Religious differences was the most important in shaping world history as it divided european countries, led to revolutionary movements, and influenced exploration. Religion was the way of life for most people in the 1500's as the church overshadowed government, married people, and set up institutions like orphanages.
The protestant reformation was one of the most influential changes in European history. In the 16th century, the once unified christian religion split into different denominations, which limited the political power of the Catholic church. Some of the most important figures of this religious revolution were Martin Luther and John Calvin. Luther's translation of the bible to german allowed common people to understand the word of God. Distribution of copies of the bible ...
The pledge of allegiance seems like a fading dream now days. 'And justice for all' has become, at best, a desperate plea not the bold proclamation it was designed to be. Yet, despite all of the faults of government, to date the far worst perpetrator of injustice is organized religion. Religions the world over have used and abused their power to...
The following paper will provide a sound argument in favor of the existence of God. By demonstrating that an Atheist world cannot account for the preconditions of the laws of logic an Atheist cannot even account for a rational debate concerning the existence of God. 'The impossibility of the contrary', the best and only proof that the nesesary tr...
Christ's Birth On December 19, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI talked about our savior Jesus Christ. He clearly planned on talking about Jesus all around the time of Christmas, which is Jesus's birthday. He teaches about the enormous impact of what this man of Bethlehem did to our world that would change it forever for the good. He is referring to the mir...
Although Buddhism and Christianity are both well known religions, they both have different aspects on seeing after life and this world. Buddhism and Christianity both have a different kind of aspect on seeing after life and the world. According to the Christian faith, Christians believed and worshiped one God named Jesus Christ. While the Buddhis...
When began, it was one religion with one denomination. Now it has grown into one of the main world religions with many different denominations. Over the years, as one church split from another and opposition became common, the beliefs began to change, though the core has still remained. Fifteen of the most common Christian denominations follow, wi...