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This paper introduces and discusses the Catholic Church. Specifically it discusses the Catholic Church's injustice towards women and women's rights, including domestic violence, women priests, and other matters relevant to women but ignored by the Catholic Church. The paper shows that for centuries, the Catholic Church has been one of the most powerful, wealthiest, and most popular religions in the world. Millions of Catholics worship every week in a church, and donate billions of dollars for Church projects, and millions of these worshippers are women, who are essentially excluded from the Church except for certain roles. In addition, many of these worshipping women live in some of the poorest countries on Earth, facing famine, overpopulation, and lack of education, and yet the Catholic Church will not condone their use of birth control. The paper questions why the Catholic Church is so staunch in its stance against women and women's rights.

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"Since the Church excludes women from the clergy, there is a sense of extreme maleness and masculinity throughout the Church, from alter boys on up, and it is not surprising that normal, healthy men, even if they are priests, are sexually stimulated. To ignore this is to ignore the problem, and keeping priests celibate seems to simply exacerbate an already difficult situation. When there are predominately men in an organization, where will men turn to fulfill their urges if no one else is available? Since men are not perfect, they have flaws, and if given the opportunity, they may sin. Not recognizing the strain that celibacy puts on priests is simply another doctrine of the Church that is outmoded."

Tags:doctrine, abortion, faith, socialization, Episcopal, Church

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This paper looks at the Church of the United Brethren (UB), which was the very first church denomination in America. The history of the church is detailed, as is its belief system. The differences between this church and the other church establishments that existed at the time are also discussed in detail. The church's belief system is covered in detail, as are the eleven expectations that members of the church are expected to follow. The author also looks at the modern UB, and shows how it is now a worldwide network of congregations.

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"Members should also follow social standards. A member should be a good citizen of their community, they should take standards against the evil, believe in equal rights and justice for all, agree with the democratic system, affirm the right to serve and bear arms in the National Armed Forces, have the right to refuse to bear arms, advocate abstinence by all people from using tobacco, drugs, and alcohol, attain form gambling, eliminate pornography, be occult, and have decision-making foundations (Getting acquainted with the Church of the United Brethren pg. 50-55)."

Tags:bible, brethren, church, ub, united, seven, sacraments, lord, jesus, christ, salvation, acceptance, evangelism, confessions, faith, bishop, baptism

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The paper looks at the philosophical foundations of each, the biblical and doctrinal emphases of each one, historical developments, and the attitudes and teachings suffusing each one. The paper finds that while the two churches are substantially the same, there appears to be at least one significant doctrinal difference between them - and the Assembly of God Church seems to have a measure of theological and doctrinal confidence that bodes well for its future; by comparison, the history of the Church of Christ suggests latent factionalism and less willingness to "proselytize" the masses. Ultimately, the paper makes the case that all this makes it weaker than its AOG counterpart.

Tags:church, assembly, god

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The writer of this paper analyzes the decline of the Roman Empire which resulted in an influx of Germanic peoples into the Roman Catholic church which greatly affected all aspects of religious life. Until the division from the Eastern church in 1054 and the break with the Protestant churches in the 16th century, one cannot separate the history of the Roman Catholic church from Christianity's history in general. This paper contains numerous historical facts dating back to the 11th century relating to the division of the church as well as Christian theology. This paper also discusses the tremendous impact of St. Thomas Aquinas in the church and as the founder of scholasticism.

Table of Contents:
The Modern Period
The Church in The U.S.

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"St. Thomas Aquinas, the Doctor of the Church, died in 1274. He was a great influence in the Church, and helped to usher in scholasticism. This particular approach to Christian theology, associated with this time period, emphasizes rational justification and systematic presentation of Christian theology. Drawing upon the works of Aristotle, Aquinas developed a vast and complex, though unified system of Christian thought, most fully expressed in his "Summa." He arranged Christian beliefs in a systematic presentation, beginning with sources of knowledge, God's existence, and embracing nearly everything that was part of the knowledge of Medieval Europe."

Tags:st., thomas, aquinas, church, theology, christianity, religion, history, pope, roman, empire, catholic

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The paper argues briefly that the Roman Catholic Church played a profound role in shaping French Canada, from the initial settlers right up to the period immediately following Confederation. The paper discusses how the early Church took the reformist zeal of Post-Council of Trent Europe to the New World and established a foothold upon the North American continent that would see education, civil administration, and social services monopolized by the Church. The paper argues that even when the British took over New France, the Church would retain many privileges and prove itself a worthwhile ally to the British. Finally, the paper asserts that the Church, by the mid-point of the nineteenth century, would reach the zenith of its power and would come to dominate most every aspect of French-Canadian life - though whether this was a good thing or not is certainly open to debate. The paper opines that one cannot understand the province of Quebec without understanding the central place of the Church in its evolution.

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"The following paper will argue, briefly, that the Roman Catholic Church played a profound role in shaping French Canada, from the initial settlers right up to the period immediately following Confederation. Specifically, the early Church took the reformist zeal of Post-Council of Trent Europe to the New World and established a foot-hold upon the North American continent that would see education, civil administration, and social services monopolized by the Church. As well, even when the British took over New France (or Quebec as it would be known in the aftermath of the Royal Proclamation of 1763), the Church would retain many privileges and..."

Tags:catholic, church, quebec

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This paper discusses a survey of members of the Holman United Methodist Church. The paper explains that the surveyed church members stated that the Holman United Methodist's church mission was to create a stronger community. The author analyzes data from primary sources and from direct interviews with the church members, and concludes that it it was apparent that the church is communally focused upon four guidelines: the distinctive center, justification by grace and a political ethic, tolerance and a pluralist society, and realism and hope. The author states that the church effectively promotes a moralistic ethical system, pride in themselves and political skills to take control of their lives and the Los Angeles African-American community.

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"The New Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the word community as a body of persons having a history or social economic and political interest in common (Webster). Through observation one can see that the members of the Holman United Methodist Church HUMC literally embody this definition since the demographics consists of low to middle class African American community members who reside in the same geographic location fight for their rights of equality in the business sector share similar historical..."

Tags:African American, Community, Church, Los Angeles

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The author of this paper examines religious intolerance in the late middle ages and specifically, as practiced by the Church. The author gives a number of examples where religious intolerance and even persecution were not only countenanced by the Church but were even a part of Church law. The writer gives two examples of the church's intolerance of other religious viewpoints: the Crusades when established Church doctrine said that only Christians had the right to rule in the Holy Land, and the persecution and stigmatization of the Jews. The paper uses MLA style footnotes but doesn't include a works cited page.

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"Anti-Semitism in the later Middle Ages was rather prevalent throughout most of Western Europe. There are at least three canons alone of the Fourth Lateran Council that are concerned with the proper ways to deal with or treat Jews. One of these canons states that it is unacceptable for a "blasphemer of Christ to be in a position of authority over Christians" because "such authority [is] very hostile to Christians." In the "hagiography" of William of Norwich it is said that the Jews of Norwich preformed the blood libel sacrifice of William during Passover. This account is the first instance that the myth of the blood libel. The entire idea of Jews taking a young Christian boy (William is 12 in the story and thus not yet a man by Christian or Jewish standards) and reenacting the crucifixion upon him speaks very clearly that Christian society of the time had a very deep distrust of other faiths, especially that of Judaism; this distrust running so deep that the Church accommodates it into law."

Tags:christianity judaism church persecution crusades, middle ages anti-semitism pope canon

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Throughout the history of the church, the subject of disciplining sinners has been a volatile and controversial subject (Fenimore 304). In fact, to this day, it remains a crucial problem in the church. The following discussion examines the subject of church discipline while also setting forth a step-by-step procedure for dealing with sins that require some kind of church discipline.

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Discipline in the Church Introduction Throughout the history of the church, the subject of disciplining sinners has been a volatile and controversial subject (Fenimore 304). In fact, to this day, it remains a crucial problem in the church. The following discussion examines the subject of church discipline while also setting forth a step-by-step procedure for dealing with sins that require some kind of church discipline. Purpose of Discipline and Attitudes of those who exercise Discipline In terms of addressing the purpose of discipline in the church, one expert

Tags:church discipline, sexual immorality, idolatry

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This paper looks at the increased reports of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church. The writer points out that only recently has the Church needed to answer for itself and take a stand due to the high level of reported cases. An examination of the Church's response is given which follows criticism of their reaction.

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"The Catholic Church has been rocked recently by allegations of sexual abuses especially against children. The problem is not isolated but all pervading. The cases of child, sexual abuses are about the same percentage as the general population. Most of the cases are not, in the strictest sense pedophilic sex with pre-pubescent children, but ephebophilia abuse of adolescent children. In a comprehensive study of 2,252 priests for 30 years, only one case of pedophilia was found. It involved a priest with two six year-old nieces. Between 5 and 10 percent of priests were pederasts (ephebophiles). (Jenkins, 1996)"

Tags:priest, child, sexual, abuse, church, catholic, christianity

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The following paper discusses the way in which the freethinking Founding Fathers of America gathered in mind and body in the late 1700s order to create a government for the free people of the United States. This paper focuses on their aspirations for a government that would neither be based upon, nor governed by, the tenets or dogma of any particular religion. The paper concludes that Christianity and Democracy, like church and state, must be separate and yet, forever embracing each other.

From the paper:

"In the late 300s, A.D., Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire, and in order to make the church more universal or "catholic," a number of tenets were then formally embraced or anathematized. For purposes of teaching, Church leaders used the writings of early theologians referred to as Church Fathers - many of whom had opposing philosophical views."

Tags:democratic, empire, roman, poverty, hierarchy, catholic, church