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Religion and 'Magic'
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A 6 page paper that considers the magico-religious elements of a number of primal religions and compares them practices in Catholicism. This paper utilizes information presented by Kenneth Kuykendal and others to demonstrate the importance of magic and ritual in religion.
Filename: Magicrel.wps

Religion and Ritual: Cross Cultural Observations from the Eyes of a Young Girl
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A 6 page paper which presents and supports the contention that religious rituals have meaning only in the context of the culture in which they evolved. The observations of a young girl who has traveled to the U.S. from a third world country are presented as evidence of this contention. The young girl observes a common every-day procedure and interprets it to be a great ritualistic ceremony of religious significance. No sources are listed.
Filename: PPsocRit.rtf

Religions of Ancient City-States and Non-literate Peoples
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Ultimate Reality and the Divine in This 5 page report discusses human understanding of Ultimate Reality and the Divine in terms of individual spirituality and religious belief. It also examines it in the context of ancient people -- both those who were highly literate and the non-literate. Bibliography lists 6 ources.
Filename: BWultdiv.wps

Religious Freedom: Halloween in Public Schools
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A 6 page paper assessing the case of a public elementary school actively promoting Halloween programs in the face of protests by fundamentalist Christian parents, who claim that Halloween is a pagan celebration and that they wish the principal of the school to either (1) allow their children to be insulated from what they claim is religious instruction contrary to their beliefs, or (2) allow equal time for presenting what they believe is the opposing view. The paper discusses the anti-establishment clause; Penn’s “Holy Experiment;” Good News Club v. Milford Central School; Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah; and the recent growth of the Wiccan movement to conclude that the principal of the school needs to remove all religious references if s/he wishes to retain any Halloween celebrations in the school. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: KSlawRelHalloween.rtf

Santeria
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7 pages. This extremely interesting religion was founded originally in Africa and is a mysterious mixture of voodoo, Catholicism and many other types of beliefs that are still in effect today. In fact, Santeria is making a comeback and many people find they want to adopt this unique and fascinating religious conviction. This paper tells about the history of Santeria along with the beliefs and activities that occur. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: JGAsntra.rtf

Scared Texts.; Popol Vuh the Bible and the Understanding of Spirituality
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This 5 page paper considers the way in which the stories of sacred texts may help individuals answer questions of spirituality and how there are parallels made between these two different texts. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
Filename: TEpopolv.rtf

Scientology: Cult or Religion?
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A 5 page denouncement of the so-called religion of Scientology. This paper exposes the basic premises of the cult as being based more on science-fiction than theology. Despite its high-profile membership which makes the sect appear glamorous and appealing a more objective investigation of its teachings reveal many discrepancies, shortcomings, and outright fallacies. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPrlgSci.rtf

Similarities in Genesis, Gilgamesh and Ovid;
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This 5 page paper considers the different stories told in these three works, looking specifically at the creation and the flood stories. The paper then goes on to discuss the 'documentary hypothesis' which states that Genesis was not the work of a single author, and the paper finishes with consideration of the roles of envy greed and pride in these stories. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEgilgam.wps

St. Thomas Aquinas On Autonomy And Freedom
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A 6 page paper that discusses whether or not Aquinas successfully argued for the existence of man's autonomy and freedom. The essay discusses mostly Proof Three, Questions 3, 14 and 19. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGaqfrd.RTF

Stigmata: Psychological and Spiritual Effects
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10 pages. Stigmata: are they real or a hoax? Are these signs really from God, and what about the non-Catholic stigmata? In this paper we examine stigmata regarding St. Francis of Assisi, Padre Pio and non-Catholic stigmata. The question that is brought up is whether these are manifested by the mind or by God. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: JGAstigm.rtf