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    Christianity and Islam are the two most dominant and influential religions coinciding in the present-day, having over four billion combined followers worldwide. Originating in the Middle East, both religions have spread to every continent influencing various civilizations. Unlike Judaism, the way in which Christianity and Islam were structured has allowed for the rapid dissemination of the diverse theological ideologies. Both religions having hundreds of sub-branches have allowed for the churches

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    rules set by God for the Christians to follow. There is also the belief of Heaven, and that if you believe that Jesus died on the cross then you will go to Heaven after you die. Another major belief is that there are three parts to God: The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and that they are all equal. Now one major difference is that Muslims believe that Jesus was just a prophet, and Christians believe that he is the Son of God. They also call God different things as well. Muslims call him Allah, while

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    misery referring to distress and unhappiness. Paradise and misery are distinctly opposite, yet the Jewish population of Iran has encountered both in the past. Iranian attitudes towards Jews have changed throughout time, at points permitting them religious equality. In spite of the Iranian Jews being foreigners to this unfamiliar country, they established successful lives for themselves. They built a Jewish education for their children, at times withstanding heavy persecution. Nonetheless, the population

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    CAFS – Family and Communities 1. Identify the main culturally and linguistically division (CALD) communities that are represented in Blacktown. Identify types of groups these are and propose the main reasons for the formation. The main culturally and linguistically division (CALD) communities that are represented in Blacktown includes; country of Birth and religion. It is evidential that within each of these sub topics that the community of Blacktown is very diverse and therefore, have a higher

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    1. Identify the main culturally and linguistically division (CALD) communities that are represented in Blacktown. Identify types of groups these are and propose the main reasons for the formation. The main culturally and linguistically division (CALD) communities that are represented in Blacktown includes; country of Birth and religion. It is evidential that within each of these sub topics that the community of Blacktown is very diverse and therefore, have a higher rate of differentiation.

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    "Religion and violence" is currently one of the most recurrent themes authors write about due to the numerous terrorist actions that consistently occur. These incidents raise multiple questions that the authors of the articles tried to answer by treating different aspects that intersect with religion and violence such as politics and terrorism. The authors of these articles share a lot of ideas and assumptions while simultaneously disagree on others and try to explain certain aspects differently

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    enlightenment or getting your will in line with God. The following statement claims that the Eastern and Western traditions only have two goals in life and lumps all religions in each region together, “You Abrahamic faiths are all the same, being religious is an act of will, getting your will in right alignment with God. For us in the East, it is not about will, it is about seeking enlightenment.” These are both important aspects in each region, but they are not the defining factors of each individual

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    There is a popular saying about religions that I hear since my childhood and it 's said everywhere; that religions are all "the same", and that they all call to the same ethical matters, ultimately lead to the same result as achieved the same end. This popular saying among revealed religions which used to relieve tension and historical conflict between their followers, they also quote my favorite physical and intellectual currents atheistic view that all religions are just a way to control people

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    Freedom of Women to Be Prostitutes Essay

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    be allowed to do whatever they want with their body. In terms of legalization and morality issues (pertaining to religious reasons), it is the woman’s choice.

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    How does it affect the environment/society when people of different cultural group having different proxemics (interest and needs) live together in a same society? How does multiculturalism affect architects work? Levenshulme is an area of Manchester in North West England which is nearly halfway between Stockport and City Centre and is neighbouring Fallowfield, Longsight, Gorton, Burnage, Heaton Chapel and Reddish. (Neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk, 2015) The area has multi-cultural population mainly

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