7) The Bible is a “living, breathing document”, but it is not like the US constitution. As our nation constantly changes and evolves, the constitution represents the limits our nation abides by. Although new issues, such as healthcare and gay marriage, are dragged to the forefront of our legislation, the constitution is simply a set of guidelines our government must abide by to avoid complete anarchy. The Bible is different. As we all know, it’s the most influential book in our occidental society.
(Wiki 1) The most significant question to answer after reading this article is: Why did Ellison feel it necessary to swear his oath of office on the Koran? His fellow minority congress members Johnson and Hirono, proclaimed Buddhists, swore in using the Bible. The Koran is defined as the central religious text of Islam. (Oxford 1) Renowned public speaker and author Dennis Prager said, “America, not Keith Ellison, decides what book a congressman takes his oath on.” (Prager 1) I will summarize this controversial article and provide my analysis. For many years congress members have followed the tradition of their incumbent.
An Inconvenient Truth Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale tells a story of mystery, passion, and lies. The novel is about a handmaid in the Republic of Gilead named Offred (“Of Fred”). The Republic is the totalitarian remains of the United States after the president and members of Congress were assassinated by the architects of Gilead to ultimately gain complete control. Offred and the other handmaids were once regular women leading regular lives, that is, until Gilead. In the time of Gilead, the women were taken from their homes where they were brainwashed by speeches from their “Aunts” who argued that “such a social order ultimately offers the women more respect and safety then the old, pre-Gilead society offered them” (Sparknotes).
One difference between the Democrat and the Republican Party is their views on family values. Family values within nations such as America normally have a religious basis, meaning personal choices are made based on ethical lessons taught within religious scripture, typically in western countries, the religion is Christianity. Family values is the concept of basing family rules or unofficial laws within families based on the cultural norm, - the family will normally impose house rules as to what is socially acceptable, based on the same teachings of their upbringing or religious belief. However, in a more liberal society, the term 'family value' has become more of a vague term, often seen as dated for a number of reasons,- such as Christianity no longer being taught within schools, or women's rights being taught more within schools. Because of this, the modern definition of 'family planning' has lead to some controversy amongst politicians within America.
These shots, said to have been fired by Lee Harvey Oswald, and struck President Kennedy in the head. The wounds to President Kennedy were fatal. The American people will never forget this event. My grandmother stated, “This is when I lost my innocence and began to realize bad things happen to good people.” She was only twenty two years old at the time and pregnant with my mother. She had been driving on Rockdale Avenue in New Bedford, listening to music on the radio when breaking news that the president had been shot interrupted her song.
14 November 2012 Rebuttal to Brittney Baker’s “Same-Sex Marriage and Religion: An Inappropriate Relationship” The movement for the legalization of same-sex marriage has today become a prominent part of western culture. Twenty or thirty years ago the idea was virtually unknown (Lewis 33). This was due to the fact that American society was predominantly influenced by Christian values. Over the years non-Christian values have gradually replaced Christian values. In addition, there has been a growing emphasis placed on equal rights.
Elder Abuse Detective Cherie Hill was baffled that an elderly woman was trying to persuade him into thinking that a cereal box fell onto her wrist and caused a bruise that wrapped around her entire wrist. This elderly woman was trying to convince detectives that her grandson did not physically abuse her. Police also noticed a bruise on her face when they first responded to the call. Her 23 year old grandson was arrested and put in jail. Detective Hill has suspected that her family members are pressuring her into getting the grandson released from jail.
In The Crucible, people accused each other of witch craft without proper evidence because they were afraid of being called witches. For instance, when Reverend Hale accused Tituba of dealing with witch craft, she immediately confessed that the devil has spoken to her and she accused Goody Osburn and Goody Good of being witches. In the same way in 1950 Senator McCarthy made claims about certain people being communists or communist sympathisers because he feared that America was becoming a communist country. These sort of unsubstantiated claims are another reason why The Crucible relates to our contemporary society. For example, the Federal Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi made a request to ban the burqa because he thought that it was being used as a disguise by criminals, this allegation was later rejected due to a lack of evidence.
The quality of individuality so important in western values, best expressed in classical liberals and even more so in radical liberals, can also be expressed in the religious traditions of Islam and Protestant Christianity. Both religious traditions place an individual’s personal relationship with the creator as the foundations of the faith. This individuality is extremely important in many postmodern political cultures. Tory corporatists however are the dominate cultural group for both Protestants and Muslims. Peace, however, as a tradition can be a quality more difficult to find.
In the movie, the main character,V, opposes the oppressive and authoritarian British government of 2020 (Smith 2006). Although mask of V had been used in peaceful demonstrations it became a symbol of all the protests against oppressive governments. Some viewers felt that V is a terrorist who promotes change with means of chaos and murder by killing government