Most Christians do not follow teachings of Jesus about non violence because they have good reasons. Turn the cheek has made Christians to act cowardly and support injustice. It is said not to refuse evil, but this makes Christians to be disobedient.Going the second mile, is a cliché that makes Christians to join the oppressors. Jesus described this issue as masochistic, impractical and suicidal. In Jesus teachings, he never told Christians to do all those negative actions however, it is said to be a misunderstanding.
The failure to convert the Native Americans to Christianity perhaps is another reason that changed the puritans’ attitude toward the Indians. The puritans saw Indians less as people that needed to be converted but irredeemable heathens that needed to be exterminated in order to fulfillment God’s divine plan, like Canaanites or Amalekites in the Bible. “Now He hath many ways to destroy them”, said Mary at the end of her
Population increased as agricultural productivity did. The more food surplus they had, enabled them to support a larger population than ever before. The Han’s agriculture increased partly because of the iron industry for tougher implements, and the roman began to specialize production, and concentrate on latifundia for export. Colonization’s of neighboring nations also brought in large amounts of citizens. The Han Empire invaded northern Vietnam, Korea, and Xiongnu and subjected them to Han rule.
Everyone has such negative things to say about Western influence but if one of these outside forces overthrew Western Civilization, people would be saying the bad things about that society as well. It is true that the way Columbus conquered the new world may have sparked inter-cultural
(Davidson et al., 2008) The anti-imperialist had much to say about the expansion of America to foreign soils. They did not feel it was right to march in and take what did not rightfully belong to the United States. Causing bloodshed was not a way to take control over another country if at all. They were upset to see that Americans felt it was their right through God to reach out and teach the heathens religion and step in to control on racial grounds that “white Arians” were the dominating race. “The United States have always protested against the doctrine of international law which permits the subjugation of the weak by the strong.
Immigration In America In the late 19th century and early 20th century, millions of immigrants entered into the United States of America. Many of these immigrants came to America because they face persecution in their homelands. The immigrants were promised a new land of prosperity, riches, and freedom from persecution. But when many arrived they found out that this was not true and many of them still faced persecution and struggled to make enough money to live and eat well. Many of the immigrants had their own personal reasons to move to America, but there were some major push and pull factors that brought them here.
It grew in numbers as well as locations and factories. The growth was a great contributory factor in the Industrial Revolution. It allowed higher wages, allowed better diets, made urban places better, and also brought people together in cultures. The Industrial Revolution impacted America economically, socially, politically, and morally. It has helped us to bring the world to where it is in the present.
6. Circumstantial Ad Hominem- In question number 6 the writer says that Christians are against the Jewish Figurines, because of them having Anti opinions. In their own case it would be ok to have figurines that relate to their own believing. Begging the Question- Also in question number 6 I believe the writer begs the question by thinking the reason for the people against the figurines are all Anti- Semitic, really there is not any evidence to assume this. 8.
He believed the selling indulgences was wrong, and even the pope, Pope Leo X, did not have the authority to abolish sins through payments. Luther recognized that at this time, the Church was more focused on accumulating money than saving its people and spreading the word of Christ. Luther believed that only God has the ability to take away the sins of humanity. Martin Luther published his opinions in a document titled Ninety-Five Theses. The monk's writing spread quickly around Europe, and he soon posed a serious threat to the Catholic Church.
The core of this school of thought was that non-Christians needed not to be forced to accept the religion or should they be physically humiliated for having a different faith apart from Christianity. This was opposed to another opinion which was less common that vengeance was a response to the injuries coming from the denial of the Christian faith, the Christian government or the opportunity of a justified forced conversion to Christianity. Taking part in such a war by the crusaders was seen as a form of penance that could remit one’s sins which is not a representative of a Christian worldview. This was one of the biggest motivations of the crusaders as affirmed by Riley-Smith, (2009). CRUSADES TIMELINE The timeline of the crusades is very important and significant because it helps in portraying the motivations that the crusaders had at that time that led to the emergence of various crusades during different periods.