Essays on Religion Page 128

            For centuries, humanity has failed to comprehend or explain the reason behind suffering.  While religious systems offer an alternative perspective on why people have to suffer, no body, system, ideology, or philosophy has come up with an objective explanation on the concept of suffering.  Even the church’s most trusted book, the Bible, offers varying…

Remnant as seen in the Old Testament Remnant – n (C) a small piece or amount of something that is left from a larger original piece or amount (Cambridge 1202). Remnant – The portion of a community which is left, in the case of a devastating calamity; the portion upon which the possible future existence…

The question of creation has baffled countless generations throughout history. Wars have been fought to advance religious convictions often at remarkable cost of human life. Great empires have ascended and descended in the name of God and enlightenment, but no one to this day was able to uphold the existence of God beyond reasonable doubt….

The Lack of Women’s Rights in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia is a monarchy that strictly obliges their citizens to comply with the constitution, with the laws of Islam as its foundation. However, the laws in Saudi Arabia were created in accordance to how the kingdom’s councils’ interpreted the Qur’an, Islam’s holy book. According to the…

The epic Manas is a valuable expression of the Kyrgyz national heritage. It has been composed orally and in rhyme, and has retained its importance as the Kyrgyz epic tradition’s magnum opus for many centuries. Despite its relative obscurity, Manas holds a position as significant as the Homeric epics. Furthermore, the Epic of Manas is…

When we think about it, it kind of makes sense, Because the bible said God loves us, and we think he cannot send us to Hell. He will always forgive us, just like any parent would forgive their child when they do wrong, no parent would ever have their child killed or tortured just because…

“The devil in the desert” short story by Paul Horgan (1903-1995) was written in the year 1950. It is a story that features the adventure of an elderly priest who leaves a missionary centre to go preaching to a tribe of Indians that lives in a desert land. At the start of the story, Louis,…

How do I keep my faith alive? In this essay I will talk about how my family keeps my faith alive. All families are different with their faith and how they keep it alive. My family keeps our faith going by going to church at least once a month. During Christmas we have a little…

Friedrich Nietzsche had his own ideas of right and wrong because he believed that the belief in God is incorrect. Therefore, he proposed what should be considered right and wrong. He suggested disregarding God to the point of assuming that God is dead, which would center the ideas of right and wrong around himself or…

Catholic Christianity and Islam: A Comparison and Contrast History has always been witness to the myriad of incidents involving bitter human conflicts and misunderstandings. Among these, the thorny issue of religious pluralism has been a constant catalyst for sowing human division and separation. This happens most distinctly when people try to pit one religion against…