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    consisted of five British men, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin, and one American animator, Terry Gilliam. Monty Python and the Holy Grail was released in 1975 and has forever left its mark on comedy. When comparing the comedic aspects of Charlie Chaplin's City Lights to Monty Python and the Holy Grail three overarching comedic concepts that differ and evolve as time passes

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    The above quotes are used to describe Chris Ofili’s most controversial painting, The Holy Virgin Mary. Artists throughout time have often pushed the boundaries of artistic expression. Some have been criticized and questioned from viewers if what they are making is truly “art.” Ofili is one of the numerous artists who have created debatable paintings and received hate in return. One of the many individuals who were in an uproar about Ofili’s painting was the mayor of New York City, Rudolph Giuliani

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    The Hebrew Bible has different accounts of the same story because the Bible has been written and rewritten over thousands of years, and it also has been interpreted differently by many people over the years. The bible is influenced by the telephone effect because, the writing and rewriting of a story will cause different accounts of the same stories that may have been connected at some time in history to drift further and further apart and eventually the stories will become completely different.

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    Crusades Turning Point

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    and Muslims. There were 9 different crusades over a 200 year period from the late 10th century to the late 12th century. The first crusade begin in 1096 and lasted till 1099. The purpose of the war was to help the Byzantine empire and recapture the Holy Land of Jerusalem back to the Christians from the Muslims. A group of crusaders massacred Jews in many towns across modern-day west Germany in 1096, this marked an important turning point in the relationship between the Jews and Christians. Pope Urban

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    John Fletcher, called this baptism in the Holy Spirit. It also has its origins in the evangelical faith healing movement that was lead by Charles C. Cullis. This movement focused on healing and the physical well being through miraculous acts. Another was the early church of Corinth and the Day of Pentecost. The Great Awakening was also apart of the beginning of this movement through its “heartfelt salvation through Jesus Christ.” The baptism of the Holy Ghost streamed out of England through John

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    Old Testament, the Holy Spirit is the source of life and creation. The Holy Spirit worked in the lives of men that God placed His Spirit upon such as prophets and kings to perform His service. Therefore, the Holy Spirit was not given universally in the Old Testament but selectively and temporarily for service. However, in the New Testament, the Spirit grants life to God’s people and believers are brought to faith, in Jesus, through the sovereign work of the Spirit. The Holy Spirit of God is the

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    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

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    the religious allegory. To support the religious allegory, William Golding uses specific objects and characters to represent religious entities. To be more specific, Golding uses Simon as a Jesus-like character, the mountaintop to represent the holy ground or sanctuary, and the fire to represent salvation. Each of these examples helps the reader understand the theme of the book, and understand Simon, the mountaintop, and the fire’s significance in the book. In the Lord of the Flies, William Golding

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    and the afterlife is generally a major part of the religious worldview…”, mostly everyone that are educated believe in a God. In Exodus chapter three verse 14 of The Holy Bible states the following, “And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.” (Holy Bible 224), the real is question …. Who is this God and which one are they talking discussing? Wikipedia lists the name of the various Gods from different religions

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    Jesus the Son and the Holy Spirit. Giotto di Bondone was an Italian painter and architect from Florence in the late middle ages. He generally considered in the first line of great artists who contributed to the renaissance, which is the style of the painting (Artable, n.d). He drew his figures and their postures according to his interpretation to the nature of God. In this artwork it speaks the trinity, three elements; with the creator being the sky, angels representing the Holy Spirit and the human

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