Module 11: A Thematic Analysis

Although the Islamic State (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for the blast outside the ice cream parlor in central Baghdad, a local source told Fox News that another militia group was responsible for the attack. The source noted that several militias have been fighting to control the city’s progressive areas.

is well trained for this type of situations and worst. Christians do not deserve to die just because

In 2012, members of “Bible Believers”-- a group of Christian street preachers-- were kicked out of an Arab-American festival in Dearborn, Michigan. When the Muslim crowd became violent, the preachers contacted the police to protect them. Instead, the police told the preachers to leave the festival or be arrested.

The jihadis later made a video touring the devastated town. No translation is needed, as the main phrase shouted throughout is Islam’s triumphant war cry, “Allahu Akbar” (or, according to Sen. John McCain’s translation, “thank God”).

My goal for module 5 is reduce the stress I experience in daily life by trying to develop a more optimistic attitude towards the obstacles I face in my daily life. Achieving my short term goal will help me view the obstacles I encounter trying to reach goals I set as challenges to overcome rather than problems, I feel that I would be more likely to stick to my goals if I view them with a more positive outlook. This is also applies to my long-term goal of improving my cardiovascular, because learning to view obstacles as challenges and opportunities to better myself will help me keep a positive attitude and not be discouraged by barriers and shortcomings I encounter in pursuit of my goals.

Jerusalem, in modern times, represents a religious space to Muslims, Christians, and Jews. Jerusalem is defined by its long history of change and development. Early primary sources details and justifies the religious significance of the city. Each of the major religions that revere Jerusalem has their own reasoning. Prior to the Christian and Islamic belief, the Jewish believers associate Jerusalem with Davidic rule and the First and Second Temple on the Temple Mount. Muslims regard Jerusalem as holy, because “the Prophetical nocturnal journey was to Jerusalem first, and that the ascension of the Prophet Muhammad to Heaven started from Jerusalem, from al-Sakhra known now as Qubbat al-Sakhra (the Dome of the Rock)” (El-Khatib 2001:34). The Dome of the Rock is still present and can be visited today on the Temple Mount within Jerusalem. Similar to the ascension of Prophet Muhammad, the Christians believe that Jerusalem is the location of Jesus’ resurrection from death. The Dome of the Rock bears great significance to the Islamic people, but the question remains: Why exactly was it built on top of the Temple Mount? There can be multiple interpretations of the answer to this question. Some “claim that the reason for building [the Dome of the Rock] in Jerusalem was that, since Ibn al-Zubayr was in possession of Mek-kah, ‘Abd al-Malik wanted to divert pilgrims from the Hijaz by establishing the Palestinian city as the religious center of Islam” (Grabar 1959:35). Abd al- Malik

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, which wiped out many families as they were gathered hours after breaking the fast on the holiday to mark the end of Ramadan.

The city of Jerusalem has always been a Holy land, first for Jews, then Christians, and later, Muslims. Unfortunately, this position of being hallowed ground also goes hand in hand with being a highly contested site. The pious Crusades initiated by Pope Urban II set in motion a long chain of events and left a lasting impression on the world. These Crusades were the livelihoods of a great many people, and a plight to a great many others. For the religions involved with the conflicts, the Crusades had very different implications. For Western European Christians, the significance was simple, the Pope had called them to action against “evil”. Muslims and Jews on the other hand faced an unexpected, and unwarranted, enemy. The modern chasm-like rift between Western and Middle Eastern culture is in direct relation to the Crusades, specifically the perspective take by each side. Although this

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In the case of ISIS destroying works of art and historical artefacts in the Mosul Museum they did it because god willed them to destroy idols depicting Allah put on display by devil worshippers. They have since gone on to ransack and burn the Mosul library and by doing so have destroyed thousands of rare books and literature. This isn’t all Isis is doing to destroy the heritage

In recent decades, the terrorist group known as ISIS emerged in the Middle East and has harassed many Christians ever since. Before the emergence of this group, Iraq was home to the largely diverse city of Mosul, but, “in the summer of 2014[,] ISIS blitzkrieged its way into northern Iraq,” marking “Christian houses with the Arabic… ‘N’ for the derogatory term Nazarene,” forcing them to either

The first two weeks of the semester I was absent due to personal reasons, but when I returned, I caught on pretty quickly to what was being done in class. Although I had a bit of a struggle trying to catch up on all of my work for my courses, everything turned out to be just fine.

Indeed we did, we had raised $164 and 3 full garbage bags of kids’ clothes, shoes, and toys; given by people of all origin, religion or not, including those of Islam. The time of the vigil came, but we had to make a slight location change due to weather conditions. The turnout and support from the community was tremendous as the vigil went better than imagined. We had multiple guest speakers such as pastors, deacons, and even doctors to discuss future plans and the impact of this attack, which was ultimately an attack on humanity rather than Christians alone. The story that moved people, in particular, was that of one man who decided to die not because he was Christian, but because of the unimaginable faith those around him had when faced with the decision between life if they converted or death if they didn’t. This incredible act displays a key belief of the Coptic faith, that the way you act can affect people in immense ways. At the end, we had a lovely prayer in which you could feel the unison and handed folks a card thanking them for coming. These insanely courageous and dedicated 21 men have inspired millions of people around the world, Christian or not

Mahaney goes on to talk about how sacred is the cross is, but how secularized it has become in such ways as being worn as jewelry. Mahaney challenges that the cross will not be fully understood by believers, but that they should understand that is was not a pretty site, that “it’s about ‘our griefs’ ‘our sorrows’ ‘our transgressions’ ‘our inequities’…” (53). All mankind is evil and sinful. God cannot just pretend

The cross has over the years in the Christian faith been perceived as the major symbol of faith. This is manifested by how it is often strewn in churches, people’s clothing like t-shirts, designed as necklaces, and even for some, it is placed as tattoos on their bodies. This means that the cross, which was initially associated with the death of Christ, has today become an image and reminder of hope. That the cross is the focal image for Christians in the church today is no doubt and it is this perception that has stimulated debate over the years. For most Christians, the cross is the essential image that brings trust for the forgiveness of sins and the likelihood of new life.