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    Although these cases are common in the east and among native populations, the west also has its share of similar experiences. The Abrahamic religions that dominate the west tend not to accept reincarnation, but rather in “afterlives” where the soul goes to live eternally after leaving the body. Additionally, some religions do not have any belief in a soul or consciousness at all, concluding instead that whatever we are dies along with the physical body. Regardless, past life accounts happen even

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    Craft Week 2 Comparative Religions W01 Dr. Tim Davis Question 1: While the Native Americans and the Africans inhabited two different continents, their belief system has a plethora of similarities pertaining to their core values. The basis of their religion also, in some ways, epitomizes modern day religion such as rites of passage. Their differences are shallow in context when it comes to what they view as sacred and holy and including religious rituals that are performed for a specific reason

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    Every religion is different, but also similar. Some adore one god, some adore multiple gods. Some religions are very similar but only differ in the god’s appearance. But have you thought about religions that were forgotten? Maybe religions that only people from the past believed in. Well, this is the case for the native americans. Surprisingly it has a lot of similarities with Christianism. How different or similar do you think the native american’s religion was from Christian religion? Well, to

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    Europeans brought to the Native American was to such a great extent that majority of them accepted to the changes that took place. Europeans came to the new world to gain prosperity, wealth, and to motivate the Native Americans to adapt to Christianity. Changes due to changes to religion and how advanced weapons such as guns had a profound impact in the lives of the Native Americans due to the Europeans. Sir Drake Voyage towards northern parts of America shows how the Native Americans had to approbate Christianity

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    The religions of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity differ from the beliefs of early Native Americans in that these religions are monotheistic while Native American beliefs are in multiple gods of nature. For example many Native American tribes have gods for the harvest, rain, and the sky. Monotheistic religions believe in one God, but call their God by different names such as Allah and Hashem. Both monotheistic and Native American religions significantly differ. The religion of Islam differs from

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    Religions have very distinct differences because every religion has something that another one does not. The differences can even cause conflicts between different religions even if they are in the same family. Religions also have similarities that can cause feuds to end if people use it in the right way. You can see these similarities and differences in Hinduism and Native American religions if you look at how they do their rituals, rites of passage, view of gods, view of holy book, afterlife, and

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    The Ten Commandments to some may not be important but to the Christian and Native American religion it plays a key role in their beliefs as beings on the earth. They both believe in a greater god, and being honest, but also differ in how the rules are written. For example, the Native American Commandments say to “be honest,” while the Christian Commandments states, “thou shalt not lie.” With all the different religions in the world, these two have found themselves relatable. Though they are similar

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    Christian way and the Native American way are similar yet different, both good examples of what different people believe. , but there also some reasons why they are so different. In the Christian version, there is nothing but darkness in the beginning. In the Native American version, there is a world like no other. In both versions, there’s one person who creates the whole world themselves. The Christian version says that God created Earth and everything

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    concerning the Savages of North America” and in Red Jacket’s speech “Red Jacket Defends Native American Religion, 1805.” Ethos, logos, and pathos, along with other rhetorical devices are used by both Red Jacket and Benjamin Franklin, which is very important and can help with informing people, and even persuading them into side with a person during their speech. In “Red Jacket Defends Native American Religion, 1805.,” Red Jacket uses several rhetorical

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    Peyote and Native American Culture Peyote was originally described in 1560, however it was not until the middle of the nineteenth century that botanists were able to conduct field research and correctly classify the cactus (Anderson, 1980). Field studies have concluded that there are two distinct populations of peyote which represent two species. The first and most common, Lophophora williamsii extends from southern Texas reaching south to the Mexican state of San Luis Potosi. The second and least

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