Essays Tagged: "name of god"
Interfaith Dialogue
ws and Muslims and peoples of all religion are called to participate in an order to ensure that the name of God is not used for destructive purposes.Religions, their representatives and institutions h ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
A parrallel between HUAC and the Crucible
olf Hitler, Pol Pot, Josef Stalin and Idi Amin Dada are good examples), others were realized in the name of God, as the ones who planned them say (all the wars among different religions and, more rece ... wars among different religions and, more recently, Osama Bin Laden). It is well known that the "big names" of these crimes had a very strong ability to manipulate people. I think that one of the thing ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Response to "That Evening Sun" by William Faulkner. Self explanatory.
blasphemies and references to atheism in his story, intentional or not, amused me.The fact that the name of Nancy's violent beau is Jesus (pronounced "HAY-soos when spoken, but which can be taken as t ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
ISLAM
another point of view.Allah (God)Islam is the complete submission and obedience to Allah (God).The name Allah (God) in Islam never refers to Muhammad (pbuh), as many Christians may think; Allah is th ... to be, no more, no less.3. Eradicate any hope or desire of learning or knowing the modality of His names and attributes.4. Belief totally in all the names and attributes of Allah; one cannot believe ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Islam
Why did Cromwell forcibly dissolve the Rump in April 1653, despite having fought to defend Parliament in the Civil War?
ese conflicting interpretations it is indeed apparent that by Cromwell ordering the Rump to "In the name of God, go!" on 20th April 1653, military power was placed above all else and the last 'legitim ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird - Atticus's Final Speech Analysis
ury will set Tom free, even though he does hope that they will, as shown by the way he says "In the name of God, believe him," under his breath at the end of his speech. All he can hope for is to leav ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee
Laylat al-Qadr is a holy night. All nights of Ramadan are holy nights but Laylat al-Qadr is the holiest night of this holy month.This essay is influenced by Islamic beliefs.
s) this holy night, the Night of Power. About this night, God, the Glorious and Exalted said:In the name of God, the Beneficent the MercifulIndeed We sent it [the Holy Quran] down on the Night of Powe ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith
The Medieval Townsman as a Precursor to Our Modern Way of Life
our activities so as to have a record of them, and wherein having once more and always invoked the name of God, I shall record the secret affairs of our company and their progress from year to year" ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
This is an Analytical essay describing the connotative language in the Koran.
"In The Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate.... Master of the Day of Doom...."The Koran is full of ... lled "Daybreak", we are bombarded by connotative language yet again. After the introductory "In the name of...", we come across a command. The single word "Say:" and it's colon friend compel us to do ... r of the Day of Doom".In the last piece, "Power", we are introduced to it with the standard "In the name of...", and are confronted with something not so standard. The piece goes into something called ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies > Writing
Who is Christ? A comparative look of Christ by the Islamic and Christian outlook
ws on who he was (or for Christians is).Both Christianity and Islam believe that Christ came in the name of God. The Koran states "[[19.34] Such is Isa, son of Marium; (this is) the saying of truth ab ... en in Luke 1:31-34, 31"'You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. 32He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give h ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Islam
The Cartesian Errors
to be true of these things if these things did indeed exist.Descartes writes, " I understand by the name of "˜God' a certain substance that is infinite, independent, supremely intelligent and sup ... a logical argument for the existence of something I could just as easily say, " I understand by the name of "˜Chimera' a certain substance that is fire breathing, and with a body consisting of th ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy
"Islamic views of the United States"
Islamic government and religion is not separate, which means that the people in power could use the name of god to do harmful actions. D'souza is of the opinion that the church and state should be div ... opinion that the church and state should be divided so that people in power will not do it in god's name, such as the Taliban, a radical Islamic terrorist organization. Islamic countries are not as mo ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Islam
Matthew 2 verses 1-12 - Epiphany of Christ
is passage in Matthew:We are never told there were three magi (or wise men).It never tells us their names - the three common names Melchior, Gasper and Balthasar - originated in the 7th Century AD.Jes ... m of God' but of 'kingdom of heaven' as he, like all Jews of his day, would not dare even speak the name of God such was the reverence they held that name. Therefore it is amazing that Matthew tells t ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity
Everyday heroes, on to kill a
catch. He said it more to himself than to the court. I punched Jem, what'd he say? He said, in the name of god believe him" (206). Atticus puts forth his greatest effort in the Robinson case, utilizi ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee
Human Sexuality : A Taste of Variety
at God made some people different and nothing can change that. ?Promoting hatred and bigotry in the name of God is what destroys society, not the marriage of two loving people of the same gender.? -By ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality
Jewish Extremist Violence
hat are the main purveyors of violence against Arabs as well as Israelis in Israel.In Terror in the Name of God, Jessica Stern Interviews three right-wing Jewish extremists in her attempt to explain w ... r violence.ReferencesIsrael's Next War? 2005. Pbs.Org. 17 Sept. 2007 .Stern, Jessica. Terror in the Name of God. New York: Harper Collins, 20
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith
Babylonian Society under the Code of Hammurabi
model of past centuries and past rulers to help him in his transformation. He selected a ruler-god named Marduk to oversee his empire. Hammurabi used religion and the Code of Hammurabi to keep his so ... he people of the land. Hammurabi justified his political practices by stating that he did it in the name of God.The Babylonian Society was structured into three classes. The Amelu were the free upper ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > World History
The relationship between man and religion
e same time are filled with so much hate. Millions of people that have had their lives taken in the name of God. I doubt that God would approve of these killings.Religion is often used to justify a gr ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith
Punishment for a crime has the purpose of deterring future criminality. Death as a penalty, has been given to serious criminals without solid evidence of its effectiveness to deter serious offenses.
onstitutional. The death penalty has been used since the origin of history. Sometimes it was in the name of God, sometimes in the name of the king, and nowadays, in the name of justice. The problem is ... ath RowConvictions. New Jersey: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2003.King, Rachel. Don't Kill in Our Names: Families of Murder Victims Speak OutAgainst the Death Penalty. New Jersey: Rutgers University ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Human Rights