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Articles about religion (200-250 of 4888)
- Law Of Attraction Classics: Suggestion Is Power - Religion - Charles Bristol
By: Robert C. Worstell | - And this brings us to the rituals and ceremonies performed amid dramatic settings in churches and secret orders, all designed to appeal to the emotions and to create a mystical picture in the beholders' minds. These rituals, no matter what the setting, are there to hold your attention and link these symbols' hidden meanings with the particular ideas to be implanted in your mind.
Various lighting arrangements, different paraphernalia, often a special garb for those directing the o ...
Tags: law of attraction, secret, self-help, lawattraction, money, wealth, power, health, success, thunk, religion, spirituality, make money, online
- Tyranny Terror And Moral Relativism - America's Shifting Battlefronts
By: Rev Michael Bresciani | - Now America must fight terrorism with equal determination and skill as it once did against rising tyrannies. Unwittingly, America may be losing to an equally serious enemy right on her own home field. Pop culture, liberal trends and moral relativism are becoming the norm for millions each year and the trend may be out-pacing any and all previous threats to our future.
The battle against tyranny began when America began. The first dangerous journeys across the pond to the new land ...
Tags: O'Reilly, Kos, Chris Dodd, daily kos, Bush photo, relativism, Christianity, Rev Bresciani, The Factor, terror, religion, morality, satan, PC, culture, extremist, libe
- Angels, Spirits Or Ghosts
By: Rob Daniels | - When it comes to the supernatural, few have not had a brush with eternity. Whether you attend church regularly or are the most determined doubter, the miraculous seeks out all at one point or another. Most of us have one or two fleeting incidents which we easily explain away, while an insistent few claim to have regular contact with members of the great beyond. Who are these beings who open the veil and remind us that we are not alone? Are they glorious messengers sent from God, or malevolent to ...
Tags: angels, angel, heaven, mortality, spirit, ghost, faith, belief, religion, psychic, paranormal, God, religous, religious, beliefs, christian,
- One True Church - Protestants Poo Poo Pompous Pope
By: Rev Michael Bresciani | - Unknown to the world at large is the fact that millions of bible taught Christians care little about ecumenical dialogue with Catholicism. Because they believe in the promised apostasy of the church in the last generation of time they will do anything to stay clear of all the best efforts of ecumenicists to pull them into ecumenicism, syncretism, liberalism or anything else the papacy has to offer.
In the present climate of political correctness the responses from protestant min ...
Tags: Benedict, pope, catholic, protestant, Christianity, religion, Rev Bresciani, American Prophet, penance, dogma, New York Sun, Barna, error, papacy, Luther, reformers,
- When Krishna Comes To This World And The Four Sinners-the Four Saints. Impersonalism Vs. Personalism
By: Victor Epand | - In the Bhagavad-gita Krishna states that He comes to this world whenever there is a rise in religion and a decline in religion. He comes to re-establish religious principles, annihilate the miscreants, and protect the devotees.By the phrase "rise in irreligion," Krishna indicates that irreligious activities such as meat eating, illicit sex, intoxication, gambling, and Godlessness in general are widespread. In the modern age, we not only find the majority of the populace performing these irreligi ...
Tags: Bhagavad-gita, Krishna, rise in religion, decline in religion, God, Impersonalism, Personalism
- Our Unity Is A Scientific Reality
By: Robert Najemy | - For many centuries spiritual leaders have taught us that we are one family and that the solution to all of our problems is to live in unity, peace, love and cooperation. Christ gave special emphasis to these values and encouraged his followers to think of God as their mutual Father and all persons as their brothers and sisters.
Although some efforts have been made in that direction, such as the United Nations, the European Union and other - mostly economic - forms of cooperation, ...
Tags: religion, Christ, love, unity, Christianity, values, morality, humanity
- Upholding Marriage
By: Philip Nicosia | - Marriage is sacred and therefore, should be revered. In Christian life, it is an issue of utmost importance what with many marriages breaking apart these days. If only Christians follow God's teachings in the Bible, perhaps many relationships could last for a lifetime and many families could lead happy, harmonious and peaceful lives. But then again, life's trials especially those concerning relationships are sometimes just too complicated and difficult for some people to carry that they end up g ...
Tags: podcasting, religion & spirituality podcasts
- All Of It
By: Kurt Green | - Last year I attended a conference called the Mindset Mentoring Conference, where a gentleman named Arch Bonnema spoke. He was talking about what God has taught him about giving. Mr. Bonnema and his wife felt the Lord lead them to increase their monthly giving and time substantially. They had just started a new business, and it wasn't the best idea to give more according to the worlds standards. They made the commitment to give anyway. Over the next five years, they went through their entire ...
Tags: giving, investment, stewardship, retirement, mentoring, poverty, religion
- The Metaphysical View Of Death And Life After Death Part 1
By: Luxamore | - Humanity throughout the ages have seen death as something loathsome and gruesome; something dreadful, something preferable to avoid at all cost--that is, if a choice were given--but without any other option, are forced to succumb for lack of any power over its occurrence. Anticipating the termination of life at an unexpected moment and the possible prospect of annihilation of self-identity, humanity views death as a state or condition to be feared. This fear is sustained when all around, most of ...
Tags: Death, dying, religion, spirituality, metaphysics, fate, NDE, OBE, occult, esoteric, Maya, Self, soul
- Mystery Of The Soul Part 2
By: Luxamore | - RELIGIOUS BELIEFS
When we speak of religious beliefs we mean its theological tenets. Christianity and Islam share common ideas and beliefs having their roots in a common source--Judaism. This religion in turn derived many of its doctrines and beliefs from the Persians, Egyptians, Babylonians, Chaldeans, and the Sumerians. Perhaps it would be true to say that almost every religion is syncretic, though they may try very hard to cover this up.
Eastern religions such as ...
Tags: beliefs, religion, soul, theology, science, philosophy, theosophy, parapsychology, occult, magick
- Mystery Of The Soul Part 1
By: Luxamore | - "They will ask thee concerning the Spirit. Say: The Spirit is by command of my Lord, and of knowledge ye have been vouchsafed but little" (Koran Al Israa 17:85)
Introduction
At present we are living in a very complex era that humankind's intelligentsia call the "Space Age," the "Computer Age," the "Atomic Age," the "Information Age," and the "Technological Age." These are descriptive culminating "Ages" of the Piscean period that will soon give way to other developme ...
Tags: Soul, spirit, spirituality, mystery, esoteric, religion, Age, God, mystics, ego, metaphysics, occult
- What Does It Mean To Be Spiritual?
By: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. | - You go to church every Sunday and you say your prayers every day. Does this mean you are a spiritual person?
No.
You practice yoga and meditate every day. Does this mean you are a spiritual person?
No.
You belong to spiritual group and are devoted to following the teachings of the group. Does this mean you are a spiritual person?
No.
What, then, does it mean to be a spiritual person?
Being a ...
Tags: spirituality, religion, joy, inner peace, happiness, kindness, loving kindness
- Glimpses Of Esoteric Christianity Part 1
By: Luxamore | - Esotericism
There is more to Truth and Reality than what elementary minds would want to pursue and consider. It often seems more comfortable to sit in the dark where we see nothing than to face the blinding light. Is the blindness the same in both cases? The former is blissful ignorance, the latter an initial shock--but one that eventually offers solace to the soul. It is the courageous individual that seeks Truth no matter how painful or shocking it may be. In this paper we do no ...
Tags: religion, christianity, gnosis, gnosticism, mysticism, mystery, esoteric, esotericism, doctrine,
- The Awareness Of Metaphysical Laws And Principles Part 4
By: Luxamore | - Another point of considerable importance is in the realization that divine revelation is not a static impulse of a moment in time but one that is continuous in the unchanging background of eternity. Divine Laws are no respecters of persons. We may believe in a single revelation of God for humanity for all time and consequently seal ourselves in a cage of human thought, or we may understand the nature of revelations to be forever unfolding its petals of divine truths commensurating with the devel ...
Tags: revelation, Truth, God, esoteric, spirituality, Religion, Christianity, Supreme Being, Philosophy
- Faith And Culture Combine
By: Francesca Black | - Stroll into the small farming community of Shipshewana, Indiana and be surrounded by a culture rarely found anywhere. The town of around 536 people hosts about 500,000 visitors each year. What is the big attraction? This area of Northern Indiana is home to many of the Amish faith. Tourism has been encouraged by residents of Shipshewana, attracting people come from far and wide to experience the simple, beautiful life led by the Amish.
The basis for the Amish religion is found in t ...
Tags: faith, amish, religion, culture, amish religion, religious, belief, beliefs, church, family,
- Conscience
By: Wysong | - When I was a child my parents told me what was right and wrong, school had its rules and church had its sins. To be a good boy, all I needed to do was obey all the do's and don'ts. If I did, I was led to believe I was following my conscience.
This view of conscience can carry into and through adult life so that one's perception of right and wrong is shaped totally by the dictates of others. Is conscience just a product of nurture? Are we mere blank moral slates at birth or do we h ...
Tags: conscience, ethics, philosophy, religion, morality
- Divine Thinking And Personal Reality, Part 2
By: Luxamore | - Knowing one's true SELF
We often identify ourselves with our physical body, with our emotions, and with our mind. These three principles represent our personality. We are often led to believe that the personality is the Self, whereas it is simply a persona, a mask that the Soul wears that it may function in the lower dimensions. The personality is mortal and subject to change. It is not the permanent part of our being. Should we identify with the personality we assume the characte ...
Tags: occult, mysticism, esoteric, New Thought, New Age, metaphysics, magick, religion, philosophy
- Los Angeles Synagogues: A Century Ago
By: Tim Mckeegan | - The Breed Street Shul, which housed the Congregation Talmud Torah, has quite an interesting and significant history.
Located at 247 North Breed Street in the Boyle Heights district on the Los Angeles River's east bank, he Breed Street Shul served a once thriving Jewish neighborhood in Boyle Heights that has since become predominately a Latino community.
The property on Breed Street was purchased after 1910. In 1915, Beth Hamedrash was built on the back of the prop ...
Tags: los angeles synagogue, los angeles synagogues, los angeles religion
- When Will America Wake Up?
By: Bruce Schwartz | - In order to win the presidency in America, candidates must stir up the religious fervor of the voters (gay marriage/civil union) and then vocally (and in some cases visually) wear your (new) Evangelical beliefs on your sleeve. It used to be candidate vs. candidate, then party vs. party, big business vs. the common (wo)man, platform vs. platform, then region vs. region, but now none of that matters as a new America has emerged, an America in which the majority with a religious manifest rules the ...
Tags: religion, 21st century, george bush, president, america, bruce schwartz
- Death And Rights In Christianity
By: Kate Gardens | - Either the gate to life with God or to eternal separation from Him. The Christians believe that through the sacrifice that Jesus Christ termed the Son of God, we can be saved. If we accept Jesus Christ as our savior and try to live without sin, then when we pass on we are to live in Heaven with God for all of Eternity as a reward for having been a good child of God. Since we are still always guilty of sin, then we must strive to ask God's Forgiveness and continue to try to achieve a sinless st ...
Tags: christianity, religion, god, death, rights, jesus
- Prime Reality And Religion
By: Kate Gardens | - While no human being will ever understand or discover the full truth in this life on earth, they can accept God's word as true because they see the truth that they can see in the flesh, and take the remainder on faith. The truth is God's Word, which is manifest in the Holy Bible and ultimately in His Son Jesus Christ of Nazareth.
The external reality orbiting humanity is made up of concrete materials based in the Periodic Table of chemistry. This is true for everything in our Mil ...
Tags: religion, reality, christian, god, jesus, christ
- Voodoo Or Voodon't?"' The Amazing Experiences Of A Novice
By: Marie Bradley | - What does Voodoo mean to you? Are you one of the many people who cringe and back away at the mere mention of the word?
For years Hollywood has made a fortune on horror movies that consistently cast a dark light on Voodoo; portraying images of zombies, voodoo dolls and evil doers who excel at bending a person's will. In reality, Voodoo is a religion that has been practiced in Haiti for hundreds of years, before eventually making its way to the United States. New Orleans Voodoo wor ...
Tags: Voodoo Religion, Voodoo How-to, Practical Voodoo, Love Spells with Voodoo, Voodoo Magic
- Perfect People In Perfect Unity
By: Bawa Muhaiyaddeen | - "My love to the children. May God, the unfathomable ruler of grace who is limitless love, give you His grace and the wealth of His Grace. May He give this to all of us. May His qualities and His actions come to exist within us. Just as God conducts His kingdom and just as He regards all lives, may we have those same qualities. May we do His duties and services in the same way that He does. May we do this with His grace.
Precious children, jeweled lights of my eyes, my own b ...
Tags: wisdom, ascended master, Sufism, sufi, one God, God Love, spiritual growth, religion, peace of mind, Islam, true faith, holy war, truth, death, faith
- A Glimpse Of Costa Rican Culture And Traditions
By: David Lovendahl | - Since the majority of Costa Ricans are not indigenous to the region, Costa Rica has less cultural flair than other Latin American Countries such as Mexico or Guatemala. Only one percent of the Costa Rican population is considered to be Indian, and there is a small Latin population who identify as Ticos, but a whopping 98 percent of the population is white.
While this has an affect on the Latin feel of Costa Rica, Costa Rica still resembles most other Latin counties as it is cons ...
Tags: Costa Rica, Costa Rican Culture, Costa Rican Traditions, Costa Ricans, Costa Rica Population, Costa Rica Religion, Costa Rica Pilgrimage, Costa Rican
- Heaven By Another Road
By: Karin Syren | - "And you know the way where I am going.' Thomas said to Him, Lord, we do not know where You are going, how do we know the way?' Jesus said to him, I am the way and the truth and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.'" (John 14:4-6)
We live in very bizarre times! We legalize sin, killing infants at the moment of birth and calling it choice, putting to death the elderly and those with severe illnesses, and calling it mercy, all the while legislating away the ...
Tags: Jesus Christ, heaven, sin, truth, religion, Nicodemus, Savior,
- Pagan Rituals And Wiccan Rituals
By: Rose Ariadne | - The modern usage of the word Paganism is an umbrella term that can include everything from Asatru (worship of Norse gods) to Hellenic (worship of Greek gods) traditions. The word pagan usually refers to a person who has a polytheistic religion; that is, a religion that includes more than one god or goddess. In older times, the word pagan was used to mean a godless person who was only interested in sensual pursuits, which, frankly, doesn't sound like much of an insult to me! The word also had the ...
Tags: wicca, witchcraft, pagan, magick, occult, metaphysical, religion
- Designer Jeans Go Personalized
By: Jay Kranz | - A pair of jeans is a great outfit mixer; it blends perfectly with work and leisure alike. A good pair of jeans is soft, but virtually indestructible. Each person is shaped a little differently, so the fit of the jeans is important. In high quality jeans, each pair of jeans is individually inspected, making sure all belt loops, buttons and zippers are in good working condition. Classy jeans labels are all the rage. For women who wish to express themselves with their attire, a pair of jeans is the ...
Tags: Seven, Juicy Jeans, 7 For All Mankind, Alexander Wang Sweaters, Citizens of Humanity, True Religion, Joes Jeans, A. Now
- Different Types Of Pants
By: Victor Epand | - You may be surprised to know that the problem you have described is the biggest fit problem women face. Here's the answer.... you need to buy pants that fit your rear and hips and have them altered to fit your waist.
Your best bet is to purchase pants in a department store where seamstresses work and have them come into the dressing room to see the pants on you and fit them accordingly. A good seamstress will tell you if they can or cannot be fit properly. Unfortunately, there ...
Tags: winter white, white pants, cotton, seamstress, pants, fashion, skinny jeans, True Religion, Paige Denim
- Health And Prayer And Success
By: Dr Leo Kady | - Health and prayer ... does it lead to success? They do not necessarily go hand in hand, but it has been demonstrated that there is a correlation.
The Power of Positive Thinking, by Norman Vicent Peale, was written nearly fifty years ago and has sold over five million copies. It is still in print today. What I find remarkable about Peale's book is that it championed the healing powers of prayer decades before science confirmed Peale's observations. Modern-day cynics might disregar ...
Tags: health, prayer, success, religion, patients, study
- Tension Between The Mystical And The Theological
By: Leslie Reynolds Benns | - For Christians spirituality is often reflected in our one-on-one relationship with God. The comfort that comes with just being with God, listening to Him (Her or It) and following those revealed teachings. As Sister Bridget Clare McKeever, PhD, OSS, an instructor of Spiritual Directors, said,
Of course, belonging to a traditional religious denomination means also the risk of becoming stagnated, if the religion is somewhat rigid. So, I think, there needs to be a mature self-diff ...
Tags: Spirituality, Religion, Leslie Reynolds-Benns
- Costa Rica's Exciting Culture
By: Ashley Allen | - Cultures are often known for their importance to the constructs of a given society. Costa Rica is not an exception to this theory on culture. Costa Rica is rich with culture, and there are many different venues that Costa Rica has to offer which shows their culture.
Costa Rica has a vast history of music, food, and morals. Music in Costa Rica is often associated to Spanish style music. Spanish music is highly affluent in Costa Rica. Often times, the Spanish music is played with ma ...
Tags: costa rica, travel, culture, food, religion, south america, real estate
- Soccer Brothers
By: Kadence Buchanan | - Do you remember the famous movie of the early 80s "the Blues Brothers" with Dan Aykroyd and the late John Belushi. The two heroes were able to overcome all the obstacles in their way and to avoid their pursuers until the last scene of the film. "They'll never get caught. They're on a mission from God" was the tagline of the film. The current Brazilian national soccer team, which plays at the World Cup in Germany, reminded me of the Blues Brothers. Although they prefer samba music to blues, they ...
Tags: Soccer, players, religious players, religion
- How Many Wrong Turns Have You Made?
By: Roy E. Klienwachter | - If you are like most people, you have done precious little to make meaningful change in your personal life.
Most of us accept what is handed to us, and if it does not work out we return to our root thoughts or beliefs to look for answers. This is observable as the world at large has not changed very much in centuries. You do not have to accept this observation-traditionally most people will ignore any scrutiny of their belief systems. So you would be with the majority, and for ...
Tags: belief, evolution, enlightenment, awareness, religion, christianity, islam, hinduism, sikhism, judaism, athiest, religion,
- Pearls Of Wisdom Or What Goes Around Comes Around...the Neck
By: Luise Volta | - When I was a blushing bride of twenty, (brides blushed back then), my husband to be, who was from a very well to do family (from my perspective), gave me a lovely string of pearls for my wedding gift. This surprised me because I simply couldn't imagine him even entering a jewelry store.
When I subsequently asked him what store they came from the mystery was solved. His mother had picked them out for me. The pearls became my most cherished possession. Not only because I was aware o ...
Tags: intuition, intuitive, religion, spirituality, faith, metaphysics, new age, psychic, telepathy, inspiration
- Christianity Verses Works Based Religion
By: Steven Coffman | - Over the centuries Christianity has grown immensely in popularity. I feel that why this has come to pass is because it is the only religious doctrine that is based solely on us praying in the name of Jesus to God to ask forgiveness for our sins, and forgiveness being granted by God. In John 14:5-6 (NKJV) Thomas said to Him, Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way? Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through M ...
Tags: Christianity, Religion, Budhism, Hinduism, Judism, Islam, Muslim, Mormon, Catholic, Baptist, Jesus, God, Bible
- In Search Of God
By: Timi Ogunjobi | - Have you ever wondered how we came about God, or vise versa ? How much or little do you know about God ? Where did your knowledge start from and where is it taking you ?
God has not always been known as "God". In fact God is a Germanic name for deified reference to the unitary concept of deity which is in simple terms described as an intelligent consciousness of infinite spiritual substance. It has for ages been accepted that "God", under many local aliases underlies or pe ...
Tags: God, religion, general
- Islamic Militancy - Seed For The Next Dark Ages
By: Rev Michael Bresciani | - We teach our collegians well about the period known as the dark ages but do we thoroughly explain what brought on this horrible period across the globe? With little fanfare the answer to that question is an unequivocal no.
Let's do the math here. The marriage of civil and ecclesiastical power is without dispute the singular cause of the horrors of the dark ages. When the authority of the state and the church are wed, people suffer. The equation goes like this. If I am a Muslim, Ch ...
Tags: Islam, Islamic, Dark Ages, body politic, Indonesia, Central Sulawesi, Pope, Muslim, Iran, Iranian, Motamdi, militant Muslims, Christian, Catholic, religion, constiti
- What Does It Mean To Be A Christian?
By: David Maillie | - Copyright 2006 David Maillie
According to the bible a Christian is defined as a person living in tune with God's desires and believing in Jesus Christ. A Christian believes Jesus Christ died on the cross and that one must be saved by accepting Jesus Christ as their personal savior. This is clearly stated in John 3:16, For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Chri ...
Tags: Christian, Christians, jesus Christ, ten commandments, bible, religion, god, lords prayer, prayer, stress, meditation
- Focusing On Jesus - Through The Lure Of Money
By: Thomas Cloud, Jr | - While I was at the beach I began to read a book called God and Your Stuff by Wesley K. Willmer. Have you ever read a book, like the Bible, and felt like it literally had boxing gloves that were jumping out of the pages just smacking you right in the face? Well this is how I felt since I've read midway through this challenging book by Mr. Willmer. I wanted to share with you a few quotes from his book and see what you think about them.
We live in a culture that worships at the shri ...
Tags: God, Money, Power, Status, Jesus, Greed, Idols, Religion
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