… end, Pope John Paul II faced and embraced death in the manner befitting the Christian ideal spelled out by Jesus himself when he said: "I lay down my life that I may take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have the…

… became Pope. Among these many things, he had been a theatre actor and nothing had been more dramatic than the events that led to the day he was presented to the world's stage as the newly elected Pope on October 27, 1978. In 1968, Morris West's bestsell…

… and let live. These clichés, along with many other ones, have been around for many years and there are still much more to come. Most of these clichés are an insult to ones morality; but there is one in particular that…

… contains a religious lesson. The Parable of the Four Soils was a story told by Jesus and can be found in the Books of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. He told this tale to a crowd of people gathered at a lake. The crowd became so large that Jesus had to…

… contains a religious lesson. The parable of the wise and wicked servants can be found in both the Book of Matthew and the Book of Luke in the Bible. Jesus told this story to illustrate the return of the Lord. According to the Book of Luke: The Lord…

… world today and is very closely related to Hinduism. One difference from Hinduism however, would be the way that the Vedas are interpreted. Jainism is a non-vedic religion with a universal message of non-violence, although its views on karma and sansara…

… tend to reflect the culture in which we grew up in. If this is so, there can be no universal moral standards for us to adhere to as some ethical theories such as Kantianism would have us believe. Because people in different societies make different…

… when it comes to religion and prayer in public schools. The United States of America was founded by the constitutional framers, who were devout Christians. On March 4, 1805, President Thomas Jefferson said: ". . . I shall need, too, the favor of that…

… and cultures that cover our earth and inhabit even the most remote and inhospitable locations. If one were to examine many of these cultures they would find that each is very unique and unlike the others in almost every way. Yet, there is one…

… things that I liked while reading it. The voice of Ruth, the way the text is written and the overall theme of the story. <Tab/>While reading this story, Ruth's voice sounds somewhat childish. The feeling that I received is that Ruth is…