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ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜ
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ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßÛÛ ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÜÜÜ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÛÛÜÜÜÛÛÝ Ûß
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Mo.iMP ÜÛÛÜ ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÝ ßÛß
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ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛ
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ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ß ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛ
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ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß
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ÜÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÜÜ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÞÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛßß
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ÜÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÜÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛ Ü ÛÝÛÛÛÛÛ Ü
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ÜÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÜ ßÛÛÛÜÜ ÜÜÛÛÛß ÞÛ ÞÛÛÛÝ ÜÜÛÛ
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ÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßÛÜ ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÜÜÜß ÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛß
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ßÛÜ ÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÜÜ ßßÜÛÛßß ßÛÛÜ ßßßÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßß
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ARRoGANT CoURiERS WiTH ESSaYS
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Grade Level: Type of Work Subject/Topic is on:
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[ ]6-8 [ ]Class Notes [Strengths and Weaknesses]
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[ ]9-10 [ ]Cliff Notes [of the Roman Catholic ]
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[x]11-12 [x]Essay/Report [Religion in Modern ]
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[ ]College [ ]Misc [Society ]
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Dizzed: 09/94 # of Words:837 School: ? State: ?
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The Christian religion, like all other religions has its strengths and
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weaknesses in our modern society. Perhaps the strengths out weight the
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weaknesses as this is one of the largest religions in the world. Hundreds
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of people follow the Catholic/Christian religion yet still a greater number
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follow yet other religions. Perhaps this is because they see the
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weaknesses or perhaps it is simply because their parents have taught them
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that it is a sin to follow this religion.
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The Christian religions do however present much more of an appealing
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atmosphere than such other religions which are as large as the Christian.
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The Christian religion is one of few religions where punishments for sins
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are not severe. In the Christian religion, even if you have lived a life
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of sin, so long as you repent in the end, you will be saved and given
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eternal life. This is not so in other religions. Such religions as
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Hinduism for instance do not believe this. For everything you do wrong you
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will be punished. For every action, there is an equal and opposite
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reaction, if not in this life, then the next. Hindu's also believe that
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punishing the body is part of the path to salvation. Christianity is
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nothing like this. Many Christians live in high©class society.
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Christianity is one of the most appealing in that any sins may easily be
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corrected and that Christians may live comfortable, if not wealthy lives
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without guilt.
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Christianity, like other religions though, has many weaknesses.
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Although as time goes on, Christianity is slowly evolving and trying to
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become even more appealing to society, there are still many downfalls. One
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thing with Christianity is that from day one we are given a guilt trip. We
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are born evil. We are born with "the original sin". We are at the mercy
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of God. If we beg forgiveness however, it shall be granted. My
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grandmother for instance has been a firm believer in the Roman Catholic
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faith. She, being taught in the old style, firmly believes in going to
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confession weekly and begging for forgiveness. It has been taught to her
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that man is born evil. All we can do is pray, beg and hope for
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forgiveness. With such a guilt upon his sub©conscience, man can never be
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truly happy.
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Yet another strength with the Christian faith is that it is one of the
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more flexible religions. Under the leadership of the pope(s), the Catholic
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faith has evolved with modern society and become a more "reasonable" faith.
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Such practices as not eating meat on Fridays, and so forth, have been
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abolished as the Christian faith has bent to conform with modern society.
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Some people may see this as a weakness. This is not so. The Christian
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religion has modified its rituals yet the central beliefs have not been
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altered since the very beginning of this religion. This is actually quite
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a good thing. A religion should change as the modern society does and
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conform to a more "acceptable" approach to continue its
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teachings/practices. This is one great thing about the Christian faith.
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A small, often overlooked draw back to the Christian faith is that
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there is not any solid proof that Jesus existed. To the Christian faith,
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Jesus is the central figure. A Christian will tell you that the Bible is
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proof that Jesus existed. The Bible however was written much later, after
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Jesus' death. Therefore the stories contained have been transferred by
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word of mouth, which has certainly been distorted and exaggerated. The
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Shroud of Turin used to be the Christian religion's artifact which was
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believed to be the original shroud that Jesus was wrapped in when he was
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buried and therefore solid proof he existed. Recently due to modern carbon
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dating, this "artifact" has been proven to have been created with paint
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approximately one thousand years after the day Christ died. To a
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non©believer, this is a major drawback.
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One very strong point about the Catholic/Christian religion is that
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they strongly believe in correcting our corrupted world. Many missionaries
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are sent yearly to third world countries where they help educate, feed and
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provide moral support for a people who have nothing. With such a practice
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in place, the Christian religion has put a smile on faces which normally
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would never know anything more than tears. Probably one of the greatest
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features of the Christian church which helps it survive in modern society
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is the hierarchy system upon which this religion is based. Such strong
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organization structure help this religion in well organized money
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distribution, etc. In a modern society, such structure is necessary.
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As one of the largest religions, the Catholic/Christian religion is one
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of the great religions which stills lives strongly among us in our
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increasingly modern society. Despite its many weaknesses, the Christian
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faith has even more strengths upon which its survival is based. Times may
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change, technology may advance, but essential beliefs never alter.
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