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	ReligiousTolerance.org by the Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance
		It promotes religious freedom, and diversity as positive cultural values.
		We cover a broad range of topics, from whether women should have access to abortion to whether homosexuals and bisexuals should be given equal rights, including same-sex marriage, and dozens of other "hot" topics.
		To extend religious freedom to people of all religious traditions, even though you may well disagree with their beliefs and/or practices.
	www.religioustolerance.org (777 words)

	20th WCP: Mission in Modern Life: A Public Role for Religious Beliefs
		The beliefs appealed to may be deemed either secular or religious; but what matters here, in spite of the declarations of Gramsci and others, is that religious beliefs can and do motivate missions aimed at advancing the public good.
		Seemingly secular missions were of course undertaken on the basis of religious beliefs throughout the history of Western civilization, long before anyone thought of toleration, or keeping politics out of the pulpit, or, for that matter, of ideology.
		Religious beliefs available in the Judaeo-Christian catalog sufficed to stimulate an eventually successful abolitionist movement in the United States, then movements to extend suffrage to women, then to contain corporate greed and environmental degradation.
	www.bu.edu /wcp/Papers/Poli/PoliByrn.htm (3273 words)

	Religious Diversity (Pluralism) (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
		Someone is a religious non-exclusivist with respect to a given issue when she denies that the religious perspective of any basic theistic system or variant thereof is superior to all other religious perspectives on this issue.
		And someone is a religious pluralist with respect to a given issue when she claims not only (as a non-exclusivist) that no specific religious perspective is superior but also makes the positive claim that the religious perspectives of more than one basic theistic system or variant thereof are equally close to the truth.
		However, he argues, since belief assessment only makes sense when one isn't certain that the belief in question is true, and since rock bottom religious beliefs are among the foundational truths — the basic, assumed truths — in an exclusivist's epistemic system, no assessment is necessary.
	plato.stanford.edu /entries/religious-pluralism (7054 words)

	Religious Beliefs and Cosmology of the Filipinos, Indigenous beliefs
		Religious Beliefs and Cosmology of the Filipinos, Indigenous beliefs
		Indigenous Religious Beliefs and Cosmology of the Filipino
		Their reasons for these beliefs usually stemmed from the fact that they often would hear the names of new deities, concepts, beliefs, etc., or of chants, sometimes epic in nature, even after their informants had assured them of divulging all their knowledge.
	www.geocities.com /Tokyo/Temple/9845/spirit.htm (3488 words)

	James Lewis - afterlife religious beliefs
		Thus, the fundamental aim of their religious practice was to release the soul from the body by freeing it from Satan's power and helping it to return to its original place in heaven.
		As a part of the religious phenomenon known as esotericism, Theosophy concerns a gnosis (intellectual insight) offering enlightenment to the individual through knowledge of what is believed to unite that person to the world of the divine and to its hidden mysteries.
		Spiritualism is a religious movement emphasizing the belief in survival after death, a belief Spiritualists claim is based upon scientific proof and communication with the surviving personalities of deceased human beings by means of mediumship.
	www.near-death.com /religion.html (6814 words)

	Mano Singham's Web Journal: The religious beliefs of scientists-1
		In the first case, I discussed in an earlier posting that all that being a scientist committed one to was methodological naturalism, while denying the existence of god required a commitment to philosophical naturalism as well.
		He found the rate of "disbelief or doubt in the existence of God" to be higher that that of the general scientist population, being 70% in 1914 and as much as 85% in 1934.
		For clerics, belief in religion is central and denying god would be going completely counter to a fundamental element of their community.
	blog.case.edu /mxs24/2006/02/08/the_religious_beliefs_of_scientists1 (1628 words)

	Religious Beliefs and Substance Use among Youths (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Among youths, females were more likely than males to attend religious services, to report that religious beliefs are a very important part of their lives, and to indicate that religious beliefs influence how they make decisions (Table 1).
		Youths aged 12 to 17 who reported that religious beliefs are a very important part of their lives were less likely to have used cigarettes, alcohol, or illicit drugs in the past month than youths who reported that religious beliefs are not a very important part of their lives.
		For example, 15 percent of youths who reported that religious beliefs are a very important part of their lives used alcohol in the past month compared with 27 percent of youths who reported that religious beliefs are not a very important part of their lives (Figure 2).
	oas.samhsa.gov /2k4/youthReligion/youthReligion.htm (1242 words)

	Religious Beliefs Gwadar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Zikri, a significant religious faith in Makran, is not mentioned in the 1981 census.
		Many a times religious scholars from both sides of the Iran border called for jihad (sacred fight) against Zikris and organised efforts were made to eliminate Zikris or to convert them to Islam.
		Almost all the Islamic religious parties took it as a stimulus and demanded for a proclamation by the government to declare Zikris as non-Muslims.
	www.gwadar.sdnpk.org /religiousbeliefs.htm (549 words)

	Strong Religious Views Decrease Teens' Likelihood of Having Sex Teens' Attitudes Towards Sex Hold More Sway ...
		Teens-particularly girls-with strong religious views are less likely to have sex than are less religious teens, largely because their religious views lead them to view the consequences of having sex negatively.
		While previous research has examined religious and sexual beliefs, and how they relate to sexual activity, most previous research was unable to distinguish the effects of religious attitudes and practices on sexual activity from the effects of sexual activity on religious attitudes and practices.
		The researchers asked the teenagers about their participation in religious activities and the importance of religion in their lives, their beliefs about how having sex would affect them and people close to them, and whether they were in a dating relationship.
	www.nichd.nih.gov /news/releases/religious_views.cfm (965 words)

	DOC Transitional Services Division Handbook of Religious Beliefs: A - M (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Based on its belief in Christ, who is born, risen and will come again, the LDS Church believes that the spirits of men and women live on after death, and that all people, past, present and future, must have the opportunity in this life or after death to accept Christ and Christ´s Gospel.
		Thus, there is a belief in the necessity of baptism, hence the emphasis on genealogy and baptism for the dead, whereby those who have died without baptism are sought out through genealogical records and baptisms are performed vicariously for them.
		As a result of its belief in salvation through action and worthy deeds, and grace, there is a strong emphasis on social services, welfare programs, morality, ethical living and proselytizing through missionaries, particularly young men between the ages of nineteen and twenty-five, who are sent on voluntary service for twenty-four months.
	www.oregon.gov /DOC/TRANS/religious_services/rs_handbook01.shtml (10262 words)

	Religious Beliefs and Healthcare Necessities:Can They Coexist? - Human Rights Magazine, Spring 2003
		The expansion of religious hospitals and health systems has a significant impact on access to health services-the scope of services available at religiously affiliated hospitals, health clinics, or HMOs is determined by the dictates and principles of that religion, not by medical guidelines or the needs of the community it serves.
		Religious prohibition of sterilizations, however, may subject women to an unnecessary second procedure at a different facility, with attendant risk of infection, side effects of anesthesia, costs, and risk of additional pregnancies until the procedure is completed.
		But religious restrictions may subject these women to the difficulty and expense of obtaining services out of their areas, as well as expose them to health risks.
	www.abanet.org /irr/hr/spring03/religiousbeliefs.html (2607 words)

	My "religious" beliefs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Belief is different from knowledge, and one only has to take a philosophy course to see how difficult it is to "know" anything, including whether or not you even exist.
		They only interpret it differently because of their cultural, religious, or intellectual bias, or their lens of belief, and therefore assign qualities to their gods and deities based on what they already think to be true.
		Faith is belief without proof, but I have proof that what I believe is right in my life, and that tends to make my faith stronger that I'm doing right by glorifying this existence.
	members.aol.com /troochie/belief.html (3342 words)

	Religion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Religion is a system of social coherence based on a common group of beliefs or attitudes concerning an object, person, unseen being, or system of thought considered to be supernatural, sacred, divine or highest truth, and the moral codes, practices, values, institutions, and rituals associated with such belief or system of thought.
		Religious belief usually relates to the existence, nature and worship of a deity or deities and divine involvement in the universe and human life.
		Religious knowledge, according to religious practitioners, may be gained from religious leaders, sacred texts (scriptures), and/or personal revelation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Religion (4387 words)

	About the Mayflower Web Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		John Robinson (1575-1625) was the pastor of the Pilgrims after their removal to Holland in 1607-8, and many of his writings survive--giving us a direct view of the Pilgrims religious beliefs and theology.
		Icons and religious symbols such as crosses, statues, stain-glass windows, fancy architecture, and other worldly manifestations of religion were rejected.
		In the marriage, "the wife is specially required a reverend subjection in all lawful things to her husband", and the husband is "to give honour to the wife", and the Lord requires "the love of the husband to his wife must be like Christ's to his church".
	members.aol.com /mayflo1620/religion.html (1405 words)

	Other Important Findings and Analyses: Post September 11 Attitudes
		Among Americans who have a religious preference, 52% feel Islamic beliefs are very different from their own religious beliefs, while roughly three-in-ten (31%) think Islam and their own religion have a lot in common.
		Religious differences have only a limited influence on attitudes toward warwith the exception of the differences among Protestants.
		The greatest religious divide on this issue is between white evangelical Protestants (77% say war is "often" justified) and mainline Protestants, who show the lowest support for war of any religious grouping (64%).
	people-press.org /reports/display.php3?PageID=6 (1251 words)

	My Religious Views
		Belief in Deity: God is the impersonal life force, consciousness, ultimate truth and reality, the incorporeal, formless cosmic order personified within all people and matter - God is all and all are God.
		I must now say that not everyone that has a difference of religious opinion with me is a fanatic, in fact I pride myself on being an individual and hearing the opinions of others but I do not appreciate those who judge me for a preference that is only my business and no one else’s.
		Some children break free and become individuals later in life with different beliefs while some grow to be racists without reason, other than that is what their parents taught them.
	www.angelfire.com /rant/indiviews/religion.html (2522 words)

	Religious Movements Homepage: The Religious Society of Friends - Quakers
		Since the Religious Movements Homepage seeks to promote religious tolerance and appreciation of the positive benefits of pluralism and religious diversity in human cultures, we encourage the use of alternative concepts that do not carry implicit negative stereotypes.
		This unstable atmosphere led many to reevaluate their religious beliefs, including their views on religious authority, the Scriptures, the role of the clergy, and the power and nature of the Spirit.
		However, in addition to a greater degree of religious freedom, this act also brought with it a fairly loose social climate, which to some extent threatened the spiritual integrity of Quakerism.
	religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu /nrms/quak.html (4141 words)

	DOC Transitional Services Division Handbook of Religious Beliefs: N - Z (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Native Americans are not at odds with other religious groups, but feel their own oral traditions often have preceded the beliefs of other religions.
		A second belief reflected in the name is "Adventist." Advent is a term referring to the second coming of Jesus.
		A belief that one can progress far toward achieving such growth, evolution, and balance through the carefully planned alteration of one´s consciousness, using both ancient and modern methods of aiding concentration, meditation, reprogramming, and ecstasy.
	www.oregon.gov /DOC/TRANS/religious_services/rs_handbook02.shtml (14201 words)

	Amish Religious Beliefs - History of Amish Religion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The beliefs and practices of the Amish are based on the writings of the founder of the Mennonite faith, Menno Simons (1496-1561), and partially on the Mennonite Dordrecht Confession of Faith.
		Lack of discipline in religious and cultural practices lead the Amish to seperate from the Mennonites in the 17th century.
		This religious and ideological split caused the Amish movment to migrate to the United States.
	www.amish-furniture-home.com /amish-religious-beliefs.php (675 words)

	Humanism's Political and Religious Beliefs
		Certainly religious institutions, their ritualistic forms, ecclesiastical methods, and communal activities must be reconstituted as rapidly as experience allows, in order to function effectively in the modern world.
		The religious humanist believes, as the Humanist Manifesto states, that the religions of the world are outdated due to a vastly increased knowledge and experience, and are powerless to solve the problem of human living in this time.
		Christianity, in its essence, is the belief that Jesus Christ is the Messiah whose coming was foretold in the Old Testament of the Bible.
	www.contenderministries.org /humanism.php (832 words)

	My religious beliefs page 010
		Although she has been aware of my doubts and misgivings about religious beliefs and their consequences over the years, I have never set them out so directly, knowing that they would offend her.
		The September 11 terrorist attack on America was, in my view, the direct consequence in large part, of devout religious belief, despite almost universal declarations to the contrary by President Bush, Prime Minister Chretien, and many public officials, and in particular, their repeated statements that they could have nothing to do with Islam.
		Yes, I admit that there are some good consequences of religious belief, but they are far outweighed by the historical record of atrocities committed under their dictatorial imposition and inspiration -- many of which continue today, especially for 1.3 billion Muslims.
	waynepaulson.topcities.com /MyRel010.htm (5209 words)

	Religious beliefs of the Founding Fathers
		Washington Championed the cause of freedom from religious intolerance and compulsion.
		When John Murray (a universalist who denied the existence of hell) was invited to become an army chaplain, the other chaplains petitioned Washington for his dismissal.
		On his deathbed, Washinton uttered no words of a religious nature and did not call for a clergyman to be in attendance.
	jeromekahn123.tripod.com /thinkersonreligion/id9.html (1147 words)

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