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...ibed in antiquity as a large island in the sea to the west of the known world (the Western Ocean), near the Pillars of Hercules (the Gibraltar Stra... ... on islands off the coasts of Sardinia, Corsica and Spain's Balearic islands in the western Mediterranean. It traps dozens of blowflies at a time in... ...an (chief minister) of Porbandar, the capital of a small principality in Gujarat in western India under British suzerainty. He later became dewan o... ...hologists who have completed a massive study of the health of people living in the Western Hemisphere in the last 7,000 years - suggest that Native... ...ealth problems. The study - "The Backbone of History: Health and Nutrition in the Western Hemisphere", edited by Dr. Richard H. Steckel and Dr. Je... ...cuted, tortured, imprisoned, and prosecuted only Jews and Moslems who converted to Christianity. Since the property of the "pseudo" converts was im... ...ursue this profitable vocation. http://dmoz.org/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Christianity/Churc h_History/Inquisitions/ http://www.catholic.ne...

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...he detailed the principles of his moral and social system. The Founder of Christianity did not reduce his doctrines to writing, and for them we are... ...Sikhs believe in wholesome married family lifestyle, and avoid celibacy or Western’s single concept; 55 9. Sikhs recognize all human beings as be...

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...rve. The Israeli Ministry of Health declared that in Israel, similar to other Western developed countries, suicides are the second most common cause... ... users, among which are increasing numbers of highly educated people from the Western part of the continent. 5 Even the family institution is in dec... ...there is another recent phenomenon that is strongly affecting our situation: Christianity is surrendering its domination to funda- Israel’s Role 1... ...k of the forces of the right and the left in the human society are Islam and Christianity, respectively. Israel’s Role 181 The left and right line... ...ountries, and so on. Hence, since the time of Israel’s exile, the left Klipa, Christianity, dominated our world. It took the place of Athens and Ro... ...is what we feel today as a global intensifica- tion of the power of Islam over Christianity. 182 FROM CHAOS TO HARMONY When the people of Israel begi...

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... the explicit influence of Buber's thought in the sphere of " practical " ChriStianity. In the second place, this new awareness has had far.. reach... ...world; or it may tak~ the form of indirect acceptance of what is past, as western Christianity accepted the Greek world. These cultures. then, enla... ... it may tak~ the form of indirect acceptance of what is past, as western Christianity accepted the Greek world. These cultures. then, enlarge their...

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...of a 12-year-old girl sporting a mangalsutra (a symbol of marriage, like the western wedding ring, a sacred thread tied around the neck of the woma... ...e to even give her a cup of tea. She has changed from her native religion to Christianity and prays only to Jesus Christ. When asked about what sho... ...st for one and all by government. She has changed from her native religion to Christianity. She loves Jesus and hopes he will cure her. She belongs ... ...ose character’ that is why her son died. Now she has changed her religion to Christianity. She has no one to take care of her or her children. She ... ...Tirupathi district. She has no children, she prays to Jesus and has belief in Christianity alone. She does not have any property. They earn from Rs... ...gnancy. 15. However it has become pertinent to mention here that unlike in western countries where some people view the HIV/AIDS epidemic as a fa...

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...ng the wisdom that Professor Falvey concludes is the essence of all sustainability. By bringing sustainability, agriculture, global issues, Buddhism, Christianity and a host of other factors into play, we see that our motivations belie our rhetoric – in environmental actions through to trade and aid. This open-spirited book contains a wealth of analysis and alternative log...

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...ortality: Sustaining Ourselves? Chapter 3 31 Agricultural Theology: Why we are Fascinated with Sustainability Chapter 4 47 Literal and Historical Christianity and Agriculture: Our Manipulations and Our Undoing Chapter 5 57 Some Influencers of the Church: Prophets and Sustainable Agriculture Chapter 6 71 From Luther to Jung: Broadening the Insights Chapter 7 82 We...

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...Between 1916 and 1945 Valesca Reimann, from South Australia, taught Western classics, Latin and mathematics at Trinity College, Kandy, in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Trinity College was founded on Christianity in a largely Buddhist, Hindu and Moslem country. Sinhalese and Tamil cultures added to ...

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...Described as ‘unique and a great service to understanding’, this book is intended for three groups; Western Buddhists, that bulk of the West that have no religious affiliation yet know there is something more to life, and Buddhists in Asia who follow the encounter of the dharma with the West. It highlights the pervasive si...

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...is now opened. In fact, this was the most greatly desired dream of the Ottoman Sultans ever: to conquer the entire Europe and to subdue the symbol of Christianity, Vatican Fortress! This meant that the entire world should bow to them, and nothing should hinder from the world domination for many years! Nevertheless, for conquering Europe, the Ottomans needed to solve or...

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... 14 percent), in Poland (-7), in the Czech Republic (-6) and even in fervently pro-Western Bulgaria (-4 percent). It rose exponentially in Ukraine ... ... resembles Confucianism and, to some extent, Hinduism. Judaism and its offspring, Christianity - though heavily involved in political affairs thro... ... clash of civilization whose side are you on? This is not a clash of civilizations. Western culture is inextricably intertwined with Islamic knowled... ...ain to India, the incessant friction and fertilizing interactions with Islam shaped Western values, beliefs, doctrines, moral tenets, political and ... ...nd minds (and purchasing power) of the denizens of the global village. Like in the Westerns, by high noon, either one of them is left standing - or... ...s left standing - or both will have perished. Where does my loyalty reside? I am a Westerner, so I hope the West wins this confrontation. But, in t... ...d, the affluent against the impoverished, the democracies against tyranny, perhaps Christianity against Islam and definitely the West against the O... ... of humanity – the tectonic clash between Rome and Byzantium, West and East, Judeo- Christianity and Islam – is still easily discernible. We are seat...

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...with the proceeds. It started rather innocuously in the hotbed of ethnic unrest, Western Macedonia - telegraph wires were cut, some tax registers... ...ns". To this very day, they hold all things Eastern (Serbs, the Orthodox version of Christianity, Belgrade, the Ottoman Empire, Macedonia) with unmi... .... Macedonia actively assisted Yugoslavia to break the embargo imposed on it by the Western powers. Milosevic was not, therefore, a pariah, as retro... ...nce force. Finally, a part will form a political party." Agim Ceku, KLA CDR The Western media hit a nadir of bias and unprofessional sycophancy ... ...e key to Kosovo's future lies there rather than in the will of the Kosovar people. Western aid is habit forming and creates dependence and the KLA ... ...he Democratic Progressive Party of Kosovo (PPDK) - the former KLA representative in Western Europe. It seeks to marry its dwindling funds and seat a... ...igma. In this article, I will attempt to study two axes of friction: Islam versus Christianity and fascism and nationalism versus liberalism. It i... ... raised as Moslems). Perhaps this was because, in large swathes of the Balkan, Christianity never really took hold. It was adopted by the peasa... ...rt its population and prevail in it - had to do more with the fatal flaws of Balkan Christianity than with the appeal and resilience of Islam and it...

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...iouscreeds and organizations. It sometimes feels as if there are as many religious creeds as there are adherents. It is true that thevast majority of Westerners continue to list themselves on the census forms as Christian or Jewish, but for many...

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...Marilyn Holly and Norma Lyons Second Edition Published by the Author York, Western Australia 2006 The first edition of this book was published under ... ... Of Buddhism The Concept Of The Buddha Buddhist Yoga Zen Buddhism And Jung Christianity 59 Origins How Much Does Historical Truth Matter? Centrality O... ...59 Origins How Much Does Historical Truth Matter? Centrality Of Beliefs In Christianity Christian Belief Before The Nicaean Council The Centrality Of ... ...igious creeds as there are adherents. It is true that the vast majority of Westerners continue to list themselves on the census forms as Christian or ... ...s frequently been called “mystical” in a pejorative way, because in modern Western scientific civilization there is no room for subjective experience ... ...East had always known that religious systems other than their own existed. Westerners were well acquainted with the existence of Judaism, though very ... ... the time when, according to Christian teaching, it had been superseded by Christianity. Many of the basic religious concepts of India had THE RELIGIO... ...ed was, however, little known in the West. By and large the tendency among Western religious writers was to divide the world’s religions into two camp... ...ough about it to use in attempts to make converts, usually to some form of Christianity. Even now books concerned with Comparative Religion or the His...

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...es and lores and there cannot, therefore, be a universal, or eternal hierarchy. In Western moral systems, the Right to Life supersedes all other ri... ...ian Genocide in Turkey. Radical Islamists are now advocating the mass slaughter of Westerners, particularly of Americans and Israelis, regardless o... ...s of pathogens, cancer is caused by pollution, heart ailments are related to modern Western diet, AIDS, avian flu, SARS, and other diseases are a r... ...massive trauma not because of its dimensions - but because Germans, the epitome of Western civilization, have turned on the Jews, the self- proclaim... ... Western civilization, have turned on the Jews, the self- proclaimed missionaries of Western civilization in the Levant and Arabia. It was the betray... ... in the Old Testament - but man-eating goes virtually unmentioned. The Eucharist in Christianity - when the believers consume the actual body and bl... ...munity and violates the property rights of God, the imputed owner of one's spirit. Christianity regards the immortal soul as a gift and, in Jewish ... ...munity and violates the property rights of God, the imputed owner of one's spirit. Christianity regards the immortal soul as a gift and, in Jewish ... ..., the affluent against the impoverished, the democracies against tyranny, perhaps Christianity against Islam and definitely the West against the O...

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...es and lores and there cannot, therefore, be a universal, or eternal hierarchy. In Western moral systems, the Right to Life supersedes all other ri... ...ian Genocide in Turkey. Radical Islamists are now advocating the mass slaughter of Westerners, particularly of Americans and Israelis, regardless o... ...s of pathogens, cancer is caused by pollution, heart ailments are related to modern Western diet, AIDS, avian flu, SARS, and other diseases are a r... ...massive trauma not because of its dimensions - but because Germans, the epitome of Western civilization, have turned on the Jews, the self- proclaim... ... Western civilization, have turned on the Jews, the self- proclaimed missionaries of Western civilization in the Levant and Arabia. It was the betray... ... in the Old Testament - but man-eating goes virtually unmentioned. The Eucharist in Christianity - when the believers consume the actual body and bl... ...munity and violates the property rights of God, the imputed owner of one's spirit. Christianity regards the immortal soul as a gift and, in Jewish ... ...munity and violates the property rights of God, the imputed owner of one's spirit. Christianity regards the immortal soul as a gift and, in Jewish ... ..., the affluent against the impoverished, the democracies against tyranny, perhaps Christianity against Islam and definitely the West against the O...

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...ieves in development, modernization, globalization, a planetary future. In Western development statistics, Finland is near the top, currently the lead... ...achieve a balanced, healthy and good life. And yet, it is precisely in the Western countries that ever more people are unwell. Modern research finds e... ...t ever more people are unwell. Modern research finds ever more problems in Western countries, sickness, violence, repression of women, paedophilia... ... ...ckness, violence, repression of women, paedophilia... Statistics show that Western people suffer from increasingly from mental health problems, they a... ...ink more alcohol and smoke more than men of the same age. In recent years, Western people have been shocked by murders and manslaughters committed by ... ... school, to become passably literate and conversant with the principles of Christianity. The elementary education system maintained by the state and l... ... when their time comes. I don't think they should try to convert others to Christianity. If you really follow Buddhist teachings, you are sure to be a... ... you are sure to be a good person, but most only observe it superficially. Christianity is good, too, I think, but here neither Buddhists or Christian... ...liefs have been sorcerers, not so-called witches; witchcraft as defined by Christianity, worship of antichrist or antigod, cannot really occur within ...

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...es to the Spaniards -- Destruction of the idols of the Totonacs -- An altar to Christianity erected on the pyramid of sacrifice -- Horrible punishment... ...he standard of Spain -- The King is converted arid baptized -- A great day for Christianity -- Levying tribute upon the Island of Matan -- The natives... ...g made themselves masters of all Europe, Northern Africa, and the countries of Western Asia, sent an expedition of many sail against the Khan of Catha... ...sters of Italy, Greece and Sicily. At first heathens, they afterwards embraced Christianity, and led the van of the crusaders in the war for the recov... ... About the middle of the 14th century the Esquimaux imperilled the colonies in western Greenland, and a growing hostility may have culminated in their... ...ery of San Salvador to the reclamation of all the countries and islands of the Western Hemisphere, together with descriptions of the primitive peoples... ...y Kubia Khan on a mission to Yunnan, which was a province in the extreme south-western part of China. THE POLOS ATTACHED TO THE ROYAL COURT. In the me... ... conceived the idea that America was but a narrow strip of land, washed on the western side by another sea, which he vainly sought to reach through a ... ...he conquest was to supplant the idol-worship of the Mexicans with the cross of Christianity, and to emphasize this intent in the minds of his men, he ...

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...|)rudence at Columbia law school. He has also served as lecturer at North- western university law school. '()1 —Charles R. King died at his home in Ro... ...Brown 190S has been elected captain of the junior class baseball team. The Western New Y'ork club will hold a smoker in Bemis' at 8.30 Wednesday eveni... ... lin game was sensationally close, but the Ohio State ehuinpions- the only western team which eanie east this your—were at the small entl of a to 7 sc... ...wall to light the corridor which will lead from the tower entranoo to tlie western recitation room. The scantling for the par- titions on this floor h... ...l, by his assistance ill a great drought, he won over the entire island to Christianity. Wars gave way to peace, resulting in increased prosperity, th... ...ening at 7.£iO. All those desiring to accom- pany the baseball team on the western trip are requested to hand their names to E. M. Hoyne '07 this week... ...sting of the moral tend- encies, best brought about by the introduction of Christianity and the moral influences which mis- sions disseminate. Mission... ...aedic facts, and with great felicity of expression reflects-upon spiritual Christianity and mysticism. If he had given us a little more of the tangibl... ...lopaedi facts, and with great felicity o expression reflects upon spiritna Christianity and mysticism. I he had given us a little more o the tangible,...

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...unction, to distinguish definite regions or parts of the world: Old World, Western Hemisphere, North Pole, Equator, the North (=Scan'dinavia), the ... ...or when the name is not correctly or fully quoted : the church (=organized Christianity), the Eastern (Greek Orthodox) church, the Roman Catholic c... ...agic word of the modem period;" "To be or not to be-that is the question;" "Christianity found in the Roman Empire a civic life which was implicated...

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...nds that He believed in Kelly Butler. In fact, by the end of his life, the Christianity that his moms and pops had shoved down his and his six older b... ..., then bringing his finger to his mouth and blowing on it like a spaghetti western gunslinger. Kelly panicked, ran up the stairs, shot a look back to ...

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...book to me; he reads in the afternoons, maybe when the warm sun is in our western windows, maybe at the pergola, if it is pleasant. Sometimes, when ... ...indow faced the street. You remember that street, of course. Lodi Street. Western exposure. Hot in summer. Dusty. But my apartment was on the fourth ... ...e such a thing as common sense where the bulk of mankind is concerned? Is Christianity a bulwark to be counted on, or is it cleverly concocted prete... ...ey. Some demand that I plot the future. I remember that the pilots on our western rivers steer from point to point—as they call it—setting the cours...

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... What Pisces move, or hot breath'd Leos beames. Or Capricornus bath'd in western streames. The knowledge of the starres, and the motion of the eig... ... full of feare, Or in my Horoscope were Capricorne, Whose tyrannie neere westerne seas is borne: But so it is, that naturally of my selfe I abhor... ...ed against us. He was (saith Eutropius, my other testimony) an enemy unto Christianity, but without shedding of bloud. But to returne to his justice,... ...t mighty and glorious Monarkes of that world, and peradventure of all our Westerne parts, Kings over so many Kings, the last they deposed and overca...

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...This is an early novel by the phenomenally successful author of frontier, western and sports stories. It deals with historical characters and incidents in the Ohio Valley in the late 18th century, especially with the foundation of Gnaddenhutten, a missionary village intended to bring Christianity t...

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...es that are amenable for containment and redressal and or both at some stage or the other. But what of the jihadi terrorism and how is it that the western-educated, non-conformist, Muslim youth all over, not to speak of the fresh converts from other faiths get attracted to fight for Islam and die for it? It matters little where we live in this wide world, and one being ...

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...It’s thus Muhammad saw to it that Islam is all about Allah and His Messenger unlike Jesus who thought it fit to Commission the Twelve for the sake of Christianity. It’s as though the Seal of the Prophets imbibed the divine character of Jehovah the jealous God who couldn’t stomach sharing the Jewish affection with any other god.” The Muslim dilemma about how to tread on ...

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...Bushido: The Soul of Japan written by Inazo Nitobe was one of the first books on samurai ethics that was originally written in English for a Western audience, and has been subsequently translated into many other languages (also Japanese). Nitobe found in Bushido, the Way of the Warrior, the sources of the virtues most admired by his people: rectitude, courage, ben...