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Jesse Bien

Your choice of college major may affect your religious views - Ars Technica - 0 views

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      Jesse Bien on 04 Aug 09
       
      This is an interesting theory.
  • Education majors had a positive correlation with both the level of religious importance in one's life and the frequency of attendance at religious services.
  • For the physical sciences, including biology, the overall trend was neutral, with no major change in religiosity. Somewhat oddly, these students showed increased attendance at religious services, but a reduced sense of religious importance. 
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  • Those who attended religious services more regularly were more likely to attend college later. For those in the humanities and social sciences, a negative correlation was seen in both measures of religiosity. 
  • Jesse Bien on 04 Aug 09
     
    Religion and education
Tammi Miles

Vietnam's Congregation of Kitsch - 0 views

www.gluckman.com/CaoDai.html

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    Tourists are heading back to old favorite, Vietnam's China Beach by Ron Gluckman
Tammi Miles

YouTube - Annabella Traditional Catholic Baptism - 0 views

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    Traditional Catholic Baptism Tridentine rite.
Tammi Miles

YouTube - The Jewish Wedding Video - 0 views

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    The most wild Chabad Lubavitch Wedding. This is an Orthodox Jewish wedding. The wedding took place in Brooklyn, NY on May 26, 2005. For all those that were w...
Jesse Bien

Unitarian Universalist - Faiths & Prayer - Beliefnet.com - 0 views

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      Jesse Bien on 04 Aug 09
       
      Each one of these points are generic. Some belive one way others another. There is no one conforming belief. How does this affect the infastructure of religion?
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    Brief overview of unitarian universalist
Jesse Bien

Dance and Religion in Bali - 0 views

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  • - As a channel for visiting gods or demonic gods, the dancer acting as a sort of living repository. These trance dances include the Sang Hyang Dedari, with little girls in trance and the Sang Hyang Jaran, a fire dance. - As a welcome for visiting gods, such as the pendet, rejang and sutri dances. - As entertainment for visiting gods, such as the topeng and the wayang.
    • Jesse Bien
      Jesse Bien on 04 Aug 09
       
      Dance here is used in many ways.
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    The many ways dance is used in Bali.
Tammi Miles

Hinduism & Buddhism - 19 views

Tyler Andor wrote: > What did you find most interesting about the first two eastern religions we have covered? The most interesting concept of Hinduism is the rituals that take place in the Ganges ...

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Tammi Miles

Cults - 14 views

The most important thing for people to know about cults is how overbearing and controlling leaders of the cult can be. When different situations go bad or get intense then one should realize somet...

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Tammi Miles

Defining Religion - 37 views

Tyler Andor wrote: > After discussing various definitions of religion, are you persuaded that any of them is acceptable, or the best? Are there others you would like to contribute to the discussion...

religion definition

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Jesse Bien

Churches push for $10 minimum wage by 2010 - USATODAY.com - 0 views

www.usatoday.com/...2009-07-29-living-wage_N.htm

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      Is this push simply because as the economics in America are faultering the offering plate at the church has been light as of late?
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    Push for a higher minimum wage
Jesse Bien

Witness Tells of Doctor's Last Seconds - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    This is article is about the latest killing of a doctor that performed abortions in Kansas. The man being charged killed him out of personal religious beliefs. The struggle to set morals in the US is still being fought years after the country was formed.
Jesse Bien

N.Y. nurse sues after forced to aid abortion - Washington Times - 0 views

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  • "I hope that Mount Sinai will obey the law and allow health-care workers not to assist in abortion against their beliefs," she said in a statement. "I believe lots of nurses and doctors throughout the country are being pressured to assist abortion, and I want them to know they are not alone, and they should speak up for their rights of conscience."
    • Jesse Bien
      Jesse Bien on 05 Aug 09
       
      This is an interesting arguement. Should medical professional be allowed to bring in their personal beliefs into the work place.
  • Jesse Bien on 05 Aug 09
     
    This article brings to light a good topic of debate. Should medical workers religious veiws be allowed in the work place.
Jesse Bien

Vietnam: Priest thrown from hospital window - 0 views

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  • The Vietnamese government plans to build a war memorial on the site of Tam Toa church.
  • According to the Catholic News Agency, the authorities in Dong Hoi are openly trying to create a “no Catholic zone” in the city. Hundreds of Catholic families have now fled due to growing anti-Catholic sentiment.
    • Jesse Bien
      Jesse Bien on 06 Aug 09
       
      This shouldn't surprise the catholics considering what they did to the buddists during the Vietnam war.
  • Jesse Bien on 06 Aug 09
     
    An article dealng with the treatment of catholics in Vietnam present day.
Jesse Bien

Jailed FLDS cult leader being force-fed - 0 views

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  • Mr. Jeffs, when he goes into deep prayer, does not eat or drink,” Piccarreta said. “Occasionally, that has some medical repercussions. The jail needed to deal with a deteriorating medical condition, and they dealt with it
  • Since arriving at Mohave County Jail in February 2008, Jeffs has been in solitary confinement. Carter said he’s been a good inmate except for incidents involving religious practices. She explained that Jeffs sometimes prays while kneeing to a point where his knees develop sores, and jailers enforce a policy against self-injury.
  • Jesse Bien on 06 Aug 09
     
    This is an example of acetism I believe
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