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illustration, he responds to all the questions by saying, “Did I know him be an occasionally fierce critic of American domestic and foreign policy? Of course. Did I ever hear him make remarks that could be considered controversial while I sat in the church? Yes. Did I ever strongly disagree with many of his political views? Absolutely . . ..”(Obama,

issues of race that still exist in the history of America (Rai, 646). The speech titled “A More Perfect Union” conveys numerous messages regarding Obama’s concerning beliefs of racism. Barack Obama, himself, despite serving as the 44th President of the United States, had gone through the long and hurtful journey of difficulties in the presence of racial discrimination having to face the prejudice against the colored skin and a different social and cultural background. Being colored, preconceptions about

Barack Obama’s “Judgement” by Association An attack on a country’s ideals is an attack on everyone’s in it. Because personal values are deep-rooted, political rhetoric often inspires emotion through personal bias to cloud perception. Habitually discovered, displays of carefully edited facts create negative value correlations to candidates. When used to portray a presidential candidate in the 2008 election year this clever tactic is effective in momentarily turning off almost an entire nation to

many reasons why the church is one, but to actually be “one” is a complex concept to grasp. To be one means to be united, and unity is a powerful bond held together for a common purpose. For example, through the Trinity, God is one in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Likewise, all the aspects of the church is one just like the relationship of the Trinity. However, the Trinity is also one of the primary ways the church is united. The Trinity is the leader in making the church one. As Lumen Gentium

least 90 percent of its weekly worshippers when Rev. Hornbuckle’s crimes were made public. Consistent with such a decline in attendance, another published report suggests that the church went through bankruptcy following the legal troubles and lawsuits. In fact, financial reports filed with the court showed a church struggling to stay afloat despite bankruptcy protection. In addition to losing his 2500 member congregation, Rebecca A Lopez, reporter for Texas news outlet WFAA, reports that when

the major topics of discussion in the early church was about the nature of God. Some people questioned the oneness of God and did not believe that there is one essence in all three persons of God. Some other people did not believe that there are three persons of God. The major heresies all fit on a scale between two opposites. These opposites consist of Monarchianism and Tritheism. The heresies eventually led the church to establish the doctrine of Trinity in the Council of Nicaea held in the year

condemning Arius interpretation of Jesus Christ and the divine trinity. As a result, it “produced an anti-Arian creed, the Creed of Nicea.” Arius was a presbyter teaching a radical view of Jesus Christ and the trinity. Arius believed that the Son was a creature with a beginning, therefore, it was not “possible to have a hierarchy of divine beings.” His viewpoints, believes, faith, and passion is “found today in the Jehovah’s Witnesses.” This council divided the church in “two half-truths confronting one

Christianity is one of the world’s largest religions; however, Christianity is no longer a united religion with one understanding of the faith. The numerous different interpretations of the Holy Bible and the Christian faith have led to various denominations. One main controversy between Christian denominations is the belief or non-belief of the holy trinity. Pentecostal churches and Baptist are just opposing side of the controversy; while Pentecostal belief is the literal interpretation of the Bible

Tradition and Scripture One cannot talk about tradition without acknowledging the fact that the definition of tradition within the Church is continuously changing. At first, the Apostles were the tradition. Tradition meant the Apostle’s Christological preaching and interpretation of scripture. A few centuries of later, the Church had to distinguish itself and set boundaries to what would be considered traditional, and in-line with the teachings and interpretations of the Apostles. The Nicene Creed

The Doctrine of the Trinity: Opponents Past and Present Systematic Theology I Research Proposal Seminary JoJo the Indian Circus Boy September, 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS THESIS STATEMENT 2 INTRODUCTION 2 THEOLOGY OF THE TRINITY 3 BIBLICAL EVIDENCE SUPPORTING THE TRINITY Old Testament Support of the Trinity 4 New Testament Support of the Trinity 5 HISTORY OF THE TRINITY 7 Critics of the Trinity-Present 8 Judaism..............