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Industrial design suffers from the fact that it has become one of the alternative religions of our century.

But, all of these religions have found a place and a welcome home in India.

His worship of his father had gradually become a religion, and, like all religions, it had retreated to the depths of his soul.

INDIA has always been a spiritual rainforest, teeming with religions and their mutations.

From his criticism of different religions and thinking he was a reflection of society as a whole and the critical thinking.

But I strongly suspect that neither of the two beasts will turn out to be something organic, as some religions teach.

As for his fellow Jews, he said that Judaism, like all other religions, was "an incarnation of the most childish superstitions. "

At the early time of human society, it was the beliefs came from primitive religions that led human kind to civilization.

Religions actively promote this weakening process as if it were beneficial, commonly branding it with the word faith.

Their results were clear: in regions with a greater variety of infectious parasites, the diversity of religions also tends to be greater.

Paul felt stung when Jim called him a religions fanatic, but as he was in no mood for a quarrel, he simply pretended not to hear it.

However, there was much confusion with other religions and belief systems at the time, and there was quite a bit of intermingling.

It is better to say we pray for a soul of a dead person I think, for a soul to "feel better in the next life" as some religions say.

In other cultures or religions, if somebody used this kind of name for such a sacrilegious dish there would be a huge fight.

It was as if the two movements were actually competing religions rather than branches of the same faith.

Let me try to address that indelicate question, and a related one: Should we curb the freedom to insult religions that are twitchy?

Later he took to inviting clerics from various religions, including Portuguese Jesuits from Goa, to debate their faiths.

Forgiveness is often confused with absolution, since the terms are used almost interchangeably in most religions.

Whatever cultures, languages, religions and races we are in, it is no doubt that people are the same in emotions and feelings.

Crucially, none of these accounts can readily explain why the diversity of religions varies so much around the world.

I've always had a deep interest in religions, and Vodou was one of the first, outside of Catholicism, that caught my attention.

Western Region has always been a region where a number of religions exist side by side.

Gradually people began to have the opportunity for serious study of religions other than Christianity.

This week is a time to be mindful of this common bond which is at the heart of all the world's great religions.

I would say that the influence of other religions in practice and science fiction was as influential for me as Bible studies and sermons.

Religions, or any form of an organized spiritual belief, was considered to be competitive with the dictates of the communist dogma.

A bloodline that, if it were genuine, would be cataclysmic for the traditional Christian religions of the world.

India culture & religions is still the same as it was at least 7000 years ago, at the same place also.

Americans have always been a religions people, and music has long been a part of their religions experience, as well.

He said the global fight should not focus on specific religions, but rather on eradicating the root causes that breed terrorism.

It was an audacious if rather unwelcome entry: China officially recognizes only five religions, and Judaism isn't one of them.

Yet all religions assert that the only way to reality or to God, or whatever they call it, is through this torture, this distortion.

What sort of reactions have your ideas met with in the medical establishment and among practitioners of different religions?

The irresponsibility of organized religions is shown in their support and maintenance of these cultures.

Conversion from a religion to another is not a matter of freedom, it is rather a public issue related to the very nature of religions.

It may be one of the main reasons why humanity so universally has religion, since religions do aspire to provide explanations.

Yet it surely makes sense to integrate religions into public life rather than forever trying to exclude them.

Take the man in the white cloak A pointed mask to hide his face Murders in the name of religions you're not the right colour or race.

The question of whether or not death is the end of human life is very important to all religions.

It's one of our most important tools, and holds a prominent place in many ancient philosophies and religions.

Some of these religions, like Buddhism, do not take any official stance on Jesus' life.

Burning books, removing images, or destroying graven idols of other religions is the stuff of the dark ages.

Many religions held that there was an afterlife, a place or existence that continued once a person ' s time on earth ended.

This is how so many religions came into existence. I beg you not to call us the Ching Hai religion after I die!

The great engines of the search for goodness have been religions and mass political movements, especially socialism in its various forms.

And the battle of the books is certainly at the heart of the battle between the two religions.

However, belief in an afterlife is not equally well developed in all religions, and he suspects the differences may be illuminating.

the lecture made me believe that " there is only one truth . " only the names of the worlds religions are different.

Chinese Daoism also influenced a lot to Vietnamese religions and national culture and this influence continued to nowadays.

During the next 25 years, she was a foster mother to over 40 children, all with unique and different backgrounds and religions.

I think all religions are trying to work on developing these qualities in every being.

In defending the great cause of human rights, I wish to derive the assistance of all religions and of all parties.

The economic and social structure, as it is now, including organized religions, intensifies exclusiveness, separateness.

Jerusalem would come to be recast, in all three major monotheistic religions, as a city of a godly significance.

His music has broad tunes, and is easy to follow, due to its indirect quotation of the Russian folk songs and religions melodies.

Several world religions believe in a mythical mountain that's equivalent to the Garden of Eden.

Clinton, he reported with a tone of mock confidence, was at a prayer breakfast across town with religions leaders.

All of your religions teach the worship of a deity and a doctrine of human salvation.

Now, you see religions which preach love and concern for the poor, showing themselves in their true light.

Anti-science religions, like the Catholic Church, believe that condoms are nothing more than Swiss cheese.

Member nations, especially Pakistan, have raised the concept of "defamation of religions" in U. N. resolutions and reports.

In the process I came to see clearly what I had long known abstractly: that living religions are by definition dynamic.

Many religions share this archetypal concept of Messiah, including Christianity, Judaism and Islam.

Most religions demand belief in at least some supernatural events, which are by definition impossible to reconcile with science.

This does not mean that the ruling party is not interested in control and regulation of the different religions.

Her husband, who had always been interested in Eastern religions and believed he had a spirit that would survive him, was calmer.

In the previous parts the great religions traditions have been dealt with separately, in their particular social and historical background.

The word primitive of the term primitive religions was challenged by some theories and practice for the past few years.

None of the major religions is averse to business; each developed initially in a nascent market economy.

Religions are very effective at turning human beings into sheep. They're among the most powerful instruments of social conditioning.

In her next song, "Gift of Acceptance, " Arie urged tolerance and harmony among people of different religions, ethnicities and races.

Most religions offer an attenuated version of immortality in which some fuzzily defined soul endures even after the body has died.

Religions strive to fill your head with so much nonsense that your only recourse is to bow your head in submission, often quite literally.

The Spanish and Dutch also brought Christianity to Taiwan, and Christianity is one of the major religions in Taiwan.

Parts of the world, different nationalities, religions, and longevity of the elderly have made considerable quantity.

There arose religions with a cult of non-existence and self-destruction for the sake of the everlasting peace of annihilation.

The United States is a pluralistic society composed of many nationalities, races, religions, and creeds .

2nd thoughts, dog meat is one delicacy that does not offend any religions. t should be on the menu for the United Nation annual banquet.

In fact, he said, it is okay to be different, and that Muslims have many similarities with people of other religions in America.

Almost all races and religions were among the victims and heroes of the war.

Satan belongs to the Christian and Jewish religions. Wiccans do not believe that Satan exists.

Mark Twain pretended to be silly and laugh at the foolishness of the feodal religions publicly and well-intentionally.

In every one of the higher religions there is a strain of infinite optimism on the one hand, and on the other, of a profound pessimism.

In this respect you have suffered a lot from your religions which have put such a strong emphasis on guilt and punishment.

We cannot worship with other religions who do not believe the Truth.

Many theologians advocate religious pluralism as they think orthopraxis can bring about harmonious relationships among different religions.

All of the Western religions begin with the notion of Eden, and descend through a kind of profligate present, to a very ugly future.

Seeing all this, how humanity has been divided into nations, into sects, into religions - my guru is better than your guru - and so on.

Yet his revolutionary spirit railed against the system that birthed bigots, poverty, and simple-minded religions.

In the first place, my parents are different religions, and all the children in our family are atheists.

This reality eventually led to the wars, diverse "religions" and illogical hatreds that have divided humanity for the last 8, 000 years.

Yoga was practically unknown to the West until the 1960s, when popular culture began to show an interest in Eastern religions.

The result of this immigration is a rare mix of peoples and religions living in total harmony.

It is one of the typical embodiments of religious culture. Different religions have their own appearances and decorations.

Today, it survives in only a few areas, but some shamanic influences can still be traced in other religions.

Judaism, Christianity and Buddhism would form the core, but other religions would not be excluded.

Catholic priests are not the only members of official religions who abuse children, though they may make the most headlines.

Most religions offer a cosmology and a biology, a theory of life, a theory of origins, and reasons for existence.

Religions: No state recognized religion, religious affiliation is an individual choice, and is protected by law.

If medical science is not working under religious conditions and is allowed freedom from religions, many diseases will disappear.

While stressing the protection of religious freedom, the law also provides for protection of the freedom not to believe in religions.

This hidden danger has to do with thought forms perpetuated by some of your major religions and spiritual traditions.

The lectures introduce the books in Lotusland Library and helps people to understand Tao and the five religions with one Truth.

For it is not possible systematically to protect religions or their followers from offence without infringing the right of individuals.

The danger lies in that the Kalachakra Tantra ritual subtlety builds an ideological foundation for a future "war of religions . "

Religions have had a close relationship not only with violence but with economic exploitation.

Generally a Christian country with a small population of Muslims and other religions, complemented with indigenous religious practices.

As in all religions, man is freed of the weight of his own life.

Genghis Khan and his successors adopted inclusive and equitable policies, making use of these religions to strengthen their rule.

integrates ideas from Christianity, Eastern religions, and psychology with a focus on the practice of forgiveness.

A building used for the worship of a god or gods in some religions.

True Christianity has nothing to do with false denominational religions that hide behind the Christ like label.

Even religions compete in the marketplace of salvation, eager to be chosen by those who, understandably, prefer heaven to hell.

The combination of globalisation and rising wealth is proving to be a bonanza for both religions.

THE result was not what was expected by decent, right-thinking people, the sort who think religions can rub along together.

China opposes the linkage of terrorism to certain countries, ethnic groups, religions or civilizations and is against double standards.

I've been amazed at how different the philosophy of these religions are from the western religions that I was raised around.

In a nutshell, all the great religions of the world, apart from Christianity, say, "Do. "

In the United States, he helps lead the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University.

A chance conversation with a stranger may lead a person to discover how little is known of other religions .

In the Shinto faith, he patiently explains, nature is to gods and man what God is to nature and man in Western religions.

All religions have certain days when people refrain from eating, and excessive eating in one of Christianity's seven deadly sins.

Ancient Indians created a splendid ancient civilization, India is also one of the world's three major religions - Buddhism originated.

Throughout history, the two enemies of the cross have been . . . indifference and false religions.

Both religions have difficulty accepting Israeli soldiers protecting their worshippers as the Star of David flutters over Jerusalem.

It underwent a transformation from nature worship to original religions and from original religions to a political religion.

The "return of religions" that people are currently talking about does not necessarily mean that more people have become religious nowadays.

Second, underneath the patina of different religions, people around the world have common moral intuitions.

Many religions have morally absolutist positions, regarding the system of morality as having been set by the deity or deities.

None of the other major religions of the world contend that their founder or leader atoned for or paid the penalty for our sins.

All the great religions have tried to deal with these questions.

London's diverse population draws from a wide range of peoples, cultures, and religions, and over 300 languages are spoken within the city.

To me, it seemed these people were going much farther toward actually living the teachings espoused by Jesus than mainstream religions were.

Turkey sits at a geographic crossroads where religions, petroleum, and political interests have often collided like tectonic plates.

Why do some religions have rituals that are so much more traumatic than others?

My philosophical pursuits have taken me through the various major eastern religions; Taoism, Hinduism, and Buddhism.

This is not the familiar story of a traveller from the West finding spiritual consolation in Eastern religions.

For one course, she decided to write a paper about discrimination against various religions, including Scientology.

However, you'll find that most of these points apply equally well to other major religions (yes, even Buddhism).

So I ve seen religions have totally, virtually abandoned that role then humans arise in society without any conscience at all.

Mazzerin was an elves mystic, who did his share of research into the old religions.

IN JUST about every dialogue between the great religions of the world there are points of striking commonality and points of sharp contrast.

Many religions are just a mish-mash of what came before.

On the Adaptation for External Religions to China with a Viewpoint of "Harmonizing with Confucianism"

Asia is endowed with a valuable spiritual heritage, including Confucianism and the cream of various religions.

So I disagree with Richard Dawkins when he says "religions make existence claims, and this means scientific claims. "

I told them that I believed in equality of all religions though even while saying this, I knew the sword could fall on my neck. ''

They want you to just be satisfied with this very lowly existence, and have put out this teaching into many religions.

Confucianist thought characteristic and status Confucianist thought different other religions.

Religion as an objective social phenomenon, which has constituted the basic elements of specific religions.

Courses include the history, politics, sociology, religions, and economics of this continent.

In fact, in my studies of many religions, I have found few instances where people are truly told of the concept of Sonship with God.

BLCU respects international students' national conventions and religions, but will not provide a place for religious service.

Beautiful scenery and a harmonious coexistence of three religions !

It is vital that the idea of condemning terrorism becomes an intrinsic part of the dialogue between religions and civilizations.

Meanwhile, our cultures offer us beguiling stories, from traditional religions to capitalistic orthodoxies, that assure our centricity.

Once again, one of the world's great religions has a bloody divide (this time it is Sunnis and Shias, not Catholics and Protestants).

The fetish objects of ancient or autochthonous religions can be quite unprepossessing, or positively ugly.

The Law of Cause and Effect is a foundation principle of virtually all religions and schools of thought.

Instead, religions have moved from the private sphere of personal belief out into the public sphere of visual communication.

Jeffs said Texas authorities had unfairly persecuted the FLDS simply because its members are different from those of mainstream religions.

However, since depths of trauma are recalled more vividly than heights of euphoria, religions should, in his view, prefer the former.

The great movements we call religions exhibit these five elements, together with one more.

The order provided by a higher power or karma is thought to be common to almost all religions.

European interests in Indian religions were not by no means confined to the movements like Theosophy.

If some groups regard themselves as superior and treat other ethnic groups or religions with disrespect, the whole society may be paralyzed.

The reasons behind Japan's work ethic lie not in its Buddhist and Shinto religions but in its history and geography.

In short, Chinese Taoism has greatly changed since it was introduced into Korea and integrated with original Korean religions.

The only true reality is in the godhead, cosmic Source, according to the masters of all time- proven religions.

He sees abundant evidence of false religions and shallow spirituality. But there is no evidence of true worship of the true God.

monotheistic religions: Islam. Polytheistic religions: Hinduism and Chinese folk religions.

(in Christian religions) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ.

a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife.

This missionary work has helped to make Mormonism one of the fastest-growing religions in the world.

All the world's major religions have had vital dealings with angels, the relaters of divine words to them in their beginnings.

Scholars in the modern world have tended to locate the focus of this faith tradition in the context of monotheistic religions.

The cities of Xinjiang have complexity situations with varied physiognomies, landforms, climates, nations and religions.

Philosophical thought itself had a process of being independence. The process also displayed its separation from religions.

Standing in marked contrast to the intolerant savagery of other religions, Buddhism is neither fanatical nor dogmatic--so say its adherents.

If some religions still teach that masturbation is "self-abuse, " that just shows how out of touch they have become.

Even our creeds and religions all gradually came into being long after the world did.

Indeed, with adherents from all of the world's major religions, the United States is truly a nation of religious minorities.

T-Bag enters, claiming to be studying Caribbean religions, but the priest won't let him enter the sanctuary, which is where the lock is.

Historically, religions undergo enormous transformations as one strain of belief and practice gains ascendancy over another.

Roman Catholicism is the official religion, with freedom of other religions guaranteed by the constitution.

The advent of the monotheistic religions of Christianity, Judaism and Islam confined the worship of Saturn to occult circles.

Coordinate conferences on the relationships between the major Christian traditions and other religions.

Firstly, the substances of the divine world are expounded by the ultimate concern from religions about the wholeness of human lives.

The issue is no longer religious freedom in China but favoritism toward the indigenous religions: Buddhism and Taoism.

For Taurus, Pluto is in your ninth house of global perspectives, laws, religions, academia, philosophy, mass media, and travel.

People have been known to keep grudges for lifetimes (most religions and nationalities keep them for generations).

Religions will survive so long as they steer clear of making statements that can be shown to be factually wrong.

Religion: Shintoism and Buddhism are the major religions, with minority of Christians and Daoist, etc.

It may be argued that it fills a gap left by the treatment of animals in some mainstream religions.

You receive training here and are all brothers and sisters regardless of national boundaries, nations, religions or ideologies.

The game has seven real world religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, and Hinduism .

Islam still prohibits the charging of interest on loans and other religions used to frown on it.

Despite them, the conventional paradigm still reigns supreme in the media, banks, corporations, religions, and governments.

Welcome to join "China &Turkey Sodality " , it does not restrict any countries, area and religions.

Most religions condemn the practice and present-day laws generally treat it as a criminal matter.

It was during his education and self-exploration overseas that Gandhi discovered his passion for religions.

In college, I was a student of Chinese studies, studying China's history, arts, philosophies, religions and architecture.

the institute sanctifies three religions , namely , confucianism , buddhism and taoism.

More than most other religions, the founding texts of Islam include very specific injunctions about crime, punishment and family law.

All other religions are oblique: the founder stands aside and introduces another speaker. . . Christianity alone is direct speech.

In the Administration , this minister is in charge of registering regional religions .

Stretching back into the corridors of time, Asian religions have spoken of a mystical force called the 'Kundalini'.

Organized religions are inherently POLITICAL organizations.

English Reformation, whether in the history of world religions or the history of Europe and the United Kingdom is a very important change.

Consequently there is an absence of accurate data on the relative percentages of the population of the major religions and groups.

The other world religions also contain rich histories of mythology and fantastical sounding (to us) stories.

The transformative enlightenment experience is recounted in the various religions.

Organized religions intentionally destroy learning.

Buddhism and Brahmanism are the religions which have more philosophical thoughts.

Dreams! adorations! illuminations! religions! the whole boatload of sensitive bullshit!

India is a diverse, multi-cultural country with people of various religions, communities and sects living together in harmony and peace.

All the great religions are fundamentally equal. We must have innate respect for other religions as we have for our own.

Cultures have always changed as new ideas, religions, technologies sprang up and different cultures mingled and traded with each other.

Wicca is different than the religions of the ancient people, but it embraces some of the same beliefs.

In religions, truths are laid down by God and revealed to the prophets who, in their turn, pass them on to the faithful.

On the other side is the meeting of the great religions with each other.

Do not accept the false statements made by religions.

Well, all major religions believe that the human being is immortal. The soul is immortal.

Now we see if the leaders of politicians and religions can come to agree to talk and enforce the act of peace.

How did the gods and rituals brought by the Aryans blend with native religions to produce classical Hinduism?

Jesus is a pivotal figure in both Christianity and Islam, and both religions consider themselves to contain the true teachings of Christ.

The exercises of yoga were incorporated into three of the Indian religions: Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.

Every Election Day, millions of Americans of all races, religions, and backgrounds step into voting booths throughout the Nation.

Faith is a difficult concept for many people, especially those who do not participate in organized religions.

Scientology is one of the oldest, wealthiest -- and most dangerous -- of the major "new religions" or cults operating in America today.

But organized religions merely condition the mind to a particular pattern of thought.

Despite public claim for openness and tolerance to other religions, exclusivism and intolerance are taught privately.

Foster dialogue and understanding amongst different religious groups to create a 'bridge between religions'

All the great religions are fundamentally equal. We must have innate ~ for other religions as we have for our own.

In Buddhist teaching, there is no aggressive promotion of Buddhism or strong rejection of other religions.

Some seek spiritual enlightenment in Eastern religions while many could be described as agnostic.

Thus religions should not be allowed now to retreat away from the ground upon which they have traditionally attempted to fight.

Just as religions do -- they all contain truths.

People of many religions believe in an afterlife .

And, unlike Christianity, most Eastern religions place no restrictions upon who can receive enlightenment.

Today gathering here are people of different skin colors, religions and professions. But we share one same goal--- to defend democracy.

We pride ourselves as open minded, yet totally closed to the Christian faith. We are tolerant to all religions except Christian faith.

To start with, Catholicism and Protestantism are designated by the state as two separate religions.

but not the religion of organized propaganda, which all religions are, nor the personal search for some vast experience.

Repeating a mantra: Many religions, including Buddhism, Christianity, and Judaism, use mantras.

He said religions created a "celestial dictatorship" which was "greedy for praise from dawn to dusk" .

Even so, the timeline of events now emerging is every bit as astounding as the creation myths of the world's religions.

Whereas religions are usually partisan, Buddhism transcends all par- ties and factions. It is the teaching of wisdom.

It combines three traditional Chinese religions: Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism.

The traditional religions have not been proved compelling or attractive to young people.