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AFL CIO and Democratic Elections

In twenty pages the factors leading towards the AFL CIO's first democratic election are chronicled with a discussion of the Wagner...

Questions on the Way Wal-Mart Has Expanded in the International Market

expansion easy, this was the first foray into the international market and it was realised that there would be a substantial diffe...

Strong Congregations by Kennon Callahan

qualities that he identifies as intrinsic to small, strong congregations as the foundation for his chapters, building upon these t...

The Fall of the Song Empire

them into thinking That this place is the other one we knew in times of peace. There is, at first blush, some validity to the as...

Motivation Behind Cult Membership

Recent stories of mass suicides of cult members has led to an interest in the people who join cults and their rationale. Tis paper...

The Mormon Church - Church Of Latter Day Saints

parish or congregation that has between 300 and 600 members, a stake encompasses between five and twelve wards and totals at least...

Women in the Church: A Historical Overview

embraced by the church. Although it is true that some denominations do not allow women to run things, many denominations such as t...

The Use And Interpretation Of Bible In The Church

Jesus was and what He did (citation). Many documents were written during the first couple hundred years after Christs death. The ...

GAP: Where Paul Pressler Went Wrong and Advice for the New CEO

cost cutting, but it should not be indiscriminate. The cost cutting may be argued as taking the cuts too far and impacting on the ...

Doctrine of Original Sin

"disobedient choice of our first parents," there lurks the "seductive voice" of evil, which is "opposed to God" and therefore sedu...

Roman Catholic Beliefs About Lord's Supper

it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness...

Cultural Ideals and Plays of Chikamatsu

giri. Osan says, "I could see that you were drifting towards suicide. I felt so unhappy that I wrote a letter, begging her as one ...

Europe's Witch Hunts

often in gender (Davis, 1999). It is widely recognised today the majority of those tried for witchcraft were innocent of all charg...

3 Religious Issues

women being "accepted in the diaconate which is a part of Holy Orders" (Womens Ordination Conference, n.d.; also see The Campaign ...

Comparison Between Catholic and Mormon Interpretations of Christianity

will proclaim their "Christian" beliefs but such beliefs often do not square with the traditional Christian ideologies of either t...

A Comparison of Devil In The Shape Of A Woman and Salem Possessed

of teenage girls who were having what appeared to be seizure-like attacks that initially started the witch hunt. After they thras...

Religious Perspectives on Homosexuality

views regarding homosexuality. The Catholic and Jewish religions are unique in their adaptations, however, in that church doctrin...

Religious Change and 1569's Northern Rebellion

to begin before the date of the rebellion and consider the events that lead to the events, as well as the events themselves. Bac...

Old Testament Canon Development

by various members of the Hebrew-Jewish community between the 12th century B.C. and the beginning of the Christian era (Larue). Th...

Student Supplied Case Study on Moral Pastoral Practice

worries that God is angry with her, that maybe He hates her. She feels she has destroyed her relationship with God. She even asks ...

Faith, Righteousness, and Grace

In twenty pages the components of faith, righteousness, and grace are contemplated in terms of Orthodox Reformed, Neo Orthodox, an...

Buddhist and Roman Catholic Monasticism

In seven pages these religious monastic forms are contrasted and compared with a discussion of Buddhism's Mahayana and Theraveda m...

Dorothy Day and Elie Wiesel on Compassion and Spirituality

In 5 pages this paper contrasts and compares the spirituality and compassion views of Jewish survivor of the Holocaust Elie Wiesel...

The Catholic Church and Abortion

The thesis of this essay is based on the Roman Catholic view that 'pro life is pro choice.' There are five bibliographic sources ...

Main Points of Barberis' Article Concerning Psychological Influences on the Causes and Continuation of the Financial Crisis

The salient points from an article by Nicholas Barberis titled Psychology and the Financial Crisis of 2007-2008 are summarized. Th...

How Different Groups Deal with Death

This paper explores how different cultures and different religions deal with death. One study revealed differences among three dif...

Third Sacrament in Christian Initiation

A Sacrament is a Christian rite recognized as of particular importance and significance. Not all denominations recognize the same ...

The Thirteenth Century French Greyhound St Guineforte

Although the tale of St. Guineforte revolved to a large degree around Christian iconography and teachings, it was condemned by the...

Pros and Cons of the US Falling Dollar

In five pages foreign investment is the primary focus in this assessment of the declining US dollar's pros and cons....

Colombia and the Catholic Church

In ten pages this paper discusses the Catholic Church and the involvement of Colombian warfare. Eleven sources are cited in the b...