The latest Religion articles published and distributed by Articles3000.com http://www.articles3000.com/rss/Religion.xml Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:21:54 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.articles3000.com/Religion/206716/Is-Church-on-Wrong-Side-of-Same-Sex-Marriage-Debate.html Over the last few years, and especially in the last few months, I have read countless editorials that have asked the question “Is the church on the wrong side of the same sex marriage debate” Many critics of the Christian church have used history to state that the stance of many congregations on the same sex marriage debate is wrong, comparing it to the stance of many churches of previous generations that used “biblical teachings” to uphold the institutions of slavery and segregation r Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:01:01 +0100 http://www.articles3000.com/Religion/206701/How-the-Belief-in-Halloween-Spirits-Started-Our-Halloween-Customs.html For many, many years, Halloween has been associated with witchcraft and evil Satan’s one night of the year to claim souls for Hell has been the belief of the church and pious individuals Halloween began as a pagan festival that celebrated nature and its gifts Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:22:04 +0100 http://www.articles3000.com/Religion/206577/Explanation-of-the-Seventh-Stage-Part-4.html Meeting the Buddha is like finding a pure gem, but being unable to receive the taste of the good Dhamma which gives rise to profit and gain is like intending to keep the gem for use in the next life This is the type of demerit which is due to the conventions accepted by people of the world t Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:22:05 +0100 http://www.articles3000.com/Religion/206451/The-Archangels-Michael-Gabriel-Raphael-and-Uriel.html An Archangel at its most basic definition is a high ranking angel The predominant religions of Christian, Judaism and Islam all recognize some form of archangel and it is generally accepted that there were four archangels A Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:15:02 +0100 http://www.articles3000.com/Religion/206450/Renaissance-Art-and-the-Depiction-of-Archangels.html Archangels were a commonplace subject for artists from the Middle Ages through the Renaissance Period As Angels of Presence, with the permission to enter the presence of God, the four Archangels - Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael and Michael were recognized across the religions of Christianity, Juadaism and Islam, although their greatest roles were often documented in apocryphal writings h Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:08:02 +0100 http://www.articles3000.com/Religion/206349/Short-Aphorisms.html The following are the sayings of some of the wisest of men, which are put down in order that one may clearly see the way to go: 1 One who is watchful of all his actions of body, speech and mind, is clearly aware of those actions which are of benefit both to himself and to others Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:57:01 +0100 http://www.articles3000.com/Religion/206348/Short-Aphorisms-Part-2.html 7 The belief that we ourselves exist, and that other things belong to us, are, in the ultimate sense (paramattha), both wrong notions, because one cannot find nor come to know either of them T Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:49:54 +0100 http://www.articles3000.com/Religion/206347/Short-Aphorisms-Part-3.html 16 Liberation [Moksha] is understood to be the attainment of the unchanaing, in which there is no Self [Atta and Atman] and no Aggregates Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:43:00 +0100 http://www.articles3000.com/Religion/206111/Explanation-of-the-Sixth-Stage-Part-3.html The Characteristic-of-Impermanence then becomes apparent In other words, when the Citta has become steady or fixed, it will see the Citta which is unsteady (or impermanent) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:15:00 +0100 http://www.articles3000.com/Religion/206110/Explanation-of-the-Sixth-Stage-Part-6.html When one has stopped thoughts in the three times, knowledge still remains, and its nature is quite stable It does not cease except when one lies down and goes to sleep, or one dies, or when the Noble Disciple (Ariya) enters the state of the cessation of consciousness (Nirodha) n Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:07:59 +0100