Essays on Religion Page 94

The doctrine of “covering the field” is a principle in constitutional theory that is applicable in federal constitutions. This principle is relevant when legislative powers are divided between the federal government and the federating states through Enumerated Lists. It specifically pertains to legislative acts (statutes) created by both the federal and state legislatures under the…

Many of us can believe of person who has hurt us severely. How hard it can be for us to forgive that individual. Even if we avoid seeking retaliation. we may keep on to a score. Our society doesn’t encourage forgiveness. On the reverse. when we are hurt we are told: “Don’t acquire angry ;…

Aboriginal spirituality highlights the interconnectedness between all objects and people, as they possess a shared soul or spirit. This belief system is closely tied to the land, which holds great importance for Aboriginals. Unlike in other cultures, the secular and spiritual aspects of life are not separate within Aboriginal spirituality; it encompasses all facets of…

The focal point of this paper is to investigate, analyze and evaluate the acts or misdeeds of gods in the epics Enuma Elish and The Epic of Gilgamesh. In these two epics `the gods` seem to be quite mean spirited and unruly. The main thesis of the paper would encircle around these texts and find…

Civil rights leader and activist Martin Luther King Jr speaks in his letter from Birmingham Jail, that we must, “carve a tunnel of hope through the dark mountains of disappointment.” However, what is hope really? Emily Dickinson speaks about hope in her poem, ‘Hope is the thing with feathers’ and compares hope to a bird….

Thomas Aquinas is renowned for formulating the cosmological or “first cause” argument, which posits that the phenomena we observe are a consequence of a succession of causes. Nonetheless, this sequence cannot extend eternally into the past. Consequently, there must exist an initial cause that was not prompted by any other factor. This uncaused cause is…

Introduction The relationship between Islam and democracy has been a source of controversy in the contemporary world since time immemorial.  The origin of complexities in this issue is due to the fact that the Muslim world is not ideologically monolithic per se and for this reason, there exists numerous varying perspectives on the existence of…

Why are the Ten Commandments besides the Ten Promises? Christians see the Ten Commandments as the Laws of God. They regard the Ten Commandments as the basic moral codification of world. Christians see it as a guideline of how God wants our life to be lived. Each one of the Ten Commandments is a demand…

            The New Testament of the Bible contains four accounts of Jesus’s life.  Each of these four accounts were written by different people.  Therefore, it is only natural that these accounts would contain some slight differences from each other.  Not everyone hears or remembers an event the same way, even among people who all heard…

It only takes minutes to form an opinion about conceptual art after your first encounter with it. You either love its limitless facets or not even consider it art. Conceptual art’s origin is traced all the way back to the mid 1960’s through the mid 1970’s. There is a vast amount of artist who are…