do with the atheist's thirst for facts, or the theist's seeming denial of them.

I am an Atheist. Despite the insistence of more than a few people I am, in fact, not an Agnostic. I strongly assert there is no God. Nor do I believe there is any other unifying mysterious inexplicable force in the Universe that I have to accept solely on faith.

A description of my opinion of why it is impossible for any person to truly be an atheist.

As a former atheist, I can tell you that nothing would probably annoy an atheist more than telling them that atheism is actually a religion.

Being an atheist is not easy, particularly in the South. You are looked upon with suspicion, some think atheism ranks right up there with devil worship. Not true. You can be a good person, a loving person, a giving person and not be a Christian.

Marvel's Ultimate X-Men may have anti-religious innuendos.

Secular science says that they have not seen any evidence that God exists. But the correct interpretation of Genesis would change that. Among the various theories that science currently has, evolution will probably be the first to fall.

Art is an important element of a society's ability to translate its religious belief to its members and to the world. Religion uses verbal arts, music, and pictorial arts in order to preserve its traditions and messages.

Many times a day commentators and public figures will espouse the creed that our nation was founded upon the basis of Christian religious principles. That is not accurate.

I read Torrey Meeks' article about science trumping religion, and I couldn't help but wonder what might spawn such righteous indignation.

Hell was created when early man tried to understand why volcanos killed his family. Centuries later, organized religion thrives on the beliefs created from early man with a mind set of that of a modern day 5 year old.

Atheism and agnosticism are creeds in and of themselves. Any faith or lack of faith without questioning, however, is blind and I do not respect blind faith. So I have begun a process of introspection to question the validity of my beliefs.

An agnostic reflects on his temporary immersion into the world of organized religion.

There is so much talk about whether we will see a female president or black president in our lifetime, but wholly ignored is the fact that any politician who identifies himself as an atheist stands no chance at reaching the nation's highest office.

Have you ever wondered about the religious influences in film? This article shows the use of religious themes in some of America's most popular movies.