They say it is conservative and when a community is cooperating such as practising worship together in church it creates a social harmony among everybody. Religion often promotes love and peace, these are positive attributes that would create a good society when practised. It works by religion helping people choose the right moral decisions. An example derived from Christianity would be when followers look into the accounts from the holy Bible where they can read passages from Jesus’ teachings and access guidance “ What would Jesus do?” Jesus did good things, so the people that follow him will create a social harmony. Religions such as Christianity offer social norms and rules with the “10 commandments” such rules as “do not steal” have become universal.
Compare & Contrast Paper Brooke Estes Liberty University Intro to Christian Counseling; CCOU 201 June 16th, 2013 Part I: Goal of Christian Counseling In a world filled with quick fixes for instant gratification or “happiness”, some individuals that seek a counselor’s help may do so out of wanting to feel good or to be “happy” at every waking moment of their life. As Dr. Crabb pointed out, “there is nothing wrong in wanting to be happy (Crabb, 1977, p. 20)”. But, the goal of a Christian Counselor should not be that of promoting their patients happiness. It’s quite likely, that simply feeling good is temporary, and may actually be a mask to cover up what is really lying under the person’s exterior. Our focus as believers, for ourselves, is to love and worship God, to uplift Him in everything we do, to glorify Him in our lives, to love those around us, to be a light in a dark world, and to share God’s love with everyone around us.
|Pro |This faith encourages fair treatment of women, so they most likely support this being done. |Pro/Con |There is no information to suggest how this faith feels about the Pledge of Allegiance being recited. |Pro/Con |This issue depends on the individuals’’ personal beliefs, the faith itself does not speak either way on the issue. |Pro |This faith strives for equality, so to be equal they most likely would support it. | |Judaism |Pro |This would be supported by this faith because prayer is an essential part to the faith.
And so if poetry is the way to express understanding of a love affair, then perhaps myth in religion is best seen as an expression of the truth of faith to the believer, written from the perspective of faith. But, it seems reasonable to
Olds suggests in this poem that “True Love’’ is all about two people having passion, oneness, and comfort with each other. These three things in a marriage or relationship create true love. Also, she tries to show that without true love, sex is no good. From the beginning of the poem, the speaker talks about the passion between her and her husband. She expresses that their love making is very intense and passionate.
In the sonnet, Barrett Browning repeats “I love thee” over and over again rather than using different words for love. This is to enforce the already existing knowledge about the strength of her love, and that what she feels is love, nothing more and nothing less. This is also called anaphora, and with that being used within the Bible it makes seem like her poem is a prayer. This links to the religious language used within the sonnet itself, in Elizabeth’s eyes her love is like her religion, and
(102) (Minor 2) The Reverend believes that Pearl brings love and innocence to Hester's life, and without her, Hester would become a darker, more sinful human being. (Minor 3) Dimmesdale goes on to express how Pearl is there to remind Hester of her fall into darkness, but also to teach her that if she raises the child to heaven, she could be redeemed back into the sunlight where her sin can be revealed and forgiven. (Trans. + Major B) This point of sunshine and shadow representing purity and sin is emphasized later in the book when Pearl and her mother are walking through the forest to meet the reverend. (Minor 1) In this scene, Pearl tells her mother that ."..
They believe that every way of suffering can be cured by praying to God. Christians believe that anything can happen in peoples lives but if they pray and have faith, they will never discourage themselves. They believe that prayer means that you really believe in God and you know that God loves you and that you will never be alone. Therefore, if you’re sure that God loves you, then you can deal with any kind of suffering. In addition, they believe that prayer is also the best way as it has no bad consequences such as other ways of dealing with suffering, such as alcohol and drugs are far worse.
Her friend, Kara, presented her to Jesus and showed her that she can still be a cool person, even if she made God apart of her life. Her Christian friend also gave her some words of advice. “You’re down now Jordan, but only for awhile. I think God is giving you a chance to really look at life and decide just how you want to live it” (Carlson 134). Kara gave Jordan numerous examples of how God has helped her throughout her life.
On the other hand Christianity, as proposed by the second most important commandment by Jesus, speaks of loving your neighbor as one loves themselves. Fundamentally the Dalai Lama takes a more idealistic approach, which focuses on the betterment of the human race, whilst Jesus’ commandment leans more towards showing love for others in the immediate. With this in mind, which of these two philosophies is most important in this day and age? And is there a significant difference between the two? Compassion is defined as ‘a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering’.