Essays on Religion

This paper presents some of the misconception in the Taoism belief, from who founded it and who wrote it, how people can understand the Tao Te Ching more easily, it also presents why the non-action is easily misunderstood, and how the westerners interpreted it on...

According to tradition Taoism ‘Tao’ (pronounced Dowism) originated with a man named Lao Tzu, he is a shadowy figure. We know nothing for certain about him and Tao is simply an old transferred fashion of ideology and faithful belief that is bottom line planted in...

Taoism was a religion born and developed in China. It is a compilation of the tradition of Chinese ancient cultures. Taoism philosophy and practices emphasize living in harmony with the Tao (the way). Taoism was not found by someone, but Lao Tzu is the most...

Confucian and Taoist communities have different values, virtues, and beliefs. This is evidenced throughout the Analects, Mencius, Daodejing, and Zhuang-Zi readings by their different uses of literary symbols, such as water. Water is mentioned a number of times throughout the four of these readings. The...

Taoism, pronounced Daoism, is an indigenous religion that has a philosophical structure. It has traditionally shaped Chinese life for more than 2,000 years. It all began with one man who believed in the harmony within an individual. His name was Lao Tzu. Lao Tzu was...

When an American goes to a Muslim restaurant to eat food in the daytime, and they see that it is closed. The first thing he would say is something like this: “Oh! Man, I forgot this month is Ramadan, and they are closed during the...

Running on Karma is a local production by famous directors Johnnie To and Ka Fai Wai. Wai, who is famous for shadowing Buddhist themes into his productions. As the name implies, this film is mainly talking about one prominent Buddhist theme, karma. This is emphasized...

At the beginning of the semester we were told to pick a specific topic to write our final paper on, the topic I chose was “What roles does Karma play in Buddhism? Who does it affect and how does it affect them in this life,...

About 563 BC, Buddhism has begun, which makes it ahead before Christianity even began in about 500 years ago. Buddhism was founded by Siddhartha Gautama who was born in a small kingdom as a prince in Himalayan foothills. Gautama’s father kept him within the castle’s...

The goal of this paper is to shed light on the history of Sharia Law in Canada and to provide an analysis of how Sharia law has been integrated into Ontario Family Law, specifically looking at the clash between gender equality and religious freedom. Canadian...

Freedom of expression and speech go hand and hand with religious freedom and when it comes to religion we must keep in mind we have to respect people’s choices they make especially when that choice correlates with their religion and we must accept we can’t...

“Increasing numbers of Americans endorse a capacious concept of equality — “equality as sameness” — that treats social distinctions, especially religious distinctions, as arbitrary and unimportant”. In recent times there has been a great dismissal for respecting religious beliefs. People fail to understand the boundaries...

Jonathan Edwards preached “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” on July 8, 1741 in Enfield, Connecticut. Edwards used his sermon to persuade people that God will judge them and it will be more terrifying and painful than they could ever fathom. He showed...

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a 14th century medieval English poetic story on romance and male chivalry. It is categorized as an Athurian story combining aspect of chivalry from the French, Irish, Welsh and English cultures as shown through the codes of behavior...

Wow, aren’t genealogies exciting?? I’ll be honest, I’ve been a little worried about reading this out loud in front of everyone. But if you’re like me, you might be wondering – Why in the world would Matthew’s Gospel – the first book in the New...

Often times, authors and playwrights are ridiculed for their written works, which can lead to the banning of their literature. The practice of banning books, or other forms of printed works such as plays, is when the works are prohibited by law to the public....

Between the years 1300 and 1600 was when Europe started to look for inspiration. To find this inspiration they looked at when Greece and Rome were at the height of their empires. The Catholic Church was corrupt which faced many problems. There were people brave...

“Ideally, the Church is at the forefront of social change, guiding society with the unique perspective of Jesus Christ.” During the Middle Age, most people believed in God, heaven and hell. They were taught that heaven could only be reached through the Church if the...

There are so many questions than answers provided to understanding the whole universe. Some people turn to those that supposedly to have the answers, such as our family members, people with higher authority, or someone greater than us. On the other hand, others tend to...