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    of his book The Canterbury Tales (Chaucer & Canterbury Tales Notes taken in Mr. Dye’s Advanced English 12 class). The Canterbury Tales comes from the Canterbury Pilgrimage, which was a significant part of Christian faith. Pilgrimages helped spread religion and help the pilgrims advance in their spiritually. The main difference between a pilgrimage and a vacation is that pilgrimages are uncomfortable in some way and pursue spiritual or religious growth. The Canterbury Cathedral was a Christian architecture

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    arrival, you are banned from entering because of your religion and you and your family are sent back. Muslims who follow the faith of Islam have been labeled as “terrorists” by so many news companies, government officials, and everyday citizens, however, that is what is called ignorance. A person should not be denied access into the States as a result of their religion unless they pose a legitimate threat, banning a group because of their religion can be deemed unconstitutional.

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    Andrew Perez Period: 3 9/7/15 Religion which has been around since the earliest of settlements served not only as a sense of hope and reason during gruesome events throughout history, but as a way of adding meaning and significance to the lives of people and civilizations, thus shaping them not only as individuals but as a society. Although, a great desire to generate wealth was a main aspect in the development of civilizations (considering that they were told that "financial support for

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    be able to exercise their religion freely with fear of persecution, but they should not tell everyone what to do. People of faith can keep their religious convictions as long as they does not infringes on everyone natural right in the constitution. Their believed should be in the frame work of the law. However, In the United States (U.S), we have religious freedom. Everyone can practice their religion without intimidation and Congress cannot established a state religion. Which implies that there

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    Religion in public schools Religion is different for all people although a variety of them have different beliefs and practices than others. All public schools accept the diversity of students in which some differ from race/ethnicity or religion. Although most people have believed that religion should be banned from public schools because each person has their own right to believe in what they desire. As for the First Amendment of the Constitution provides freedom of speech, religion, and press

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    Thailand is a country that by law allows for religious freedom for its peoples and has multiple religious community that thrive and are supported, that being said the largest religion in Thailand is Buddhism. It is often thought that Buddhism was brought to the country of Thailand around 302-232 B.C. by missionaries from India sent by the king, during the reign of Ashoka in Thailand. With that said many often believe that Thailand did not arrive in Thailand until in the 13th century, during the Sukhothai

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    During the Puritan Era of American history, religion was ingrained in every aspects of society. Literature written in or set in that time shows how religion impacted daily life. Many famous pieces, including The Scarlet Letter, The Crucible, and Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God clearly shows the harsh Calvinist ideals of the Puritan Age. These famous works depict the Puritan’s strict social justices, a gospel based legal system, and an overall societal fear of displeasing an unseen power in any

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    Religion is an important component of culture and cultural identity. The strength of its practice could depend on the location. For the Religion of Hinduism, heavy influence is held all across India. Hinduism holds many contrasting values and practices from the religion of Christianity. The first notable instance of the Hindu religion when opposed to Christianity is that while the Christians believe in 3 deities (The Holy Trinity), The Hindu religion holds the belief that there are many deities

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    civilizations which stood in head of its time. Religion was very important to the Ancient Greece and it was very personal to Greek people. It also consisted of polytheistic gods like Zeus, Athena and Apollo. In the temples there was belief that god was in the place or at least temporarily while prayers were going on. Religion in Ancient Greece is very personal so you could have your own religion and you don’t have to be pressured to take other peoples religion. There was also a belief that gods would

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    and the Church. Christians believe that there is one true God, and He sent His Son to die for people, who are sinners, and rose again. The Church is the body of believes. We can see may conflicts with the Church and other people’s religions, particularly Roman religion in this case. The conflicts of different beliefs just show how much the world is ready for a Church, which we can see is so many books. Throughout the book “Flames of Rome,” we see that Rome is ready for the Church. This can be

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