… believed in many gods. Abraham was then called by God: "Go forth from your native land/ And from your father's house/ And I will make of you a great nation/ And I will bless those who bless you/ And curse him that curses you/ And all the families of…

… with definite purpose". This "definite purpose" is to fulfill their duty to God. All Muslims able to complete the journey do so in the 12th month dhul-hijjah in the Islamic calendar. The Hajj is completed by all Muslims who are able, the…

… the Sabbath is holy, and that you should follow the Ten Commandments. Sabbath, or Shabbat in Hebrew means "cease" or "desist." It takes place from sunset on Friday until sunset on Saturday, and you are prohibited from doing any work, unless it severely…

… some sort of a prime leader who the people worship to. This leader is usually the person who basically began the religion and decided what its beliefs will be based on. This person marks that point in time where we can refer back to and say “yes,…

… Testament is full of stories dealing with issues of man’s relationship with the Supreme Creator of the Universe. It is a hard concept to try to understand a world so much unlike our own, because of the existence of a much more “down to Earth” God.…

… imminent death. In this dialogue, Crito was trying to get Socrates to escape because he was wrongly accused. Through questioning Crito, Socrates made him to understand why he would not escape. Crito tells Socrates that his death will cause him…

… show how everything was created and the fall of man. I think it is kind of depressing what happened in the beginning of time. Everything starts out perfect and wonderful but then it goes quickly down hill from there. Too bad things had to end up…

… consequences of sin is death.” Nathaniel Hawthrorne portrays a chain of sequenced events that happen because of sin his characters commit. In the 1600’s, Boston, Massachusetts is filled with the religious group the Puritans who were “the most intolerant…

… leaders/practitioners, and how Islam illustrates the ideals of Eastern philosophy. It will also include a comparison of Islam to Hinduism. Islam was founded by Muhammad. Muhammad was Islams Prophet, Ruler, and Commander in chief.…

… morally right if the consequences of the action is more favorable than unfavorable. Consequentialist principles require that we first take in effect both the good and bad consequences of any action and determine whether the total good outweighs the…