Religious Experience Project

She talked about a number of high-profile preachers and the scandals they were involved in just in the last couple years. Even more than the pastors, she said she was intrigued by the congregations. "I have always been amazed by congregations who defend their pastors and remain faithful to the church after major scandals break out. They agree to allow church funds to go toward paying out settlements to accusers with solid proof of the actions. It is like they can do no wrong in the eyes of many, and their church members will support all of their cheating, lies, and even molestation of people right there in the church. A lot of them are regarded as gods to the point where people lose sight of the real Higher

As a child Mary’s mother, Hazel was a chartered member of “Beulah Seventh Day Adventist Church” (currently City Temple SDA Church). This is where Mary gained she introduction and devotion for Christ and the Adventist Faith. Attended Sabbath School, prayer meetings, Friday evening vespers and church school along with her older brother, Marvin was a foundation of life; Church was family and family was church. With her mother an active matron within the church, singing in the choir and serving in the Dorcas Society, tagging along to these activities quickly ignited in her a desire to sing and serve. A recognized desire for Family, church, friends, singing, and service that would remain

Ashley pope is an Alabama native living in the Beaumont area furthering her professional career as the ladies sales manager for Dillards parkdale.Ashley joined Rotaract to make an positive impact on the community that she lives in that will hopefully one day affect the world .Ashley believes that being in Rotaract has furthered her personal and professional relationships and given her a new hope for mankind.

As Christians, we are to live in such a way that would lead others to Christ. Mother Goodman’s life has been most inspiring, especially to one of her long-time friends. He was willing to forsake a worldly lifestyle and accept Jesus as Savior because of her godly influence and high standards. He later became a member of New Hope and enjoyed reading his

So, I accepted Kelly’s generous offer to go with her and Karlie on Sunday. My excitement to see the similarities and differences between my own religious views and the Baptist’s grew. I was also a bit nervous for the same reason.

For example, what makes Doris dance is German music, what makes her smile is people, what motivates her is to be a better person and achieve goals, and what gives her feeling and inspiration is her family and friends. Doris’s favorite birthday ideas are: favorite birthday cake flavor is angle food, favorite birthday and dinner is chicken. Doris’s favorite gift was jewelry she received as a child, and her favorite memory each year is blowing out the cake candles. Doris states her favorite special space is church because she loves the opportunity to sit and talk to God is this quiet atmosphere. Doris explains that growing up, her and her family went to a Methodist Church, but later in her adult years, Doris changed to becoming an Unitarian. Doris does not define on what religion she is, but rather the understanding that God is very important to her right now. She explains that she always finds peace with God and knows that God loves

Throughout the past presidential election, and many others, the ideal of electing the president by popular vote has been at an all-time high conversation topic compared to previous years. While many argue that the Electoral College defeats the purpose of voting, and diminishes the majority’s voice, this is certainly not the case. Without the Electoral College, elections would quickly become, and encourage, radical and corrupt ways in their voting systems, that could possibly result in a detrimental nationwide political crisis of voter fraud, and a rise to direct democracy.

Superintendent Noble contacted the schools district attorney, Donn Mixon, who advised him to have the decoration removed.

questions about faith as there seemed to be answers. She had grown to admire her father's ideals

Jean and I share. St. Jean and I both aspire to teach those who may not possess knowledge of our faith. St. Jean would teach the people of Huron about Christ and I could teach my family members more about the way to follow in Christ’s mission. St. Jean inspires me in my Catholic faith by relating my interests of sports, to my love of Jesus Christ. Also, I am inspired in knowing that Jesus is with me, at all times. I can grow in my relationship with St. Jean by praying to him, asking for his help and intercession. I can serve others, in need of my help and guidance, by living a life like St.

For my Meet the Believers assignment, I focused on Catholicism and Nondenominational Christianity. My Catholic interviewee, who I’ll refer to as John, is middle aged and was raised Catholic. My Christian interviewee, who I’ll refer to as Jane, is a young adult and was similarly raised Christian. From my interviews and attendance of worship services of both groups, several themes and concepts came to the forefront: the tensions between fundamentalism and modernism, the important conversation of gender and ethnicity, and the “true” good understood by both believers through their respective religious groups.

Daniel Solove writes in his article that the “nothing to hide” argument is a terrible argument, because privacy is important to everyone and everyone has something to hide. Solove writes that if you break the argument down to its core the argument means nothing. Solove addresses the argument for the “nothing to hide” belief by stating why some agree with the argument because the argument can be protection against acts of terror, then describing how the government knowing everything on someone can cause plenty of problems as he describes. Solove takes the explanation of privacy to a place that most people ,if not all ,can relate to just to define privacy more than the general consensus. Solove gave a few

Illegal immigration has always been a problem in the United States. The country is known for being the land of the free or the land of opportunity. Majority of individuals who enter this country illegally are only looking for a better life and future. They are trying to get away from a life in their country that has brought them turmoil and suffering, not realize what effects it has on the US, citizens and legal immigrants. Illegal immigration is thriving in the US, therefore: causing over-population and an economic drain on social services.

Paul feels that there is a great need for church mission; Church missions trips are a blessing on both sides of the wall. It’s a blessing for the people in the church that are doing the mission cause they have a chance to see the world, help, give back, and also have the opportunity to help other people out. Missions trips can help a person grow in their faith, get closer to God and even mature. The mission trip can open up eyes to the church and even the people on the mission trip. Some one told me that the mission trip is not always for the community who the mission is for but it’s for the one that is going on the mission trip. A mission trip is another way for God to community with you and other people. God can show you a lot on a mission

Both assessments also placed him in the Secure/ low avoidance category. Upon consideration of the participant’s answers to the assessment’s questions, he is currently in Elkind’s final stage, the search for comprehension and Fowler’s fifth stage, Conjunctive Faith. The participant in this interview has indeed reach a point in his spiritual growth where he can see the underlying meaning/reasoning of his relationships. While some times still baffled by the behavior of his father, the relationship that he has with his father, other constants in his life, have meaning can ultimately explained through scripture and personal a connection with God. According to Elkind, religion is a natural result of mental development with such complexities, that it ultimately requires our intellectual needs to be gratified by spiritual development as we progress in age, and it is evident that the interviewee has allowed spiritual development to satisfy and bring meaning to that which he could not understand on his own (Hood, Hill, &Spilka, 2009). As for Fowler’s stage of Conjunctive Faith, it is described as place in one’s development where a willingness to converse with those of other faiths in the belief that they might learn something that will allow them to correct their own truths. As minister and someone that has studied theology, the interviewee has had the opportunity to dialogue with several people different faiths and openly admitted that many of them have contributed to his spiritual growth. No longer viewing everything that is found in biblical scripture in a literal sense, he views the theological challenges that are presented to him by those of a different faith as tool to discover as