Abstract
This paper talks about the knowledge of a world that realized through meditation and the ability of a person to access the inner perception of their mind. This paper also discusses Rousseau's belief that the foundation of the ultimate truth is obtained through one's soul and through feeling.

From the Paper
"Rousseau starts his meditation by doubting everything including the opinions and the things he had been told to believe until he reaches the point where he cannot be certain about anything in the world. After he reached the state of uncertainty and doubt, he decides to accept things that are self-evident and things that he cannot refuse to believe naturally (pg.237). The very first truth that accepts is that he exists and he has senses that affect him (pg.238). After realizing his existence, he realizes that there are other objects exist also, and he has the ability to perceive and compare those objects. He makes a distinction between perceiving and comparing. Perceiving is passive because it is merely sensing the objects and comparing is an active thinking because counting, judging and comparing are the activities of the mind."

Tags:act, creed, faith, force, free, knowlege, law, matter, motion, priest, reason, rousseau, savoyard, senses, soul, truth

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In this paper, the writer looks at the philosophies of Christianity. In the writer's examination of the creeds of Christianity, the philosophies of Buddhism are also discussed. This article offers a comparison and contrast of the creeds of Christianity, with those found in various concepts of Buddhism.

From the Paper
"The philosophies of Christianity and Buddhism have much in common, though they remain quite distinct from one another in a number of ways. With respect to creeds, both Christians and Buddhists have a number of screeds or guiding principles that form the fundamental beliefs of each philosophy. The Apostle's Creed is one of the oldest Catholic creeds basically embodying the fundamental beliefs of Christians particularly with respect to Jesus Christ and redemption Buddhism likewise maintains various screeds expressed in such concepts as karma ... "

Tags:Jesus Christ, religion, philosophy, belief, values, Buddha, God, heaven, afterlife, spirit, creation, universe

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This paper explains that words are but a starting point to faith because prose is from the intellect whereas faith is from the heart. Using many quotations, the author explores the words of the New and Old Testament, the Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed to examine his own faith. The paper concludes that the author believes that faith should manifest itself in the service of love as set forth in the example of the blessed Lord, to the end that the kingdom of God may come upon the earth.

From the Paper
"Ultimately I believe cosmological and teleological arguments miss the point of God's both transcendent and immanent nature. Words cannot hope to describe that which can only be experienced. Intellect can never describe faith."
"God is a God of delight, a god of play, pleasure and passion who teaches us to love the earth and the cosmos. God values wisdom more than knowledge or control. God wants for us joy beyond measure. God's creative energy is still at work and God is not indifferent to His creation."

Tags:energy, starting point, community expression salvation

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This paper discusses the life and achievements of Dorothy Irene Height, a woman who made significant strides in the area of black rights. The paper describes her long career that spanned over five decades, in which she was a leader in the fight for equality and rights for all people regardless of their race, creed or color. The paper describes Heights contributions today, as a woman in her nineties.

From the Paper
"Height has won numerous awards during her lifetime of community work. Recently, she won the Camille Cosby World of Children Award; NAFEO Distinguished Leadership Award; Stellar Award; the Spirit of Cincinnati Ambassador Award; National Caucus and Center on Black Aged Living Legacy Award; the Caring Institute's Caring Award; the Generous Heart Award from the Olender Foundation; and the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Freedom from Want Award. The NAACP awarded her the Spingarn Medal, and she was inducted into The National Women's Hall of Fame. In addition, 19 colleges and universities have given her honorary doctorates (African American Registry)."

Tags:integration, service, racism

Abstract
This paper provides a brief overview of Hinduism, noting that the Hindu believers do not recognize Hinduism as a religion in a normal sense. The paper relates that Hinduism consists of a fundamental concept of a belief in the ultimate reality of the universal soul and that it represents a universal truth to a way of life. The paper also discusses the notion of salvation according to Hinduism and concludes that this religion/philosophy is a method of self-realization for reaching the four life goals, which are also explained in the paper, and for going down a path to salvation.

Outline:
Overview of Hinduism
Cultural and Societal Influences of Hinduism Vital to the Region
The Desire for Liberation from Earthly Existence of Hinduism

From the Paper
"Along with the single divine reality, the later part of the Vedas teaches that the core of one's being is identical with the ultimate reality (Rood, 1994). In so much that all living things are at their innermost core, the intuitive knowledge of the oneness of everything comes to be sanctioned as a way of contact with divine reality (Rood, 1994). Thus, all things come to be endorsed as the way of contact with divine reality (Rood, 1994) and the spiritual strife to salvation."

Tags:salvation, Vedas

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This paper compares and contrasts the African-Cuban religion Santeria with Christianity in terms of beliefs, practices, rituals, doctrines, relative growth or decline of followers, and related aspects.

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This paper examines how Shinshu Buddhism stems from Mahayana Buddhism and is one of the Pure Land Buddhist schools called also True Pure Land Buddhism. The paper then looks at how Shinshu is characterized by the total negation of monasticism, making it the religion of the ordinary man. It also discusses how Shinshu Buddhism bears many similarities to other Buddhist schools particularly those of the Pure Land and how there are significant important differences in the practices and moral values between Shinshu and others.

From the Paper
"The Shinshu Buddhism practice is focused on chanting practice termed nembutsu, which "literally means to think on or be mindful of (nen) the Buddha (Butsu)" (Ueda and Hirota, 127). It simply consists of chanting the phrase "I take the refuge in Amitabha Buddha". This chanting presents gratitude to Amitabha and his Eighteenth Vow and as such some do not consider it a practice at all but plain affirmation of gratitude and trust in this Vow. The vow ensures that those who sincerely commend to the Vow and desire to be born in Pure Land and who perform even ten nen (or nembutsu) will secure the birth in the Pure Land for themselves. This was enough to gain the support of the Other Power."

Tags:Pure, Land, Mahayana, Amitabha

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This paper discusses the meaning of corporate racial discrimination, its consequences, the response of the firms that are allegedly practicing it and the methods of fostering corporate diversity. Racial discrimination is referred to any set of actions that discriminate on the basis of race, color, cast or creed. It shows how in the corporate world, racial discrimination can take the form of categorizing employees, customers and suppliers on the basis of their race, cast, color, or creed by treating them in a relatively negative way as compared to other races. It explains racial discrimination through the example of two different companies, Denny's, a food service chain in the United States ,and Texaco Inc. regarding their treatment of minority workers and the consequences of the allegations of their action.

From the Paper
"In 1993, six US Secret Service agents who happened to be African-Americans went to Denny's for breakfast. After waiting for a considerable period of time and complaining to the manager, when they still did not get served, they filed a class-action race-discrimination lawsuit against Denny's. Not only did the management at Denny's had to respond to this lawsuit but they were further forced to deal with the myriad complaints and lawsuits that followed this event. As a consequence of racial discrimination that was being practiced at Denny's, the firm had to pay $54 million to 294,000 discriminated customers and their lawyers (Abes et.al, 2000). Furthermore, Denny's was obliged into signing a decree with the US Justice Department where the firm agreed to publicize non-discriminatory policies and retrain existing employees about the same. Moreover the firm's outlets came under the constant supervision of the Justice Department, for the following seven years, where they would be judged continually for any evidence of racial discrimination."

Tags:race, creed, color, dennys, texaco, african, americans

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The paper discusses how the creed, the beatitudes, the Bible, and other elements of the Catholic faith give the members of the faithful a path to journey toward heaven.

From the Paper
"A religion is a set of beliefs that give you a perspective on the natural and spiritual world. The Catholic Church teaches that God created us to be with Him and it is by growing and becoming just and holy that we finish our development before joining Him in heaven. Our beliefs give us guidance in growing closer to God in our spiritual lives and growing closer to each other that we prepare for the full communion of saints in heaven. The Bible is..."

Tags:sacraments, church, catholic, creed, acts, of, mercy, reconcilliation

Abstract
The paper discusses how the decade of the 1960s was one of the most momentous, since major anti-discrimination laws were passed to clarify the rights of all people. The paper relates that civil rights laws, passed in 1957, 1960 and 1964, promised voting and employment equality, but were enforced poorly or ignored. The paper discusses how the fight for equal rights for all individuals regardless of race, creed, religion, color or gender continues in the United States until today. The paper concludes that the decade of the 1960s will always be known as one of change and evolution.

From the Paper
"Some scholars say that because the framers of the U.S. Constitution were a relatively group of white men, many of whom had been educated at the country's best schools and were from some of the best families, the document produced was biased in various ways. For example, in 1987 Justice Thurgood Marshall said that the Constitution was "defective from the start," that its first words--"We the People"--excluded "the majority of American citizens," because it left out blacks and women."

Tags:blacks, women, race, creed, religion, equality